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Index: acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslanalyze.c
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===================================================================
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--- acpica-unix2-20180209.orig/source/compiler/aslanalyze.c
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+++ acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslanalyze.c
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@@ -355,11 +355,16 @@ AnCheckMethodReturnValue (
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          */
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         if (ThisNodeBtype != 0)
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         {
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-            sprintf (MsgBuffer,
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+	     int cnt;
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+	     char *strp;
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+
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+            cnt = asprintf (&strp,
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                 "Method returns [%s], %s operator requires [%s]",
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                 StringBuffer, OpInfo->Name, StringBuffer2);
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-            AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_INVALID_TYPE, ArgOp, MsgBuffer);
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+            AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_INVALID_TYPE, ArgOp, strp);
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+	     if (cnt > 0)
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+	         free(strp);
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         }
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     }
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 }
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Index: acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslpredef.c
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===================================================================
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--- acpica-unix2-20180209.orig/source/compiler/aslpredef.c
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+++ acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslpredef.c
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@@ -159,14 +159,19 @@ ApCheckForPredefinedMethod (
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         if (MethodInfo->NumReturnNoValue &&
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             ThisName->Info.ExpectedBtypes)
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         {
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+	     int cnt;
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+	     char *strp;
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+
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             AcpiUtGetExpectedReturnTypes (StringBuffer,
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                 ThisName->Info.ExpectedBtypes);
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-            sprintf (MsgBuffer, "%s required for %4.4s",
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-                StringBuffer, ThisName->Info.Name);
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+            cnt = asprintf (&strp, "%s required for %4.4s",
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+	        StringBuffer, ThisName->Info.Name);
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             AslError (ASL_WARNING, ASL_MSG_RESERVED_RETURN_VALUE, Op,
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-                MsgBuffer);
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+                strp);
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+	     if (cnt > 0)
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+	        free(strp);
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         }
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         break;
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     }
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@@ -698,18 +703,26 @@ TypeErrorExit:
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     AcpiUtGetExpectedReturnTypes (StringBuffer, ExpectedBtypes);
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-    if (PackageIndex == ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT)
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-    {
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-        sprintf (MsgBuffer, "%4.4s: found %s, %s required",
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-            PredefinedName, TypeName, StringBuffer);
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-    }
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-    else
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     {
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-        sprintf (MsgBuffer, "%4.4s: found %s at index %u, %s required",
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-            PredefinedName, TypeName, PackageIndex, StringBuffer);
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+        int cnt;
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+	char *strp;
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+
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+        if (PackageIndex == ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT)
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+        {
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+            cnt = asprintf (&strp, "%4.4s: found %s, %s required",
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+                PredefinedName, TypeName, StringBuffer);
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+        }
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+        else
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+        {
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+            cnt = asprintf (&strp, "%4.4s: found %s at index %u, %s required",
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+                PredefinedName, TypeName, PackageIndex, StringBuffer);
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+        }
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+
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+        AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_RESERVED_OPERAND_TYPE, Op, strp);
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+	if (cnt > 0)
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+	    free(strp);
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     }
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-    AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_RESERVED_OPERAND_TYPE, Op, MsgBuffer);
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     return (AE_TYPE);
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 }
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Index: acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslwalks.c
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===================================================================
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--- acpica-unix2-20180209.orig/source/compiler/aslwalks.c
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+++ acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslwalks.c
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@@ -507,15 +507,19 @@ AnOperandTypecheckWalkEnd (
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             else if (!CommonBtypes)
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             {
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                 /* No match -- this is a type mismatch error */
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+		int cnt;
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+		char *strp;
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                 AnFormatBtype (StringBuffer, ThisNodeBtype);
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                 AnFormatBtype (StringBuffer2, RequiredBtypes);
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-                sprintf (MsgBuffer, "[%s] found, %s operator requires [%s]",
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+                cnt = asprintf (&strp, "[%s] found, %s operator requires [%s]",
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                     StringBuffer, OpInfo->Name, StringBuffer2);
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                 AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_INVALID_TYPE,
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-                    ArgOp, MsgBuffer);
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+                    ArgOp, strp);
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+		if (cnt > 0)
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+		    free(strp);
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             }
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         NextArgument: