[edk2-devel] [PATCH v1 09/13] DynamicTablesPkg: AML code generation for a Method returning a NS
PierreGondois
pierre.gondois at arm.com
Wed Oct 6 13:33:34 UTC 2021
Hi Sami,
Thanks for the review, please find my answer as [Pierre]
On 10/1/21 4:23 PM, Sami Mujawar wrote:
> Hi Pierre,
>
> Please find my response inline marked [SAMI].
>
> Regards,
>
> Sami Mujawar
>
>
> On 23/06/2021 12:40 PM, Pierre.Gondois at arm.com wrote:
>> From: Pierre Gondois <Pierre.Gondois at arm.com>
>>
>> Add AmlCodeGenMethodRetNameString() to generate AML code to create
>> a Method returning a NameString (NS).
>>
>> AmlCodeGenMethodRetNameString (
>> "MET0", "_CRS", 1, TRUE, 3, ParentNode, NewObjectNode
>> );
>> is equivalent of the following ASL code:
>> Method(MET0, 1, Serialized, 3) {
>> Return (_CRS)
>> }
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Pierre Gondois <Pierre.Gondois at arm.com>
>> ---
>> .../Include/Library/AmlLib/AmlLib.h | 53 +++++++++
>> .../Common/AmlLib/CodeGen/AmlCodeGen.c | 106 ++++++++++++++++++
>> 2 files changed, 159 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/DynamicTablesPkg/Include/Library/AmlLib/AmlLib.h
>> b/DynamicTablesPkg/Include/Library/AmlLib/AmlLib.h
>> index 6824cf3a6c82..7740aac24470 100644
>> --- a/DynamicTablesPkg/Include/Library/AmlLib/AmlLib.h
>> +++ b/DynamicTablesPkg/Include/Library/AmlLib/AmlLib.h
>> @@ -619,6 +619,59 @@ AmlCodeGenScope (
>> OUT AML_OBJECT_NODE_HANDLE * NewObjectNode OPTIONAL
>> );
>> +/** AML code generation for a method returning a NameString.
>> +
>> + AmlCodeGenMethodRetNameString (
>> + "MET0", "_CRS", 1, TRUE, 3, ParentNode, NewObjectNode
>> + );
>> + is equivalent of the following ASL code:
>> + Method(MET0, 1, Serialized, 3) {
>> + Return (_CRS)
>> + }
>> +
>> + The ASL parameters "ReturnType" and "ParameterTypes" are not asked
>> + in this function. They are optional parameters in ASL.
>> +
>> + @ingroup CodeGenApis
>> +
>> + @param [in] MethodNameString The new Method's name.
>> + Must be a NULL-terminated ASL
>> NameString
>> + e.g.: "MET0", "_SB.MET0", etc.
>> + The input string is copied.
>> + @param [in] ReturnedNameString The name of the object returned
>> by the
>> + method. Optional parameter, can be:
>> + - NULL (ignored).
>> + - A NULL-terminated ASL
>> NameString.
>> + e.g.: "MET0", "_SB.MET0", etc.
>> + The input string is copied.
> [SAMI] I think this should be a mandatory parameter and corresponding
> change is needed to the function code.
[Pierre]
Some methods don't have to return a specific object.
E.g.: The _SRS method (ACPI 6.4, s6.2.16 _SRS (Set Resource Settings))
which returns None as specified.
In such case, it is not necessary to return a NameString/path to a real
object.
>> + @param [in] NumArgs Number of arguments.
>> + Must be 0 <= NumArgs <= 6.
>> + @param [in] IsSerialized TRUE is equivalent to Serialized.
>> + FALSE is equivalent to
>> NotSerialized.
>> + Default is NotSerialized in ASL
>> spec.
>> + @param [in] SyncLevel Synchronization level for the
>> method.
>> + Must be 0 <= SyncLevel <= 15.
>> + Default is 0 in ASL.
>> + @param [in] ParentNode If provided, set ParentNode as
>> the parent
>> + of the node created.
>> + @param [out] NewObjectNode If success, contains the created
>> node.
>> +
>> + @retval EFI_SUCCESS Success.
>> + @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER Invalid parameter.
>> + @retval EFI_OUT_OF_RESOURCES Failed to allocate memory.
>> +**/
>> +EFI_STATUS
>> +EFIAPI
>> +AmlCodeGenMethodRetNameString (
>> + IN CONST CHAR8 * MethodNameString,
>> + IN CONST CHAR8 * ReturnedNameString, OPTIONAL
>> + IN UINT8 NumArgs,
>> + IN BOOLEAN IsSerialized,
>> + IN UINT8 SyncLevel,
>> + IN AML_NODE_HANDLE ParentNode, OPTIONAL
>> + OUT AML_OBJECT_NODE_HANDLE * NewObjectNode OPTIONAL
>> + );
>> +
>
[snip]
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