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Date:   Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:09:43 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Paul Gortmaker" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/misc] x86/reboot: Document the "reboot=pci" option

The following commit has been merged into the x86/misc branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     162a5284faf41b2441b8f686f9ac4771c7a8f669
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/162a5284faf41b2441b8f686f9ac4771c7a8f669
Author:        Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
AuthorDate:    Sun, 30 May 2021 12:24:45 -04:00
Committer:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
CommitterDate: Thu, 12 Aug 2021 12:06:58 +02:00

x86/reboot: Document the "reboot=pci" option

It is mentioned in the top level non-arch specific file but it was
overlooked here for x86.

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210530162447.996461-2-paul.gortmaker@windriver.com

---
 Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst
index 5f62b3b..482f3b2 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Idle loop
 Rebooting
 =========
 
-   reboot=b[ios] | t[riple] | k[bd] | a[cpi] | e[fi] [, [w]arm | [c]old]
+   reboot=b[ios] | t[riple] | k[bd] | a[cpi] | e[fi] | p[ci] [, [w]arm | [c]old]
       bios
         Use the CPU reboot vector for warm reset
       warm
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ Rebooting
         Use efi reset_system runtime service. If EFI is not configured or
         the EFI reset does not work, the reboot path attempts the reset using
         the keyboard controller.
+      pci
+        Use a write to the PCI config space register 0xcf9 to trigger reboot.
 
    Using warm reset will be much faster especially on big memory
    systems because the BIOS will not go through the memory check.