Re: [PATCH v3] acpi/nfit: Issue Start ARS to retrieve existing records

From: Dan Williams
Date: Wed Jun 28 2017 - 17:26:37 EST


On Sat, Jun 17, 2017 at 1:22 AM, Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> ACPI 6.2 defines in section 9.20.7.2 that the OSPM may call a Start
> ARS with Flags Bit [1] set upon receiving the 0x81 notification.
>
> Upon receiving the notification, the OSPM may decide to issue
> a Start ARS with Flags Bit [1] set to prepare for the retrieval
> of existing records and issue the Query ARS Status function to
> retrieve the records.
>
> Add support to call a Start ARS from acpi_nfit_uc_error_notify()
> with ND_ARS_RETURN_PREV_DATA set when HW_ERROR_SCRUB_ON is not set.
>
> Link: http://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/ACPI_6_2.pdf
> Signed-off-by: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Linda Knippers <linda.knippers@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> v3 (2/2): Add flags info to acpi_nfit_desc (Dan Williams)
> ---
> drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c | 11 ++++++++---
> drivers/acpi/nfit/mce.c | 2 +-
> drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h | 3 ++-
> include/uapi/linux/ndctl.h | 1 +
> 4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
> index cc22778..7e08ee0 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
> @@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ static ssize_t scrub_store(struct device *dev,
> if (nd_desc) {
> struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc = to_acpi_desc(nd_desc);
>
> - rc = acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(acpi_desc);
> + rc = acpi_nfit_ars_rescan(acpi_desc, 0);
> }
> device_unlock(dev);
> if (rc)
> @@ -2051,6 +2051,7 @@ static int ars_start(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, struct nfit_spa *nfit_spa
> memset(&ars_start, 0, sizeof(ars_start));
> ars_start.address = spa->address;
> ars_start.length = spa->length;
> + ars_start.flags = acpi_desc->ars_start_flags;

Hmm don't we also need a statement like this in ars_continue()?

> if (nfit_spa_type(spa) == NFIT_SPA_PM)
> ars_start.type = ND_ARS_PERSISTENT;
> else if (nfit_spa_type(spa) == NFIT_SPA_VOLATILE)
> @@ -2613,6 +2614,7 @@ static int acpi_nfit_register_regions(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc)
> return rc;
> }
>
> + acpi_desc->ars_start_flags = 0;

...and I would think the ND_ARS_RETURN_PREV_DATA context would only be
valid for the duration of the current scrub, so we should clear the
flags at the end of acpi_nfit_scrub().