Thinkpad T60 hangs from time to time and sometimes even completely...

[ecsnl]

With the ACPI315.zip

Build Level Display Facility Version 6.12.675 Sep 25 2001
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation 1993-2001
Signature:       @#netlabs dot org:3.15#@##1## 29 Apr 2009 10:17:52     pasha:::
:0::@@ ACPI core PSD Driver. (c) netlabs.org 2005-2009
Vendor:          netlabs dot org
Revision:        3.15
Date/Time:       29 Apr 2009 10:17:52
Build Machine:   pasha
File Version:    3.15
Description:     ACPI core PSD Driver. (c) netlabs.org 2005-2009

Sometimes my Thinkpad T60 pauzes for a couple of seconds. This means the all programs are frozen and when playing audio file it loops. This can also be triggered by pulling out the power plug or plugging it back in.

As from the email Steve wrote:

This does not occur for 3.14, so there is some sort of regression that needs to be corrected.

One sequence that appeared several times was

0178:f9aca6fa 00000000 00000046 00000008 f9009a84
AcpiEvAddressSpaceDispatch + 24a  0178:f9ab35f1 f9a980c8 00000000 00000046
00000008 AcpiExAccessRegion + 141  0178:f9ab3ac9 f8df3118 00000000
f9009a84 00000000 AcpiExAccessRegion + 619  0178:f9ab2f78 f8df3118
00000000 f9009a84 00000000 AcpiExExtractFromField + d4  0178:f9ab140c
f8df3118 f9a93a74 00000004 00000011 AcpiExReadDataFromField + 29c 
0178:f9ace483 f8d84e90 f8df3118 f9009af4 f9a9b511 AcpiExResolveNodeToValue
+ 353  0178:f9ad11c7 f8d85014 f8d84e90 f8d85014 f8d85014
AcpiExResolveToValue + 10e  0178:f9abb291 f8d85014 f8d84e90 00000000
00000000 AcpiDsEvaluateNamePath + a1  0178:f9ab70aa f8d84e90 f8d84e90
00000000 f8d84eb8 AcpiDsExecEndOp + ca  0178:f9adb734 f8d84e90 f8d84e90
00000000 f8d84e90 AcpiPsParseLoop + 414  0178:f9ab992a f8d84e90 f8d84368
ffc6a4a2 f8d84c80 AcpiPsParseAml + 153  0178:f9ab2b61 f8d84c80 00000000
f8d84368 f8d84368 AcpiPsExecuteMethod + 2af  0178:f9ad53f0 f8d84368
00000000 f8dfecbd f8d84368 AcpiNsEvaluate + 210  0178:f9acdbc4 f8d84368
00000000 f8dfecbd f8dfecb8 AcpiEvaluateObject + 1bd  0178:f9aa83ff
f9a98258 f8dfecbd 00000000 00000000 ECEvaluate + 1c  0178:f9aa3ace
f8dfecb8 00001000 26cb0010 ffffffff CheckEvent + 4d  0178:f9aa2aa8
00000000 00001000 26cb0010 f9009ccc _PSD_APP_COMM + 7b0  0178:f9aa1c5e
f9009ccc 00000000 f9ae001e 26cb0010 OemHlpXHandler + 1d4  0178:f9aa5b0f
00108896 007c5fd0 007e0000 10001000 OemHlpX_Stub32 + f 

I didn't figure out which event this was for.

We also saw

0178:f9aca6fa 00000000 00000046 00000008 f9068ad8
AcpiEvAddressSpaceDispatch + 24a 0178:f9ab35f1 f9a980c8 00000000 00000046
00000008 AcpiExAccessRegion + 141 0178:f9ab3ac9 f8df3118 00000000 f9068ad8
00000000 AcpiExAccessRegion + 619 0178:f9ab2f78 f8df3118 00000000 f9068ad8
00000000 AcpiExExtractFromField + d4 0178:f9ab140c f8df3118 f9a93a74
00000004 00000011 AcpiExReadDataFromField + 29c 0178:f9ace483 f8d84ae0
f8df3118 f9068b48 f9a9b511 AcpiExResolveNodeToValue + 353 0178:f9ad11c7
f8d84c64 f8d84ae0 f8d84c64 f8d84c64 AcpiExResolveToValue + 10e
0178:f9abb291 f8d84c64 f8d84ae0 00000000 00000000 AcpiDsEvaluateNamePath +
a1 0178:f9ab70aa f8d84ae0 f8d84ae0 00000000 f8d84b08 AcpiDsExecEndOp + ca
0178:f9adb734 f8d84ae0 f8d84ae0 00000000 f8d84ae0 AcpiPsParseLoop + 414
0178:f9ab992a f8d84ae0 f8d841c8 ffc6ae2a f8d84ae0 AcpiPsParseAml + 153
0178:f9ab2b61 f8d84ae0 00000000 f8d841c8 f8d841c8 AcpiPsExecuteMethod +
2af 0178:f9ad53f0 f8d841c8 00000004 00f0f924 f8d841c8 AcpiNsEvaluate + 210
0178:f9acdbc4 f8d841c8 00000004 00f0f924 00f0f924 AcpiEvaluateObject + 1bd
0178:ffc4aaff f9a9d2d8 ffc4c234 00000000 f9068ca0 SendPowerEventFun + 114
0178:ffc4af77 00000000 00f0f924 f9068d00 ffc49db3 GetACStatus
0178:ffc49db3 00f0f930 00000008 00000004 00000cd2 IOCtl + 1dc
0178:ffc4915e f8dc1cd2 5440d483 000000f0 069004b8 SendDDNotify + 45
0178:04b80000 00400690 0cd20000 01800000 f95b0000

If I repeat pulling the power plugin and reinserting it after some time my system will freeze completely. Its frozen in the sense that there is no more activity in PM, mouse and keyboard are not responding. Steve did find out the debug kernel was still alive. Not even a memory dump could be made with CTRL ALT F10.

The file short_machine_freeze.txt is output of the PSD (buffer machine empty on purpose). This "Emm" entries at the end could point to what is happening. This dump from acpica$ was made directly after such a short lockup was heard in the audio.

But even when playing no audio Steve and I have also observed this type of freeze and when we went inside with the kernel debugger to find it in this loop. It can be UNIAUD, that is true, we need todo more debugging later today. However this malfunctions did not occur with ACPI 3.14 or earlier.

When I had these short freezes without AUDIO playing I could not type for a few seconds.

[ecsnl]

Later today I attach the output of the kernel debugger that is easier to read then the stuff copy pasted in the ticket.

The file genereal_dump.txt is dump of the T60 starting up with ACPI 3.15.

These freezes occur both with the switch /APIC /SMP and the PSD loaded without any switches.

[Steven Levine]

Here is another example, captured with the proper symbol files

0178:fff0eae5 ffebf36c 00000004 f9afa61c f9400064 CheckVideoPause + 337 
0178:fff0faad ffebf368 00000001 fff0a11e fff36b35 _MPR0SubSysEnter + 13 
0178:fff16190 fe5f1dec 000007d0 00000000 00000001 XYZ_SPINLOCK_RELEASED_2 + 2a 
0178:f9aa8883 fe5f1dec 00000004 f9a980c8 f9aa8686 AcpiEcHandler + 1fd 
0178:f9aca6fa 00000000 00000038 00000008 f9092ad0 AcpiEvAddressSpaceDispatch + 24a 
0178:f9ab35f1 f9a980c8 00000000 00000038 00000008 AcpiExAccessRegion + 141 
0178:f9ab3ac9 f8df2cf0 00000000 f9092ad0 00000000 AcpiExAccessRegion + 619 
0178:f9ab2f78 f8df2cf0 00000000 f9092ad0 00000000 AcpiExExtractFromField + d4 
0178:f9ab140c f8df2cf0 f8dee85c 00000004 00000011 AcpiExReadDataFromField + 29c 
0178:f9ace483 f8d54ca8 f8df2cf0 f9092b40 f9a9b211 AcpiExResolveNodeToValue + 353 
0178:f9ad11c7 f8d54e2c f8d54ca8 f8d54e2c f8d54e2c AcpiExResolveToValue + 10e 
0178:f9abb291 f8d54e2c f8d54ca8 00000000 00000000 AcpiDsEvaluateNamePath + a1 
0178:f9ab70aa f8d54ca8 f8d54ca8 00000000 f8d54cd0 AcpiDsExecEndOp + ca 
0178:f9adb734 f8d54ca8 f8d54ca8 00000000 f8d54ca8 AcpiPsParseLoop + 414 
0178:f9ab992a f8d54ca8 f8d54c78 ffc6ac0f f8d54ca8 AcpiPsParseAml + 153 
0178:f9ab2b61 f8d54ca8 00000000 f8d54c78 f8d54c78 AcpiPsExecuteMethod + 2af 
0178:f9ad53f0 f8d54c78 f9a9cd80 02b5668a f8d54c78 AcpiNsEvaluate + 210 
0178:f9acdbc4 f8d54c78 f9a9cd80 02b5668a fe5f02bc AcpiEvaluateObject + 1bd 
0178:ffc4a939 f9a9cd80 ffc4c0c4 00000000 f9092cb0 CxStateIdle + 1b2 
0178:ffc4afc7 00000000 02b5668a f9092d00 ffc49db3 GetACStatus + 50 
0178:ffc49db3 02b566bb 0000000b 00000002 000011f2 IOCtl + 1dc 
0178:ffc4915e f8d941f2 56a0d483 000002b5 069804c0 SendDDNotify + 45 
0178:04c00000 00400698 11f20000 01800000 665b0000  
0178:00000001 00000001 00000000 00000001 00000000  

The code path from ring 3 is beer battery widget->apm.add->acpi.psd.

or

The code path from ring 3 is pc/2->apm.add->acpi.psd.

Both are querying the power status with the power plug pulled.

[pasha]

Try add "Polling" to \os2\boot\acpi.cfg

[ecsnl]

This has been done and this fixes the problem! Thanks it works super now ACPI 3.15. No ACPI events hang the system.

I gues we can not set the embedded controller to polling by default for all systems ?

[pasha]

Please download experimental ACPI build from Mensys site:

• Experimental build for you:

acpi319ForDesktop.zip

• Read instructions: ​http://ecomstation.ru/projects/acpitools/?action=testcase

[David Azarewicz]

This ticket is really old and not really relevant to the current software. If you still have problems with the current version, please open a new ticket.