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-rw-r--r--sys/amd64/amd64/vm_machdep.c11
-rw-r--r--sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c11
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 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);
diff --git a/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c b/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
index 81e6374..71a9952 100644
--- a/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
+++ b/sys/i386/i386/vm_machdep.c
@@ -643,10 +643,13 @@ 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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