[PATCH v4 6/7] docs: reset: document cold reset option
Quentin Schulz
quentin.schulz at cherry.de
Fri Jun 26 17:05:10 CEST 2026
On 6/3/26 9:07 AM, dmukhin at ford.com wrote:
> Update the reset command documentation to cover 'reset -c' and explain
> that the default reset type can be overridden through the relevant
> Kconfig choice.
>
> Signed-off-by: Denis Mukhin <dmukhin at ford.com>
> ---
> Changes since v3:
> - corrected description for reset command
> ---
> doc/usage/cmd/reset.rst | 11 +++++++----
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/doc/usage/cmd/reset.rst b/doc/usage/cmd/reset.rst
> index 79bc8b9deca5..660527d0b8f9 100644
> --- a/doc/usage/cmd/reset.rst
> +++ b/doc/usage/cmd/reset.rst
> @@ -11,15 +11,18 @@ Synopsis
>
> ::
>
> - reset
> - reset -w
> + reset [-c|-w]
> reset -edl
>
> Description
> -----------
>
> -Perform reset of the CPU. By default does COLD reset, which resets CPU,
> -DDR and peripherals, on some boards also resets external PMIC.
> +Perform reset of the CPU. By default does COLD reset unless overridden via
> +Kconfig CONFIG_SYSRESET_CMD_RESET_DEFAULT_{COLD,WARM,POWER}.
> +
> +-c
> + Do COLD reset: reset CPU and peripheral/DDR; on some boards also resets
> + external PMIC.
>
I really don't like this. I'm afraid we'll end up with very different
meanings by architecture, vendor or even board. I'm not sure I have
anything to suggest though (and maybe we've already reached this issue),
so this is not a NACK but phew, I fear for the future.
Cheers,
Quentin
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