Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: (23 commits)
  ACPICA: fix stray va_end() caused by mis-merge
  ACPI: Reject below-freezing temperatures as invalid critical temperatures
  ACPICA: Fix for access to deleted object <regression>
  ACPICA: Fix to make _SST method optional
  ACPICA: Fix for Load operator, load table at the namespace root
  ACPICA: Ignore ACPI table signature for Load() operator
  ACPICA: Fix to allow zero-length ASL field declarations
  ACPI: use memory_read_from_buffer()
  bay: exit if notify handler cannot be installed
  dock.c remove trailing printk whitespace
  proper prototype for acpi_processor_tstate_has_changed()
  ACPI: handle invalid ACPI SLIT table
  PNPACPI: use _CRS IRQ descriptor length for _SRS
  pnpacpi: fix shareable IRQ encode/decode
  pnpacpi: fix IRQ flag decoding
  MAINTAINERS: update ACPI homepage
  ACPI 2.6.26-rc2: Add missing newline to DSDT/SSDT warning message
  ACPI: EC: Use msleep instead of udelay while waiting for event.
  thinkpad-acpi: fix LED handling on older ThinkPads
  thinkpad-acpi: fix initialization error paths
  ...

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
index 402f93e1ff2..5336ce88f89 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
@@ -123,24 +123,13 @@ acpi_tb_add_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc,
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* The table must be either an SSDT or a PSDT or an OEMx */
-
-	if (!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table_desc->pointer->signature, ACPI_SIG_PSDT)&&
-	    !ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table_desc->pointer->signature, ACPI_SIG_SSDT)&&
-	    strncmp(table_desc->pointer->signature, "OEM", 3)) {
-		/* Check for a printable name */
-		if (acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name(
-			*(u32 *) table_desc->pointer->signature)) {
-			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Table has invalid signature "
-					"[%4.4s], must be SSDT or PSDT",
-				    table_desc->pointer->signature));
-		} else {
-			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Table has invalid signature "
-					"(0x%8.8X), must be SSDT or PSDT",
-				    *(u32 *) table_desc->pointer->signature));
-		}
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_SIGNATURE);
-	}
+	/*
+	 * Originally, we checked the table signature for "SSDT" or "PSDT" here.
+	 * Next, we added support for OEMx tables, signature "OEM".
+	 * Valid tables were encountered with a null signature, so we've just
+	 * given up on validating the signature, since it seems to be a waste
+	 * of code. The original code was removed (05/2008).
+	 */
 
 	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);