@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ void acpi_tb_invalidate_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc)
acpi_status acpi_tb_validate_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc)
{
- if (!table_desc->pointer && !acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum) {
+ if (!table_desc->pointer && !acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation) {
/*
* Only validates the header of the table.
* Note that Length contains the size of the mapping after invoking
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, char *signature)
/* Verify the checksum */
- if (acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum) {
+ if (acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation) {
status =
acpi_tb_verify_checksum(table_desc->pointer,
table_desc->length);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
- if (reload) {
+ if (acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation) {
/* Check if table is already registered */
@@ -194,6 +194,14 @@ acpi_status ACPI_INIT_FUNCTION acpi_reallocate_root_table(void)
}
}
+ if (!acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation) {
+ /*
+ * Now it's safe to do full table validation. We can do deferred
+ * table initilization here once the flag is set.
+ */
+ acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation = TRUE;
+ }
+
acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags |= ACPI_ROOT_ALLOW_RESIZE;
status = acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list();
@@ -995,9 +995,6 @@ void __init acpi_early_init(void)
printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "Core revision %08x\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
- /* It's safe to verify table checksums during late stage */
- acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum = TRUE;
-
/* enable workarounds, unless strict ACPI spec. compliance */
if (!acpi_strict)
acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack = TRUE;
@@ -740,10 +740,10 @@ int __init acpi_table_init(void)
if (acpi_verify_table_checksum) {
pr_info("Early table checksum verification enabled\n");
- acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum = TRUE;
+ acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation = TRUE;
} else {
pr_info("Early table checksum verification disabled\n");
- acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum = FALSE;
+ acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation = FALSE;
}
status = acpi_initialize_tables(initial_tables, ACPI_MAX_TABLES, 0);
@@ -160,13 +160,14 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_create_osi_method, TRUE);
ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_use_default_register_widths, TRUE);
/*
- * Whether or not to verify the table checksum before installation. Set
- * this to TRUE to verify the table checksum before install it to the table
- * manager. Note that enabling this option causes errors to happen in some
- * OSPMs during early initialization stages. Default behavior is to do such
- * verification.
- */
-ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum, TRUE);
+ * Whether or not to validate (map) an entire table to verify
+ * checksum/duplication in early stage before install. Set this to TRUE to
+ * allow early table validation before install it to the table manager.
+ * Note that enabling this option causes errors to happen in some OSPMs
+ * during early initialization stages. Default behavior is to allow such
+ * validation.
+ */
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation, TRUE);
/*
* Optionally enable output from the AML Debug Object.