[src/trunk]: src/sbin/wdogctl Note that not all watchdog timers can be disarm...

[thorpej <thorpej%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/17c5c970f32f
branches:  trunk
changeset: 534578:17c5c970f32f
user:      thorpej <thorpej%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Mon Jul 29 21:00:15 2002 +0000

description:
Note that not all watchdog timers can be disarmed once armed, and that
when such a case is encountered, an error message will be displayed and
the timer will remain armed if an attempt to disarm it is made.

diffstat:

 sbin/wdogctl/wdogctl.8 |  9 ++++++---
 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diffs (30 lines):

diff -r 66be0c425e45 -r 17c5c970f32f sbin/wdogctl/wdogctl.8
--- a/sbin/wdogctl/wdogctl.8    Mon Jul 29 20:08:50 2002 +0000
+++ b/sbin/wdogctl/wdogctl.8    Mon Jul 29 21:00:15 2002 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: wdogctl.8,v 1.4 2001/11/16 11:27:09 wiz Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: wdogctl.8,v 1.5 2002/07/29 21:00:15 thorpej Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2000 Zembu Labs, Inc.
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
 .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd October 19, 2000
+.Dd July 29, 2002
 .Dt WDOGCTL 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@
 range, an error message will be displayed and no action will
 be taken.
 .It Fl d
-This flag disarms the currently active timer.
+This flag disarms the currently active timer.  Note that not all
+watchdog timers can be disabled once armed.  If the selected timer
+can not be disabled, an error message will be displayed and the
+timer will remain armed.
 .El
 .Sh FILES
 /dev/watchdog -- the system monitor watchdog timer device