From d57b23ad0ca7a46931e4d98eb6b4b73b112f0969 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Moore Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 08:24:03 +0000 Subject: ACPICA: Add option to disable method return value validation and repair Runtime option can be used to disable return value repair if this is causing a problem on a particular machine. Signed-off-by: Bob Moore Signed-off-by: Lin Ming Signed-off-by: Len Brown --- drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c | 18 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c') diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c index 9fb03fa8ffde..607a9a035262 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c @@ -193,14 +193,20 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node, } /* - * 1) We have a return value, but if one wasn't expected, just exit, this is - * not a problem. For example, if the "Implicit Return" feature is - * enabled, methods will always return a value. + * Return value validation and possible repair. * - * 2) If the return value can be of any type, then we cannot perform any - * validation, exit. + * 1) Don't perform return value validation/repair if this feature + * has been disabled via a global option. + * + * 2) We have a return value, but if one wasn't expected, just exit, + * this is not a problem. For example, if the "Implicit Return" + * feature is enabled, methods will always return a value. + * + * 3) If the return value can be of any type, then we cannot perform + * any validation, just exit. */ - if ((!predefined->info.expected_btypes) || + if (acpi_gbl_disable_auto_repair || + (!predefined->info.expected_btypes) || (predefined->info.expected_btypes == ACPI_RTYPE_ALL)) { goto cleanup; } -- cgit v1.2.3-59-g8ed1b