- /*
- * We must have a buffer that is at least as long as the field
- * we are writing to. This is because individual fields are
- * indivisible and partial writes are not supported -- as per
- * the ACPI specification.
- */
- new_buffer = NULL;
- required_length =
- ACPI_ROUND_BITS_UP_TO_BYTES(obj_desc->common_field.bit_length);
-
- if (length < required_length) {
-
- /* We need to create a new buffer */
-
- new_buffer = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(required_length);
- if (!new_buffer) {
- return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
- }
-
- /*
- * Copy the original data to the new buffer, starting
- * at Byte zero. All unused (upper) bytes of the
- * buffer will be 0.
- */
- ACPI_MEMCPY((char *)new_buffer, (char *)buffer, length);
- buffer = new_buffer;
- length = required_length;
- }
-