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

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Date:	Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:14:42 -0700
From:	"Aaron Durbin" <adurbin@...gle.com>
To:	"Andi Kleen" <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Make ACPI the default reset option

On 7/17/07, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de> wrote:
> On Monday 16 July 2007 20:02:21 Aaron Durbin wrote:
> >
> > 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.
>
> Again why?
>
> You really can't just throw out these patches without any explanation.
>

Sorry. It was more of just getting a proposal on thoughts on making this
default. I wasn't too sure it would fly. :) I should have been more explicit
with my intentions. It does fix some broken systems I have seen though with
no ill side effects. I would like to see this tested on more than the systems
I have access to in order to see what kind of fall out there is.

-Aaron
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