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      1 /******************************************************************************
      2  *
      3  * Module Name: dsmethod - Parser/Interpreter interface - control method parsing
      4  *
      5  *****************************************************************************/
      6 
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     43 
     44 #define __DSMETHOD_C__
     45 
     46 #include "acpi.h"
     47 #include "accommon.h"
     48 #include "acdispat.h"
     49 #include "acinterp.h"
     50 #include "acnamesp.h"
     51 #include "acdisasm.h"
     52 
     53 
     54 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_DISPATCHER
     55         ACPI_MODULE_NAME    ("dsmethod")
     56 
     57 /* Local prototypes */
     58 
     59 static ACPI_STATUS
     60 AcpiDsCreateMethodMutex (
     61     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *MethodDesc);
     62 
     63 
     64 /*******************************************************************************
     65  *
     66  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsMethodError
     67  *
     68  * PARAMETERS:  Status          - Execution status
     69  *              WalkState       - Current state
     70  *
     71  * RETURN:      Status
     72  *
     73  * DESCRIPTION: Called on method error. Invoke the global exception handler if
     74  *              present, dump the method data if the disassembler is configured
     75  *
     76  *              Note: Allows the exception handler to change the status code
     77  *
     78  ******************************************************************************/
     79 
     80 ACPI_STATUS
     81 AcpiDsMethodError (
     82     ACPI_STATUS             Status,
     83     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState)
     84 {
     85     ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY ();
     86 
     87 
     88     /* Ignore AE_OK and control exception codes */
     89 
     90     if (ACPI_SUCCESS (Status) ||
     91         (Status & AE_CODE_CONTROL))
     92     {
     93         return (Status);
     94     }
     95 
     96     /* Invoke the global exception handler */
     97 
     98     if (AcpiGbl_ExceptionHandler)
     99     {
    100         /* Exit the interpreter, allow handler to execute methods */
    101 
    102         AcpiExExitInterpreter ();
    103 
    104         /*
    105          * Handler can map the exception code to anything it wants, including
    106          * AE_OK, in which case the executing method will not be aborted.
    107          */
    108         Status = AcpiGbl_ExceptionHandler (Status,
    109                     WalkState->MethodNode ?
    110                         WalkState->MethodNode->Name.Integer : 0,
    111                     WalkState->Opcode, WalkState->AmlOffset, NULL);
    112         AcpiExEnterInterpreter ();
    113     }
    114 
    115     AcpiDsClearImplicitReturn (WalkState);
    116 
    117 #ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
    118     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    119     {
    120         /* Display method locals/args if disassembler is present */
    121 
    122         AcpiDmDumpMethodInfo (Status, WalkState, WalkState->Op);
    123     }
    124 #endif
    125 
    126     return (Status);
    127 }
    128 
    129 
    130 /*******************************************************************************
    131  *
    132  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsCreateMethodMutex
    133  *
    134  * PARAMETERS:  ObjDesc             - The method object
    135  *
    136  * RETURN:      Status
    137  *
    138  * DESCRIPTION: Create a mutex object for a serialized control method
    139  *
    140  ******************************************************************************/
    141 
    142 static ACPI_STATUS
    143 AcpiDsCreateMethodMutex (
    144     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *MethodDesc)
    145 {
    146     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *MutexDesc;
    147     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
    148 
    149 
    150     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE (DsCreateMethodMutex);
    151 
    152 
    153     /* Create the new mutex object */
    154 
    155     MutexDesc = AcpiUtCreateInternalObject (ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX);
    156     if (!MutexDesc)
    157     {
    158         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
    159     }
    160 
    161     /* Create the actual OS Mutex */
    162 
    163     Status = AcpiOsCreateMutex (&MutexDesc->Mutex.OsMutex);
    164     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    165     {
    166         return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    167     }
    168 
    169     MutexDesc->Mutex.SyncLevel = MethodDesc->Method.SyncLevel;
    170     MethodDesc->Method.Mutex = MutexDesc;
    171     return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
    172 }
    173 
    174 
    175 /*******************************************************************************
    176  *
    177  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsBeginMethodExecution
    178  *
    179  * PARAMETERS:  MethodNode          - Node of the method
    180  *              ObjDesc             - The method object
    181  *              WalkState           - current state, NULL if not yet executing
    182  *                                    a method.
    183  *
    184  * RETURN:      Status
    185  *
    186  * DESCRIPTION: Prepare a method for execution.  Parses the method if necessary,
    187  *              increments the thread count, and waits at the method semaphore
    188  *              for clearance to execute.
    189  *
    190  ******************************************************************************/
    191 
    192 ACPI_STATUS
    193 AcpiDsBeginMethodExecution (
    194     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *MethodNode,
    195     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *ObjDesc,
    196     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState)
    197 {
    198     ACPI_STATUS             Status = AE_OK;
    199 
    200 
    201     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR (DsBeginMethodExecution, MethodNode);
    202 
    203 
    204     if (!MethodNode)
    205     {
    206         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_ENTRY);
    207     }
    208 
    209     /* Prevent wraparound of thread count */
    210 
    211     if (ObjDesc->Method.ThreadCount == ACPI_UINT8_MAX)
    212     {
    213         ACPI_ERROR ((AE_INFO,
    214             "Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)"));
    215         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT);
    216     }
    217 
    218     /*
    219      * If this method is serialized, we need to acquire the method mutex.
    220      */
    221     if (ObjDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED)
    222     {
    223         /*
    224          * Create a mutex for the method if it is defined to be Serialized
    225          * and a mutex has not already been created. We defer the mutex creation
    226          * until a method is actually executed, to minimize the object count
    227          */
    228         if (!ObjDesc->Method.Mutex)
    229         {
    230             Status = AcpiDsCreateMethodMutex (ObjDesc);
    231             if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    232             {
    233                 return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    234             }
    235         }
    236 
    237         /*
    238          * The CurrentSyncLevel (per-thread) must be less than or equal to
    239          * the sync level of the method. This mechanism provides some
    240          * deadlock prevention
    241          *
    242          * Top-level method invocation has no walk state at this point
    243          */
    244         if (WalkState &&
    245             (WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel > ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.SyncLevel))
    246         {
    247             ACPI_ERROR ((AE_INFO,
    248                 "Cannot acquire Mutex for method [%4.4s], current SyncLevel is too large (%u)",
    249                 AcpiUtGetNodeName (MethodNode),
    250                 WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel));
    251 
    252             return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_AML_MUTEX_ORDER);
    253         }
    254 
    255         /*
    256          * Obtain the method mutex if necessary. Do not acquire mutex for a
    257          * recursive call.
    258          */
    259         if (!WalkState ||
    260             !ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.ThreadId ||
    261             (WalkState->Thread->ThreadId != ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.ThreadId))
    262         {
    263             /*
    264              * Acquire the method mutex. This releases the interpreter if we
    265              * block (and reacquires it before it returns)
    266              */
    267             Status = AcpiExSystemWaitMutex (ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OsMutex,
    268                         ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
    269             if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    270             {
    271                 return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    272             }
    273 
    274             /* Update the mutex and walk info and save the original SyncLevel */
    275 
    276             if (WalkState)
    277             {
    278                 ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OriginalSyncLevel =
    279                     WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel;
    280 
    281                 ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.ThreadId = WalkState->Thread->ThreadId;
    282                 WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel = ObjDesc->Method.SyncLevel;
    283             }
    284             else
    285             {
    286                 ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OriginalSyncLevel =
    287                     ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.SyncLevel;
    288             }
    289         }
    290 
    291         /* Always increase acquisition depth */
    292 
    293         ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.AcquisitionDepth++;
    294     }
    295 
    296     /*
    297      * Allocate an Owner ID for this method, only if this is the first thread
    298      * to begin concurrent execution. We only need one OwnerId, even if the
    299      * method is invoked recursively.
    300      */
    301     if (!ObjDesc->Method.OwnerId)
    302     {
    303         Status = AcpiUtAllocateOwnerId (&ObjDesc->Method.OwnerId);
    304         if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    305         {
    306             goto Cleanup;
    307         }
    308     }
    309 
    310     /*
    311      * Increment the method parse tree thread count since it has been
    312      * reentered one more time (even if it is the same thread)
    313      */
    314     ObjDesc->Method.ThreadCount++;
    315     AcpiMethodCount++;
    316     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    317 
    318 
    319 Cleanup:
    320     /* On error, must release the method mutex (if present) */
    321 
    322     if (ObjDesc->Method.Mutex)
    323     {
    324         AcpiOsReleaseMutex (ObjDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OsMutex);
    325     }
    326     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    327 }
    328 
    329 
    330 /*******************************************************************************
    331  *
    332  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsCallControlMethod
    333  *
    334  * PARAMETERS:  Thread              - Info for this thread
    335  *              ThisWalkState       - Current walk state
    336  *              Op                  - Current Op to be walked
    337  *
    338  * RETURN:      Status
    339  *
    340  * DESCRIPTION: Transfer execution to a called control method
    341  *
    342  ******************************************************************************/
    343 
    344 ACPI_STATUS
    345 AcpiDsCallControlMethod (
    346     ACPI_THREAD_STATE       *Thread,
    347     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *ThisWalkState,
    348     ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op)
    349 {
    350     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
    351     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *MethodNode;
    352     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *NextWalkState = NULL;
    353     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *ObjDesc;
    354     ACPI_EVALUATE_INFO      *Info;
    355     UINT32                  i;
    356 
    357 
    358     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR (DsCallControlMethod, ThisWalkState);
    359 
    360     ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "Calling method %p, currentstate=%p\n",
    361         ThisWalkState->PrevOp, ThisWalkState));
    362 
    363     /*
    364      * Get the namespace entry for the control method we are about to call
    365      */
    366     MethodNode = ThisWalkState->MethodCallNode;
    367     if (!MethodNode)
    368     {
    369         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_ENTRY);
    370     }
    371 
    372     ObjDesc = AcpiNsGetAttachedObject (MethodNode);
    373     if (!ObjDesc)
    374     {
    375         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_OBJECT);
    376     }
    377 
    378     /* Init for new method, possibly wait on method mutex */
    379 
    380     Status = AcpiDsBeginMethodExecution (MethodNode, ObjDesc,
    381                 ThisWalkState);
    382     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    383     {
    384         return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    385     }
    386 
    387     /* Begin method parse/execution. Create a new walk state */
    388 
    389     NextWalkState = AcpiDsCreateWalkState (ObjDesc->Method.OwnerId,
    390                         NULL, ObjDesc, Thread);
    391     if (!NextWalkState)
    392     {
    393         Status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
    394         goto Cleanup;
    395     }
    396 
    397     /*
    398      * The resolved arguments were put on the previous walk state's operand
    399      * stack. Operands on the previous walk state stack always
    400      * start at index 0. Also, null terminate the list of arguments
    401      */
    402     ThisWalkState->Operands [ThisWalkState->NumOperands] = NULL;
    403 
    404     /*
    405      * Allocate and initialize the evaluation information block
    406      * TBD: this is somewhat inefficient, should change interface to
    407      * DsInitAmlWalk. For now, keeps this struct off the CPU stack
    408      */
    409     Info = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED (sizeof (ACPI_EVALUATE_INFO));
    410     if (!Info)
    411     {
    412         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
    413     }
    414 
    415     Info->Parameters = &ThisWalkState->Operands[0];
    416 
    417     Status = AcpiDsInitAmlWalk (NextWalkState, NULL, MethodNode,
    418                 ObjDesc->Method.AmlStart, ObjDesc->Method.AmlLength,
    419                 Info, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE);
    420 
    421     ACPI_FREE (Info);
    422     if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    423     {
    424         goto Cleanup;
    425     }
    426 
    427     /*
    428      * Delete the operands on the previous walkstate operand stack
    429      * (they were copied to new objects)
    430      */
    431     for (i = 0; i < ObjDesc->Method.ParamCount; i++)
    432     {
    433         AcpiUtRemoveReference (ThisWalkState->Operands [i]);
    434         ThisWalkState->Operands [i] = NULL;
    435     }
    436 
    437     /* Clear the operand stack */
    438 
    439     ThisWalkState->NumOperands = 0;
    440 
    441     ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
    442         "**** Begin nested execution of [%4.4s] **** WalkState=%p\n",
    443         MethodNode->Name.Ascii, NextWalkState));
    444 
    445     /* Invoke an internal method if necessary */
    446 
    447     if (ObjDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY)
    448     {
    449         Status = ObjDesc->Method.Dispatch.Implementation (NextWalkState);
    450         if (Status == AE_OK)
    451         {
    452             Status = AE_CTRL_TERMINATE;
    453         }
    454     }
    455 
    456     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    457 
    458 
    459 Cleanup:
    460 
    461     /* On error, we must terminate the method properly */
    462 
    463     AcpiDsTerminateControlMethod (ObjDesc, NextWalkState);
    464     if (NextWalkState)
    465     {
    466         AcpiDsDeleteWalkState (NextWalkState);
    467     }
    468 
    469     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    470 }
    471 
    472 
    473 /*******************************************************************************
    474  *
    475  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsRestartControlMethod
    476  *
    477  * PARAMETERS:  WalkState           - State for preempted method (caller)
    478  *              ReturnDesc          - Return value from the called method
    479  *
    480  * RETURN:      Status
    481  *
    482  * DESCRIPTION: Restart a method that was preempted by another (nested) method
    483  *              invocation.  Handle the return value (if any) from the callee.
    484  *
    485  ******************************************************************************/
    486 
    487 ACPI_STATUS
    488 AcpiDsRestartControlMethod (
    489     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
    490     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *ReturnDesc)
    491 {
    492     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
    493     int                     SameAsImplicitReturn;
    494 
    495 
    496     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR (DsRestartControlMethod, WalkState);
    497 
    498 
    499     ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
    500         "****Restart [%4.4s] Op %p ReturnValueFromCallee %p\n",
    501         AcpiUtGetNodeName (WalkState->MethodNode),
    502         WalkState->MethodCallOp, ReturnDesc));
    503 
    504     ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
    505         "    ReturnFromThisMethodUsed?=%X ResStack %p Walk %p\n",
    506         WalkState->ReturnUsed,
    507         WalkState->Results, WalkState));
    508 
    509     /* Did the called method return a value? */
    510 
    511     if (ReturnDesc)
    512     {
    513         /* Is the implicit return object the same as the return desc? */
    514 
    515         SameAsImplicitReturn = (WalkState->ImplicitReturnObj == ReturnDesc);
    516 
    517         /* Are we actually going to use the return value? */
    518 
    519         if (WalkState->ReturnUsed)
    520         {
    521             /* Save the return value from the previous method */
    522 
    523             Status = AcpiDsResultPush (ReturnDesc, WalkState);
    524             if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    525             {
    526                 AcpiUtRemoveReference (ReturnDesc);
    527                 return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
    528             }
    529 
    530             /*
    531              * Save as THIS method's return value in case it is returned
    532              * immediately to yet another method
    533              */
    534             WalkState->ReturnDesc = ReturnDesc;
    535         }
    536 
    537         /*
    538          * The following code is the optional support for the so-called
    539          * "implicit return". Some AML code assumes that the last value of the
    540          * method is "implicitly" returned to the caller, in the absence of an
    541          * explicit return value.
    542          *
    543          * Just save the last result of the method as the return value.
    544          *
    545          * NOTE: this is optional because the ASL language does not actually
    546          * support this behavior.
    547          */
    548         else if (!AcpiDsDoImplicitReturn (ReturnDesc, WalkState, FALSE) ||
    549                  SameAsImplicitReturn)
    550         {
    551             /*
    552              * Delete the return value if it will not be used by the
    553              * calling method or remove one reference if the explicit return
    554              * is the same as the implicit return value.
    555              */
    556             AcpiUtRemoveReference (ReturnDesc);
    557         }
    558     }
    559 
    560     return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
    561 }
    562 
    563 
    564 /*******************************************************************************
    565  *
    566  * FUNCTION:    AcpiDsTerminateControlMethod
    567  *
    568  * PARAMETERS:  MethodDesc          - Method object
    569  *              WalkState           - State associated with the method
    570  *
    571  * RETURN:      None
    572  *
    573  * DESCRIPTION: Terminate a control method.  Delete everything that the method
    574  *              created, delete all locals and arguments, and delete the parse
    575  *              tree if requested.
    576  *
    577  * MUTEX:       Interpreter is locked
    578  *
    579  ******************************************************************************/
    580 
    581 void
    582 AcpiDsTerminateControlMethod (
    583     ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *MethodDesc,
    584     ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState)
    585 {
    586 
    587     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR (DsTerminateControlMethod, WalkState);
    588 
    589 
    590     /* MethodDesc is required, WalkState is optional */
    591 
    592     if (!MethodDesc)
    593     {
    594         return_VOID;
    595     }
    596 
    597     if (WalkState)
    598     {
    599         /* Delete all arguments and locals */
    600 
    601         AcpiDsMethodDataDeleteAll (WalkState);
    602 
    603         /*
    604          * If method is serialized, release the mutex and restore the
    605          * current sync level for this thread
    606          */
    607         if (MethodDesc->Method.Mutex)
    608         {
    609             /* Acquisition Depth handles recursive calls */
    610 
    611             MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.AcquisitionDepth--;
    612             if (!MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.AcquisitionDepth)
    613             {
    614                 WalkState->Thread->CurrentSyncLevel =
    615                     MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OriginalSyncLevel;
    616 
    617                 AcpiOsReleaseMutex (MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.OsMutex);
    618                 MethodDesc->Method.Mutex->Mutex.ThreadId = 0;
    619             }
    620         }
    621 
    622         /*
    623          * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within the
    624          * namespace by the execution of this method. Unless:
    625          * 1) This method is a module-level executable code method, in which
    626          *    case we want make the objects permanent.
    627          * 2) There are other threads executing the method, in which case we
    628          *    will wait until the last thread has completed.
    629          */
    630         if (!(MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL) &&
    631              (MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount == 1))
    632         {
    633             /* Delete any direct children of (created by) this method */
    634 
    635             AcpiNsDeleteNamespaceSubtree (WalkState->MethodNode);
    636 
    637             /*
    638              * Delete any objects that were created by this method
    639              * elsewhere in the namespace (if any were created).
    640              * Use of the ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE optimizes the
    641              * deletion such that we don't have to perform an entire
    642              * namespace walk for every control method execution.
    643              */
    644             if (MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE)
    645             {
    646                 AcpiNsDeleteNamespaceByOwner (MethodDesc->Method.OwnerId);
    647                 MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags &= ~ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE;
    648             }
    649         }
    650     }
    651 
    652     /* Decrement the thread count on the method */
    653 
    654     if (MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount)
    655     {
    656         MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount--;
    657     }
    658     else
    659     {
    660         ACPI_ERROR ((AE_INFO,
    661             "Invalid zero thread count in method"));
    662     }
    663 
    664     /* Are there any other threads currently executing this method? */
    665 
    666     if (MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount)
    667     {
    668         /*
    669          * Additional threads. Do not release the OwnerId in this case,
    670          * we immediately reuse it for the next thread executing this method
    671          */
    672         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
    673             "*** Completed execution of one thread, %u threads remaining\n",
    674             MethodDesc->Method.ThreadCount));
    675     }
    676     else
    677     {
    678         /* This is the only executing thread for this method */
    679 
    680         /*
    681          * Support to dynamically change a method from NotSerialized to
    682          * Serialized if it appears that the method is incorrectly written and
    683          * does not support multiple thread execution. The best example of this
    684          * is if such a method creates namespace objects and blocks. A second
    685          * thread will fail with an AE_ALREADY_EXISTS exception.
    686          *
    687          * This code is here because we must wait until the last thread exits
    688          * before marking the method as serialized.
    689          */
    690         if (MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING)
    691         {
    692             if (WalkState)
    693             {
    694                 ACPI_INFO ((AE_INFO,
    695                     "Marking method %4.4s as Serialized because of AE_ALREADY_EXISTS error",
    696                     WalkState->MethodNode->Name.Ascii));
    697             }
    698 
    699             /*
    700              * Method tried to create an object twice and was marked as
    701              * "pending serialized". The probable cause is that the method
    702              * cannot handle reentrancy.
    703              *
    704              * The method was created as NotSerialized, but it tried to create
    705              * a named object and then blocked, causing the second thread
    706              * entrance to begin and then fail. Workaround this problem by
    707              * marking the method permanently as Serialized when the last
    708              * thread exits here.
    709              */
    710             MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags &= ~ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING;
    711             MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags |= ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED;
    712             MethodDesc->Method.SyncLevel = 0;
    713         }
    714 
    715         /* No more threads, we can free the OwnerId */
    716 
    717         if (!(MethodDesc->Method.InfoFlags & ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL))
    718         {
    719             AcpiUtReleaseOwnerId (&MethodDesc->Method.OwnerId);
    720         }
    721     }
    722 
    723     return_VOID;
    724 }
    725 
    726 
    727