Merge branch 'mpi-master' into wip-k-fmlpwip-k-fmlp

Conflicts:
	litmus/sched_cedf.c

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
index d555b374e314..fe40e4c6554f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2011, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -300,10 +300,25 @@ acpi_ds_exec_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                          * we must enter this object into the namespace.  The created
                          * object is temporary and will be deleted upon completion of
                          * the execution of this method.
+                         *
+                         * Note 10/2010: Except for the Scope() op. This opcode does
+                         * not actually create a new object, it refers to an existing
+                         * object. However, for Scope(), we want to indeed open a
+                         * new scope.
                          */
-                        status = acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(walk_state, NULL);
+                        if (op->common.aml_opcode != AML_SCOPE_OP) {
+                                status =
+                                    acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(walk_state, NULL);
+                        } else {
+                                status =
+                                    acpi_ds_scope_stack_push(op->named.node,
+                                                             op->named.node->
+                                                             type, walk_state);
+                                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                                }
+                        }
                 }
-
                 break;
 
         case AML_CLASS_EXECUTE: