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+// Copyright 2022, The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+//! Functions for shutting down the VM.
+
+use psci::{system_off, system_reset};
+
+/// Makes a `PSCI_SYSTEM_OFF` call to shutdown the VM.
+///
+/// Panics if it returns an error.
+pub fn shutdown() -> ! {
+    system_off().unwrap();
+    #[allow(clippy::empty_loop)]
+    loop {}
+}
+
+/// Makes a `PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET` call to shutdown the VM abnormally.
+///
+/// Panics if it returns an error.
+pub fn reboot() -> ! {
+    system_reset().unwrap();
+    #[allow(clippy::empty_loop)]
+    loop {}
+}