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| author | Bob Moore <robert.moore@intel.com> | 2011-07-04 08:24:03 +0000 |
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| committer | Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com> | 2011-07-13 23:51:48 -0400 |
| commit | d57b23ad0ca7a46931e4d98eb6b4b73b112f0969 (patch) | |
| tree | 5699d8d0e057eb21e4012561bbf06be965272a15 | |
| parent | 80f40ce0f10e87d9a27f1e29325c6f39245fbcb1 (diff) | |
ACPICA: Add option to disable method return value validation and repair
Runtime option can be used to disable return value repair if this
is causing a problem on a particular machine.
Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/acpi/acpixf.h | 1 |
3 files changed, 19 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h index 73863d86f02..76dc02f1557 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h @@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_copy_dsdt_locally, FALSE); */ u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_truncate_io_addresses, FALSE); +/* + * Disable runtime checking and repair of values returned by control methods. + * Use only if the repair is causing a problem on a particular machine. + */ +u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_disable_auto_repair, FALSE); + /* acpi_gbl_FADT is a local copy of the FADT, converted to a common format. */ struct acpi_table_fadt acpi_gbl_FADT; diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c index 9fb03fa8ffd..607a9a03526 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c @@ -193,14 +193,20 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node, } /* - * 1) We have a return value, but if one wasn't expected, just exit, this is - * not a problem. For example, if the "Implicit Return" feature is - * enabled, methods will always return a value. + * Return value validation and possible repair. * - * 2) If the return value can be of any type, then we cannot perform any - * validation, exit. + * 1) Don't perform return value validation/repair if this feature + * has been disabled via a global option. + * + * 2) We have a return value, but if one wasn't expected, just exit, + * this is not a problem. For example, if the "Implicit Return" + * feature is enabled, methods will always return a value. + * + * 3) If the return value can be of any type, then we cannot perform + * any validation, just exit. */ - if ((!predefined->info.expected_btypes) || + if (acpi_gbl_disable_auto_repair || + (!predefined->info.expected_btypes) || (predefined->info.expected_btypes == ACPI_RTYPE_ALL)) { goto cleanup; } diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h index 06853f76d81..d42d7ced394 100644 --- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h +++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ extern u32 acpi_gbl_trace_flags; extern u32 acpi_gbl_enable_aml_debug_object; extern u8 acpi_gbl_copy_dsdt_locally; extern u8 acpi_gbl_truncate_io_addresses; +extern u8 acpi_gbl_disable_auto_repair; extern u32 acpi_current_gpe_count; extern struct acpi_table_fadt acpi_gbl_FADT; |