Linux-libre 4.2-gnu

1 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
index 4a9d4a660..d73904013 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
@@ -325,8 +325,41 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
 		 * If we found it AND the request specifies that a find is an error,
 		 * return the error
 		 */
-		if ((status == AE_OK) && (flags & ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND)) {
-			status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+		if (status == AE_OK) {
+
+			/* The node was found in the namespace */
+
+			/*
+			 * If the namespace override feature is enabled for this node,
+			 * delete any existing attached sub-object and make the node
+			 * look like a new node that is owned by the override table.
+			 */
+			if (flags & ACPI_NS_OVERRIDE_IF_FOUND) {
+				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
+						  "Namespace override: %4.4s pass %u type %X Owner %X\n",
+						  ACPI_CAST_PTR(char,
+								&target_name),
+						  interpreter_mode,
+						  (*return_node)->type,
+						  walk_state->owner_id));
+
+				acpi_ns_delete_children(*return_node);
+				if (acpi_gbl_runtime_namespace_override) {
+					acpi_ut_remove_reference((*return_node)->object);
+					(*return_node)->object = NULL;
+					(*return_node)->owner_id =
+					    walk_state->owner_id;
+				} else {
+					acpi_ns_remove_node(*return_node);
+					*return_node = ACPI_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
+				}
+			}
+
+			/* Return an error if we don't expect to find the object */
+
+			else if (flags & ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND) {
+				status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+			}
 		}
 #ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 		if (*return_node && (*return_node)->type == ACPI_TYPE_ANY) {