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44 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
53 #define _COMPONENT ACPI_DISPATCHER
54 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsmethod")
56 /* Local prototypes */
58 acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes(struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
,
59 union acpi_parse_object
**out_op
);
62 acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object
*method_desc
);
64 /*******************************************************************************
66 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method
68 * PARAMETERS: node - Namespace Node of the method
69 * obj_desc - Method object attached to node
73 * DESCRIPTION: Parse a control method AML to scan for control methods that
74 * need serialization due to the creation of named objects.
76 * NOTE: It is a bit of overkill to mark all such methods serialized, since
77 * there is only a problem if the method actually blocks during execution.
78 * A blocking operation is, for example, a Sleep() operation, or any access
79 * to an operation region. However, it is probably not possible to easily
80 * detect whether a method will block or not, so we simply mark all suspicious
81 * methods as serialized.
83 * NOTE2: This code is essentially a generic routine for parsing a single
86 ******************************************************************************/
89 acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method(struct acpi_namespace_node
*node
,
90 union acpi_operand_object
*obj_desc
)
93 union acpi_parse_object
*op
= NULL
;
94 struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
;
96 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_auto_serialize_method
, node
);
98 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE
,
99 "Method auto-serialization parse [%4.4s] %p\n",
100 acpi_ut_get_node_name(node
), node
));
102 /* Create/Init a root op for the method parse tree */
104 op
= acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_METHOD_OP
, obj_desc
->method
.aml_start
);
106 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY
);
109 acpi_ps_set_name(op
, node
->name
.integer
);
110 op
->common
.node
= node
;
112 /* Create and initialize a new walk state */
115 acpi_ds_create_walk_state(node
->owner_id
, NULL
, NULL
, NULL
);
118 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY
);
121 status
= acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(walk_state
, op
, node
,
122 obj_desc
->method
.aml_start
,
123 obj_desc
->method
.aml_length
, NULL
, 0);
124 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
125 acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(walk_state
);
127 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
130 walk_state
->descending_callback
= acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes
;
132 /* Parse the method, scan for creation of named objects */
134 status
= acpi_ps_parse_aml(walk_state
);
136 acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree(op
);
137 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
140 /*******************************************************************************
142 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes
144 * PARAMETERS: walk_state - Current state of the parse tree walk
145 * out_op - Unused, required for parser interface
149 * DESCRIPTION: Descending callback used during the loading of ACPI tables.
150 * Currently used to detect methods that must be marked serialized
151 * in order to avoid problems with the creation of named objects.
153 ******************************************************************************/
156 acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes(struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
,
157 union acpi_parse_object
**out_op
)
160 ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes
);
162 /* We are only interested in opcodes that create a new name */
165 (walk_state
->op_info
->
166 flags
& (AML_NAMED
| AML_CREATE
| AML_FIELD
))) {
171 * At this point, we know we have a Named object opcode.
172 * Mark the method as serialized. Later code will create a mutex for
173 * this method to enforce serialization.
175 * Note, ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL flag means that we will ignore the
176 * Sync Level mechanism for this method, even though it is now serialized.
177 * Otherwise, there can be conflicts with existing ASL code that actually
180 walk_state
->method_desc
->method
.sync_level
= 0;
181 walk_state
->method_desc
->method
.info_flags
|=
182 (ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED
| ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL
);
184 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO
,
185 "Method serialized [%4.4s] %p - [%s] (%4.4X)\n",
186 walk_state
->method_node
->name
.ascii
,
187 walk_state
->method_node
, walk_state
->op_info
->name
,
188 walk_state
->opcode
));
190 /* Abort the parse, no need to examine this method any further */
192 return (AE_CTRL_TERMINATE
);
195 /*******************************************************************************
197 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_method_error
199 * PARAMETERS: status - Execution status
200 * walk_state - Current state
204 * DESCRIPTION: Called on method error. Invoke the global exception handler if
205 * present, dump the method data if the debugger is configured
207 * Note: Allows the exception handler to change the status code
209 ******************************************************************************/
212 acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status
, struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
)
217 ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
219 /* Ignore AE_OK and control exception codes */
221 if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status
) || (status
& AE_CODE_CONTROL
)) {
225 /* Invoke the global exception handler */
227 if (acpi_gbl_exception_handler
) {
229 /* Exit the interpreter, allow handler to execute methods */
231 acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
234 * Handler can map the exception code to anything it wants, including
235 * AE_OK, in which case the executing method will not be aborted.
237 aml_offset
= (u32
)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state
->aml
,
238 walk_state
->parser_state
.
241 if (walk_state
->method_node
) {
242 name
= walk_state
->method_node
->name
.integer
;
243 } else if (walk_state
->deferred_node
) {
244 name
= walk_state
->deferred_node
->name
.integer
;
247 status
= acpi_gbl_exception_handler(status
, name
,
250 acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
253 acpi_ds_clear_implicit_return(walk_state
);
255 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
256 acpi_ds_dump_method_stack(status
, walk_state
, walk_state
->op
);
258 /* Display method locals/args if debugger is present */
261 acpi_db_dump_method_info(status
, walk_state
);
268 /*******************************************************************************
270 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_create_method_mutex
272 * PARAMETERS: obj_desc - The method object
276 * DESCRIPTION: Create a mutex object for a serialized control method
278 ******************************************************************************/
281 acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object
*method_desc
)
283 union acpi_operand_object
*mutex_desc
;
286 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_create_method_mutex
);
288 /* Create the new mutex object */
290 mutex_desc
= acpi_ut_create_internal_object(ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX
);
292 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY
);
295 /* Create the actual OS Mutex */
297 status
= acpi_os_create_mutex(&mutex_desc
->mutex
.os_mutex
);
298 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
299 acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(mutex_desc
);
300 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
303 mutex_desc
->mutex
.sync_level
= method_desc
->method
.sync_level
;
304 method_desc
->method
.mutex
= mutex_desc
;
305 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK
);
308 /*******************************************************************************
310 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_begin_method_execution
312 * PARAMETERS: method_node - Node of the method
313 * obj_desc - The method object
314 * walk_state - current state, NULL if not yet executing
319 * DESCRIPTION: Prepare a method for execution. Parses the method if necessary,
320 * increments the thread count, and waits at the method semaphore
321 * for clearance to execute.
323 ******************************************************************************/
326 acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node
*method_node
,
327 union acpi_operand_object
*obj_desc
,
328 struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
)
330 acpi_status status
= AE_OK
;
332 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_begin_method_execution
, method_node
);
335 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY
);
338 acpi_ex_start_trace_method(method_node
, obj_desc
, walk_state
);
340 /* Prevent wraparound of thread count */
342 if (obj_desc
->method
.thread_count
== ACPI_UINT8_MAX
) {
344 "Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)"));
345 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT
);
349 * If this method is serialized, we need to acquire the method mutex.
351 if (obj_desc
->method
.info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED
) {
353 * Create a mutex for the method if it is defined to be Serialized
354 * and a mutex has not already been created. We defer the mutex creation
355 * until a method is actually executed, to minimize the object count
357 if (!obj_desc
->method
.mutex
) {
358 status
= acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(obj_desc
);
359 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
360 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
365 * The current_sync_level (per-thread) must be less than or equal to
366 * the sync level of the method. This mechanism provides some
367 * deadlock prevention.
369 * If the method was auto-serialized, we just ignore the sync level
370 * mechanism, because auto-serialization of methods can interfere
371 * with ASL code that actually uses sync levels.
373 * Top-level method invocation has no walk state at this point
377 info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL
))
378 && (walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
>
379 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.sync_level
)) {
381 "Cannot acquire Mutex for method [%4.4s]"
382 ", current SyncLevel is too large (%u)",
383 acpi_ut_get_node_name(method_node
),
384 walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
));
386 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_ORDER
);
390 * Obtain the method mutex if necessary. Do not acquire mutex for a
394 !obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
||
395 (walk_state
->thread
->thread_id
!=
396 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
)) {
398 * Acquire the method mutex. This releases the interpreter if we
399 * block (and reacquires it before it returns)
402 acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->
405 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
406 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
409 /* Update the mutex and walk info and save the original sync_level */
412 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.
413 original_sync_level
=
414 walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
;
416 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
=
417 walk_state
->thread
->thread_id
;
420 * Update the current sync_level only if this is not an auto-
421 * serialized method. In the auto case, we have to ignore
422 * the sync level for the method mutex (created for the
423 * auto-serialization) because we have no idea of what the
424 * sync level should be. Therefore, just ignore it.
426 if (!(obj_desc
->method
.info_flags
&
427 ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL
)) {
428 walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
=
429 obj_desc
->method
.sync_level
;
432 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.
433 original_sync_level
=
434 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.sync_level
;
436 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
=
437 acpi_os_get_thread_id();
441 /* Always increase acquisition depth */
443 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.acquisition_depth
++;
447 * Allocate an Owner ID for this method, only if this is the first thread
448 * to begin concurrent execution. We only need one owner_id, even if the
449 * method is invoked recursively.
451 if (!obj_desc
->method
.owner_id
) {
452 status
= acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(&obj_desc
->method
.owner_id
);
453 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
459 * Increment the method parse tree thread count since it has been
460 * reentered one more time (even if it is the same thread)
462 obj_desc
->method
.thread_count
++;
464 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
467 /* On error, must release the method mutex (if present) */
469 if (obj_desc
->method
.mutex
) {
470 acpi_os_release_mutex(obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.os_mutex
);
472 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
475 /*******************************************************************************
477 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_call_control_method
479 * PARAMETERS: thread - Info for this thread
480 * this_walk_state - Current walk state
481 * op - Current Op to be walked
485 * DESCRIPTION: Transfer execution to a called control method
487 ******************************************************************************/
490 acpi_ds_call_control_method(struct acpi_thread_state
*thread
,
491 struct acpi_walk_state
*this_walk_state
,
492 union acpi_parse_object
*op
)
495 struct acpi_namespace_node
*method_node
;
496 struct acpi_walk_state
*next_walk_state
= NULL
;
497 union acpi_operand_object
*obj_desc
;
498 struct acpi_evaluate_info
*info
;
501 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_call_control_method
, this_walk_state
);
503 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
504 "Calling method %p, currentstate=%p\n",
505 this_walk_state
->prev_op
, this_walk_state
));
508 * Get the namespace entry for the control method we are about to call
510 method_node
= this_walk_state
->method_call_node
;
512 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY
);
515 obj_desc
= acpi_ns_get_attached_object(method_node
);
517 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT
);
520 /* Init for new method, possibly wait on method mutex */
523 acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(method_node
, obj_desc
,
525 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
526 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
529 /* Begin method parse/execution. Create a new walk state */
532 acpi_ds_create_walk_state(obj_desc
->method
.owner_id
, NULL
, obj_desc
,
534 if (!next_walk_state
) {
535 status
= AE_NO_MEMORY
;
540 * The resolved arguments were put on the previous walk state's operand
541 * stack. Operands on the previous walk state stack always
542 * start at index 0. Also, null terminate the list of arguments
544 this_walk_state
->operands
[this_walk_state
->num_operands
] = NULL
;
547 * Allocate and initialize the evaluation information block
548 * TBD: this is somewhat inefficient, should change interface to
549 * ds_init_aml_walk. For now, keeps this struct off the CPU stack
551 info
= ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_evaluate_info
));
553 status
= AE_NO_MEMORY
;
557 info
->parameters
= &this_walk_state
->operands
[0];
559 status
= acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(next_walk_state
, NULL
, method_node
,
560 obj_desc
->method
.aml_start
,
561 obj_desc
->method
.aml_length
, info
,
565 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
570 * Delete the operands on the previous walkstate operand stack
571 * (they were copied to new objects)
573 for (i
= 0; i
< obj_desc
->method
.param_count
; i
++) {
574 acpi_ut_remove_reference(this_walk_state
->operands
[i
]);
575 this_walk_state
->operands
[i
] = NULL
;
578 /* Clear the operand stack */
580 this_walk_state
->num_operands
= 0;
582 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
583 "**** Begin nested execution of [%4.4s] **** WalkState=%p\n",
584 method_node
->name
.ascii
, next_walk_state
));
586 /* Invoke an internal method if necessary */
588 if (obj_desc
->method
.info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY
) {
590 obj_desc
->method
.dispatch
.implementation(next_walk_state
);
591 if (status
== AE_OK
) {
592 status
= AE_CTRL_TERMINATE
;
596 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
600 /* On error, we must terminate the method properly */
602 acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(obj_desc
, next_walk_state
);
603 acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(next_walk_state
);
605 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
608 /*******************************************************************************
610 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_restart_control_method
612 * PARAMETERS: walk_state - State for preempted method (caller)
613 * return_desc - Return value from the called method
617 * DESCRIPTION: Restart a method that was preempted by another (nested) method
618 * invocation. Handle the return value (if any) from the callee.
620 ******************************************************************************/
623 acpi_ds_restart_control_method(struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
,
624 union acpi_operand_object
*return_desc
)
627 int same_as_implicit_return
;
629 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_restart_control_method
, walk_state
);
631 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
632 "****Restart [%4.4s] Op %p ReturnValueFromCallee %p\n",
633 acpi_ut_get_node_name(walk_state
->method_node
),
634 walk_state
->method_call_op
, return_desc
));
636 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
637 " ReturnFromThisMethodUsed?=%X ResStack %p Walk %p\n",
638 walk_state
->return_used
,
639 walk_state
->results
, walk_state
));
641 /* Did the called method return a value? */
645 /* Is the implicit return object the same as the return desc? */
647 same_as_implicit_return
=
648 (walk_state
->implicit_return_obj
== return_desc
);
650 /* Are we actually going to use the return value? */
652 if (walk_state
->return_used
) {
654 /* Save the return value from the previous method */
656 status
= acpi_ds_result_push(return_desc
, walk_state
);
657 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
658 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc
);
659 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
663 * Save as THIS method's return value in case it is returned
664 * immediately to yet another method
666 walk_state
->return_desc
= return_desc
;
670 * The following code is the optional support for the so-called
671 * "implicit return". Some AML code assumes that the last value of the
672 * method is "implicitly" returned to the caller, in the absence of an
673 * explicit return value.
675 * Just save the last result of the method as the return value.
677 * NOTE: this is optional because the ASL language does not actually
678 * support this behavior.
680 else if (!acpi_ds_do_implicit_return
681 (return_desc
, walk_state
, FALSE
)
682 || same_as_implicit_return
) {
684 * Delete the return value if it will not be used by the
685 * calling method or remove one reference if the explicit return
686 * is the same as the implicit return value.
688 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc
);
692 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK
);
695 /*******************************************************************************
697 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_terminate_control_method
699 * PARAMETERS: method_desc - Method object
700 * walk_state - State associated with the method
704 * DESCRIPTION: Terminate a control method. Delete everything that the method
705 * created, delete all locals and arguments, and delete the parse
708 * MUTEX: Interpreter is locked
710 ******************************************************************************/
713 acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object
*method_desc
,
714 struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
)
717 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_terminate_control_method
, walk_state
);
719 /* method_desc is required, walk_state is optional */
727 /* Delete all arguments and locals */
729 acpi_ds_method_data_delete_all(walk_state
);
732 * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within the
733 * namespace by the execution of this method. Unless:
734 * 1) This method is a module-level executable code method, in which
735 * case we want make the objects permanent.
736 * 2) There are other threads executing the method, in which case we
737 * will wait until the last thread has completed.
739 if (!(method_desc
->method
.info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL
)
740 && (method_desc
->method
.thread_count
== 1)) {
742 /* Delete any direct children of (created by) this method */
744 (void)acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
745 acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree(walk_state
->
747 (void)acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
750 * Delete any objects that were created by this method
751 * elsewhere in the namespace (if any were created).
752 * Use of the ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE optimizes the
753 * deletion such that we don't have to perform an entire
754 * namespace walk for every control method execution.
756 if (method_desc
->method
.
757 info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE
) {
758 (void)acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
759 acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(method_desc
->
762 (void)acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
763 method_desc
->method
.info_flags
&=
764 ~ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE
;
769 * If method is serialized, release the mutex and restore the
770 * current sync level for this thread
772 if (method_desc
->method
.mutex
) {
774 /* Acquisition Depth handles recursive calls */
776 method_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.acquisition_depth
--;
777 if (!method_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.acquisition_depth
) {
778 walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
=
779 method_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.
782 acpi_os_release_mutex(method_desc
->method
.
783 mutex
->mutex
.os_mutex
);
784 method_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
= 0;
789 /* Decrement the thread count on the method */
791 if (method_desc
->method
.thread_count
) {
792 method_desc
->method
.thread_count
--;
794 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO
, "Invalid zero thread count in method"));
797 /* Are there any other threads currently executing this method? */
799 if (method_desc
->method
.thread_count
) {
801 * Additional threads. Do not release the owner_id in this case,
802 * we immediately reuse it for the next thread executing this method
804 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
805 "*** Completed execution of one thread, %u threads remaining\n",
806 method_desc
->method
.thread_count
));
808 /* This is the only executing thread for this method */
811 * Support to dynamically change a method from not_serialized to
812 * Serialized if it appears that the method is incorrectly written and
813 * does not support multiple thread execution. The best example of this
814 * is if such a method creates namespace objects and blocks. A second
815 * thread will fail with an AE_ALREADY_EXISTS exception.
817 * This code is here because we must wait until the last thread exits
818 * before marking the method as serialized.
820 if (method_desc
->method
.
821 info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING
) {
823 ACPI_INFO(("Marking method %4.4s as Serialized "
824 "because of AE_ALREADY_EXISTS error",
825 walk_state
->method_node
->name
.
830 * Method tried to create an object twice and was marked as
831 * "pending serialized". The probable cause is that the method
832 * cannot handle reentrancy.
834 * The method was created as not_serialized, but it tried to create
835 * a named object and then blocked, causing the second thread
836 * entrance to begin and then fail. Workaround this problem by
837 * marking the method permanently as Serialized when the last
840 method_desc
->method
.info_flags
&=
841 ~ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING
;
843 method_desc
->method
.info_flags
|=
844 (ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED
|
845 ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL
);
846 method_desc
->method
.sync_level
= 0;
849 /* No more threads, we can free the owner_id */
852 (method_desc
->method
.
853 info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL
)) {
854 acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&method_desc
->method
.owner_id
);
858 acpi_ex_stop_trace_method((struct acpi_namespace_node
*)method_desc
->
859 method
.node
, method_desc
, walk_state
);