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-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c17
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
index c3f3a7e7bdc7..4fd68971019b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("uteval")
******************************************************************************/
acpi_status
-acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node * prefix_node,
+acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
char *path,
u32 expected_return_btypes,
union acpi_operand_object **return_desc)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node * prefix_node,
}
info->prefix_node = prefix_node;
- info->pathname = path;
+ info->relative_pathname = path;
/* Evaluate the object/method */
@@ -123,22 +123,27 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node * prefix_node,
switch ((info->return_object)->common.type) {
case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
+
return_btype = ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER;
break;
case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
+
return_btype = ACPI_BTYPE_BUFFER;
break;
case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
+
return_btype = ACPI_BTYPE_STRING;
break;
case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
+
return_btype = ACPI_BTYPE_PACKAGE;
break;
default:
+
return_btype = 0;
break;
}
@@ -234,7 +239,8 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(char *object_name,
* RETURN: Status
*
* DESCRIPTION: Executes _STA for selected device and stores results in
- * *Flags.
+ * *Flags. If _STA does not exist, then the device is assumed
+ * to be present/functional/enabled (as per the ACPI spec).
*
* NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
*
@@ -252,6 +258,11 @@ acpi_ut_execute_STA(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node, u32 * flags)
ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER, &obj_desc);
if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
if (AE_NOT_FOUND == status) {
+ /*
+ * if _STA does not exist, then (as per the ACPI specification),
+ * the returned flags will indicate that the device is present,
+ * functional, and enabled.
+ */
ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
"_STA on %4.4s was not found, assuming device is present\n",
acpi_ut_get_node_name(device_node)));