#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utmisc")
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    ut_convert_backslashes
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - File pathname string to be converted
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Modifies the input Pathname
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert all backslashes (0x5C) to forward slashes (0x2F) within
+ *              the entire input file pathname string.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void ut_convert_backslashes(char *pathname)
+{
+
+       if (!pathname) {
+               return;
+       }
+
+       while (*pathname) {
+               if (*pathname == '\\') {
+                       *pathname = '/';
+               }
+
+               pathname++;
+       }
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_validate_exception
  *              an ASCII string.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
+
 const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
 {
        u32 sub_status;