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1 files changed, 53 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernels/linux-libre-xtreme/ACPICA-AML-Parser-ignore-control-method-status-in-module-level-code.patch b/kernels/linux-libre-xtreme/ACPICA-AML-Parser-ignore-control-method-status-in-module-level-code.patch new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c6929908a --- /dev/null +++ b/kernels/linux-libre-xtreme/ACPICA-AML-Parser-ignore-control-method-status-in-module-level-code.patch @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +From f51d7e02375963169fb1c1148ac3f96d54e97ec4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: Erik Schmauss <erik.schmauss@intel.com> +Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2018 14:49:55 +0200 +Subject: [PATCH] ACPICA: AML Parser: ignore control method status in + module-level code + +Previous change in the AML parser code blindly set all non-successful +dispatcher statuses to AE_OK. This approach is incorrect because +successful control method invocations from module-level return +AE_CTRL_TRANSFER. Overwriting AE_OK to this status causes the AML +parser to think that there was no return value from the control +method invocation. + +fixes: 73c2a01c52b6 (ACPICA: AML Parser: ignore dispatcher error status during table load) + +Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> +Signed-off-by: Erik Schmauss <erik.schmauss@intel.com> +--- + drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c | 19 ++++++++++++------- + 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) + +diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c +index ee840be150b5e..44f35ab3347d1 100644 +--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c ++++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c +@@ -709,15 +709,20 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state) + } else + if ((walk_state-> + parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL) ++ && status != AE_CTRL_TRANSFER + && ACPI_FAILURE(status)) { + /* +- * ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL means that we are loading a table by +- * executing it as a control method. However, if we encounter +- * an error while loading the table, we need to keep trying to +- * load the table rather than aborting the table load. Set the +- * status to AE_OK to proceed with the table load. If we get a +- * failure at this point, it means that the dispatcher got an +- * error while processing Op (most likely an AML operand error. ++ * ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL flag means that we are currently ++ * loading a table by executing it as a control method. ++ * However, if we encounter an error while loading the table, ++ * we need to keep trying to load the table rather than ++ * aborting the table load (setting the status to AE_OK ++ * continues the table load). If we get a failure at this ++ * point, it means that the dispatcher got an error while ++ * processing Op (most likely an AML operand error) or a ++ * control method was called from module level and the ++ * dispatcher returned AE_CTRL_TRANSFER. In the latter case, ++ * leave the status alone, there's nothing wrong with it. + */ + status = AE_OK; + } |