flags = ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH;
if ((walk_state->opcode != AML_SCOPE_OP) &&
(!(walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_DEFERRED_OP))) {
- flags |= ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND;
- ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
- "[%s] Cannot already exist\n",
- acpi_ut_get_type_name(object_type)));
+ if (walk_state->namespace_override) {
+ flags |= ACPI_NS_OVERRIDE_IF_FOUND;
+ ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+ "[%s] Override allowed\n",
+ acpi_ut_get_type_name
+ (object_type)));
+ } else {
+ flags |= ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND;
+ ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+ "[%s] Cannot already exist\n",
+ acpi_ut_get_type_name
+ (object_type)));
+ }
} else {
ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
"[%s] Both Find or Create allowed\n",