Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] mailbox: ACPI: erroneous error message when parsing the ACPI PCCT

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Sat May 12 2018 - 07:50:16 EST


On Tue, May 1, 2018 at 2:39 AM, Al Stone <ahs3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There have been multiple reports of the following error message:
>
> [ 0.068293] Error parsing PCC subspaces from PCCT
>
> This error message is not correct. In multiple cases examined, the PCCT
> (Platform Communications Channel Table) concerned is actually properly
> constructed; the problem is that acpi_pcc_probe() which reads the PCCT
> is making the assumption that the only valid PCCT is one that contains
> subtables of one of two types: ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE or
> ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_TYPE2. The number of subtables of these
> types are counted and as long as there is at least one of the desired
> types, the acpi_pcc_probe() succeeds. When no subtables of these types
> are found, regardless of whether or not any other subtable types are
> present, the error mentioned above is reported.
>
> In the cases reported to me personally, the PCCT contains exactly one
> subtable of type ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_GENERIC_SUBSPACE. The function
> acpi_pcc_probe() does not count it as a valid subtable, so believes
> there to be no valid subtables, and hence outputs the error message.
>
> An example of the PCCT being reported as erroneous yet perfectly fine
> is the following:
>
> Signature : "PCCT"
> Table Length : 0000006E
> Revision : 05
> Checksum : A9
> Oem ID : "XXXXXX"
> Oem Table ID : "XXXXX "
> Oem Revision : 00002280
> Asl Compiler ID : "XXXX"
> Asl Compiler Revision : 00000002
>
> Flags (decoded below) : 00000001
> Platform : 1
> Reserved : 0000000000000000
>
> Subtable Type : 00 [Generic Communications Subspace]
> Length : 3E
>
> Reserved : 000000000000
> Base Address : 00000000DCE43018
> Address Length : 0000000000001000
>
> Doorbell Register : [Generic Address Structure]
> Space ID : 01 [SystemIO]
> Bit Width : 08
> Bit Offset : 00
> Encoded Access Width : 01 [Byte Access:8]
> Address : 0000000000001842
>
> Preserve Mask : 00000000000000FD
> Write Mask : 0000000000000002
> Command Latency : 00001388
> Maximum Access Rate : 00000000
> Minimum Turnaround Time : 0000
>
> To fix this, we count up all of the possible subtable types for the
> PCCT, and only report an error when there are none (which could mean
> either no subtables, or no valid subtables), or there are too many.
> We also change the logic so that if there is a valid subtable, we
> do try to initialize it per the PCCT subtable contents. This is a
> change in functionality; previously, the probe would have returned
> right after the error message and would not have tried to use any
> other subtable definition.
>
> Tested on my personal laptop which showed the error previously; the
> error message no longer appears and the laptop appears to operate
> normally.
>
> Signed-off-by: Al Stone <ahs3@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jassi Brar <jassisinghbrar@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>

Prashanth, any commens or concerns regarding this?

> ---
> drivers/mailbox/pcc.c | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
> 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
> index 3ef7f036ceea..72af37d7e95e 100644
> --- a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
> +++ b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
> @@ -372,13 +372,37 @@ static const struct mbox_chan_ops pcc_chan_ops = {
> .send_data = pcc_send_data,
> };
>
> +/*
> + *
> + * count_pcc_subspaces -- Count PCC subspaces not used in reduced HW systems.
> + * @header: Pointer to the ACPI subtable header under the PCCT.
> + * @end: End of subtable entry.
> + *
> + * Return: If we find a PCC subspace entry that is one of the types used
> + * in reduced hardware systems, return -EINVAL. Otherwise, return 0.
> + *
> + * This gets called for each subtable in the PCC table.
> + */
> +static int count_pcc_subspaces(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
> + const unsigned long end)
> +{
> + struct acpi_pcct_subspace *pcct_ss = (struct acpi_pcct_subspace *) header;
> +
> + if ((pcct_ss->header.type <= ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_RESERVED) &&
> + (pcct_ss->header.type != ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE) &&
> + (pcct_ss->header.type != ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE_TYPE2))
> + return 0;
> +
> + return -EINVAL;
> +}
> +
> /**
> - * parse_pcc_subspace - Parse the PCC table and verify PCC subspace
> - * entries. There should be one entry per PCC client.
> + * parse_pcc_subspaces -- Count PCC subspaces used only in reduced HW systems.
> * @header: Pointer to the ACPI subtable header under the PCCT.
> * @end: End of subtable entry.
> *
> - * Return: 0 for Success, else errno.
> + * Return: If we find a PCC subspace entry that is one of the types used
> + * in reduced hardware systems, return 0. Otherwise, return -EINVAL.
> *
> * This gets called for each entry in the PCC table.
> */
> @@ -393,10 +417,8 @@ static int parse_pcc_subspace(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
> if ((pcct_ss->header.type !=
> ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE)
> && (pcct_ss->header.type !=
> - ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE_TYPE2)) {
> - pr_err("Incorrect PCC Subspace type detected\n");
> + ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE_TYPE2))
> return -EINVAL;
> - }
> }
>
> return 0;
> @@ -449,8 +471,8 @@ static int __init acpi_pcc_probe(void)
> struct acpi_table_header *pcct_tbl;
> struct acpi_subtable_header *pcct_entry;
> struct acpi_table_pcct *acpi_pcct_tbl;
> + struct acpi_subtable_proc proc[ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_RESERVED];
> int count, i, rc;
> - int sum = 0;
> acpi_status status = AE_OK;
>
> /* Search for PCCT */
> @@ -459,43 +481,45 @@ static int __init acpi_pcc_probe(void)
> if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !pcct_tbl)
> return -ENODEV;
>
> - count = acpi_table_parse_entries(ACPI_SIG_PCCT,
> - sizeof(struct acpi_table_pcct),
> - ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE,
> - parse_pcc_subspace, MAX_PCC_SUBSPACES);
> - sum += (count > 0) ? count : 0;
> -
> - count = acpi_table_parse_entries(ACPI_SIG_PCCT,
> - sizeof(struct acpi_table_pcct),
> - ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE_TYPE2,
> - parse_pcc_subspace, MAX_PCC_SUBSPACES);
> - sum += (count > 0) ? count : 0;
> + /* Set up the subtable handlers */
> + for (i = ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_GENERIC_SUBSPACE;
> + i < ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_RESERVED; i++) {
> + proc[i].id = i;
> + proc[i].count = 0;
> + if (i == ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE ||
> + i == ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE_TYPE2)
> + proc[i].handler = parse_pcc_subspace;
> + else
> + proc[i].handler = count_pcc_subspaces;
> + }
>
> - if (sum == 0 || sum >= MAX_PCC_SUBSPACES) {
> - pr_err("Error parsing PCC subspaces from PCCT\n");
> + count = acpi_table_parse_entries_array(ACPI_SIG_PCCT,
> + sizeof(struct acpi_table_pcct), proc,
> + ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_RESERVED, MAX_PCC_SUBSPACES);
> + if (count == 0 || count > MAX_PCC_SUBSPACES) {
> + pr_warn("Invalid PCCT: %d PCC subspaces\n", count);
> return -EINVAL;
> }
>
> - pcc_mbox_channels = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mbox_chan) *
> - sum, GFP_KERNEL);
> + pcc_mbox_channels = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mbox_chan) * count, GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!pcc_mbox_channels) {
> pr_err("Could not allocate space for PCC mbox channels\n");
> return -ENOMEM;
> }
>
> - pcc_doorbell_vaddr = kcalloc(sum, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
> + pcc_doorbell_vaddr = kcalloc(count, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!pcc_doorbell_vaddr) {
> rc = -ENOMEM;
> goto err_free_mbox;
> }
>
> - pcc_doorbell_ack_vaddr = kcalloc(sum, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
> + pcc_doorbell_ack_vaddr = kcalloc(count, sizeof(void *), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!pcc_doorbell_ack_vaddr) {
> rc = -ENOMEM;
> goto err_free_db_vaddr;
> }
>
> - pcc_doorbell_irq = kcalloc(sum, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
> + pcc_doorbell_irq = kcalloc(count, sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
> if (!pcc_doorbell_irq) {
> rc = -ENOMEM;
> goto err_free_db_ack_vaddr;
> @@ -509,18 +533,24 @@ static int __init acpi_pcc_probe(void)
> if (acpi_pcct_tbl->flags & ACPI_PCCT_DOORBELL)
> pcc_mbox_ctrl.txdone_irq = true;
>
> - for (i = 0; i < sum; i++) {
> + for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
> struct acpi_generic_address *db_reg;
> - struct acpi_pcct_hw_reduced *pcct_ss;
> + struct acpi_pcct_subspace *pcct_ss;
> pcc_mbox_channels[i].con_priv = pcct_entry;
>
> - pcct_ss = (struct acpi_pcct_hw_reduced *) pcct_entry;
> + if (pcct_entry->type == ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE ||
> + pcct_entry->type == ACPI_PCCT_TYPE_HW_REDUCED_SUBSPACE_TYPE2) {
> + struct acpi_pcct_hw_reduced *pcct_hrss;
> +
> + pcct_hrss = (struct acpi_pcct_hw_reduced *) pcct_entry;
>
> - if (pcc_mbox_ctrl.txdone_irq) {
> - rc = pcc_parse_subspace_irq(i, pcct_ss);
> - if (rc < 0)
> - goto err;
> + if (pcc_mbox_ctrl.txdone_irq) {
> + rc = pcc_parse_subspace_irq(i, pcct_hrss);
> + if (rc < 0)
> + goto err;
> + }
> }
> + pcct_ss = (struct acpi_pcct_subspace *) pcct_entry;
>
> /* If doorbell is in system memory cache the virt address */
> db_reg = &pcct_ss->doorbell_register;
> @@ -531,7 +561,7 @@ static int __init acpi_pcc_probe(void)
> ((unsigned long) pcct_entry + pcct_entry->length);
> }
>
> - pcc_mbox_ctrl.num_chans = sum;
> + pcc_mbox_ctrl.num_chans = count;
>
> pr_info("Detected %d PCC Subspaces\n", pcc_mbox_ctrl.num_chans);
>
> --
> 2.14.3
>
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