linux/Documentation/acpi/dsd/data-node-references.txt
Sakari Ailus a4138e7c12 ACPI: property: graph: Update graph documentation to use generic references
Instead of port and endpoint properties for representing ports and
endpoints, use the keys of the hierarchical data extension references
when referring to the port and endpoint nodes. Additionally, use "reg"
properties as in Device Tree to specify the number of the port or the
endpoint.

The keys of the port nodes begin with "port" and the keys of the endpoint
nodes begin with "endpoint", both followed by "@" character and the number
of the port or the endpoint.

These changes have the advantage that no ACPI specific properties need to
be added to refer to non-device nodes. Additionally, using the name of the
node instead of an integer property inside the node is easier to parse in
code and easier for humans to understand.

Signed-off-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
2018-07-23 12:44:52 +02:00

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Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation
Author: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Referencing hierarchical data nodes
-----------------------------------
ACPI in general allows referring to device objects in the tree only.
Hierarchical data extension nodes may not be referred to directly, hence this
document defines a scheme to implement such references.
A reference consist of the device object name followed by one or more
hierarchical data extension [1] keys. Specifically, the hierarchical data
extension node which is referred to by the key shall lie directly under the
parent object i.e. either the device object or another hierarchical data
extension node.
The keys in the hierarchical data nodes shall consist of the name of the node,
"@" character and the number of the node in hexadecimal notation (without pre-
or postfixes). The same ACPI object shall include the _DSD property extension
with a property "reg" that shall have the same numerical value as the number of
the node.
In case a hierarchical data extensions node has no numerical value, then the
"reg" property shall be omitted from the ACPI object's _DSD properties and the
"@" character and the number shall be omitted from the hierarchical data
extension key.
Example
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In the ASL snippet below, the "reference" _DSD property [2] contains a
device object reference to DEV0 and under that device object, a
hierarchical data extension key "node@1" referring to the NOD1 object
and lastly, a hierarchical data extension key "anothernode" referring to
the ANOD object which is also the final target node of the reference.
Device (DEV0)
{
Name (_DSD, Package () {
ToUUID("dbb8e3e6-5886-4ba6-8795-1319f52a966b"),
Package () {
Package () { "node@0", NOD0 },
Package () { "node@1", NOD1 },
}
})
Name (NOD0, Package() {
ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"),
Package () {
Package () { "random-property", 3 },
}
})
Name (NOD1, Package() {
ToUUID("dbb8e3e6-5886-4ba6-8795-1319f52a966b"),
Package () {
Package () { "anothernode", ANOD },
}
})
Name (ANOD, Package() {
ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"),
Package () {
Package () { "random-property", 0 },
}
})
}
Device (DEV1)
{
Name (_DSD, Package () {
ToUUID("daffd814-6eba-4d8c-8a91-bc9bbf4aa301"),
Package () {
Package () { "reference", ^DEV0, "node@1", "anothernode" },
}
})
}
Please also see a graph example in graph.txt .
References
----------
[1] Hierarchical Data Extension UUID For _DSD.
<URL:http://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/_DSD-hierarchical-data-extension-UUID-v1.1.pdf>,
referenced 2018-07-17.
[2] Device Properties UUID For _DSD.
<URL:http://www.uefi.org/sites/default/files/resources/_DSD-device-properties-UUID.pdf>,
referenced 2016-10-04.