Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] power: reset: Add QEMU virt-ctrl driver

From: Geert Uytterhoeven

Date: Wed Apr 08 2026 - 05:12:10 EST


On Wed, 8 Apr 2026 at 11:10, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Apr 2026 at 23:52, Sebastian Reichel
> <sebastian.reichel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 22, 2026 at 05:32:24PM +0000, Kuan-Wei Chiu wrote:
> > > Add a new driver for the 'virt-ctrl' device found on QEMU virt machines
> > > (e.g. m68k). This device provides a simple interface for system reset
> > > and power off [1].
> > >
> > > This driver utilizes the modern system-off API to register callbacks
> > > for both system restart and power off. It also registers a reboot
> > > notifier to catch SYS_HALT events, ensuring that LINUX_REBOOT_CMD_HALT
> > > is properly handled. It is designed to be generic and can be reused by
> > > other architectures utilizing this QEMU device.
> > >
> > > Link: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/blob/v10.2.0/hw/misc/virt_ctrl.c [1]
> > > Signed-off-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> >
> > I think this should be merged with the second patch via the m68k
> > tree:
> >
> > Acked-by: Sebastian Reichel <sebastian.reichel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks, will queue in the m68k tree for v7.2.

Oops, v7.1.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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