drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c

   1 /******************************************************************************
   2  *
   3  * Module Name: dsmethod - Parser/Interpreter interface - control method parsing
   4  *
   5  *****************************************************************************/
   6
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  43
  44 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
  45 #include "accommon.h"
  46 #include "acdispat.h"
  47 #include "acinterp.h"
  48 #include "acnamesp.h"
  49 #ifdef  ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
  50 #include "acdisasm.h"
  51 #endif
  52
  53 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_DISPATCHER
  54 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsmethod")
  55
  56 /* Local prototypes */
  57 static acpi_status
  58 acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc);
  59
  60 /*******************************************************************************
  61  *
  62  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_error
  63  *
  64  * PARAMETERS:  status          - Execution status
  65  *              walk_state      - Current state
  66  *
  67  * RETURN:      Status
  68  *
  69  * DESCRIPTION: Called on method error. Invoke the global exception handler if
  70  *              present, dump the method data if the disassembler is configured
  71  *
  72  *              Note: Allows the exception handler to change the status code
  73  *
  74  ******************************************************************************/
  75
  76 acpi_status
  77 acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
  78 {
  79         ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
  80
  81         /* Ignore AE_OK and control exception codes */
  82
  83         if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) || (status & AE_CODE_CONTROL)) {
  84                 return (status);
  85         }
  86
  87         /* Invoke the global exception handler */
  88
  89         if (acpi_gbl_exception_handler) {
  90
  91                 /* Exit the interpreter, allow handler to execute methods */
  92
  93                 acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
  94
  95                 /*
  96                  * Handler can map the exception code to anything it wants, including
  97                  * AE_OK, in which case the executing method will not be aborted.
  98                  */
  99                 status = acpi_gbl_exception_handler(status,
 100                                                     walk_state->method_node ?
 101                                                     walk_state->method_node->
 102                                                     name.integer : 0,
 103                                                     walk_state->opcode,
 104                                                     walk_state->aml_offset,
 105                                                     NULL);
 106                 acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 107         }
 108
 109         acpi_ds_clear_implicit_return(walk_state);
 110
 111 #ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
 112         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 113
 114                 /* Display method locals/args if disassembler is present */
 115
 116                 acpi_dm_dump_method_info(status, walk_state, walk_state->op);
 117         }
 118 #endif
 119
 120         return (status);
 121 }
 122
 123 /*******************************************************************************
 124  *
 125  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_method_mutex
 126  *
 127  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc            - The method object
 128  *
 129  * RETURN:      Status
 130  *
 131  * DESCRIPTION: Create a mutex object for a serialized control method
 132  *
 133  ******************************************************************************/
 134
 135 static acpi_status
 136 acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc)
 137 {
 138         union acpi_operand_object *mutex_desc;
 139         acpi_status status;
 140
 141         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_create_method_mutex);
 142
 143         /* Create the new mutex object */
 144
 145         mutex_desc = acpi_ut_create_internal_object(ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX);
 146         if (!mutex_desc) {
 147                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 148         }
 149
 150         /* Create the actual OS Mutex */
 151
 152         status = acpi_os_create_mutex(&mutex_desc->mutex.os_mutex);
 153         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 154                 acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(mutex_desc);
 155                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 156         }
 157
 158         mutex_desc->mutex.sync_level = method_desc->method.sync_level;
 159         method_desc->method.mutex = mutex_desc;
 160         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 161 }
 162
 163 /*******************************************************************************
 164  *
 165  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_begin_method_execution
 166  *
 167  * PARAMETERS:  method_node         - Node of the method
 168  *              obj_desc            - The method object
 169  *              walk_state          - current state, NULL if not yet executing
 170  *                                    a method.
 171  *
 172  * RETURN:      Status
 173  *
 174  * DESCRIPTION: Prepare a method for execution. Parses the method if necessary,
 175  *              increments the thread count, and waits at the method semaphore
 176  *              for clearance to execute.
 177  *
 178  ******************************************************************************/
 179
 180 acpi_status
 181 acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
 182                                union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 183                                struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 184 {
 185         acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 186
 187         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_begin_method_execution, method_node);
 188
 189         if (!method_node) {
 190                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY);
 191         }
 192
 193         /* Prevent wraparound of thread count */
 194
 195         if (obj_desc->method.thread_count == ACPI_UINT8_MAX) {
 196                 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 197                             "Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)"));
 198                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT);
 199         }
 200
 201         /*
 202          * If this method is serialized, we need to acquire the method mutex.
 203          */
 204         if (obj_desc->method.info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED) {
 205                 /*
 206                  * Create a mutex for the method if it is defined to be Serialized
 207                  * and a mutex has not already been created. We defer the mutex creation
 208                  * until a method is actually executed, to minimize the object count
 209                  */
 210                 if (!obj_desc->method.mutex) {
 211                         status = acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(obj_desc);
 212                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 213                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 214                         }
 215                 }
 216
 217                 /*
 218                  * The current_sync_level (per-thread) must be less than or equal to
 219                  * the sync level of the method. This mechanism provides some
 220                  * deadlock prevention
 221                  *
 222                  * Top-level method invocation has no walk state at this point
 223                  */
 224                 if (walk_state &&
 225                     (walk_state->thread->current_sync_level >
 226                      obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.sync_level)) {
 227                         ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 228                                     "Cannot acquire Mutex for method [%4.4s], current SyncLevel is too large (%u)",
 229                                     acpi_ut_get_node_name(method_node),
 230                                     walk_state->thread->current_sync_level));
 231
 232                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_ORDER);
 233                 }
 234
 235                 /*
 236                  * Obtain the method mutex if necessary. Do not acquire mutex for a
 237                  * recursive call.
 238                  */
 239                 if (!walk_state ||
 240                     !obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.thread_id ||
 241                     (walk_state->thread->thread_id !=
 242                      obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.thread_id)) {
 243                         /*
 244                          * Acquire the method mutex. This releases the interpreter if we
 245                          * block (and reacquires it before it returns)
 246                          */
 247                         status =
 248                             acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(obj_desc->method.mutex->
 249                                                       mutex.os_mutex,
 250                                                       ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
 251                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 252                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 253                         }
 254
 255                         /* Update the mutex and walk info and save the original sync_level */
 256
 257                         if (walk_state) {
 258                                 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
 259                                     original_sync_level =
 260                                     walk_state->thread->current_sync_level;
 261
 262                                 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.thread_id =
 263                                     walk_state->thread->thread_id;
 264                                 walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
 265                                     obj_desc->method.sync_level;
 266                         } else {
 267                                 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
 268                                     original_sync_level =
 269                                     obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.sync_level;
 270                         }
 271                 }
 272
 273                 /* Always increase acquisition depth */
 274
 275                 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth++;
 276         }
 277
 278         /*
 279          * Allocate an Owner ID for this method, only if this is the first thread
 280          * to begin concurrent execution. We only need one owner_id, even if the
 281          * method is invoked recursively.
 282          */
 283         if (!obj_desc->method.owner_id) {
 284                 status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
 285                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 286                         goto cleanup;
 287                 }
 288         }
 289
 290         /*
 291          * Increment the method parse tree thread count since it has been
 292          * reentered one more time (even if it is the same thread)
 293          */
 294         obj_desc->method.thread_count++;
 295         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 296
 297       cleanup:
 298         /* On error, must release the method mutex (if present) */
 299
 300         if (obj_desc->method.mutex) {
 301                 acpi_os_release_mutex(obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.os_mutex);
 302         }
 303         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 304 }
 305
 306 /*******************************************************************************
 307  *
 308  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_call_control_method
 309  *
 310  * PARAMETERS:  thread              - Info for this thread
 311  *              this_walk_state     - Current walk state
 312  *              op                  - Current Op to be walked
 313  *
 314  * RETURN:      Status
 315  *
 316  * DESCRIPTION: Transfer execution to a called control method
 317  *
 318  ******************************************************************************/
 319
 320 acpi_status
 321 acpi_ds_call_control_method(struct acpi_thread_state *thread,
 322                             struct acpi_walk_state *this_walk_state,
 323                             union acpi_parse_object *op)
 324 {
 325         acpi_status status;
 326         struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;
 327         struct acpi_walk_state *next_walk_state = NULL;
 328         union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
 329         struct acpi_evaluate_info *info;
 330         u32 i;
 331
 332         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_call_control_method, this_walk_state);
 333
 334         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
 335                           "Calling method %p, currentstate=%p\n",
 336                           this_walk_state->prev_op, this_walk_state));
 337
 338         /*
 339          * Get the namespace entry for the control method we are about to call
 340          */
 341         method_node = this_walk_state->method_call_node;
 342         if (!method_node) {
 343                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY);
 344         }
 345
 346         obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(method_node);
 347         if (!obj_desc) {
 348                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
 349         }
 350
 351         /* Init for new method, possibly wait on method mutex */
 352
 353         status = acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(method_node, obj_desc,
 354                                                 this_walk_state);
 355         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 356                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 357         }
 358
 359         /* Begin method parse/execution. Create a new walk state */
 360
 361         next_walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state(obj_desc->method.owner_id,
 362                                                     NULL, obj_desc, thread);
 363         if (!next_walk_state) {
 364                 status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 365                 goto cleanup;
 366         }
 367
 368         /*
 369          * The resolved arguments were put on the previous walk state's operand
 370          * stack. Operands on the previous walk state stack always
 371          * start at index 0. Also, null terminate the list of arguments
 372          */
 373         this_walk_state->operands[this_walk_state->num_operands] = NULL;
 374
 375         /*
 376          * Allocate and initialize the evaluation information block
 377          * TBD: this is somewhat inefficient, should change interface to
 378          * ds_init_aml_walk. For now, keeps this struct off the CPU stack
 379          */
 380         info = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_evaluate_info));
 381         if (!info) {
 382                 status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 383                 goto cleanup;
 384         }
 385
 386         info->parameters = &this_walk_state->operands[0];
 387
 388         status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(next_walk_state, NULL, method_node,
 389                                        obj_desc->method.aml_start,
 390                                        obj_desc->method.aml_length, info,
 391                                        ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE);
 392
 393         ACPI_FREE(info);
 394         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 395                 goto cleanup;
 396         }
 397
 398         /*
 399          * Delete the operands on the previous walkstate operand stack
 400          * (they were copied to new objects)
 401          */
 402         for (i = 0; i < obj_desc->method.param_count; i++) {
 403                 acpi_ut_remove_reference(this_walk_state->operands[i]);
 404                 this_walk_state->operands[i] = NULL;
 405         }
 406
 407         /* Clear the operand stack */
 408
 409         this_walk_state->num_operands = 0;
 410
 411         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
 412                           "**** Begin nested execution of [%4.4s] **** WalkState=%p\n",
 413                           method_node->name.ascii, next_walk_state));
 414
 415         /* Invoke an internal method if necessary */
 416
 417         if (obj_desc->method.info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY) {
 418                 status =
 419                     obj_desc->method.dispatch.implementation(next_walk_state);
 420                 if (status == AE_OK) {
 421                         status = AE_CTRL_TERMINATE;
 422                 }
 423         }
 424
 425         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 426
 427       cleanup:
 428
 429         /* On error, we must terminate the method properly */
 430
 431         acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(obj_desc, next_walk_state);
 432         if (next_walk_state) {
 433                 acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(next_walk_state);
 434         }
 435
 436         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 437 }
 438
 439 /*******************************************************************************
 440  *
 441  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_restart_control_method
 442  *
 443  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state          - State for preempted method (caller)
 444  *              return_desc         - Return value from the called method
 445  *
 446  * RETURN:      Status
 447  *
 448  * DESCRIPTION: Restart a method that was preempted by another (nested) method
 449  *              invocation. Handle the return value (if any) from the callee.
 450  *
 451  ******************************************************************************/
 452
 453 acpi_status
 454 acpi_ds_restart_control_method(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 455                                union acpi_operand_object *return_desc)
 456 {
 457         acpi_status status;
 458         int same_as_implicit_return;
 459
 460         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_restart_control_method, walk_state);
 461
 462         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
 463                           "****Restart [%4.4s] Op %p ReturnValueFromCallee %p\n",
 464                           acpi_ut_get_node_name(walk_state->method_node),
 465                           walk_state->method_call_op, return_desc));
 466
 467         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
 468                           "    ReturnFromThisMethodUsed?=%X ResStack %p Walk %p\n",
 469                           walk_state->return_used,
 470                           walk_state->results, walk_state));
 471
 472         /* Did the called method return a value? */
 473
 474         if (return_desc) {
 475
 476                 /* Is the implicit return object the same as the return desc? */
 477
 478                 same_as_implicit_return =
 479                     (walk_state->implicit_return_obj == return_desc);
 480
 481                 /* Are we actually going to use the return value? */
 482
 483                 if (walk_state->return_used) {
 484
 485                         /* Save the return value from the previous method */
 486
 487                         status = acpi_ds_result_push(return_desc, walk_state);
 488                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 489                                 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
 490                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 491                         }
 492
 493                         /*
 494                          * Save as THIS method's return value in case it is returned
 495                          * immediately to yet another method
 496                          */
 497                         walk_state->return_desc = return_desc;
 498                 }
 499
 500                 /*
 501                  * The following code is the optional support for the so-called
 502                  * "implicit return". Some AML code assumes that the last value of the
 503                  * method is "implicitly" returned to the caller, in the absence of an
 504                  * explicit return value.
 505                  *
 506                  * Just save the last result of the method as the return value.
 507                  *
 508                  * NOTE: this is optional because the ASL language does not actually
 509                  * support this behavior.
 510                  */
 511                 else if (!acpi_ds_do_implicit_return
 512                          (return_desc, walk_state, FALSE)
 513                          || same_as_implicit_return) {
 514                         /*
 515                          * Delete the return value if it will not be used by the
 516                          * calling method or remove one reference if the explicit return
 517                          * is the same as the implicit return value.
 518                          */
 519                         acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
 520                 }
 521         }
 522
 523         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 524 }
 525
 526 /*******************************************************************************
 527  *
 528  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_terminate_control_method
 529  *
 530  * PARAMETERS:  method_desc         - Method object
 531  *              walk_state          - State associated with the method
 532  *
 533  * RETURN:      None
 534  *
 535  * DESCRIPTION: Terminate a control method. Delete everything that the method
 536  *              created, delete all locals and arguments, and delete the parse
 537  *              tree if requested.
 538  *
 539  * MUTEX:       Interpreter is locked
 540  *
 541  ******************************************************************************/
 542
 543 void
 544 acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
 545                                  struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 546 {
 547
 548         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_terminate_control_method, walk_state);
 549
 550         /* method_desc is required, walk_state is optional */
 551
 552         if (!method_desc) {
 553                 return_VOID;
 554         }
 555
 556         if (walk_state) {
 557
 558                 /* Delete all arguments and locals */
 559
 560                 acpi_ds_method_data_delete_all(walk_state);
 561
 562                 /*
 563                  * If method is serialized, release the mutex and restore the
 564                  * current sync level for this thread
 565                  */
 566                 if (method_desc->method.mutex) {
 567
 568                         /* Acquisition Depth handles recursive calls */
 569
 570                         method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth--;
 571                         if (!method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth) {
 572                                 walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
 573                                     method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
 574                                     original_sync_level;
 575
 576                                 acpi_os_release_mutex(method_desc->method.
 577                                                       mutex->mutex.os_mutex);
 578                                 method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.thread_id = 0;
 579                         }
 580                 }
 581
 582                 /*
 583                  * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within the
 584                  * namespace by the execution of this method. Unless:
 585                  * 1) This method is a module-level executable code method, in which
 586                  *    case we want make the objects permanent.
 587                  * 2) There are other threads executing the method, in which case we
 588                  *    will wait until the last thread has completed.
 589                  */
 590                 if (!(method_desc->method.info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL)
 591                     && (method_desc->method.thread_count == 1)) {
 592
 593                         /* Delete any direct children of (created by) this method */
 594
 595                         acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree(walk_state->
 596                                                          method_node);
 597
 598                         /*
 599                          * Delete any objects that were created by this method
 600                          * elsewhere in the namespace (if any were created).
 601                          * Use of the ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE optimizes the
 602                          * deletion such that we don't have to perform an entire
 603                          * namespace walk for every control method execution.
 604                          */
 605                         if (method_desc->method.
 606                             info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE) {
 607                                 acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(method_desc->
 608                                                                   method.
 609                                                                   owner_id);
 610                                 method_desc->method.info_flags &=
 611                                     ~ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE;
 612                         }
 613                 }
 614         }
 615
 616         /* Decrement the thread count on the method */
 617
 618         if (method_desc->method.thread_count) {
 619                 method_desc->method.thread_count--;
 620         } else {
 621                 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid zero thread count in method"));
 622         }
 623
 624         /* Are there any other threads currently executing this method? */
 625
 626         if (method_desc->method.thread_count) {
 627                 /*
 628                  * Additional threads. Do not release the owner_id in this case,
 629                  * we immediately reuse it for the next thread executing this method
 630                  */
 631                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
 632                                   "*** Completed execution of one thread, %u threads remaining\n",
 633                                   method_desc->method.thread_count));
 634         } else {
 635                 /* This is the only executing thread for this method */
 636
 637                 /*
 638                  * Support to dynamically change a method from not_serialized to
 639                  * Serialized if it appears that the method is incorrectly written and
 640                  * does not support multiple thread execution. The best example of this
 641                  * is if such a method creates namespace objects and blocks. A second
 642                  * thread will fail with an AE_ALREADY_EXISTS exception.
 643                  *
 644                  * This code is here because we must wait until the last thread exits
 645                  * before marking the method as serialized.
 646                  */
 647                 if (method_desc->method.
 648                     info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING) {
 649                         if (walk_state) {
 650                                 ACPI_INFO((AE_INFO,
 651                                            "Marking method %4.4s as Serialized because of AE_ALREADY_EXISTS error",
 652                                            walk_state->method_node->name.
 653                                            ascii));
 654                         }
 655
 656                         /*
 657                          * Method tried to create an object twice and was marked as
 658                          * "pending serialized". The probable cause is that the method
 659                          * cannot handle reentrancy.
 660                          *
 661                          * The method was created as not_serialized, but it tried to create
 662                          * a named object and then blocked, causing the second thread
 663                          * entrance to begin and then fail. Workaround this problem by
 664                          * marking the method permanently as Serialized when the last
 665                          * thread exits here.
 666                          */
 667                         method_desc->method.info_flags &=
 668                             ~ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING;
 669                         method_desc->method.info_flags |=
 670                             ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED;
 671                         method_desc->method.sync_level = 0;
 672                 }
 673
 674                 /* No more threads, we can free the owner_id */
 675
 676                 if (!
 677                     (method_desc->method.
 678                      info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL)) {
 679                         acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&method_desc->method.owner_id);
 680                 }
 681         }
 682
 683         return_VOID;
 684 }