Most recent kernel where this bug did not occur: Distribution: Debian unstable Hardware Environment: Pentium M Intel Corporation 82852/82855 Software Environment: Problem Description: Under 2.6.14-rc5 ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.BAT0._BIF] (Node deec77c0), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.AC__._PSR] (Node deec7600), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT Under 2.6.13-ck8 ACPI-0304: *** Error: Looking up [ECCT] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS ACPI-1172: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC__.COMD] (Node deec5ba0), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS ACPI-0661: *** Error: Looking up [ECCT] in namespace, AE_NOT_FOUND ACPI-1172: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC__.COMD] (Node deec5ba0), AE_NOT_FOUND ACPI-1172: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.BAT0._BIF] (Node deec28e0), AE_NOT_FOUND Steps to reproduce: The problem appears every once in a while, and sometimes the battery level is not correcly read. # # Automatically generated make config: don't edit # Linux kernel version: 2.6.14-rc5 # Sat Oct 22 22:43:45 2005 # CONFIG_X86=y CONFIG_SEMAPHORE_SLEEPERS=y CONFIG_MMU=y CONFIG_UID16=y CONFIG_GENERIC_ISA_DMA=y CONFIG_GENERIC_IOMAP=y CONFIG_ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC=y # # Code maturity level options # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y # CONFIG_CLEAN_COMPILE is not set CONFIG_BROKEN=y CONFIG_BROKEN_ON_SMP=y CONFIG_LOCK_KERNEL=y CONFIG_INIT_ENV_ARG_LIMIT=32 # # General setup # CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="" CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y CONFIG_SWAP=y CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_POSIX_MQUEUE=y CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT=y # CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3 is not set CONFIG_SYSCTL=y # CONFIG_AUDIT is not set CONFIG_HOTPLUG=y CONFIG_KOBJECT_UEVENT=y # CONFIG_IKCONFIG is not set CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="" # CONFIG_EMBEDDED is not set CONFIG_KALLSYMS=y # CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL is not set # CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS is not set CONFIG_PRINTK=y CONFIG_BUG=y CONFIG_BASE_FULL=y CONFIG_FUTEX=y CONFIG_EPOLL=y CONFIG_SHMEM=y CONFIG_CC_ALIGN_FUNCTIONS=0 CONFIG_CC_ALIGN_LABELS=0 CONFIG_CC_ALIGN_LOOPS=0 CONFIG_CC_ALIGN_JUMPS=0 # CONFIG_TINY_SHMEM is not set CONFIG_BASE_SMALL=0 # # Loadable module support # CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y # CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD is not set CONFIG_OBSOLETE_MODPARM=y # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set # CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL is not set CONFIG_KMOD=y # # Processor type and features # CONFIG_X86_PC=y # CONFIG_X86_ELAN is not set # CONFIG_X86_VOYAGER is not set # CONFIG_X86_NUMAQ is not set # CONFIG_X86_SUMMIT is not set # CONFIG_X86_BIGSMP is not set # CONFIG_X86_VISWS is not set # CONFIG_X86_GENERICARCH is not set # CONFIG_X86_ES7000 is not set # CONFIG_M386 is not set # CONFIG_M486 is not set # CONFIG_M586 is not set # CONFIG_M586TSC is not set # CONFIG_M586MMX is not set # CONFIG_M686 is not set # CONFIG_MPENTIUMII is not set # CONFIG_MPENTIUMIII is not set CONFIG_MPENTIUMM=y # CONFIG_MPENTIUM4 is not set # CONFIG_MK6 is not set # CONFIG_MK7 is not set # CONFIG_MK8 is not set # CONFIG_MCRUSOE is not set # CONFIG_MEFFICEON is not set # CONFIG_MWINCHIPC6 is not set # CONFIG_MWINCHIP2 is not set # CONFIG_MWINCHIP3D is not set # CONFIG_MGEODEGX1 is not set # CONFIG_MCYRIXIII is not set # CONFIG_MVIAC3_2 is not set # CONFIG_X86_GENERIC is not set CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG=y CONFIG_X86_XADD=y CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT=6 CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM=y CONFIG_GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY=y CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y CONFIG_X86_INTEL_USERCOPY=y CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y # CONFIG_SMP is not set # CONFIG_PREEMPT_NONE is not set # CONFIG_PREEMPT_VOLUNTARY is not set CONFIG_PREEMPT=y CONFIG_PREEMPT_BKL=y CONFIG_X86_UP_APIC=y CONFIG_X86_UP_IOAPIC=y CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC=y CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC=y CONFIG_X86_TSC=y CONFIG_X86_MCE=y # CONFIG_X86_MCE_NONFATAL is not set CONFIG_X86_MCE_P4THERMAL=y # CONFIG_TOSHIBA is not set # CONFIG_I8K is not set # CONFIG_X86_REBOOTFIXUPS is not set CONFIG_MICROCODE=m CONFIG_X86_MSR=m CONFIG_X86_CPUID=m # # Firmware Drivers # # CONFIG_EDD is not set # CONFIG_DELL_RBU is not set # CONFIG_DCDBAS is not set CONFIG_NOHIGHMEM=y # CONFIG_HIGHMEM4G is not set # CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set CONFIG_SELECT_MEMORY_MODEL=y CONFIG_FLATMEM_MANUAL=y # CONFIG_DISCONTIGMEM_MANUAL is not set # CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_MANUAL is not set CONFIG_FLATMEM=y CONFIG_FLAT_NODE_MEM_MAP=y # CONFIG_SPARSEMEM_STATIC is not set # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set CONFIG_MTRR=y # CONFIG_EFI is not set # CONFIG_REGPARM is not set CONFIG_SECCOMP=y # CONFIG_HZ_100 is not set # CONFIG_HZ_250 is not set CONFIG_HZ_1000=y CONFIG_HZ=1000 CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START=0x100000 # CONFIG_KEXEC is not set # # Power management options (ACPI, APM) # CONFIG_PM=y # CONFIG_PM_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND=y CONFIG_PM_STD_PARTITION="" # # ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) Support # CONFIG_ACPI=y CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP=y CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_FS=y # CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP_PROC_SLEEP is not set CONFIG_ACPI_AC=y CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY=y CONFIG_ACPI_BUTTON=y CONFIG_ACPI_VIDEO=y CONFIG_ACPI_HOTKEY=y CONFIG_ACPI_FAN=y CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR=y CONFIG_ACPI_THERMAL=y # CONFIG_ACPI_ASUS is not set # CONFIG_ACPI_IBM is not set # CONFIG_ACPI_TOSHIBA is not set # CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT is not set CONFIG_ACPI_BLACKLIST_YEAR=0 # CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_ACPI_EC=y CONFIG_ACPI_POWER=y CONFIG_ACPI_SYSTEM=y CONFIG_X86_PM_TIMER=y # CONFIG_ACPI_CONTAINER is not set # # APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support # # CONFIG_APM is not set # # CPU Frequency scaling # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT=y # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS is not set CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y # CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE is not set CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE=y CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE=y CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE=y CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND=y CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE=y # # CPUFreq processor drivers # CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ=y # CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6 is not set # CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7 is not set # CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8 is not set # CONFIG_X86_GX_SUSPMOD is not set CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO=y CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_ACPI=y CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO_TABLE=y CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH=y CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI=y CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD=y # CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2 is not set # CONFIG_X86_LONGRUN is not set # CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL is not set # # shared options # # CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_PROC_INTF is not set CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_LIB=y # CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_RELAXED_CAP_CHECK is not set # # Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA) # CONFIG_PCI=y # CONFIG_PCI_GOBIOS is not set # CONFIG_PCI_GOMMCONFIG is not set # CONFIG_PCI_GODIRECT is not set CONFIG_PCI_GOANY=y CONFIG_PCI_BIOS=y CONFIG_PCI_DIRECT=y CONFIG_PCI_MMCONFIG=y # CONFIG_PCIEPORTBUS is not set # CONFIG_PCI_MSI is not set # CONFIG_PCI_LEGACY_PROC is not set # CONFIG_PCI_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_ISA_DMA_API=y CONFIG_ISA=y # CONFIG_EISA is not set # CONFIG_MCA is not set # CONFIG_SCx200 is not set # # PCCARD (PCMCIA/CardBus) support # CONFIG_PCCARD=m # CONFIG_PCMCIA_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_PCMCIA=m CONFIG_PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS=y CONFIG_PCMCIA_IOCTL=y CONFIG_CARDBUS=y # # PC-card bridges # CONFIG_YENTA=m # CONFIG_PD6729 is not set # CONFIG_I82092 is not set # CONFIG_I82365 is not set # CONFIG_TCIC is not set CONFIG_PCMCIA_PROBE=y CONFIG_PCCARD_NONSTATIC=m # # PCI Hotplug Support # # CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI is not set # # Executable file formats # CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC=m # # Networking # CONFIG_NET=y # # Networking options # CONFIG_PACKET=y CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP=y CONFIG_UNIX=y # CONFIG_NET_KEY is not set CONFIG_INET=y # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set # CONFIG_IP_ADVANCED_ROUTER is not set CONFIG_IP_FIB_HASH=y # CONFIG_IP_PNP is not set # CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set # CONFIG_NET_IPGRE is not set # CONFIG_ARPD is not set CONFIG_SYN_COOKIES=y # CONFIG_INET_AH is not set # CONFIG_INET_ESP is not set # CONFIG_INET_IPCOMP is not set # CONFIG_INET_TUNNEL is not set CONFIG_INET_DIAG=y CONFIG_INET_TCP_DIAG=y # CONFIG_TCP_CONG_ADVANCED is not set CONFIG_TCP_CONG_BIC=y # # IP: Virtual Server Configuration # # CONFIG_IP_VS is not set # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set CONFIG_NETFILTER=y # CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK=y # CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_QUEUE is not set # CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK_LOG is not set # # IP: Netfilter Configuration # CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_CT_ACCT is not set # CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK is not set # CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS is not set # CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_NETLINK is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_IRC=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_NETBIOS_NS is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_TFTP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_AMANDA=m CONFIG_IP_NF_PPTP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_IPRANGE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_PKTTYPE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_RECENT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_ECN=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_DSCP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_AH_ESP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LENGTH=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TTL=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HELPER=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNTRACK=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_ADDRTYPE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_REALM=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_SCTP=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_DCCP is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_COMMENT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HASHLIMIT=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STRING is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TCPMSS=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NFQUEUE is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NETMAP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_SAME=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_SNMP_BASIC=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_IRC=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_FTP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_TFTP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_AMANDA=m CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_PPTP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_MANGLE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TOS=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ECN=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_DSCP=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MARK=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_CLASSIFY=m # CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TTL is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_RAW=m CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NOTRACK=m CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPTABLES=m CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPFILTER=m CONFIG_IP_NF_ARP_MANGLE=m # # DCCP Configuration (EXPERIMENTAL) # # CONFIG_IP_DCCP is not set # # SCTP Configuration (EXPERIMENTAL) # # CONFIG_IP_SCTP is not set # CONFIG_ATM is not set # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set # CONFIG_VLAN_8021Q is not set # CONFIG_DECNET is not set # CONFIG_LLC2 is not set # CONFIG_IPX is not set # CONFIG_ATALK is not set # CONFIG_X25 is not set # CONFIG_LAPB is not set # CONFIG_NET_DIVERT is not set # CONFIG_ECONET is not set # CONFIG_WAN_ROUTER is not set # CONFIG_NET_SCHED is not set CONFIG_NET_CLS_ROUTE=y # # Network testing # # CONFIG_NET_PKTGEN is not set # CONFIG_HAMRADIO is not set CONFIG_IRDA=m # # IrDA protocols # CONFIG_IRLAN=m CONFIG_IRNET=m CONFIG_IRCOMM=m # CONFIG_IRDA_ULTRA is not set # # IrDA options # CONFIG_IRDA_CACHE_LAST_LSAP=y CONFIG_IRDA_FAST_RR=y # CONFIG_IRDA_DEBUG is not set # # Infrared-port device drivers # # # SIR device drivers # # CONFIG_IRTTY_SIR is not set # # Dongle support # # # Old SIR device drivers # # CONFIG_IRPORT_SIR is not set # # Old Serial dongle support # # # FIR device drivers # CONFIG_USB_IRDA=m # CONFIG_SIGMATEL_FIR is not set CONFIG_NSC_FIR=m # CONFIG_WINBOND_FIR is not set # CONFIG_TOSHIBA_FIR is not set # CONFIG_SMC_IRCC_FIR is not set # CONFIG_ALI_FIR is not set # CONFIG_VLSI_FIR is not set # CONFIG_VIA_FIR is not set CONFIG_BT=m CONFIG_BT_L2CAP=m CONFIG_BT_SCO=m CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM=m CONFIG_BT_RFCOMM_TTY=y CONFIG_BT_BNEP=m CONFIG_BT_BNEP_MC_FILTER=y CONFIG_BT_BNEP_PROTO_FILTER=y # CONFIG_BT_HIDP is not set # # Bluetooth device drivers # CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB=m # CONFIG_BT_HCIUSB_SCO is not set CONFIG_BT_HCIUART=m CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_H4=y CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_BCSP=y CONFIG_BT_HCIUART_BCSP_TXCRC=y CONFIG_BT_HCIBCM203X=m # CONFIG_BT_HCIBPA10X is not set CONFIG_BT_HCIBFUSB=m # CONFIG_BT_HCIDTL1 is not set # CONFIG_BT_HCIBT3C is not set # CONFIG_BT_HCIBLUECARD is not set # CONFIG_BT_HCIBTUART is not set CONFIG_BT_HCIVHCI=m CONFIG_IEEE80211=m # CONFIG_IEEE80211_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_WEP=m CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_CCMP=m CONFIG_IEEE80211_CRYPT_TKIP=m # # Device Drivers # # # Generic Driver Options # # CONFIG_STANDALONE is not set CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD=y CONFIG_FW_LOADER=m # CONFIG_DEBUG_DRIVER is not set
Please post the acpidump output for this machine.
note that acpidump is available int the latest pmtools here: http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/lenb/acpi/utils/
Created attachment 6402 [details] acpidump of acer travelmate 382 tci Let me know if you need anything else.
Upgrading the bug Severity to Normal since it doesn't allow me to read correct battery levels. The messages doesn't start appearing until the desktop is fully loaded, but since them the messages are logged every second.
Are there any instances of AE_ALREADY_EXISTS before AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT?
Sure, this is how it starts: ACPI-0292: *** Error: Looking up [ECCT] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC__.COMD] (Node deeca340), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.AC__._PSR] (Node deec7600), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.BAT0._BST] (Node deec77a0), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.AC__._PSR] (Node deec7600), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.BAT0._BST] (Node deec77a0), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT
Created attachment 6456 [details] acpidump of acer travelmate 382 tci bios version V1.07 I upgraded the BIOS (by flashing it in DOS) to version V1.07 from V1.02 (updated acpidump attached) But I'm still getting the same errors: ACPI-0292: *** Error: Looking up [ECCT] in namespace, AE_ALREADY_EXISTS ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.PCI0.LPCB.EC__.COMD] (Node deeca400), AE_ALREADY_EXISTS ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.BAT0._BST] (Node deec7880), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.AC__._PSR] (Node deec76e0), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.BAT0._BST] (Node deec7880), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255) ACPI-0508: *** Error: Method execution failed [\_SB_.AC__._PSR] (Node deec76e0), AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT ACPI-0213: *** Error: Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)
pjones analyzed the DSDT of my Thinkpad T41 and said there is a race condition in there that can cause this problem. For me, this is a BIOS bug. He suggested booting with acpi_serialize, which seemed to solve the problem for me. It also seems to have solved my Intel sound screwups too...
Fixed in version 20051117 The METHOD_LIMIT error should go away completely. The ALREADY_EXISTS error will happen once or twice. After that, the method is marked non-reentrant and the error will no longer happen. We are investigating an enhancement to get rid of the ALREADY_EXISTS error completely. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 5463 ***