linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, reboot: skip DMI checks if reboot set by user

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Date:	Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:45:04 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Michael D Labriola <mlabriol@...b.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Kushal Koolwal <kushalkoolwal@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, michael.d.labriola@...il.com,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>, support@...salogic.com,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, reboot: skip DMI checks if reboot set by user

> checking if reboot_type's value is anything other than BOOT_ACPI (which
> is the default), but that does assume BOOT_ACPI is the default.  What if
> that's ever changed?  Seems likely to me that whoever changes the default
> in the future could very easily re-break this at that point.
> 
> Thoughts?

Fair point - how about a BOOT_DEFAULT define value if it hasn't been set
and we can just make it do the same as ACPI in the switch ?

Alan
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