On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 09:45:25PM +0200, Alexander Nyberg wrote: > > Well it seems that people are starting to want to hook the reboot > > notifier, or the device shutdown facility in order to properly shutdown > > pci drivers to make kexec work nicer. > > > > So here's a patch for the PCI core that allows pci drivers to now just > > add a "shutdown" notifier function that will be called when the system > > is being shutdown. It happens just after the reboot notifier happens, > > and it should happen in the proper device tree order, so everyone should > > be happy. > > > > Any objections to this patch? > > Not sure what you mean by "make kexec work nicer" but if it is because > some devices don't work after a kexec I have some objections. > What about the kexec-on-panic?
People are starting to submit patches for pci drivers that add "reboot notifier" hooks, under the guise of fixing up kexec issues with those drivers. That is why I proposed this patch, to make it easier for such drivers to shutdown properly, without needing a reboot notifier hook (which takes up more code and memory. thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
