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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86, reboot: reduce to a single DMI table for reboot quirks
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Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> wrote on 01/30/2012 04:55:37 AM:

> I've applied your first two patches, thanks Michael!

Excellent!

> Regarding this patch, it does not apply cleanly to the latest
> x86 tree:
>
> 2 out of 5 hunks FAILED -- rejects in file arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
>
> which you can pick up from:
>
> git pull git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git
master

Ok, I based all of them off v3.2. I'll rebase off of tip tonight after
the kids are in bed. ;-)

> Also, a style nit, these comments:
>
> > + /* Write zero to CMOS register number 0x0f, which the BIOS POST
> > + routine will recognize as telling it to do a proper reboot.
(Well
> > + that's what this book in front of me says -- it may only apply
to
> > + the Phoenix BIOS though, it's not clear). At the same time,
> > + disable NMIs by setting the top bit in the CMOS address
register,
> > + as we're about to do peculiar things to the CPU. I'm not sure
if
> > + `outb_p' is needed instead of just `outb'. Use it to be on the
> > + safe side. (Yes, CMOS_WRITE does outb_p's. - Paul G.)
> > + */
>
> and the other similar comments that you move should be coverted
> to the customary (multi-line) comment style:
>
> /*
> * Comment .....
> * ...... goes here.
> */
>
> specified in Documentation/CodingStyle.
>
> I realize that you only move code here - but it's worth cleaning
> it up a bit when touching it.

You are requesting that I clean up only the comments that appear in the
diff, correct? I'll do that as well.

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Michael D Labriola
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