dist/compiler/aslopt.c

/******************************************************************************
 *
 * Module Name: aslopt- Compiler optimizations
 *
 *****************************************************************************/

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#include "aslcompiler.h"
#include "aslcompiler.y.h"

#include "acparser.h"
#include "amlcode.h"
#include "acnamesp.h"


#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_COMPILER
        ACPI_MODULE_NAME    ("aslopt")


static UINT32 OptTotal = 0;

/* Local prototypes */

static ACPI_STATUS
OptSearchToRoot (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op,
    ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *CurrentNode,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *TargetNode,
    ACPI_BUFFER             *TargetPath,
    char                    **NewPath);

static ACPI_STATUS
OptBuildShortestPath (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op,
    ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *CurrentNode,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *TargetNode,
    ACPI_BUFFER             *CurrentPath,
    ACPI_BUFFER             *TargetPath,
    ACPI_SIZE               AmlNameStringLength,
    UINT8                   IsDeclaration,
    char                    **ReturnNewPath);

static ACPI_STATUS
OptOptimizeNameDeclaration (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op,
    ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *CurrentNode,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *TargetNode,
    char                    *AmlNameString,
    char                    **NewPath);


/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    OptSearchToRoot
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Op                  - Current parser op
 *              WalkState           - Current state
 *              CurrentNode         - Where we are in the namespace
 *              TargetNode          - Node to which we are referring
 *              TargetPath          - External full path to the target node
 *              NewPath             - Where the optimized path is returned
 *
 * RETURN:      Status
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Attempt to optimize a reference to a single 4-character ACPI
 *              name utilizing the search-to-root name resolution algorithm
 *              that is used by AML interpreters.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

static ACPI_STATUS
OptSearchToRoot (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op,
    ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *CurrentNode,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *TargetNode,
    ACPI_BUFFER             *TargetPath,
    char                    **NewPath)
{
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *Node;
    ACPI_GENERIC_STATE      ScopeInfo;
    ACPI_STATUS             Status;
    char                    *Path;


    ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME (OptSearchToRoot);


    /*
     * Check if search-to-root can be utilized.  Use the last NameSeg of
     * the NamePath and 1) See if can be found and 2) If found, make
     * sure that it is the same node that we want.  If there is another
     * name in the search path before the one we want, the nodes will
     * not match, and we cannot use this optimization.
     */
    Path = &(((char *) TargetPath->Pointer)[TargetPath->Length -
                                            ACPI_NAME_SIZE]),
    ScopeInfo.Scope.Node = CurrentNode;

    /* Lookup the NameSeg using SEARCH_PARENT (search-to-root) */

    Status = AcpiNsLookup (&ScopeInfo, Path, ACPI_TYPE_ANY, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE,
                    ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT | ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE,
                    WalkState, &(Node));
    if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    {
        return (Status);
    }

    /*
     * We found the name, but we must check to make sure that the node
     * matches.  Otherwise, there is another identical name in the search
     * path that precludes the use of this optimization.
     */
    if (Node != TargetNode)
    {
        /*
         * This means that another object with the same name was found first,
         * and we cannot use this optimization.
         */
        return (AE_NOT_FOUND);
    }

    /* Found the node, we can use this optimization */

    ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS,
        "NAMESEG:   %-24s", Path));

    /* We must allocate a new string for the name (TargetPath gets deleted) */

    *NewPath = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED (ACPI_NAME_SIZE + 1);
    ACPI_STRCPY (*NewPath, Path);

    if (ACPI_STRNCMP (*NewPath, "_T_", 3))
    {
        AslError (ASL_OPTIMIZATION, ASL_MSG_SINGLE_NAME_OPTIMIZATION, Op,
                *NewPath);
    }

    return (AE_OK);
}


/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    OptBuildShortestPath
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Op                  - Current parser op
 *              WalkState           - Current state
 *              CurrentNode         - Where we are in the namespace
 *              TargetNode          - Node to which we are referring
 *              CurrentPath         - External full path to the current node
 *              TargetPath          - External full path to the target node
 *              AmlNameStringLength - Length of the original namepath
 *              IsDeclaration       - TRUE for declaration, FALSE for reference
 *              ReturnNewPath       - Where the optimized path is returned
 *
 * RETURN:      Status
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Build an optimal NamePath using carats
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

static ACPI_STATUS
OptBuildShortestPath (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op,
    ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *CurrentNode,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *TargetNode,
    ACPI_BUFFER             *CurrentPath,
    ACPI_BUFFER             *TargetPath,
    ACPI_SIZE               AmlNameStringLength,
    UINT8                   IsDeclaration,
    char                    **ReturnNewPath)
{
    UINT32                  NumCommonSegments;
    UINT32                  MaxCommonSegments;
    UINT32                  Index;
    UINT32                  NumCarats;
    UINT32                  i;
    char                    *NewPath;
    char                    *NewPathExternal;
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *Node;
    ACPI_GENERIC_STATE      ScopeInfo;
    ACPI_STATUS             Status;
    BOOLEAN                 SubPath = FALSE;


    ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME (OptBuildShortestPath);


    ScopeInfo.Scope.Node = CurrentNode;

    /*
     * Determine the maximum number of NameSegs that the Target and Current paths
     * can possibly have in common.  (To optimize, we have to have at least 1)
     *
     * Note: The external NamePath string lengths are always a multiple of 5
     * (ACPI_NAME_SIZE + separator)
     */
    MaxCommonSegments = TargetPath->Length / ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH;
    if (CurrentPath->Length < TargetPath->Length)
    {
        MaxCommonSegments = CurrentPath->Length / ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH;
    }

    /*
     * Determine how many NameSegs the two paths have in common.
     * (Starting from the root)
     */
    for (NumCommonSegments = 0;
         NumCommonSegments < MaxCommonSegments;
         NumCommonSegments++)
    {
        /* Compare two single NameSegs */

        if (ACPI_STRNCMP (
            &((char *) TargetPath->Pointer)[(NumCommonSegments *
                                             ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH) + 1],
            &((char *) CurrentPath->Pointer)[(NumCommonSegments *
                                              ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH) + 1],
            ACPI_NAME_SIZE))
        {
            /* Mismatch */

            break;
        }
    }

    ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, " COMMON: %u",
        NumCommonSegments));

    /* There must be at least 1 common NameSeg in order to optimize */

    if (NumCommonSegments == 0)
    {
        return (AE_NOT_FOUND);
    }

    if (NumCommonSegments == MaxCommonSegments)
    {
        if (CurrentPath->Length == TargetPath->Length)
        {
            ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, " SAME PATH"));
            return (AE_NOT_FOUND);
        }
        else
        {
            ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, " SUBPATH"));
            SubPath = TRUE;
        }
    }

    /* Determine how many prefix Carats are required */

    NumCarats = (CurrentPath->Length / ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH) -
                NumCommonSegments;

    /*
     * Construct a new target string
     */
    NewPathExternal = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED (
        TargetPath->Length + NumCarats + 1);

    /* Insert the Carats into the Target string */

    for (i = 0; i < NumCarats; i++)
    {
        NewPathExternal[i] = '^';
    }

    /*
     * Copy only the necessary (optimal) segments from the original
     * target string
     */
    Index = (NumCommonSegments * ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH) + 1;

    /* Special handling for exact subpath in a name declaration */

    if (IsDeclaration && SubPath && (CurrentPath->Length > TargetPath->Length))
    {
        /*
         * The current path is longer than the target, and the target is a
         * subpath of the current path. We must include one more NameSeg of
         * the target path
         */
        Index -= ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH;

        /* Special handling for Scope() operator */

        if (Op->Asl.AmlOpcode == AML_SCOPE_OP)
        {
            NewPathExternal[i] = '^';
            i++;
            ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, "(EXTRA ^)"));
        }
    }

    /* Make sure we haven't gone off the end of the target path */

    if (Index > TargetPath->Length)
    {
        Index = TargetPath->Length;
    }

    ACPI_STRCPY (&NewPathExternal[i], &((char *) TargetPath->Pointer)[Index]);
    ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, " %-24s", NewPathExternal));

    /*
     * Internalize the new target string and check it against the original
     * string to make sure that this is in fact an optimization. If the
     * original string is already optimal, there is no point in continuing.
     */
    Status = AcpiNsInternalizeName (NewPathExternal, &NewPath);
    if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    {
        AslCoreSubsystemError (Op, Status, "Internalizing new NamePath",
            ASL_NO_ABORT);
        ACPI_FREE (NewPathExternal);
        return (Status);
    }

    if (ACPI_STRLEN (NewPath) >= AmlNameStringLength)
    {
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS,
            " NOT SHORTER (New %u old %u)",
            (UINT32) ACPI_STRLEN (NewPath), (UINT32) AmlNameStringLength));
        ACPI_FREE (NewPathExternal);
        return (AE_NOT_FOUND);
    }

    /*
     * Check to make sure that the optimization finds the node we are
     * looking for.  This is simply a sanity check on the new
     * path that has been created.
     */
    Status = AcpiNsLookup (&ScopeInfo,  NewPath,
                    ACPI_TYPE_ANY, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE,
                    ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE, WalkState, &(Node));
    if (ACPI_SUCCESS (Status))
    {
        /* Found the namepath, but make sure the node is correct */

        if (Node == TargetNode)
        {
            /* The lookup matched the node, accept this optimization */

            AslError (ASL_OPTIMIZATION, ASL_MSG_NAME_OPTIMIZATION,
                Op, NewPathExternal);
            *ReturnNewPath = NewPath;
        }
        else
        {
            /* Node is not correct, do not use this optimization */

            Status = AE_NOT_FOUND;
            ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, " ***** WRONG NODE"));
            AslError (ASL_WARNING, ASL_MSG_COMPILER_INTERNAL, Op,
                "Not using optimized name - found wrong node");
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /* The lookup failed, we obviously cannot use this optimization */

        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, " ***** NOT FOUND"));
        AslError (ASL_WARNING, ASL_MSG_COMPILER_INTERNAL, Op,
            "Not using optimized name - did not find node");
    }

    ACPI_FREE (NewPathExternal);
    return (Status);
}


/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    OptOptimizeNameDeclaration
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Op                  - Current parser op
 *              WalkState           - Current state
 *              CurrentNode         - Where we are in the namespace
 *              AmlNameString       - Unoptimized namepath
 *              NewPath             - Where the optimized path is returned
 *
 * RETURN:      Status. AE_OK If path is optimized
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Perform a simple optimization of removing an extraneous
 *              backslash prefix if we are already at the root scope.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

static ACPI_STATUS
OptOptimizeNameDeclaration (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op,
    ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *CurrentNode,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *TargetNode,
    char                    *AmlNameString,
    char                    **NewPath)
{
    ACPI_STATUS             Status;
    char                    *NewPathExternal;
    ACPI_GENERIC_STATE      ScopeInfo;
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *Node;


    ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE (OptOptimizeNameDeclaration);


    if (((CurrentNode == AcpiGbl_RootNode) ||
        (Op->Common.Parent->Asl.ParseOpcode == PARSEOP_DEFINITIONBLOCK)) &&
            (AmlNameString[0] == '\\'))
    {
        /*
         * The current scope is the root, and the namepath has a root prefix
         * that is therefore extraneous.  Remove it.
         */
        *NewPath = &AmlNameString[1];

        /* Debug output */

        Status = AcpiNsExternalizeName (ACPI_UINT32_MAX, *NewPath,
                    NULL, &NewPathExternal);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
        {
            AslCoreSubsystemError (Op, Status, "Externalizing NamePath",
                ASL_NO_ABORT);
            return (Status);
        }

        /*
         * Check to make sure that the optimization finds the node we are
         * looking for.  This is simply a sanity check on the new
         * path that has been created.
         */
        ScopeInfo.Scope.Node = CurrentNode;
        Status = AcpiNsLookup (&ScopeInfo, *NewPath,
                        ACPI_TYPE_ANY, ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE,
                        ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE, WalkState, &(Node));
        if (ACPI_SUCCESS (Status))
        {
            /* Found the namepath, but make sure the node is correct */

            if (Node == TargetNode)
            {
                /* The lookup matched the node, accept this optimization */

                AslError (ASL_OPTIMIZATION, ASL_MSG_NAME_OPTIMIZATION,
                    Op, NewPathExternal);

                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS,
                    "AT ROOT:   %-24s", NewPathExternal));
            }
            else
            {
                /* Node is not correct, do not use this optimization */

                Status = AE_NOT_FOUND;
                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS,
                    " ***** WRONG NODE"));
                AslError (ASL_WARNING, ASL_MSG_COMPILER_INTERNAL, Op,
                    "Not using optimized name - found wrong node");
            }
        }
        else
        {
            /* The lookup failed, we obviously cannot use this optimization */

            ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS,
                " ***** NOT FOUND"));
            AslError (ASL_WARNING, ASL_MSG_COMPILER_INTERNAL, Op,
                "Not using optimized name - did not find node");
        }

        ACPI_FREE (NewPathExternal);
        return (Status);
    }

    /* Could not optimize */

    return (AE_NOT_FOUND);
}


/*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    OptOptimizeNamePath
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Op                  - Current parser op
 *              Flags               - Opcode info flags
 *              WalkState           - Current state
 *              AmlNameString       - Unoptimized namepath
 *              TargetNode          - Node to which AmlNameString refers
 *
 * RETURN:      None.  If path is optimized, the Op is updated with new path
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Optimize a Named Declaration or Reference to the minimal length.
 *              Must take into account both the current location in the
 *              namespace and the actual reference path.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/

void
OptOptimizeNamePath (
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *Op,
    UINT32                  Flags,
    ACPI_WALK_STATE         *WalkState,
    char                    *AmlNameString,
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *TargetNode)
{
    ACPI_STATUS             Status;
    ACPI_BUFFER             TargetPath;
    ACPI_BUFFER             CurrentPath;
    ACPI_SIZE               AmlNameStringLength;
    ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *CurrentNode;
    char                    *ExternalNameString;
    char                    *NewPath = NULL;
    ACPI_SIZE               HowMuchShorter;
    ACPI_PARSE_OBJECT       *NextOp;


    ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE (OptOptimizeNamePath);


    /* This is an optional optimization */

    if (!Gbl_ReferenceOptimizationFlag)
    {
        return_VOID;
    }

    /* Various required items */

    if (!TargetNode || !WalkState || !AmlNameString || !Op->Common.Parent)
    {
        return_VOID;
    }

    ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, "%5d [%12.12s] [%12.12s] ",
        Op->Asl.LogicalLineNumber,
        AcpiPsGetOpcodeName (Op->Common.Parent->Common.AmlOpcode),
        AcpiPsGetOpcodeName (Op->Common.AmlOpcode)));

    if (!(Flags & (AML_NAMED | AML_CREATE)))
    {
        if (Op->Asl.CompileFlags & NODE_IS_NAME_DECLARATION)
        {
            /* We don't want to fuss with actual name declaration nodes here */

            ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS,
                "******* NAME DECLARATION\n"));
            return_VOID;
        }
    }

    /*
     * The original path must be longer than one NameSeg (4 chars) for there
     * to be any possibility that it can be optimized to a shorter string
     */
    AmlNameStringLength = ACPI_STRLEN (AmlNameString);
    if (AmlNameStringLength <= ACPI_NAME_SIZE)
    {
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS,
            "NAMESEG %4.4s\n", AmlNameString));
        return_VOID;
    }

    /*
     * We need to obtain the node that represents the current scope -- where
     * we are right now in the namespace.  We will compare this path
     * against the Namepath, looking for commonality.
     */
    CurrentNode = AcpiGbl_RootNode;
    if (WalkState->ScopeInfo)
    {
        CurrentNode = WalkState->ScopeInfo->Scope.Node;
    }

    if (Flags & (AML_NAMED | AML_CREATE))
    {
        /* This is the declaration of a new name */

        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, "NAME"));

        /*
         * The node of interest is the parent of this node
         * (the containing scope)
         */
        CurrentNode = Op->Asl.Parent->Asl.Node;
        if (!CurrentNode)
        {
            CurrentNode = AcpiGbl_RootNode;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /* This is a reference to an existing named object */

        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, "REF "));
    }

    /*
     * Obtain the full paths to the two nodes that we are interested in
     * (Target and current namespace location) in external
     * format -- something we can easily manipulate
     */
    TargetPath.Length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_LOCAL_BUFFER;
    Status = AcpiNsHandleToPathname (TargetNode, &TargetPath);
    if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    {
        AslCoreSubsystemError (Op, Status, "Getting Target NamePath",
            ASL_NO_ABORT);
        return_VOID;
    }
    TargetPath.Length--;    /* Subtract one for null terminator */

    /* CurrentPath is the path to this scope (where we are in the namespace) */

    CurrentPath.Length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_LOCAL_BUFFER;
    Status = AcpiNsHandleToPathname (CurrentNode, &CurrentPath);
    if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    {
        AslCoreSubsystemError (Op, Status, "Getting Current NamePath",
            ASL_NO_ABORT);
        return_VOID;
    }
    CurrentPath.Length--;   /* Subtract one for null terminator */

    /* Debug output only */

    Status = AcpiNsExternalizeName (ACPI_UINT32_MAX, AmlNameString,
                NULL, &ExternalNameString);
    if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
    {
        AslCoreSubsystemError (Op, Status, "Externalizing NamePath",
            ASL_NO_ABORT);
        return_VOID;
    }

    ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS,
        "%37s (%2u) ==> %-32s(%2u) %-32s",
        (char *) CurrentPath.Pointer, (UINT32) CurrentPath.Length,
        (char *) TargetPath.Pointer, (UINT32) TargetPath.Length, ExternalNameString));

    ACPI_FREE (ExternalNameString);

    /*
     * Attempt an optmization depending on the type of namepath
     */
    if (Flags & (AML_NAMED | AML_CREATE))
    {
        /*
         * This is a named opcode and the namepath is a name declaration, not
         * a reference.
         */
        Status = OptOptimizeNameDeclaration (Op, WalkState, CurrentNode,
                    TargetNode, AmlNameString, &NewPath);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
        {
            /*
             * 2) now attempt to
             *    optimize the namestring with carats (up-arrow)
             */
            Status = OptBuildShortestPath (Op, WalkState, CurrentNode,
                            TargetNode, &CurrentPath, &TargetPath,
                            AmlNameStringLength, 1, &NewPath);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        /*
         * This is a reference to an existing named object
         *
         * 1) Check if search-to-root can be utilized using the last
         *    NameSeg of the NamePath
         */
        Status = OptSearchToRoot (Op, WalkState, CurrentNode,
                        TargetNode, &TargetPath, &NewPath);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
        {
            /*
             * 2) Search-to-root could not be used, now attempt to
             *    optimize the namestring with carats (up-arrow)
             */
            Status = OptBuildShortestPath (Op, WalkState, CurrentNode,
                            TargetNode, &CurrentPath, &TargetPath,
                            AmlNameStringLength, 0, &NewPath);
        }
    }

    /*
     * Success from above indicates that the NamePath was successfully
     * optimized.  We need to update the parse op with the new name
     */
    if (ACPI_SUCCESS (Status))
    {
        HowMuchShorter = (AmlNameStringLength - ACPI_STRLEN (NewPath));
        OptTotal += HowMuchShorter;

        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, " REDUCED %2u (%u)",
            (UINT32) HowMuchShorter, OptTotal));

        if (Flags & AML_NAMED)
        {
            if (Op->Asl.AmlOpcode == AML_ALIAS_OP)
            {
                /*
                 * ALIAS is the only oddball opcode, the name declaration
                 * (alias name) is the second operand
                 */
                Op->Asl.Child->Asl.Next->Asl.Value.String = NewPath;
                Op->Asl.Child->Asl.Next->Asl.AmlLength = ACPI_STRLEN (NewPath);
            }
            else
            {
                Op->Asl.Child->Asl.Value.String = NewPath;
                Op->Asl.Child->Asl.AmlLength = ACPI_STRLEN (NewPath);
            }
        }
        else if (Flags & AML_CREATE)
        {
            /* Name must appear as the last parameter */

            NextOp = Op->Asl.Child;
            while (!(NextOp->Asl.CompileFlags & NODE_IS_NAME_DECLARATION))
            {
                NextOp = NextOp->Asl.Next;
            }
            /* Update the parse node with the new NamePath */

            NextOp->Asl.Value.String = NewPath;
            NextOp->Asl.AmlLength = ACPI_STRLEN (NewPath);
        }
        else
        {
            /* Update the parse node with the new NamePath */

            Op->Asl.Value.String = NewPath;
            Op->Asl.AmlLength = ACPI_STRLEN (NewPath);
        }
    }
    else
    {
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, " ALREADY OPTIMAL"));
    }

    /* Cleanup path buffers */

    ACPI_FREE (TargetPath.Pointer);
    ACPI_FREE (CurrentPath.Pointer);

    ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_OPTIMIZATIONS, "\n"));
    return_VOID;
}