--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c	2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-3.10.107/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.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
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node * prefix_node,
+acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 			char *path,
 			u32 expected_return_btypes,
 			union acpi_operand_object **return_desc)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	}
 
 	info->prefix_node = prefix_node;
-	info->pathname = path;
+	info->relative_pathname = path;
 
 	/* Evaluate the object/method */
 
@@ -123,22 +123,27 @@
 
 	switch ((info->return_object)->common.type) {
 	case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
+
 		return_btype = ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER;
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
+
 		return_btype = ACPI_BTYPE_BUFFER;
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
+
 		return_btype = ACPI_BTYPE_STRING;
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
+
 		return_btype = ACPI_BTYPE_PACKAGE;
 		break;
 
 	default:
+
 		return_btype = 0;
 		break;
 	}
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@
 
 	*return_desc = info->return_object;
 
-      cleanup:
+cleanup:
 	ACPI_FREE(info);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -234,7 +239,8 @@
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Executes _STA for selected device and stores results in
- *              *Flags.
+ *              *Flags. If _STA does not exist, then the device is assumed
+ *              to be present/functional/enabled (as per the ACPI spec).
  *
  *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
  *
@@ -252,6 +258,11 @@
 					 ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER, &obj_desc);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		if (AE_NOT_FOUND == status) {
+			/*
+			 * if _STA does not exist, then (as per the ACPI specification),
+			 * the returned flags will indicate that the device is present,
+			 * functional, and enabled.
+			 */
 			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
 					  "_STA on %4.4s was not found, assuming device is present\n",
 					  acpi_ut_get_node_name(device_node)));