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RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions

From "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions
Date 2017-04-17 21:40 +0200
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Moore, Robert
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 12:28 PM
> To: 'Guenter Roeck' <linux@roeck-us.net>; Zheng, Lv <lv.zheng@intel.com>
> Cc: Wysocki, Rafael J <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>; 'Len Brown'
> <lenb@kernel.org>; 'linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org' <linux-
> acpi@vger.kernel.org>; 'devel@acpica.org' <devel@acpica.org>; 'linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org' <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; Box, David E
> (david.e.box@intel.com) <david.e.box@intel.com>
> Subject: RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Moore, Robert
> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2017 10:13 AM
> > To: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>; Zheng, Lv <lv.zheng@intel.com>
> > Cc: Wysocki, Rafael J <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>; Len Brown
> > <lenb@kernel.org>; linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org; devel@acpica.org;
> > linux- kernel@vger.kernel.org
> > Subject: RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions
> >
> > There is a model for the drivers to directly acquire an AML mutex
> > object. That is why the acquire/release public interfaces were added
> > to ACPICA.
> >
> > I forget all of the details, but the model was developed with MS and
> > others during the ACPI 6.0 timeframe.
> >
> >
> [Moore, Robert]
> 
> 
> Here is the case where the OS may need to directly acquire an AML mutex:
> 
> From the ACPI spec:
> 
> 19.6.2 Acquire (Acquire a Mutex)
> 
> Note: For Mutex objects referenced by a _DLM object, the host OS may
> also contend for ownership.
> 
> Other than this case, the OS/drivers should never need to directly
> acquire an AML mutex.
> Bob

[Moore, Robert] 
Here is more information, from the ACPICA reference:

8.3.15 AcpiAcquireMutex

This function is intended to be used in conjunction with the _DLM (Device Lock Method) predefined name to directly acquire a mutex object that is defined in the ACPI namespace. The purpose of this is to provide a mutual exclusion mechanism between the AML interpreter and an ACPI-related device driver, in order to support multiple-operation transactions.

From the ACPI Specification: "The _DLM object appears in a device scope when AML access to the device must be synchronized with the OS environment. It is used in conjunction with a standard Mutex object. With _DLM, the standard Mutex provides synchronization within the AML environment as usual, but also synchronizes with the OS environment."

The AML mutex node is pointed to by Parent:Pathname. Either the Parent or the Pathname can be NULL, but not both.

If the operation fails an appropriate status will be returned.

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[PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-12 17:20 +0200
  RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> - 2017-04-12 17:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-12 23:30 +0200
      RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> - 2017-04-13 00:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-13 03:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-04-15 00:40 +0200
          RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> - 2017-04-15 01:40 +0200
      RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-17 11:40 +0200
        RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-17 11:50 +0200
          Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-17 16:10 +0200
            RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 01:40 +0200
        Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-17 18:00 +0200
          RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> - 2017-04-17 19:20 +0200
            RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> - 2017-04-17 21:30 +0200
              Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-17 21:50 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> - 2017-04-17 22:50 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-17 23:10 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org> - 2017-04-17 23:30 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-18 00:40 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@kernel.org> - 2017-04-18 01:00 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 02:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-18 06:40 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 09:10 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 09:20 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-04-18 16:00 +0200
                Re: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@rjwysocki.net> - 2017-04-18 16:30 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 18:10 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 03:30 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-19 03:40 +0200
                RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 02:00 +0200
              RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 01:50 +0200
            RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@intel.com> - 2017-04-17 21:40 +0200
          RE: [PATCH] ACPICA: Export mutex functions "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@intel.com> - 2017-04-18 01:40 +0200

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