Bug 241899 - ACPI3.0b Package parameter support
Summary: ACPI3.0b Package parameter support
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
urgent
high
Target Milestone: ---
: ---
Assignee: Brian Maly
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks: 223289 372911 420521 422431 422441
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-05-31 15:20 UTC by Bryn M. Reeves
Modified: 2018-10-19 23:34 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

Fixed In Version: RHBA-2008-0314
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Clone Of:
Environment:
Last Closed: 2008-05-21 14:43:29 UTC
Target Upstream Version:
Embargoed:


Attachments (Terms of Use)
Patch from acpi-test tree for package parameter support (9.47 KB, patch)
2007-05-31 15:20 UTC, Bryn M. Reeves
no flags Details | Diff


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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2008:0314 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Updated kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 2008-05-20 18:43:34 UTC

Description Bryn M. Reeves 2007-05-31 15:20:48 UTC
Description of problem:
The 2.6.18 acpi implementation does not support method parameters of 'package'
type. For e.g. if a device defines a _DSM method (device specific method) and
that method is invoked from the driver, messages like the following are logged:

ACPI Error (utcopy-0610): Packages as parameters not implemented! [20060707]

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.6.18-8.el5

How reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create/use an ACPI device that defines a _DSM method
2. Invoke the _DSM method from the driver
  
Actual results:
Messages like that above are logged.

Expected results:
Succesful return from the _DSM method.

Additional info:
Support for package parameters was added to Len Brown's ACPI -test- tree in the
20070508 ACPI-CA code drop. The code is not yet in mainline but the attached
patch contains just the changes required to support package parameters.

DSM argument definitions (ACPI3.0b):
9.15.1 _DSM (Device Specific Method)
This optional object is a control method that enables devices to provide device
specific control functions
that are consumed by the device driver.
Arguments:
          Arg0 (Buffer):             UUID
          Arg1 (Integer):            Revision ID
          Arg2 (Integer):            Function Index
          Arg3 (Package):            Arguments

Comment 1 Bryn M. Reeves 2007-05-31 15:20:49 UTC
Created attachment 155824 [details]
Patch from acpi-test tree for package parameter support

Comment 3 Peter Martuccelli 2007-06-20 14:40:12 UTC
Code is upstream as of .22, no devel ACK for R5.1.  Feature will be
considered/targeted for inclusion in R5.2.

Comment 6 Brian Maly 2007-06-25 20:00:24 UTC
How is this hardware affected by this issue? Is it just error messages in the
log? Or is the hardware non-functional in some way? Please provide a detailed
description on the extent of this problem.

Comment 8 Doug Chapman 2007-08-01 21:49:57 UTC
(In reply to comment #6)
> How is this hardware affected by this issue? Is it just error messages in the
> log? Or is the hardware non-functional in some way? Please provide a detailed
> description on the extent of this problem.

Brian, this might already be in one of the private comments but to answer this
question please see issue-tracker #119834

thanks,

- Doug


Comment 9 Peter Martuccelli 2007-08-15 20:32:31 UTC
Exception denied for R5.1, moving out to R5.2.

Comment 11 Jeanne Colon-Bonet 2007-09-07 18:01:41 UTC
blocks - 223289: FEAT:RHEL5.2: P-state Support; 844; BCS, HP tracking in Issue 
Tracker 119834

Comment 12 Doug Chapman 2007-10-25 20:11:32 UTC
Brian,

Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help get this patch into
RHEL5.2.

- Doug


Comment 13 Myron Stowe 2007-11-01 16:24:53 UTC
FYI  The upstream patch corresponding to this is available at
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6287ee32952b502c23d54f12895c3895ddbe5013

Any idea when you may get to this?

Comment 17 Luming Yu 2007-12-13 06:24:23 UTC
re-assign to Brian.

Comment 18 Don Zickus 2008-01-21 17:27:03 UTC
in 2.6.18-71.el5
You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5

Comment 20 John Poelstra 2008-03-21 03:50:56 UTC
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Comment 22 errata-xmlrpc 2008-05-21 14:43:29 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2008-0314.html



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