linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] efi/reboot: Add support for EFI_RESET_PLATFORM

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Message-ID: <11ea6680-6aeb-49d7-97de-c44fafcc2e8e@oss.qualcomm.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:39:31 +0100
From: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@....qualcomm.com>
To: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@...nel.org>, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Cc: catalin.marinas@....com, will@...nel.org, ardb@...nel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, andersson@...nel.org, konradybcio@...nel.org,
        dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com, shivendra.pratap@....qualcomm.com,
        leif.lindholm@....qualcomm.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] efi/reboot: Add support for
 EFI_RESET_PLATFORM_SPECIFIC

On 11/14/25 9:50 AM, Sumit Garg wrote:
> From: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@....qualcomm.com>
> 
> UEFI specification provides support for EfiResetPlatformSpecific reset
> type as follows:
> 
> "
> ResetSystem:
> 
> Calling this interface with ResetType of EfiResetPlatformSpecific
> causes a system-wide reset. The exact type of the reset is defined
> by the EFI_GUID that follows the Null-terminated Unicode string passed
> into ResetData. If the platform does not recognize the EFI_GUID in
> ResetData the platform must pick a supported reset type to perform.
> The platform may optionally log the parameters from any non-normal
> reset that occurs.
> "
> 
> Lets use the ResetData to pass the platform specific reboot command
> issued and leave it's interpretation to UEFI implementation following
> the specification.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@....qualcomm.com>
> ---

Reviewed-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@....qualcomm.com>

Konrad