1 files changed, 4 insertions, 41 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
index 1397fadd0d4b..d2906328535d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
@@ -48,42 +48,6 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utids")
 
-/* Local prototypes */
-static void acpi_ut_copy_id_string(char *destination, char *source);
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_copy_id_string
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Destination         - Where to copy the string
- *              Source              - Source string
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Copies an ID string for the _HID, _CID, and _UID methods.
- *              Performs removal of a leading asterisk if present -- workaround
- *              for a known issue on a bunch of machines.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-static void acpi_ut_copy_id_string(char *destination, char *source)
-{
-
-        /*
-         * Workaround for ID strings that have a leading asterisk. This construct
-         * is not allowed by the ACPI specification  (ID strings must be
-         * alphanumeric), but enough existing machines have this embedded in their
-         * ID strings that the following code is useful.
-         */
-        if (*source == '*') {
-                source++;
-        }
-
-        /* Do the actual copy */
-
-        ACPI_STRCPY(destination, source);
-}
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_HID
@@ -101,7 +65,6 @@ static void acpi_ut_copy_id_string(char *destination, char *source)
  *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_execute_HID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
                     struct acpica_device_id **return_id)
@@ -147,7 +110,7 @@ acpi_ut_execute_HID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
         if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
                 acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(hid->string, obj_desc->integer.value);
         } else {
-                acpi_ut_copy_id_string(hid->string, obj_desc->string.pointer);
+                ACPI_STRCPY(hid->string, obj_desc->string.pointer);
         }
 
         hid->length = length;
@@ -224,7 +187,7 @@ acpi_ut_execute_UID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
         if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
                 acpi_ex_integer_to_string(uid->string, obj_desc->integer.value);
         } else {
-                acpi_ut_copy_id_string(uid->string, obj_desc->string.pointer);
+                ACPI_STRCPY(uid->string, obj_desc->string.pointer);
         }
 
         uid->length = length;
@@ -357,8 +320,8 @@ acpi_ut_execute_CID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
 
                         /* Copy the String CID from the returned object */
 
-                        acpi_ut_copy_id_string(next_id_string,
-                                               cid_objects[i]->string.pointer);
+                        ACPI_STRCPY(next_id_string,
+                                    cid_objects[i]->string.pointer);
                         length = cid_objects[i]->string.length + 1;
                 }