1 files changed, 20 insertions, 84 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
index 6b0aecc..aea461f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
@@ -76,15 +76,14 @@ static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(acpi_integer value, u32 base);
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  None
  *
- * RETURN:      None
+ * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Enter the interpreter execution region. Failure to enter
- *              the interpreter region is a fatal system error. Used in
- *              conjunction with exit_interpreter.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Enter the interpreter execution region.  Failure to enter
+ *              the interpreter region is a fatal system error
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
+acpi_status acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 
@@ -92,42 +91,10 @@ void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
 
 	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_INTERPRETER);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-			    "Could not acquire AML Interpreter mutex"));
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not acquire interpreter mutex"));
 	}
 
-	return_VOID;
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Reacquire the interpreter execution region from within the
- *              interpreter code. Failure to enter the interpreter region is a
- *              fatal system error. Used in  conjuction with
- *              relinquish_interpreter
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void)
-{
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_reacquire_interpreter);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the global serialized flag is set, do not release the interpreter,
-	 * since it was not actually released by acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter.
-	 * This forces the interpreter to be single threaded.
-	 */
-	if (!acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized) {
-		acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
-	}
-
-	return_VOID;
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -138,9 +105,17 @@ void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void)
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Exit the interpreter execution region. This is the top level
- *              routine used to exit the interpreter when all processing has
- *              been completed.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Exit the interpreter execution region
+ *
+ * Cases where the interpreter is unlocked:
+ *      1) Completion of the execution of a control method
+ *      2) Method blocked on a Sleep() AML opcode
+ *      3) Method blocked on an Acquire() AML opcode
+ *      4) Method blocked on a Wait() AML opcode
+ *      5) Method blocked to acquire the global lock
+ *      6) Method blocked to execute a serialized control method that is
+ *          already executing
+ *      7) About to invoke a user-installed opregion handler
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -152,46 +127,7 @@ void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(void)
 
 	status = acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_INTERPRETER);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-			    "Could not release AML Interpreter mutex"));
-	}
-
-	return_VOID;
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Exit the interpreter execution region, from within the
- *              interpreter - before attempting an operation that will possibly
- *              block the running thread.
- *
- * Cases where the interpreter is unlocked internally
- *      1) Method to be blocked on a Sleep() AML opcode
- *      2) Method to be blocked on an Acquire() AML opcode
- *      3) Method to be blocked on a Wait() AML opcode
- *      4) Method to be blocked to acquire the global lock
- *      5) Method to be blocked waiting to execute a serialized control method
- *          that is currently executing
- *      6) About to invoke a user-installed opregion handler
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter(void)
-{
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_relinquish_interpreter);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the global serialized flag is set, do not release the interpreter.
-	 * This forces the interpreter to be single threaded.
-	 */
-	if (!acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized) {
-		acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not release interpreter mutex"));
 	}
 
 	return_VOID;
@@ -205,8 +141,8 @@ void acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter(void)
  *
  * RETURN:      none
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Truncate an ACPI Integer to 32 bits if the execution mode is
- *              32-bit, as determined by the revision of the DSDT.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Truncate a number to 32-bits if the currently executing method
+ *              belongs to a 32-bit ACPI table.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/