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1 /*******************************************************************************
3 * Module Name: dbexec - debugger control method execution
5 ******************************************************************************/
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44 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
45 #include "accommon.h"
46 #include "acdebug.h"
47 #include "acnamesp.h"
49 #define _COMPONENT ACPI_CA_DEBUGGER
50 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dbexec")
52 static struct acpi_db_method_info acpi_gbl_db_method_info;
54 /* Local prototypes */
56 static acpi_status
57 acpi_db_execute_method(struct acpi_db_method_info *info,
58 struct acpi_buffer *return_obj);
60 static acpi_status acpi_db_execute_setup(struct acpi_db_method_info *info);
62 static u32 acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations(void);
64 static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_method_thread(void *context);
66 static acpi_status
67 acpi_db_execution_walk(acpi_handle obj_handle,
68 u32 nesting_level, void *context, void **return_value);
70 /*******************************************************************************
72 * FUNCTION: acpi_db_delete_objects
74 * PARAMETERS: count - Count of objects in the list
75 * objects - Array of ACPI_OBJECTs to be deleted
77 * RETURN: None
79 * DESCRIPTION: Delete a list of ACPI_OBJECTS. Handles packages and nested
80 * packages via recursion.
82 ******************************************************************************/
84 void acpi_db_delete_objects(u32 count, union acpi_object *objects)
86 u32 i;
88 for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
89 switch (objects[i].type) {
90 case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
92 ACPI_FREE(objects[i].buffer.pointer);
93 break;
95 case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
97 /* Recursive call to delete package elements */
99 acpi_db_delete_objects(objects[i].package.count,
100 objects[i].package.elements);
102 /* Free the elements array */
104 ACPI_FREE(objects[i].package.elements);
105 break;
107 default:
109 break;
114 /*******************************************************************************
116 * FUNCTION: acpi_db_execute_method
118 * PARAMETERS: info - Valid info segment
119 * return_obj - Where to put return object
121 * RETURN: Status
123 * DESCRIPTION: Execute a control method.
125 ******************************************************************************/
127 static acpi_status
128 acpi_db_execute_method(struct acpi_db_method_info *info,
129 struct acpi_buffer *return_obj)
131 acpi_status status;
132 struct acpi_object_list param_objects;
133 union acpi_object params[ACPI_DEBUGGER_MAX_ARGS + 1];
134 u32 i;
136 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(db_execute_method);
138 if (acpi_gbl_db_output_to_file && !acpi_dbg_level) {
139 acpi_os_printf("Warning: debug output is not enabled!\n");
142 param_objects.count = 0;
143 param_objects.pointer = NULL;
145 /* Pass through any command-line arguments */
147 if (info->args && info->args[0]) {
149 /* Get arguments passed on the command line */
151 for (i = 0; (info->args[i] && *(info->args[i])); i++) {
153 /* Convert input string (token) to an actual union acpi_object */
155 status = acpi_db_convert_to_object(info->types[i],
156 info->args[i],
157 &params[i]);
158 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
159 ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
160 "While parsing method arguments"));
161 goto cleanup;
165 param_objects.count = i;
166 param_objects.pointer = params;
169 /* Prepare for a return object of arbitrary size */
171 return_obj->pointer = acpi_gbl_db_buffer;
172 return_obj->length = ACPI_DEBUG_BUFFER_SIZE;
174 /* Do the actual method execution */
176 acpi_gbl_method_executing = TRUE;
177 status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, info->pathname,
178 &param_objects, return_obj);
180 acpi_gbl_cm_single_step = FALSE;
181 acpi_gbl_method_executing = FALSE;
183 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
184 ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
185 "while executing %s from debugger",
186 info->pathname));
188 if (status == AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) {
189 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
190 "Possible overflow of internal debugger "
191 "buffer (size 0x%X needed 0x%X)",
192 ACPI_DEBUG_BUFFER_SIZE,
193 (u32)return_obj->length));
197 cleanup:
198 acpi_db_delete_objects(param_objects.count, params);
199 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
202 /*******************************************************************************
204 * FUNCTION: acpi_db_execute_setup
206 * PARAMETERS: info - Valid method info
208 * RETURN: None
210 * DESCRIPTION: Setup info segment prior to method execution
212 ******************************************************************************/
214 static acpi_status acpi_db_execute_setup(struct acpi_db_method_info *info)
216 acpi_status status;
218 ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(db_execute_setup);
220 /* Catenate the current scope to the supplied name */
222 info->pathname[0] = 0;
223 if ((info->name[0] != '\\') && (info->name[0] != '/')) {
224 if (acpi_ut_safe_strcat(info->pathname, sizeof(info->pathname),
225 acpi_gbl_db_scope_buf)) {
226 status = AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;
227 goto error_exit;
231 if (acpi_ut_safe_strcat(info->pathname, sizeof(info->pathname),
232 info->name)) {
233 status = AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;
234 goto error_exit;
237 acpi_db_prep_namestring(info->pathname);
239 acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_DUPLICATE_OUTPUT);
240 acpi_os_printf("Evaluating %s\n", info->pathname);
242 if (info->flags & EX_SINGLE_STEP) {
243 acpi_gbl_cm_single_step = TRUE;
244 acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_CONSOLE_OUTPUT);
247 else {
248 /* No single step, allow redirection to a file */
250 acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_REDIRECTABLE_OUTPUT);
253 return (AE_OK);
255 error_exit:
257 ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During setup for method execution"));
258 return (status);
261 #ifdef ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS
262 u32 acpi_db_get_cache_info(struct acpi_memory_list *cache)
265 return (cache->total_allocated - cache->total_freed -
266 cache->current_depth);
268 #endif
270 /*******************************************************************************
272 * FUNCTION: acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations
274 * PARAMETERS: None
276 * RETURN: Current global allocation count minus cache entries
278 * DESCRIPTION: Determine the current number of "outstanding" allocations --
279 * those allocations that have not been freed and also are not
280 * in one of the various object caches.
282 ******************************************************************************/
284 static u32 acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations(void)
286 u32 outstanding = 0;
288 #ifdef ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS
290 outstanding += acpi_db_get_cache_info(acpi_gbl_state_cache);
291 outstanding += acpi_db_get_cache_info(acpi_gbl_ps_node_cache);
292 outstanding += acpi_db_get_cache_info(acpi_gbl_ps_node_ext_cache);
293 outstanding += acpi_db_get_cache_info(acpi_gbl_operand_cache);
294 #endif
296 return (outstanding);
299 /*******************************************************************************
301 * FUNCTION: acpi_db_execution_walk
303 * PARAMETERS: WALK_CALLBACK
305 * RETURN: Status
307 * DESCRIPTION: Execute a control method. Name is relative to the current
308 * scope.
310 ******************************************************************************/
312 static acpi_status
313 acpi_db_execution_walk(acpi_handle obj_handle,
314 u32 nesting_level, void *context, void **return_value)
316 union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
317 struct acpi_namespace_node *node =
318 (struct acpi_namespace_node *)obj_handle;
319 struct acpi_buffer return_obj;
320 acpi_status status;
322 obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
323 if (obj_desc->method.param_count) {
324 return (AE_OK);
327 return_obj.pointer = NULL;
328 return_obj.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
330 acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(node, "Evaluating");
332 /* Do the actual method execution */
334 acpi_os_printf("\n");
335 acpi_gbl_method_executing = TRUE;
337 status = acpi_evaluate_object(node, NULL, NULL, &return_obj);
339 acpi_os_printf("Evaluation of [%4.4s] returned %s\n",
340 acpi_ut_get_node_name(node),
341 acpi_format_exception(status));
343 acpi_gbl_method_executing = FALSE;
344 return (AE_OK);
347 /*******************************************************************************
349 * FUNCTION: acpi_db_execute
351 * PARAMETERS: name - Name of method to execute
352 * args - Parameters to the method
353 * Types -
354 * flags - single step/no single step
356 * RETURN: None
358 * DESCRIPTION: Execute a control method. Name is relative to the current
359 * scope.
361 ******************************************************************************/
363 void
364 acpi_db_execute(char *name, char **args, acpi_object_type * types, u32 flags)
366 acpi_status status;
367 struct acpi_buffer return_obj;
368 char *name_string;
370 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
371 u32 previous_allocations;
372 u32 allocations;
374 /* Memory allocation tracking */
376 previous_allocations = acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations();
377 #endif
379 if (*name == '*') {
380 (void)acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_METHOD, ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT,
381 ACPI_UINT32_MAX,
382 acpi_db_execution_walk, NULL, NULL,
383 NULL);
384 return;
385 } else {
386 name_string = ACPI_ALLOCATE(strlen(name) + 1);
387 if (!name_string) {
388 return;
391 memset(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info, 0,
392 sizeof(struct acpi_db_method_info));
394 strcpy(name_string, name);
395 acpi_ut_strupr(name_string);
396 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.name = name_string;
397 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.args = args;
398 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.types = types;
399 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.flags = flags;
401 return_obj.pointer = NULL;
402 return_obj.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
404 status = acpi_db_execute_setup(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
405 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
406 ACPI_FREE(name_string);
407 return;
410 /* Get the NS node, determines existence also */
412 status = acpi_get_handle(NULL, acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
413 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info.method);
414 if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
415 status =
416 acpi_db_execute_method(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info,
417 &return_obj);
419 ACPI_FREE(name_string);
423 * Allow any handlers in separate threads to complete.
424 * (Such as Notify handlers invoked from AML executed above).
426 acpi_os_sleep((u64)10);
428 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
430 /* Memory allocation tracking */
432 allocations =
433 acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations() - previous_allocations;
435 acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_DUPLICATE_OUTPUT);
437 if (allocations > 0) {
438 acpi_os_printf
439 ("0x%X Outstanding allocations after evaluation of %s\n",
440 allocations, acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname);
442 #endif
444 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
445 acpi_os_printf("Evaluation of %s failed with status %s\n",
446 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
447 acpi_format_exception(status));
448 } else {
449 /* Display a return object, if any */
451 if (return_obj.length) {
452 acpi_os_printf("Evaluation of %s returned object %p, "
453 "external buffer length %X\n",
454 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
455 return_obj.pointer,
456 (u32)return_obj.length);
458 acpi_db_dump_external_object(return_obj.pointer, 1);
460 /* Dump a _PLD buffer if present */
462 if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME
463 ((ACPI_CAST_PTR
464 (struct acpi_namespace_node,
465 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.method)->name.ascii),
466 METHOD_NAME__PLD)) {
467 acpi_db_dump_pld_buffer(return_obj.pointer);
469 } else {
470 acpi_os_printf
471 ("No object was returned from evaluation of %s\n",
472 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname);
476 acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_CONSOLE_OUTPUT);
479 /*******************************************************************************
481 * FUNCTION: acpi_db_method_thread
483 * PARAMETERS: context - Execution info segment
485 * RETURN: None
487 * DESCRIPTION: Debugger execute thread. Waits for a command line, then
488 * simply dispatches it.
490 ******************************************************************************/
492 static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_method_thread(void *context)
494 acpi_status status;
495 struct acpi_db_method_info *info = context;
496 struct acpi_db_method_info local_info;
497 u32 i;
498 u8 allow;
499 struct acpi_buffer return_obj;
502 * acpi_gbl_db_method_info.Arguments will be passed as method arguments.
503 * Prevent acpi_gbl_db_method_info from being modified by multiple threads
504 * concurrently.
506 * Note: The arguments we are passing are used by the ASL test suite
507 * (aslts). Do not change them without updating the tests.
509 (void)acpi_os_wait_semaphore(info->info_gate, 1, ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
511 if (info->init_args) {
512 acpi_db_uint32_to_hex_string(info->num_created,
513 info->index_of_thread_str);
514 acpi_db_uint32_to_hex_string((u32)acpi_os_get_thread_id(),
515 info->id_of_thread_str);
518 if (info->threads && (info->num_created < info->num_threads)) {
519 info->threads[info->num_created++] = acpi_os_get_thread_id();
522 local_info = *info;
523 local_info.args = local_info.arguments;
524 local_info.arguments[0] = local_info.num_threads_str;
525 local_info.arguments[1] = local_info.id_of_thread_str;
526 local_info.arguments[2] = local_info.index_of_thread_str;
527 local_info.arguments[3] = NULL;
529 local_info.types = local_info.arg_types;
531 (void)acpi_os_signal_semaphore(info->info_gate, 1);
533 for (i = 0; i < info->num_loops; i++) {
534 status = acpi_db_execute_method(&local_info, &return_obj);
535 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
536 acpi_os_printf
537 ("%s During evaluation of %s at iteration %X\n",
538 acpi_format_exception(status), info->pathname, i);
539 if (status == AE_ABORT_METHOD) {
540 break;
543 #if 0
544 if ((i % 100) == 0) {
545 acpi_os_printf("%u loops, Thread 0x%x\n",
546 i, acpi_os_get_thread_id());
549 if (return_obj.length) {
550 acpi_os_printf
551 ("Evaluation of %s returned object %p Buflen %X\n",
552 info->pathname, return_obj.pointer,
553 (u32)return_obj.length);
554 acpi_db_dump_external_object(return_obj.pointer, 1);
556 #endif
559 /* Signal our completion */
561 allow = 0;
562 (void)acpi_os_wait_semaphore(info->thread_complete_gate,
563 1, ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
564 info->num_completed++;
566 if (info->num_completed == info->num_threads) {
568 /* Do signal for main thread once only */
569 allow = 1;
572 (void)acpi_os_signal_semaphore(info->thread_complete_gate, 1);
574 if (allow) {
575 status = acpi_os_signal_semaphore(info->main_thread_gate, 1);
576 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
577 acpi_os_printf
578 ("Could not signal debugger thread sync semaphore, %s\n",
579 acpi_format_exception(status));
584 /*******************************************************************************
586 * FUNCTION: acpi_db_create_execution_threads
588 * PARAMETERS: num_threads_arg - Number of threads to create
589 * num_loops_arg - Loop count for the thread(s)
590 * method_name_arg - Control method to execute
592 * RETURN: None
594 * DESCRIPTION: Create threads to execute method(s)
596 ******************************************************************************/
598 void
599 acpi_db_create_execution_threads(char *num_threads_arg,
600 char *num_loops_arg, char *method_name_arg)
602 acpi_status status;
603 u32 num_threads;
604 u32 num_loops;
605 u32 i;
606 u32 size;
607 acpi_mutex main_thread_gate;
608 acpi_mutex thread_complete_gate;
609 acpi_mutex info_gate;
611 /* Get the arguments */
613 num_threads = strtoul(num_threads_arg, NULL, 0);
614 num_loops = strtoul(num_loops_arg, NULL, 0);
616 if (!num_threads || !num_loops) {
617 acpi_os_printf("Bad argument: Threads %X, Loops %X\n",
618 num_threads, num_loops);
619 return;
623 * Create the semaphore for synchronization of
624 * the created threads with the main thread.
626 status = acpi_os_create_semaphore(1, 0, &main_thread_gate);
627 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
628 acpi_os_printf("Could not create semaphore for "
629 "synchronization with the main thread, %s\n",
630 acpi_format_exception(status));
631 return;
635 * Create the semaphore for synchronization
636 * between the created threads.
638 status = acpi_os_create_semaphore(1, 1, &thread_complete_gate);
639 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
640 acpi_os_printf("Could not create semaphore for "
641 "synchronization between the created threads, %s\n",
642 acpi_format_exception(status));
644 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(main_thread_gate);
645 return;
648 status = acpi_os_create_semaphore(1, 1, &info_gate);
649 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
650 acpi_os_printf("Could not create semaphore for "
651 "synchronization of AcpiGbl_DbMethodInfo, %s\n",
652 acpi_format_exception(status));
654 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(thread_complete_gate);
655 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(main_thread_gate);
656 return;
659 memset(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_db_method_info));
661 /* Array to store IDs of threads */
663 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_threads = num_threads;
664 size = sizeof(acpi_thread_id) * acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_threads;
666 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads = acpi_os_allocate(size);
667 if (acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads == NULL) {
668 acpi_os_printf("No memory for thread IDs array\n");
669 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(main_thread_gate);
670 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(thread_complete_gate);
671 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(info_gate);
672 return;
674 memset(acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads, 0, size);
676 /* Setup the context to be passed to each thread */
678 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.name = method_name_arg;
679 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.flags = 0;
680 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_loops = num_loops;
681 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.main_thread_gate = main_thread_gate;
682 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.thread_complete_gate = thread_complete_gate;
683 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.info_gate = info_gate;
685 /* Init arguments to be passed to method */
687 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.init_args = 1;
688 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.args = acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments;
689 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[0] =
690 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_threads_str;
691 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[1] =
692 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.id_of_thread_str;
693 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[2] =
694 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.index_of_thread_str;
695 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[3] = NULL;
697 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.types = acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types;
698 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types[0] = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
699 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types[1] = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
700 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types[2] = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
702 acpi_db_uint32_to_hex_string(num_threads,
703 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_threads_str);
705 status = acpi_db_execute_setup(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
706 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
707 goto cleanup_and_exit;
710 /* Get the NS node, determines existence also */
712 status = acpi_get_handle(NULL, acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
713 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info.method);
714 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
715 acpi_os_printf("%s Could not get handle for %s\n",
716 acpi_format_exception(status),
717 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname);
718 goto cleanup_and_exit;
721 /* Create the threads */
723 acpi_os_printf("Creating %X threads to execute %X times each\n",
724 num_threads, num_loops);
726 for (i = 0; i < (num_threads); i++) {
727 status =
728 acpi_os_execute(OSL_DEBUGGER_EXEC_THREAD,
729 acpi_db_method_thread,
730 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
731 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
732 break;
736 /* Wait for all threads to complete */
738 (void)acpi_os_wait_semaphore(main_thread_gate, 1, ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
740 acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_DUPLICATE_OUTPUT);
741 acpi_os_printf("All threads (%X) have completed\n", num_threads);
742 acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_CONSOLE_OUTPUT);
744 cleanup_and_exit:
746 /* Cleanup and exit */
748 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(main_thread_gate);
749 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(thread_complete_gate);
750 (void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(info_gate);
752 acpi_os_free(acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads);
753 acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads = NULL;