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[linux-block.git] / Documentation / IPMI.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/IPMI.txt b/Documentation/IPMI.txt
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--- a/Documentation/IPMI.txt
+++ b/Documentation/IPMI.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ standard for controlling intelligent devices that monitor a system.
 It provides for dynamic discovery of sensors in the system and the
 ability to monitor the sensors and be informed when the sensor's
 values change or go outside certain boundaries.  It also has a
-standardized database for field-replacable units (FRUs) and a watchdog
+standardized database for field-replaceable units (FRUs) and a watchdog
 timer.
 
 To use this, you need an interface to an IPMI controller in your
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ situation, you need to read the section below named 'The SI Driver' or
 IPMI defines a standard watchdog timer.  You can enable this with the
 'IPMI Watchdog Timer' config option.  If you compile the driver into
 the kernel, then via a kernel command-line option you can have the
-watchdog timer start as soon as it intitializes.  It also have a lot
+watchdog timer start as soon as it initializes.  It also have a lot
 of other options, see the 'Watchdog' section below for more details.
 Note that you can also have the watchdog continue to run if it is
 closed (by default it is disabled on close).  Go into the 'Watchdog
@@ -594,3 +594,24 @@ an event generator, the event receiver from the local management
 controller will be queried and the events sent to the SEL on that
 device.  Otherwise, the events go nowhere since there is nowhere to
 send them.
+
+
+Poweroff
+--------
+
+If the poweroff capability is selected, the IPMI driver will install
+a shutdown function into the standard poweroff function pointer.  This
+is in the ipmi_poweroff module.  When the system requests a powerdown,
+it will send the proper IPMI commands to do this.  This is supported on
+several platforms.
+
+There is a module parameter named "poweroff_powercycle" that may
+either be zero (do a power down) or non-zero (do a power cycle, power
+the system off, then power it on in a few seconds).  Setting
+ipmi_poweroff.poweroff_control=x will do the same thing on the kernel
+command line.  The parameter is also available via the proc filesystem
+in /proc/sys/dev/ipmi/poweroff_powercycle.  Note that if the system
+does not support power cycling, it will always do the power off.
+
+Note that if you have ACPI enabled, the system will prefer using ACPI to
+power off.