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