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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c | 11 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c index 907f60c..4fd1bdb 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c @@ -399,6 +399,11 @@ acpi_ns_convert_to_buffer(union acpi_operand_object *original_object, break; case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE: + /* + * This case is often seen for predefined names that must return a + * Buffer object with multiple DWORD integers within. For example, + * _FDE and _GTM. The Package can be converted to a Buffer. + */ /* All elements of the Package must be integers */ diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c index 1993338..e7373eb 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c @@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ acpi_ns_sort_list(union acpi_operand_object **elements, * As necessary: * * _ALR: Sort the list ascending by ambient_illuminance - * _FDE: Convert a Package or Buffer of BYTEs to a Buffer of DWORDs - * _GTM: Convert a Package or Buffer of BYTEs to a Buffer of DWORDs + * _FDE: Convert Buffer of BYTEs to a Buffer of DWORDs + * _GTM: Convert Buffer of BYTEs to a Buffer of DWORDs * _PSS: Sort the list descending by Power * _TSS: Sort the list descending by Power */ @@ -238,10 +238,9 @@ acpi_ns_repair_ALR(struct acpi_predefined_data *data, * RETURN: Status. AE_OK if object is OK or was repaired successfully * * DESCRIPTION: Repair for the _FDE and _GTM objects. The expected return - * value is a Buffer of 5 DWORDs. This function repairs two - * possible problems: - * 1) The return value is a Buffer of BYTEs, not DWORDs - * 2) The return value is a Package of Integer objects + * value is a Buffer of 5 DWORDs. This function repairs a common + * problem where the return value is a Buffer of BYTEs, not + * DWORDs. * *****************************************************************************/ |