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1 /*******************************************************************************
2  *
3  * Module Name: utdelete - object deletion and reference count utilities
4  *
5  ******************************************************************************/
6 
7 /*
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43 
44 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
45 #include "accommon.h"
46 #include "acinterp.h"
47 #include "acnamesp.h"
48 #include "acevents.h"
49 
50 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
51 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utdelete")
52 
53 /* Local prototypes */
54 static void acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj(union acpi_operand_object *object);
55 
56 static void
57 acpi_ut_update_ref_count(union acpi_operand_object *object, u32 action);
58 
59 /*******************************************************************************
60  *
61  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj
62  *
63  * PARAMETERS:  object         - Object to be deleted
64  *
65  * RETURN:      None
66  *
67  * DESCRIPTION: Low level object deletion, after reference counts have been
68  *              updated (All reference counts, including sub-objects!)
69  *
70  ******************************************************************************/
71 
72 static void acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj(union acpi_operand_object *object)
73 {
74 	void *obj_pointer = NULL;
75 	union acpi_operand_object *handler_desc;
76 	union acpi_operand_object *second_desc;
77 	union acpi_operand_object *next_desc;
78 	union acpi_operand_object *start_desc;
79 	union acpi_operand_object **last_obj_ptr;
80 
81 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ut_delete_internal_obj, object);
82 
83 	if (!object) {
84 		return_VOID;
85 	}
86 
87 	/*
88 	 * Must delete or free any pointers within the object that are not
89 	 * actual ACPI objects (for example, a raw buffer pointer).
90 	 */
91 	switch (object->common.type) {
92 	case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
93 
94 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
95 				  "**** String %p, ptr %p\n", object,
96 				  object->string.pointer));
97 
98 		/* Free the actual string buffer */
99 
100 		if (!(object->common.flags & AOPOBJ_STATIC_POINTER)) {
101 
102 			/* But only if it is NOT a pointer into an ACPI table */
103 
104 			obj_pointer = object->string.pointer;
105 		}
106 		break;
107 
108 	case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
109 
110 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
111 				  "**** Buffer %p, ptr %p\n", object,
112 				  object->buffer.pointer));
113 
114 		/* Free the actual buffer */
115 
116 		if (!(object->common.flags & AOPOBJ_STATIC_POINTER)) {
117 
118 			/* But only if it is NOT a pointer into an ACPI table */
119 
120 			obj_pointer = object->buffer.pointer;
121 		}
122 		break;
123 
124 	case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
125 
126 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
127 				  " **** Package of count %X\n",
128 				  object->package.count));
129 
130 		/*
131 		 * Elements of the package are not handled here, they are deleted
132 		 * separately
133 		 */
134 
135 		/* Free the (variable length) element pointer array */
136 
137 		obj_pointer = object->package.elements;
138 		break;
139 
140 		/*
141 		 * These objects have a possible list of notify handlers.
142 		 * Device object also may have a GPE block.
143 		 */
144 	case ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE:
145 
146 		if (object->device.gpe_block) {
147 			(void)acpi_ev_delete_gpe_block(object->device.
148 						       gpe_block);
149 		}
150 
151 		/*lint -fallthrough */
152 
153 	case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
154 	case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
155 
156 		/* Walk the address handler list for this object */
157 
158 		handler_desc = object->common_notify.handler;
159 		while (handler_desc) {
160 			next_desc = handler_desc->address_space.next;
161 			acpi_ut_remove_reference(handler_desc);
162 			handler_desc = next_desc;
163 		}
164 		break;
165 
166 	case ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX:
167 
168 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
169 				  "***** Mutex %p, OS Mutex %p\n",
170 				  object, object->mutex.os_mutex));
171 
172 		if (object == acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex) {
173 
174 			/* Global Lock has extra semaphore */
175 
176 			(void)
177 			    acpi_os_delete_semaphore
178 			    (acpi_gbl_global_lock_semaphore);
179 			acpi_gbl_global_lock_semaphore = NULL;
180 
181 			acpi_os_delete_mutex(object->mutex.os_mutex);
182 			acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex = NULL;
183 		} else {
184 			acpi_ex_unlink_mutex(object);
185 			acpi_os_delete_mutex(object->mutex.os_mutex);
186 		}
187 		break;
188 
189 	case ACPI_TYPE_EVENT:
190 
191 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
192 				  "***** Event %p, OS Semaphore %p\n",
193 				  object, object->event.os_semaphore));
194 
195 		(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(object->event.os_semaphore);
196 		object->event.os_semaphore = NULL;
197 		break;
198 
199 	case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
200 
201 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
202 				  "***** Method %p\n", object));
203 
204 		/* Delete the method mutex if it exists */
205 
206 		if (object->method.mutex) {
207 			acpi_os_delete_mutex(object->method.mutex->mutex.
208 					     os_mutex);
209 			acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(object->method.mutex);
210 			object->method.mutex = NULL;
211 		}
212 
213 		if (object->method.node) {
214 			object->method.node = NULL;
215 		}
216 		break;
217 
218 	case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
219 
220 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
221 				  "***** Region %p\n", object));
222 
223 		/*
224 		 * Update address_range list. However, only permanent regions
225 		 * are installed in this list. (Not created within a method)
226 		 */
227 		if (!(object->region.node->flags & ANOBJ_TEMPORARY)) {
228 			acpi_ut_remove_address_range(object->region.space_id,
229 						     object->region.node);
230 		}
231 
232 		second_desc = acpi_ns_get_secondary_object(object);
233 		if (second_desc) {
234 			/*
235 			 * Free the region_context if and only if the handler is one of the
236 			 * default handlers -- and therefore, we created the context object
237 			 * locally, it was not created by an external caller.
238 			 */
239 			handler_desc = object->region.handler;
240 			if (handler_desc) {
241 				next_desc =
242 				    handler_desc->address_space.region_list;
243 				start_desc = next_desc;
244 				last_obj_ptr =
245 				    &handler_desc->address_space.region_list;
246 
247 				/* Remove the region object from the handler list */
248 
249 				while (next_desc) {
250 					if (next_desc == object) {
251 						*last_obj_ptr =
252 						    next_desc->region.next;
253 						break;
254 					}
255 
256 					/* Walk the linked list of handlers */
257 
258 					last_obj_ptr = &next_desc->region.next;
259 					next_desc = next_desc->region.next;
260 
261 					/* Prevent infinite loop if list is corrupted */
262 
263 					if (next_desc == start_desc) {
264 						ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
265 							    "Circular region list in address handler object %p",
266 							    handler_desc));
267 						return_VOID;
268 					}
269 				}
270 
271 				if (handler_desc->address_space.handler_flags &
272 				    ACPI_ADDR_HANDLER_DEFAULT_INSTALLED) {
273 
274 					/* Deactivate region and free region context */
275 
276 					if (handler_desc->address_space.setup) {
277 						(void)handler_desc->
278 						    address_space.setup(object,
279 									ACPI_REGION_DEACTIVATE,
280 									handler_desc->
281 									address_space.
282 									context,
283 									&second_desc->
284 									extra.
285 									region_context);
286 					}
287 				}
288 
289 				acpi_ut_remove_reference(handler_desc);
290 			}
291 
292 			/* Now we can free the Extra object */
293 
294 			acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(second_desc);
295 		}
296 		break;
297 
298 	case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD:
299 
300 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
301 				  "***** Buffer Field %p\n", object));
302 
303 		second_desc = acpi_ns_get_secondary_object(object);
304 		if (second_desc) {
305 			acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(second_desc);
306 		}
307 		break;
308 
309 	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_BANK_FIELD:
310 
311 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
312 				  "***** Bank Field %p\n", object));
313 
314 		second_desc = acpi_ns_get_secondary_object(object);
315 		if (second_desc) {
316 			acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(second_desc);
317 		}
318 		break;
319 
320 	default:
321 
322 		break;
323 	}
324 
325 	/* Free any allocated memory (pointer within the object) found above */
326 
327 	if (obj_pointer) {
328 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
329 				  "Deleting Object Subptr %p\n", obj_pointer));
330 		ACPI_FREE(obj_pointer);
331 	}
332 
333 	/* Now the object can be safely deleted */
334 
335 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS, "Deleting Object %p [%s]\n",
336 			  object, acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(object)));
337 
338 	acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(object);
339 	return_VOID;
340 }
341 
342 /*******************************************************************************
343  *
344  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_delete_internal_object_list
345  *
346  * PARAMETERS:  obj_list        - Pointer to the list to be deleted
347  *
348  * RETURN:      None
349  *
350  * DESCRIPTION: This function deletes an internal object list, including both
351  *              simple objects and package objects
352  *
353  ******************************************************************************/
354 
355 void acpi_ut_delete_internal_object_list(union acpi_operand_object **obj_list)
356 {
357 	union acpi_operand_object **internal_obj;
358 
359 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
360 
361 	/* Walk the null-terminated internal list */
362 
363 	for (internal_obj = obj_list; *internal_obj; internal_obj++) {
364 		acpi_ut_remove_reference(*internal_obj);
365 	}
366 
367 	/* Free the combined parameter pointer list and object array */
368 
369 	ACPI_FREE(obj_list);
370 	return;
371 }
372 
373 /*******************************************************************************
374  *
375  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_update_ref_count
376  *
377  * PARAMETERS:  object          - Object whose ref count is to be updated
378  *              action          - What to do (REF_INCREMENT or REF_DECREMENT)
379  *
380  * RETURN:      None. Sets new reference count within the object
381  *
382  * DESCRIPTION: Modify the reference count for an internal acpi object
383  *
384  ******************************************************************************/
385 
386 static void
387 acpi_ut_update_ref_count(union acpi_operand_object *object, u32 action)
388 {
389 	u16 original_count;
390 	u16 new_count = 0;
391 	acpi_cpu_flags lock_flags;
392 
393 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ut_update_ref_count);
394 
395 	if (!object) {
396 		return;
397 	}
398 
399 	/*
400 	 * Always get the reference count lock. Note: Interpreter and/or
401 	 * Namespace is not always locked when this function is called.
402 	 */
403 	lock_flags = acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_gbl_reference_count_lock);
404 	original_count = object->common.reference_count;
405 
406 	/* Perform the reference count action (increment, decrement) */
407 
408 	switch (action) {
409 	case REF_INCREMENT:
410 
411 		new_count = original_count + 1;
412 		object->common.reference_count = new_count;
413 		acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_reference_count_lock, lock_flags);
414 
415 		/* The current reference count should never be zero here */
416 
417 		if (!original_count) {
418 			ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
419 				      "Obj %p, Reference Count was zero before increment\n",
420 				      object));
421 		}
422 
423 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
424 				  "Obj %p Type %.2X [%s] Refs %.2X [Incremented]\n",
425 				  object, object->common.type,
426 				  acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(object),
427 				  new_count));
428 		break;
429 
430 	case REF_DECREMENT:
431 
432 		/* The current reference count must be non-zero */
433 
434 		if (original_count) {
435 			new_count = original_count - 1;
436 			object->common.reference_count = new_count;
437 		}
438 
439 		acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_reference_count_lock, lock_flags);
440 
441 		if (!original_count) {
442 			ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
443 				      "Obj %p, Reference Count is already zero, cannot decrement\n",
444 				      object));
445 		}
446 
447 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
448 				  "Obj %p Type %.2X Refs %.2X [Decremented]\n",
449 				  object, object->common.type, new_count));
450 
451 		/* Actually delete the object on a reference count of zero */
452 
453 		if (new_count == 0) {
454 			acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj(object);
455 		}
456 		break;
457 
458 	default:
459 
460 		acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_reference_count_lock, lock_flags);
461 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown Reference Count action (0x%X)",
462 			    action));
463 		return;
464 	}
465 
466 	/*
467 	 * Sanity check the reference count, for debug purposes only.
468 	 * (A deleted object will have a huge reference count)
469 	 */
470 	if (new_count > ACPI_MAX_REFERENCE_COUNT) {
471 		ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
472 			      "Large Reference Count (0x%X) in object %p, Type=0x%.2X",
473 			      new_count, object, object->common.type));
474 	}
475 }
476 
477 /*******************************************************************************
478  *
479  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_update_object_reference
480  *
481  * PARAMETERS:  object              - Increment ref count for this object
482  *                                    and all sub-objects
483  *              action              - Either REF_INCREMENT or REF_DECREMENT
484  *
485  * RETURN:      Status
486  *
487  * DESCRIPTION: Increment the object reference count
488  *
489  * Object references are incremented when:
490  * 1) An object is attached to a Node (namespace object)
491  * 2) An object is copied (all subobjects must be incremented)
492  *
493  * Object references are decremented when:
494  * 1) An object is detached from an Node
495  *
496  ******************************************************************************/
497 
498 acpi_status
499 acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object, u16 action)
500 {
501 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
502 	union acpi_generic_state *state_list = NULL;
503 	union acpi_operand_object *next_object = NULL;
504 	union acpi_operand_object *prev_object;
505 	union acpi_generic_state *state;
506 	u32 i;
507 
508 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ut_update_object_reference);
509 
510 	while (object) {
511 
512 		/* Make sure that this isn't a namespace handle */
513 
514 		if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(object) == ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
515 			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
516 					  "Object %p is NS handle\n", object));
517 			return (AE_OK);
518 		}
519 
520 		/*
521 		 * All sub-objects must have their reference count incremented
522 		 * also. Different object types have different subobjects.
523 		 */
524 		switch (object->common.type) {
525 		case ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE:
526 		case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
527 		case ACPI_TYPE_POWER:
528 		case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
529 			/*
530 			 * Update the notify objects for these types (if present)
531 			 * Two lists, system and device notify handlers.
532 			 */
533 			for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_NOTIFY_TYPES; i++) {
534 				prev_object =
535 				    object->common_notify.notify_list[i];
536 				while (prev_object) {
537 					next_object =
538 					    prev_object->notify.next[i];
539 					acpi_ut_update_ref_count(prev_object,
540 								 action);
541 					prev_object = next_object;
542 				}
543 			}
544 			break;
545 
546 		case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
547 			/*
548 			 * We must update all the sub-objects of the package,
549 			 * each of whom may have their own sub-objects.
550 			 */
551 			for (i = 0; i < object->package.count; i++) {
552 				/*
553 				 * Null package elements are legal and can be simply
554 				 * ignored.
555 				 */
556 				next_object = object->package.elements[i];
557 				if (!next_object) {
558 					continue;
559 				}
560 
561 				switch (next_object->common.type) {
562 				case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
563 				case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
564 				case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
565 					/*
566 					 * For these very simple sub-objects, we can just
567 					 * update the reference count here and continue.
568 					 * Greatly increases performance of this operation.
569 					 */
570 					acpi_ut_update_ref_count(next_object,
571 								 action);
572 					break;
573 
574 				default:
575 					/*
576 					 * For complex sub-objects, push them onto the stack
577 					 * for later processing (this eliminates recursion.)
578 					 */
579 					status =
580 					    acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push
581 					    (next_object, action, &state_list);
582 					if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
583 						goto error_exit;
584 					}
585 					break;
586 				}
587 			}
588 			next_object = NULL;
589 			break;
590 
591 		case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD:
592 
593 			next_object = object->buffer_field.buffer_obj;
594 			break;
595 
596 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD:
597 
598 			next_object = object->field.region_obj;
599 			break;
600 
601 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_BANK_FIELD:
602 
603 			next_object = object->bank_field.bank_obj;
604 			status =
605 			    acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push(object->
606 								 bank_field.
607 								 region_obj,
608 								 action,
609 								 &state_list);
610 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
611 				goto error_exit;
612 			}
613 			break;
614 
615 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_INDEX_FIELD:
616 
617 			next_object = object->index_field.index_obj;
618 			status =
619 			    acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push(object->
620 								 index_field.
621 								 data_obj,
622 								 action,
623 								 &state_list);
624 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
625 				goto error_exit;
626 			}
627 			break;
628 
629 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
630 			/*
631 			 * The target of an Index (a package, string, or buffer) or a named
632 			 * reference must track changes to the ref count of the index or
633 			 * target object.
634 			 */
635 			if ((object->reference.class == ACPI_REFCLASS_INDEX) ||
636 			    (object->reference.class == ACPI_REFCLASS_NAME)) {
637 				next_object = object->reference.object;
638 			}
639 			break;
640 
641 		case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
642 		default:
643 
644 			break;	/* No subobjects for all other types */
645 		}
646 
647 		/*
648 		 * Now we can update the count in the main object. This can only
649 		 * happen after we update the sub-objects in case this causes the
650 		 * main object to be deleted.
651 		 */
652 		acpi_ut_update_ref_count(object, action);
653 		object = NULL;
654 
655 		/* Move on to the next object to be updated */
656 
657 		if (next_object) {
658 			object = next_object;
659 			next_object = NULL;
660 		} else if (state_list) {
661 			state = acpi_ut_pop_generic_state(&state_list);
662 			object = state->update.object;
663 			acpi_ut_delete_generic_state(state);
664 		}
665 	}
666 
667 	return (AE_OK);
668 
669 error_exit:
670 
671 	ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
672 			"Could not update object reference count"));
673 
674 	/* Free any stacked Update State objects */
675 
676 	while (state_list) {
677 		state = acpi_ut_pop_generic_state(&state_list);
678 		acpi_ut_delete_generic_state(state);
679 	}
680 
681 	return (status);
682 }
683 
684 /*******************************************************************************
685  *
686  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_add_reference
687  *
688  * PARAMETERS:  object          - Object whose reference count is to be
689  *                                incremented
690  *
691  * RETURN:      None
692  *
693  * DESCRIPTION: Add one reference to an ACPI object
694  *
695  ******************************************************************************/
696 
697 void acpi_ut_add_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object)
698 {
699 
700 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ut_add_reference);
701 
702 	/* Ensure that we have a valid object */
703 
704 	if (!acpi_ut_valid_internal_object(object)) {
705 		return;
706 	}
707 
708 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
709 			  "Obj %p Current Refs=%X [To Be Incremented]\n",
710 			  object, object->common.reference_count));
711 
712 	/* Increment the reference count */
713 
714 	(void)acpi_ut_update_object_reference(object, REF_INCREMENT);
715 	return;
716 }
717 
718 /*******************************************************************************
719  *
720  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_remove_reference
721  *
722  * PARAMETERS:  object         - Object whose ref count will be decremented
723  *
724  * RETURN:      None
725  *
726  * DESCRIPTION: Decrement the reference count of an ACPI internal object
727  *
728  ******************************************************************************/
729 
730 void acpi_ut_remove_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object)
731 {
732 
733 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ut_remove_reference);
734 
735 	/*
736 	 * Allow a NULL pointer to be passed in, just ignore it. This saves
737 	 * each caller from having to check. Also, ignore NS nodes.
738 	 */
739 	if (!object ||
740 	    (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(object) == ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED)) {
741 		return;
742 	}
743 
744 	/* Ensure that we have a valid object */
745 
746 	if (!acpi_ut_valid_internal_object(object)) {
747 		return;
748 	}
749 
750 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
751 			  "Obj %p Current Refs=%X [To Be Decremented]\n",
752 			  object, object->common.reference_count));
753 
754 	/*
755 	 * Decrement the reference count, and only actually delete the object
756 	 * if the reference count becomes 0. (Must also decrement the ref count
757 	 * of all subobjects!)
758 	 */
759 	(void)acpi_ut_update_object_reference(object, REF_DECREMENT);
760 	return;
761 }
762