Comment 14 for bug 859075

So it sounds like there *is* a real bug in kde and XFCE. This is not in fact a bug in upstart however, as it is doing exactly as each name implies. Halting is an uncommon but real need for some systems where one wants to specifically stop the kernel and everything, and then do a hard reset without powering off. So whats needed is for KDE and XFCE to pass -P to shutdown, and possibly for whatever handles the power button do do the same.