watchdog 5.11-1 (i386 binary) in ubuntu precise

 The watchdog program writes to /dev/watchdog every ten seconds. If
 the device is opened but not written to within a minute, the machine
 will reboot. This feature is available when the kernel is built with
 'software watchdog' support (standard in Debian kernels).
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 The ability to reboot will depend on the state of the machine
 and interrupts if the kernel software watchdog is used.
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 The watchdog tool itself runs several health checks and acts accordingly if
 the system is not in a good shape.