CachyOS / CachyOS/CachyOS-Settings
Watchdog (wdat_wdt) not disabled by default on CachyOS
- Dominant language
- Shell
- Stars
- 443
- Forks
- 76
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
While [it's fixed in the handheld version](https://github.com/CachyOS/CachyOS-Handheld/issues/37), no one ever really bothered blacklisting it in the desktop version, maybe because most desktops don't have the `wdat_wdt` module being enabled.
Sadly or not, I am an owner of a bad laptop which definitely does enable it (I checked in `wdctl`)
I don't know why `nowatchdog` doesn't disable it in first place but yeah.
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names the desktop settings and the wdat_wdt module but no file or test; begin by locating where desktop module blacklisting or default kernel options are defined and compare the linked handheld fix. Confirm behavior with wdctl, and consider it done when wdat_wdt is disabled by default without depending on nowatchdog.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, shell
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100