@@ -88,72 +88,39 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_create_alias(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
}
/* Ensure that the target node is valid */
+
if (!target_node) {
return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
}
- /*
- * For objects that can never change (i.e., the NS node will
- * permanently point to the same object), we can simply attach
- * the object to the new NS node. For other objects (such as
- * Integers, buffers, etc.), we have to point the Alias node
- * to the original Node.
- */
- switch (target_node->type) {
-
- /* For these types, the sub-object can change dynamically via a Store */
-
- case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
- case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
- case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
- case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
- case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD:
- /*
- * These types open a new scope, so we need the NS node in order to access
- * any children.
- */
- case ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE:
- case ACPI_TYPE_POWER:
- case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
- case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
- case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_SCOPE:
- /*
- * The new alias has the type ALIAS and points to the original
- * NS node, not the object itself.
- */
- alias_node->type = ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_ALIAS;
- alias_node->object =
- ACPI_CAST_PTR(union acpi_operand_object, target_node);
- break;
+ /* Construct the alias object (a namespace node) */
+ switch (target_node->type) {
case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
/*
- * Control method aliases need to be differentiated
+ * Control method aliases need to be differentiated with
+ * a special type
*/
alias_node->type = ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_METHOD_ALIAS;
- alias_node->object =
- ACPI_CAST_PTR(union acpi_operand_object, target_node);
break;
default:
-
- /* Attach the original source object to the new Alias Node */
-
/*
- * The new alias assumes the type of the target, and it points
- * to the same object. The reference count of the object has an
- * additional reference to prevent deletion out from under either the
- * target node or the alias Node
+ * All other object types.
+ *
+ * The new alias has the type ALIAS and points to the original
+ * NS node, not the object itself.
*/
- status = acpi_ns_attach_object(alias_node,
- acpi_ns_get_attached_object
- (target_node),
- target_node->type);
+ alias_node->type = ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_ALIAS;
+ alias_node->object =
+ ACPI_CAST_PTR(union acpi_operand_object, target_node);
break;
}
/* Since both operands are Nodes, we don't need to delete them */
+ alias_node->object =
+ ACPI_CAST_PTR(union acpi_operand_object, target_node);
return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
}