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From: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
To: rafael@kernel.org, lenb@kernel.org
Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] ACPI: OSL: Poweroff when encountering a fatal ACPI error
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:05:56 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <c5d23d8a-8f58-48c3-90ca-5d1a46964280@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260204212931.3860-1-W_Armin@gmx.de>

Am 04.02.26 um 22:29 schrieb Armin Wolf:

> The ACPI spec states that the operating system should respond
> to a fatal ACPI error by "performing a controlled OS shutdown in
> a timely fashion". Comply with the ACPI specification by powering
> off the system when ACPICA signals a fatal ACPI error. Users can
> still disable this behavior by using the acpi.poweroff_on_fatal
> kernel option to work around firmware bugs.

Any updates on this?

Thanks,
Armin Wolf

> Link: https://uefi.org/specs/ACPI/6.6/19_ASL_Reference.html#fatal-fatal-error-check
> Signed-off-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de>
> ---
> Changes since v2:
> - poweroff instead of triggering a kernel panic
>
> Changes since v1:
> - use IS_ENABLED() for checking the presence of CONFIG_ACPI_PANIC_ON_FATAL
> ---
>   .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |  9 +++++++++
>   drivers/acpi/Kconfig                          | 11 +++++++++++
>   drivers/acpi/osl.c                            | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
>   3 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> index 1058f2a6d6a8..1f2eaa0ec424 100644
> --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -187,6 +187,15 @@ Kernel parameters
>   			unusable.  The "log_buf_len" parameter may be useful
>   			if you need to capture more output.
>   
> +	acpi.poweroff_on_fatal=	[ACPI]
> +			{0 | 1}
> +			Causes the system to poweroff when the ACPI bytecode signals
> +			a fatal error. The default value of this setting can
> +			be configured using CONFIG_ACPI_POWEROFF_ON_FATAL.
> +			Overriding this value should only be done for diagnosing
> +			ACPI firmware problems, as the system might behave erratically
> +			after having encountered a fatal ACPI error.
> +
>   	acpi_enforce_resources=	[ACPI]
>   			{ strict | lax | no }
>   			Check for resource conflicts between native drivers
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
> index df0ff0764d0d..1610dd4c8278 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
> @@ -65,6 +65,17 @@ config ACPI_THERMAL_LIB
>          depends on THERMAL
>          bool
>   
> +config ACPI_POWEROFF_ON_FATAL
> +	bool "Poweroff on fatal ACPI error"
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	  The ACPI bytecode can signal that a fatal error has occurred using the Fatal()
> +	  ASL operator, normaly causing the system to poweroff. Disabling this option causes
> +	  such a condition to be treated like a ordinary ACPI error.
> +
> +	  This setting can also be overridden during boot using the acpi.poweroff_on_fatal
> +	  kernel parameter.
> +
>   config ACPI_DEBUGGER
>   	bool "AML debugger interface"
>   	select ACPI_DEBUG
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
> index 05393a7315fe..f2b45fa4a752 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
> @@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
>   
>   #define pr_fmt(fmt) "ACPI: OSL: " fmt
>   
> +#include <linux/kconfig.h>
>   #include <linux/module.h>
>   #include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/reboot.h>
>   #include <linux/slab.h>
>   #include <linux/mm.h>
>   #include <linux/highmem.h>
> @@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ static bool acpi_os_initialized;
>   unsigned int acpi_sci_irq = INVALID_ACPI_IRQ;
>   bool acpi_permanent_mmap = false;
>   
> +static bool poweroff_on_fatal = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ACPI_POWEROFF_ON_FATAL);
> +module_param(poweroff_on_fatal, bool, 0);
> +MODULE_PARM_DESC(poweroff_on_fatal, "Poweroff when encountering a fatal ACPI error");
> +
>   /*
>    * This list of permanent mappings is for memory that may be accessed from
>    * interrupt context, where we can't do the ioremap().
> @@ -1381,9 +1387,20 @@ acpi_status acpi_os_notify_command_complete(void)
>   
>   acpi_status acpi_os_signal(u32 function, void *info)
>   {
> +	struct acpi_signal_fatal_info *fatal_info;
> +
>   	switch (function) {
>   	case ACPI_SIGNAL_FATAL:
> -		pr_err("Fatal opcode executed\n");
> +		fatal_info = info;
> +		pr_emerg("Fatal error while evaluating ACPI control method\n");
> +		pr_emerg("Type 0x%X Code 0x%X Argument 0x%X\n",
> +			 fatal_info->type, fatal_info->code, fatal_info->argument);
> +
> +		if (poweroff_on_fatal)
> +			orderly_poweroff(true);
> +		else
> +			add_taint(TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
> +
>   		break;
>   	case ACPI_SIGNAL_BREAKPOINT:
>   		/*

  reply	other threads:[~2026-02-24 23:05 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-02-04 21:29 Armin Wolf
2026-02-24 23:05 ` Armin Wolf [this message]
2026-02-25 21:28   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-02-26  6:35     ` Armin Wolf
2026-02-26 18:46       ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-02-27 19:50         ` Armin Wolf
2026-02-27 19:55           ` Armin Wolf
2026-02-27 20:39             ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2026-03-01 17:59               ` Armin Wolf

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