tools/power/acpi: Add userspace AML interface support
This patch adds a userspace tool to access Linux kernel AML debugger interface. Tow modes are supported by this tool: 1. Interactive: Users are able to launch a debugging shell to talk with in-kernel AML debugger. Note that it's user duty to ensure kernel runtime integrity by using this debugging tool: A. Some control methods evaluated by the users may result in kernel panics if those control methods shouldn't be evaluated by the OSPMs according to the current BIOS/OS configurations. B. Currently if a single stepping evaluation couldn't run to an end, then the synchronization primitives acquired by the evaluation may block normal OSPM control method evaluations. 2. Batch: Users are able to execute debugger commands in a script. Note that in addition to the above duties, it's user duty to ensure script runtime integrity by using this debugging tool in this mode: C. Currently only those commands that are not used for single stepping are suitable to be used in this mode. D. If the execution of the command may cause a failure that could result in an endless kernel execution, the execution of the script may also get blocked. To exit the utility, currently "exit/quit" commands are recommended, but ctrl-C" can also be used. Signed-off-by: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@intel.com>
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