v4.19.13 snapshot.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbexec.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbexec.c
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbexec.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Module Name: dbexec - debugger control method execution
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+#include <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include "accommon.h"
+#include "acdebug.h"
+#include "acnamesp.h"
+
+#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_CA_DEBUGGER
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dbexec")
+
+static struct acpi_db_method_info acpi_gbl_db_method_info;
+
+/* Local prototypes */
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_db_execute_method(struct acpi_db_method_info *info,
+		       struct acpi_buffer *return_obj);
+
+static acpi_status acpi_db_execute_setup(struct acpi_db_method_info *info);
+
+static u32 acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations(void);
+
+static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_method_thread(void *context);
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_db_execution_walk(acpi_handle obj_handle,
+		       u32 nesting_level, void *context, void **return_value);
+
+static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_single_execution_thread(void *context);
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_delete_objects
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  count               - Count of objects in the list
+ *              objects             - Array of ACPI_OBJECTs to be deleted
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Delete a list of ACPI_OBJECTS. Handles packages and nested
+ *              packages via recursion.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void acpi_db_delete_objects(u32 count, union acpi_object *objects)
+{
+	u32 i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		switch (objects[i].type) {
+		case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
+
+			ACPI_FREE(objects[i].buffer.pointer);
+			break;
+
+		case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
+
+			/* Recursive call to delete package elements */
+
+			acpi_db_delete_objects(objects[i].package.count,
+					       objects[i].package.elements);
+
+			/* Free the elements array */
+
+			ACPI_FREE(objects[i].package.elements);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_execute_method
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  info            - Valid info segment
+ *              return_obj      - Where to put return object
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Execute a control method.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_db_execute_method(struct acpi_db_method_info *info,
+		       struct acpi_buffer *return_obj)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	struct acpi_object_list param_objects;
+	union acpi_object params[ACPI_DEBUGGER_MAX_ARGS + 1];
+	u32 i;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(db_execute_method);
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_db_output_to_file && !acpi_dbg_level) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Warning: debug output is not enabled!\n");
+	}
+
+	param_objects.count = 0;
+	param_objects.pointer = NULL;
+
+	/* Pass through any command-line arguments */
+
+	if (info->args && info->args[0]) {
+
+		/* Get arguments passed on the command line */
+
+		for (i = 0; (info->args[i] && *(info->args[i])); i++) {
+
+			/* Convert input string (token) to an actual union acpi_object */
+
+			status = acpi_db_convert_to_object(info->types[i],
+							   info->args[i],
+							   &params[i]);
+			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+				ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+						"While parsing method arguments"));
+				goto cleanup;
+			}
+		}
+
+		param_objects.count = i;
+		param_objects.pointer = params;
+	}
+
+	/* Prepare for a return object of arbitrary size */
+
+	return_obj->pointer = acpi_gbl_db_buffer;
+	return_obj->length = ACPI_DEBUG_BUFFER_SIZE;
+
+	/* Do the actual method execution */
+
+	acpi_gbl_method_executing = TRUE;
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, info->pathname,
+				      &param_objects, return_obj);
+
+	acpi_gbl_cm_single_step = FALSE;
+	acpi_gbl_method_executing = FALSE;
+
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		if ((status == AE_ABORT_METHOD) || acpi_gbl_abort_method) {
+
+			/* Clear the abort and fall back to the debugger prompt */
+
+			ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+					"Aborting top-level method"));
+
+			acpi_gbl_abort_method = FALSE;
+			status = AE_OK;
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+
+		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+				"while executing %s from debugger",
+				info->pathname));
+
+		if (status == AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) {
+			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+				    "Possible overflow of internal debugger "
+				    "buffer (size 0x%X needed 0x%X)",
+				    ACPI_DEBUG_BUFFER_SIZE,
+				    (u32)return_obj->length));
+		}
+	}
+
+cleanup:
+	acpi_db_delete_objects(param_objects.count, params);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_execute_setup
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  info            - Valid method info
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Setup info segment prior to method execution
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status acpi_db_execute_setup(struct acpi_db_method_info *info)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(db_execute_setup);
+
+	/* Concatenate the current scope to the supplied name */
+
+	info->pathname[0] = 0;
+	if ((info->name[0] != '\\') && (info->name[0] != '/')) {
+		if (acpi_ut_safe_strcat(info->pathname, sizeof(info->pathname),
+					acpi_gbl_db_scope_buf)) {
+			status = AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;
+			goto error_exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (acpi_ut_safe_strcat(info->pathname, sizeof(info->pathname),
+				info->name)) {
+		status = AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW;
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	acpi_db_prep_namestring(info->pathname);
+
+	acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_DUPLICATE_OUTPUT);
+	acpi_os_printf("Evaluating %s\n", info->pathname);
+
+	if (info->flags & EX_SINGLE_STEP) {
+		acpi_gbl_cm_single_step = TRUE;
+		acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_CONSOLE_OUTPUT);
+	}
+
+	else {
+		/* No single step, allow redirection to a file */
+
+		acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_REDIRECTABLE_OUTPUT);
+	}
+
+	return (AE_OK);
+
+error_exit:
+
+	ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During setup for method execution"));
+	return (status);
+}
+
+#ifdef ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS
+u32 acpi_db_get_cache_info(struct acpi_memory_list *cache)
+{
+
+	return (cache->total_allocated - cache->total_freed -
+		cache->current_depth);
+}
+#endif
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  None
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Current global allocation count minus cache entries
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Determine the current number of "outstanding" allocations --
+ *              those allocations that have not been freed and also are not
+ *              in one of the various object caches.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static u32 acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations(void)
+{
+	u32 outstanding = 0;
+
+#ifdef ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS
+
+	outstanding += acpi_db_get_cache_info(acpi_gbl_state_cache);
+	outstanding += acpi_db_get_cache_info(acpi_gbl_ps_node_cache);
+	outstanding += acpi_db_get_cache_info(acpi_gbl_ps_node_ext_cache);
+	outstanding += acpi_db_get_cache_info(acpi_gbl_operand_cache);
+#endif
+
+	return (outstanding);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_execution_walk
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  WALK_CALLBACK
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Execute a control method. Name is relative to the current
+ *              scope.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_db_execution_walk(acpi_handle obj_handle,
+		       u32 nesting_level, void *context, void **return_value)
+{
+	union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
+	struct acpi_namespace_node *node =
+	    (struct acpi_namespace_node *)obj_handle;
+	struct acpi_buffer return_obj;
+	acpi_status status;
+
+	obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
+	if (obj_desc->method.param_count) {
+		return (AE_OK);
+	}
+
+	return_obj.pointer = NULL;
+	return_obj.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
+
+	acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(node, "Evaluating");
+
+	/* Do the actual method execution */
+
+	acpi_os_printf("\n");
+	acpi_gbl_method_executing = TRUE;
+
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(node, NULL, NULL, &return_obj);
+
+	acpi_os_printf("Evaluation of [%4.4s] returned %s\n",
+		       acpi_ut_get_node_name(node),
+		       acpi_format_exception(status));
+
+	acpi_gbl_method_executing = FALSE;
+	return (AE_OK);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_execute
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  name                - Name of method to execute
+ *              args                - Parameters to the method
+ *              Types               -
+ *              flags               - single step/no single step
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Execute a control method. Name is relative to the current
+ *              scope.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_db_execute(char *name, char **args, acpi_object_type *types, u32 flags)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	struct acpi_buffer return_obj;
+	char *name_string;
+
+#ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
+	u32 previous_allocations;
+	u32 allocations;
+#endif
+
+	/*
+	 * Allow one execution to be performed by debugger or single step
+	 * execution will be dead locked by the interpreter mutexes.
+	 */
+	if (acpi_gbl_method_executing) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Only one debugger execution is allowed.\n");
+		return;
+	}
+#ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
+	/* Memory allocation tracking */
+
+	previous_allocations = acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations();
+#endif
+
+	if (*name == '*') {
+		(void)acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_METHOD, ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT,
+					  ACPI_UINT32_MAX,
+					  acpi_db_execution_walk, NULL, NULL,
+					  NULL);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	name_string = ACPI_ALLOCATE(strlen(name) + 1);
+	if (!name_string) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	memset(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_db_method_info));
+	strcpy(name_string, name);
+	acpi_ut_strupr(name_string);
+
+	/* Subcommand to Execute all predefined names in the namespace */
+
+	if (!strncmp(name_string, "PREDEF", 6)) {
+		acpi_db_evaluate_predefined_names();
+		ACPI_FREE(name_string);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.name = name_string;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.args = args;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.types = types;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.flags = flags;
+
+	return_obj.pointer = NULL;
+	return_obj.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
+
+	status = acpi_db_execute_setup(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		ACPI_FREE(name_string);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the NS node, determines existence also */
+
+	status = acpi_get_handle(NULL, acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
+				 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info.method);
+	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+		status = acpi_db_execute_method(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info,
+						&return_obj);
+	}
+	ACPI_FREE(name_string);
+
+	/*
+	 * Allow any handlers in separate threads to complete.
+	 * (Such as Notify handlers invoked from AML executed above).
+	 */
+	acpi_os_sleep((u64)10);
+
+#ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
+
+	/* Memory allocation tracking */
+
+	allocations =
+	    acpi_db_get_outstanding_allocations() - previous_allocations;
+
+	acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_DUPLICATE_OUTPUT);
+
+	if (allocations > 0) {
+		acpi_os_printf
+		    ("0x%X Outstanding allocations after evaluation of %s\n",
+		     allocations, acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname);
+	}
+#endif
+
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Evaluation of %s failed with status %s\n",
+			       acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
+			       acpi_format_exception(status));
+	} else {
+		/* Display a return object, if any */
+
+		if (return_obj.length) {
+			acpi_os_printf("Evaluation of %s returned object %p, "
+				       "external buffer length %X\n",
+				       acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
+				       return_obj.pointer,
+				       (u32)return_obj.length);
+
+			acpi_db_dump_external_object(return_obj.pointer, 1);
+
+			/* Dump a _PLD buffer if present */
+
+			if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME
+			    ((ACPI_CAST_PTR
+			      (struct acpi_namespace_node,
+			       acpi_gbl_db_method_info.method)->name.ascii),
+			     METHOD_NAME__PLD)) {
+				acpi_db_dump_pld_buffer(return_obj.pointer);
+			}
+		} else {
+			acpi_os_printf
+			    ("No object was returned from evaluation of %s\n",
+			     acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname);
+		}
+	}
+
+	acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_CONSOLE_OUTPUT);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_method_thread
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  context             - Execution info segment
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Debugger execute thread. Waits for a command line, then
+ *              simply dispatches it.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_method_thread(void *context)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	struct acpi_db_method_info *info = context;
+	struct acpi_db_method_info local_info;
+	u32 i;
+	u8 allow;
+	struct acpi_buffer return_obj;
+
+	/*
+	 * acpi_gbl_db_method_info.Arguments will be passed as method arguments.
+	 * Prevent acpi_gbl_db_method_info from being modified by multiple threads
+	 * concurrently.
+	 *
+	 * Note: The arguments we are passing are used by the ASL test suite
+	 * (aslts). Do not change them without updating the tests.
+	 */
+	(void)acpi_os_wait_semaphore(info->info_gate, 1, ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
+
+	if (info->init_args) {
+		acpi_db_uint32_to_hex_string(info->num_created,
+					     info->index_of_thread_str);
+		acpi_db_uint32_to_hex_string((u32)acpi_os_get_thread_id(),
+					     info->id_of_thread_str);
+	}
+
+	if (info->threads && (info->num_created < info->num_threads)) {
+		info->threads[info->num_created++] = acpi_os_get_thread_id();
+	}
+
+	local_info = *info;
+	local_info.args = local_info.arguments;
+	local_info.arguments[0] = local_info.num_threads_str;
+	local_info.arguments[1] = local_info.id_of_thread_str;
+	local_info.arguments[2] = local_info.index_of_thread_str;
+	local_info.arguments[3] = NULL;
+
+	local_info.types = local_info.arg_types;
+
+	(void)acpi_os_signal_semaphore(info->info_gate, 1);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < info->num_loops; i++) {
+		status = acpi_db_execute_method(&local_info, &return_obj);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+			acpi_os_printf
+			    ("%s During evaluation of %s at iteration %X\n",
+			     acpi_format_exception(status), info->pathname, i);
+			if (status == AE_ABORT_METHOD) {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+#if 0
+		if ((i % 100) == 0) {
+			acpi_os_printf("%u loops, Thread 0x%x\n",
+				       i, acpi_os_get_thread_id());
+		}
+
+		if (return_obj.length) {
+			acpi_os_printf
+			    ("Evaluation of %s returned object %p Buflen %X\n",
+			     info->pathname, return_obj.pointer,
+			     (u32)return_obj.length);
+			acpi_db_dump_external_object(return_obj.pointer, 1);
+		}
+#endif
+	}
+
+	/* Signal our completion */
+
+	allow = 0;
+	(void)acpi_os_wait_semaphore(info->thread_complete_gate,
+				     1, ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
+	info->num_completed++;
+
+	if (info->num_completed == info->num_threads) {
+
+		/* Do signal for main thread once only */
+		allow = 1;
+	}
+
+	(void)acpi_os_signal_semaphore(info->thread_complete_gate, 1);
+
+	if (allow) {
+		status = acpi_os_signal_semaphore(info->main_thread_gate, 1);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+			acpi_os_printf
+			    ("Could not signal debugger thread sync semaphore, %s\n",
+			     acpi_format_exception(status));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_single_execution_thread
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  context                 - Method info struct
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Create one thread and execute a method
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_single_execution_thread(void *context)
+{
+	struct acpi_db_method_info *info = context;
+	acpi_status status;
+	struct acpi_buffer return_obj;
+
+	acpi_os_printf("\n");
+
+	status = acpi_db_execute_method(info, &return_obj);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("%s During evaluation of %s\n",
+			       acpi_format_exception(status), info->pathname);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Display a return object, if any */
+
+	if (return_obj.length) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Evaluation of %s returned object %p, "
+			       "external buffer length %X\n",
+			       acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
+			       return_obj.pointer, (u32)return_obj.length);
+
+		acpi_db_dump_external_object(return_obj.pointer, 1);
+	}
+
+	acpi_os_printf("\nBackground thread completed\n%c ",
+		       ACPI_DEBUGGER_COMMAND_PROMPT);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_create_execution_thread
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  method_name_arg         - Control method to execute
+ *              arguments               - Array of arguments to the method
+ *              types                   - Corresponding array of object types
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Create a single thread to evaluate a namespace object. Handles
+ *              arguments passed on command line for control methods.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_db_create_execution_thread(char *method_name_arg,
+				char **arguments, acpi_object_type *types)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	u32 i;
+
+	memset(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_db_method_info));
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.name = method_name_arg;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.init_args = 1;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.args = acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.types = acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types;
+
+	/* Setup method arguments, up to 7 (0-6) */
+
+	for (i = 0; (i < ACPI_METHOD_NUM_ARGS) && *arguments; i++) {
+		acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[i] = *arguments;
+		arguments++;
+
+		acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types[i] = *types;
+		types++;
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_db_execute_setup(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the NS node, determines existence also */
+
+	status = acpi_get_handle(NULL, acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
+				 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info.method);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("%s Could not get handle for %s\n",
+			       acpi_format_exception(status),
+			       acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_os_execute(OSL_DEBUGGER_EXEC_THREAD,
+				 acpi_db_single_execution_thread,
+				 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	acpi_os_printf("\nBackground thread started\n");
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_create_execution_threads
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  num_threads_arg         - Number of threads to create
+ *              num_loops_arg           - Loop count for the thread(s)
+ *              method_name_arg         - Control method to execute
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Create threads to execute method(s)
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_db_create_execution_threads(char *num_threads_arg,
+				 char *num_loops_arg, char *method_name_arg)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	u32 num_threads;
+	u32 num_loops;
+	u32 i;
+	u32 size;
+	acpi_mutex main_thread_gate;
+	acpi_mutex thread_complete_gate;
+	acpi_mutex info_gate;
+
+	/* Get the arguments */
+
+	num_threads = strtoul(num_threads_arg, NULL, 0);
+	num_loops = strtoul(num_loops_arg, NULL, 0);
+
+	if (!num_threads || !num_loops) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Bad argument: Threads %X, Loops %X\n",
+			       num_threads, num_loops);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Create the semaphore for synchronization of
+	 * the created threads with the main thread.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_os_create_semaphore(1, 0, &main_thread_gate);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Could not create semaphore for "
+			       "synchronization with the main thread, %s\n",
+			       acpi_format_exception(status));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Create the semaphore for synchronization
+	 * between the created threads.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_os_create_semaphore(1, 1, &thread_complete_gate);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Could not create semaphore for "
+			       "synchronization between the created threads, %s\n",
+			       acpi_format_exception(status));
+
+		(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(main_thread_gate);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_os_create_semaphore(1, 1, &info_gate);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Could not create semaphore for "
+			       "synchronization of AcpiGbl_DbMethodInfo, %s\n",
+			       acpi_format_exception(status));
+
+		(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(thread_complete_gate);
+		(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(main_thread_gate);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	memset(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_db_method_info));
+
+	/* Array to store IDs of threads */
+
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_threads = num_threads;
+	size = sizeof(acpi_thread_id) * acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_threads;
+
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads = acpi_os_allocate(size);
+	if (acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads == NULL) {
+		acpi_os_printf("No memory for thread IDs array\n");
+		(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(main_thread_gate);
+		(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(thread_complete_gate);
+		(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(info_gate);
+		return;
+	}
+	memset(acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads, 0, size);
+
+	/* Setup the context to be passed to each thread */
+
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.name = method_name_arg;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.flags = 0;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_loops = num_loops;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.main_thread_gate = main_thread_gate;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.thread_complete_gate = thread_complete_gate;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.info_gate = info_gate;
+
+	/* Init arguments to be passed to method */
+
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.init_args = 1;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.args = acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[0] =
+	    acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_threads_str;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[1] =
+	    acpi_gbl_db_method_info.id_of_thread_str;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[2] =
+	    acpi_gbl_db_method_info.index_of_thread_str;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[3] = NULL;
+
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.types = acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types[0] = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types[1] = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types[2] = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
+
+	acpi_db_uint32_to_hex_string(num_threads,
+				     acpi_gbl_db_method_info.num_threads_str);
+
+	status = acpi_db_execute_setup(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto cleanup_and_exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the NS node, determines existence also */
+
+	status = acpi_get_handle(NULL, acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
+				 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info.method);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("%s Could not get handle for %s\n",
+			       acpi_format_exception(status),
+			       acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname);
+		goto cleanup_and_exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Create the threads */
+
+	acpi_os_printf("Creating %X threads to execute %X times each\n",
+		       num_threads, num_loops);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < (num_threads); i++) {
+		status =
+		    acpi_os_execute(OSL_DEBUGGER_EXEC_THREAD,
+				    acpi_db_method_thread,
+				    &acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Wait for all threads to complete */
+
+	(void)acpi_os_wait_semaphore(main_thread_gate, 1, ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
+
+	acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_DUPLICATE_OUTPUT);
+	acpi_os_printf("All threads (%X) have completed\n", num_threads);
+	acpi_db_set_output_destination(ACPI_DB_CONSOLE_OUTPUT);
+
+cleanup_and_exit:
+
+	/* Cleanup and exit */
+
+	(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(main_thread_gate);
+	(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(thread_complete_gate);
+	(void)acpi_os_delete_semaphore(info_gate);
+
+	acpi_os_free(acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads);
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.threads = NULL;
+}