--- drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c

+++ drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c

@@ -300,10 +300,25 @@ acpi_ds_exec_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_s

* we must enter this object into the namespace. The created

* object is temporary and will be deleted upon completion of

* the execution of this method.

+ *

+ * Note 10/2010: Except for the Scope() op. This opcode does

+ * not actually create a new object, it refers to an existing

+ * object. However, for Scope(), we want to indeed open a

+ * new scope.

*/

- status = acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(walk_state, NULL);

+ if (op->common.aml_opcode != AML_SCOPE_OP) {

+ status =

+ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(walk_state, NULL);

+ } else {

+ status =

+ acpi_ds_scope_stack_push(op->named.node,

+ op->named.node->

+ type, walk_state);

+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {

+ return_ACPI_STATUS(status);

+ }

+ }

}

-

break;

case AML_CLASS_EXECUTE: