KICKSTART(9) Message-based devices KICKSTART(9)NAMEKickStart - Perform hard reset of MPT adapter.
SYNOPSIS
int KickStart(MPT_ADAPTER * ioc, int force, int sleepFlag);
ARGUMENTS
ioc
Pointer to MPT_ADAPTER structure
force
Force hard reset
sleepFlag
Specifies whether the process can sleep
DESCRIPTION
This routine places MPT adapter in diagnostic mode via the
WriteSequence register, and then performs a hard reset of adapter via
the Diagnostic register.
INPUTS
sleepflag - CAN_SLEEP (non-interrupt thread) or NO_SLEEP (interrupt
thread, use mdelay) force - 1 if doorbell active, board fault state
board operational, IOC_RECOVERY or IOC_BRINGUP and there is an alt_ioc.
0 else
RETURNS
1 - hard reset, READY 0 - no reset due to History bit, READY -1 - no
reset due to History bit but not READY OR reset but failed to come
READY -2 - no reset, could not enter DIAG mode -3 - reset but bad FW
bit
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