2 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
index 5e3f63a90fb4..ba8ad569188f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_root_initialize(void)
 
 #if defined (ACPI_ASL_COMPILER)
 
-                                /* save the parameter count for the i_aSL compiler */
+                                /* Save the parameter count for the i_aSL compiler */
 
                                 new_node->value = obj_desc->method.param_count;
 #else
@@ -311,8 +311,7 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
         acpi_object_type type_to_check_for;
         acpi_object_type this_search_type;
         u32 search_parent_flag = ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT;
-        u32 local_flags = flags & ~(ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND |
-                                    ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT);
+        u32 local_flags;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_lookup);
 
@@ -320,8 +319,9 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
-        acpi_gbl_ns_lookup_count++;
+        local_flags = flags & ~(ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND | ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT);
         *return_node = ACPI_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
+        acpi_gbl_ns_lookup_count++;
 
         if (!acpi_gbl_root_node) {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_NAMESPACE);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
index 34ac512a2d5e..d2473476afa5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
 
         if (!node || !target_name || !return_node) {
                 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                            "Null param: Node %p Name %X ReturnNode %p",
+                            "Null parameter: Node %p Name %X ReturnNode %p",
                             node, target_name, return_node));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
         if (!new_node) {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
         }
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+        if (flags & ACPI_NS_EXTERNAL) {
+                new_node->flags |= ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL;
+        }
+#endif
 
         /* Install the new object into the parent's list of children */