Merge tag 'pm+acpi-3.10-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm

Pull power management and ACPI updates from Rafael J Wysocki:

 - ARM big.LITTLE cpufreq driver from Viresh Kumar.

 - exynos5440 cpufreq driver from Amit Daniel Kachhap.

 - cpufreq core cleanup and code consolidation from Viresh Kumar and
   Stratos Karafotis.

 - cpufreq scalability improvement from Nathan Zimmer.

 - AMD "frequency sensitivity feedback" powersave bias for the ondemand
   cpufreq governor from Jacob Shin.

 - cpuidle code consolidation and cleanups from Daniel Lezcano.

 - ARM OMAP cpuidle fixes from Santosh Shilimkar and Daniel Lezcano.

 - ACPICA fixes and other improvements from Bob Moore, Jung-uk Kim, Lv
   Zheng, Yinghai Lu, Tang Chen, Colin Ian King, and Linn Crosetto.

 - ACPI core updates related to hotplug from Toshi Kani, Paul Bolle,
   Yasuaki Ishimatsu, and Rafael J Wysocki.

 - Intel Lynxpoint LPSS (Low-Power Subsystem) support improvements from
   Rafael J Wysocki and Andy Shevchenko.

* tag 'pm+acpi-3.10-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rafael/linux-pm: (192 commits)
  cpufreq: Revert incorrect commit 5800043
  cpufreq: MAINTAINERS: Add co-maintainer
  cpuidle: add maintainer entry
  ACPI / thermal: do not always return THERMAL_TREND_RAISING for active trip points
  ARM: s3c64xx: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine
  cpufreq: pxa2xx: initialize variables
  ACPI: video: correct acpi_video_bus_add error processing
  SH: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine
  ARM: S5pv210: compiling issue, ARM_S5PV210_CPUFREQ needs CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE=y
  ACPI: Fix wrong parameter passed to memblock_reserve
  cpuidle: fix comment format
  pnp: use %*phC to dump small buffers
  isapnp: remove debug leftovers
  ARM: imx: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine
  ARM: davinci: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine
  ARM: kirkwood: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine
  ARM: calxeda: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine
  ARM: tegra: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine for tegra3
  ARM: tegra: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine for tegra2
  ARM: OMAP4: cpuidle: use init/exit common routine
  ...

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c
index a0ab7c02e87c..b543a144941a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utexcep")
  ******************************************************************************/
 const char *acpi_format_exception(acpi_status status)
 {
-	const char *exception = NULL;
+	const struct acpi_exception_info *exception;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ const char *acpi_format_exception(acpi_status status)
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 			    "Unknown exception code: 0x%8.8X", status));
 
-		exception = "UNKNOWN_STATUS_CODE";
+		return ("UNKNOWN_STATUS_CODE");
 	}
 
-	return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, exception));
+	return (exception->name);
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_format_exception)
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_format_exception)
  *              an ASCII string.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
+const struct acpi_exception_info *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
 {
 	u32 sub_status;
-	const char *exception = NULL;
+	const struct acpi_exception_info *exception = NULL;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
@@ -113,35 +113,35 @@ const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
 	case AE_CODE_ENVIRONMENTAL:
 
 		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_ENV_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_env[sub_status];
+			exception = &acpi_gbl_exception_names_env[sub_status];
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case AE_CODE_PROGRAMMER:
 
 		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_PGM_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_pgm[sub_status];
+			exception = &acpi_gbl_exception_names_pgm[sub_status];
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case AE_CODE_ACPI_TABLES:
 
 		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_TBL_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_tbl[sub_status];
+			exception = &acpi_gbl_exception_names_tbl[sub_status];
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case AE_CODE_AML:
 
 		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_AML_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_aml[sub_status];
+			exception = &acpi_gbl_exception_names_aml[sub_status];
 		}
 		break;
 
 	case AE_CODE_CONTROL:
 
 		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_CTRL_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_ctrl[sub_status];
+			exception = &acpi_gbl_exception_names_ctrl[sub_status];
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -149,5 +149,9 @@ const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, exception));
+	if (!exception || !exception->name) {
+		return (NULL);
+	}
+
+	return (exception);
 }