Index: acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslanalyze.c

===================================================================

--- acpica-unix2-20180209.orig/source/compiler/aslanalyze.c

+++ acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslanalyze.c

@@ -355,11 +355,16 @@ AnCheckMethodReturnValue (

          */

         if (ThisNodeBtype != 0)

         {

-            sprintf (MsgBuffer,

+	     int cnt;

+	     char *strp;

+

+            cnt = asprintf (&strp,

                 "Method returns [%s], %s operator requires [%s]",

                 StringBuffer, OpInfo->Name, StringBuffer2);

-            AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_INVALID_TYPE, ArgOp, MsgBuffer);

+            AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_INVALID_TYPE, ArgOp, strp);

+	     if (cnt > 0)

+	         free(strp);

         }

     }

 }

Index: acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslpredef.c

===================================================================

--- acpica-unix2-20180209.orig/source/compiler/aslpredef.c

+++ acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslpredef.c

@@ -159,14 +159,19 @@ ApCheckForPredefinedMethod (

         if (MethodInfo->NumReturnNoValue &&

             ThisName->Info.ExpectedBtypes)

         {

+	     int cnt;

+	     char *strp;

+

             AcpiUtGetExpectedReturnTypes (StringBuffer,

                 ThisName->Info.ExpectedBtypes);

-            sprintf (MsgBuffer, "%s required for %4.4s",

-                StringBuffer, ThisName->Info.Name);

+            cnt = asprintf (&strp, "%s required for %4.4s",

+	        StringBuffer, ThisName->Info.Name);

             AslError (ASL_WARNING, ASL_MSG_RESERVED_RETURN_VALUE, Op,

-                MsgBuffer);

+                strp);

+	     if (cnt > 0)

+	        free(strp);

         }

         break;

     }

@@ -698,18 +703,26 @@ TypeErrorExit:

     AcpiUtGetExpectedReturnTypes (StringBuffer, ExpectedBtypes);

-    if (PackageIndex == ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT)

-    {

-        sprintf (MsgBuffer, "%4.4s: found %s, %s required",

-            PredefinedName, TypeName, StringBuffer);

-    }

-    else

     {

-        sprintf (MsgBuffer, "%4.4s: found %s at index %u, %s required",

-            PredefinedName, TypeName, PackageIndex, StringBuffer);

+        int cnt;

+	char *strp;

+

+        if (PackageIndex == ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT)

+        {

+            cnt = asprintf (&strp, "%4.4s: found %s, %s required",

+                PredefinedName, TypeName, StringBuffer);

+        }

+        else

+        {

+            cnt = asprintf (&strp, "%4.4s: found %s at index %u, %s required",

+                PredefinedName, TypeName, PackageIndex, StringBuffer);

+        }

+

+        AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_RESERVED_OPERAND_TYPE, Op, strp);

+	if (cnt > 0)

+	    free(strp);

     }

-    AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_RESERVED_OPERAND_TYPE, Op, MsgBuffer);

     return (AE_TYPE);

 }

Index: acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslwalks.c

===================================================================

--- acpica-unix2-20180209.orig/source/compiler/aslwalks.c

+++ acpica-unix2-20180209/source/compiler/aslwalks.c

@@ -507,15 +507,19 @@ AnOperandTypecheckWalkEnd (

             else if (!CommonBtypes)

             {

                 /* No match -- this is a type mismatch error */

+		int cnt;

+		char *strp;

                 AnFormatBtype (StringBuffer, ThisNodeBtype);

                 AnFormatBtype (StringBuffer2, RequiredBtypes);

-                sprintf (MsgBuffer, "[%s] found, %s operator requires [%s]",

+                cnt = asprintf (&strp, "[%s] found, %s operator requires [%s]",

                     StringBuffer, OpInfo->Name, StringBuffer2);

                 AslError (ASL_ERROR, ASL_MSG_INVALID_TYPE,

-                    ArgOp, MsgBuffer);

+                    ArgOp, strp);

+		if (cnt > 0)

+		    free(strp);

             }

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