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Resettable interface provides the ``resettable_is_in_reset()`` function.
This function returns true if the object parameter is currently under reset.
-An object is under reset from the beginning of the *init* phase to the end of
-the *exit* phase. During all three phases, the function will return that the
-object is in reset.
+An object is under reset from the beginning of the *enter* phase (before
+either its children or its own enter method is called) to the *exit*
+phase. During *enter* and *hold* phase only, the function will return that the
+object is in reset. The state is changed after the *exit* is propagated to
+its children and just before calling the object's own *exit* method.
This function may be used if the object behavior has to be adapted
while in reset state. For example if a device has an irq input,