17 files changed, 284 insertions, 131 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
index 97991ac6f5fc..7e52295f1ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int power_saving_thread(void *data)
                  * the mechanism only works when all CPUs have RT task running,
                  * as if one CPU hasn't RT task, RT task from other CPUs will
                  * borrow CPU time from this CPU and cause RT task use > 95%
-                 * CPU time. To make 'avoid staration' work, takes a nap here.
+                 * CPU time. To make 'avoid starvation' work, takes a nap here.
                  */
                 if (do_sleep)
                         schedule_timeout_killable(HZ * idle_pct / 100);
@@ -222,14 +222,18 @@ static struct task_struct *ps_tsks[NR_CPUS];
 static unsigned int ps_tsk_num;
 static int create_power_saving_task(void)
 {
+        int rc = -ENOMEM;
+
         ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num] = kthread_run(power_saving_thread,
                 (void *)(unsigned long)ps_tsk_num,
                 "power_saving/%d", ps_tsk_num);
-        if (ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]) {
+        rc = IS_ERR(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]) ? PTR_ERR(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]) : 0;
+        if (!rc)
                 ps_tsk_num++;
-                return 0;
-        }
-        return -EINVAL;
+        else
+                ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num] = NULL;
+
+        return rc;
 }
 
 static void destroy_power_saving_task(void)
@@ -237,6 +241,7 @@ static void destroy_power_saving_task(void)
         if (ps_tsk_num > 0) {
                 ps_tsk_num--;
                 kthread_stop(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]);
+                ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num] = NULL;
         }
 }
 
@@ -253,7 +258,7 @@ static void set_power_saving_task_num(unsigned int num)
         }
 }
 
-static int acpi_pad_idle_cpus(unsigned int num_cpus)
+static void acpi_pad_idle_cpus(unsigned int num_cpus)
 {
         get_online_cpus();
 
@@ -261,7 +266,6 @@ static int acpi_pad_idle_cpus(unsigned int num_cpus)
         set_power_saving_task_num(num_cpus);
 
         put_online_cpus();
-        return 0;
 }
 
 static uint32_t acpi_pad_idle_cpus_num(void)
@@ -369,19 +373,21 @@ static void acpi_pad_remove_sysfs(struct acpi_device *device)
 static int acpi_pad_pur(acpi_handle handle, int *num_cpus)
 {
         struct acpi_buffer buffer = {ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL};
-        acpi_status status;
         union acpi_object *package;
         int rev, num, ret = -EINVAL;
 
-        status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_PUR", NULL, &buffer);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_PUR", NULL, &buffer)))
+                return -EINVAL;
+
+        if (!buffer.length || !buffer.pointer)
                 return -EINVAL;
+
         package = buffer.pointer;
         if (package->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE || package->package.count != 2)
                 goto out;
         rev = package->package.elements[0].integer.value;
         num = package->package.elements[1].integer.value;
-        if (rev != 1)
+        if (rev != 1 || num < 0)
                 goto out;
         *num_cpus = num;
         ret = 0;
@@ -410,7 +416,7 @@ static void acpi_pad_ost(acpi_handle handle, int stat,
 
 static void acpi_pad_handle_notify(acpi_handle handle)
 {
-        int num_cpus, ret;
+        int num_cpus;
         uint32_t idle_cpus;
 
         mutex_lock(&isolated_cpus_lock);
@@ -418,12 +424,9 @@ static void acpi_pad_handle_notify(acpi_handle handle)
                 mutex_unlock(&isolated_cpus_lock);
                 return;
         }
-        ret = acpi_pad_idle_cpus(num_cpus);
+        acpi_pad_idle_cpus(num_cpus);
         idle_cpus = acpi_pad_idle_cpus_num();
-        if (!ret)
-                acpi_pad_ost(handle, 0, idle_cpus);
-        else
-                acpi_pad_ost(handle, 1, 0);
+        acpi_pad_ost(handle, 0, idle_cpus);
         mutex_unlock(&isolated_cpus_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index cf761b904e4a..a52126e46307 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -490,9 +490,14 @@ static void acpi_bus_osc_support(void)
 
         capbuf[OSC_QUERY_TYPE] = OSC_QUERY_ENABLE;
         capbuf[OSC_SUPPORT_TYPE] = OSC_SB_PR3_SUPPORT; /* _PR3 is in use */
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_AGGREGATOR
+#if defined(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_AGGREGATOR) ||\
+                        defined(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_AGGREGATOR_MODULE)
         capbuf[OSC_SUPPORT_TYPE] |= OSC_SB_PAD_SUPPORT;
 #endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR) || defined(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR_MODULE)
+        capbuf[OSC_SUPPORT_TYPE] |= OSC_SB_PPC_OST_SUPPORT;
+#endif
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(NULL, "\\_SB", &handle)))
                 return;
         if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_run_osc(handle, &context)))
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index bbc2c1315c47..b2586f57e1f5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -935,6 +935,7 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
         struct platform_device *dd;
 
         id = dock_station_count;
+        memset(&ds, 0, sizeof(ds));
         dd = platform_device_register_data(NULL, "dock", id, &ds, sizeof(ds));
         if (IS_ERR(dd))
                 return PTR_ERR(dd);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index fd1801bdee66..d6471bb6852f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -201,14 +201,13 @@ unlock:
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->curr_lock, flags);
 }
 
-static void acpi_ec_gpe_query(void *ec_cxt);
+static int acpi_ec_sync_query(struct acpi_ec *ec);
 
-static int ec_check_sci(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 state)
+static int ec_check_sci_sync(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 state)
 {
         if (state & ACPI_EC_FLAG_SCI) {
                 if (!test_and_set_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags))
-                        return acpi_os_execute(OSL_EC_BURST_HANDLER,
-                                acpi_ec_gpe_query, ec);
+                        return acpi_ec_sync_query(ec);
         }
         return 0;
 }
@@ -249,11 +248,6 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec,
 {
         unsigned long tmp;
         int ret = 0;
-        pr_debug(PREFIX "transaction start\n");
-        /* disable GPE during transaction if storm is detected */
-        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags)) {
-                acpi_disable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
-        }
         if (EC_FLAGS_MSI)
                 udelay(ACPI_EC_MSI_UDELAY);
         /* start transaction */
@@ -265,20 +259,9 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec,
                 clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->curr_lock, tmp);
         ret = ec_poll(ec);
-        pr_debug(PREFIX "transaction end\n");
         spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->curr_lock, tmp);
         ec->curr = NULL;
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->curr_lock, tmp);
-        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags)) {
-                /* check if we received SCI during transaction */
-                ec_check_sci(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
-                /* it is safe to enable GPE outside of transaction */
-                acpi_enable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
-        } else if (t->irq_count > ACPI_EC_STORM_THRESHOLD) {
-                pr_info(PREFIX "GPE storm detected, "
-                        "transactions will use polling mode\n");
-                set_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags);
-        }
         return ret;
 }
 
@@ -321,7 +304,26 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct transaction *t)
                 status = -ETIME;
                 goto end;
         }
+        pr_debug(PREFIX "transaction start\n");
+        /* disable GPE during transaction if storm is detected */
+        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags)) {
+                acpi_disable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
+        }
+
         status = acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(ec, t);
+
+        /* check if we received SCI during transaction */
+        ec_check_sci_sync(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
+        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags)) {
+                msleep(1);
+                /* it is safe to enable GPE outside of transaction */
+                acpi_enable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
+        } else if (t->irq_count > ACPI_EC_STORM_THRESHOLD) {
+                pr_info(PREFIX "GPE storm detected, "
+                        "transactions will use polling mode\n");
+                set_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags);
+        }
+        pr_debug(PREFIX "transaction end\n");
 end:
         if (ec->global_lock)
                 acpi_release_global_lock(glk);
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ int ec_transaction(u8 command,
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ec_transaction);
 
-static int acpi_ec_query(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 * data)
+static int acpi_ec_query_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 * data)
 {
         int result;
         u8 d;
@@ -452,20 +454,16 @@ static int acpi_ec_query(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 * data)
                                 .wlen = 0, .rlen = 1};
         if (!ec || !data)
                 return -EINVAL;
-
         /*
          * Query the EC to find out which _Qxx method we need to evaluate.
          * Note that successful completion of the query causes the ACPI_EC_SCI
          * bit to be cleared (and thus clearing the interrupt source).
          */
-
-        result = acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t);
+        result = acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(ec, &t);
         if (result)
                 return result;
-
         if (!d)
                 return -ENODATA;
-
         *data = d;
         return 0;
 }
@@ -509,43 +507,79 @@ void acpi_ec_remove_query_handler(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 query_bit)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_ec_remove_query_handler);
 
-static void acpi_ec_gpe_query(void *ec_cxt)
+static void acpi_ec_run(void *cxt)
 {
-        struct acpi_ec *ec = ec_cxt;
-        u8 value = 0;
-        struct acpi_ec_query_handler *handler, copy;
-
-        if (!ec || acpi_ec_query(ec, &value))
+        struct acpi_ec_query_handler *handler = cxt;
+        if (!handler)
                 return;
-        mutex_lock(&ec->lock);
+        pr_debug(PREFIX "start query execution\n");
+        if (handler->func)
+                handler->func(handler->data);
+        else if (handler->handle)
+                acpi_evaluate_object(handler->handle, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+        pr_debug(PREFIX "stop query execution\n");
+        kfree(handler);
+}
+
+static int acpi_ec_sync_query(struct acpi_ec *ec)
+{
+        u8 value = 0;
+        int status;
+        struct acpi_ec_query_handler *handler, *copy;
+        if ((status = acpi_ec_query_unlocked(ec, &value)))
+                return status;
         list_for_each_entry(handler, &ec->list, node) {
                 if (value == handler->query_bit) {
                         /* have custom handler for this bit */
-                        memcpy(&copy, handler, sizeof(copy));
-                        mutex_unlock(&ec->lock);
-                        if (copy.func) {
-                                copy.func(copy.data);
-                        } else if (copy.handle) {
-                                acpi_evaluate_object(copy.handle, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-                        }
-                        return;
+                        copy = kmalloc(sizeof(*handler), GFP_KERNEL);
+                        if (!copy)
+                                return -ENOMEM;
+                        memcpy(copy, handler, sizeof(*copy));
+                        pr_debug(PREFIX "push query execution (0x%2x) on queue\n", value);
+                        return acpi_os_execute((copy->func) ?
+                                OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER : OSL_GPE_HANDLER,
+                                acpi_ec_run, copy);
                 }
         }
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static void acpi_ec_gpe_query(void *ec_cxt)
+{
+        struct acpi_ec *ec = ec_cxt;
+        if (!ec)
+                return;
+        mutex_lock(&ec->lock);
+        acpi_ec_sync_query(ec);
         mutex_unlock(&ec->lock);
 }
 
+static void acpi_ec_gpe_query(void *ec_cxt);
+
+static int ec_check_sci(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 state)
+{
+        if (state & ACPI_EC_FLAG_SCI) {
+                if (!test_and_set_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags)) {
+                        pr_debug(PREFIX "push gpe query to the queue\n");
+                        return acpi_os_execute(OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER,
+                                acpi_ec_gpe_query, ec);
+                }
+        }
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static u32 acpi_ec_gpe_handler(void *data)
 {
         struct acpi_ec *ec = data;
-        u8 status;
 
         pr_debug(PREFIX "~~~> interrupt\n");
-        status = acpi_ec_read_status(ec);
 
-        advance_transaction(ec, status);
-        if (ec_transaction_done(ec) && (status & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0)
+        advance_transaction(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
+        if (ec_transaction_done(ec) &&
+            (acpi_ec_read_status(ec) & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0) {
                 wake_up(&ec->wait);
-        ec_check_sci(ec, status);
+                ec_check_sci(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
+        }
         return ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
index 394ae89409c2..04b0f007c9b7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("pci_link");
 static int acpi_pci_link_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_pci_link_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
 
-static struct acpi_device_id link_device_ids[] = {
+static const struct acpi_device_id link_device_ids[] = {
         {"PNP0C0F", 0},
         {"", 0},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
index 101cce3681d1..64f55b6db73c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int acpi_pci_root_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_pci_root_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
 static int acpi_pci_root_start(struct acpi_device *device);
 
-static struct acpi_device_id root_device_ids[] = {
+static const struct acpi_device_id root_device_ids[] = {
         {"PNP0A03", 0},
         {"", 0},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power.c b/drivers/acpi/power.c
index 22b297916519..0f30c3c1eea4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/power.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/power.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int acpi_power_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
 static int acpi_power_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_power_open_fs(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 
-static struct acpi_device_id power_device_ids[] = {
+static const struct acpi_device_id power_device_ids[] = {
         {ACPI_POWER_HID, 0},
         {"", 0},
 };
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power_meter.c b/drivers/acpi/power_meter.c
index 2ef7030a0c28..dc4ffadf8122 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/power_meter.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/power_meter.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static int can_cap_in_hardware(void)
         return force_cap_on || cap_in_hardware;
 }
 
-static struct acpi_device_id power_meter_ids[] = {
+static const struct acpi_device_id power_meter_ids[] = {
         {"ACPI000D", 0},
         {"", 0},
 };
@@ -534,6 +534,7 @@ static void remove_domain_devices(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
 
         kfree(resource->domain_devices);
         kobject_put(resource->holders_dir);
+        resource->num_domain_devices = 0;
 }
 
 static int read_domain_devices(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
@@ -740,7 +741,6 @@ skip_unsafe_cap:
 
         return res;
 error:
-        remove_domain_devices(resource);
         remove_attrs(resource);
         return res;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index d1676b1754d9..cc978a8c00b7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __cpuinitdata processor_power_dmi_table[] = {
           DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR,"Phoenix Technologies LTD"),
           DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VERSION,"SHE845M0.86C.0013.D.0302131307")},
          (void *)2},
+        { set_max_cstate, "Pavilion zv5000", {
+          DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+          DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME,"Pavilion zv5000 (DS502A#ABA)")},
+         (void *)1},
+        { set_max_cstate, "Asus L8400B", {
+          DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK Computer Inc."),
+          DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME,"L8400B series Notebook PC")},
+         (void *)1},
         {},
 };
 
@@ -305,6 +313,28 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_power_info_fadt(struct acpi_processor *pr)
         pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C2].latency = acpi_gbl_FADT.C2latency;
         pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C3].latency = acpi_gbl_FADT.C3latency;
 
+        /*
+         * FADT specified C2 latency must be less than or equal to
+         * 100 microseconds.
+         */
+        if (acpi_gbl_FADT.C2latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C2_LATENCY) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
+                        "C2 latency too large [%d]\n", acpi_gbl_FADT.C2latency));
+                /* invalidate C2 */
+                pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C2].address = 0;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * FADT supplied C3 latency must be less than or equal to
+         * 1000 microseconds.
+         */
+        if (acpi_gbl_FADT.C3latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C3_LATENCY) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
+                        "C3 latency too large [%d]\n", acpi_gbl_FADT.C3latency));
+                /* invalidate C3 */
+                pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C3].address = 0;
+        }
+
         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
                           "lvl2[0x%08x] lvl3[0x%08x]\n",
                           pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C2].address,
@@ -494,33 +524,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_power_info_cst(struct acpi_processor *pr)
         return status;
 }
 
-static void acpi_processor_power_verify_c2(struct acpi_processor_cx *cx)
-{
-
-        if (!cx->address)
-                return;
-
-        /*
-         * C2 latency must be less than or equal to 100
-         * microseconds.
-         */
-        else if (cx->latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C2_LATENCY) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                                  "latency too large [%d]\n", cx->latency));
-                return;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Otherwise we've met all of our C2 requirements.
-         * Normalize the C2 latency to expidite policy
-         */
-        cx->valid = 1;
-
-        cx->latency_ticks = cx->latency;
-
-        return;
-}
-
 static void acpi_processor_power_verify_c3(struct acpi_processor *pr,
                                            struct acpi_processor_cx *cx)
 {
@@ -532,16 +535,6 @@ static void acpi_processor_power_verify_c3(struct acpi_processor *pr,
                 return;
 
         /*
-         * C3 latency must be less than or equal to 1000
-         * microseconds.
-         */
-        else if (cx->latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C3_LATENCY) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                                  "latency too large [%d]\n", cx->latency));
-                return;
-        }
-
-        /*
          * PIIX4 Erratum #18: We don't support C3 when Type-F (fast)
          * DMA transfers are used by any ISA device to avoid livelock.
          * Note that we could disable Type-F DMA (as recommended by
@@ -629,7 +622,10 @@ static int acpi_processor_power_verify(struct acpi_processor *pr)
                         break;
 
                 case ACPI_STATE_C2:
-                        acpi_processor_power_verify_c2(cx);
+                        if (!cx->address)
+                                break;
+                        cx->valid = 1; 
+                        cx->latency_ticks = cx->latency; /* Normalize latency */
                         break;
 
                 case ACPI_STATE_C3:
@@ -884,12 +880,14 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_simple(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
                 return(acpi_idle_enter_c1(dev, state));
 
         local_irq_disable();
-        current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
-        /*
-         * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we test
-         * NEED_RESCHED:
-         */
-        smp_mb();
+        if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH) {
+                current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
+                /*
+                 * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we test
+                 * NEED_RESCHED:
+                 */
+                smp_mb();
+        }
 
         if (unlikely(need_resched())) {
                 current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
@@ -969,12 +967,14 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_bm(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
         }
 
         local_irq_disable();
-        current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
-        /*
-         * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we test
-         * NEED_RESCHED:
-         */
-        smp_mb();
+        if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH) {
+                current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
+                /*
+                 * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we test
+                 * NEED_RESCHED:
+                 */
+                smp_mb();
+        }
 
         if (unlikely(need_resched())) {
                 current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_pdc.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_pdc.c
index 30e4dc0cdf30..e306ba9aa34e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_pdc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_pdc.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ acpi_processor_eval_pdc(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_object_list *pdc_in)
         return status;
 }
 
+static int early_pdc_done;
+
 void acpi_processor_set_pdc(acpi_handle handle)
 {
         struct acpi_object_list *obj_list;
@@ -132,6 +134,9 @@ void acpi_processor_set_pdc(acpi_handle handle)
         if (arch_has_acpi_pdc() == false)
                 return;
 
+        if (early_pdc_done)
+                return;
+
         obj_list = acpi_processor_alloc_pdc();
         if (!obj_list)
                 return;
@@ -144,6 +149,36 @@ void acpi_processor_set_pdc(acpi_handle handle)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_processor_set_pdc);
 
+static int early_pdc_optin;
+static int set_early_pdc_optin(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
+{
+        early_pdc_optin = 1;
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int param_early_pdc_optin(char *s)
+{
+        early_pdc_optin = 1;
+        return 1;
+}
+__setup("acpi_early_pdc_eval", param_early_pdc_optin);
+
+static struct dmi_system_id __cpuinitdata early_pdc_optin_table[] = {
+        {
+        set_early_pdc_optin, "HP Envy", {
+        DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+        DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Envy") }, NULL},
+        {
+        set_early_pdc_optin, "HP Pavilion dv6", {
+        DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+        DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Pavilion dv6") }, NULL},
+        {
+        set_early_pdc_optin, "HP Pavilion dv7", {
+        DMI_MATCH(DMI_BIOS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+        DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Pavilion dv7") }, NULL},
+        {},
+};
+
 static acpi_status
 early_init_pdc(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 {
@@ -151,7 +186,7 @@ early_init_pdc(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
         return AE_OK;
 }
 
-void acpi_early_processor_set_pdc(void)
+void __init acpi_early_processor_set_pdc(void)
 {
         /*
          * Check whether the system is DMI table. If yes, OSPM
@@ -159,7 +194,16 @@ void acpi_early_processor_set_pdc(void)
          */
         dmi_check_system(processor_idle_dmi_table);
 
+        /*
+         * Allow systems to opt-in to early _PDC evaluation.
+         */
+        dmi_check_system(early_pdc_optin_table);
+        if (!early_pdc_optin)
+                return;
+
         acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR, ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT,
                             ACPI_UINT32_MAX,
                             early_init_pdc, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+        early_pdc_done = 1;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index 2cabadcc4d8c..a959f6a07508 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -413,7 +413,11 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
         if (result)
                 goto update_bios;
 
-        return 0;
+        /* We need to call _PPC once when cpufreq starts */
+        if (ignore_ppc != 1)
+                result = acpi_processor_get_platform_limit(pr);
+
+        return result;
 
         /*
          * Having _PPC but missing frequencies (_PSS, _PCT) is a very good hint that
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
index 140c5c5b423c..6deafb4aa0da 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
@@ -443,8 +443,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device_ops processor_cooling_ops = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
 static int acpi_processor_limit_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 {
-        struct acpi_processor *pr = (struct acpi_processor *)seq->private;
-
+        struct acpi_processor *pr = seq->private;
 
         if (!pr)
                 goto end;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
index 52b9db8afc20..b16ddbf23a9c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
@@ -822,7 +822,10 @@ static int acpi_battery_add(struct acpi_sbs *sbs, int id)
 
 static void acpi_battery_remove(struct acpi_sbs *sbs, int id)
 {
+#if defined(CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER) || defined(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER)
         struct acpi_battery *battery = &sbs->battery[id];
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
         if (battery->bat.dev) {
                 if (battery->have_sysfs_alarm)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c b/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
index d9339806df45..fd09229282ea 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int smbus_alarm(void *context)
                 case ACPI_SBS_CHARGER:
                 case ACPI_SBS_MANAGER:
                 case ACPI_SBS_BATTERY:
-                        acpi_os_execute(OSL_GPE_HANDLER,
+                        acpi_os_execute(OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER,
                                         acpi_smbus_callback, hc);
                 default:;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index ff9f6226085d..3e009674f333 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -1336,9 +1336,25 @@ static int acpi_bus_scan(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_bus_ops *ops,
 
         if (child)
                 *child = device;
-        return 0;
+
+        if (device)
+                return 0;
+        else
+                return -ENODEV;
 }
 
+/*
+ * acpi_bus_add and acpi_bus_start
+ *
+ * scan a given ACPI tree and (probably recently hot-plugged)
+ * create and add or starts found devices.
+ *
+ * If no devices were found -ENODEV is returned which does not
+ * mean that this is a real error, there just have been no suitable
+ * ACPI objects in the table trunk from which the kernel could create
+ * a device and add/start an appropriate driver.
+ */
+
 int
 acpi_bus_add(struct acpi_device **child,
              struct acpi_device *parent, acpi_handle handle, int type)
@@ -1348,8 +1364,7 @@ acpi_bus_add(struct acpi_device **child,
         memset(&ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
         ops.acpi_op_add = 1;
 
-        acpi_bus_scan(handle, &ops, child);
-        return 0;
+        return acpi_bus_scan(handle, &ops, child);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_add);
 
@@ -1357,11 +1372,13 @@ int acpi_bus_start(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
         struct acpi_bus_ops ops;
 
+        if (!device)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         memset(&ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
         ops.acpi_op_start = 1;
 
-        acpi_bus_scan(device->handle, &ops, NULL);
-        return 0;
+        return acpi_bus_scan(device->handle, &ops, NULL);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_start);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables.c b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
index f336bca7c450..8a0ed2800e63 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ acpi_table_parse_entries(char *id,
         unsigned long table_end;
         acpi_size tbl_size;
 
-        if (acpi_disabled)
+        if (acpi_disabled && !acpi_ht)
                 return -ENODEV;
 
         if (!handler)
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ int __init acpi_table_parse(char *id, acpi_table_handler handler)
         struct acpi_table_header *table = NULL;
         acpi_size tbl_size;
 
-        if (acpi_disabled)
+        if (acpi_disabled && !acpi_ht)
                 return -ENODEV;
 
         if (!handler)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index 72e76b4b6538..b765790b32be 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 static int brightness_switch_enabled = 1;
 module_param(brightness_switch_enabled, bool, 0644);
 
+/*
+ * By default, we don't allow duplicate ACPI video bus devices
+ * under the same VGA controller
+ */
+static int allow_duplicates;
+module_param(allow_duplicates, bool, 0644);
+
 static int register_count = 0;
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_video_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
@@ -2239,11 +2246,47 @@ static int acpi_video_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
         return AE_OK;
 }
 
+static acpi_status
+acpi_video_bus_match(acpi_handle handle, u32 level, void *context,
+                        void **return_value)
+{
+        struct acpi_device *device = context;
+        struct acpi_device *sibling;
+        int result;
+
+        if (handle == device->handle)
+                return AE_CTRL_TERMINATE;
+
+        result = acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &sibling);
+        if (result)
+                return AE_OK;
+
+        if (!strcmp(acpi_device_name(sibling), ACPI_VIDEO_BUS_NAME))
+                        return AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+
+        return AE_OK;
+}
+
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
         struct acpi_video_bus *video;
         struct input_dev *input;
         int error;
+        acpi_status status;
+
+        status = acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE,
+                                device->parent->handle, 1,
+                                acpi_video_bus_match, NULL,
+                                device, NULL);
+        if (status == AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+                printk(KERN_WARNING FW_BUG
+                        "Duplicate ACPI video bus devices for the"
+                        " same VGA controller, please try module "
+                        "parameter \"video.allow_duplicates=1\""
+                        "if the current driver doesn't work.\n");
+                if (!allow_duplicates)
+                        return -ENODEV;
+        }
 
         video = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_video_bus), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!video)