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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 acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
104 /* Create/Init a root op for the method parse tree */
106 op
= acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_METHOD_OP
, obj_desc
->method
.aml_start
);
108 status
= AE_NO_MEMORY
;
112 acpi_ps_set_name(op
, node
->name
.integer
);
113 op
->common
.node
= node
;
115 /* Create and initialize a new walk state */
118 acpi_ds_create_walk_state(node
->owner_id
, NULL
, NULL
, NULL
);
121 status
= AE_NO_MEMORY
;
125 status
= acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(walk_state
, op
, node
,
126 obj_desc
->method
.aml_start
,
127 obj_desc
->method
.aml_length
, NULL
, 0);
128 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
129 acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(walk_state
);
131 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
134 walk_state
->descending_callback
= acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes
;
136 /* Parse the method, scan for creation of named objects */
138 status
= acpi_ps_parse_aml(walk_state
);
140 acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree(op
);
142 acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
143 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
146 /*******************************************************************************
148 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes
150 * PARAMETERS: walk_state - Current state of the parse tree walk
151 * out_op - Unused, required for parser interface
155 * DESCRIPTION: Descending callback used during the loading of ACPI tables.
156 * Currently used to detect methods that must be marked serialized
157 * in order to avoid problems with the creation of named objects.
159 ******************************************************************************/
162 acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes(struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
,
163 union acpi_parse_object
**out_op
)
166 ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes
);
168 /* We are only interested in opcodes that create a new name */
171 (walk_state
->op_info
->
172 flags
& (AML_NAMED
| AML_CREATE
| AML_FIELD
))) {
177 * At this point, we know we have a Named object opcode.
178 * Mark the method as serialized. Later code will create a mutex for
179 * this method to enforce serialization.
181 * Note, ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL flag means that we will ignore the
182 * Sync Level mechanism for this method, even though it is now serialized.
183 * Otherwise, there can be conflicts with existing ASL code that actually
186 walk_state
->method_desc
->method
.sync_level
= 0;
187 walk_state
->method_desc
->method
.info_flags
|=
188 (ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED
| ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL
);
190 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO
,
191 "Method serialized [%4.4s] %p - [%s] (%4.4X)\n",
192 walk_state
->method_node
->name
.ascii
,
193 walk_state
->method_node
, walk_state
->op_info
->name
,
194 walk_state
->opcode
));
196 /* Abort the parse, no need to examine this method any further */
198 return (AE_CTRL_TERMINATE
);
201 /*******************************************************************************
203 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_method_error
205 * PARAMETERS: status - Execution status
206 * walk_state - Current state
210 * DESCRIPTION: Called on method error. Invoke the global exception handler if
211 * present, dump the method data if the debugger is configured
213 * Note: Allows the exception handler to change the status code
215 ******************************************************************************/
218 acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status
, struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
)
222 ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
224 /* Ignore AE_OK and control exception codes */
226 if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status
) || (status
& AE_CODE_CONTROL
)) {
230 /* Invoke the global exception handler */
232 if (acpi_gbl_exception_handler
) {
234 /* Exit the interpreter, allow handler to execute methods */
236 acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
239 * Handler can map the exception code to anything it wants, including
240 * AE_OK, in which case the executing method will not be aborted.
242 aml_offset
= (u32
)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state
->aml
,
243 walk_state
->parser_state
.
246 status
= acpi_gbl_exception_handler(status
,
247 walk_state
->method_node
?
248 walk_state
->method_node
->
252 acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
255 acpi_ds_clear_implicit_return(walk_state
);
257 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
258 acpi_ds_dump_method_stack(status
, walk_state
, walk_state
->op
);
260 /* Display method locals/args if debugger is present */
263 acpi_db_dump_method_info(status
, walk_state
);
270 /*******************************************************************************
272 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_create_method_mutex
274 * PARAMETERS: obj_desc - The method object
278 * DESCRIPTION: Create a mutex object for a serialized control method
280 ******************************************************************************/
283 acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object
*method_desc
)
285 union acpi_operand_object
*mutex_desc
;
288 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_create_method_mutex
);
290 /* Create the new mutex object */
292 mutex_desc
= acpi_ut_create_internal_object(ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX
);
294 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY
);
297 /* Create the actual OS Mutex */
299 status
= acpi_os_create_mutex(&mutex_desc
->mutex
.os_mutex
);
300 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
301 acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(mutex_desc
);
302 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
305 mutex_desc
->mutex
.sync_level
= method_desc
->method
.sync_level
;
306 method_desc
->method
.mutex
= mutex_desc
;
307 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK
);
310 /*******************************************************************************
312 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_begin_method_execution
314 * PARAMETERS: method_node - Node of the method
315 * obj_desc - The method object
316 * walk_state - current state, NULL if not yet executing
321 * DESCRIPTION: Prepare a method for execution. Parses the method if necessary,
322 * increments the thread count, and waits at the method semaphore
323 * for clearance to execute.
325 ******************************************************************************/
328 acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node
*method_node
,
329 union acpi_operand_object
*obj_desc
,
330 struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
)
332 acpi_status status
= AE_OK
;
334 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_begin_method_execution
, method_node
);
337 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY
);
340 acpi_ex_start_trace_method(method_node
, obj_desc
, walk_state
);
342 /* Prevent wraparound of thread count */
344 if (obj_desc
->method
.thread_count
== ACPI_UINT8_MAX
) {
346 "Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)"));
347 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT
);
351 * If this method is serialized, we need to acquire the method mutex.
353 if (obj_desc
->method
.info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED
) {
355 * Create a mutex for the method if it is defined to be Serialized
356 * and a mutex has not already been created. We defer the mutex creation
357 * until a method is actually executed, to minimize the object count
359 if (!obj_desc
->method
.mutex
) {
360 status
= acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(obj_desc
);
361 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
362 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
367 * The current_sync_level (per-thread) must be less than or equal to
368 * the sync level of the method. This mechanism provides some
369 * deadlock prevention.
371 * If the method was auto-serialized, we just ignore the sync level
372 * mechanism, because auto-serialization of methods can interfere
373 * with ASL code that actually uses sync levels.
375 * Top-level method invocation has no walk state at this point
379 info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL
))
380 && (walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
>
381 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.sync_level
)) {
383 "Cannot acquire Mutex for method [%4.4s]"
384 ", current SyncLevel is too large (%u)",
385 acpi_ut_get_node_name(method_node
),
386 walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
));
388 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_ORDER
);
392 * Obtain the method mutex if necessary. Do not acquire mutex for a
396 !obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
||
397 (walk_state
->thread
->thread_id
!=
398 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
)) {
400 * Acquire the method mutex. This releases the interpreter if we
401 * block (and reacquires it before it returns)
404 acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->
407 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
408 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
411 /* Update the mutex and walk info and save the original sync_level */
414 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.
415 original_sync_level
=
416 walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
;
418 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
=
419 walk_state
->thread
->thread_id
;
422 * Update the current sync_level only if this is not an auto-
423 * serialized method. In the auto case, we have to ignore
424 * the sync level for the method mutex (created for the
425 * auto-serialization) because we have no idea of what the
426 * sync level should be. Therefore, just ignore it.
428 if (!(obj_desc
->method
.info_flags
&
429 ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL
)) {
430 walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
=
431 obj_desc
->method
.sync_level
;
434 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.
435 original_sync_level
=
436 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.sync_level
;
438 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
=
439 acpi_os_get_thread_id();
443 /* Always increase acquisition depth */
445 obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.acquisition_depth
++;
449 * Allocate an Owner ID for this method, only if this is the first thread
450 * to begin concurrent execution. We only need one owner_id, even if the
451 * method is invoked recursively.
453 if (!obj_desc
->method
.owner_id
) {
454 status
= acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(&obj_desc
->method
.owner_id
);
455 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
461 * Increment the method parse tree thread count since it has been
462 * reentered one more time (even if it is the same thread)
464 obj_desc
->method
.thread_count
++;
466 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
469 /* On error, must release the method mutex (if present) */
471 if (obj_desc
->method
.mutex
) {
472 acpi_os_release_mutex(obj_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.os_mutex
);
474 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
477 /*******************************************************************************
479 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_call_control_method
481 * PARAMETERS: thread - Info for this thread
482 * this_walk_state - Current walk state
483 * op - Current Op to be walked
487 * DESCRIPTION: Transfer execution to a called control method
489 ******************************************************************************/
492 acpi_ds_call_control_method(struct acpi_thread_state
*thread
,
493 struct acpi_walk_state
*this_walk_state
,
494 union acpi_parse_object
*op
)
497 struct acpi_namespace_node
*method_node
;
498 struct acpi_walk_state
*next_walk_state
= NULL
;
499 union acpi_operand_object
*obj_desc
;
500 struct acpi_evaluate_info
*info
;
503 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_call_control_method
, this_walk_state
);
505 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
506 "Calling method %p, currentstate=%p\n",
507 this_walk_state
->prev_op
, this_walk_state
));
510 * Get the namespace entry for the control method we are about to call
512 method_node
= this_walk_state
->method_call_node
;
514 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY
);
517 obj_desc
= acpi_ns_get_attached_object(method_node
);
519 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT
);
522 /* Init for new method, possibly wait on method mutex */
525 acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(method_node
, obj_desc
,
527 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
528 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
531 /* Begin method parse/execution. Create a new walk state */
534 acpi_ds_create_walk_state(obj_desc
->method
.owner_id
, NULL
, obj_desc
,
536 if (!next_walk_state
) {
537 status
= AE_NO_MEMORY
;
542 * The resolved arguments were put on the previous walk state's operand
543 * stack. Operands on the previous walk state stack always
544 * start at index 0. Also, null terminate the list of arguments
546 this_walk_state
->operands
[this_walk_state
->num_operands
] = NULL
;
549 * Allocate and initialize the evaluation information block
550 * TBD: this is somewhat inefficient, should change interface to
551 * ds_init_aml_walk. For now, keeps this struct off the CPU stack
553 info
= ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_evaluate_info
));
555 status
= AE_NO_MEMORY
;
559 info
->parameters
= &this_walk_state
->operands
[0];
561 status
= acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(next_walk_state
, NULL
, method_node
,
562 obj_desc
->method
.aml_start
,
563 obj_desc
->method
.aml_length
, info
,
567 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
572 * Delete the operands on the previous walkstate operand stack
573 * (they were copied to new objects)
575 for (i
= 0; i
< obj_desc
->method
.param_count
; i
++) {
576 acpi_ut_remove_reference(this_walk_state
->operands
[i
]);
577 this_walk_state
->operands
[i
] = NULL
;
580 /* Clear the operand stack */
582 this_walk_state
->num_operands
= 0;
584 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
585 "**** Begin nested execution of [%4.4s] **** WalkState=%p\n",
586 method_node
->name
.ascii
, next_walk_state
));
588 /* Invoke an internal method if necessary */
590 if (obj_desc
->method
.info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY
) {
592 obj_desc
->method
.dispatch
.implementation(next_walk_state
);
593 if (status
== AE_OK
) {
594 status
= AE_CTRL_TERMINATE
;
598 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
602 /* On error, we must terminate the method properly */
604 acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(obj_desc
, next_walk_state
);
605 acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(next_walk_state
);
607 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
610 /*******************************************************************************
612 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_restart_control_method
614 * PARAMETERS: walk_state - State for preempted method (caller)
615 * return_desc - Return value from the called method
619 * DESCRIPTION: Restart a method that was preempted by another (nested) method
620 * invocation. Handle the return value (if any) from the callee.
622 ******************************************************************************/
625 acpi_ds_restart_control_method(struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
,
626 union acpi_operand_object
*return_desc
)
629 int same_as_implicit_return
;
631 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_restart_control_method
, walk_state
);
633 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
634 "****Restart [%4.4s] Op %p ReturnValueFromCallee %p\n",
635 acpi_ut_get_node_name(walk_state
->method_node
),
636 walk_state
->method_call_op
, return_desc
));
638 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
639 " ReturnFromThisMethodUsed?=%X ResStack %p Walk %p\n",
640 walk_state
->return_used
,
641 walk_state
->results
, walk_state
));
643 /* Did the called method return a value? */
647 /* Is the implicit return object the same as the return desc? */
649 same_as_implicit_return
=
650 (walk_state
->implicit_return_obj
== return_desc
);
652 /* Are we actually going to use the return value? */
654 if (walk_state
->return_used
) {
656 /* Save the return value from the previous method */
658 status
= acpi_ds_result_push(return_desc
, walk_state
);
659 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status
)) {
660 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc
);
661 return_ACPI_STATUS(status
);
665 * Save as THIS method's return value in case it is returned
666 * immediately to yet another method
668 walk_state
->return_desc
= return_desc
;
672 * The following code is the optional support for the so-called
673 * "implicit return". Some AML code assumes that the last value of the
674 * method is "implicitly" returned to the caller, in the absence of an
675 * explicit return value.
677 * Just save the last result of the method as the return value.
679 * NOTE: this is optional because the ASL language does not actually
680 * support this behavior.
682 else if (!acpi_ds_do_implicit_return
683 (return_desc
, walk_state
, FALSE
)
684 || same_as_implicit_return
) {
686 * Delete the return value if it will not be used by the
687 * calling method or remove one reference if the explicit return
688 * is the same as the implicit return value.
690 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc
);
694 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK
);
697 /*******************************************************************************
699 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_terminate_control_method
701 * PARAMETERS: method_desc - Method object
702 * walk_state - State associated with the method
706 * DESCRIPTION: Terminate a control method. Delete everything that the method
707 * created, delete all locals and arguments, and delete the parse
710 * MUTEX: Interpreter is locked
712 ******************************************************************************/
715 acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object
*method_desc
,
716 struct acpi_walk_state
*walk_state
)
719 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_terminate_control_method
, walk_state
);
721 /* method_desc is required, walk_state is optional */
729 /* Delete all arguments and locals */
731 acpi_ds_method_data_delete_all(walk_state
);
734 * If method is serialized, release the mutex and restore the
735 * current sync level for this thread
737 if (method_desc
->method
.mutex
) {
739 /* Acquisition Depth handles recursive calls */
741 method_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.acquisition_depth
--;
742 if (!method_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.acquisition_depth
) {
743 walk_state
->thread
->current_sync_level
=
744 method_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.
747 acpi_os_release_mutex(method_desc
->method
.
748 mutex
->mutex
.os_mutex
);
749 method_desc
->method
.mutex
->mutex
.thread_id
= 0;
754 * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within the
755 * namespace by the execution of this method. Unless:
756 * 1) This method is a module-level executable code method, in which
757 * case we want make the objects permanent.
758 * 2) There are other threads executing the method, in which case we
759 * will wait until the last thread has completed.
761 if (!(method_desc
->method
.info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL
)
762 && (method_desc
->method
.thread_count
== 1)) {
764 /* Delete any direct children of (created by) this method */
766 (void)acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
767 acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree(walk_state
->
769 (void)acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
772 * Delete any objects that were created by this method
773 * elsewhere in the namespace (if any were created).
774 * Use of the ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE optimizes the
775 * deletion such that we don't have to perform an entire
776 * namespace walk for every control method execution.
778 if (method_desc
->method
.
779 info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE
) {
780 (void)acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
781 acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(method_desc
->
784 (void)acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
785 method_desc
->method
.info_flags
&=
786 ~ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE
;
791 /* Decrement the thread count on the method */
793 if (method_desc
->method
.thread_count
) {
794 method_desc
->method
.thread_count
--;
796 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO
, "Invalid zero thread count in method"));
799 /* Are there any other threads currently executing this method? */
801 if (method_desc
->method
.thread_count
) {
803 * Additional threads. Do not release the owner_id in this case,
804 * we immediately reuse it for the next thread executing this method
806 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH
,
807 "*** Completed execution of one thread, %u threads remaining\n",
808 method_desc
->method
.thread_count
));
810 /* This is the only executing thread for this method */
813 * Support to dynamically change a method from not_serialized to
814 * Serialized if it appears that the method is incorrectly written and
815 * does not support multiple thread execution. The best example of this
816 * is if such a method creates namespace objects and blocks. A second
817 * thread will fail with an AE_ALREADY_EXISTS exception.
819 * This code is here because we must wait until the last thread exits
820 * before marking the method as serialized.
822 if (method_desc
->method
.
823 info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING
) {
825 ACPI_INFO(("Marking method %4.4s as Serialized "
826 "because of AE_ALREADY_EXISTS error",
827 walk_state
->method_node
->name
.
832 * Method tried to create an object twice and was marked as
833 * "pending serialized". The probable cause is that the method
834 * cannot handle reentrancy.
836 * The method was created as not_serialized, but it tried to create
837 * a named object and then blocked, causing the second thread
838 * entrance to begin and then fail. Workaround this problem by
839 * marking the method permanently as Serialized when the last
842 method_desc
->method
.info_flags
&=
843 ~ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING
;
845 method_desc
->method
.info_flags
|=
846 (ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED
|
847 ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL
);
848 method_desc
->method
.sync_level
= 0;
851 /* No more threads, we can free the owner_id */
854 (method_desc
->method
.
855 info_flags
& ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL
)) {
856 acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&method_desc
->method
.owner_id
);
860 acpi_ex_stop_trace_method((struct acpi_namespace_node
*)method_desc
->
861 method
.node
, method_desc
, walk_state
);