On 04/17/2017 02:48 AM, Zheng, Lv wrote:
Hi,
From: Devel [mailto:devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Zheng, Lv
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 5:40 PM
To: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Moore, Robert <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxx; Wysocki, Rafael J <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>;
linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Devel] [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions
Hi,
From: Guenter Roeck [mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions
On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 03:29:55PM +0000, Moore, Robert wrote:
The ACPICA mutex functions are based on the host OS functions, so they don't really buy you
anything.
You should just use the native Linux functions.
You mean they don't really acquire the requested ACPI mutex,
and the underlying DSDT which declares and uses the mutex
just ignores if the mutex was acquired by acpi_acquire_mutex() ?
To clarify: You are saying that code such as
acpi_status status;
status = acpi_acquire_mutex(NULL, "\\_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SIO1.MUT0", 0x10);
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
pr_err("Failed to acquire ACPI mutex\n");
return -EBUSY;
}
Why do you need to access \_SB.PCI0.SBRG.SIO1.MUT0?
OSPM should only invoke entry methods predefined by ACPI spec or whatever specs.
There shouldn't be any needs that a driver acquires an arbitrary AML mutex.
You do not seem to have justified the usage model, IMO.
Thanks
Lv
...
when used in conjunction with
...
Mutex (MUT0, 0x00)
Method (ENFG, 1, NotSerialized)
{
Acquire (MUT0, 0x0FFF)
...
}
doesn't really provide exclusive access to the resource(s) protected
by MUT0, even if acpi_acquire_mutex() returns ACPI_SUCCESS ?
IMO, the use case you are talking about is commonly seen in an operation region access code.
Most likely, we'll prepare a driver own lock, and use it for both driver initiated accesses and AML initiated accesses.
Finally, how can the driver writer know which mutex he should acquire?
AML mutexes should be invisible to the OS (except the global lock).
In my experimental code I am using DMI to determine the platform and provide
the mutex name to the kernel driver needing it.
So I'm really confused by your argument.
Please explain in details - what the resource is.
Super-IO ports 0x2e, 0x2f. If you look through the Linux kernel, and search for
superio_enter(), you'll see where that address space is used (for the most part
in watchdog, hwmon, and gpio drivers).
You are correct, the resource is in operation region access code.
Are you saying that the mutex (and other mutexes) may not be accessed from the OS,
ie that the respective ACPI mutex functions are not really supposed to be available
for the OS ?
Thanks,
Guenter
Thanks
Lv
Outch. Really ?
Thanks,
Guenter
-----Original Message-----
From: Guenter Roeck [mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 8:13 AM
To: Moore, Robert <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx>; Zheng, Lv
<lv.zheng@xxxxxxxxx>; Wysocki, Rafael J <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx>;
Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-acpi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; devel@xxxxxxxxxx; linux-
kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions
Mutex functions may be needed by drivers. Examples are accesses to
Super-IO SIO registers (0x2e/0x2f or 0x4e/0x4f) or Super-IO
environmental monitor registers, both which may also be accessed through
DSDT.
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c index c016211c35ae..5d20581f4b2f
100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ acpi_acquire_mutex(acpi_handle handle, acpi_string
pathname, u16 timeout)
status = acpi_os_acquire_mutex(mutex_obj->mutex.os_mutex, timeout);
return (status);
}
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_acquire_mutex)
/***********************************************************************
********
*
@@ -185,3 +186,4 @@ acpi_status acpi_release_mutex(acpi_handle handle,
acpi_string pathname)
acpi_os_release_mutex(mutex_obj->mutex.os_mutex);
return (AE_OK);
}
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_release_mutex)
--
2.7.4
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