Re: [PATCH 70/73] ACPICA: Fix to disable unknown spurious GPEs

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On Fri, 2008-04-25 at 09:40 +0800, Len Brown wrote:
> oh goody, i thought this one rang a bell...
> 
> I'll apply 6217 on top of 9916 (which was already in the test tree,
> but not on the acpica branch)
> 
> the error goes away with both applied.

I still don't see why the error messages pop up if 6217 is applied.
IMO, 6217 won't enable the EC GPE. :(

thanks,
rui

> On Wednesday 23 April 2008, Moore, Robert wrote:
> > Alexey,
> >
> > I remember there was some discussion on this, but I'm still not sure
> why
> > the patch for 6217 (Ignore GPE if valid and not enabled) makes the
> other
> > problem (too early enabling of GPEs) apparent. Please explain.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Alexey Starikovskiy [mailto:astarikovskiy@xxxxxxx]
> > >Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 10:29 PM
> > >To: Len Brown
> > >Cc: linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Moore, Robert; Zhang, Rui
> > >Subject: Re: [PATCH 70/73] ACPICA: Fix to disable unknown spurious
> GPEs
> > >
> > >Len Brown wrote:
> > >> On Saturday 12 April 2008, Len Brown wrote:
> > >>> From: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >>>
> > >>> Implemented another change to eliminate/suppress spurious or
> > >>> stray GPEs. The AcpiEvDisableGpe function will now disable GPEs
> > >>> that are neither enabled nor disabled -- meaning that the GPE is
> > >>> unknown to the system. This will prevent future interrupts from
> > >>> that GPE. (Zhang Rui) BZ 6217
> > >>>
> > >>> Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >>> Signed-off-by: Alexey Starikovskiy <astarikovskiy@xxxxxxx>
> > >>> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx>
> > >>> ---
> > >>>  drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c |    9 ++++++++-
> > >>>  1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> > >>>
> > >>> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
> > b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
> > >>> index 897baed..6940f5d 100644
> > >>> --- a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
> > >>> +++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
> > >>> @@ -250,7 +250,14 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_disable_gpe(struct
> > >acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
> > >>>
> > >>>   ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ev_disable_gpe);
> > >>>
> > >>> - if (!(gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_ENABLE_MASK)) {
> > >>> + /*
> > >>> +  * Ignore this if the GPE is valid and not enabled.
> > >>> +  *
> > >>> +  * Flags is only zero if GPE is neither enabled or disabled --
> > it may
> > >>> +  * be a spurious or stray GPE -- disable it in the default
> case
> > >below.
> > >>> +  */
> > >>> + if (gpe_event_info->flags &&
> > >>> +     (!(gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_ENABLE_MASK))) {
> > >>>           return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
> > >>>   }
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> When applied to 2.6.25, the patch above causes ACPI Error
> messages
> > below
> > >on my T61.
> > >> Certainly this is a case of the EC getting an interrupt (GPE x02)
> > before
> > >it has initialized.
> > >>
> > >> Perhaps it breaks the call of acpi_install_gpe_handler() to
> > >acpi_ev_disable_gpe()?
> > >Congratulations, now you too hit this one, patch is already
> there...
> > >It is wroong to enable GPE before handler for it is installed...
> > >http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9916
> > >
> > >>
> > >> -Len
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>  PCI: Using MMCONFIG at f0000000 - f3ffffff
> > >>  PCI: Using configuration type 1
> > >>  evgpeblk-0956 [00] ev_create_gpe_block   : GPE 00 to 1F [_GPE] 4
> > regs on
> > >int 0x9
> > >> +ACPI Error (evregion-0316): No handler for Region [ECOR]
> > >(ffff81007d35dda0) [EmbeddedControl] [20070126]
> > >> +ACPI Error (exfldio-0289): Region EmbeddedControl(3) has no
> handler
> > >[20070126]
> > >> +ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed
> > >[\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.AC__._PSR] (Node ffff81007d364ab0),
> AE_NOT_EXIST
> > >> +ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed
> > >[\_SB_.PCI0.LPC_.EC__.HKEY.CKC4] (Node ffff81007d364f48),
> AE_NOT_EXIST
> > >> +ACPI Error (psparse-0537): Method parse/execution failed
> > [\_GPE._L02]
> > >(Node ffff81007d376420), AE_NOT_EXIST
> > >> +ACPI Exception (evgpe-0584): AE_NOT_EXIST, while evaluating GPE
> > method
> > >[_L02] [20070126]
> > >>  evgpeblk-1052 [00] ev_initialize_gpe_bloc: Found 9 Wake, Enabled
> 3
> > >Runtime GPEs in this block
> > >>  ACPI: EC: EC description table is found, configuring boot EC
> > >> -ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to interrupt
> mode
> > >> -Completing Region/Field/Buffer/Package
> >
> >initialization:........................................................
> > ....
> > >............................................................
> > >>
> >
> >.......................................................................
> > ....
> >
> >.......................................................................
> > ....
> > >................
> > >> -Initialized 29/33 Regions 138/138 Fields 64/64 Buffers 55/72
> > Packages
> > >(1888 nodes)
> > >> +Completing Region/Field/Buffer/Package
> >
> >initialization:........................................................
> > ....
> > >............................................................
> > >>
> >
> >.......................................................................
> > ....
> >
> >.......................................................................
> > ....
> > >.................
> > >> +Initialized 30/33 Regions 138/138 Fields 64/64 Buffers 55/72
> > Packages
> > >(1888 nodes)
> > >>  Initializing Device/Processor/Thermal objects by executing _INI
> > >methods:.<5>ACPI: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query honored via DMI
> > >> +ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to interrupt
> mode
> > >>  .......
> > >>  Executed 8 _INI methods requiring 2 _STA executions (examined 88
> > >objects)
> > >>  ACPI: Interpreter enabled
> >
> >
> 
> 
> 
> 

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