RESET METHOD AND NETWORK DEVICE

The present invention relates to a reset method and a network device. The method includes: receiving, by an SPI Flash, a reset instruction sent by a processor; and performing reset processing corresponding to the reset instruction according to the reset instruction, where the reset instruction includes interrupting a current operation, recording interruption state information when the current operation is interrupted, and setting a current state to a state of responding to a read instruction of the processor; after finishing the reset operation, sending, by the processor, a read instruction to the SPI Flash, and receiving interruption state information sent by the SPI Flash according to the read instruction; and then determining, according to the interruption state information, whether the interrupted operation in the SPI Flash needs to be continued, and if yes, sending an instruction of continuing the interrupted operation to the SPI Flash.