INDIVIDUAL DEVICE RESET AND RECOVERY IN A COMPUTER

A computer includes multiple devices, each providing different functionality to the computer, such as communication functionality, input functionality, output functionality, and so forth. A reset control system of the computer manages resetting of the devices, resetting individual devices as appropriate rather than resetting the entire computer. In response to a malfunction of a particular device, the reset control system selects a set of one or more devices to reset. The devices to reset include the particular device as well as any other devices that will be affected by resetting the particular device (e.g., devices that cannot be powered down or reset separately from the particular device, or devices the operation of which relies on the particular device). The reset control system resets the set of one or more devices, and then adds each reset device back into the computer.