linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] kernel/reboot.c: export pm_power_off

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Date:   Wed, 31 May 2017 13:54:04 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
Cc:     linux@...pel-privat.de, kernel@...gutronix.de,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] kernel/reboot.c: export pm_power_off_prepare

On Wed, 31 May 2017 08:14:54 +0200 Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de> wrote:

> we need it to preconfigure PMIC to properly power off the system.

Who is "we", what is a "PMIC", what architecture is affected and where
is this code which references pm_power_off_prepare?

> --- a/kernel/reboot.c
> +++ b/kernel/reboot.c
> @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ int reboot_force;
>   */
>  
>  void (*pm_power_off_prepare)(void);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(pm_power_off_prepare);
>  
>  /**
>   *	emergency_restart - reboot the system
> -- 
> 2.11.0