From: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> Using Scope(\) to change the scope to the root could cause a single object memory leak. Signed-off-by: Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Len Brown <len.brown@xxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c index 6de3a99..10fc785 100644 --- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c +++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c @@ -639,26 +639,42 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state, break; case AML_SCOPE_OP: - /* - * The Path is an object reference to an existing object. - * Don't enter the name into the namespace, but look it up - * for use later. - */ - status = - acpi_ns_lookup(walk_state->scope_info, buffer_ptr, - object_type, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, - ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state, &(node)); - if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) { -#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER - if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) { - status = AE_OK; - } else { - ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, status); + + /* Special case for Scope(\) -> refers to the Root node */ + + if (op && (op->named.node == acpi_gbl_root_node)) { + node = op->named.node; + + status = + acpi_ds_scope_stack_push(node, object_type, + walk_state); + if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) { + return_ACPI_STATUS(status); } + } else { + /* + * The Path is an object reference to an existing object. + * Don't enter the name into the namespace, but look it up + * for use later. + */ + status = + acpi_ns_lookup(walk_state->scope_info, buffer_ptr, + object_type, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, + ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state, + &(node)); + if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) { +#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER + if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) { + status = AE_OK; + } else { + ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, + status); + } #else - ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, status); + ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, status); #endif - return_ACPI_STATUS(status); + return_ACPI_STATUS(status); + } } /* -- 1.6.0.6 -- 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