ACPICA: Add Buffer->String conversion for predefined methods
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44 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
45 #include <acpi/acparser.h>
46 #include <acpi/acinterp.h>
47 #include <acpi/acnamesp.h>
49 #define _COMPONENT ACPI_NAMESPACE
50 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nseval")
52 /*******************************************************************************
54 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_evaluate
56 * PARAMETERS: Info - Evaluation info block, contains:
57 * prefix_node - Prefix or Method/Object Node to execute
58 * Pathname - Name of method to execute, If NULL, the
59 * Node is the object to execute
60 * Parameters - List of parameters to pass to the method,
61 * terminated by NULL. Params itself may be
62 * NULL if no parameters are being passed.
63 * return_object - Where to put method's return value (if
64 * any). If NULL, no value is returned.
65 * parameter_type - Type of Parameter list
66 * return_object - Where to put method's return value (if
67 * any). If NULL, no value is returned.
68 * Flags - ACPI_IGNORE_RETURN_VALUE to delete return
70 * RETURN: Status
72 * DESCRIPTION: Execute a control method or return the current value of an
73 * ACPI namespace object.
75 * MUTEX: Locks interpreter
77 ******************************************************************************/
78 acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info * info)
80 acpi_status status;
81 struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
83 ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_evaluate);
85 if (!info) {
86 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
89 /* Initialize the return value to an invalid object */
91 info->return_object = NULL;
94 * Get the actual namespace node for the target object. Handles these cases:
96 * 1) Null node, Pathname (absolute path)
97 * 2) Node, Pathname (path relative to Node)
98 * 3) Node, Null Pathname
100 status = acpi_ns_get_node(info->prefix_node, info->pathname,
101 ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH, &info->resolved_node);
102 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
103 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
107 * For a method alias, we must grab the actual method node so that proper
108 * scoping context will be established before execution.
110 if (acpi_ns_get_type(info->resolved_node) ==
111 ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_METHOD_ALIAS) {
112 info->resolved_node =
113 ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_namespace_node,
114 info->resolved_node->object);
117 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES, "%s [%p] Value %p\n", info->pathname,
118 info->resolved_node,
119 acpi_ns_get_attached_object(info->resolved_node)));
121 node = info->resolved_node;
124 * Two major cases here:
126 * 1) The object is a control method -- execute it
127 * 2) The object is not a method -- just return it's current value
129 if (acpi_ns_get_type(info->resolved_node) == ACPI_TYPE_METHOD) {
131 * 1) Object is a control method - execute it
134 /* Verify that there is a method object associated with this node */
136 info->obj_desc =
137 acpi_ns_get_attached_object(info->resolved_node);
138 if (!info->obj_desc) {
139 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
140 "Control method has no attached sub-object"));
141 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
145 * Calculate the number of arguments being passed to the method
148 info->param_count = 0;
149 if (info->parameters) {
150 while (info->parameters[info->param_count])
151 info->param_count++;
155 * Warning if too few or too many arguments have been passed by the
156 * caller. We don't want to abort here with an error because an
157 * incorrect number of arguments may not cause the method to fail.
158 * However, the method will fail if there are too few arguments passed
159 * and the method attempts to use one of the missing ones.
162 if (info->param_count < info->obj_desc->method.param_count) {
163 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
164 "Insufficient arguments - "
165 "method [%4.4s] needs %d, found %d",
166 acpi_ut_get_node_name(info->resolved_node),
167 info->obj_desc->method.param_count,
168 info->param_count));
169 } else if (info->param_count >
170 info->obj_desc->method.param_count) {
171 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
172 "Excess arguments - "
173 "method [%4.4s] needs %d, found %d",
174 acpi_ut_get_node_name(info->
175 resolved_node),
176 info->obj_desc->method.param_count,
177 info->param_count));
180 ACPI_DUMP_PATHNAME(info->resolved_node, "Execute Method:",
181 ACPI_LV_INFO, _COMPONENT);
183 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
184 "Method at AML address %p Length %X\n",
185 info->obj_desc->method.aml_start + 1,
186 info->obj_desc->method.aml_length - 1));
189 * Any namespace deletion must acquire both the namespace and
190 * interpreter locks to ensure that no thread is using the portion of
191 * the namespace that is being deleted.
193 * Execute the method via the interpreter. The interpreter is locked
194 * here before calling into the AML parser
196 acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
197 status = acpi_ps_execute_method(info);
198 acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
199 } else {
201 * 2) Object is not a method, return its current value
203 * Disallow certain object types. For these, "evaluation" is undefined.
205 switch (info->resolved_node->type) {
206 case ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE:
207 case ACPI_TYPE_EVENT:
208 case ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX:
209 case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
210 case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
211 case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_SCOPE:
213 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
214 "[%4.4s] Evaluation of object type [%s] is not supported",
215 info->resolved_node->name.ascii,
216 acpi_ut_get_type_name(info->resolved_node->
217 type)));
219 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_TYPE);
221 default:
222 break;
226 * Objects require additional resolution steps (e.g., the Node may be
227 * a field that must be read, etc.) -- we can't just grab the object
228 * out of the node.
230 * Use resolve_node_to_value() to get the associated value.
232 * NOTE: we can get away with passing in NULL for a walk state because
233 * resolved_node is guaranteed to not be a reference to either a method
234 * local or a method argument (because this interface is never called
235 * from a running method.)
237 * Even though we do not directly invoke the interpreter for object
238 * resolution, we must lock it because we could access an opregion.
239 * The opregion access code assumes that the interpreter is locked.
241 acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
243 /* Function has a strange interface */
245 status =
246 acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(&info->resolved_node, NULL);
247 acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
250 * If acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value() succeeded, the return value was placed
251 * in resolved_node.
253 if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
254 status = AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE;
255 info->return_object =
256 ACPI_CAST_PTR(union acpi_operand_object,
257 info->resolved_node);
259 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
260 "Returning object %p [%s]\n",
261 info->return_object,
262 acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info->
263 return_object)));
267 /* Validation of return values for ACPI-predefined methods and objects */
269 if ((status == AE_OK) || (status == AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE)) {
271 * If this is the first evaluation, check the return value. This
272 * ensures that any warnings will only be emitted during the very
273 * first evaluation of the object.
275 if (!(node->flags & ANOBJ_EVALUATED)) {
277 * Check for a predefined ACPI name. If found, validate the
278 * returned object.
280 * Note: Ignore return status for now, emit warnings if there are
281 * problems with the returned object. May change later to abort
282 * the method on invalid return object.
284 (void)acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(node,
285 &info->return_object);
288 /* Mark the node as having been evaluated */
290 node->flags |= ANOBJ_EVALUATED;
293 /* Check if there is a return value that must be dealt with */
295 if (status == AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE) {
297 /* If caller does not want the return value, delete it */
299 if (info->flags & ACPI_IGNORE_RETURN_VALUE) {
300 acpi_ut_remove_reference(info->return_object);
301 info->return_object = NULL;
304 /* Map AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE to AE_OK, we are done with it */
306 status = AE_OK;
309 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
310 "*** Completed evaluation of object %s ***\n",
311 info->pathname));
314 * Namespace was unlocked by the handling acpi_ns* function, so we
315 * just return
317 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);