Re: [PATCH] IBM T23; quirks force enable interrupts in APM set power state, causes crash on suspend

Re: [PATCH] IBM T23; quirks force enable interrupts in APM set power state, causes crash on suspend

[Thomas Hood]

> Summary: dmi_scan.c forces interrupt enable on during PCI BIOS
> call for all IBM machines, which breaks T23, which needs it
> off it seems.
[...]
> BIOS Vendor: IBM
> BIOS Version: 1AET38WW (1.01b)
> BIOS Release: 07/27/2001

I would suggest that you try upgrading your firmware before
concluding that your patch is necessary.  The latest firmware
listed on IBM's website is version 1.03 = 1AET43WW,
released 19 October 2001.  There have been a LOT of changes since
version 1.01 of the firmware.  Here is IBM's changelog:

> I. Summary of changes
> version 1.01 - 1AET38WW
>
> (New) Support for ThinkPad T23.
>
> version 1.02 - 1AET40WW
>
> (New) Support F11 key handling on logo screen for new
>       recovery program.
> NOTE: xKx and xLx models are not supported.
> (Fix) IBM Token-Ring PC card does not work after Hibernation
>       wakeup under Microsoft Windows 98.
> (Fix) FDD read/write access fail on Microsoft Windows XP.
> (Fix) POST 175 error appear.
> (Fix) USB device which is connected to USB port in docking
>       station does not work on Microsoft Windows 95.
> (Fix) System can not boot from USB Portable Device Bay.
> (Fix) Japanese message of eFlash is corrupted.
> (Fix) Two different docking configuration is made.
> (Fix) Ctrl+Alt+Del cause system hang on DOS/V.
> (Fix) Blue screen appear after standby/resume on Microsoft
>       Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
> (Fix) Noise appear when TV out is used.
>
> version 1.03 - 1AET43WW
>
> (Fix) Resume hang occur on Windows 2000 when USB CCD
>       camera is attached.
> (Fix) RIPL from PCMCIA TokeRing adapter card in docking station
>       does not work.
> (Fix) UltraDMA mode 5 (ATA/100) does not enabled on Windows 2000.

Re: [PATCH] IBM T23; quirks force enable interrupts in APM set power state, causes crash on suspend

[Alex Bligh - linux-kernel]

Thomas,

--On Saturday, 03 November, 2001 7:20 PM -0500 Thomas Hood 
<jdthood@mail.com> wrote:

>> Summary: dmi_scan.c forces interrupt enable on during PCI BIOS
>> call for all IBM machines, which breaks T23, which needs it
>> off it seems.
> [...]
>> BIOS Vendor: IBM
>> BIOS Version: 1AET38WW (1.01b)
>> BIOS Release: 07/27/2001
>
> I would suggest that you try upgrading your firmware before
> concluding that your patch is necessary.  The latest firmware
> listed on IBM's website is version 1.03 = 1AET43WW,
> released 19 October 2001.  There have been a LOT of changes since
> version 1.01 of the firmware.  Here is IBM's changelog:

Here's the results

With my patch on 2.4.12-ac5, it was working.

First I took Arjan's pci-bridge patch alone (no BIOS
upgrade etc.). It crashes the machine on suspend.

Then I tried upgrading the BIOS firmware (to 1.03) and
the embedded controller firmware (to 1.02) - i.e. without
Arjan's patch, still running 2.4.12-ac5. It doesn't
resume properly and hung APM but didn't crash.
I believe this may be because I fixed the .config
to run the sound driver at the same time, and it oops'd,
and generally annoyed the suspend process - tsk tsk
changing too many variables at once.

Then I upgraded to 2.4.13-ac7 (which has Arjan's patch
in). All is now well. Any luck & I'll have sound working
too :-)

My conclusion is that the BIOS upgrade fixed the
necessity to call APM BIOS with interrupts off,
so the dmi_scan.c stuff which forces interrupts on
is now harmless.

So if you want to put a patch in, I guess it could
at least not break things on early T-23 BIOS's
(as that's what the dmi_scan does - as the config
option no longer has any effect), or at the /very/
least, document the fact that a BIOS & embedded
controller upgrade is extremely advisable.

[ I am recording T23 experiences at
    http://www.alex.org.uk/T23
  for anyone interested - especially in contributing]

--
Alex Bligh

Re: [PATCH] IBM T23; quirks force enable interrupts in APM set

[Alan Cox]

> So if you want to put a patch in, I guess it could
> at least not break things on early T-23 BIOS's
> (as that's what the dmi_scan does - as the config

Send me the dmi strings (dmidecode output) for the old and new BIOS, the
URL for the firmware and not only can I make the kernel ensure they are
called IRQ off, I can make it tell you where ot get new firmware

Re: [PATCH] IBM T23; quirks force enable interrupts in APM set

[Alex Bligh - linux-kernel]

Alan,

> Send me the dmi strings (dmidecode output) for the old and new BIOS, the
> URL for the firmware and not only can I make the kernel ensure they are
> called IRQ off, I can make it tell you where ot get new firmware

Short of dmidecode, assuming you're going to do what I think
you're going to do, I think the following should be sufficient
(change dmi_printk to use printk). If you really need dmidecode,
give me a pointer to it, not that I'm sure how to revert the
BIOS image...

This is assuming it's the BIOS which causes the problem, as opposed
to the embedded controller which I upgraded from 1.00 to 1.02
contemperaneously.

And the answer to 'where is the new firmware' is, for BIOS & embedded
controller:
  http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-39366.html
  http://www.pc.ibm.com/qtechinfo/MIGR-40022.html

Sadly they aren't indexed properly from the main IBM site (i.e.
find 'T23 BIOS' finds 1.02).


Old (BIOS 1.01b)

All processors have done init_idle
DMI 0.0 present.
48 structures occupying 1720 bytes.
DMI table at 0x27F7C000.
BIOS Vendor: IBM
BIOS Version: 1AET38WW (1.01b)
BIOS Release: 07/27/2001
System Vendor: IBM.
Product Name: 26479LU.
Version Not Available.
Serial Number 787PR4K.
Board Vendor: IBM.
Board Name: 26479LU.
Board Version: Not Available.
Asset Tag: No Asset Information.
IBM machine detected. Enabling interrupts during APM calls.

New Bios (1.03b)

DMI 0.0 present.
48 structures occupying 1720 bytes.
DMI table at 0x27F7C000.
BIOS Vendor: IBM
BIOS Version: 1AET43WW (1.03b)
BIOS Release: 09/25/2001
System Vendor: IBM.
Product Name: 26479LU.
Version Not Available.
Serial Number 787PR4K.
Board Vendor: IBM.
Board Name: 26479LU.
Board Version: Not Available.
Asset Tag: No Asset Information.
IBM machine detected. Enabling interrupts during APM calls.


--
Alex Bligh