ACPI: ACPICA 20060608
[safe/jmp/linux-2.6] / drivers / acpi / executer / exresolv.c
index 006bba0..6499de8 100644 (file)
@@ -257,10 +257,24 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
 
                case AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP:       /* Reference to a named object */
 
-                       /* Get the object pointed to by the namespace node */
+                       /* Dereference the name */
+
+                       if ((stack_desc->reference.node->type ==
+                            ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE)
+                           || (stack_desc->reference.node->type ==
+                               ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL)) {
+
+                               /* These node types do not have 'real' subobjects */
+
+                               *stack_ptr = (void *)stack_desc->reference.node;
+                       } else {
+                               /* Get the object pointed to by the namespace node */
+
+                               *stack_ptr =
+                                   (stack_desc->reference.node)->object;
+                               acpi_ut_add_reference(*stack_ptr);
+                       }
 
-                       *stack_ptr = (stack_desc->reference.node)->object;
-                       acpi_ut_add_reference(*stack_ptr);
                        acpi_ut_remove_reference(stack_desc);
                        break;