Dear "Moffett, Kyle D",
In message <510974e8-a0c8-4e81-a034-b52f2aed1...@boeing.com> you wrote:
>
> > so why can't you have your do_reset() board hook negotiate with the other
> > CPU
> > to reset the system ?
>
> That's what I originally implemented. The problem is the negotiation can take
> an unbounded amount of time to execute, so if it's run from the command line
> then it needs to be interruptible (EG: with Ctrl-C), which means it needs to
> be able to return an error.
Why would it need to be interruptable? When you type "reset", then
you are gone. You cannot interrupt that command any more.
If it takes a long time like in your case, so you might print a
message "Please stand by / have a cup of coffee while resetting" or
so...
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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