linux-kernel - Re: Reboot hangs on VersaLogic Ocelot

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Message-ID: <20120116212938.GB6313@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:29:38 +0000
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
To:	Michael D Labriola <mlabriol@...b.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Kushal Koolwal <kushalkoolwal@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, michael.d.labriola@...il.com,
	support@...salogic.com, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: Reboot hangs on VersaLogic Ocelot

On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 12:20:45PM -0500, Michael D Labriola wrote:
> Actually, assuming we fix the bios= argument ignored by DMI scan problem, 
> would it be better to change the VersaLogic quirk to acpi even though it's 
> not necessary right now?  If the default reboot method ever switches from 
> acpi to kbd or bios, these boards will hang on reboot again...

A lot of hardware relies on the acpi method being used. I don't see us 
changing the default for x86 when booted via BIOS.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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