Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net

[pandora-kernel.git] / drivers / acpi / acpica / tbinstal.c

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
index 48db094..62365f6 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
@@ -126,12 +126,29 @@ acpi_tb_add_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 *table_index)
        }
 
        /*
-        * Originally, we checked the table signature for "SSDT" or "PSDT" here.
-        * Next, we added support for OEMx tables, signature "OEM".
-        * Valid tables were encountered with a null signature, so we've just
-        * given up on validating the signature, since it seems to be a waste
-        * of code. The original code was removed (05/2008).
+        * Validate the incoming table signature.
+        *
+        * 1) Originally, we checked the table signature for "SSDT" or "PSDT".
+        * 2) We added support for OEMx tables, signature "OEM".
+        * 3) Valid tables were encountered with a null signature, so we just
+        *    gave up on validating the signature, (05/2008).
+        * 4) We encountered non-AML tables such as the MADT, which caused
+        *    interpreter errors and kernel faults. So now, we once again allow
+        *    only "SSDT", "OEMx", and now, also a null signature. (05/2011).
         */
+       if ((table_desc->pointer->signature[0] != 0x00) &&
+           (!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table_desc->pointer->signature, ACPI_SIG_SSDT))
+           && (ACPI_STRNCMP(table_desc->pointer->signature, "OEM", 3))) {
+               ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                           "Table has invalid signature [%4.4s] (0x%8.8X), must be SSDT or OEMx",
+                           acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name(*(u32 *)table_desc->
+                                                   pointer->
+                                                   signature) ? table_desc->
+                           pointer->signature : "????",
+                           *(u32 *)table_desc->pointer->signature));
+
+               return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_SIGNATURE);
+       }
 
        (void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);