[PATCH 01/51] ARM: reset: introduce arm_arch_reset function pointer
Russell King - ARM Linux
linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Mon Oct 31 08:06:03 EDT 2011
On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 02:56:53PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> Hi Russell,
>
> On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 11:21:08AM +0100, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> > This would then allow everyone to hook into the restart via the same
> > method irrespective of what they want, and if they want the old
> > 'arch_reset' way, call setup_restart() themselves.
>
> Yup, it's a fantastic idea because it allows us to put all of the identity
> mapping bits into setup_restart as well. So then platforms make the choice
> about the mapping they want, rather than being told via the reboot mode.
I've now committed my patch, so if you'd like to give it an acked by,
and preferably a tested-by, I'll publish it out in a stable branch.
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