1 files changed, 60 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/sys/contrib/dev/acpica/utobject.c b/sys/contrib/dev/acpica/utobject.c
index f9e4283..5965891 100644
--- a/sys/contrib/dev/acpica/utobject.c
+++ b/sys/contrib/dev/acpica/utobject.c
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * Module Name: utobject - ACPI object create/delete/size/cache routines
- *              $Revision: 86 $
+ *              $Revision: 90 $
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ AcpiUtCreateBufferObject (
     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32 ("UtCreateBufferObject", BufferSize);
 
 
-    /*
-     * Create a new Buffer object
-     */
+    /* Create a new Buffer object */
+
     BufferDesc = AcpiUtCreateInternalObject (ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER);
     if (!BufferDesc)
     {
@@ -271,6 +270,63 @@ AcpiUtCreateBufferObject (
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    AcpiUtCreateStringObject
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  StringSize             - Size of string to be created.  Does not
+ *                                       include NULL terminator, this is added
+ *                                       automatically.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Pointer to a new String object
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Create a fully initialized string object
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT *
+AcpiUtCreateStringObject (
+    ACPI_SIZE               StringSize)
+{
+    ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *StringDesc;
+    char                    *String;
+
+
+    ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32 ("UtCreateStringObject", StringSize);
+
+
+    /* Create a new String object */
+
+    StringDesc = AcpiUtCreateInternalObject (ACPI_TYPE_STRING);
+    if (!StringDesc)
+    {
+        return_PTR (NULL);
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Allocate the actual string buffer -- (Size + 1) for NULL terminator.
+     * NOTE: Zero-length strings are NULL terminated
+     */
+    String = ACPI_MEM_CALLOCATE (StringSize + 1);
+    if (!String)
+    {
+        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR (("CreateString: could not allocate size %X\n",
+            (UINT32) StringSize));
+        AcpiUtRemoveReference (StringDesc);
+        return_PTR (NULL);
+    }
+
+    /* Complete string object initialization */
+
+    StringDesc->String.Pointer = String;
+    StringDesc->String.Length = (UINT32) StringSize;
+
+    /* Return the new string descriptor */
+
+    return_PTR (StringDesc);
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    AcpiUtValidInternalObject
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Object              - Object to be validated