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diff --git a/Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/method-tracing.rst b/Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/method-tracing.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..6ab6c09640 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/method-tracing.rst @@ -0,0 +1,238 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 +.. include:: <isonum.txt> + +===================== +ACPICA Trace Facility +===================== + +:Copyright: |copy| 2015, Intel Corporation +:Author: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@intel.com> + + +Abstract +======== +This document describes the functions and the interfaces of the +method tracing facility. + +Functionalities and usage examples +================================== + +ACPICA provides method tracing capability. And two functions are +currently implemented using this capability. + +Log reducer +----------- + +ACPICA subsystem provides debugging outputs when CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is +enabled. The debugging messages which are deployed via +ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT() macro can be reduced at 2 levels - per-component +level (known as debug layer, configured via +/sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer) and per-type level (known as +debug level, configured via /sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level). + +But when the particular layer/level is applied to the control method +evaluations, the quantity of the debugging outputs may still be too +large to be put into the kernel log buffer. The idea thus is worked out +to only enable the particular debug layer/level (normally more detailed) +logs when the control method evaluation is started, and disable the +detailed logging when the control method evaluation is stopped. + +The following command examples illustrate the usage of the "log reducer" +functionality: + +a. Filter out the debug layer/level matched logs when control methods + are being evaluated:: + + # cd /sys/module/acpi/parameters + # echo "0xXXXXXXXX" > trace_debug_layer + # echo "0xYYYYYYYY" > trace_debug_level + # echo "enable" > trace_state + +b. Filter out the debug layer/level matched logs when the specified + control method is being evaluated:: + + # cd /sys/module/acpi/parameters + # echo "0xXXXXXXXX" > trace_debug_layer + # echo "0xYYYYYYYY" > trace_debug_level + # echo "\PPPP.AAAA.TTTT.HHHH" > trace_method_name + # echo "method" > /sys/module/acpi/parameters/trace_state + +c. Filter out the debug layer/level matched logs when the specified + control method is being evaluated for the first time:: + + # cd /sys/module/acpi/parameters + # echo "0xXXXXXXXX" > trace_debug_layer + # echo "0xYYYYYYYY" > trace_debug_level + # echo "\PPPP.AAAA.TTTT.HHHH" > trace_method_name + # echo "method-once" > /sys/module/acpi/parameters/trace_state + +Where: + 0xXXXXXXXX/0xYYYYYYYY + Refer to Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/debug.rst for possible debug layer/level + masking values. + \PPPP.AAAA.TTTT.HHHH + Full path of a control method that can be found in the ACPI namespace. + It needn't be an entry of a control method evaluation. + +AML tracer +---------- + +There are special log entries added by the method tracing facility at +the "trace points" the AML interpreter starts/stops to execute a control +method, or an AML opcode. Note that the format of the log entries are +subject to change:: + + [ 0.186427] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Method Begin [0xf58394d8:\_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECOK] execution. + [ 0.186630] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode Begin [0xf5905c88:If] execution. + [ 0.186820] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode Begin [0xf5905cc0:LEqual] execution. + [ 0.187010] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode Begin [0xf5905a20:-NamePath-] execution. + [ 0.187214] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode End [0xf5905a20:-NamePath-] execution. + [ 0.187407] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode Begin [0xf5905f60:One] execution. + [ 0.187594] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode End [0xf5905f60:One] execution. + [ 0.187789] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode End [0xf5905cc0:LEqual] execution. + [ 0.187980] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode Begin [0xf5905cc0:Return] execution. + [ 0.188146] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode Begin [0xf5905f60:One] execution. + [ 0.188334] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode End [0xf5905f60:One] execution. + [ 0.188524] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode End [0xf5905cc0:Return] execution. + [ 0.188712] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Opcode End [0xf5905c88:If] execution. + [ 0.188903] exdebug-0398 ex_trace_point : Method End [0xf58394d8:\_SB.PCI0.LPCB.ECOK] execution. + +Developers can utilize these special log entries to track the AML +interpretation, thus can aid issue debugging and performance tuning. Note +that, as the "AML tracer" logs are implemented via ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT() +macro, CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is also required to be enabled for enabling +"AML tracer" logs. + +The following command examples illustrate the usage of the "AML tracer" +functionality: + +a. Filter out the method start/stop "AML tracer" logs when control + methods are being evaluated:: + + # cd /sys/module/acpi/parameters + # echo "0x80" > trace_debug_layer + # echo "0x10" > trace_debug_level + # echo "enable" > trace_state + +b. Filter out the method start/stop "AML tracer" when the specified + control method is being evaluated:: + + # cd /sys/module/acpi/parameters + # echo "0x80" > trace_debug_layer + # echo "0x10" > trace_debug_level + # echo "\PPPP.AAAA.TTTT.HHHH" > trace_method_name + # echo "method" > trace_state + +c. Filter out the method start/stop "AML tracer" logs when the specified + control method is being evaluated for the first time:: + + # cd /sys/module/acpi/parameters + # echo "0x80" > trace_debug_layer + # echo "0x10" > trace_debug_level + # echo "\PPPP.AAAA.TTTT.HHHH" > trace_method_name + # echo "method-once" > trace_state + +d. Filter out the method/opcode start/stop "AML tracer" when the + specified control method is being evaluated:: + + # cd /sys/module/acpi/parameters + # echo "0x80" > trace_debug_layer + # echo "0x10" > trace_debug_level + # echo "\PPPP.AAAA.TTTT.HHHH" > trace_method_name + # echo "opcode" > trace_state + +e. Filter out the method/opcode start/stop "AML tracer" when the + specified control method is being evaluated for the first time:: + + # cd /sys/module/acpi/parameters + # echo "0x80" > trace_debug_layer + # echo "0x10" > trace_debug_level + # echo "\PPPP.AAAA.TTTT.HHHH" > trace_method_name + # echo "opcode-opcode" > trace_state + +Note that all above method tracing facility related module parameters can +be used as the boot parameters, for example:: + + acpi.trace_debug_layer=0x80 acpi.trace_debug_level=0x10 \ + acpi.trace_method_name=\_SB.LID0._LID acpi.trace_state=opcode-once + + +Interface descriptions +====================== + +All method tracing functions can be configured via ACPI module +parameters that are accessible at /sys/module/acpi/parameters/: + +trace_method_name + The full path of the AML method that the user wants to trace. + + Note that the full path shouldn't contain the trailing "_"s in its + name segments but may contain "\" to form an absolute path. + +trace_debug_layer + The temporary debug_layer used when the tracing feature is enabled. + + Using ACPI_EXECUTER (0x80) by default, which is the debug_layer + used to match all "AML tracer" logs. + +trace_debug_level + The temporary debug_level used when the tracing feature is enabled. + + Using ACPI_LV_TRACE_POINT (0x10) by default, which is the + debug_level used to match all "AML tracer" logs. + +trace_state + The status of the tracing feature. + + Users can enable/disable this debug tracing feature by executing + the following command:: + + # echo string > /sys/module/acpi/parameters/trace_state + +Where "string" should be one of the following: + +"disable" + Disable the method tracing feature. + +"enable" + Enable the method tracing feature. + + ACPICA debugging messages matching "trace_debug_layer/trace_debug_level" + during any method execution will be logged. + +"method" + Enable the method tracing feature. + + ACPICA debugging messages matching "trace_debug_layer/trace_debug_level" + during method execution of "trace_method_name" will be logged. + +"method-once" + Enable the method tracing feature. + + ACPICA debugging messages matching "trace_debug_layer/trace_debug_level" + during method execution of "trace_method_name" will be logged only once. + +"opcode" + Enable the method tracing feature. + + ACPICA debugging messages matching "trace_debug_layer/trace_debug_level" + during method/opcode execution of "trace_method_name" will be logged. + +"opcode-once" + Enable the method tracing feature. + + ACPICA debugging messages matching "trace_debug_layer/trace_debug_level" + during method/opcode execution of "trace_method_name" will be logged only + once. + +Note that, the difference between the "enable" and other feature +enabling options are: + +1. When "enable" is specified, since + "trace_debug_layer/trace_debug_level" shall apply to all control + method evaluations, after configuring "trace_state" to "enable", + "trace_method_name" will be reset to NULL. +2. When "method/opcode" is specified, if + "trace_method_name" is NULL when "trace_state" is configured to + these options, the "trace_debug_layer/trace_debug_level" will + apply to all control method evaluations. |