2015-06-01 07:33:34

by Igor Mammedov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] pvpanic: handle missing _STA correctly

On Fri, 29 May 2015 22:18:52 +0200
Radim Krčmář <[email protected]> wrote:

> pvpanic was not properly detected when _STA was missing.
>
> ACPI 6.0 April 2015, 6.3.7 _STA (Status)
> If a device object (including the processor object) does not have an
> _STA object, then OSPM assumes that all of the above bits are set
> (i.e., the device is present, enabled, shown in the UI, and
> functioning).
>
> Not adhering to the specification made pvpanic dormant under QEMU 2.3.
>
> Suggested-by: Igor Mammedov <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Radim Krčmář <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Igor Mammedov <[email protected]>

> ---
> drivers/platform/x86/pvpanic.c | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/pvpanic.c b/drivers/platform/x86/pvpanic.c
> index 073a90a63dbc..7b6860333267 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/pvpanic.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/pvpanic.c
> @@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ static int pvpanic_add(struct acpi_device *device)
> acpi_status status;
> u64 ret;
>
> - status = acpi_evaluate_integer(device->handle, "_STA", NULL,
> - &ret);
> + status = acpi_bus_get_status_handle(device->handle, &ret);
>
> if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || (ret & 0x0B) != 0x0B)
> return -ENODEV;


2015-06-01 17:38:23

by Darren Hart

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] pvpanic: handle missing _STA correctly'

On Mon, Jun 01, 2015 at 09:33:22AM +0200, Igor Mammedov wrote:
> On Fri, 29 May 2015 22:18:52 +0200
> Radim Krčmář <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > pvpanic was not properly detected when _STA was missing.
> >
> > ACPI 6.0 April 2015, 6.3.7 _STA (Status)
> > If a device object (including the processor object) does not have an
> > _STA object, then OSPM assumes that all of the above bits are set
> > (i.e., the device is present, enabled, shown in the UI, and
> > functioning).
> >
> > Not adhering to the specification made pvpanic dormant under QEMU 2.3.
> >
> > Suggested-by: Igor Mammedov <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: Radim Krčmář <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Igor Mammedov <[email protected]>

Queued, thanks.

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Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center