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Date:   Fri, 6 Nov 2020 14:33:12 -0800
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To:     Matteo Croce <mcroce@linux.microsoft.com>
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        Tyler Hicks <tyhicks@linux.microsoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] reboot: allow to specify reboot mode via sysfs
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On Fri,  6 Nov 2020 21:07:04 +0100 Matteo Croce <mcroce@linux.microsoft.com> wrote:

> The kernel cmdline reboot= option offers some sort of control
> on how the reboot is issued.
> Add handles in sysfs to allow setting these reboot options, so they
> can be changed when the system is booted, other than at boot time.

Please include a description of why you believe the kernel needs this
feature.  Use cases, end-user benefits, etc.

We've survived this long without it - what changed?