3 files changed, 26 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index e6ce262b5d44..464ee6ea8c61 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -677,9 +677,8 @@ acpi_bus_extract_wakeup_device_power_package(struct acpi_device *device,
         device->wakeup.resources.count = package->package.count - 2;
         for (i = 0; i < device->wakeup.resources.count; i++) {
                 element = &(package->package.elements[i + 2]);
-                if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_ANY) {
+                if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE)
                         return AE_BAD_DATA;
-                }
 
                 device->wakeup.resources.handles[i] = element->reference.handle;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
index 4e9a62b34aef..2a57c2c2c782 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include <acpi/amlcode.h>
+#include <acpi/acnamesp.h>
+
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utcopy")
@@ -172,22 +174,21 @@ acpi_ut_copy_isimple_to_esimple(union acpi_operand_object *internal_object,
 
         case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
 
-                /*
-                 * This is an object reference.  Attempt to dereference it.
-                 */
+                /* This is an object reference. */
+
                 switch (internal_object->reference.opcode) {
                 case AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP:
 
                         /* For namepath, return the object handle ("reference") */
 
                 default:
-                        /*
-                         * Use the object type of "Any" to indicate a reference
-                         * to object containing a handle to an ACPI named object.
-                         */
-                        external_object->type = ACPI_TYPE_ANY;
+
+                        /* We are referring to the namespace node */
+
                         external_object->reference.handle =
                             internal_object->reference.node;
+                        external_object->reference.actual_type =
+                            acpi_ns_get_type(internal_object->reference.node);
                         break;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ acpi_ut_copy_esimple_to_isimple(union acpi_object *external_object,
         case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
         case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
         case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
+        case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
 
                 internal_object = acpi_ut_create_internal_object((u8)
                                                                  external_object->
@@ -469,6 +471,11 @@ acpi_ut_copy_esimple_to_isimple(union acpi_object *external_object,
                 }
                 break;
 
+        case ACPI_TYPE_ANY:     /* This is the case for a NULL object */
+
+                *ret_internal_object = NULL;
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+
         default:
                 /* All other types are not supported */
 
@@ -522,6 +529,15 @@ acpi_ut_copy_esimple_to_isimple(union acpi_object *external_object,
                 internal_object->integer.value = external_object->integer.value;
                 break;
 
+        case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
+
+                /* TBD: should validate incoming handle */
+
+                internal_object->reference.opcode = AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP;
+                internal_object->reference.node =
+                    external_object->reference.handle;
+                break;
+
         default:
                 /* Other types can't get here */
                 break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index 44ea60cf21c0..100926143818 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ acpi_evaluate_reference(acpi_handle handle,
 
                 element = &(package->package.elements[i]);
 
-                if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_ANY) {
+                if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
                         status = AE_BAD_DATA;
                         printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
                                     "Expecting a [Reference] package element, found type %X\n",