[PATCH v4 2/7] reset: Add explicit cold reset support
Quentin Schulz
quentin.schulz at cherry.de
Fri Jun 26 17:00:12 CEST 2026
Hi Denis,
On 6/3/26 9:07 AM, dmukhin at ford.com wrote:
> Some prototype boards default to a non-cold reset type, e.g. warm reset.
>
> Add 'reset -c' so users can explicitly request a cold reset when needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Mukhin <dmukhin at ford.com>
> ---
> Changes since v3:
> - preserved existing behavior for 'reset -edl' handling
> - corrected commit message formatting
> ---
> cmd/boot.c | 3 ++-
> drivers/sysreset/sysreset-uclass.c | 13 +++++++++++--
> 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/cmd/boot.c b/cmd/boot.c
> index 29cdf4a9a81a..5cac6cf3fed0 100644
> --- a/cmd/boot.c
> +++ b/cmd/boot.c
> @@ -59,13 +59,14 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
> U_BOOT_CMD(
> reset, 2, 0, do_reset,
> "Perform RESET of the CPU",
> - "- cold boot without level specifier\n"
> + "- reset using the configured default type\n"
NACK. It performs a cold boot when the level (-w) is not specified so we
need to keep this as is.
> #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SYSRESET_CMD_RESET_ARGS)
> // All options handled by sysreset drivers via their sysreset_ops.request_arg callback
> #ifdef CONFIG_SYSRESET_QCOM_PSCI
> "reset -edl - Boot to Emergency DownLoad mode\n"
> #endif
> #endif
> + "reset -c - cold reset if implemented\n"
But... why? `reset` already does that why do we need yet another option
for something we already do when no argument is passed?
> "reset -w - warm reset if implemented"
> );
>
> diff --git a/drivers/sysreset/sysreset-uclass.c b/drivers/sysreset/sysreset-uclass.c
> index 5c6dd7cc1c55..1ba698b37285 100644
> --- a/drivers/sysreset/sysreset-uclass.c
> +++ b/drivers/sysreset/sysreset-uclass.c
> @@ -168,8 +168,17 @@ int do_reset(struct cmd_tbl *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
> if (argc > 2)
> return CMD_RET_USAGE;
>
> - if (argc == 2 && argv[1][0] == '-' && argv[1][1] == 'w') {
> - reset_type = SYSRESET_WARM;
> + if (argc == 2 && argv[1][0] == '-' && strlen(argv[1]) == 2) {
> + switch (argv[1][1]) {
> + case 'c':
> + reset_type = SYSRESET_COLD;
> + break;
> + case 'w':
> + reset_type = SYSRESET_WARM;
> + break;
> + default:
> + return CMD_RET_USAGE;
NACK. We support passing arguments to sysreset drivers whenever -w is
not passed, so this will break them. See the sysreset_walk_arg below.
Cheers,
Quentin
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