[PATCH v2 2/3] rust: reboot: add emergency_restart() wrapper
From: Artem Lytkin
Date: Thu Jul 23 2026 - 12:24:47 EST
Add a minimal reboot module wrapping emergency_restart(), which
restarts the machine immediately without syncing or unmounting
filesystems.
This is needed by watchdog drivers that must restart the system when
the watchdog expires, such as the Rust software watchdog added in a
subsequent patch. emergency_restart() is safe to call from any
context, including the interrupt context of an expiring timer.
Signed-off-by: Artem Lytkin <iprintercanon@xxxxxxxxx>
---
rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h | 1 +
rust/kernel/lib.rs | 1 +
rust/kernel/reboot.rs | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 rust/kernel/reboot.rs
diff --git a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
index e692d142c8608..89f0e1f65f6d7 100644
--- a/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
+++ b/rust/bindings/bindings_helper.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
#include <linux/property.h>
#include <linux/pwm.h>
#include <linux/random.h>
+#include <linux/reboot.h>
#include <linux/refcount.h>
#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
diff --git a/rust/kernel/lib.rs b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
index a1130c4b82881..e603c07dc53dd 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/lib.rs
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
#[cfg(CONFIG_RUST_PWM_ABSTRACTIONS)]
pub mod pwm;
pub mod rbtree;
+pub mod reboot;
pub mod regulator;
pub mod revocable;
pub mod safety;
diff --git a/rust/kernel/reboot.rs b/rust/kernel/reboot.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f98a85d19f85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/kernel/reboot.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Reboot support.
+//!
+//! C header: [`include/linux/reboot.h`](srctree/include/linux/reboot.h).
+
+use crate::bindings;
+
+/// Restarts the machine immediately, without syncing or unmounting
+/// filesystems and without going through the reboot notifier chains.
+///
+/// This is intended for situations where the system is in a state where an
+/// orderly shutdown is no longer possible, for example when a watchdog
+/// expires. It can be called from any context, including interrupt context.
+pub fn emergency_restart() {
+ // SAFETY: `emergency_restart` has no preconditions and is documented as
+ // safe to call from any context.
+ unsafe { bindings::emergency_restart() }
+}
--
2.43.0