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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index 4b4d2f43d..285b82044 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
*****************************************************************************/
/*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2015, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2016, Intel Corp.
* All rights reserved.
*
* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ acpi_get_name(acpi_handle handle, u32 name_type, struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
{
acpi_status status;
struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
- char *node_name;
+ const char *node_name;
/* Parameter validation */
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ static char *acpi_ns_copy_device_id(struct acpi_pnp_device_id *dest,
struct acpi_pnp_device_id *source,
char *string_area)
{
-
/* Create the destination PNP_DEVICE_ID */
dest->string = string_area;
@@ -263,11 +262,18 @@ static char *acpi_ns_copy_device_id(struct acpi_pnp_device_id *dest,
* namespace node and possibly by running several standard
* control methods (Such as in the case of a device.)
*
- * For Device and Processor objects, run the Device _HID, _UID, _CID, _SUB,
- * _CLS, _STA, _ADR, _sx_w, and _sx_d methods.
+ * For Device and Processor objects, run the Device _HID, _UID, _CID, _STA,
+ * _CLS, _ADR, _sx_w, and _sx_d methods.
*
* Note: Allocates the return buffer, must be freed by the caller.
*
+ * Note: This interface is intended to be used during the initial device
+ * discovery namespace traversal. Therefore, no complex methods can be
+ * executed, especially those that access operation regions. Therefore, do
+ * not add any additional methods that could cause problems in this area.
+ * this was the fate of the _SUB method which was found to cause such
+ * problems and was removed (11/2015).
+ *
******************************************************************************/
acpi_status
@@ -279,7 +285,6 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle,
struct acpi_pnp_device_id_list *cid_list = NULL;
struct acpi_pnp_device_id *hid = NULL;
struct acpi_pnp_device_id *uid = NULL;
- struct acpi_pnp_device_id *sub = NULL;
struct acpi_pnp_device_id *cls = NULL;
char *next_id_string;
acpi_object_type type;
@@ -325,7 +330,7 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle,
if ((type == ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE) || (type == ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR)) {
/*
* Get extra info for ACPI Device/Processor objects only:
- * Run the Device _HID, _UID, _SUB, _CID, and _CLS methods.
+ * Run the Device _HID, _UID, _CLS, and _CID methods.
*
* Note: none of these methods are required, so they may or may
* not be present for this device. The Info->Valid bitfield is used
@@ -348,14 +353,6 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle,
valid |= ACPI_VALID_UID;
}
- /* Execute the Device._SUB method */
-
- status = acpi_ut_execute_SUB(node, &sub);
- if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
- info_size += sub->length;
- valid |= ACPI_VALID_SUB;
- }
-
/* Execute the Device._CID method */
status = acpi_ut_execute_CID(node, &cid_list);
@@ -456,9 +453,8 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle,
}
/*
- * Copy the HID, UID, SUB, and CIDs to the return buffer.
- * The variable-length strings are copied to the reserved area
- * at the end of the buffer.
+ * Copy the HID, UID, and CIDs to the return buffer. The variable-length
+ * strings are copied to the reserved area at the end of the buffer.
*
* For HID and CID, check if the ID is a PCI Root Bridge.
*/
@@ -476,11 +472,6 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle,
uid, next_id_string);
}
- if (sub) {
- next_id_string = acpi_ns_copy_device_id(&info->subsystem_id,
- sub, next_id_string);
- }
-
if (cid_list) {
info->compatible_id_list.count = cid_list->count;
info->compatible_id_list.list_size = cid_list->list_size;
@@ -522,9 +513,6 @@ cleanup:
if (uid) {
ACPI_FREE(uid);
}
- if (sub) {
- ACPI_FREE(sub);
- }
if (cid_list) {
ACPI_FREE(cid_list);
}
@@ -591,6 +579,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_install_method(u8 *buffer)
parser_state.aml += acpi_ps_get_opcode_size(opcode);
parser_state.pkg_end = acpi_ps_get_next_package_end(&parser_state);
path = acpi_ps_get_next_namestring(&parser_state);
+
method_flags = *parser_state.aml++;
aml_start = parser_state.aml;
aml_length = ACPI_PTR_DIFF(parser_state.pkg_end, aml_start);