5 files changed, 209 insertions, 92 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index 2caf141076fc..681205c75563 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ union acpi_predefined_info {
 struct acpi_predefined_data {
         char *pathname;
         const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined;
+        union acpi_operand_object *parent_package;
         u32 flags;
         u8 node_flags;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index 73f9b0c88dd8..258159cfcdfa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -286,6 +286,17 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ns_repair_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                             union acpi_operand_object **obj_desc_ptr);
 
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_null_element(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+                            u32 expected_btypes,
+                            u32 package_index,
+                            union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
+
+void
+acpi_ns_remove_null_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+                             u8 package_type,
+                             union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
+
 /*
  * nsrepair2 - Return object repair for specific
  * predefined methods/objects
@@ -296,11 +307,6 @@ acpi_ns_complex_repairs(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                         acpi_status validate_status,
                         union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
 
-void
-acpi_ns_remove_null_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
-                             u8 package_type,
-                             union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
-
 /*
  * nssearch - Namespace searching and entry
  */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
index ba1072fb0daa..7096bcda0c72 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
          * Note: Package may have been newly created by call above.
          */
         if ((*return_object_ptr)->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
+                data->parent_package = *return_object_ptr;
                 status = acpi_ns_check_package(data, return_object_ptr);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                         goto exit;
@@ -710,6 +711,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
         for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
                 sub_package = *elements;
                 sub_elements = sub_package->package.elements;
+                data->parent_package = sub_package;
 
                 /* Each sub-object must be of type Package */
 
@@ -721,6 +723,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 
                 /* Examine the different types of expected sub-packages */
 
+                data->parent_package = sub_package;
                 switch (package->ret_info.type) {
                 case ACPI_PTYPE2:
                 case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
@@ -800,7 +803,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 
                         /*
                          * First element is the (Integer) count of elements, including
-                         * the count field.
+                         * the count field (the ACPI name is num_elements)
                          */
                         status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, sub_elements,
                                                            ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,
@@ -822,6 +825,16 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                                 expected_count = package->ret_info.count1;
                                 goto package_too_small;
                         }
+                        if (expected_count == 0) {
+                                /*
+                                 * Either the num_entries element was originally zero or it was
+                                 * a NULL element and repaired to an Integer of value zero.
+                                 * In either case, repair it by setting num_entries to be the
+                                 * actual size of the subpackage.
+                                 */
+                                expected_count = sub_package->package.count;
+                                (*sub_elements)->integer.value = expected_count;
+                        }
 
                         /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
 
@@ -945,10 +958,18 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
         char type_buffer[48];   /* Room for 5 types */
 
         /*
-         * If we get a NULL return_object here, it is a NULL package element,
-         * and this is always an error.
+         * If we get a NULL return_object here, it is a NULL package element.
+         * Since all extraneous NULL package elements were removed earlier by a
+         * call to acpi_ns_remove_null_elements, this is an unexpected NULL element.
+         * We will attempt to repair it.
          */
         if (!return_object) {
+                status = acpi_ns_repair_null_element(data, expected_btypes,
+                                                     package_index,
+                                                     return_object_ptr);
+                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+                        return (AE_OK); /* Repair was successful */
+                }
                 goto type_error_exit;
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
index c82060fd3821..d4be37751be4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
 #include "acinterp.h"
+#include "acpredef.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsrepair")
@@ -71,6 +72,12 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsrepair")
  * Buffer  -> Package of Integers
  * Package -> Package of one Package
  *
+ * Additional possible repairs:
+ *
+ * Optional/unnecessary NULL package elements removed
+ * Required package elements that are NULL replaced by Integer/String/Buffer
+ * Incorrect standalone package wrapped with required outer package
+ *
  ******************************************************************************/
 /* Local prototypes */
 static acpi_status
@@ -506,6 +513,172 @@ acpi_ns_convert_to_package(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_null_element
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ *              expected_btypes     - Object types expected
+ *              package_index       - Index of object within parent package (if
+ *                                    applicable - ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT
+ *                                    otherwise)
+ *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
+ *                                    evaluation of a method or object
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status. AE_OK if repair was successful.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Attempt to repair a NULL element of a returned Package object.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/