Re: [PATCH] X86: Reorder reboot method preferences

[Alan Cox]

On Mon,  4 Apr 2011 13:55:05 -0400
Matthew Garrett <mjg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Windows reboots by hitting the ACPI reboot vector (if available), trying
> the keyboard controller, hitting the ACPI reboot vector again and then
> giving the keyboard controller one last go. This is important for modern
> hardware, which often lacks a keyboard controller and may even wedge if the
> legacy io ports are hit. Rework our reboot process a little to default to
> matching this behaviour, although we'll fall through to attempting a triple
> fault if nothing else works.

Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

and will also save special casing Oaktrail boards
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