[PATCH] Warn if packages with invalid references are evaluated

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Warn if packages with invalid references are evaluated

And return an error to avoid NULL pointer access.
Lin Ming's patch avoids corrupted mem access when
BIOS has invalid references included, the handle is now zero
instead of corrupted.


Signed-off-by: Thomas Renninger <trenn@xxxxxxx>

---
Index: linux-2.6.24/drivers/acpi/utils.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.24.orig/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ linux-2.6.24/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ acpi_evaluate_reference(acpi_handle hand
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if (!element->reference.handle) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Invalid reference in"
+			       " package %s\n", pathname);
+			status = AE_NULL_ENTRY;
+			break;
+		}
 		/* Get the  acpi_handle. */
 
 		list->handles[i] = element->reference.handle;


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