[PATCH v3 4/5] Documentation/arch/x86/amd-debugging: Add example for reset register
From: Daniel Gibson
Date: Tue May 12 2026 - 16:46:15 EST
The amd debugging documentation didn't state how to identify kernel log
lines with information from the reset register about the cause of a
previous random reboot.
The added example rectifies this.
Suggested-by: Mario Limonciello (AMD) <superm1@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Gibson <daniel@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/arch/x86/amd-debugging.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/arch/x86/amd-debugging.rst b/Documentation/arch/x86/amd-debugging.rst
index d92bf59d62c7..3176a1240fee 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/x86/amd-debugging.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/x86/amd-debugging.rst
@@ -366,3 +366,8 @@ There are 6 classes of reasons for the reboot:
This information is read by the kernel at bootup and printed into
the syslog. When a random reboot occurs this message can be helpful
to determine the next component to debug.
+
+For example, if bit 19 was set, you will get a message like this in the log on
+next bootup::
+
+ x86/amd: Previous system reset reason [0x00080000]: software wrote 0x6 to reset control register 0xCF9
--
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