- ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(path, status);
- return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+ if (status == AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+
+ /* The name already exists in this scope */
+
+ if (node->flags & ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL) {
+ /*
+ * Allow one create on an object or segment that was
+ * previously declared External
+ */
+ node->flags &= ~ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL;
+ node->type = (u8) object_type;
+
+ /* Just retyped a node, probably will need to open a scope */
+
+ if (acpi_ns_opens_scope(object_type)) {
+ status =
+ acpi_ds_scope_stack_push
+ (node, object_type,
+ walk_state);
+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+ return_ACPI_STATUS
+ (status);
+ }
+ }
+
+ status = AE_OK;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+ ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(path, status);
+ return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+ }