Re: kern/38501: NetBSD 4.99.60 (GENERIC) kernel does not handle shutdown -r properly on my hardware

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/38501; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: kern/38501: NetBSD 4.99.60 (GENERIC) kernel does not handle 
shutdown -r properly on my hardware
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:33:48 +0100

 On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 09:30:04PM +0000, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
 
 > The following reply was made to PR kern/38501; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: "Jared D. McNeill" <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
 >  netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Subject: Re: kern/38501: NetBSD 4.99.60 (GENERIC) kernel does not handle 
 > shutdown
 >  -r properly on my hardware
 > Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:27:24 -0400
 > 
 >  Andrew Doran wrote:
 >  >  Note that as of a couple of months ago, the same generation DL580 system
 >  >  also with a ServerWorks chipset reboots OK with ACPI. I can try a newer
 >  >  kernel on it.
 >  
 >  We don't use ACPI for reboot on x86, so we should hit the same code path 
 >  regardless.
 
 I wonder how far along it is getting into the reboot sequence. I don't see
 why we strobe the reset pin via the keyboard controller when triple faulting
 is more likely to work everywhere.
 
 Andrew