*              Size            - Size of the pathname
  *              *name_buffer    - Where to return the pathname
  *
- * RETURN:      Places the pathname into the name_buffer, in external format
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *              Places the pathname into the name_buffer, in external format
  *              (name segments separated by path separators)
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Generate a full pathaname
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-void
+acpi_status
 acpi_ns_build_external_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
                            acpi_size size, char *name_buffer)
 {
        if (index < ACPI_NAME_SIZE) {
                name_buffer[0] = AML_ROOT_PREFIX;
                name_buffer[1] = 0;
-               return;
+               return (AE_OK);
        }
 
        /* Store terminator byte, then build name backwards */
 
        if (index != 0) {
                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                           "Could not construct pathname; index=%X, size=%X, Path=%s",
+                           "Could not construct external pathname; index=%X, size=%X, Path=%s",
                            (u32) index, (u32) size, &name_buffer[size]));
+
+               return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
        }
 
-       return;
+       return (AE_OK);
 }
 
 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
 
 char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 {
+       acpi_status status;
        char *name_buffer;
        acpi_size size;
 
 
        size = acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(node);
        if (!size) {
-               ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid node failure"));
-               return_PTR(NULL);
+               return (NULL);
        }
 
        /* Allocate a buffer to be returned to caller */
 
        /* Build the path in the allocated buffer */
 
-       acpi_ns_build_external_path(node, size, name_buffer);
+       status = acpi_ns_build_external_path(node, size, name_buffer);
+       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+               return (NULL);
+       }
+
        return_PTR(name_buffer);
 }
 #endif
        while (next_node && (next_node != acpi_gbl_root_node)) {
                if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(next_node) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                                   "Invalid NS Node (%p) while traversing path",
+                                   "Invalid Namespace Node (%p) while traversing namespace",
                                    next_node));
                        return 0;
                }
 
        required_size = acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(node);
        if (!required_size) {
-               ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid node failure"));
-               return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_ERROR);
+               return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
        }
 
        /* Validate/Allocate/Clear caller buffer */
 
        /* Build the path in the caller buffer */
 
-       acpi_ns_build_external_path(node, required_size, buffer->pointer);
+       status =
+           acpi_ns_build_external_path(node, required_size, buffer->pointer);
+       if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+               return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+       }
 
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "%s [%X]\n",
                          (char *)buffer->pointer, (u32) required_size));
 
                               acpi_size * obj_length)
 {
        acpi_size length;
+       acpi_size size;
        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ut_get_simple_object_size, internal_object);
                         * Get the actual length of the full pathname to this object.
                         * The reference will be converted to the pathname to the object
                         */
-                       length +=
-                           ACPI_ROUND_UP_TO_NATIVE_WORD
-                           (acpi_ns_get_pathname_length
-                            (internal_object->reference.node));
+                       size =
+                           acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(internal_object->
+                                                       reference.node);
+                       if (!size) {
+                               return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+                       }
+
+                       length += ACPI_ROUND_UP_TO_NATIVE_WORD(size);
                        break;
 
                default: