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45 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
50 #define _COMPONENT ACPI_NAMESPACE
51 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nspredef")
53 /*******************************************************************************
55 * This module validates predefined ACPI objects that appear in the namespace,
56 * at the time they are evaluated (via acpi_evaluate_object). The purpose of this
57 * validation is to detect problems with BIOS-exposed predefined ACPI objects
58 * before the results are returned to the ACPI-related drivers.
60 * There are several areas that are validated:
62 * 1) The number of input arguments as defined by the method/object in the
63 * ASL is validated against the ACPI specification.
64 * 2) The type of the return object (if any) is validated against the ACPI
66 * 3) For returned package objects, the count of package elements is
67 * validated, as well as the type of each package element. Nested
68 * packages are supported.
70 * For any problems found, a warning message is issued.
72 ******************************************************************************/
73 /* Local prototypes */
75 acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
76 union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
77 const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined);
80 acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
81 union acpi_operand_object **elements,
82 u8 type1, u32 count1, u8 type2, u32 count2);
85 acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
86 union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
87 u32 expected_btypes, u32 package_index);
90 acpi_ns_check_reference(char *pathname,
91 union acpi_operand_object *return_object);
94 acpi_ns_repair_object(u32 expected_btypes,
96 union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
99 * Names for the types that can be returned by the predefined objects.
100 * Used for warning messages. Must be in the same order as the ACPI_RTYPEs
102 static const char *acpi_rtype_names[] = {
110 #define ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE ACPI_UINT32_MAX
112 /*******************************************************************************
114 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_check_predefined_names
116 * PARAMETERS: Node - Namespace node for the method/object
117 * return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
118 * evaluation of a method or object
122 * DESCRIPTION: Check an ACPI name for a match in the predefined name list.
124 ******************************************************************************/
127 acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
128 u32 user_param_count,
129 acpi_status return_status,
130 union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
132 union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
133 acpi_status status = AE_OK;
134 const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined;
137 /* Match the name for this method/object against the predefined list */
139 predefined = acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(node);
141 /* Get the full pathname to the object, for use in error messages */
143 pathname = acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(node);
145 pathname = ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, predefined->info.name);
149 * Check that the parameter count for this method matches the ASL
150 * definition. For predefined names, ensure that both the caller and
151 * the method itself are in accordance with the ACPI specification.
153 acpi_ns_check_parameter_count(pathname, node, user_param_count,
156 /* If not a predefined name, we cannot validate the return object */
162 /* If the method failed, we cannot validate the return object */
164 if ((return_status != AE_OK) && (return_status != AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE)) {
169 * Only validate the return value on the first successful evaluation of
170 * the method. This ensures that any warnings will only be emitted during
171 * the very first evaluation of the method/object.
173 if (node->flags & ANOBJ_EVALUATED) {
177 /* Mark the node as having been successfully evaluated */
179 node->flags |= ANOBJ_EVALUATED;
182 * If there is no return value, check if we require a return value for
183 * this predefined name. Either one return value is expected, or none,
184 * for both methods and other objects.
186 * Exit now if there is no return object. Warning if one was expected.
188 if (!return_object) {
189 if ((predefined->info.expected_btypes) &&
190 (!(predefined->info.expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_NONE))) {
192 "%s: Missing expected return value",
195 status = AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE;
201 * We have a return value, but if one wasn't expected, just exit, this is
204 * For example, if the "Implicit Return" feature is enabled, methods will
205 * always return a value
207 if (!predefined->info.expected_btypes) {
212 * Check that the type of the return object is what is expected for
213 * this predefined name
215 status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, return_object_ptr,
216 predefined->info.expected_btypes,
218 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
222 /* For returned Package objects, check the type of all sub-objects */
224 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(return_object) == ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
226 acpi_ns_check_package(pathname, return_object_ptr,
231 if (pathname != predefined->info.name) {
238 /*******************************************************************************
240 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_check_parameter_count
242 * PARAMETERS: Pathname - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
243 * Node - Namespace node for the method/object
244 * user_param_count - Number of args passed in by the caller
245 * Predefined - Pointer to entry in predefined name table
249 * DESCRIPTION: Check that the declared (in ASL/AML) parameter count for a
250 * predefined name is what is expected (i.e., what is defined in
251 * the ACPI specification for this predefined name.)
253 ******************************************************************************/
256 acpi_ns_check_parameter_count(char *pathname,
257 struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
258 u32 user_param_count,
259 const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined)
262 u32 required_params_current;
263 u32 required_params_old;
265 /* Methods have 0-7 parameters. All other types have zero. */
268 if (node->type == ACPI_TYPE_METHOD) {
269 param_count = node->object->method.param_count;
272 /* Argument count check for non-predefined methods/objects */
276 * Warning if too few or too many arguments have been passed by the
277 * caller. An incorrect number of arguments may not cause the method
278 * to fail. However, the method will fail if there are too few
279 * arguments and the method attempts to use one of the missing ones.
281 if (user_param_count < param_count) {
282 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
283 "%s: Insufficient arguments - needs %d, found %d",
284 pathname, param_count, user_param_count));
285 } else if (user_param_count > param_count) {
286 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
287 "%s: Excess arguments - needs %d, found %d",
288 pathname, param_count, user_param_count));
293 /* Allow two different legal argument counts (_SCP, etc.) */
295 required_params_current = predefined->info.param_count & 0x0F;
296 required_params_old = predefined->info.param_count >> 4;
298 if (user_param_count != ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
300 /* Validate the user-supplied parameter count */
302 if ((user_param_count != required_params_current) &&
303 (user_param_count != required_params_old)) {
304 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
305 "%s: Parameter count mismatch - caller passed %d, ACPI requires %d",
306 pathname, user_param_count,
307 required_params_current));
312 * Only validate the argument count on the first successful evaluation of
313 * the method. This ensures that any warnings will only be emitted during
314 * the very first evaluation of the method/object.
316 if (node->flags & ANOBJ_EVALUATED) {
321 * Check that the ASL-defined parameter count is what is expected for
322 * this predefined name.
324 if ((param_count != required_params_current) &&
325 (param_count != required_params_old)) {
326 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
327 "%s: Parameter count mismatch - ASL declared %d, ACPI requires %d",
328 pathname, param_count, required_params_current));
332 /*******************************************************************************
334 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name
336 * PARAMETERS: Node - Namespace node for the method/object
338 * RETURN: Pointer to entry in predefined table. NULL indicates not found.
340 * DESCRIPTION: Check an object name against the predefined object list.
342 ******************************************************************************/
344 const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
348 const union acpi_predefined_info *this_name;
350 /* Quick check for a predefined name, first character must be underscore */
352 if (node->name.ascii[0] != '_') {
356 /* Search info table for a predefined method/object name */
358 this_name = predefined_names;
359 while (this_name->info.name[0]) {
360 if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(node->name.ascii, this_name->info.name)) {
362 /* Return pointer to this table entry */
368 * Skip next entry in the table if this name returns a Package
369 * (next entry contains the package info)
371 if (this_name->info.expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE) {
381 /*******************************************************************************
383 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_check_package
385 * PARAMETERS: Pathname - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
386 * return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
387 * evaluation of a method or object
388 * Predefined - Pointer to entry in predefined name table
392 * DESCRIPTION: Check a returned package object for the correct count and
393 * correct type of all sub-objects.
395 ******************************************************************************/
398 acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
399 union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
400 const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined)
402 union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
403 const union acpi_predefined_info *package;
404 union acpi_operand_object *sub_package;
405 union acpi_operand_object **elements;
406 union acpi_operand_object **sub_elements;
413 ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ns_check_package);
415 /* The package info for this name is in the next table entry */
417 package = predefined + 1;
419 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
420 "%s Validating return Package of Type %X, Count %X\n",
421 pathname, package->ret_info.type,
422 return_object->package.count));
424 /* Extract package count and elements array */
426 elements = return_object->package.elements;
427 count = return_object->package.count;
429 /* The package must have at least one element, else invalid */
432 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
433 "%s: Return Package has no elements (empty)",
436 return (AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE);
440 * Decode the type of the expected package contents
442 * PTYPE1 packages contain no subpackages
443 * PTYPE2 packages contain sub-packages
445 switch (package->ret_info.type) {
446 case ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED:
449 * The package count is fixed and there are no sub-packages
451 * If package is too small, exit.
452 * If package is larger than expected, issue warning but continue
455 package->ret_info.count1 + package->ret_info.count2;
456 if (count < expected_count) {
457 goto package_too_small;
458 } else if (count > expected_count) {
459 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
460 "%s: Return Package is larger than needed - "
461 "found %u, expected %u", pathname, count,
465 /* Validate all elements of the returned package */
467 status = acpi_ns_check_package_elements(pathname, elements,
476 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
481 case ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR:
484 * The package count is variable, there are no sub-packages, and all
485 * elements must be of the same type
487 for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
488 status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, elements,
491 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
498 case ACPI_PTYPE1_OPTION:
501 * The package count is variable, there are no sub-packages. There are
502 * a fixed number of required elements, and a variable number of
505 * Check if package is at least as large as the minimum required
507 expected_count = package->ret_info3.count;
508 if (count < expected_count) {
509 goto package_too_small;
512 /* Variable number of sub-objects */
514 for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
515 if (i < package->ret_info3.count) {
517 /* These are the required package elements (0, 1, or 2) */
520 acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
526 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
530 /* These are the optional package elements */
533 acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
539 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
547 case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
549 /* First element is the (Integer) count of sub-packages to follow */
551 status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, elements,
552 ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0);
553 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
558 * Count cannot be larger than the parent package length, but allow it
559 * to be smaller. The >= accounts for the Integer above.
561 expected_count = (u32) (*elements)->integer.value;
562 if (expected_count >= count) {
563 goto package_too_small;
566 count = expected_count;
569 /* Now we can walk the sub-packages */
571 /*lint -fallthrough */
574 case ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED:
575 case ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN:
576 case ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT:
579 * These types all return a single package that consists of a variable
580 * number of sub-packages
582 for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
583 sub_package = *elements;
584 sub_elements = sub_package->package.elements;
586 /* Each sub-object must be of type Package */
589 acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, &sub_package,
590 ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE, i);
591 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
595 /* Examine the different types of sub-packages */
597 switch (package->ret_info.type) {
599 case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
601 /* Each subpackage has a fixed number of elements */
604 package->ret_info.count1 +
605 package->ret_info.count2;
606 if (sub_package->package.count !=
608 count = sub_package->package.count;
609 goto package_too_small;
613 acpi_ns_check_package_elements(pathname,
627 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
632 case ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED:
634 /* Each sub-package has a fixed length */
636 expected_count = package->ret_info2.count;
637 if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
638 count = sub_package->package.count;
639 goto package_too_small;
642 /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
644 for (j = 0; j < expected_count; j++) {
646 acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
648 package->ret_info2.object_type[j], j);
649 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
655 case ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN:
657 /* Each sub-package has a variable but minimum length */
659 expected_count = package->ret_info.count1;
660 if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
661 count = sub_package->package.count;
662 goto package_too_small;
665 /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
668 acpi_ns_check_package_elements(pathname,
676 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
681 case ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT:
683 /* First element is the (Integer) count of elements to follow */
686 acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
690 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
694 /* Make sure package is large enough for the Count */
697 (u32) (*sub_elements)->integer.value;
698 if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
699 count = sub_package->package.count;
700 goto package_too_small;
703 /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
706 acpi_ns_check_package_elements(pathname,
714 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
729 /* Should not get here if predefined info table is correct */
731 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
732 "%s: Invalid internal return type in table entry: %X",
733 pathname, package->ret_info.type));
735 return (AE_AML_INTERNAL);
742 /* Error exit for the case with an incorrect package count */
744 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "%s: Return Package is too small - "
745 "found %u, expected %u", pathname, count,
748 return (AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE);
751 /*******************************************************************************
753 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_check_package_elements
755 * PARAMETERS: Pathname - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
756 * Elements - Pointer to the package elements array
757 * Type1 - Object type for first group
758 * Count1 - Count for first group
759 * Type2 - Object type for second group
760 * Count2 - Count for second group
764 * DESCRIPTION: Check that all elements of a package are of the correct object
765 * type. Supports up to two groups of different object types.
767 ******************************************************************************/
770 acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
771 union acpi_operand_object **elements,
772 u8 type1, u32 count1, u8 type2, u32 count2)
774 union acpi_operand_object **this_element = elements;
779 * Up to two groups of package elements are supported by the data
780 * structure. All elements in each group must be of the same type.
781 * The second group can have a count of zero.
783 for (i = 0; i < count1; i++) {
784 status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, this_element,
786 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
792 for (i = 0; i < count2; i++) {
793 status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, this_element,
794 type2, (i + count1));
795 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
804 /*******************************************************************************
806 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_check_object_type
808 * PARAMETERS: Pathname - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
809 * return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
810 * evaluation of a method or object
811 * expected_btypes - Bitmap of expected return type(s)
812 * package_index - Index of object within parent package (if
813 * applicable - ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE otherwise)
817 * DESCRIPTION: Check the type of the return object against the expected object
818 * type(s). Use of Btype allows multiple expected object types.
820 ******************************************************************************/
823 acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
824 union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
825 u32 expected_btypes, u32 package_index)
827 union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
828 acpi_status status = AE_OK;
830 char type_buffer[48]; /* Room for 5 types */
836 * If we get a NULL return_object here, it is a NULL package element,
837 * and this is always an error.
839 if (!return_object) {
840 goto type_error_exit;
843 /* A Namespace node should not get here, but make sure */
845 if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(return_object) == ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
846 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
847 "%s: Invalid return type - Found a Namespace node [%4.4s] type %s",
848 pathname, return_object->node.name.ascii,
849 acpi_ut_get_type_name(return_object->node.type)));
850 return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
854 * Convert the object type (ACPI_TYPE_xxx) to a bitmapped object type.
855 * The bitmapped type allows multiple possible return types.
857 * Note, the cases below must handle all of the possible types returned
858 * from all of the predefined names (including elements of returned
861 switch (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(return_object)) {
862 case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
863 return_btype = ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER;
866 case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
867 return_btype = ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER;
870 case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
871 return_btype = ACPI_RTYPE_STRING;
874 case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
875 return_btype = ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE;
878 case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
879 return_btype = ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE;
883 /* Not one of the supported objects, must be incorrect */
885 goto type_error_exit;
888 /* Is the object one of the expected types? */
890 if (!(return_btype & expected_btypes)) {
892 /* Type mismatch -- attempt repair of the returned object */
894 status = acpi_ns_repair_object(expected_btypes, package_index,
896 if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
899 goto type_error_exit;
902 /* For reference objects, check that the reference type is correct */
904 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(return_object) == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
905 status = acpi_ns_check_reference(pathname, return_object);
912 /* Create a string with all expected types for this predefined object */
916 this_rtype = ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER;
918 for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_RTYPES; i++) {
920 /* If one of the expected types, concatenate the name of this type */
922 if (expected_btypes & this_rtype) {
923 ACPI_STRCAT(type_buffer, &acpi_rtype_names[i][j]);
924 j = 0; /* Use name separator from now on */
926 this_rtype <<= 1; /* Next Rtype */
929 if (package_index == ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE) {
930 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
931 "%s: Return type mismatch - found %s, expected %s",
933 acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(return_object),
936 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
937 "%s: Return Package type mismatch at index %u - "
938 "found %s, expected %s", pathname, package_index,
939 acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(return_object),
943 return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
946 /*******************************************************************************
948 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_check_reference
950 * PARAMETERS: Pathname - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
951 * return_object - Object returned from the evaluation of a
956 * DESCRIPTION: Check a returned reference object for the correct reference
957 * type. The only reference type that can be returned from a
958 * predefined method is a named reference. All others are invalid.
960 ******************************************************************************/
963 acpi_ns_check_reference(char *pathname,
964 union acpi_operand_object *return_object)
968 * Check the reference object for the correct reference type (opcode).
969 * The only type of reference that can be converted to an union acpi_object is
970 * a reference to a named object (reference class: NAME)
972 if (return_object->reference.class == ACPI_REFCLASS_NAME) {
976 ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
977 "%s: Return type mismatch - unexpected reference object type [%s] %2.2X",
978 pathname, acpi_ut_get_reference_name(return_object),
979 return_object->reference.class));
981 return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
984 /*******************************************************************************
986 * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_repair_object
988 * PARAMETERS: Pathname - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
989 * package_index - Used to determine if target is in a package
990 * return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
991 * evaluation of a method or object
993 * RETURN: Status. AE_OK if repair was successful.
995 * DESCRIPTION: Attempt to repair/convert a return object of a type that was
998 ******************************************************************************/
1001 acpi_ns_repair_object(u32 expected_btypes,
1003 union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
1005 union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
1006 union acpi_operand_object *new_object;
1009 switch (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(return_object)) {
1010 case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
1012 if (!(expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_STRING)) {
1013 return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
1017 * Have a Buffer, expected a String, convert. Use a to_string
1018 * conversion, no transform performed on the buffer data. The best
1019 * example of this is the _BIF method, where the string data from
1020 * the battery is often (incorrectly) returned as buffer object(s).
1023 while ((length < return_object->buffer.length) &&
1024 (return_object->buffer.pointer[length])) {
1028 /* Allocate a new string object */
1030 new_object = acpi_ut_create_string_object(length);
1032 return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
1036 * Copy the raw buffer data with no transform. String is already NULL
1037 * terminated at Length+1.
1039 ACPI_MEMCPY(new_object->string.pointer,
1040 return_object->buffer.pointer, length);
1042 /* Install the new return object */
1044 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object);
1045 *return_object_ptr = new_object;
1048 * If the object is a package element, we need to:
1049 * 1. Decrement the reference count of the orignal object, it was
1050 * incremented when building the package
1051 * 2. Increment the reference count of the new object, it will be
1052 * decremented when releasing the package
1054 if (package_index != ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE) {
1055 acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object);
1056 acpi_ut_add_reference(new_object);
1064 return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);