linux-kernel - Re: how to debug a kernel that does not power off?

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Message-ID: <4BAD63C8.6070401@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:47:52 -0600
From:	Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>
To:	Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@...d.be>
CC:	Ákos Maróy <akos@...oy.hu>,
	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-acpi <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: how to debug a kernel that does not power off?

On 03/26/2010 01:56 PM, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
>   Take a look at the pm_power_off functions in arch/x86/kernel/apm_32.c
>
>   Regards,
>   Arnout

Any modern machine will be using ACPI functions to power off, not APM.. 
CCing the linux-acpi list.

>
> On Wednesday 24 March 2010 00:44:30, Ákos Maróy wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> This might be a lame question, but: how would I debug a kernel that
>> simply does not power off a machine? When powering off, on the console I
>> get to the message: [...] Poweroff.
>>
>> but then, the machine actually does not power off. This is an HP Envy 15
>> laptop using an intel i7 CPU, and kernel 2.6.32.9.
>>
>> I tried to read up on all sorts of documentation, but could not get more
>> debug info out of the kernel :(
>>
>> any pointers would be welcome..
>>
>>
>> Akos
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