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-rw-r--r--drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c14
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
index 70f78a4bf13b..d955bf852a03 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
@@ -184,9 +184,11 @@ acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_walk_aml_resources);
- /* The absolute minimum resource template is one end_tag descriptor */
-
- if (aml_length < sizeof(struct aml_resource_end_tag)) {
+ /*
+ * The absolute minimum resource template is one end_tag descriptor.
+ * However, we will treat a lone end_tag as just a simple buffer.
+ */
+ if (aml_length <= sizeof(struct aml_resource_end_tag)) {
return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_RESOURCE_END_TAG);
}
@@ -243,8 +245,10 @@ acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
*context = aml;
}
- /* Normal exit */
-
+ /*
+ * Normal exit. Note: We allow the buffer to be larger than
+ * the resource template, as long as the END_TAG exists.
+ */
return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
}