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[PATCH] fix reboot via keyboard controller reset

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I have a system (Biostar IDEQ210M mini-pc with a VIA chipset) which will
not reboot unless a keyboard is plugged in to it.  I have tried all
combinations of the kernel "reboot=x,y" flags to no avail.  Rebooting by
any method will leave the system in a wedged state (at the "Restarting
system" message).

I finally tracked the problem down to the machine's refusal to fully reboot
unless the keyboard controller status register had bit 2 set.  This is the
"System flag" which when set, indicates successful completion of the
keyboard controller self-test (Basic Assurance Test, BAT).

I suppose that something is trying to protect against sporadic reboots
unless the keyboard controller is in a good state (a keyboard is present),
but I need this machine to be headless.

I found that setting the system flag (via the command byte) before giving
the "pulse reset line" command will allow the reboot to proceed.  The patch
is simple, and I think it should be fine for everybody whether they have
this type of machine or not.  This affects the "hard" reboot (as done when
the kernel boot flags "reboot=c,h" are used).

Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Truxton Fulton 2005-09-09 13:02:18 -07:00 committed by Linus Torvalds
parent 6e8dcee3e6
commit 59f4e7d572
1 changed files with 9 additions and 1 deletions
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include/asm-i386/mach-default/mach_reboot.h
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@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ static inline void mach_reboot(void)
for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
kb_wait();
udelay(50);
outb(0xfe, 0x64); /* pulse reset low */
outb(0x60, 0x64); /* write Controller Command Byte */
udelay(50);
kb_wait();
udelay(50);
outb(0x14, 0x60); /* set "System flag" */
udelay(50);
kb_wait();
udelay(50);
outb(0xfe, 0x64); /* pulse reset low */
udelay(50);
}
}