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diff --git a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt index ef473dc7f55e..bb9a0a53e76b 100644 --- a/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt +++ b/Documentation/thermal/sysfs-api.txt @@ -582,3 +582,24 @@ platform data is provided, this uses the step_wise throttling policy. This function serves as an arbitrator to set the state of a cooling device. It sets the cooling device to the deepest cooling state if possible. + +6. thermal_emergency_poweroff: + +On an event of critical trip temperature crossing. Thermal framework +allows the system to shutdown gracefully by calling orderly_poweroff(). +In the event of a failure of orderly_poweroff() to shut down the system +we are in danger of keeping the system alive at undesirably high +temperatures. To mitigate this high risk scenario we program a work +queue to fire after a pre-determined number of seconds to start +an emergency shutdown of the device using the kernel_power_off() +function. In case kernel_power_off() fails then finally +emergency_restart() is called in the worst case. + +The delay should be carefully profiled so as to give adequate time for +orderly_poweroff(). In case of failure of an orderly_poweroff() the +emergency poweroff kicks in after the delay has elapsed and shuts down +the system. + +If set to 0 emergency poweroff will not be supported. So a carefully +profiled non-zero positive value is a must for emergerncy poweroff to be +triggered. |