1 files changed, 0 insertions, 69 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
index 577a44e5690..e30c060b7be 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
@@ -82,75 +82,6 @@ void ut_convert_backslashes(char *pathname)
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_validate_exception
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Status       - The acpi_status code to be formatted
- *
- * RETURN:      A string containing the exception text. NULL if exception is
- *              not valid.
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: This function validates and translates an ACPI exception into
- *              an ASCII string.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
-{
-	u32 sub_status;
-	const char *exception = NULL;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
-
-	/*
-	 * Status is composed of two parts, a "type" and an actual code
-	 */
-	sub_status = (status & ~AE_CODE_MASK);
-
-	switch (status & AE_CODE_MASK) {
-	case AE_CODE_ENVIRONMENTAL:
-
-		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_ENV_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_env[sub_status];
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case AE_CODE_PROGRAMMER:
-
-		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_PGM_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_pgm[sub_status];
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case AE_CODE_ACPI_TABLES:
-
-		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_TBL_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_tbl[sub_status];
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case AE_CODE_AML:
-
-		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_AML_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_aml[sub_status];
-		}
-		break;
-
-	case AE_CODE_CONTROL:
-
-		if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_CTRL_MAX) {
-			exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_ctrl[sub_status];
-		}
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, exception));
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Id              - The HID/CID in string format