On 23:33-20120229, Jean Pihet wrote: > From: Nishanth Menon <[email protected]> > > SmartReflex fix for erratum ID i724. > > Since OMAP's VP and PRM modules do not get reset by warm reset, > we should ensure that proper shutdown procedure is followed prior > to allowing the kernel to reboot back up. > Considering [1], can we rephrase the following? > Without this patch, Smartreflex module might be left active or IMHO, the word "patch" is redundant :) > system might be caught in an indeterminate sequence when reboot when software controlled reboot is triggered > is triggered, leaving the next reboot behavior to be unpredictable.
In the case of hardware controlled warm reset such as that by watchdog timer, prevention of this scenario is not possible. [..] -- Regards, Nishanth Menon [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&m=133053887101828&w=2 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
