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-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c20
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
index 6e9a23e47fe..b3914395851 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_create_alias(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
* to the original Node.
*/
switch (target_node->type) {
+
+ /* For these types, the sub-object can change dynamically via a Store */
+
case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
@@ -103,9 +106,18 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_create_alias(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD:
/*
+ * These types open a new scope, so we need the NS node in order to access
+ * any children.
+ */
+ case ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE:
+ case ACPI_TYPE_POWER:
+ case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
+ case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
+ case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_SCOPE:
+
+ /*
* The new alias has the type ALIAS and points to the original
- * NS node, not the object itself. This is because for these
- * types, the object can change dynamically via a Store.
+ * NS node, not the object itself.
*/
alias_node->type = ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_ALIAS;
alias_node->object =
@@ -115,9 +127,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_create_alias(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
/*
- * The new alias has the type ALIAS and points to the original
- * NS node, not the object itself. This is because for these
- * types, the object can change dynamically via a Store.
+ * Control method aliases need to be differentiated
*/
alias_node->type = ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_METHOD_ALIAS;
alias_node->object =