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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst
index 5f62b3b86357..482f3b29f99a 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst
+++ b/Documentation/x86/x86_64/boot-options.rst
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Idle loop
Rebooting
=========
- reboot=b[ios] | t[riple] | k[bd] | a[cpi] | e[fi] [, [w]arm | [c]old]
+ reboot=b[ios] | t[riple] | k[bd] | a[cpi] | e[fi] | p[ci] [, [w]arm | [c]old]
bios
Use the CPU reboot vector for warm reset
warm
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ Rebooting
Use efi reset_system runtime service. If EFI is not configured or
the EFI reset does not work, the reboot path attempts the reset using
the keyboard controller.
+ pci
+ Use a write to the PCI config space register 0xcf9 to trigger reboot.
Using warm reset will be much faster especially on big memory
systems because the BIOS will not go through the memory check.