On 23:33-20120229, Jean Pihet wrote:

From: Nishanth Menon <nm@ti.com>

SmartReflex fix for erratum ID i724.

Since OMAP's VP and PRM modules do not get reset by warm reset,
we should ensure that proper shutdown procedure is followed prior
to allowing the kernel to reboot back up.

Considering [1], can we rephrase the following?

Without this patch, Smartreflex module might be left active or

IMHO, the word "patch" is redundant :)

system might be caught in an indeterminate sequence when reboot

when software controlled reboot is triggered

is triggered, leaving the next reboot behavior to be unpredictable.

In the case of hardware controlled warm reset such as that by watchdog
timer, prevention of this scenario is not possible.


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Regards,
Nishanth Menon
[1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-omap&m=133053887101828&w=2