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-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h3
-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c2
-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c10
3 files changed, 12 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index 8def0e3d690f..10154a8157ec 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ struct acpi_object_index_field {
/* The buffer_field is different in that it is part of a Buffer, not an op_region */
struct acpi_object_buffer_field {
- ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_FIELD_INFO union acpi_operand_object *buffer_obj; /* Containing Buffer object */
+ ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_FIELD_INFO u8 is_create_field; /* Special case for objects created by create_field() */
+ union acpi_operand_object *buffer_obj; /* Containing Buffer object */
};
/******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
index 10f32b62608e..2488218f8562 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_buffer_field(u16 aml_opcode,
}
obj_desc->buffer_field.buffer_obj = buffer_desc;
+ obj_desc->buffer_field.is_create_field =
+ aml_opcode == AML_CREATE_FIELD_OP;
/* Reference count for buffer_desc inherits obj_desc count */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
index d3d2dbfba680..633417650f3d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ acpi_ex_get_protocol_buffer_length(u32 protocol_id, u32 *return_length)
* RETURN: Status
*
* DESCRIPTION: Read from a named field. Returns either an Integer or a
- * Buffer, depending on the size of the field.
+ * Buffer, depending on the size of the field and whether if a
+ * field is created by the create_field() operator.
*
******************************************************************************/
@@ -154,12 +155,17 @@ acpi_ex_read_data_from_field(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
* the use of arithmetic operators on the returned value if the
* field size is equal or smaller than an Integer.
*
+ * However, all buffer fields created by create_field operator needs to
+ * remain as a buffer to match other AML interpreter implementations.
+ *
* Note: Field.length is in bits.
*/
buffer_length =
(acpi_size)ACPI_ROUND_BITS_UP_TO_BYTES(obj_desc->field.bit_length);
- if (buffer_length > acpi_gbl_integer_byte_width) {
+ if (buffer_length > acpi_gbl_integer_byte_width ||
+ (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD &&
+ obj_desc->buffer_field.is_create_field)) {
/* Field is too large for an Integer, create a Buffer instead */