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ORDERLY_POWEROFF(9)						   Driver Basics					       ORDERLY_POWEROFF(9)

NAME
       orderly_poweroff - Trigger an orderly system poweroff

SYNOPSIS
       int orderly_poweroff(bool force);

ARGUMENTS
       force
	   force poweroff if command execution fails

DESCRIPTION
       This may be called from any context to trigger a system shutdown. If the orderly shutdown fails, it will force an immediate shutdown.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010						       ORDERLY_POWEROFF(9)