Add iTCO watchdog support to virt kernel
Package Information
- Package name: linux-virt
- Package version: 6.6.22-r0
- Alpine version: 3.19.1
- Alpine architecture: x86_64
Summary
By default, libvirt adds the itco
watchdog device to vms. However, the iTCO_wdt
module to support this device is not built into the virt kernel (it is built into the lts kernel). The overall size is < 16KB so this seems like a reasonable addition to add to the vm kernel without taking up significantly more space.
Note that you can add <watchdog model='i6300esb' action='reset'>
and use the i6300esb module that is currently built into the virt kernel. However, this uses an additional PCI slot which may not be desirable.