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4  *
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43 
44 #define __DSMETHOD_C__
45 
46 #include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/acpi.h>
47 #include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/accommon.h>
48 #include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/acdispat.h>
49 #include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/acinterp.h>
50 #include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/acnamesp.h>
51 #include <contrib/dev/acpica/include/acdisasm.h>
52 
53 
54 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_DISPATCHER
55         ACPI_MODULE_NAME    ("dsmethod")
56 
57 /* Local prototypes */
58 
59 static ACPI_STATUS
60 AcpiDsCreateMethodMutex (
61     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *MethodDesc);
62 
63 
64 /*******************************************************************************
65  *
66  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsMethodError
67  *
68  * PARAMETERS:  Status          - Execution status
69  *              WalkState       - Current state
70  *
71  * RETURN:      Status
72  *
73  * DESCRIPTION: Called on method error. Invoke the global exception handler if
74  *              present, dump the method data if the disassembler is configured
75  *
76  *              Note: Allows the exception handler to change the status code
77  *
78  ******************************************************************************/
79 
80 ACPI_STATUS
81 AcpiDsMethodError (
82     ACPI_STATUS             Status,
83     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState)
84 {
85     ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY ();
86 
87 
88     /* Ignore AE_OK and control exception codes */
89 
90     if (ACPI_SUCCESS (Status) ||
91         (Status & AE_CODE_CONTROL))
92     {
93         return (Status);
94     }
95 
96     /* Invoke the global exception handler */
97 
98     if (AcpiGbl_ExceptionHandler)
99     {
100         /* Exit the interpreter, allow handler to execute methods */
101 
102         AcpiExExitInterpreter ();
103 
104         /*
105          * Handler can map the exception code to anything it wants, including
106          * AE_OK, in which case the executing method will not be aborted.
107          */
108         Status = AcpiGbl_ExceptionHandler (Status,
109                     WalkState->MethodNode ?
110                         WalkState->MethodNode->Name.Integer : 0,
111                     WalkState->Opcode, WalkState->AmlOffset, NULL);
112         AcpiExEnterInterpreter ();
113     }
114 
115     AcpiDsClearImplicitReturn (WalkState);
116 
117 #ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
118     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
119     {
120         /* Display method locals/args if disassembler is present */
121 
122         AcpiDmDumpMethodInfo (Status, WalkState, WalkState->Op);
123     }
124 #endif
125 
126     return (Status);
127 }
128 
129 
130 /*******************************************************************************
131  *
132  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsCreateMethodMutex
133  *
134  * PARAMETERS:  ObjDesc             - The method object
135  *
136  * RETURN:      Status
137  *
138  * DESCRIPTION: Create a mutex object for a serialized control method
139  *
140  ******************************************************************************/
141 
142 static ACPI_STATUS
143 AcpiDsCreateMethodMutex (
144     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *MethodDesc)
145 {
146     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *MutexDesc;
147     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
148 
149 
150     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE (DsCreateMethodMutex);
151 
152 
153     /* Create the new mutex object */
154 
155     MutexDesc = AcpiUtCreateInternalObject (ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX);
156     if (!MutexDesc)
157     {
158         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
159     }
160 
161     /* Create the actual OS Mutex */
162 
163     Status = AcpiOsCreateMutex (&MutexDesc->Mutex.OsMutex);
164     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
165     {
166         return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
167     }
168 
169     MutexDesc->Mutex.SyncLevel = MethodDesc->Method.SyncLevel;
170     MethodDesc->Method.Mutex = MutexDesc;
171     return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
172 }
173 
174 
175 /*******************************************************************************
176  *
177  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsBeginMethodExecution
178  *
179  * PARAMETERS:  MethodNode          - Node of the method
180  *              ObjDesc             - The method object
181  *              WalkState           - current state, NULL if not yet executing
182  *                                    a method.
183  *
184  * RETURN:      Status
185  *
186  * DESCRIPTION: Prepare a method for execution. Parses the method if necessary,
187  *              increments the thread count, and waits at the method semaphore
188  *              for clearance to execute.
189  *
190  ******************************************************************************/
191 
192 ACPI_STATUS
193 AcpiDsBeginMethodExecution (
194     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *MethodNode,
195     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *ObjDesc,
196     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState)
197 {
198     ACPI_STATUS             Status = AE_OK;
199 
200 
201     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR (DsBeginMethodExecution, MethodNode);
202 
203 
204     if (!MethodNode)
205     {
206         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_ENTRY);
207     }
208 
209     /* Prevent wraparound of thread count */
210 
211     if (ObjDesc->Method.ThreadCount == ACPI_UINT8_MAX)
212     {
213         ACPI_ERROR ((AE_INFO,
214             "Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)"));
215         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT);
216     }
217 
218     /*
219      * If this method is serialized, we need to acquire the method mutex.
220      */
221     if (ObjDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED)
222     {
223         /*
224          * Create a mutex for the method if it is defined to be Serialized
225          * and a mutex has not already been created. We defer the mutex creation
226          * until a method is actually executed, to minimize the object count
227          */
228         if (!ObjDesc->Method.Mutex)
229         {
230             Status = AcpiDsCreateMethodMutex (ObjDesc);
231             if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
232             {
233                 return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
234             }
235         }
236 
237         /*
238          * The CurrentSyncLevel (per-thread) must be less than or equal to
239          * the sync level of the method. This mechanism provides some
240          * deadlock prevention
241          *
242          * Top-level method invocation has no walk state at this point
243          */
244         if (WalkState &&
245             (WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel > ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.SyncLevel))
246         {
247             ACPI_ERROR ((AE_INFO,
248                 "Cannot acquire Mutex for method [%4.4s], current SyncLevel is too large (%u)",
249                 AcpiUtGetNodeName (MethodNode),
250                 WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel));
251 
252             return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_AML_MUTEX_ORDER);
253         }
254 
255         /*
256          * Obtain the method mutex if necessary. Do not acquire mutex for a
257          * recursive call.
258          */
259         if (!WalkState ||
260             !ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.ThreadId ||
261             (WalkState->Thread->ThreadId != ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.ThreadId))
262         {
263             /*
264              * Acquire the method mutex. This releases the interpreter if we
265              * block (and reacquires it before it returns)
266              */
267             Status = AcpiExSystemWaitMutex (ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OsMutex,
268                         ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
269             if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
270             {
271                 return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
272             }
273 
274             /* Update the mutex and walk info and save the original SyncLevel */
275 
276             if (WalkState)
277             {
278                 ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OriginalSyncLevel =
279                     WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel;
280 
281                 ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.ThreadId = WalkState->Thread->ThreadId;
282                 WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel = ObjDesc->Method.SyncLevel;
283             }
284             else
285             {
286                 ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OriginalSyncLevel =
287                     ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.SyncLevel;
288             }
289         }
290 
291         /* Always increase acquisition depth */
292 
293         ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.AcquisitionDepth++;
294     }
295 
296     /*
297      * Allocate an Owner ID for this method, only if this is the first thread
298      * to begin concurrent execution. We only need one OwnerId, even if the
299      * method is invoked recursively.
300      */
301     if (!ObjDesc->Method.OwnerId)
302     {
303         Status = AcpiUtAllocateOwnerId (&ObjDesc->Method.OwnerId);
304         if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
305         {
306             goto Cleanup;
307         }
308     }
309 
310     /*
311      * Increment the method parse tree thread count since it has been
312      * reentered one more time (even if it is the same thread)
313      */
314     ObjDesc->Method.ThreadCount++;
315     AcpiMethodCount++;
316     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
317 
318 
319 Cleanup:
320     /* On error, must release the method mutex (if present) */
321 
322     if (ObjDesc->Method.Mutex)
323     {
324         AcpiOsReleaseMutex (ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OsMutex);
325     }
326     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
327 }
328 
329 
330 /*******************************************************************************
331  *
332  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsCallControlMethod
333  *
334  * PARAMETERS:  Thread              - Info for this thread
335  *              ThisWalkState       - Current walk state
336  *              Op                  - Current Op to be walked
337  *
338  * RETURN:      Status
339  *
340  * DESCRIPTION: Transfer execution to a called control method
341  *
342  ******************************************************************************/
343 
344 ACPI_STATUS
345 AcpiDsCallControlMethod (
346     ACPI_THREAD_STATE       *Thread,
347     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *ThisWalkState,
348     ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op)
349 {
350     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
351     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *MethodNode;
352     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *NextWalkState = NULL;
353     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *ObjDesc;
354     ACPI_EVALUATE_INFO      *Info;
355     UINT32                  i;
356 
357 
358     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR (DsCallControlMethod, ThisWalkState);
359 
360     ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "Calling method %p, currentstate=%p\n",
361         ThisWalkState->PrevOp, ThisWalkState));
362 
363     /*
364      * Get the namespace entry for the control method we are about to call
365      */
366     MethodNode = ThisWalkState->MethodCallNode;
367     if (!MethodNode)
368     {
369         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_ENTRY);
370     }
371 
372     ObjDesc = AcpiNsGetAttachedObject (MethodNode);
373     if (!ObjDesc)
374     {
375         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_OBJECT);
376     }
377 
378     /* Init for new method, possibly wait on method mutex */
379 
380     Status = AcpiDsBeginMethodExecution (MethodNode, ObjDesc,
381                 ThisWalkState);
382     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
383     {
384         return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
385     }
386 
387     /* Begin method parse/execution. Create a new walk state */
388 
389     NextWalkState = AcpiDsCreateWalkState (ObjDesc->Method.OwnerId,
390                         NULL, ObjDesc, Thread);
391     if (!NextWalkState)
392     {
393         Status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
394         goto Cleanup;
395     }
396 
397     /*
398      * The resolved arguments were put on the previous walk state's operand
399      * stack. Operands on the previous walk state stack always
400      * start at index 0. Also, null terminate the list of arguments
401      */
402     ThisWalkState->Operands [ThisWalkState->NumOperands] = NULL;
403 
404     /*
405      * Allocate and initialize the evaluation information block
406      * TBD: this is somewhat inefficient, should change interface to
407      * DsInitAmlWalk. For now, keeps this struct off the CPU stack
408      */
409     Info = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED (sizeof (ACPI_EVALUATE_INFO));
410     if (!Info)
411     {
412         Status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
413         goto Cleanup;
414     }
415 
416     Info->Parameters = &ThisWalkState->Operands[0];
417 
418     Status = AcpiDsInitAmlWalk (NextWalkState, NULL, MethodNode,
419                 ObjDesc->Method.AmlStart, ObjDesc->Method.AmlLength,
420                 Info, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE);
421 
422     ACPI_FREE (Info);
423     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
424     {
425         goto Cleanup;
426     }
427 
428     /*
429      * Delete the operands on the previous walkstate operand stack
430      * (they were copied to new objects)
431      */
432     for (i = 0; i < ObjDesc->Method.ParamCount; i++)
433     {
434         AcpiUtRemoveReference (ThisWalkState->Operands [i]);
435         ThisWalkState->Operands [i] = NULL;
436     }
437 
438     /* Clear the operand stack */
439 
440     ThisWalkState->NumOperands = 0;
441 
442     ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
443         "**** Begin nested execution of [%4.4s] **** WalkState=%p\n",
444         MethodNode->Name.Ascii, NextWalkState));
445 
446     /* Invoke an internal method if necessary */
447 
448     if (ObjDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY)
449     {
450         Status = ObjDesc->Method.Dispatch.Implementation (NextWalkState);
451         if (Status == AE_OK)
452         {
453             Status = AE_CTRL_TERMINATE;
454         }
455     }
456 
457     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
458 
459 
460 Cleanup:
461 
462     /* On error, we must terminate the method properly */
463 
464     AcpiDsTerminateControlMethod (ObjDesc, NextWalkState);
465     if (NextWalkState)
466     {
467         AcpiDsDeleteWalkState (NextWalkState);
468     }
469 
470     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
471 }
472 
473 
474 /*******************************************************************************
475  *
476  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsRestartControlMethod
477  *
478  * PARAMETERS:  WalkState           - State for preempted method (caller)
479  *              ReturnDesc          - Return value from the called method
480  *
481  * RETURN:      Status
482  *
483  * DESCRIPTION: Restart a method that was preempted by another (nested) method
484  *              invocation. Handle the return value (if any) from the callee.
485  *
486  ******************************************************************************/
487 
488 ACPI_STATUS
489 AcpiDsRestartControlMethod (
490     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
491     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *ReturnDesc)
492 {
493     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
494     int                     SameAsImplicitReturn;
495 
496 
497     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR (DsRestartControlMethod, WalkState);
498 
499 
500     ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
501         "****Restart [%4.4s] Op %p ReturnValueFromCallee %p\n",
502         AcpiUtGetNodeName (WalkState->MethodNode),
503         WalkState->MethodCallOp, ReturnDesc));
504 
505     ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
506         "    ReturnFromThisMethodUsed?=%X ResStack %p Walk %p\n",
507         WalkState->ReturnUsed,
508         WalkState->Results, WalkState));
509 
510     /* Did the called method return a value? */
511 
512     if (ReturnDesc)
513     {
514         /* Is the implicit return object the same as the return desc? */
515 
516         SameAsImplicitReturn = (WalkState->ImplicitReturnObj == ReturnDesc);
517 
518         /* Are we actually going to use the return value? */
519 
520         if (WalkState->ReturnUsed)
521         {
522             /* Save the return value from the previous method */
523 
524             Status = AcpiDsResultPush (ReturnDesc, WalkState);
525             if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
526             {
527                 AcpiUtRemoveReference (ReturnDesc);
528                 return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
529             }
530 
531             /*
532              * Save as THIS method's return value in case it is returned
533              * immediately to yet another method
534              */
535             WalkState->ReturnDesc = ReturnDesc;
536         }
537 
538         /*
539          * The following code is the optional support for the so-called
540          * "implicit return". Some AML code assumes that the last value of the
541          * method is "implicitly" returned to the caller, in the absence of an
542          * explicit return value.
543          *
544          * Just save the last result of the method as the return value.
545          *
546          * NOTE: this is optional because the ASL language does not actually
547          * support this behavior.
548          */
549         else if (!AcpiDsDoImplicitReturn (ReturnDesc, WalkState, FALSE) ||
550                  SameAsImplicitReturn)
551         {
552             /*
553              * Delete the return value if it will not be used by the
554              * calling method or remove one reference if the explicit return
555              * is the same as the implicit return value.
556              */
557             AcpiUtRemoveReference (ReturnDesc);
558         }
559     }
560 
561     return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
562 }
563 
564 
565 /*******************************************************************************
566  *
567  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsTerminateControlMethod
568  *
569  * PARAMETERS:  MethodDesc          - Method object
570  *              WalkState           - State associated with the method
571  *
572  * RETURN:      None
573  *
574  * DESCRIPTION: Terminate a control method. Delete everything that the method
575  *              created, delete all locals and arguments, and delete the parse
576  *              tree if requested.
577  *
578  * MUTEX:       Interpreter is locked
579  *
580  ******************************************************************************/
581 
582 void
583 AcpiDsTerminateControlMethod (
584     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *MethodDesc,
585     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState)
586 {
587 
588     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR (DsTerminateControlMethod, WalkState);
589 
590 
591     /* MethodDesc is required, WalkState is optional */
592 
593     if (!MethodDesc)
594     {
595         return_VOID;
596     }
597 
598     if (WalkState)
599     {
600         /* Delete all arguments and locals */
601 
602         AcpiDsMethodDataDeleteAll (WalkState);
603 
604         /*
605          * If method is serialized, release the mutex and restore the
606          * current sync level for this thread
607          */
608         if (MethodDesc->Method.Mutex)
609         {
610             /* Acquisition Depth handles recursive calls */
611 
612             MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.AcquisitionDepth--;
613             if (!MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.AcquisitionDepth)
614             {
615                 WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel =
616                     MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OriginalSyncLevel;
617 
618                 AcpiOsReleaseMutex (MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OsMutex);
619                 MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.ThreadId = 0;
620             }
621         }
622 
623         /*
624          * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within the
625          * namespace by the execution of this method. Unless:
626          * 1) This method is a module-level executable code method, in which
627          *    case we want make the objects permanent.
628          * 2) There are other threads executing the method, in which case we
629          *    will wait until the last thread has completed.
630          */
631         if (!(MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL) &&
632              (MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount == 1))
633         {
634             /* Delete any direct children of (created by) this method */
635 
636             AcpiNsDeleteNamespaceSubtree (WalkState->MethodNode);
637 
638             /*
639              * Delete any objects that were created by this method
640              * elsewhere in the namespace (if any were created).
641              * Use of the ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE optimizes the
642              * deletion such that we don't have to perform an entire
643              * namespace walk for every control method execution.
644              */
645             if (MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE)
646             {
647                 AcpiNsDeleteNamespaceByOwner (MethodDesc->Method.OwnerId);
648                 MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags &= ~ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE;
649             }
650         }
651     }
652 
653     /* Decrement the thread count on the method */
654 
655     if (MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount)
656     {
657         MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount--;
658     }
659     else
660     {
661         ACPI_ERROR ((AE_INFO,
662             "Invalid zero thread count in method"));
663     }
664 
665     /* Are there any other threads currently executing this method? */
666 
667     if (MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount)
668     {
669         /*
670          * Additional threads. Do not release the OwnerId in this case,
671          * we immediately reuse it for the next thread executing this method
672          */
673         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
674             "*** Completed execution of one thread, %u threads remaining\n",
675             MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount));
676     }
677     else
678     {
679         /* This is the only executing thread for this method */
680 
681         /*
682          * Support to dynamically change a method from NotSerialized to
683          * Serialized if it appears that the method is incorrectly written and
684          * does not support multiple thread execution. The best example of this
685          * is if such a method creates namespace objects and blocks. A second
686          * thread will fail with an AE_ALREADY_EXISTS exception.
687          *
688          * This code is here because we must wait until the last thread exits
689          * before marking the method as serialized.
690          */
691         if (MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING)
692         {
693             if (WalkState)
694             {
695                 ACPI_INFO ((AE_INFO,
696                     "Marking method %4.4s as Serialized because of AE_ALREADY_EXISTS error",
697                     WalkState->MethodNode->Name.Ascii));
698             }
699 
700             /*
701              * Method tried to create an object twice and was marked as
702              * "pending serialized". The probable cause is that the method
703              * cannot handle reentrancy.
704              *
705              * The method was created as NotSerialized, but it tried to create
706              * a named object and then blocked, causing the second thread
707              * entrance to begin and then fail. Workaround this problem by
708              * marking the method permanently as Serialized when the last
709              * thread exits here.
710              */
711             MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags &= ~ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING;
712             MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags |= ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED;
713             MethodDesc->Method.SyncLevel = 0;
714         }
715 
716         /* No more threads, we can free the OwnerId */
717 
718         if (!(MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL))
719         {
720             AcpiUtReleaseOwnerId (&MethodDesc->Method.OwnerId);
721         }
722     }
723 
724     return_VOID;
725 }
726