From: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> Fixes a problem where the use of an alias within a namepath would result in a not found error or cause the compiler to fault. Also now allows forward references from the Alias operator itself. ACPICA BZ 738. http://www.acpica.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=738 Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c | 4 ++++ 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c index 29c7c27..35b0e46 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c @@ -588,6 +588,10 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info, * segments). */ if (this_node->type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_ALIAS) { + if (!this_node->object) { + return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST); + } + if (acpi_ns_opens_scope (((struct acpi_namespace_node *)this_node-> object)->type)) { -- 1.5.6.6 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html