From: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx>
For the predefined names that return fully variable-length
packages, allow a zero-length package with no warning, since it
is technically a legal construct (and BIOS writers use it.)
Signed-off-by: Bob Moore <robert.moore@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/acpi/acpica/nsprepkg.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsprepkg.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsprepkg.c
index a401554..77cdd53 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsprepkg.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsprepkg.c
@@ -112,9 +112,15 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
elements = return_object->package.elements;
count = return_object->package.count;
- /* The package must have at least one element, else invalid */
-
+ /*
+ * Most packages must have at least one element. The only exception
+ * is the variable-length package (ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR).
+ */
if (!count) {
+ if (package->ret_info.type == ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR) {
+ return (AE_OK);
+ }
+
ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
"Return Package has no elements (empty)"));
--
1.7.10
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