AMD-Xilinx Versal Watchdog Driver Coming In Linux 6.5

[phoronix]

Phoronix: AMD-Xilinx Versal Watchdog Driver Coming In Linux 6.5

There's been a lot of AMD-Xilinx code going upstream in the Linux kernel over the past few months to benefit AMD's embedded efforts from the QDMA driver to CDX bus to XDMA and more. The latest hitting the kernel is an AMD-Xilinx Versal watchdog driver...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Xilinx-Versal-Watchdog

[justinkb]

This hardware is so expensive I doubt anyone visiting this site has it

[aviallon]

This hardware is so expensive I doubt anyone visiting this site has it

Well, I happen to have several sitting on a desk where I work.
It is intended to be used by companies.

[justinkb]

Well, I happen to have several sitting on a desk where I work.
It is intended to be used by companies.

Very nice. I'd love to play with one. Do you use vivado with it like the cheaper fpga offerings? I have a starter fpga board from digilent, it is pretty damn cool stuff

[andrei_me]

Didn't understand the use case for watchdog timer, I got the part of send reset if you ask too late, but where it would be used?