On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 11:41:32AM +0200, Rapeli Mikko (EXT-Ixonos/Oulu) wrote:
> From: Mikko Rapeli <ext-mikko.rap...@nokia.com>
> 
> Original patch: http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&m=126522625032441&w=2
> 
> "Removes TWL4030 sleep script prior to rebooting, only on OMAP3. This is
> necessary since DPLL3 reset causes SYS_OFFMODE pin to go low, resulting
> in the sleep script being executed on TWL4030. This usually results in
> VDD1 & VDD2 voltage collapse while ROM code is executing, followed by an
> MPU Watch Dog reset or worse, an irrecoverable hang."
> 
> Original patch resulted in a crash due to sleeping i2c calls late in the
> reboot sequence. Here's how to trigger the crash:
> 
>       # cat /dev/urandom > /foo &
>       sync();
>         reboot(LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_RESTART2);
> 
> Kernel trace from 2.6.32:
> 
> Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 00000000
> pgd = c0004000
> [00000000] *pgd=00000000
> Internal error: Oops: 805 [#2] PREEMPT
> ...
> [<c00b3210>] (exit_mmap+0x1d4/0x1f8) from [<c006069c>] (mmput+0x34/0x110)
> [<c006069c>] (mmput+0x34/0x110) from [<c0064a90>] (exit_mm+0x140/0x180)
> [<c0064a90>] (exit_mm+0x140/0x180) from [<c00668ec>] (do_exit+0x5d8/0x6ac)
> [<c00668ec>] (do_exit+0x5d8/0x6ac) from [<c0035858>] (die+0x2d4/0x2e0)
> [<c0035858>] (die+0x2d4/0x2e0) from [<c0035904>] (baddataabort+0x0/0x50)
> [<c0035904>] (baddataabort+0x0/0x50) from [<c0274ff4>] 
> (i2c_transfer+0xec/0x104)
> [<c0274ff4>] (i2c_transfer+0xec/0x104) from [<00000001>] (0x1)
> 
> Fix is to move reboot preparations into a reboot notifier.
> 

And what if we get an OMAP3 watchdog reset ? In this case there is no
software to remove the script...

Cheers,

Peter.
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