+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION: acpi_ds_do_implicit_return
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS: return_desc - The return value
+ * walk_state - Current State
+ * add_reference - True if a reference should be added to the
+ * return object
+ *
+ * RETURN: TRUE if implicit return enabled, FALSE otherwise
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Implements the optional "implicit return". We save the result
+ * of every ASL operator and control method invocation in case the
+ * parent method exit. Before storing a new return value, we
+ * delete the previous return value.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+u8
+acpi_ds_do_implicit_return (
+ union acpi_operand_object *return_desc,
+ struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+ u8 add_reference)
+{
+ ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME ("ds_do_implicit_return");
+
+
+ /*
+ * Slack must be enabled for this feature, and we must
+ * have a valid return object
+ */
+ if ((!acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack) ||
+ (!return_desc)) {
+ return (FALSE);
+ }
+
+ ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+ "Result %p will be implicitly returned; Prev=%p\n",
+ return_desc,
+ walk_state->implicit_return_obj));
+
+ /*
+ * Delete any "stale" implicit return value first. However, in
+ * complex statements, the implicit return value can be
+ * bubbled up several levels, so we don't clear the value if it
+ * is the same as the return_desc.
+ */
+ if (walk_state->implicit_return_obj) {
+ if (walk_state->implicit_return_obj == return_desc) {
+ return (TRUE);
+ }
+ acpi_ds_clear_implicit_return (walk_state);
+ }
+
+ /* Save the implicit return value, add a reference if requested */
+
+ walk_state->implicit_return_obj = return_desc;
+ if (add_reference) {
+ acpi_ut_add_reference (return_desc);
+ }
+
+ return (TRUE);
+}
+
+