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Date:	Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:52:15 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Michael D Labriola <mlabriol@...b.com>
CC:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	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

On 01/19/2012 09:46 AM, Michael D Labriola wrote:
>
> Random question...  why do we have a reboot_init function that does DMI
> checking with reboot_dmi_table (callbacks are mostly set_bios_reboot, but
> there is a single set_kbd_reboot) and also a pci_reboot_init which does
> the DMI check again using a separate pci_reboot_dmi_table (all callbacks
> are to set_pci_reboot)?
>
> Wouldn't it make more sense to do a single DMI scan using one big table?
>

Yes, and such a patch would be appreciated.

The reason it is as it is dates back to before the 32-64 bit 
unification, as far as I know.

(BIOS reboot is currently not supported on 64 bits, mainly.)

	-hpa

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