Merge branch 'release-2.6.27' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ak/linux-acpi-2.6

* 'release-2.6.27' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/ak/linux-acpi-2.6:
  ACPI: Fix thermal shutdowns
  ACPI: bounds check IRQ to prevent memory corruption
  ACPI: Avoid bogus EC timeout when EC is in Polling mode
  ACPI : Add the EC dmi table to fix the incorrect ECDT table
  ACPI: Properly clear flags on false-positives and send uevent on sudden unplug
  acpi: trivial cleanups
  acer-wmi: Fix wireless and bluetooth on early AMW0 v2 laptops
  ACPI: WMI: Set instance for query block calls
  ACPICA: Additional error checking for pathname utilities
  ACPICA: Fix possible memory leak in Unload() operator
  ACPICA: Fix memory leak when deleting thermal/processor objects

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
index e7bf34a7b1d2..7dcb67e0b215 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
@@ -242,10 +242,12 @@ acpi_ut_initialize_buffer(struct acpi_buffer * buffer,
 {
         acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
-        if (!required_length) {
-                WARN_ON(1);
-                return AE_ERROR;
+        /* Parameter validation */
+
+        if (!buffer || !required_length) {
+                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
+
         switch (buffer->length) {
         case ACPI_NO_BUFFER: