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EMERGENCY_RESTART(9)						   Driver Basics					      EMERGENCY_RESTART(9)

NAME
       emergency_restart - reboot the system

SYNOPSIS
       void emergency_restart(void);

ARGUMENTS
       void
	   no arguments

DESCRIPTION
       Without shutting down any hardware or taking any locks reboot the system. This is called when we know we are in trouble so this is our best
       effort to reboot. This is safe to call in interrupt context.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10					     June 2014						      EMERGENCY_RESTART(9)