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+SUMMARY = "OpenBMC checkstop monitor."
+DESCRIPTION = "The checkstop monitor watches a GPIO for a checkstop signal \
+and reboots a server."
+PR = "r1"
+
+inherit skeleton-gdbus
+
+SKELETON_DIR = "hostcheckstop"