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-rw-r--r--MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.c3
-rw-r--r--MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.h10
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.c b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.c
index b8e3ea460d..75cff37773 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.c
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ DoS3 (
valid if ResetStatus is something other than EFI_SUCCESS
unless the ResetType is EfiResetPlatformSpecific
where a minimum amount of ResetData is always required.
+ For a ResetType of EfiResetPlatformSpecific the data buffer
+ also starts with a Null-terminated string that is followed
+ by an EFI_GUID that describes the specific type of reset to perform.
**/
VOID
EFIAPI
diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.h b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.h
index 73e657d4e0..75cdd88896 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.h
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Universal/ResetSystemRuntimeDxe/ResetSystem.h
@@ -75,10 +75,18 @@ InitializeResetSystem (
@param[in] ResetType The type of reset to perform.
@param[in] ResetStatus The status code for the reset.
- @param[in] DataSize The size, in bytes, of WatchdogData.
+ @param[in] DataSize The size, in bytes, of ResetData.
@param[in] ResetData For a ResetType of EfiResetCold, EfiResetWarm, or
EfiResetShutdown the data buffer starts with a Null-terminated
string, optionally followed by additional binary data.
+ The string is a description that the caller may use to further
+ indicate the reason for the system reset. ResetData is only
+ valid if ResetStatus is something other than EFI_SUCCESS
+ unless the ResetType is EfiResetPlatformSpecific
+ where a minimum amount of ResetData is always required.
+ For a ResetType of EfiResetPlatformSpecific the data buffer
+ also starts with a Null-terminated string that is followed
+ by an EFI_GUID that describes the specific type of reset to perform.
**/
VOID