if ((obj_desc->common_field.start_field_bit_offset == 0) &&
(obj_desc->common_field.bit_length == access_bit_width)) {
- status = acpi_ex_field_datum_io(obj_desc, 0, buffer, ACPI_READ);
+ if (buffer_length >= sizeof(u64)) {
+ status =
+ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(obj_desc, 0, buffer,
+ ACPI_READ);
+ } else {
+ /* Use raw_datum (u64) to handle buffers < 64 bits */
+
+ status =
+ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(obj_desc, 0, &raw_datum,
+ ACPI_READ);
+ ACPI_MEMCPY(buffer, &raw_datum, buffer_length);
+ }
+
return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
}