From: Aaron Durbin Add the ability to reboot an x86_64 based machine using the RESET_REG in the FADT ACPI table. Signed-off-by: Aaron Durbin Cc: Len Brown Cc: Andi Kleen Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt | 5 ++++- arch/x86/kernel/reboot_64.c | 11 ++++++++++- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff -puN Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt~x86_64-add-acpi-reboot-option Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt --- a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt~x86_64-add-acpi-reboot-option +++ a/Documentation/x86_64/boot-options.txt @@ -110,12 +110,15 @@ Idle loop Rebooting - reboot=b[ios] | t[riple] | k[bd] [, [w]arm | [c]old] + reboot=b[ios] | t[riple] | k[bd] | a[cpi] [, [w]arm | [c]old] bios Use the CPU reboot vector for warm reset 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) + 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. Using warm reset will be much faster especially on big memory systems because the BIOS will not go through the memory check. diff -puN arch/x86/kernel/reboot_64.c~x86_64-add-acpi-reboot-option arch/x86/kernel/reboot_64.c --- a/arch/x86/kernel/reboot_64.c~x86_64-add-acpi-reboot-option +++ a/arch/x86/kernel/reboot_64.c @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include #include #include @@ -28,7 +29,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pm_power_off); static long no_idt[3]; static enum { BOOT_TRIPLE = 't', - BOOT_KBD = 'k' + BOOT_KBD = 'k', + BOOT_ACPI = 'a' } reboot_type = BOOT_KBD; static int reboot_mode = 0; int reboot_force; @@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ int reboot_force; cold Set the cold reboot flag triple Force a triple fault (init) kbd Use the keyboard controller. cold reset (default) + acpi Use the RESET_REG in the FADT force Avoid anything that could hang. */ static int __init reboot_setup(char *str) @@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ static int __init reboot_setup(char *str break; case 't': + case 'a': case 'b': case 'k': reboot_type = *str; @@ -142,6 +146,11 @@ void machine_emergency_restart(void) reboot_type = BOOT_KBD; break; + + case BOOT_ACPI: + acpi_reboot(); + reboot_type = BOOT_KBD; + break; } } } _