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1 files changed, 46 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
index d2473476afa5..500e2bbcfaf7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ acpi_ns_search_parent_tree(u32 target_name,
/*******************************************************************************
*
- * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_search_node
+ * FUNCTION: acpi_ns_search_one_scope
*
* PARAMETERS: target_name - Ascii ACPI name to search for
- * Node - Starting node where search will begin
+ * parent_node - Starting node where search will begin
* Type - Object type to match
* return_node - Where the matched Named obj is returned
*
* RETURN: Status
*
- * DESCRIPTION: Search a single level of the namespace. Performs a
+ * DESCRIPTION: Search a single level of the namespace. Performs a
* simple search of the specified level, and does not add
* entries or search parents.
*
@@ -75,32 +75,37 @@ acpi_ns_search_parent_tree(u32 target_name,
*
* All namespace searching is linear in this implementation, but
* could be easily modified to support any improved search
- * algorithm. However, the linear search was chosen for simplicity
+ * algorithm. However, the linear search was chosen for simplicity
* and because the trees are small and the other interpreter
* execution overhead is relatively high.
*
+ * Note: CPU execution analysis has shown that the AML interpreter spends
+ * a very small percentage of its time searching the namespace. Therefore,
+ * the linear search seems to be sufficient, as there would seem to be
+ * little value in improving the search.
+ *
******************************************************************************/
acpi_status
-acpi_ns_search_node(u32 target_name,
- struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
- acpi_object_type type,
- struct acpi_namespace_node **return_node)
+acpi_ns_search_one_scope(u32 target_name,
+ struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node,
+ acpi_object_type type,
+ struct acpi_namespace_node **return_node)
{
- struct acpi_namespace_node *next_node;
+ struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
- ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_search_node);
+ ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_search_one_scope);
#ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
if (ACPI_LV_NAMES & acpi_dbg_level) {
char *scope_name;
- scope_name = acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(node);
+ scope_name = acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(parent_node);
if (scope_name) {
ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
"Searching %s (%p) For [%4.4s] (%s)\n",
- scope_name, node, ACPI_CAST_PTR(char,
- &target_name),
+ scope_name, parent_node,
+ ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, &target_name),
acpi_ut_get_type_name(type)));
ACPI_FREE(scope_name);
@@ -112,20 +117,20 @@ acpi_ns_search_node(u32 target_name,
* Search for name at this namespace level, which is to say that we
* must search for the name among the children of this object
*/
- next_node = node->child;
- while (next_node) {
+ node = parent_node->child;
+ while (node) {
/* Check for match against the name */
- if (next_node->name.integer == target_name) {
+ if (node->name.integer == target_name) {
/* Resolve a control method alias if any */
- if (acpi_ns_get_type(next_node) ==
+ if (acpi_ns_get_type(node) ==
ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_METHOD_ALIAS) {
- next_node =
+ node =
ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_namespace_node,
- next_node->object);
+ node->object);
}
/* Found matching entry */
@@ -133,12 +138,12 @@ acpi_ns_search_node(u32 target_name,
ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
"Name [%4.4s] (%s) %p found in scope [%4.4s] %p\n",
ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, &target_name),
- acpi_ut_get_type_name(next_node->
- type),
- next_node,
- acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), node));
+ acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type),
+ node,
+ acpi_ut_get_node_name(parent_node),
+ parent_node));
- *return_node = next_node;
+ *return_node = node;
return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
}
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ acpi_ns_search_node(u32 target_name,
* The last entry in the list points back to the parent,
* so a flag is used to indicate the end-of-list
*/
- if (next_node->flags & ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST) {
+ if (node->flags & ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST) {
/* Searched entire list, we are done */
@@ -155,7 +160,7 @@ acpi_ns_search_node(u32 target_name,
/* Didn't match name, move on to the next peer object */
- next_node = next_node->peer;
+ node = node->peer;
}
/* Searched entire namespace level, not found */
@@ -164,7 +169,8 @@ acpi_ns_search_node(u32 target_name,
"Name [%4.4s] (%s) not found in search in scope [%4.4s] %p first child %p\n",
ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, &target_name),
acpi_ut_get_type_name(type),
- acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), node, node->child));
+ acpi_ut_get_node_name(parent_node), parent_node,
+ parent_node->child));
return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_FOUND);
}
@@ -181,14 +187,14 @@ acpi_ns_search_node(u32 target_name,
* RETURN: Status
*
* DESCRIPTION: Called when a name has not been found in the current namespace
- * level. Before adding it or giving up, ACPI scope rules require
+ * level. Before adding it or giving up, ACPI scope rules require
* searching enclosing scopes in cases identified by acpi_ns_local().
*
* "A name is located by finding the matching name in the current
* name space, and then in the parent name space. If the parent
* name space does not contain the name, the search continues
* recursively until either the name is found or the name space
- * does not have a parent (the root of the name space). This
+ * does not have a parent (the root of the name space). This
* indicates that the name is not found" (From ACPI Specification,
* section 5.3)
*
@@ -237,11 +243,12 @@ acpi_ns_search_parent_tree(u32 target_name,
*/
while (parent_node) {
/*
- * Search parent scope. Use TYPE_ANY because we don't care about the
+ * Search parent scope. Use TYPE_ANY because we don't care about the
* object type at this point, we only care about the existence of
- * the actual name we are searching for. Typechecking comes later.
+ * the actual name we are searching for. Typechecking comes later.
*/
- status = acpi_ns_search_node(target_name, parent_node,
+ status =
+ acpi_ns_search_one_scope(target_name, parent_node,
ACPI_TYPE_ANY, return_node);
if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -273,7 +280,7 @@ acpi_ns_search_parent_tree(u32 target_name,
* RETURN: Status
*
* DESCRIPTION: Search for a name segment in a single namespace level,
- * optionally adding it if it is not found. If the passed
+ * optionally adding it if it is not found. If the passed
* Type is not Any and the type previously stored in the
* entry was Any (i.e. unknown), update the stored type.
*
@@ -332,7 +339,7 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
/* Try to find the name in the namespace level specified by the caller */
*return_node = ACPI_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
- status = acpi_ns_search_node(target_name, node, type, return_node);
+ status = acpi_ns_search_one_scope(target_name, node, type, return_node);
if (status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
/*
* If we found it AND the request specifies that a find is an error,
@@ -348,10 +355,10 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
}
/*
- * The name was not found. If we are NOT performing the first pass
+ * The name was not found. If we are NOT performing the first pass
* (name entry) of loading the namespace, search the parent tree (all the
* way to the root if necessary.) We don't want to perform the parent
- * search when the namespace is actually being loaded. We want to perform
+ * search when the namespace is actually being loaded. We want to perform
* the search when namespace references are being resolved (load pass 2)
* and during the execution phase.
*/
@@ -386,6 +393,9 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
}
#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+ /*
+ * Node is an object defined by an External() statement
+ */
if (flags & ACPI_NS_EXTERNAL) {
new_node->flags |= ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL;
}