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-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c11
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index f3a4d95899f7..83c164434580 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ acpi_get_name(acpi_handle handle, u32 name_type, struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
{
acpi_status status;
struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
+ char *node_name;
/* Parameter validation */
@@ -202,7 +203,8 @@ acpi_get_name(acpi_handle handle, u32 name_type, struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
/* Just copy the ACPI name from the Node and zero terminate it */
- ACPI_MOVE_NAME(buffer->pointer, acpi_ut_get_node_name(node));
+ node_name = acpi_ut_get_node_name(node);
+ ACPI_MOVE_NAME(buffer->pointer, node_name);
((char *)buffer->pointer)[ACPI_NAME_SIZE] = 0;
status = AE_OK;
@@ -379,9 +381,14 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle,
* Get extra info for ACPI Device/Processor objects only:
* Run the _STA, _ADR and, sx_w, and _sx_d methods.
*
- * Note: none of these methods are required, so they may or may
+ * Notes: none of these methods are required, so they may or may
* not be present for this device. The Info->Valid bitfield is used
* to indicate which methods were found and run successfully.
+ *
+ * For _STA, if the method does not exist, then (as per the ACPI
+ * specification), the returned current_status flags will indicate
+ * that the device is present/functional/enabled. Otherwise, the
+ * current_status flags reflect the value returned from _STA.
*/
/* Execute the Device._STA method */