[PATCH] x86_64: Make ACPI the default reset option

From: Aaron Durbin
Date: Mon Jul 16 2007 - 14:03:53 EST



Make ACPI be the default reset method for x86_64. If the reset mechanism fails
using ACPI, it will default to using the keyboard controller.

Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin <adurbin@xxxxxxxxxx>
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This patch relies on the ACPI reboot mechanism patch.

diff --git a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
index a9253bc..1a9419c 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ Rebooting
warm Don't set the cold reboot flag
cold Set the cold reboot flag
triple Force a triple fault (init)
- kbd Use the keyboard controller. cold reset (default)
+ kbd Use the keyboard controller. cold reset
acpi Use the ACPI RESET_REG in the FADT. If ACPI is not configured or the
ACPI reset does not work, the reboot path attempts the reset using
- the keyboard controller.
+ the keyboard controller. (default)

Using warm reset will be much faster especially on big memory
systems because the BIOS will not go through the memory check.
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
index 239b576..6fc1b72 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ static enum {
BOOT_TRIPLE = 't',
BOOT_KBD = 'k',
BOOT_ACPI = 'a'
-} reboot_type = BOOT_KBD;
+} reboot_type = BOOT_ACPI;
static int reboot_mode = 0;
int reboot_force;

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