Re: [virtio-comment] [PATCH] content: Reserve virtio-watchog device ID

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Cornelia Huck <>
Date
2020-10-29T09:25:47+00:00
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Re: [virtio-comment] [PATCH] content: Reserve virtio-watchog device ID
On Wed, 21 Oct 2020 14:58:47 +0100
Rob Bradford <> wrote:

> Reserve an ID for a watchdog device which may be used to ensure that the
> guest is responsive. This is equivalent of a hardware watchdog device
> and will trigger the reboot of the guest if the the host does not
> periodic ping from the the guest.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rob Bradford <>
> ---
>  content.tex | 2 ++
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index bc26674..6f8ec8f 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -2819,6 +2819,8 @@ \chapter{Device Types}\label{sec:Device Types}
>  \hline
>  33         &   NitroSecureModule \\
>  \hline
> +35         &   Watchdog \\
> +\hline
>  \end{tabular}
>  
>  Some of the devices above are unspecified by this document,

Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <>

Time to vote on this (and the patch reserving 34 for I2C?)