[PATCH v19 00/10] Implement PSCI reboot mode driver for PSCI resets

Lorenzo Pieralisi lpieralisi at kernel.org
Mon Jan 26 05:38:22 PST 2026


On Sat, Jan 24, 2026 at 04:08:11PM +0530, Shivendra Pratap wrote:
> 
> 
> On 1/6/2026 4:38 PM, Shivendra Pratap wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > On 12/28/2025 10:50 PM, Shivendra Pratap wrote:
> >> Userspace should be able to initiate device reboots using the various
> >> PSCI SYSTEM_RESET and SYSTEM_RESET2 types defined by PSCI spec. This
> >> patch series introduces psci-reboot-mode driver that registers with
> >> reboot-mode framework to provide this functionality.
> >>
> >> The PSCI system reset calls takes two arguments: reset_type and cookie.
> >> It defines predefined reset types, such as warm and cold reset, and
> >> vendor-specific reset types which are SoC vendor specific. To support
> >> these requirements, the reboot-mode framework is enhanced in two key
> >> ways:
> >> 1. 64-bit magic support: Extend reboot-mode to handle two 32-bit
> >> arguments (reset_type and cookie) by encoding them into a single 64-bit
> >> magic value.
> >> 2. Predefined modes: Add support for predefined reboot modes in the
> >> framework.
> >>
> >> With these enhancements, the patch series enables:
> >>  - Warm reset and cold reset as predefined reboot modes.
> >>  - Vendor-specific resets exposed as tunables, configurable via the
> >>    SoC-specific device tree.
> >>
> >> Together, these changes allow userspace to trigger all above PSCI resets
> >> from userspace.
> >>
> > 
> > Hi Lorenzo,
> > 
> > Is this patch series now converging towards the design changes you
> > proposed in v17? We’d like to conclude the design so we can move it
> > towards closure.
> 
> Hi Lorenzo,
> 
> Can you please review if the design aligns with your proposed changes?

I will try to do it this week.

Thanks,
Lorenzo



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