linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/reboot] [PATCH] x86: Try the BIOS reboot method before the PCI reboot method

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Message-ID: <53431296.10502@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 07 Apr 2014 14:03:18 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	"Li, Aubrey" <aubrey.li@...ux.intel.com>,
	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org,
	Adam Williamson <awilliam@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/reboot] [PATCH] x86: Try the BIOS reboot method before
 the PCI reboot method

On 04/07/2014 01:00 AM, Li, Aubrey wrote:
> 
> EFI is no question. So, Is everybody okay with the following sequence?
> (1) ACPI
> (2) KEYBOARD
> (3) ACPI
> (4) KEYBOARD
> (ADD_1) EFI
> (5) TRIPLE
> (ADD_2) CF9
> (ADD_3) BIOS
> 

No.  Because after "triple" there is NOTHING.  Putting anything after it
is a joke.

How many times do I have to explain this to how many people?  If
"triple" or "BIOS" doesn't work, there is no trying again... the machine
is dead.

	-hpa


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