linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86_64: Make ACPI the default reset option

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Message-ID: <20070716180221.GA5370@google.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Jul 2007 11:02:21 -0700
From:	Aaron Durbin <adurbin@...gle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	ak@...e.de, akpm@...l.org
Subject: [PATCH] x86_64: Make ACPI the default reset option


Make ACPI be the default reset method for x86_64. If the reset mechanism fails
using ACPI, it will default to using the keyboard controller.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@...gle.com>
---

This patch relies on the ACPI reboot mechanism patch.

diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index a9253bc..1a9419c 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ Rebooting
    warm   Don't set the cold reboot flag
    cold   Set the cold reboot flag
    triple Force a triple fault (init)
-   kbd    Use the keyboard controller. cold reset (default)
+   kbd    Use the keyboard controller. cold reset
    acpi   Use the ACPI RESET_REG in the FADT. If ACPI is not configured or the
           ACPI reset does not work, the reboot path attempts the reset using
-          the keyboard controller.
+          the keyboard controller. (default)
 
    Using warm reset will be much faster especially on big memory
    systems because the BIOS will not go through the memory check.
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
index 239b576..6fc1b72 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static enum { 
 	BOOT_TRIPLE = 't',
 	BOOT_KBD = 'k',
 	BOOT_ACPI = 'a'
-} reboot_type = BOOT_KBD;
+} reboot_type = BOOT_ACPI;
 static int reboot_mode = 0;
 int reboot_force;
 
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