linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/15] Revert "x86: default to reboot via ACPI"

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Date:	Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:52:10 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	"Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@...hat.com>,
	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	Haren Myneni <hbabu@...ibm.com>,
	Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@...l.ru>, mingo@...hat.com,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, kexec@...ts.infradead.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/15] Revert "x86: default to reboot via ACPI"

Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> If there are a number of problems with reboot and reset
> I'm wondering if we should investigate using an
> outb to port 0x92.  With the right bit set you can trigger
> a toggle of the reset line on many motherboards.
>   

Most likely that's what the ACPI reset describes.

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