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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index e9603fc9586c..c36975c1d1a9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static char *acpi_ns_copy_device_id(struct acpi_pnp_device_id *dest,
* namespace node and possibly by running several standard
* control methods (Such as in the case of a device.)
*
- * For Device and Processor objects, run the Device _HID, _UID, _CID, _STA,
+ * For Device and Processor objects, run the Device _HID, _UID, _CID,
* _CLS, _ADR, _sx_w, and _sx_d methods.
*
* Note: Allocates the return buffer, must be freed by the caller.
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ static char *acpi_ns_copy_device_id(struct acpi_pnp_device_id *dest,
* discovery namespace traversal. Therefore, no complex methods can be
* executed, especially those that access operation regions. Therefore, do
* not add any additional methods that could cause problems in this area.
- * this was the fate of the _SUB method which was found to cause such
- * problems and was removed (11/2015).
+ * Because of this reason support for the following methods has been removed:
+ * 1) _SUB method was removed (11/2015)
+ * 2) _STA method was removed (02/2018)
*
******************************************************************************/
@@ -369,25 +370,13 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle,
if ((type == ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE) || (type == ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR)) {
/*
* Get extra info for ACPI Device/Processor objects only:
- * Run the _STA, _ADR and, sx_w, and _sx_d methods.
+ * Run the _ADR and, sx_w, and _sx_d methods.
*
* Notes: none of these methods are required, so they may or may
* not be present for this device. The Info->Valid bitfield is used
* to indicate which methods were found and run successfully.
- *
- * For _STA, if the method does not exist, then (as per the ACPI
- * specification), the returned current_status flags will indicate
- * that the device is present/functional/enabled. Otherwise, the
- * current_status flags reflect the value returned from _STA.
*/
- /* Execute the Device._STA method */
-
- status = acpi_ut_execute_STA(node, &info->current_status);
- if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
- valid |= ACPI_VALID_STA;
- }
-
/* Execute the Device._ADR method */
status = acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(METHOD_NAME__ADR, node,