Re: [patch] x86: Introduce BOOT_EFI and BOOT_CF9 into the reboot sequence loop

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Sun Mar 02 2014 - 19:10:07 EST


On 03/02/2014 02:13 PM, Li, Aubrey wrote:
>
> No really. Given that we add all of the known methods into the default
> list, and BIOS is the last method, if your system hits BIOS, that means
> ACPI/KBD/EFI/PCI can't make your system reboot, so BIOS should make it
> work.
>

Or it means the KBD port had delayed effects -- this is the really ugly one.

But yes, I suspect that sequence is the best that we can currently come
up with...

-hpa


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