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From: Len Brown <lenb-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Matthew Garrett <mjg-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm-3NddpPZAyC0@public.gmane.org>,
	Eduardo Habkost
	<ehabkost-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
	kvm-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	kexec-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List
	<linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-acpi-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	"Eric W. Biederman"
	<ebiederm-aS9lmoZGLiVWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>,
	Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar-JGs/UdohzUI@public.gmane.org>,
	Avi Kivity <avi-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/15] Revert "x86: default to reboot via ACPI"
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:17:25 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0811061716420.3106@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081106215011.GA6391-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>



> > My expectation is that with the ACPI default, our problem
> > is working around a finite list of old machines that don't work;
> > while with the default KBD, our problem is working around
> > a potentially unbounded list of yet to be shipped machines
> > who may only be tested and work using the ACPI method.
> 
> Does Windows default to using the ACPI method now?

That is my guess, based on the fact that we've seen
newer machines that don't reboot w/o using the ACPI reset reg.

-Len

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-11-06 22:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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     [not found]   ` <20081106150610.GA1644@elte.hu>
     [not found]     ` <200811061853.08003.arvidjaar@mail.ru>
2008-11-06 19:50       ` [PATCH 15/15] Revert "x86: default to reboot via ACPI" Len Brown
2008-11-06 21:50         ` Matthew Garrett
     [not found]           ` <20081106215011.GA6391-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-06 22:17             ` Len Brown [this message]
2008-11-06 23:24               ` Matthew Garrett
2008-11-07  1:01               ` Zhao Yakui
2008-11-07  0:59                 ` Matthew Garrett
     [not found]                   ` <20081107005946.GA9254-1xO5oi07KQx4cg9Nei1l7Q@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-09 10:11                     ` Avi Kivity
2008-11-09 10:24                       ` Matthew Garrett
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     [not found]           ` <fa.ckUqcrtVKbxAkjNggIdajBTHr9Q-6miFZF/5cTBuMpJDpNschA@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-07  1:30             ` Robert Hancock
     [not found]               ` <49139A43.4000203-fVOoFLC7IWo@public.gmane.org>
2008-11-07  1:43                 ` Matthew Garrett
2008-11-07  1:53                   ` Len Brown
2008-11-08 22:32               ` Rafael J. Wysocki

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