Re: [avr-gcc-list] jump_to_null question

[Juergen Harms]

> The best way to reset is to enable the watchdog timer on the shortest
> time-out, go into an infinite loop, and let the watchdog reset the
> AVR. Depending on which AVR you are using, you will have to turn off
> the watchdog timer after reset, with code in the .init3 section, for
> example.

Interesting. I use a system-disaster procedure for impossible cases 
which I want to be able to resconstruct - it saves some information in 
eeprom and does __init () - which is where the reset vector ends up. 
Nice hint, that needs to be corrected. Reading the code of __init I now 
realise that __init is only a prolog for launching the compiled program. 
Even for a software disaster handler, the watchdog reset is certainly 
preferable, I assume it will clean pending interrupts, reset hardware 
counters, etc. A candidate for the FAQ's (How do I hard-reset my system?) ?

Thanks, Juergen