3 files changed, 8 insertions, 46 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmthdat.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmthdat.c
index f7998306f756..c83d53fd6398 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmthdat.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmthdat.c
@@ -633,22 +633,11 @@ acpi_ds_store_object_to_local (
 		 */
 		if (opcode == AML_ARG_OP) {
 			/*
-			 * Make sure that the object is the correct type.  This may be
-			 * overkill, butit is here because references were NS nodes in
-			 *  the past.  Now they are operand objects of type Reference.
-			 */
-			if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE (current_obj_desc) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND) {
-				ACPI_REPORT_ERROR ((
-					"Invalid descriptor type while storing to method arg: [%s]\n",
-					acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name (current_obj_desc)));
-				return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_AML_INTERNAL);
-			}
-
-			/*
 			 * If we have a valid reference object that came from ref_of(),
 			 * do the indirect store
 			 */
-			if ((current_obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) &&
+			if ((ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE (current_obj_desc) == ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND) &&
+				(current_obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) &&
 				(current_obj_desc->reference.opcode == AML_REF_OF_OP)) {
 				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
 						"Arg (%p) is an obj_ref(Node), storing in node %p\n",
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
index e2e0a855be2c..d2c603f54fd6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 #include <acpi/acnamesp.h>
 #include <acpi/acevents.h>
 
-#ifdef _ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 #include <acpi/acdisasm.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op (
 		 */
 		status = acpi_ns_lookup (walk_state->scope_info, path, object_type,
 				  ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state, &(node));
-#ifdef _ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 		if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
 			/*
 			 * Table disassembly:
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op (
 				  ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT,
 				  walk_state, &(node));
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-#ifdef _ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 			if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
 				status = AE_OK;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
index cc45d52225d6..d360d8e89544 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_walk_state (
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ds_create_walk_state");
 
 
-	walk_state = acpi_ut_acquire_from_cache (ACPI_MEM_LIST_WALK);
+	walk_state = ACPI_MEM_CALLOCATE (sizeof (struct acpi_walk_state));
 	if (!walk_state) {
 		return_PTR (NULL);
 	}
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_walk_state (
 
 	status = acpi_ds_result_stack_push (walk_state);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		acpi_ut_release_to_cache (ACPI_MEM_LIST_WALK, walk_state);
+		ACPI_MEM_FREE (walk_state);
 		return_PTR (NULL);
 	}
 
@@ -900,38 +900,11 @@ acpi_ds_delete_walk_state (
 		acpi_ut_delete_generic_state (state);
 	}
 
-	acpi_ut_release_to_cache (ACPI_MEM_LIST_WALK, walk_state);
+	ACPI_MEM_FREE (walk_state);
 	return_VOID;
 }
 
 
-#ifdef ACPI_ENABLE_OBJECT_CACHE
-/******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_delete_walk_state_cache
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Purge the global state object cache.  Used during subsystem
- *              termination.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void
-acpi_ds_delete_walk_state_cache (
-	void)
-{
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ds_delete_walk_state_cache");
-
-
-	acpi_ut_delete_generic_cache (ACPI_MEM_LIST_WALK);
-	return_VOID;
-}
-#endif
-
-
 #ifdef ACPI_OBSOLETE_FUNCTIONS
 /*******************************************************************************
  *