infix/test/case/hardware/watchdog

=== Watchdog reset on system lockup

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==== Description

Verify that a system's watchdog trips and successfully reboots the
system back to a working state if a lockup occurs.

This is tested by using the Linux kernel's `test_lockup` module to
inject a hard lockup (i.e., blocking servicing of all interrupts) on
all CPU cores that lasts for twice as long as the watchdog's reported
timeout.

==== Topology

image::topology.svg[Watchdog reset on system lockup topology, align=center, scaledwidth=75%]

==== Sequence

. Set up topology and attach to target DUT
. Verify the presence of a watchdog device
. Verify the presence of the test_lockup module
. Trigger a hard lockup on all CPU cores
. Wait for the watchdog to trip
. Verify that the system reboots