| Date | Fri, 4 Apr 2014 16:46:00 +0100 | From | Matthew Garrett <> | Subject | Re: [BUG] x86: reboot doesn't reboot |
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On Fri, Apr 04, 2014 at 08:39:51AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > There are several platforms where the default boot method invokes an SMM > handler which blithly assumes that the hardware is in whatever state > Windows leaves it in, and hangs otherwise. This seems to include nearly > all Dell systems. So it isn't really quite that simple...
That's the story of all firmware, ever.
-- Matthew Garrett | mjg59@srcf.ucam.org
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