Index: utresrc.c
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--- drivers/bus/acpi/acpica/utilities/utresrc.c	(revision 74509)
+++ drivers/bus/acpi/acpica/utilities/utresrc.c	(working copy)
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@
      * The absolute minimum resource template is one EndTag descriptor.
      * However, we will treat a lone EndTag as just a simple buffer.
      */
-    if (AmlLength < sizeof (AML_RESOURCE_END_TAG))
+    if (AmlLength <= sizeof (AML_RESOURCE_END_TAG))
     {
         return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_AML_NO_RESOURCE_END_TAG);
     }
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@
 
         if (UserFunction)
         {
-            Status = UserFunction (Aml, Length, Offset,
-                ResourceIndex, Context);
+            Status = UserFunction (
+                Aml, Length, Offset, ResourceIndex, Context);
             if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
             {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
@@ -543,15 +543,10 @@
                 *Context = Aml;
             }
 
-            /* Check if buffer is defined to be longer than the resource length */
-
-            if (AmlLength > (Offset + Length))
-            {
-                return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_AML_NO_RESOURCE_END_TAG);
-            }
-
-            /* Normal exit */
-
+            /*
+             * Normal exit. Note: We allow the buffer to be larger than
+             * the resource template, as long as the END_TAG exists.
+             */
             return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
         }