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yaml
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r: 287140
b: refs/heads/master
c: 5955633
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: fc395b9291925b1880e0afc61274fe2f6ddc1269
+refs/heads/master: 5955633e91bfc5cd0a41d8d82259e1d8b32980ef

trunk/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c

@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ static int reboot_mode;
 enum reboot_type reboot_type = BOOT_ACPI;
 int reboot_force;
 
+/* This variable is used privately to keep track of whether or not
+ * reboot_type is still set to its default value (i.e., reboot= hasn't
+ * been set on the command line).  This is needed so that we can
+ * suppress DMI scanning for reboot quirks.  Without it, it's
+ * impossible to override a faulty reboot quirk without recompiling.
+ */
+static int reboot_default = 1;
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_X86_32) && defined(CONFIG_SMP)
 static int reboot_cpu = -1;
 #endif
@@ -67,6 +75,12 @@ bool port_cf9_safe = false;
 static int __init reboot_setup(char *str)
 {
 	for (;;) {
+		/* Having anything passed on the command line via
+		 * reboot= will cause us to disable DMI checking
+		 * below.
+		 */
+		reboot_default = 0;
+
 		switch (*str) {
 		case 'w':
 			reboot_mode = 0x1234;
@@ -316,7 +330,12 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata reboot_dmi_table[] = {
 
 static int __init reboot_init(void)
 {
-	dmi_check_system(reboot_dmi_table);
+	/* Only do the DMI check if reboot_type hasn't been overridden
+	 * on the command line
+	 */
+	if (reboot_default) {
+		dmi_check_system(reboot_dmi_table);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 core_initcall(reboot_init);
@@ -465,7 +484,12 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata pci_reboot_dmi_table[] = {
 
 static int __init pci_reboot_init(void)
 {
-	dmi_check_system(pci_reboot_dmi_table);
+	/* Only do the DMI check if reboot_type hasn't been overridden
+	 * on the command line
+	 */
+	if (reboot_default) {
+		dmi_check_system(pci_reboot_dmi_table);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 core_initcall(pci_reboot_init);