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authorjhb <jhb@FreeBSD.org>2008-09-11 18:33:57 +0000
committerjhb <jhb@FreeBSD.org>2008-09-11 18:33:57 +0000
commit8470014e066e692ff386ba173ea115403139b076 (patch)
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parent74e5140a735dd1645fc816713a7e948a89161325 (diff)
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Update the comments above the 0xcf9 register reset attempt to match the
code. We only attempt a single reset using this method (a "hard" reset), and we use two writes to ensure there is a 0 -> 1 transition in bit 2 to force a reset. MFC after: 1 week
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/sys/amd64/amd64/vm_machdep.c b/sys/amd64/amd64/vm_machdep.c
index c181d42..adddc1c 100644
--- a/sys/amd64/amd64/vm_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/amd64/amd64/vm_machdep.c
@@ -466,10 +466,13 @@ cpu_reset_real()
/*
* Attempt to force a reset via the Reset Control register at
- * I/O port 0xcf9. Bit 2 forces a system reset when it is
- * written as 1. Bit 1 selects the type of reset to attempt:
- * 0 selects a "soft" reset, and 1 selects a "hard" reset. We
- * try to do a "soft" reset first, and then a "hard" reset.
+ * I/O port 0xcf9. Bit 2 forces a system reset when it
+ * transitions from 0 to 1. Bit 1 selects the type of reset
+ * to attempt: 0 selects a "soft" reset, and 1 selects a
+ * "hard" reset. We try a "hard" reset. The first write sets
+ * bit 1 to select a "hard" reset and clears bit 2. The
+ * second write forces a 0 -> 1 transition in bit 2 to trigger
+ * a reset.
*/
outb(0xcf9, 0x2);
outb(0xcf9, 0x6);
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