1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/watchdog.c b/watchdog.c
index e547aae..12df687 100644
--- a/watchdog.c
+++ b/watchdog.c
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 #define WATCHDOG_BURST_END   90  // cpu time percentage considered the end of a burst
 #define WATCHDOG_SAMPLES      5  // how many samples a burst needs to persist for to be logged
 
+#if WATCHDOG_SAMPLES < 2
+#error must consider at least 2 samples
+#endif
+
 // arbitrary limits, bump if necessary
 #define MAX_PROCESS 4096
 #define DIRBUFFER_SIZE 262144