Ahm.... and kind of? Configuration? Firmware version? Hardware? Thanks Pete On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:24:52AM -0800, Moore, Robert wrote: > It looks like a BIOS problem. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Peter Strazovec [mailto:bubak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 8:30 PM > >To: Moore, Robert > >Cc: linux-acpi > >Subject: Re: Namespace lookup failure error on QuadCore E5420 > > > >Hi, if you say "machine has bad AML code" -what does it mean? Is it bios > >problem? Bios setting problem? CPU problem? Something other...? > > > >Can I solve it somehow? > > > >Thanks > >Pete > > > >On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 05:53:42PM -0800, Moore, Robert wrote: > >> I figured so. > >> > >> After all, we are *interpreting* the AML code, which by definition is > >single pass, byte-by-byte. > >> > >> Only in the main table can we perform a multi-pass load to resolve > >forward references, because we aren't really "interpreting" at that time. > >> > >> So, I think we can say that the machine has bad AML code. > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >From: Lin, Ming M > >> >Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 5:15 PM > >> >To: Moore, Robert > >> >Cc: Zhang, Rui; bubak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-acpi; Len Brown > >> >Subject: RE: Namespace lookup failure error on QuadCore E5420 > >> > > >> >On Tue, 2008-11-11 at 01:45 +0800, Moore, Robert wrote: > >> >> The first question would be, what does Windows do with this? > >> >> > >> >> To answer your question: > >> >> > >> >> ACPICA does not support forward references within control methods, it > >> >never has. There is good reason for this: > >> >> > >> >> Return (CS01) > >> >> If (ABCD) > >> >> { > >> >> Name (CS01, 1) > >> >> } > >> >> Else > >> >> { > >> >> Name (CS01, 2) > >> >> } > >> >> > >> >> What should be returned? > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Lin Ming, here is a simplified version of the code example, please run > >it > >> >on Windows: > >> > > >> >Tested XP and Vista in KVM. > >> >They both don't support forward references within control methods. > >> > > >> >Lin Ming > >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> DefinitionBlock ("gr.aml", "DSDT", 1, "TEST", "CPU0CST", 1) > >> >> { > >> >> Name (ABCD, 1) > >> >> > >> >> Method (_CST, 0, NotSerialized) > >> >> { > >> >> If (LAnd (ABCD, 0x10)) > >> >> { > >> >> Return (CS03) > >> >> } > >> >> > >> >> Return (CS01) > >> >> > >> >> Name (CS01, 1) > >> >> Name (CS03, 3) > >> >> } > >> >> } > >> >> > >> >> >-----Original Message----- > >> >> >From: Zhang, Rui > >> >> >Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 10:47 PM > >> >> >To: Moore, Robert; Lin, Ming M > >> >> >Cc: bubak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Zhang, Rui; linux-acpi; Len Brown > >> >> >Subject: Re: Namespace lookup failure error on QuadCore E5420 > >> >> > > >> >> >Hi, Bob and Ming, > >> >> > > >> >> >Please look at this piece of AML code in the cpu0cst (a dynamic SSDT > >> >> >table). > >> >> >Method (_CST, 0, NotSerialized) > >> >> > { > >> >> > If (LAnd (PDC1, 0x10)) > >> >> > { > >> >> > Return (CS03) > >> >> > } > >> >> > > >> >> > Return (CS01) > >> >> > Name (CS01, Package (0x02) > >> >> > { > >> >> > ... > >> >> > }) > >> >> > Name (CS03, Package (0x04) > >> >> > { > >> >> > ... > >> >> > }) > >> >> >} > >> >> > > >> >> >CS01/CS03 is evaluated before it's defined, causing an AE_NOT_FOUND > >> >> >error. > >> >> >Should we fix it in ACPICA? > >> >> > > >> >> >thanks, > >> >> >rui > >> >> > > >> >> >On Mon, 2008-11-10 at 13:26 +0800, Peter Strazovec wrote: > >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 09:32:49AM +0800, Zhang Rui wrote: > >> >> >> > On Sun, 2008-11-09 at 21:48 +0800, Peter Strazovec wrote: > >> >> >> > > I have problem with Namespace lookup failure error on E5420. > >> >> >> > > ( ACPI Error (psargs-0358): [CS03] Namespace lookup failure, > >> >> >AE_NOT_FOUND ) > >> >> >> > > Thus acpi not functional (cpufrequ via p-states, etc...). > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > ACPI is enabled on your system, except the cpu c-state. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > First please download the latest pmtools at > >> >> >> > http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/acpi/utilities.php > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > and then please run > >> >> >> > "./acpidump > acpidump.log" > >> >> >> > "./acpidump --addr 0xcfe5f800 --length 0xd8 > cpu0cst" > >> >> >> > ???"./acpidump --addr 0xcfe5f900 --length 0xd8 > cpu1cst" > >> >> >> > ???"./acpidump --addr 0xcfe5fa00 --length 0xd8 > cpu2cst" > >> >> >> > ???"./acpidump --addr 0xcfe5fb00 --length 0xd8 > cpu3cst" > >> >> >> > and attach all these files. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Btw, how do you know p-state is not functional? > >> >> >> > the p-state sysfs I/F > >(/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuX/cpufreq/)doesn't > >> >> >> > work for you? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > thanks, > >> >> >> > rui > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > Does anyone know about some patch or some hint? > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG=y, CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG_FUNC_TRACE=y, > >> >> >> > > dmesg, interrupts and cpuinfo attached. > >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > thanks > >> >> >> > > Pete > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > -- > >> >> >> > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux- > >> >acpi" > >> >> >in > >> >> >> > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> >> >> > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo- > >info.html > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I though, that 'namespace' error is like 'not working'.... anyhow: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> @cpu c-state > >> >> >> mhmm, I've been talking about p-state ( CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ ) > >and > >> >> >not > >> >> >> working because: > >> >> >> #cpufreq-set -g performance > >> >> >> wrong, unknown or unhandled CPU? > >> >> >> #ls /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/ > >> >> >> cache thermal_throttle topology > >> >> >> -> no cpufreq dir there > >> >> >> #cat /proc/acpi/processor/CPU0/throttling > >> >> >> <not supported> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> acpidumps attached > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Thanks > >> >> >> Pete > >> > > > >-- > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >mail me : bubak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >call me (sms me) : +421 904 536459 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mail me : bubak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx call me (sms me) : +421 904 536459 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
