--- sys/contrib/dev/acpica/dsmthdat.c Mon May 12 01:44:41 2003
+++ sys/contrib/dev/acpica/dsmthdat.c Wed May 14 16:00:50 2003
@@ -392,8 +393,6 @@
 {
     ACPI_STATUS             Status;
     ACPI_NAMESPACE_NODE     *Node;
-    ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECT     *NewDesc = Object;
-

     ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("DsMethodDataSetValue");

@@ -411,32 +409,14 @@
         return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
     }

-    /*
-     * If the object has just been created and is not attached to anything,
-     * (the reference count is 1), then we can just store it directly into
-     * the arg/local.  Otherwise, we must copy it.
-     */
-    if (Object->Common.ReferenceCount > 1)
-    {
-        Status = AcpiUtCopyIobjectToIobject (Object, &NewDesc, WalkState);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE (Status))
-        {
-            return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
-        }
-
-       ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "Object Copied %p, new %p\n",
-           Object, NewDesc));
-    }
-    else
-    {
         /* Increment ref count so object can't be deleted while installed */

-        AcpiUtAddReference (NewDesc);
-    }
+   AcpiUtAddReference (Object);

     /* Install the object */

-    Node->Object = NewDesc;
+   Node->Object = Object;
+
     return_ACPI_STATUS (Status);
 }