Re: [Kernel 5.1] ACPI_DEBUG messages without CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG being set

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Tue May 07 2019 - 03:02:57 EST


+Erik

On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 1:33 AM Gabriel C <nix.or.die@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> while testing kernel-5.1 I get on one of my Lenovo Laptops very
> strange 'ACPI Debug:' messages.
>
> After some grepping I realized these are Debug messages from DSDT ,
> however my kernel does
> not have ACPI_DEBUG enabled.
>
> I found out the module triggering this, on this Laptop is
> ideapad_laptop , but looking at the code
> I cannot see what would causes that.
>
> Also on the same Laptop with any 5.0.X kernels I cannot see these.
>
>
> ~$ grep -i ACPI_DEBUG /boot/config-5.1-fw1
> # CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUGGER is not set
> # CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
> # CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_DEBUGFACILITIES is not set
> # CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_DEBUG is not set
>
> .. dmesg ..
> ...
> [ 68.020812] calling ideapad_acpi_driver_init+0x0/0x1000
> [ideapad_laptop] @ 1322
> [ 68.026708] input: Ideapad extra buttons as
> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.0/PNP0C09:00/VPC2004:00/input/input16
> [ 68.038236] ACPI Debug: "=====QUERY_64====="
> [ 68.050232] ACPI Debug: "=====QUERY_65====="
> [ 68.060218] ACPI Debug: "=====QUERY_64====="
> [ 68.092216] probe of VPC2004:00 returned 1 after 71386 usecs
> [ 68.092245] initcall ideapad_acpi_driver_init+0x0/0x1000
> [ideapad_laptop] returned 0 after 69751 usecssg
>
> ...
>
> These =====QUERY_XX===== messages are from DSDT:
>
> ~/acpi$ grep QUERY dsdt.dsl
> Debug = "=====QUERY_11====="
> Debug = "=====QUERY_12====="
> Debug = "=====QUERY_24====="
> Debug = "=====QUERY_25====="
> Debug = "=====QUERY_37====="
> Debug = "=====QUERY_38====="
> Debug = "=====QUERY_64====="
> Debug = "=====QUERY_65====="
>
> Also this is the code from DSDT for QUERY 64 and 65:
>
> ...
> Method (_Q64, 0, NotSerialized) // _Qxx: EC Query
> {
> Debug = "=====QUERY_64====="
> If ((OSYS == 0x07D9))
> {
> If (((WLEX == One) & (WLAT == One)))
> {
> SGOV (0x02040005, One)
> }
> Else
> {
> SGOV (0x02040005, Zero)
> }
> }
> }
>
> Method (_Q65, 0, NotSerialized) // _Qxx: EC Query
> {
> Debug = "=====QUERY_65====="
> If ((OSYS == 0x07D9))
> {
> If (((BTEX == One) & (BTAT == One)))
> {
> SGOV (0x0202000B, One)
> }
> Else
> {
> SGOV (0x0202000B, Zero)
> }
> }
> }
>
> ...
>
>
> Any idea what would cause this ?
>
> BR,
>
> Gabriel C