Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: (117 commits)
  ACPI processor: Fix section mismatch for processor_add()
  ACPI: Add platform-wide _OSC support.
  ACPI: cleanup pci_root _OSC code.
  ACPI: Add a generic API for _OSC -v2
  msi-wmi: depend on backlight and fix corner-cases problems
  msi-wmi: switch to using input sparse keymap library
  msi-wmi: replace one-condition switch-case with if statement
  msi-wmi: remove unused field 'instance' in key_entry structure
  msi-wmi: remove custom runtime debug implementation
  msi-wmi: rework init
  msi-wmi: remove useless includes
  X86 drivers: Introduce msi-wmi driver
  Toshiba Bluetooth Enabling driver (RFKill handler v3)
  ACPI: fix for lapic_timer_propagate_broadcast()
  acpi_pad: squish warning
  ACPI: dock: minor whitespace and style cleanups
  ACPI: dock: add struct dock_station * directly to platform device data
  ACPI: dock: dock_add - hoist up platform_device_register_simple()
  ACPI: dock: remove global 'dock_device_name'
  ACPI: dock: combine add|alloc_dock_dependent_device (v2)
  ...

1 files changed, 11 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
index ea55ab4f9849..47d91e668a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
@@ -671,24 +671,25 @@ acpi_ns_externalize_name(u32 internal_name_length,
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_map_handle_to_node
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_validate_handle
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle          - Handle to be converted to an Node
+ * PARAMETERS:  Handle          - Handle to be validated and typecast to a
+ *                                namespace node.
  *
- * RETURN:      A Name table entry pointer
+ * RETURN:      A pointer to a namespace node
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Convert a namespace handle to a real Node
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert a namespace handle to a namespace node. Handles special
+ *              cases for the root node.
  *
- * Note: Real integer handles would allow for more verification
+ * NOTE: Real integer handles would allow for more verification
  *       and keep all pointers within this subsystem - however this introduces
- *       more (and perhaps unnecessary) overhead.
- *
- * The current implemenation is basically a placeholder until such time comes
- * that it is needed.
+ *       more overhead and has not been necessary to this point. Drivers
+ *       holding handles are typically notified before a node becomes invalid
+ *       due to a table unload.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_map_handle_to_node(acpi_handle handle)
+struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_validate_handle(acpi_handle handle)
 {
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
@@ -710,42 +711,6 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_map_handle_to_node(acpi_handle handle)
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_convert_entry_to_handle
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node          - Node to be converted to a Handle
- *
- * RETURN:      A user handle
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Convert a real Node to a namespace handle
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-acpi_handle acpi_ns_convert_entry_to_handle(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
-{
-
-        /*
-         * Simple implementation for now;
-         */
-        return ((acpi_handle) node);
-
-/* Example future implementation ---------------------
-
-        if (!Node)
-        {
-                return (NULL);
-        }
-
-        if (Node == acpi_gbl_root_node)
-        {
-                return (ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT);
-        }
-
-        return ((acpi_handle) Node);
-------------------------------------------------------*/
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_terminate
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  none