From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mga05.intel.com ([192.55.52.43]:55256 "EHLO mga05.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727857AbfH3Oxx (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:53:53 -0400 Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:53:48 +0300 From: "Shevchenko, Andriy" Message-ID: <20190830145348.GM2680@smile.fi.intel.com> References: <8704391ae3004a6b4dd17975dbcc9e88bd28cf4b.1559127603.git.nikolaus.voss@loewensteinmedical.de> <20190814185055.GZ30120@smile.fi.intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-pwm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPI: Resolve objects on host-directed table loads To: Nikolaus Voss Cc: "Schmauss, Erik" , "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Len Brown , "Moore, Robert" , Jacek Anaszewski , Pavel Machek , Dan Murphy , Thierry Reding , "linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org" , "devel@acpica.org" , "linux-leds@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-pwm@vger.kernel.org" , nikolaus.voss@loewensteinmedical.de On Fri, Aug 16, 2019 at 01:57:26PM +0200, Nikolaus Voss wrote: > On Wed, 14 Aug 2019, Schmauss, Erik wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Shevchenko, Andriy > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 11:51 AM > > > To: Nikolaus Voss > > > Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki ; Len Brown ; > > > Moore, Robert ; Schmauss, Erik > > > ; Jacek Anaszewski ; > > > Pavel Machek ; Dan Murphy ; Thierry > > > Reding ; linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org; > > > devel@acpica.org; linux-leds@vger.kernel.org; linux-pwm@vger.kernel.org > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPI: Resolve objects on host-directed table loads > > > > > > On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 02:18:20PM +0200, Nikolaus Voss wrote: > > > > If an ACPI SSDT overlay is loaded after built-in tables have been > > > > loaded e.g. via configfs or efivar_ssdt_load() it is necessary to > > > > rewalk the namespace to resolve references. Without this, relative and > > > > absolute paths like ^PCI0.SBUS or \_SB.PCI0.SBUS are not resolved > > > > correctly. > > > > > > > > Make configfs load use the same method as efivar_ssdt_load(). > > > > > > This patch brought a regression (bisect log below). > > > Now I'm unable to unload the table which was working before. > > > > > > Reverting (manual, due to ACPICA changes) helps. > > > > > > Please, consider to revert for this cycle, or fix. I will be glad to test any > > > proposed fix. > > > > We submitted a patch (d1fb5b2f623b1af5a0d2a83d205df1b61f430dc6) > > in response to this suggestion and I was not aware that this had been applied. > > > > Rafael, please revert at least the ACPICA portion of this patch. > > As I see it, my ACPICA change is not part of 5.3-rc1 any more. Reverting my > fix is part of the patch above (d1fb5b2f623b1af5a0d2a83d205df1b61f430dc6) > which is already applied. > > Nevertheless, what is new, is that acpi_ns_initialize_objects() is called in > acpi_load_table(). This is necessary to resolve the references in the newly > loaded table. Maybe this prevents the table from being unloaded? So, can we do something about it? It's a regression. Rafael, Nikolaus? -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko