Re: [PATCH] Add an Apple iMac9,1 DMI entry to reboot.c so the machine reboot's properly.

["Mihai Donțu" <mihai.dontu@gmail.com>]

On Friday 12 February 2010 11:15:06 Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> On 02/09/10 07:04, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> > Whats the status if this patch?
> > 
> > > On the iMac9,1 sudo /sbin/reboot results in
> > > a black screen. Adding this DMI entry gets the
> > > machine to reboot cleanly as it should.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Justin P. Mattock<justinmattock@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > > arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c | 8 ++++++++
> > > 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
> > > index 704bddc..2de6645 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
> > > @@ -461,6 +461,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata
> > > pci_reboot_dmi_table[] = {
> > > DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "Macmini3,1"),
> > > },
> > > },
> > > + { /* Handle problems with rebooting on Apple iMac9,1 */
> > > + .callback = set_pci_reboot,
> > > + .ident = "Apple iMac9,1",
> > > + .matches = {
> > > + DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Apple Inc."),
> > > + DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "iMac9,1"),
> > > + },
> > > + },
> > > { }
> > > };
> 
> so what do I have todo file a bugreport against this
> to get a response from you people?

Looking at Linus' git tree, it would seem that Ingo Molnar is the "entry 
point" for the patches in arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c. Maybe you should try CC-
ing him?

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Mihai Donțu