linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPICA: Dispatch active GPEs at init time

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Message-ID: <5185778.X36DhrMnGV@aspire.rjw.lan>
Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2017 18:06:41 +0200
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:     "Zheng, Lv" <lv.zheng@...el.com>
Cc:     Linux ACPI <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linux PCI <linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Moore, Robert" <robert.moore@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ACPICA: Dispatch active GPEs at init time

On Thursday, August 10, 2017 3:48:58 AM CEST Zheng, Lv wrote:
> Hi, Rafael
> 
> > From: Rafael J. Wysocki [mailto:rjw@...ysocki.net]
> > Subject: [PATCH 1/3] ACPICA: Dispatch active GPEs at init time
> > 
> > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> > 
> > In some cases GPEs are already active when they are enabled by
> > acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block() and whatever happens next may depend
> > on the result of handling the events signaled by them, so the
> > events should not be discarded (which is what happens currently) and
> > they should be handled as soon as reasonably possible.
> > 
> > For this reason, modify acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block() to
> > dispatch GPEs with the status flag set in-band right after
> > enabling them.
> 
> In fact, what we need seems to be invoking acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch()
> right after enabling an GPE. So there are 2 conditions related:
> 1. GPE is enabled for the first time.
> 2. GPE is initialized.
> 
> And we need to make sure that before acpi_update_all_gpes() is invoked,
> all GPE EN bits are actually disabled.

But we don't do it today, do we?

And still calling _dispatch() should not be incorrect even if the GPE
has been enabled already at this point.  Worst case it just will
queue up the execution of _Lxx/_Exx which may or may not do anything
useful.

And BTW this is all done under acpi_gbl_gpe_lock so acpi_ev_gpe_detect()
will block on it if run concurrently and we've checked the status, so
we know that the GPE *should* be dispatched, so I sort of fail to see
the problem.

Thanks,
Rafael