--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c	2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-3.10.107/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2013, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2015, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -325,8 +325,41 @@
 		 * If we found it AND the request specifies that a find is an error,
 		 * return the error
 		 */
-		if ((status == AE_OK) && (flags & ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND)) {
-			status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+		if (status == AE_OK) {
+
+			/* The node was found in the namespace */
+
+			/*
+			 * If the namespace override feature is enabled for this node,
+			 * delete any existing attached sub-object and make the node
+			 * look like a new node that is owned by the override table.
+			 */
+			if (flags & ACPI_NS_OVERRIDE_IF_FOUND) {
+				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
+						  "Namespace override: %4.4s pass %u type %X Owner %X\n",
+						  ACPI_CAST_PTR(char,
+								&target_name),
+						  interpreter_mode,
+						  (*return_node)->type,
+						  walk_state->owner_id));
+
+				acpi_ns_delete_children(*return_node);
+				if (acpi_gbl_runtime_namespace_override) {
+					acpi_ut_remove_reference((*return_node)->object);
+					(*return_node)->object = NULL;
+					(*return_node)->owner_id =
+					    walk_state->owner_id;
+				} else {
+					acpi_ns_remove_node(*return_node);
+					*return_node = ACPI_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
+				}
+			}
+
+			/* Return an error if we don't expect to find the object */
+
+			else if (flags & ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND) {
+				status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+			}
 		}
 #ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 		if (*return_node && (*return_node)->type == ACPI_TYPE_ANY) {
@@ -381,7 +414,8 @@
 
 	/* Node is an object defined by an External() statement */
 
-	if (flags & ACPI_NS_EXTERNAL) {
+	if (flags & ACPI_NS_EXTERNAL ||
+	    (walk_state && walk_state->opcode == AML_SCOPE_OP)) {
 		new_node->flags |= ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL;
 	}
 #endif