linux-kernel - Re: [patch] x86: Introduce BOOT_EFI and BOOT

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Date:	Sat, 01 Mar 2014 16:33:15 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	"Li, Aubrey" <aubrey.li@...ux.intel.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...ux.intel.com>,
	"alan@...ux.intel.com" <alan@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Len.Brown@...el.com,
	Adam Williamson <awilliam@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86: Introduce BOOT_EFI and BOOT_CF9 into the reboot
 sequence loop

On 03/01/2014 04:26 PM, Li, Aubrey wrote:
>>
>> On March 1, 2014 12:21:39 PM PST, Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org> wrote:
>>> if we've hit the keyboard controller and ACPI twice, and the system is still alive, and 
>>> if we have standard PCI ports, 
> 
>>> it doesn't seem like poking them is likely to make anything actively
> worse.
>>
> This is exactly what I'm trying to express. thanks Matt. It doesn't make
> anything worse, it makes reboot working on some systems.
> 
> On 2014/3/2 4:26, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> True... trying cf9_cond with low priority probably makes sense.
> 
> I'm not asking CF9 only, I'm asking all of the known method in reboot.c.
> So, BIOS is appliable as well with the same logic and with low priority,
> isn't it?
> 

The problem comes in when a method doesn't just not work, but hangs the
machine.  BIOS *WILL* hang the machine if it doesn't work.  CF9 has been
known to hang the machine.

	-hpa


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