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1 files changed, 28 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
index e3f08dc..0091504 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
@@ -566,9 +566,35 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
case ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT:
/*
- * These types all return a single package that consists of a
- * variable number of sub-packages.
+ * These types all return a single Package that consists of a
+ * variable number of sub-Packages.
+ *
+ * First, ensure that the first element is a sub-Package. If not,
+ * the BIOS may have incorrectly returned the object as a single
+ * package instead of a Package of Packages (a common error if
+ * there is only one entry). We may be able to repair this by
+ * wrapping the returned Package with a new outer Package.
*/
+ if ((*elements)->common.type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
+
+ /* Create the new outer package and populate it */
+
+ status =
+ acpi_ns_repair_package_list(data,
+ return_object_ptr);
+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+ return (status);
+ }
+
+ /* Update locals to point to the new package (of 1 element) */
+
+ return_object = *return_object_ptr;
+ elements = return_object->package.elements;
+ count = 1;
+ }
+
+ /* Validate each sub-Package in the parent Package */
+
for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
sub_package = *elements;
sub_elements = sub_package->package.elements;