linux-kernel - RE: ACPI errors with 3.7-rc3

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.
[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Date:	Fri, 9 Nov 2012 14:30:43 +0000
From:	"Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
To:	"Tang, Feng" <feng.tang@...el.com>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
CC:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Azat Khuzhin <dohardgopro@...il.com>,
	"linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@...el.com>, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Subject: RE: ACPI errors with 3.7-rc3

The ACPI Global Lock is in fact intended to provide exclusion between the BIOS and the OS.
Bob


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tang, Feng
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 1:29 AM
> To: Rafael J. Wysocki
> Cc: Greg KH; Azat Khuzhin; linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org; Linux Kernel
> Mailing List; Zheng, Lv; Len Brown; Moore, Robert
> Subject: Re: ACPI errors with 3.7-rc3
> 
> On Thu, Nov 08, 2012 at 05:49:40AM +0800, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Tuesday, November 06, 2012 01:48:26 PM Greg KH wrote:
> > > On Tue, Nov 06, 2012 at 04:42:24PM +0400, Azat Khuzhin wrote:
> > > > I'v also have such errors on my macbook pro.
> > > >
> > > > $ dmesg | tail
> > > > [17056.008564] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed
> > > > [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC__.SMB0.SBRW] (Node ffff88026547ea10), AE_TIME
> > > > (20120711/psparse-536)
> > > > [17056.011194] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed
> > > > [\_SB_.BAT0.UBST] (Node ffff88026547e678), AE_TIME
> > > > (20120711/psparse-536)
> > > > [17056.013793] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed
> > > > [\_SB_.BAT0._BST] (Node ffff88026547e740), AE_TIME
> > > > (20120711/psparse-536)
> > > > [17056.016383] ACPI Exception: AE_TIME, Evaluating _BST
> > > > (20120711/battery-464) [17056.511373] ACPI: EC: input buffer is
> > > > not empty, aborting transaction [17056.512672] ACPI Exception:
> > > > AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for [EmbeddedControl]
> > > > (20120711/evregion-501) [17056.515256] ACPI Error: Method
> > > > parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC__.SMB0.SBRW] (Node
> > > > ffff88026547ea10), AE_TIME
> > > > (20120711/psparse-536)
> > > > [17056.517886] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed
> > > > [\_SB_.BAT0.UBST] (Node ffff88026547e678), AE_TIME
> > > > (20120711/psparse-536)
> > > > [17056.520479] ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed
> > > > [\_SB_.BAT0._BST] (Node ffff88026547e740), AE_TIME
> > > > (20120711/psparse-536)
> > > > [17056.523070] ACPI Exception: AE_TIME, Evaluating _BST
> > > > (20120711/battery-464)
> > >
> > > I'm seeing this again right now.  I'm wondering if it's because I'm
> > > running on battery power at the moment:
> > >
> > > [41694.309264] ACPI Exception: AE_TIME, Returned by Handler for
> > > [EmbeddedControl] (20120913/evregion-501) [41694.309282] ACPI Error:
> > > Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC__.SMB0.SBRW] (Node
> > > ffff88045cc64618), AE_TIME (20120913/psparse-536) [41694.309300]
> > > ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT0.UBST] (Node
> > > ffff88045cc64988), AE_TIME (20120913/psparse-536) [41694.309310]
> > > ACPI Error: Method parse/execution failed [\_SB_.BAT0._BST] (Node
> > > ffff88045cc648c0), AE_TIME (20120913/psparse-536) [41694.309324]
> > > ACPI Exception: AE_TIME, Evaluating _BST (20120913/battery-464)
> > > [41694.809093] ACPI: EC: input buffer is not empty, aborting
> > > transaction
> > >
> > > ec_storm_threshold is still set to 8 in /sys/module/acpi/parameters/
> > > so that's not the issue here.
> > >
> > > > And also loadavg is too high ~ 10
> > > > While there is no process that load CPU up to 100% or like that.
> > > > I think that this because of processes that is done in kernel space.
> > > > (basically that one who write such errors)
> > > >
> > > > $ uname -a
> > > > Linux macbook-pro-sq 3.6.5macbook-pro-custom-v0.1 #4 SMP Sun Nov 4
> > > > 12:39:03 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > >
> > > Ah, ok, that means it's not something new in 3.7-rc, so maybe it's
> > > just never worked properly for this hardware :)
> > >
> > > So it's not a regression, just an ACPI issue, any ACPI developer
> > > have an idea about this?
> >
> > Can you please send the output of acpidump from the affected machine(s)?
> 
> I doubt this problem is sometimes inevitable for some machines, because
> AFAIK most modern machines have the race problem for EC HW controller, as
> both OS side and the BIOS may access the EC HW at the same time
> without any race control.
> 
> For this case, usually the battery and thermal modules (which may be
> controlled through EC) are always monitored by BIOS, when OS also
> frequently visit them too, the EC's own state machine may be broken and
> not responsive due to the race, then cause the timeout error.
> And how severe the problem will be depends on the EC HW, the quality of
> BIOS code and OS/driver code.
> 
> Myself have seen the similar "ACPI: EC: input buffer is not empty,
> aborting transaction" error message on one laptop when its EC is busy
> visited by OS.
> 
> btw, in EC driver I see a "ec->global_lock", don't know if it was designed
> to control the race between OS and BIOS.
> 
> Thanks,
> Feng

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/