Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] PM: ACPI: reboot: Reinstate S5 for reboot

[Dmitry Osipenko]

On 9/13/22 09:20, Kai-Heng Feng wrote:
> Commit d60cd06331a3 ("PM: ACPI: reboot: Use S5 for reboot") caused Dell
> PowerEdge r440 hangs at reboot.
> 
> The issue is fixed by commit 2ca1c94ce0b6 ("tg3: Disable tg3 device on
> system reboot to avoid triggering AER"), so use the new sysoff API to
> reinstate S5 for reboot on ACPI-based systems.
> 
> Cc: Josef Bacik <josef@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Dmitry Osipenko <dmitry.osipenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kai-Heng Feng <kai.heng.feng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v3:
>  - Use new API to invoke ACPI S5.
> 
> v2:
>  - Use do_kernel_power_off_prepare() instead.
> 
>  drivers/acpi/sleep.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
> index ad4b2987b3d6e..dce5460902eed 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
> @@ -1088,6 +1088,10 @@ int __init acpi_sleep_init(void)
>  		register_sys_off_handler(SYS_OFF_MODE_POWER_OFF,
>  					 SYS_OFF_PRIO_FIRMWARE,
>  					 acpi_power_off, NULL);
> +
> +		register_sys_off_handler(SYS_OFF_MODE_RESTART_PREPARE,
> +					 SYS_OFF_PRIO_FIRMWARE,
> +					 acpi_power_off_prepare, NULL);

Maybe you could add a small comment to the code explaining why
acpi_power_off_prepare is used for restarting?

Is it safe to use S5 on restart for all devices in general?

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Best regards,
Dmitry