ACPICA: Removed unused code
[linux-2.6-block.git] / drivers / acpi / dispatcher / dsmethod.c
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1/******************************************************************************
2 *
3 * Module Name: dsmethod - Parser/Interpreter interface - control method parsing
4 *
5 *****************************************************************************/
6
7/*
6c9deb72 8 * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
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42 */
43
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44#include <acpi/acpi.h>
45#include <acpi/acparser.h>
46#include <acpi/amlcode.h>
47#include <acpi/acdispat.h>
48#include <acpi/acinterp.h>
49#include <acpi/acnamesp.h>
defba1d8 50#include <acpi/acdisasm.h>
1da177e4 51
1da177e4 52#define _COMPONENT ACPI_DISPATCHER
4be44fcd 53ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsmethod")
1da177e4 54
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55/* Local prototypes */
56static acpi_status
57acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc);
58
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59/*******************************************************************************
60 *
61 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_method_error
62 *
63 * PARAMETERS: Status - Execution status
64 * walk_state - Current state
65 *
66 * RETURN: Status
67 *
68 * DESCRIPTION: Called on method error. Invoke the global exception handler if
69 * present, dump the method data if the disassembler is configured
70 *
71 * Note: Allows the exception handler to change the status code
72 *
73 ******************************************************************************/
967440e3 74
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75acpi_status
76acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
77{
78 ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
79
80 /* Ignore AE_OK and control exception codes */
81
82 if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) || (status & AE_CODE_CONTROL)) {
83 return (status);
84 }
85
86 /* Invoke the global exception handler */
87
88 if (acpi_gbl_exception_handler) {
52fc0b02 89
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90 /* Exit the interpreter, allow handler to execute methods */
91
92 acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
93
94 /*
95 * Handler can map the exception code to anything it wants, including
96 * AE_OK, in which case the executing method will not be aborted.
97 */
98 status = acpi_gbl_exception_handler(status,
99 walk_state->method_node ?
100 walk_state->method_node->
101 name.integer : 0,
102 walk_state->opcode,
103 walk_state->aml_offset,
104 NULL);
105 (void)acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
106 }
107#ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
108 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
52fc0b02 109
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110 /* Display method locals/args if disassembler is present */
111
112 acpi_dm_dump_method_info(status, walk_state, walk_state->op);
113 }
114#endif
115
116 return (status);
117}
118
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119/*******************************************************************************
120 *
121 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_create_method_mutex
122 *
123 * PARAMETERS: obj_desc - The method object
124 *
125 * RETURN: Status
126 *
127 * DESCRIPTION: Create a mutex object for a serialized control method
128 *
129 ******************************************************************************/
130
131static acpi_status
132acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc)
133{
134 union acpi_operand_object *mutex_desc;
135 acpi_status status;
136
f6dd9221 137 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_create_method_mutex);
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138
139 /* Create the new mutex object */
140
141 mutex_desc = acpi_ut_create_internal_object(ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX);
142 if (!mutex_desc) {
143 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
144 }
145
146 /* Create the actual OS Mutex */
147
148 status = acpi_os_create_mutex(&mutex_desc->mutex.os_mutex);
149 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
150 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
151 }
152
153 mutex_desc->mutex.sync_level = method_desc->method.sync_level;
154 method_desc->method.mutex = mutex_desc;
155 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
156}
157
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158/*******************************************************************************
159 *
160 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_begin_method_execution
161 *
162 * PARAMETERS: method_node - Node of the method
163 * obj_desc - The method object
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164 * walk_state - current state, NULL if not yet executing
165 * a method.
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166 *
167 * RETURN: Status
168 *
169 * DESCRIPTION: Prepare a method for execution. Parses the method if necessary,
170 * increments the thread count, and waits at the method semaphore
171 * for clearance to execute.
172 *
173 ******************************************************************************/
defba1d8 174
1da177e4 175acpi_status
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176acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
177 union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
178 struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
1da177e4 179{
4be44fcd 180 acpi_status status = AE_OK;
1da177e4 181
b229cf92 182 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_begin_method_execution, method_node);
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183
184 if (!method_node) {
4be44fcd 185 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY);
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186 }
187
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188 /* Prevent wraparound of thread count */
189
190 if (obj_desc->method.thread_count == ACPI_UINT8_MAX) {
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191 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
192 "Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)"));
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193 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT);
194 }
195
1da177e4 196 /*
967440e3 197 * If this method is serialized, we need to acquire the method mutex.
1da177e4 198 */
967440e3 199 if (obj_desc->method.method_flags & AML_METHOD_SERIALIZED) {
1da177e4 200 /*
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201 * Create a mutex for the method if it is defined to be Serialized
202 * and a mutex has not already been created. We defer the mutex creation
203 * until a method is actually executed, to minimize the object count
1da177e4 204 */
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205 if (!obj_desc->method.mutex) {
206 status = acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(obj_desc);
207 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
208 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
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209 }
210 }
211
212 /*
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213 * The current_sync_level (per-thread) must be less than or equal to
214 * the sync level of the method. This mechanism provides some
215 * deadlock prevention
216 *
217 * Top-level method invocation has no walk state at this point
1da177e4 218 */
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219 if (walk_state &&
220 (walk_state->thread->current_sync_level >
221 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.sync_level)) {
222 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
223 "Cannot acquire Mutex for method [%4.4s], current SyncLevel is too large (%d)",
224 acpi_ut_get_node_name(method_node),
225 walk_state->thread->current_sync_level));
226
227 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_ORDER);
b229cf92 228 }
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229
230 /*
231 * Obtain the method mutex if necessary. Do not acquire mutex for a
232 * recursive call.
233 */
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234 if (!walk_state ||
235 !obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread ||
236 (walk_state->thread !=
237 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread)) {
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238 /*
239 * Acquire the method mutex. This releases the interpreter if we
240 * block (and reacquires it before it returns)
241 */
242 status =
243 acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(obj_desc->method.mutex->
244 mutex.os_mutex,
245 ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
246 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
247 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
248 }
249
250 /* Update the mutex and walk info and save the original sync_level */
251
252 if (walk_state) {
253 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
254 original_sync_level =
255 walk_state->thread->current_sync_level;
256
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257 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread =
258 walk_state->thread;
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259 walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
260 obj_desc->method.sync_level;
261 } else {
262 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
263 original_sync_level =
264 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.sync_level;
265 }
266 }
267
268 /* Always increase acquisition depth */
269
270 obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth++;
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271 }
272
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273 /*
274 * Allocate an Owner ID for this method, only if this is the first thread
275 * to begin concurrent execution. We only need one owner_id, even if the
276 * method is invoked recursively.
277 */
278 if (!obj_desc->method.owner_id) {
279 status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
280 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
b229cf92 281 goto cleanup;
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282 }
283 }
284
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285 /*
286 * Increment the method parse tree thread count since it has been
287 * reentered one more time (even if it is the same thread)
288 */
289 obj_desc->method.thread_count++;
4be44fcd 290 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
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291
292 cleanup:
967440e3 293 /* On error, must release the method mutex (if present) */
b229cf92 294
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295 if (obj_desc->method.mutex) {
296 acpi_os_release_mutex(obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.os_mutex);
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297 }
298 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
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299}
300
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301/*******************************************************************************
302 *
303 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_call_control_method
304 *
305 * PARAMETERS: Thread - Info for this thread
306 * this_walk_state - Current walk state
307 * Op - Current Op to be walked
308 *
309 * RETURN: Status
310 *
311 * DESCRIPTION: Transfer execution to a called control method
312 *
313 ******************************************************************************/
314
315acpi_status
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316acpi_ds_call_control_method(struct acpi_thread_state *thread,
317 struct acpi_walk_state *this_walk_state,
318 union acpi_parse_object *op)
1da177e4 319{
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320 acpi_status status;
321 struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;
322 struct acpi_walk_state *next_walk_state = NULL;
323 union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
4119532c 324 struct acpi_evaluate_info *info;
4be44fcd 325 u32 i;
1da177e4 326
b229cf92 327 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_call_control_method, this_walk_state);
1da177e4 328
4be44fcd 329 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
9bc75cff 330 "Calling method %p, currentstate=%p\n",
4be44fcd 331 this_walk_state->prev_op, this_walk_state));
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332
333 /*
334 * Get the namespace entry for the control method we are about to call
335 */
336 method_node = this_walk_state->method_call_node;
337 if (!method_node) {
4be44fcd 338 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY);
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339 }
340
4be44fcd 341 obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(method_node);
1da177e4 342 if (!obj_desc) {
4be44fcd 343 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
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344 }
345
967440e3 346 /* Init for new method, possibly wait on method mutex */
1da177e4 347
4be44fcd 348 status = acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(method_node, obj_desc,
967440e3 349 this_walk_state);
4be44fcd 350 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
b229cf92 351 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
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352 }
353
9bc75cff 354 /* Begin method parse/execution. Create a new walk state */
1da177e4 355
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356 next_walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state(obj_desc->method.owner_id,
357 NULL, obj_desc, thread);
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358 if (!next_walk_state) {
359 status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
360 goto cleanup;
361 }
b229cf92 362
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363 /*
364 * The resolved arguments were put on the previous walk state's operand
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365 * stack. Operands on the previous walk state stack always
366 * start at index 0. Also, null terminate the list of arguments
1da177e4 367 */
4be44fcd 368 this_walk_state->operands[this_walk_state->num_operands] = NULL;
1da177e4 369
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370 /*
371 * Allocate and initialize the evaluation information block
372 * TBD: this is somewhat inefficient, should change interface to
373 * ds_init_aml_walk. For now, keeps this struct off the CPU stack
374 */
375 info = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_evaluate_info));
376 if (!info) {
377 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
378 }
379
380 info->parameters = &this_walk_state->operands[0];
381 info->parameter_type = ACPI_PARAM_ARGS;
1da177e4 382
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383 status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(next_walk_state, NULL, method_node,
384 obj_desc->method.aml_start,
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385 obj_desc->method.aml_length, info,
386 ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE);
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387
388 ACPI_FREE(info);
4be44fcd 389 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
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390 goto cleanup;
391 }
392
393 /*
394 * Delete the operands on the previous walkstate operand stack
395 * (they were copied to new objects)
396 */
397 for (i = 0; i < obj_desc->method.param_count; i++) {
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398 acpi_ut_remove_reference(this_walk_state->operands[i]);
399 this_walk_state->operands[i] = NULL;
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400 }
401
402 /* Clear the operand stack */
403
404 this_walk_state->num_operands = 0;
405
4be44fcd 406 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
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407 "**** Begin nested execution of [%4.4s] **** WalkState=%p\n",
408 method_node->name.ascii, next_walk_state));
1da177e4 409
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410 /* Invoke an internal method if necessary */
411
1da177e4 412 if (obj_desc->method.method_flags & AML_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY) {
4be44fcd 413 status = obj_desc->method.implementation(next_walk_state);
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414 }
415
aff8c277 416 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
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417
418 cleanup:
a94f1881 419
b229cf92 420 /* On error, we must terminate the method properly */
aff8c277 421
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422 acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(obj_desc, next_walk_state);
423 if (next_walk_state) {
424 acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(next_walk_state);
425 }
aff8c277 426
4be44fcd 427 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
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428}
429
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430/*******************************************************************************
431 *
432 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_restart_control_method
433 *
434 * PARAMETERS: walk_state - State for preempted method (caller)
435 * return_desc - Return value from the called method
436 *
437 * RETURN: Status
438 *
439 * DESCRIPTION: Restart a method that was preempted by another (nested) method
440 * invocation. Handle the return value (if any) from the callee.
441 *
442 ******************************************************************************/
443
444acpi_status
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445acpi_ds_restart_control_method(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
446 union acpi_operand_object *return_desc)
1da177e4 447{
4be44fcd 448 acpi_status status;
958dd242 449 int same_as_implicit_return;
1da177e4 450
b229cf92 451 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_restart_control_method, walk_state);
1da177e4 452
4be44fcd 453 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
b229cf92 454 "****Restart [%4.4s] Op %p ReturnValueFromCallee %p\n",
f6dd9221 455 acpi_ut_get_node_name(walk_state->method_node),
4be44fcd 456 walk_state->method_call_op, return_desc));
1da177e4 457
4be44fcd 458 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
b229cf92 459 " ReturnFromThisMethodUsed?=%X ResStack %p Walk %p\n",
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460 walk_state->return_used,
461 walk_state->results, walk_state));
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462
463 /* Did the called method return a value? */
464
465 if (return_desc) {
52fc0b02 466
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467 /* Is the implicit return object the same as the return desc? */
468
469 same_as_implicit_return =
470 (walk_state->implicit_return_obj == return_desc);
471
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472 /* Are we actually going to use the return value? */
473
474 if (walk_state->return_used) {
52fc0b02 475
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476 /* Save the return value from the previous method */
477
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478 status = acpi_ds_result_push(return_desc, walk_state);
479 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
480 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
481 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
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482 }
483
484 /*
485 * Save as THIS method's return value in case it is returned
486 * immediately to yet another method
487 */
488 walk_state->return_desc = return_desc;
489 }
490
491 /*
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492 * The following code is the optional support for the so-called
493 * "implicit return". Some AML code assumes that the last value of the
494 * method is "implicitly" returned to the caller, in the absence of an
495 * explicit return value.
496 *
497 * Just save the last result of the method as the return value.
498 *
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499 * NOTE: this is optional because the ASL language does not actually
500 * support this behavior.
501 */
4be44fcd 502 else if (!acpi_ds_do_implicit_return
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503 (return_desc, walk_state, FALSE)
504 || same_as_implicit_return) {
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505 /*
506 * Delete the return value if it will not be used by the
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507 * calling method or remove one reference if the explicit return
508 * is the same as the implicit return value.
1da177e4 509 */
4be44fcd 510 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_desc);
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511 }
512 }
513
4be44fcd 514 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
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515}
516
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517/*******************************************************************************
518 *
519 * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_terminate_control_method
520 *
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521 * PARAMETERS: method_desc - Method object
522 * walk_state - State associated with the method
1da177e4 523 *
aff8c277 524 * RETURN: None
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525 *
526 * DESCRIPTION: Terminate a control method. Delete everything that the method
527 * created, delete all locals and arguments, and delete the parse
528 * tree if requested.
529 *
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530 * MUTEX: Interpreter is locked
531 *
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532 ******************************************************************************/
533
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534void
535acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
536 struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
1da177e4 537{
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538 struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;
539 acpi_status status;
1da177e4 540
b229cf92 541 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_terminate_control_method, walk_state);
1da177e4 542
b229cf92 543 /* method_desc is required, walk_state is optional */
1da177e4 544
b229cf92 545 if (!method_desc) {
aff8c277 546 return_VOID;
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547 }
548
b229cf92 549 if (walk_state) {
1da177e4 550
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551 /* Delete all arguments and locals */
552
553 acpi_ds_method_data_delete_all(walk_state);
554 }
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555
556 /*
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557 * If method is serialized, release the mutex and restore the
558 * current sync level for this thread
1da177e4 559 */
967440e3 560 if (method_desc->method.mutex) {
1da177e4 561
967440e3 562 /* Acquisition Depth handles recursive calls */
1da177e4 563
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564 method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth--;
565 if (!method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth) {
566 walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
567 method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
568 original_sync_level;
b229cf92 569
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570 acpi_os_release_mutex(method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
571 os_mutex);
262a7a28 572 method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread = NULL;
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573 }
574 }
575
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576 if (walk_state) {
577 /*
578 * Delete any objects created by this method during execution.
579 * The method Node is stored in the walk state
580 */
581 method_node = walk_state->method_node;
28f55ebc 582
b229cf92 583 /*
f6dd9221 584 * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within
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585 * the namespace by the execution of this method
586 */
587 acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(method_desc->method.owner_id);
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588 }
589
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590 /* Decrement the thread count on the method */
591
592 if (method_desc->method.thread_count) {
593 method_desc->method.thread_count--;
594 } else {
595 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid zero thread count in method"));
596 }
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597
598 /* Are there any other threads currently executing this method? */
599
b229cf92 600 if (method_desc->method.thread_count) {
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601 /*
602 * Additional threads. Do not release the owner_id in this case,
603 * we immediately reuse it for the next thread executing this method
604 */
4be44fcd 605 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
28f55ebc 606 "*** Completed execution of one thread, %d threads remaining\n",
b229cf92 607 method_desc->method.thread_count));
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608 } else {
609 /* This is the only executing thread for this method */
1da177e4 610
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611 /*
612 * Support to dynamically change a method from not_serialized to
28f55ebc 613 * Serialized if it appears that the method is incorrectly written and
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614 * does not support multiple thread execution. The best example of this
615 * is if such a method creates namespace objects and blocks. A second
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616 * thread will fail with an AE_ALREADY_EXISTS exception
617 *
618 * This code is here because we must wait until the last thread exits
619 * before creating the synchronization semaphore.
620 */
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621 if ((method_desc->method.method_flags & AML_METHOD_SERIALIZED)
622 && (!method_desc->method.mutex)) {
623 status = acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(method_desc);
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LT
624 }
625
28f55ebc 626 /* No more threads, we can free the owner_id */
1da177e4 627
b229cf92 628 acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&method_desc->method.owner_id);
1da177e4 629 }
a94f1881 630
aff8c277 631 return_VOID;
1da177e4 632}