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    SubjectRe: Usage of restart_handler in pwrseq_emmc
    Hello,

    On 2015-06-02 17:29, Heiko Stübner wrote:
    > I'm confused by the pwrseq-emmc registering a restart_handler for resetting an
    > emmc in a panic-reboot case at priority 129 to "schedules it just before
    > system reboot".
    >
    > >From what I remember from the restart-handler discussion the actuall usage is
    > traversing the ordered list until one registered handler sucessfully restarts
    > the system and not to have arbitary actions in there not related to the actual
    > restart process?
    >
    > The actual documentation in kernel/reboot.c supports this assumption,
    > describing register_restart_handler as "Register function to be called to
    > reset the system".
    >
    >
    > Additionally, 128 isn't even _the_ priority to reboot the system as described
    > above and some drivers use higher priorities per default, see in
    > drivers/power/reset arm-versatile-reboot.c; at91-reset.c; rmobile-reset.c and
    > some more.
    >
    >
    > So I guess this should use some other mechanism (reboot notifier) instead of
    > restart_handlers?

    The first problem with reboot notifiers is that they are called too
    early - before
    device_shutdown(), what interferes with the code in mmc_bus_shutdown and
    causes
    lockup. The second problem is
    that reboot notifiers are not called from emergency_restart() path. I
    agree that
    129 value for priority might not be the best, maybe according to
    documentation,
    255 value should be used to ensure that the handler will be called first
    before
    any real restart handler.

    If you have any idea how to avoid restart handler and ensure proper eMMC
    card
    reboot sequence on any system reboot, I'm open for suggestions.

    Best regards
    --
    Marek Szyprowski, PhD
    Samsung R&D Institute Poland



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