95 files changed, 1345 insertions, 821 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsfield.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsfield.c
index f3a008ff1ea..76bc0463f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsfield.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_buffer_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                                    ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1, flags, walk_state,
                                    &(node));
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(arg->common.value.string, status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
         }
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
                             + (acpi_integer) arg->common.value.size;
 
                         if (position > ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Bit offset within field too large (> 0xFFFFFFFF)\n"));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Bit offset within field too large (> 0xFFFFFFFF)"));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
                         }
 
@@ -268,8 +269,8 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
                                                 ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE,
                                                 walk_state, &info->field_node);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR((char *)&arg->named.name,
-                                                    status);
+                                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE((char *)&arg->named.name,
+                                                     status);
                                 if (status != AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                                 }
@@ -293,7 +294,11 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
                             + (acpi_integer) arg->common.value.size;
 
                         if (position > ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Field [%4.4s] bit offset too large (> 0xFFFFFFFF)\n", ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, &info->field_node->name)));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Field [%4.4s] bit offset too large (> 0xFFFFFFFF)",
+                                            ACPI_CAST_PTR(char,
+                                                          &info->field_node->
+                                                          name)));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
                         }
 
@@ -302,8 +307,9 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
 
                 default:
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid opcode in field list: %X\n",
-                                           arg->common.aml_opcode));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Invalid opcode in field list: %X",
+                                    arg->common.aml_opcode));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE);
                 }
 
@@ -348,7 +354,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                                    ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT,
                                    walk_state, &region_node);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(arg->common.value.name, status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.name, status);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
         }
@@ -430,8 +436,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_field_objects(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                                                 ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND,
                                                 walk_state, &node);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR((char *)&arg->named.name,
-                                                    status);
+                                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE((char *)&arg->named.name,
+                                                     status);
                                 if (status != AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                                 }
@@ -487,7 +493,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_bank_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                                    ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT,
                                    walk_state, &region_node);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(arg->common.value.name, status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.name, status);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
         }
@@ -501,7 +507,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_bank_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                            ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state,
                            &info.register_node);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(arg->common.value.string, status);
+                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -559,7 +565,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_index_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                            ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state,
                            &info.register_node);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(arg->common.value.string, status);
+                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -572,7 +578,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_index_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                            ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state,
                            &info.data_register_node);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(arg->common.value.string, status);
+                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
index 258fbdfaa69..e65a07ad242 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 
                 status = acpi_ds_initialize_region(obj_handle);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Region %p [%4.4s] - Init failure, %s\n", obj_handle, acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_handle), acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "During Region initialization %p [%4.4s]",
+                                        obj_handle,
+                                        acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_handle)));
                 }
 
                 info->op_region_count++;
@@ -144,7 +147,11 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
                  */
                 status = acpi_ds_parse_method(obj_handle);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("\n+Method %p [%4.4s] - parse failure, %s\n", obj_handle, acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_handle), acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Method %p [%4.4s] - parse failure, %s",
+                                    obj_handle,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_handle),
+                                    acpi_format_exception(status)));
 
                         /* This parse failed, but we will continue parsing more methods */
                 }
@@ -206,8 +213,7 @@ acpi_ds_initialize_objects(struct acpi_table_desc * table_desc,
         status = acpi_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_ANY, start_node, ACPI_UINT32_MAX,
                                      acpi_ds_init_one_object, &info, NULL);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("walk_namespace failed, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During walk_namespace"));
         }
 
         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_INIT,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
index d861add3fc1..c475546535b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node * method_node,
         /* Prevent wraparound of thread count */
 
         if (obj_desc->method.thread_count == ACPI_UINT8_MAX) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Method reached maximum reentrancy limit (255)"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_METHOD_LIMIT);
         }
 
@@ -470,7 +471,8 @@ void acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                     acpi_os_signal_semaphore(walk_state->method_desc->method.
                                              semaphore, 1);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not signal method semaphore\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not signal method semaphore"));
 
                         /* Ignore error and continue cleanup */
                 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmthdat.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmthdat.c
index ce33c34f87c..c025674f938 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmthdat.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmthdat.c
@@ -260,7 +260,9 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_get_node(u16 opcode,
         case AML_LOCAL_OP:
 
                 if (index > ACPI_METHOD_MAX_LOCAL) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Local index %d is invalid (max %d)\n", index, ACPI_METHOD_MAX_LOCAL));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Local index %d is invalid (max %d)",
+                                    index, ACPI_METHOD_MAX_LOCAL));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INVALID_INDEX);
                 }
 
@@ -272,8 +274,9 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_get_node(u16 opcode,
         case AML_ARG_OP:
 
                 if (index > ACPI_METHOD_MAX_ARG) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Arg index %d is invalid (max %d)\n",
-                                           index, ACPI_METHOD_MAX_ARG));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Arg index %d is invalid (max %d)",
+                                    index, ACPI_METHOD_MAX_ARG));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INVALID_INDEX);
                 }
 
@@ -283,7 +286,7 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_get_node(u16 opcode,
                 break;
 
         default:
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Opcode %d is invalid\n", opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Opcode %d is invalid", opcode));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE);
         }
 
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_get_value(u16 opcode,
         /* Validate the object descriptor */
 
         if (!dest_desc) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null object descriptor pointer\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null object descriptor pointer"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -419,18 +422,24 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_get_value(u16 opcode,
                         switch (opcode) {
                         case AML_ARG_OP:
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Uninitialized Arg[%d] at node %p\n", index, node));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Uninitialized Arg[%d] at node %p",
+                                            index, node));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_UNINITIALIZED_ARG);
 
                         case AML_LOCAL_OP:
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Uninitialized Local[%d] at node %p\n", index, node));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Uninitialized Local[%d] at node %p",
+                                            index, node));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_UNINITIALIZED_LOCAL);
 
                         default:
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Not a Arg/Local opcode: %X\n", opcode));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Not a Arg/Local opcode: %X",
+                                            opcode));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                         }
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsobject.c
index dc116d679a5..8b21f0f9e51 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsobject.c
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_object(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
                                 } else {
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(op->common.value.
-                                                            string, status);
+                                        ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(op->common.value.
+                                                             string, status);
                                 }
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_buffer_obj(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
         byte_list = arg->named.next;
         if (byte_list) {
                 if (byte_list->common.aml_opcode != AML_INT_BYTELIST_OP) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Expecting bytelist, got AML opcode %X in op %p\n", byte_list->common.aml_opcode, byte_list));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Expecting bytelist, got AML opcode %X in op %p",
+                                    byte_list->common.aml_opcode, byte_list));
 
                         acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
                         return (AE_TYPE);
@@ -540,7 +542,9 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
                         default:
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown constant opcode %X\n", opcode));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Unknown constant opcode %X",
+                                            opcode));
                                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                                 break;
                         }
@@ -555,8 +559,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                         break;
 
                 default:
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown Integer type %X\n",
-                                           op_info->type));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown Integer type %X",
+                                    op_info->type));
                         status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                         break;
                 }
@@ -634,8 +638,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unimplemented data type: %X\n",
-                                   ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unimplemented data type: %X",
+                            ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc)));
 
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                 break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsopcode.c
index 60414ee84b0..6229c10674e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsopcode.c
@@ -245,7 +245,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_get_buffer_arguments(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
 
         node = obj_desc->buffer.node;
         if (!node) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No pointer back to NS node in buffer obj %p\n", obj_desc));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No pointer back to NS node in buffer obj %p",
+                            obj_desc));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
         }
 
@@ -287,8 +289,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_get_package_arguments(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
 
         node = obj_desc->package.node;
         if (!node) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No pointer back to NS node in package %p\n",
-                                   obj_desc));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No pointer back to NS node in package %p",
+                            obj_desc));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
         }
 
@@ -413,7 +416,9 @@ acpi_ds_init_buffer_field(u16 aml_opcode,
         /* Host object must be a Buffer */
 
         if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(buffer_desc) != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Target of Create Field is not a Buffer object - %s\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(buffer_desc)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Target of Create Field is not a Buffer object - %s",
+                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(buffer_desc)));
 
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                 goto cleanup;
@@ -425,9 +430,10 @@ acpi_ds_init_buffer_field(u16 aml_opcode,
          * after resolution in acpi_ex_resolve_operands().
          */
         if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(result_desc) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(%s) destination not a NS Node [%s]\n",
-                                   acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(aml_opcode),
-                                   acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(result_desc)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "(%s) destination not a NS Node [%s]",
+                            acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(aml_opcode),
+                            acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(result_desc)));
 
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                 goto cleanup;
@@ -450,7 +456,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_buffer_field(u16 aml_opcode,
                 /* Must have a valid (>0) bit count */
 
                 if (bit_count == 0) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Attempt to create_field of length 0\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Attempt to create_field of length zero"));
                         status = AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE;
                         goto cleanup;
                 }
@@ -503,8 +510,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_buffer_field(u16 aml_opcode,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown field creation opcode %02x\n",
-                                   aml_opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unknown field creation opcode %02x", aml_opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -512,7 +519,12 @@ acpi_ds_init_buffer_field(u16 aml_opcode,
         /* Entire field must fit within the current length of the buffer */
 
         if ((bit_offset + bit_count) > (8 * (u32) buffer_desc->buffer.length)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Field [%4.4s] size %d exceeds Buffer [%4.4s] size %d (bits)\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(result_desc), bit_offset + bit_count, acpi_ut_get_node_name(buffer_desc->buffer.node), 8 * (u32) buffer_desc->buffer.length));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Field [%4.4s] at %d exceeds Buffer [%4.4s] size %d (bits)",
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(result_desc),
+                            bit_offset + bit_count,
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(buffer_desc->buffer.node),
+                            8 * (u32) buffer_desc->buffer.length));
                 status = AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -618,10 +630,9 @@ acpi_ds_eval_buffer_field_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                            "after acpi_ex_resolve_operands");
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(%s) bad operand(s) (%X)\n",
-                                   acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(op->common.
-                                                           aml_opcode),
-                                   status));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "(%s) bad operand(s) (%X)",
+                            acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(op->common.aml_opcode),
+                            status));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
@@ -1145,8 +1156,8 @@ acpi_ds_exec_end_control_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown control opcode=%X Op=%p\n",
-                                   op->common.aml_opcode, op));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown control opcode=%X Op=%p",
+                            op->common.aml_opcode, op));
 
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsutils.c
index cd9aa7faa57..53356a591ac 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsutils.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ acpi_ds_is_result_used(union acpi_parse_object * op,
         /* Must have both an Op and a Result Object */
 
         if (!op) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null Op\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null Op"));
                 return_UINT8(TRUE);
         }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ acpi_ds_is_result_used(union acpi_parse_object * op,
         parent_info =
             acpi_ps_get_opcode_info(op->common.parent->common.aml_opcode);
         if (parent_info->class == AML_CLASS_UNKNOWN) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown parent opcode Op=%p\n", op));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown parent opcode Op=%p", op));
                 return_UINT8(FALSE);
         }
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ acpi_ds_delete_result_if_not_used(union acpi_parse_object *op,
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR("ds_delete_result_if_not_used", result_obj);
 
         if (!op) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null Op\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null Op"));
                 return_VOID;
         }
 
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_operand(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                         }
 
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(name_string, status);
+                                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(name_string, status);
                         }
                 }
 
@@ -634,7 +634,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_operand(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                                  * Only error is underflow, and this indicates
                                  * a missing or null operand!
                                  */
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Missing or null operand, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                "Missing or null operand"));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                         }
                 } else {
@@ -726,7 +727,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
          */
         (void)acpi_ds_obj_stack_pop_and_delete(arg_count, walk_state);
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("While creating Arg %d - %s\n",
-                           (arg_count + 1), acpi_format_exception(status)));
+        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "While creating Arg %d",
+                        (arg_count + 1)));
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswexec.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswexec.c
index 5a9b91fe93d..f1af655ff11 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswexec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswexec.c
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ acpi_ds_get_predicate_value(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
         if (result_obj) {
                 status = acpi_ds_result_pop(&obj_desc, walk_state);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not get result from predicate evaluation, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Could not get result from predicate evaluation"));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
@@ -121,8 +122,9 @@ acpi_ds_get_predicate_value(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
         }
 
         if (!obj_desc) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No predicate obj_desc=%p State=%p\n",
-                                   obj_desc, walk_state));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No predicate obj_desc=%p State=%p",
+                            obj_desc, walk_state));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
         }
@@ -137,7 +139,10 @@ acpi_ds_get_predicate_value(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
         }
 
         if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(local_obj_desc) != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Bad predicate (not an integer) obj_desc=%p State=%p Type=%X\n", obj_desc, walk_state, ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Bad predicate (not an integer) obj_desc=%p State=%p Type=%X",
+                            obj_desc, walk_state,
+                            ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc)));
 
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                 goto cleanup;
@@ -356,8 +361,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_exec_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
         op_class = walk_state->op_info->class;
 
         if (op_class == AML_CLASS_UNKNOWN) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown opcode %X\n",
-                                   op->common.aml_opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown opcode %X",
+                            op->common.aml_opcode));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
         }
 
@@ -447,7 +452,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_exec_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                                 walk_state->operands[1]->reference.offset)) {
                                 status = AE_OK;
                         } else {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("[%s]: Could not resolve operands, %s\n", acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(walk_state->opcode), acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                "While resolving operands for [%s]",
+                                                acpi_ps_get_opcode_name
+                                                (walk_state->opcode)));
                         }
                 }
 
@@ -666,8 +674,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_exec_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
                 case AML_TYPE_UNDEFINED:
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Undefined opcode type Op=%p\n",
-                                           op));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Undefined opcode type Op=%p", op));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
 
                 case AML_TYPE_BOGUS:
@@ -679,7 +687,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_exec_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
                 default:
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unimplemented opcode, class=%X type=%X Opcode=%X Op=%p\n", op_class, op_type, op->common.aml_opcode, op));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Unimplemented opcode, class=%X type=%X Opcode=%X Op=%p",
+                                    op_class, op_type, op->common.aml_opcode,
+                                    op));
 
                         status = AE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
                         break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
index 4cad6afa82f..d3d24da31c8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
                 }
 #endif
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(path, status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(path, status);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
 
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 
                         /* All other types are an error */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid type (%s) for target of Scope operator [%4.4s] (Cannot override)\n", acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type), path));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Invalid type (%s) for target of Scope operator [%4.4s] (Cannot override)",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type), path));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
                                    ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1, flags, walk_state,
                                    &(node));
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(path, status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(path, status);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -618,10 +620,10 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                         if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
                                 status = AE_OK;
                         } else {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(buffer_ptr, status);
+                                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, status);
                         }
 #else
-                        ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(buffer_ptr, status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, status);
 #endif
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
@@ -651,7 +653,10 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                          *  Scope (DEB) { ... }
                          */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Type override - [%4.4s] had invalid type (%s) for Scope operator, changed to (Scope)\n", buffer_ptr, acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type)));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                      "Type override - [%4.4s] had invalid type (%s) for Scope operator, changed to (Scope)",
+                                      buffer_ptr,
+                                      acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type)));
 
                         node->type = ACPI_TYPE_ANY;
                         walk_state->scope_info->common.value = ACPI_TYPE_ANY;
@@ -661,7 +666,10 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
                         /* All other types are an error */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid type (%s) for target of Scope operator [%4.4s]\n", acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type), buffer_ptr));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Invalid type (%s) for target of Scope operator [%4.4s]",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type),
+                                    buffer_ptr));
 
                         return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
@@ -714,7 +722,7 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
         }
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(buffer_ptr, status);
+                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, status);
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -1112,7 +1120,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                          */
                         op->common.node = new_node;
                 } else {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(arg->common.value.string, status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
                 }
                 break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswscope.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswscope.c
index e7fc88ca47b..ada21ef4a17 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswscope.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswscope.c
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ acpi_ds_scope_stack_push(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
         if (!node) {
                 /* Invalid scope   */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null scope parameter\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null scope parameter"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
         /* Make sure object type is valid */
 
         if (!acpi_ut_valid_object_type(type)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid object type: 0x%X\n", type));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Invalid object type: 0x%X", type));
         }
 
         /* Allocate a new scope object */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
index 61aae2dcc5e..fa78cb74ee3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
@@ -92,23 +92,23 @@ acpi_ds_result_remove(union acpi_operand_object **object,
 
         state = walk_state->results;
         if (!state) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No result object pushed! State=%p\n",
-                                   walk_state));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No result object pushed! State=%p",
+                            walk_state));
                 return (AE_NOT_EXIST);
         }
 
         if (index >= ACPI_OBJ_MAX_OPERAND) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Index out of range: %X State=%p Num=%X\n",
-                                   index, walk_state,
-                                   state->results.num_results));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Index out of range: %X State=%p Num=%X",
+                            index, walk_state, state->results.num_results));
         }
 
         /* Check for a valid result object */
 
         if (!state->results.obj_desc[index]) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null operand! State=%p #Ops=%X, Index=%X\n",
-                                   walk_state, state->results.num_results,
-                                   index));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Null operand! State=%p #Ops=%X, Index=%X",
+                            walk_state, state->results.num_results, index));
                 return (AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE);
         }
 
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@ acpi_ds_result_pop(union acpi_operand_object ** object,
         }
 
         if (!state->results.num_results) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Result stack is empty! State=%p\n",
-                                   walk_state));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Result stack is empty! State=%p",
+                            walk_state));
                 return (AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE);
         }
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ acpi_ds_result_pop(union acpi_operand_object ** object,
                 }
         }
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No result objects! State=%p\n", walk_state));
+        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No result objects! State=%p", walk_state));
         return (AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE);
 }
 
@@ -217,14 +217,14 @@ acpi_ds_result_pop_from_bottom(union acpi_operand_object ** object,
 
         state = walk_state->results;
         if (!state) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No result object pushed! State=%p\n",
-                                   walk_state));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No result object pushed! State=%p", walk_state));
                 return (AE_NOT_EXIST);
         }
 
         if (!state->results.num_results) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No result objects! State=%p\n",
-                                   walk_state));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No result objects! State=%p",
+                            walk_state));
                 return (AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE);
         }
 
@@ -244,9 +244,10 @@ acpi_ds_result_pop_from_bottom(union acpi_operand_object ** object,
         /* Check for a valid result object */
 
         if (!*object) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null operand! State=%p #Ops=%X Index=%X\n",
-                                   walk_state, state->results.num_results,
-                                   (u32) index));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Null operand! State=%p #Ops=%X Index=%X",
+                            walk_state, state->results.num_results,
+                            (u32) index));
                 return (AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE);
         }
 
@@ -281,19 +282,21 @@ acpi_ds_result_push(union acpi_operand_object * object,
 
         state = walk_state->results;
         if (!state) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No result stack frame during push\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No result stack frame during push"));
                 return (AE_AML_INTERNAL);
         }
 
         if (state->results.num_results == ACPI_OBJ_NUM_OPERANDS) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Result stack overflow: Obj=%p State=%p Num=%X\n", object, walk_state, state->results.num_results));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Result stack overflow: Obj=%p State=%p Num=%X",
+                            object, walk_state, state->results.num_results));
                 return (AE_STACK_OVERFLOW);
         }
 
         if (!object) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null Object! Obj=%p State=%p Num=%X\n",
-                                   object, walk_state,
-                                   state->results.num_results));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Null Object! Obj=%p State=%p Num=%X",
+                            object, walk_state, state->results.num_results));
                 return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -402,7 +405,9 @@ acpi_ds_obj_stack_push(void *object, struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
         /* Check for stack overflow */
 
         if (walk_state->num_operands >= ACPI_OBJ_NUM_OPERANDS) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Object stack overflow! Obj=%p State=%p #Ops=%X\n", object, walk_state, walk_state->num_operands));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Object stack overflow! Obj=%p State=%p #Ops=%X",
+                            object, walk_state, walk_state->num_operands));
                 return (AE_STACK_OVERFLOW);
         }
 
@@ -446,7 +451,10 @@ acpi_ds_obj_stack_pop(u32 pop_count, struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
                 /* Check for stack underflow */
 
                 if (walk_state->num_operands == 0) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Object stack underflow! Count=%X State=%p #Ops=%X\n", pop_count, walk_state, walk_state->num_operands));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Object stack underflow! Count=%X State=%p #Ops=%X",
+                                    pop_count, walk_state,
+                                    walk_state->num_operands));
                         return (AE_STACK_UNDERFLOW);
                 }
 
@@ -489,7 +497,10 @@ acpi_ds_obj_stack_pop_and_delete(u32 pop_count,
                 /* Check for stack underflow */
 
                 if (walk_state->num_operands == 0) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Object stack underflow! Count=%X State=%p #Ops=%X\n", pop_count, walk_state, walk_state->num_operands));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Object stack underflow! Count=%X State=%p #Ops=%X",
+                                    pop_count, walk_state,
+                                    walk_state->num_operands));
                         return (AE_STACK_UNDERFLOW);
                 }
 
@@ -806,14 +817,14 @@ void acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
         }
 
         if (walk_state->data_type != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_WALK) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%p is not a valid walk state\n",
-                                   walk_state));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "%p is not a valid walk state",
+                            walk_state));
                 return;
         }
 
         if (walk_state->parser_state.scope) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%p walk still has a scope list\n",
-                                   walk_state));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "%p walk still has a scope list",
+                            walk_state));
         }
 
         /* Always must free any linked control states */
@@ -872,18 +883,24 @@ acpi_ds_result_insert(void *object,
 
         state = walk_state->results;
         if (!state) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No result object pushed! State=%p\n",
-                                   walk_state));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No result object pushed! State=%p",
+                            walk_state));
                 return (AE_NOT_EXIST);
         }
 
         if (index >= ACPI_OBJ_NUM_OPERANDS) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Index out of range: %X Obj=%p State=%p Num=%X\n", index, object, walk_state, state->results.num_results));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Index out of range: %X Obj=%p State=%p Num=%X",
+                            index, object, walk_state,
+                            state->results.num_results));
                 return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
         if (!object) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null Object! Index=%X Obj=%p State=%p Num=%X\n", index, object, walk_state, state->results.num_results));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Null Object! Index=%X Obj=%p State=%p Num=%X",
+                            index, object, walk_state,
+                            state->results.num_results));
                 return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -957,7 +974,9 @@ acpi_ds_obj_stack_pop_object(union acpi_operand_object **object,
         /* Check for stack underflow */
 
         if (walk_state->num_operands == 0) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Missing operand/stack empty! State=%p #Ops=%X\n", walk_state, walk_state->num_operands));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Missing operand/stack empty! State=%p #Ops=%X",
+                            walk_state, walk_state->num_operands));
                 *object = NULL;
                 return (AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
         }
@@ -969,8 +988,9 @@ acpi_ds_obj_stack_pop_object(union acpi_operand_object **object,
         /* Check for a valid operand */
 
         if (!walk_state->operands[walk_state->num_operands]) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null operand! State=%p #Ops=%X\n",
-                                   walk_state, walk_state->num_operands));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Null operand! State=%p #Ops=%X",
+                            walk_state, walk_state->num_operands));
                 *object = NULL;
                 return (AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evevent.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evevent.c
index b380ae1044b..c9ac05c4685 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evevent.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evevent.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_initialize_events(void)
         /* Make sure we have ACPI tables */
 
         if (!acpi_gbl_DSDT) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("No ACPI tables present!\n"));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "No ACPI tables present!"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES);
         }
 
@@ -84,14 +84,15 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_initialize_events(void)
          */
         status = acpi_ev_fixed_event_initialize();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unable to initialize fixed events, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Unable to initialize fixed events"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
         status = acpi_ev_gpe_initialize();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unable to initialize general purpose events, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Unable to initialize general purpose events"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -162,7 +163,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_install_xrupt_handlers(void)
 
         status = acpi_ev_install_sci_handler();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unable to install System Control Interrupt Handler, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Unable to install System Control Interrupt handler"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -170,7 +172,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_install_xrupt_handlers(void)
 
         status = acpi_ev_init_global_lock_handler();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unable to initialize Global Lock handler, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Unable to initialize Global Lock handler"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -304,7 +307,9 @@ static u32 acpi_ev_fixed_event_dispatch(u32 event)
                                         enable_register_id, 0,
                                         ACPI_MTX_DO_NOT_LOCK);
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No installed handler for fixed event [%08X]\n", event));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No installed handler for fixed event [%08X]",
+                            event));
 
                 return (ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
index 353b907edbf..f64f977dd3d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpe.c
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ u32 acpi_ev_gpe_detect(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info * gpe_xrupt_list)
         u8 enabled_status_byte;
         u32 status_reg;
         u32 enable_reg;
-        acpi_native_uint flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
         acpi_native_uint i;
         acpi_native_uint j;
 
@@ -546,7 +546,11 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method(void *context)
 
                 status = acpi_ns_evaluate_by_handle(&info);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s while evaluating method [%4.4s] for GPE[%2X]\n", acpi_format_exception(status), acpi_ut_get_node_name(local_gpe_event_info.dispatch.method_node), gpe_number));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "While evaluating method [%4.4s] for GPE[%2X]",
+                                        acpi_ut_get_node_name
+                                        (local_gpe_event_info.dispatch.
+                                         method_node), gpe_number));
                 }
         }
 
@@ -599,9 +603,9 @@ acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
             ACPI_GPE_EDGE_TRIGGERED) {
                 status = acpi_hw_clear_gpe(gpe_event_info);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s, Unable to clear GPE[%2X]\n",
-                                           acpi_format_exception(status),
-                                           gpe_number));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Unable to clear GPE[%2X]",
+                                        gpe_number));
                         return_UINT32(ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED);
                 }
         }
@@ -639,7 +643,9 @@ acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
                     ACPI_GPE_LEVEL_TRIGGERED) {
                         status = acpi_hw_clear_gpe(gpe_event_info);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s, Unable to clear GPE[%2X]\n", acpi_format_exception(status), gpe_number));
+                                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                "Unable to clear GPE[%2X]",
+                                                gpe_number));
                                 return_UINT32(ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED);
                         }
                 }
@@ -653,9 +659,9 @@ acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
                  */
                 status = acpi_ev_disable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s, Unable to disable GPE[%2X]\n",
-                                           acpi_format_exception(status),
-                                           gpe_number));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Unable to disable GPE[%2X]",
+                                        gpe_number));
                         return_UINT32(ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED);
                 }
 
@@ -667,7 +673,9 @@ acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
                                                      acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method,
                                                      gpe_event_info);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s, Unable to queue handler for GPE[%2X] - event disabled\n", acpi_format_exception(status), gpe_number));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Unable to queue handler for GPE[%2X] - event disabled",
+                                        gpe_number));
                 }
                 break;
 
@@ -675,7 +683,9 @@ acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
 
                 /* No handler or method to run! */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No handler or method for GPE[%2X], disabling event\n", gpe_number));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No handler or method for GPE[%2X], disabling event",
+                            gpe_number));
 
                 /*
                  * Disable the GPE.  The GPE will remain disabled until the ACPI
@@ -683,9 +693,9 @@ acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
                  */
                 status = acpi_ev_disable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s, Unable to disable GPE[%2X]\n",
-                                           acpi_format_exception(status),
-                                           gpe_number));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Unable to disable GPE[%2X]",
+                                        gpe_number));
                         return_UINT32(ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -728,7 +738,9 @@ acpi_ev_check_for_wake_only_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
 
                 acpi_ev_set_gpe_type(gpe_event_info, ACPI_GPE_TYPE_WAKE);
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_INFO(("GPE %p was updated from wake/run to wake-only\n", gpe_event_info));
+                ACPI_INFO((AE_INFO,
+                           "GPE %p was updated from wake/run to wake-only",
+                           gpe_event_info));
 
                 /* This was a wake-only GPE */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpeblk.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpeblk.c
index 3b9bbdda551..0fd00b5ad65 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evgpeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evgpeblk.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_walk_gpe_list(ACPI_GPE_CALLBACK gpe_walk_callback)
         struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block;
         struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info;
         acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-        acpi_native_uint flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ev_walk_gpe_list");
 
@@ -279,7 +279,9 @@ acpi_ev_save_method_info(acpi_handle obj_handle,
         default:
                 /* Unknown method type, just ignore it! */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown GPE method type: %s (name not of form _Lxx or _Exx)\n", name));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unknown GPE method type: %s (name not of form _Lxx or _Exx)",
+                            name));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
         }
 
@@ -289,7 +291,9 @@ acpi_ev_save_method_info(acpi_handle obj_handle,
         if (gpe_number == ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
                 /* Conversion failed; invalid method, just ignore it */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not extract GPE number from name: %s (name is not of form _Lxx or _Exx)\n", name));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Could not extract GPE number from name: %s (name is not of form _Lxx or _Exx)",
+                            name));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
         }
 
@@ -476,7 +480,7 @@ static struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *acpi_ev_get_gpe_xrupt_block(u32
         struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *next_gpe_xrupt;
         struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt;
         acpi_status status;
-        acpi_native_uint flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ev_get_gpe_xrupt_block");
 
@@ -523,7 +527,9 @@ static struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *acpi_ev_get_gpe_xrupt_block(u32
                                                            acpi_ev_gpe_xrupt_handler,
                                                            gpe_xrupt);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not install GPE interrupt handler at level 0x%X\n", interrupt_number));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not install GPE interrupt handler at level 0x%X",
+                                    interrupt_number));
                         return_PTR(NULL);
                 }
         }
@@ -548,7 +554,7 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_ev_delete_gpe_xrupt(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt)
 {
         acpi_status status;
-        acpi_native_uint flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ev_delete_gpe_xrupt");
 
@@ -606,7 +612,7 @@ acpi_ev_install_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block,
         struct acpi_gpe_block_info *next_gpe_block;
         struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_block;
         acpi_status status;
-        acpi_native_uint flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ev_install_gpe_block");
 
@@ -659,7 +665,7 @@ acpi_ev_install_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block,
 acpi_status acpi_ev_delete_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block)
 {
         acpi_status status;
-        acpi_native_uint flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ev_install_gpe_block");
 
@@ -739,7 +745,8 @@ acpi_ev_create_gpe_info_blocks(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block)
                                                sizeof(struct
                                                       acpi_gpe_register_info));
         if (!gpe_register_info) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate the gpe_register_info table\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Could not allocate the gpe_register_info table"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
         }
 
@@ -752,7 +759,8 @@ acpi_ev_create_gpe_info_blocks(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block)
                                              ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH) *
                                             sizeof(struct acpi_gpe_event_info));
         if (!gpe_event_info) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate the gpe_event_info table\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Could not allocate the gpe_event_info table"));
                 status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
                 goto error_exit;
         }
@@ -1032,8 +1040,8 @@ acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block(struct acpi_namespace_node *gpe_device,
 
         status = acpi_hw_enable_runtime_gpe_block(NULL, gpe_block);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not enable GPEs in gpe_block %p\n",
-                                   gpe_block));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not enable GPEs in gpe_block %p",
+                            gpe_block));
         }
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -1107,8 +1115,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_gpe_initialize(void)
                                                   &acpi_gbl_gpe_fadt_blocks[0]);
 
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not create GPE Block 0, %s\n",
-                                           acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Could not create GPE Block 0"));
                 }
         }
 
@@ -1121,7 +1129,12 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_gpe_initialize(void)
 
                 if ((register_count0) &&
                     (gpe_number_max >= acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe1_base)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("GPE0 block (GPE 0 to %d) overlaps the GPE1 block (GPE %d to %d) - Ignoring GPE1\n", gpe_number_max, acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe1_base, acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe1_base + ((register_count1 * ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH) - 1)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "GPE0 block (GPE 0 to %d) overlaps the GPE1 block (GPE %d to %d) - Ignoring GPE1",
+                                    gpe_number_max, acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe1_base,
+                                    acpi_gbl_FADT->gpe1_base +
+                                    ((register_count1 *
+                                      ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH) - 1)));
 
                         /* Ignore GPE1 block by setting the register count to zero */
 
@@ -1139,7 +1152,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_gpe_initialize(void)
                                                      [1]);
 
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not create GPE Block 1, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                "Could not create GPE Block 1"));
                         }
 
                         /*
@@ -1165,7 +1179,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_gpe_initialize(void)
         /* Check for Max GPE number out-of-range */
 
         if (gpe_number_max > ACPI_GPE_MAX) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Maximum GPE number from FADT is too large: 0x%X\n", gpe_number_max));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Maximum GPE number from FADT is too large: 0x%X",
+                            gpe_number_max));
                 status = AE_BAD_VALUE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
index 78883239784..0909ba69577 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_global_lock_thread(void *context)
                     acpi_os_signal_semaphore(acpi_gbl_global_lock_semaphore,
                                              acpi_gbl_global_lock_thread_count);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not signal Global Lock semaphore\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not signal Global Lock semaphore"));
                 }
         }
 }
@@ -344,7 +345,8 @@ static u32 acpi_ev_global_lock_handler(void *context)
                                                      acpi_ev_global_lock_thread,
                                                      context);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not queue Global Lock thread, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Could not queue Global Lock thread"));
 
                         return (ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED);
                 }
@@ -384,7 +386,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_init_global_lock_handler(void)
          * with an error.
          */
         if (status == AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No response from Global Lock hardware, disabling lock\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No response from Global Lock hardware, disabling lock"));
 
                 acpi_gbl_global_lock_present = FALSE;
                 status = AE_OK;
@@ -480,7 +483,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_release_global_lock(void)
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ev_release_global_lock");
 
         if (!acpi_gbl_global_lock_thread_count) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Cannot release HW Global Lock, it has not been acquired\n"));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "Cannot release HW Global Lock, it has not been acquired"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_ACQUIRED);
         }
 
@@ -542,7 +546,9 @@ void acpi_ev_terminate(void)
                 for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_FIXED_EVENTS; i++) {
                         status = acpi_disable_event((u32) i, 0);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not disable fixed event %d\n", (u32) i));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Could not disable fixed event %d",
+                                            (u32) i));
                         }
                 }
 
@@ -554,7 +560,7 @@ void acpi_ev_terminate(void)
 
                 status = acpi_ev_remove_sci_handler();
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not remove SCI handler\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not remove SCI handler"));
                 }
         }
 
@@ -567,7 +573,7 @@ void acpi_ev_terminate(void)
         if (acpi_gbl_original_mode == ACPI_SYS_MODE_LEGACY) {
                 status = acpi_disable();
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("acpi_disable failed\n"));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "acpi_disable failed"));
                 }
         }
         return_VOID;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evregion.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evregion.c
index 900e5b32e59..6da58e77641 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evregion.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evregion.c
@@ -295,11 +295,12 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
 
         handler_desc = region_obj->region.handler;
         if (!handler_desc) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No handler for Region [%4.4s] (%p) [%s]\n",
-                                   acpi_ut_get_node_name(region_obj->region.
-                                                         node), region_obj,
-                                   acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.
-                                                           space_id)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No handler for Region [%4.4s] (%p) [%s]",
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(region_obj->region.node),
+                            region_obj,
+                            acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.
+                                                    space_id)));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST);
         }
@@ -316,7 +317,11 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
                 if (!region_setup) {
                         /* No initialization routine, exit with error */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No init routine for region(%p) [%s]\n", region_obj, acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.space_id)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "No init routine for region(%p) [%s]",
+                                    region_obj,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.
+                                                            space_id)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST);
                 }
 
@@ -341,11 +346,11 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
                 /* Check for failure of the Region Setup */
 
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Region Initialization: %s [%s]\n",
-                                           acpi_format_exception(status),
-                                           acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->
-                                                                   region.
-                                                                   space_id)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "During region initialization: [%s]",
+                                        acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->
+                                                                region.
+                                                                space_id)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
 
@@ -399,10 +404,9 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
                          region_obj2->extra.region_context);
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Handler for [%s] returned %s\n",
-                                   acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.
-                                                           space_id),
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Returned by Handler for [%s]",
+                                acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.
+                                                        space_id)));
         }
 
         if (!
@@ -494,7 +498,10 @@ acpi_ev_detach_region(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
 
                         status = acpi_ev_execute_reg_method(region_obj, 0);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s from region _REG, [%s]\n", acpi_format_exception(status), acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.space_id)));
+                                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                "from region _REG, [%s]",
+                                                acpi_ut_get_region_name
+                                                (region_obj->region.space_id)));
                         }
 
                         if (acpi_ns_is_locked) {
@@ -516,7 +523,10 @@ acpi_ev_detach_region(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
                         /* Init routine may fail, Just ignore errors */
 
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s from region init, [%s]\n", acpi_format_exception(status), acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.space_id)));
+                                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                "from region init, [%s]",
+                                                acpi_ut_get_region_name
+                                                (region_obj->region.space_id)));
                         }
 
                         region_obj->region.flags &= ~(AOPOBJ_SETUP_COMPLETE);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evrgnini.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evrgnini.c
index de1a38e9ce2..baed8c1a1b9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evrgnini.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evrgnini.c
@@ -233,7 +233,11 @@ acpi_ev_pci_config_region_setup(acpi_handle handle,
                                                          */
                                                         status = AE_OK;
                                                 } else {
-                                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not install pci_config handler for Root Bridge %4.4s, %s\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(pci_root_node), acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                                                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO,
+                                                                        status,
+                                                                        "Could not install pci_config handler for Root Bridge %4.4s",
+                                                                        acpi_ut_get_node_name
+                                                                        (pci_root_node)));
                                                 }
                                         }
                                         break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
index b2f69b1ac4b..b38b39dde54 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ acpi_install_fixed_event_handler(u32 event,
         if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
                 status = acpi_enable_event(event, 0);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Could not enable fixed event %X\n",
-                                     event));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Could not enable fixed event %X",
+                              event));
 
                 /* Remove the handler */
 
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ acpi_remove_fixed_event_handler(u32 event, acpi_event_handler handler)
         acpi_gbl_fixed_event_handlers[event].context = NULL;
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Could not write to fixed event enable register %X\n", event));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "Could not write to fixed event enable register %X",
+                              event));
         } else {
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Disabled fixed event %X\n",
                                   event));
@@ -561,7 +563,7 @@ acpi_install_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
         struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
         struct acpi_handler_info *handler;
         acpi_status status;
-        acpi_native_uint flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("acpi_install_gpe_handler");
 
@@ -652,7 +654,7 @@ acpi_remove_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
         struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
         struct acpi_handler_info *handler;
         acpi_status status;
-        acpi_native_uint flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("acpi_remove_gpe_handler");
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evxfevnt.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evxfevnt.c
index 90eb7939e98..ec9ce8429f1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evxfevnt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evxfevnt.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_enable(void)
         /* Make sure we have the FADT */
 
         if (!acpi_gbl_FADT) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("No FADT information present!\n"));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "No FADT information present!"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES);
         }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_enable(void)
 
                 status = acpi_hw_set_mode(ACPI_SYS_MODE_ACPI);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not transition to ACPI mode\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not transition to ACPI mode"));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
 
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_disable(void)
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("acpi_disable");
 
         if (!acpi_gbl_FADT) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("No FADT information present!\n"));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "No FADT information present!"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES);
         }
 
@@ -125,7 +126,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_disable(void)
                 status = acpi_hw_set_mode(ACPI_SYS_MODE_LEGACY);
 
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not exit ACPI mode to legacy mode"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not exit ACPI mode to legacy mode"));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
 
@@ -182,8 +184,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_enable_event(u32 event, u32 flags)
         }
 
         if (value != 1) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not enable %s event\n",
-                                   acpi_ut_get_event_name(event)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Could not enable %s event",
+                            acpi_ut_get_event_name(event)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE);
         }
 
@@ -380,8 +383,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_disable_event(u32 event, u32 flags)
         }
 
         if (value != 0) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not disable %s events\n",
-                                   acpi_ut_get_event_name(event)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Could not disable %s events",
+                            acpi_ut_get_event_name(event)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
index 109d0255a5b..a29782fe3ec 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
@@ -413,7 +413,9 @@ acpi_ex_load_op(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
             (!ACPI_STRNCMP(table_ptr->signature,
                            acpi_gbl_table_data[ACPI_TABLE_SSDT].signature,
                            acpi_gbl_table_data[ACPI_TABLE_SSDT].sig_length))) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Table has invalid signature [%4.4s], must be SSDT or PSDT\n", table_ptr->signature));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Table has invalid signature [%4.4s], must be SSDT or PSDT",
+                            table_ptr->signature));
                 status = AE_BAD_SIGNATURE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconvrt.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconvrt.c
index e6f55cf8ad3..e6d52e12d77 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconvrt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconvrt.c
@@ -641,7 +641,9 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_target_type(acpi_object_type destination_type,
                         break;
 
                 default:
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Bad destination type during conversion: %X\n", destination_type));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Bad destination type during conversion: %X",
+                                    destination_type));
                         status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
                         break;
                 }
@@ -654,7 +656,12 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_target_type(acpi_object_type destination_type,
                 break;
 
         default:
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown Target type ID 0x%X aml_opcode %X dest_type %s\n", GET_CURRENT_ARG_TYPE(walk_state->op_info->runtime_args), walk_state->opcode, acpi_ut_get_type_name(destination_type)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unknown Target type ID 0x%X aml_opcode %X dest_type %s",
+                            GET_CURRENT_ARG_TYPE(walk_state->op_info->
+                                                 runtime_args),
+                            walk_state->opcode,
+                            acpi_ut_get_type_name(destination_type)));
                 status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
index da313dad576..68057540283 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ acpi_ex_create_region(u8 * aml_start,
          */
         if ((region_space >= ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS) &&
             (region_space < ACPI_USER_REGION_BEGIN)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid address_space type %X\n",
-                                   region_space));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid address_space type %X",
+                            region_space));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INVALID_SPACE_ID);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exfield.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exfield.c
index 78a76f91a1c..e259201ce9a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exfield.c
@@ -249,13 +249,18 @@ acpi_ex_write_data_to_field(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
                  * Source must be a buffer of sufficient size (ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE).
                  */
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(source_desc) != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("SMBus write requires Buffer, found type %s\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "SMBus write requires Buffer, found type %s",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
 
                 if (source_desc->buffer.length < ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("SMBus write requires Buffer of length %X, found length %X\n", ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE, source_desc->buffer.length));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "SMBus write requires Buffer of length %X, found length %X",
+                                    ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE,
+                                    source_desc->buffer.length));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT);
                 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exfldio.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exfldio.c
index 9fe27fd04a2..bd1af35f7fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exfldio.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exfldio.c
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ acpi_ex_setup_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
         /* We must have a valid region */
 
         if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(rgn_desc) != ACPI_TYPE_REGION) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed Region, found type %X (%s)\n",
-                                   ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(rgn_desc),
-                                   acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(rgn_desc)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Needed Region, found type %X (%s)",
+                            ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(rgn_desc),
+                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(rgn_desc)));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
         }
@@ -161,14 +161,28 @@ acpi_ex_setup_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
                          * than the region itself.  For example, a region of length one
                          * byte, and a field with Dword access specified.
                          */
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Field [%4.4s] access width (%d bytes) too large for region [%4.4s] (length %X)\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->common_field.node), obj_desc->common_field.access_byte_width, acpi_ut_get_node_name(rgn_desc->region.node), rgn_desc->region.length));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Field [%4.4s] access width (%d bytes) too large for region [%4.4s] (length %X)",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->
+                                                          common_field.node),
+                                    obj_desc->common_field.access_byte_width,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_node_name(rgn_desc->region.
+                                                          node),
+                                    rgn_desc->region.length));
                 }
 
                 /*
                  * Offset rounded up to next multiple of field width
                  * exceeds region length, indicate an error
                  */
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Field [%4.4s] Base+Offset+Width %X+%X+%X is beyond end of region [%4.4s] (length %X)\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->common_field.node), obj_desc->common_field.base_byte_offset, field_datum_byte_offset, obj_desc->common_field.access_byte_width, acpi_ut_get_node_name(rgn_desc->region.node), rgn_desc->region.length));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Field [%4.4s] Base+Offset+Width %X+%X+%X is beyond end of region [%4.4s] (length %X)",
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->common_field.node),
+                            obj_desc->common_field.base_byte_offset,
+                            field_datum_byte_offset,
+                            obj_desc->common_field.access_byte_width,
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(rgn_desc->region.node),
+                            rgn_desc->region.length));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_REGION_LIMIT);
         }
@@ -252,17 +266,17 @@ acpi_ex_access_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                 if (status == AE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Region %s(%X) not implemented\n",
-                                           acpi_ut_get_region_name(rgn_desc->
-                                                                   region.
-                                                                   space_id),
-                                           rgn_desc->region.space_id));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Region %s(%X) not implemented",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_region_name(rgn_desc->region.
+                                                            space_id),
+                                    rgn_desc->region.space_id));
                 } else if (status == AE_NOT_EXIST) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Region %s(%X) has no handler\n",
-                                           acpi_ut_get_region_name(rgn_desc->
-                                                                   region.
-                                                                   space_id),
-                                           rgn_desc->region.space_id));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Region %s(%X) has no handler",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_region_name(rgn_desc->region.
+                                                            space_id),
+                                    rgn_desc->region.space_id));
                 }
         }
 
@@ -495,8 +509,8 @@ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Wrong object type in field I/O %X\n",
-                                   ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Wrong object type in field I/O %X",
+                            ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc)));
                 status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
                 break;
         }
@@ -599,10 +613,11 @@ acpi_ex_write_with_update_rule(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
                 default:
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown update_rule value: %X\n",
-                                           (obj_desc->common_field.
-                                            field_flags &
-                                            AML_FIELD_UPDATE_RULE_MASK)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Unknown update_rule value: %X",
+                                    (obj_desc->common_field.
+                                     field_flags &
+                                     AML_FIELD_UPDATE_RULE_MASK)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE);
                 }
         }
@@ -657,7 +672,9 @@ acpi_ex_extract_from_field(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
         if (buffer_length <
             ACPI_ROUND_BITS_UP_TO_BYTES(obj_desc->common_field.bit_length)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Field size %X (bits) is too large for buffer (%X)\n", obj_desc->common_field.bit_length, buffer_length));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Field size %X (bits) is too large for buffer (%X)",
+                            obj_desc->common_field.bit_length, buffer_length));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW);
         }
@@ -769,7 +786,9 @@ acpi_ex_insert_into_field(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
         if (buffer_length <
             ACPI_ROUND_BITS_UP_TO_BYTES(obj_desc->common_field.bit_length)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Field size %X (bits) is too large for buffer (%X)\n", obj_desc->common_field.bit_length, buffer_length));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Field size %X (bits) is too large for buffer (%X)",
+                            obj_desc->common_field.bit_length, buffer_length));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW);
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exmisc.c
index 5ad34566738..48c18d29222 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exmisc.c
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ acpi_ex_get_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
                 default:
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown Reference opcode %X\n",
-                                           obj_desc->reference.opcode));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown Reference opcode %X",
+                                    obj_desc->reference.opcode));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                 }
                 break;
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ acpi_ex_get_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid descriptor type %X\n",
-                                   ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(obj_desc)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid descriptor type %X",
+                            ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(obj_desc)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_TYPE);
         }
 
@@ -166,15 +166,18 @@ acpi_ex_concat_template(union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
         u8 *end_tag;
         acpi_size length0;
         acpi_size length1;
+        acpi_size new_length;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ex_concat_template");
 
         /*
          * Find the end_tag descriptor in each resource template.
-         * Note: returned pointers point TO the end_tag, not past it.
-         *
-         * Compute the length of each resource template
+         * Note1: returned pointers point TO the end_tag, not past it.
+         * Note2: zero-length buffers are allowed; treated like one end_tag
          */
+
+        /* Get the length of the first resource template */
+
         status = acpi_ut_get_resource_end_tag(operand0, &end_tag);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -182,19 +185,22 @@ acpi_ex_concat_template(union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
 
         length0 = ACPI_PTR_DIFF(end_tag, operand0->buffer.pointer);
 
+        /* Get the length of the second resource template */
+
         status = acpi_ut_get_resource_end_tag(operand1, &end_tag);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
-        /* Include the end_tag in the second template length */
+        length1 = ACPI_PTR_DIFF(end_tag, operand1->buffer.pointer);
+
+        /* Combine both lengths, minimum size will be 2 for end_tag */
 
-        length1 = ACPI_PTR_DIFF(end_tag, operand1->buffer.pointer) +
-            sizeof(struct aml_resource_end_tag);
+        new_length = length0 + length1 + sizeof(struct aml_resource_end_tag);
 
-        /* Create a new buffer object for the result */
+        /* Create a new buffer object for the result (with one end_tag) */
 
-        return_desc = acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(length0 + length1);
+        return_desc = acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(new_length);
         if (!return_desc) {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
         }
@@ -207,9 +213,10 @@ acpi_ex_concat_template(union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
         ACPI_MEMCPY(new_buf, operand0->buffer.pointer, length0);
         ACPI_MEMCPY(new_buf + length0, operand1->buffer.pointer, length1);
 
-        /* Set the end_tag checksum to zero, means "ignore checksum" */
+        /* Insert end_tag and set the checksum to zero, means "ignore checksum" */
 
-        new_buf[return_desc->buffer.length - 1] = 0;
+        new_buf[new_length - 1] = 0;
+        new_buf[new_length - 2] = ACPI_RESOURCE_NAME_END_TAG | 1;
 
         /* Return the completed resource template */
 
@@ -268,8 +275,8 @@ acpi_ex_do_concatenate(union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
                 break;
 
         default:
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid object type: %X\n",
-                                   ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(operand0)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid object type: %X",
+                            ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(operand0)));
                 status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
         }
 
@@ -370,8 +377,8 @@ acpi_ex_do_concatenate(union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
 
                 /* Invalid object type, should not happen here */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid object type: %X\n",
-                                   ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(operand0)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid object type: %X",
+                            ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(operand0)));
                 status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exmutex.c
index 89b8ab79410..f843b22e20b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exmutex.c
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ acpi_ex_acquire_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *time_desc,
         /* Sanity check -- we must have a valid thread ID */
 
         if (!walk_state->thread) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Cannot acquire Mutex [%4.4s], null thread info\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Cannot acquire Mutex [%4.4s], null thread info",
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
         }
 
@@ -162,7 +164,9 @@ acpi_ex_acquire_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *time_desc,
          * mutex.  This mechanism provides some deadlock prevention
          */
         if (walk_state->thread->current_sync_level > obj_desc->mutex.sync_level) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Cannot acquire Mutex [%4.4s], incorrect sync_level\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Cannot acquire Mutex [%4.4s], incorrect sync_level",
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_ORDER);
         }
 
@@ -237,14 +241,18 @@ acpi_ex_release_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
         /* The mutex must have been previously acquired in order to release it */
 
         if (!obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], not acquired\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], not acquired",
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED);
         }
 
         /* Sanity check -- we must have a valid thread ID */
 
         if (!walk_state->thread) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], null thread info\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], null thread info",
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
         }
 
@@ -255,7 +263,11 @@ acpi_ex_release_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
         if ((obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id !=
              walk_state->thread->thread_id)
             && (obj_desc->mutex.semaphore != acpi_gbl_global_lock_semaphore)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Thread %X cannot release Mutex [%4.4s] acquired by thread %X\n", walk_state->thread->thread_id, acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node), obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Thread %X cannot release Mutex [%4.4s] acquired by thread %X",
+                            walk_state->thread->thread_id,
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node),
+                            obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NOT_OWNER);
         }
 
@@ -264,7 +276,9 @@ acpi_ex_release_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
          * equal to the current sync level
          */
         if (obj_desc->mutex.sync_level > walk_state->thread->current_sync_level) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], incorrect sync_level\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], incorrect sync_level",
+                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_ORDER);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exnames.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exnames.c
index de3216b6a4f..054fe5e1a31 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exnames.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ static char *acpi_ex_allocate_name_string(u32 prefix_count, u32 num_name_segs)
          */
         name_string = ACPI_MEM_ALLOCATE(size_needed);
         if (!name_string) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate size %d\n",
-                                   size_needed));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Could not allocate size %d", size_needed));
                 return_PTR(NULL);
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ex_name_segment(u8 ** in_aml_address, char *name_string)
         char_buf[0] = *aml_address;
 
         if ('0' <= char_buf[0] && char_buf[0] <= '9') {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid leading digit: %c\n", char_buf[0]));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid leading digit: %c", char_buf[0]));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_CTRL_PENDING);
         }
 
@@ -211,8 +211,9 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ex_name_segment(u8 ** in_aml_address, char *name_string)
                  * the required 4
                  */
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_NAME;
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Bad character %02x in name, at %p\n",
-                                   *aml_address, aml_address));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Bad character %02x in name, at %p",
+                            *aml_address, aml_address));
         }
 
         *in_aml_address = ACPI_CAST_PTR(u8, aml_address);
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ acpi_ex_get_name_string(acpi_object_type data_type,
         if (AE_CTRL_PENDING == status && has_prefix) {
                 /* Ran out of segments after processing a prefix */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Malformed Name at %p\n", name_string));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Malformed Name at %p", name_string));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_NAME;
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
index bc8837ecb71..23d0823bcd5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_0A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:                /*  Unknown opcode  */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 break;
         }
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:                /*  Unknown opcode  */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 break;
         }
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:                /* Unknown opcode */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                                 /* Check the range of the digit */
 
                                 if (temp32 > 9) {
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("BCD digit too large (not decimal): 0x%X\n", temp32));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "BCD digit too large (not decimal): 0x%X",
+                                                    temp32));
 
                                         status = AE_AML_NUMERIC_OVERFLOW;
                                         goto cleanup;
@@ -394,7 +396,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                         /* Overflow if there is any data left in Digit */
 
                         if (digit > 0) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Integer too large to convert to BCD: %8.8X%8.8X\n", ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(operand[0]->integer.value)));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Integer too large to convert to BCD: %8.8X%8.8X",
+                                            ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(operand[0]->
+                                                               integer.value)));
                                 status = AE_AML_NUMERIC_OVERFLOW;
                                 goto cleanup;
                         }
@@ -521,16 +526,16 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
                 /* These are two obsolete opcodes */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s is obsolete and not implemented\n",
-                                   acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(walk_state->
-                                                           opcode)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "%s is obsolete and not implemented",
+                            acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(walk_state->opcode)));
                 status = AE_SUPPORT;
                 goto cleanup;
 
         default:                /* Unknown opcode */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -636,10 +641,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                     acpi_ex_resolve_operands(AML_LNOT_OP, &temp_desc,
                                              walk_state);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s: bad operand(s) %s\n",
-                                           acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(walk_state->
-                                                                   opcode),
-                                           acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "While resolving operands for [%s]",
+                                        acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(walk_state->
+                                                                opcode)));
 
                         goto cleanup;
                 }
@@ -738,7 +743,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                         break;
 
                 default:
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Operand is not Buf/Int/Str/Pkg - found type %s\n", acpi_ut_get_type_name(type)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Operand is not Buf/Int/Str/Pkg - found type %s",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_type_name(type)));
                         status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                         goto cleanup;
                 }
@@ -935,7 +942,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
                                 default:
 
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown Index target_type %X in obj %p\n", operand[0]->reference.target_type, operand[0]));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "Unknown Index target_type %X in obj %p",
+                                                    operand[0]->reference.
+                                                    target_type, operand[0]));
                                         status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                                         goto cleanup;
                                 }
@@ -961,7 +971,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                                 break;
 
                         default:
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown opcode in ref(%p) - %X\n", operand[0], operand[0]->reference.opcode));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Unknown opcode in ref(%p) - %X",
+                                            operand[0],
+                                            operand[0]->reference.opcode));
 
                                 status = AE_TYPE;
                                 goto cleanup;
@@ -971,8 +984,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg2.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg2.c
index 7c59dda4094..e263a5ddd40 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg2.c
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_0T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                 /* Are notifies allowed on this object? */
 
                 if (!acpi_ev_is_notify_object(node)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unexpected notify object type [%s]\n", acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Unexpected notify object type [%s]",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type)));
 
                         status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                         break;
@@ -155,8 +157,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_0T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
         }
 
@@ -220,8 +222,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_2T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -389,7 +391,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                         /* Object to be indexed is a Package */
 
                         if (index >= operand[0]->package.count) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Index value (%X%8.8X) beyond package end (%X)\n", ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(index), operand[0]->package.count));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Index value (%X%8.8X) beyond package end (%X)",
+                                            ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(index),
+                                            operand[0]->package.count));
                                 status = AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT;
                                 goto cleanup;
                         }
@@ -402,7 +407,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                         /* Object to be indexed is a Buffer/String */
 
                         if (index >= operand[0]->buffer.length) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Index value (%X%8.8X) beyond end of buffer (%X)\n", ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(index), operand[0]->buffer.length));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Index value (%X%8.8X) beyond end of buffer (%X)",
+                                            ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(index),
+                                            operand[0]->buffer.length));
                                 status = AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT;
                                 goto cleanup;
                         }
@@ -434,8 +442,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 break;
         }
@@ -539,8 +547,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg3.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg3.c
index a979b338a49..6a3a883cb8a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg3.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg3.c
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_3A_0T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_3A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg6.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg6.c
index 05e7f9b67f2..e043d924444 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg6.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg6.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_6A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 
                 if ((operand[1]->integer.value > MAX_MATCH_OPERATOR) ||
                     (operand[3]->integer.value > MAX_MATCH_OPERATOR)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Match operator out of range\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Match operator out of range"));
                         status = AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE;
                         goto cleanup;
                 }
@@ -243,7 +243,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_6A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 
                 index = operand[5]->integer.value;
                 if (index >= operand[0]->package.count) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Index (%X%8.8X) beyond package end (%X)\n", ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(index), operand[0]->package.count));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Index (%X%8.8X) beyond package end (%X)",
+                                    ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(index),
+                                    operand[0]->package.count));
                         status = AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT;
                         goto cleanup;
                 }
@@ -312,8 +315,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_6A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n",
-                                   walk_state->opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X",
+                            walk_state->opcode));
                 status = AE_AML_BAD_OPCODE;
                 goto cleanup;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
index 3bde780c94c..7719ae5d4f1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exprep.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ acpi_ex_decode_field_access(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
         default:
                 /* Invalid field access type */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown field access type %X\n", access));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown field access type %X", access));
                 return_UINT32(0);
         }
 
@@ -421,13 +421,15 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_prep_field_value(struct acpi_create_field_info *info)
 
         if (info->field_type != ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_INDEX_FIELD) {
                 if (!info->region_node) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null region_node\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null region_node"));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
                 }
 
                 type = acpi_ns_get_type(info->region_node);
                 if (type != ACPI_TYPE_REGION) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed Region, found type %X (%s)\n", type, acpi_ut_get_type_name(type)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Needed Region, found type %X (%s)",
+                                    type, acpi_ut_get_type_name(type)));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
@@ -496,17 +498,17 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_prep_field_value(struct acpi_create_field_info *info)
 
         case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_INDEX_FIELD:
 
+                /* Get the Index and Data registers */
+
                 obj_desc->index_field.index_obj =
                     acpi_ns_get_attached_object(info->register_node);
                 obj_desc->index_field.data_obj =
                     acpi_ns_get_attached_object(info->data_register_node);
-                obj_desc->index_field.value = (u32)
-                    (info->field_bit_position /
-                     ACPI_MUL_8(obj_desc->field.access_byte_width));
 
                 if (!obj_desc->index_field.data_obj
                     || !obj_desc->index_field.index_obj) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null Index Object during field prep\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Null Index Object during field prep"));
                         acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(obj_desc);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                 }
@@ -516,6 +518,15 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_prep_field_value(struct acpi_create_field_info *info)
                 acpi_ut_add_reference(obj_desc->index_field.data_obj);
                 acpi_ut_add_reference(obj_desc->index_field.index_obj);
 
+                /*
+                 * The value written to the Index register is the byte offset of the
+                 * target field
+                 * Note: may change code to: ACPI_DIV_8 (Info->field_bit_position)
+                 */
+                obj_desc->index_field.value = (u32)
+                    (info->field_bit_position /
+                     ACPI_MUL_8(obj_desc->field.access_byte_width));
+
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_BFIELD,
                                   "index_field: bit_off %X, Off %X, Value %X, Gran %X, Index %p, Data %p\n",
                                   obj_desc->index_field.start_field_bit_offset,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exregion.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exregion.c
index 82983575cca..6a4cfdff606 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exregion.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exregion.c
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
                 break;
 
         default:
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid system_memory width %d\n",
-                                   bit_width));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid system_memory width %d",
+                            bit_width));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE);
         }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,10 @@ acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
                                             (void **)&mem_info->
                                             mapped_logical_address);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not map memory at %8.8X%8.8X, size %X\n", ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address), (u32) window_size));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not map memory at %8.8X%8.8X, size %X",
+                                    ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address),
+                                    (u32) window_size));
                         mem_info->mapped_length = 0;
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresnte.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresnte.c
index a5cca7eda21..01b26c80d22 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresnte.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresnte.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(struct acpi_namespace_node **object_ptr,
         }
 
         if (!source_desc) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No object attached to node %p\n", node));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No object attached to node %p", node));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
         }
 
@@ -134,9 +134,8 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(struct acpi_namespace_node **object_ptr,
         case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
 
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(source_desc) != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Object not a Package, type %s\n",
-                                           acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
-                                           (source_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Object not a Package, type %s",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
 
@@ -152,9 +151,8 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(struct acpi_namespace_node **object_ptr,
         case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
 
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(source_desc) != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Object not a Buffer, type %s\n",
-                                           acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
-                                           (source_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Object not a Buffer, type %s",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
 
@@ -170,9 +168,8 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(struct acpi_namespace_node **object_ptr,
         case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
 
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(source_desc) != ACPI_TYPE_STRING) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Object not a String, type %s\n",
-                                           acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
-                                           (source_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Object not a String, type %s",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
 
@@ -185,9 +182,8 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(struct acpi_namespace_node **object_ptr,
         case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
 
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(source_desc) != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Object not a Integer, type %s\n",
-                                           acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
-                                           (source_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Object not a Integer, type %s",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
 
@@ -231,8 +227,8 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(struct acpi_namespace_node **object_ptr,
 
         case ACPI_TYPE_ANY:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Untyped entry %p, no attached object!\n",
-                                   node));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Untyped entry %p, no attached object!", node));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);        /* Cannot be AE_TYPE */
 
@@ -251,7 +247,11 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(struct acpi_namespace_node **object_ptr,
                 default:
                         /* No named references are allowed here */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unsupported Reference opcode %X (%s)\n", source_desc->reference.opcode, acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(source_desc->reference.opcode)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Unsupported Reference opcode %X (%s)",
+                                    source_desc->reference.opcode,
+                                    acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(source_desc->
+                                                            reference.opcode)));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
@@ -261,8 +261,9 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(struct acpi_namespace_node **object_ptr,
 
                 /* Default case is for unknown types */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Node %p - Unknown object type %X\n",
-                                   node, entry_type));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Node %p - Unknown object type %X",
+                            node, entry_type));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
index ae2d2da0084..1deed492fe8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresolv.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR("ex_resolve_to_value", stack_ptr);
 
         if (!stack_ptr || !*stack_ptr) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Internal - null pointer\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Internal - null pointer"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
         }
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
                 }
 
                 if (!*stack_ptr) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Internal - null pointer\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Internal - null pointer"));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
                 }
         }
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
                                          * A NULL object descriptor means an unitialized element of
                                          * the package, can't dereference it
                                          */
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Attempt to deref an Index to NULL pkg element Idx=%p\n", stack_desc));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "Attempt to deref an Index to NULL pkg element Idx=%p",
+                                                    stack_desc));
                                         status = AE_AML_UNINITIALIZED_ELEMENT;
                                 }
                                 break;
@@ -236,7 +238,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
 
                                 /* Invalid reference object */
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown target_type %X in Index/Reference obj %p\n", stack_desc->reference.target_type, stack_desc));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Unknown target_type %X in Index/Reference obj %p",
+                                            stack_desc->reference.target_type,
+                                            stack_desc));
                                 status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
                                 break;
                         }
@@ -261,7 +266,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
 
                 default:
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown Reference opcode %X (%s) in %p\n", opcode, acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(opcode), stack_desc));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Unknown Reference opcode %X (%s) in %p",
+                                    opcode, acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(opcode),
+                                    stack_desc));
                         status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
                         break;
                 }
@@ -383,10 +391,9 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_multiple(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
                         if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(node) !=
                             ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Not a NS node %p [%s]\n",
-                                                   node,
-                                                   acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name
-                                                   (node)));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Not a NS node %p [%s]",
+                                            node,
+                                            acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(node)));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                         }
 
@@ -442,10 +449,9 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_multiple(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
                         if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(node) !=
                             ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Not a NS node %p [%s]\n",
-                                                   node,
-                                                   acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name
-                                                   (node)));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Not a NS node %p [%s]",
+                                            node,
+                                            acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(node)));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                         }
 
@@ -514,8 +520,9 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_multiple(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
                 default:
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown Reference subtype %X\n",
-                                           obj_desc->reference.opcode));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Unknown Reference subtype %X",
+                                    obj_desc->reference.opcode));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                 }
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresop.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresop.c
index 804faebf825..a1c000f5a41 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresop.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <acpi/amlcode.h>
 #include <acpi/acparser.h>
 #include <acpi/acinterp.h>
+#include <acpi/acnamesp.h>
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_EXECUTER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exresop")
@@ -95,9 +96,10 @@ acpi_ex_check_object_type(acpi_object_type type_needed,
         }
 
         if (type_needed != this_type) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed type [%s], found [%s] %p\n",
-                                   acpi_ut_get_type_name(type_needed),
-                                   acpi_ut_get_type_name(this_type), object));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Needed type [%s], found [%s] %p",
+                            acpi_ut_get_type_name(type_needed),
+                            acpi_ut_get_type_name(this_type), object));
 
                 return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
         }
@@ -150,7 +152,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
 
         arg_types = op_info->runtime_args;
         if (arg_types == ARGI_INVALID_OPCODE) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown AML opcode %X\n", opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown AML opcode %X", opcode));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
         }
@@ -168,8 +170,8 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
          */
         while (GET_CURRENT_ARG_TYPE(arg_types)) {
                 if (!stack_ptr || !*stack_ptr) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null stack entry at %p\n",
-                                           stack_ptr));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null stack entry at %p",
+                                    stack_ptr));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                 }
@@ -187,6 +189,22 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
 
                         object_type =
                             ((struct acpi_namespace_node *)obj_desc)->type;
+
+                        /*
+                         * Resolve an alias object. The construction of these objects
+                         * guarantees that there is only one level of alias indirection;
+                         * thus, the attached object is always the aliased namespace node
+                         */
+                        if (object_type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_ALIAS) {
+                                obj_desc =
+                                    acpi_ns_get_attached_object((struct
+                                                                 acpi_namespace_node
+                                                                 *)obj_desc);
+                                *stack_ptr = obj_desc;
+                                object_type =
+                                    ((struct acpi_namespace_node *)obj_desc)->
+                                    type;
+                        }
                         break;
 
                 case ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND:
@@ -198,7 +216,9 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                         /* Check for bad acpi_object_type */
 
                         if (!acpi_ut_valid_object_type(object_type)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Bad operand object type [%X]\n", object_type));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Bad operand object type [%X]",
+                                            object_type));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                         }
@@ -236,7 +256,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                                         break;
 
                                 default:
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Operand is a Reference, Unknown Reference Opcode: %X\n", obj_desc->reference.opcode));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "Operand is a Reference, Unknown Reference Opcode: %X",
+                                                    obj_desc->reference.
+                                                    opcode));
 
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                                 }
@@ -247,10 +270,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
 
                         /* Invalid descriptor */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid descriptor %p [%s]\n",
-                                           obj_desc,
-                                           acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name
-                                           (obj_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Invalid descriptor %p [%s]",
+                                    obj_desc,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(obj_desc)));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
@@ -408,7 +431,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                             acpi_ex_convert_to_integer(obj_desc, stack_ptr, 16);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                                 if (status == AE_TYPE) {
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p",
+                                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                                    (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                                 }
@@ -431,7 +457,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                         status = acpi_ex_convert_to_buffer(obj_desc, stack_ptr);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                                 if (status == AE_TYPE) {
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p",
+                                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                                    (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                                 }
@@ -455,7 +484,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                                                            ACPI_IMPLICIT_CONVERT_HEX);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                                 if (status == AE_TYPE) {
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p",
+                                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                                    (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                                 }
@@ -481,7 +513,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                                 break;
 
                         default:
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p",
+                                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                            (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                         }
@@ -515,7 +550,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                                 break;
 
                         default:
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Needed [Integer/String/Buffer], found [%s] %p",
+                                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                            (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                         }
@@ -539,7 +577,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                                 break;
 
                         default:
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed [Buffer/String/Package/Reference], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Needed [Buffer/String/Package/Reference], found [%s] %p",
+                                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                            (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                         }
@@ -558,7 +599,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                                 break;
 
                         default:
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed [Buffer/String/Package], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Needed [Buffer/String/Package], found [%s] %p",
+                                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                            (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                         }
@@ -578,7 +622,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                                 break;
 
                         default:
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed [Region/region_field], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Needed [Region/region_field], found [%s] %p",
+                                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                            (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                         }
@@ -620,7 +667,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                                         break;
                                 }
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Needed Integer/Buffer/String/Package/Ref/Ddb], found [%s] %p\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc), obj_desc));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Needed Integer/Buffer/String/Package/Ref/Ddb], found [%s] %p",
+                                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                            (obj_desc), obj_desc));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                         }
@@ -630,7 +680,9 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
 
                         /* Unknown type */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Internal - Unknown ARGI (required operand) type %X\n", this_arg_type));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Internal - Unknown ARGI (required operand) type %X",
+                                    this_arg_type));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
                 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
index 202ebe1eb95..3f020c0e2b9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exstore.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ acpi_ex_store(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
         /* Validate parameters */
 
         if (!source_desc || !dest_desc) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null parameter\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null parameter"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
         }
 
@@ -290,7 +290,10 @@ acpi_ex_store(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 
                 /* Destination is not a Reference object */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Target is not a Reference or Constant object - %s [%p]\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(dest_desc), dest_desc));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Target is not a Reference or Constant object - %s [%p]",
+                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(dest_desc),
+                            dest_desc));
 
                 ACPI_DUMP_STACK_ENTRY(source_desc);
                 ACPI_DUMP_STACK_ENTRY(dest_desc);
@@ -357,8 +360,8 @@ acpi_ex_store(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown Reference opcode %X\n",
-                                   ref_desc->reference.opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown Reference opcode %X",
+                            ref_desc->reference.opcode));
                 ACPI_DUMP_ENTRY(ref_desc, ACPI_LV_ERROR);
 
                 status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
@@ -487,7 +490,9 @@ acpi_ex_store_object_to_index(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 
                         /* All other types are invalid */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Source must be Integer/Buffer/String type, not %s\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Source must be Integer/Buffer/String type, not %s",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
 
@@ -497,7 +502,8 @@ acpi_ex_store_object_to_index(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
                 break;
 
         default:
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Target is not a Package or buffer_field\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Target is not a Package or buffer_field"));
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exstoren.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exstoren.c
index 25bbc1d7854..42967baf760 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exstoren.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exstoren.c
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object(union acpi_operand_object **source_desc_ptr,
                       && (source_desc->reference.opcode == AML_LOAD_OP))) {
                         /* Conversion successful but still not a valid type */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Cannot assign type %s to %s (must be type Int/Str/Buf)\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc), acpi_ut_get_type_name(target_type)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Cannot assign type %s to %s (must be type Int/Str/Buf)",
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc),
+                                    acpi_ut_get_type_name(target_type)));
                         status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                 }
                 break;
@@ -131,9 +134,11 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object(union acpi_operand_object **source_desc_ptr,
         case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_ALIAS:
         case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_METHOD_ALIAS:
 
-                /* Aliases are resolved by acpi_ex_prep_operands */
-
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Store into Alias - should never happen\n"));
+                /*
+                 * All aliases should have been resolved earlier, during the
+                 * operand resolution phase.
+                 */
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Store into an unresolved Alias object"));
                 status = AE_AML_INTERNAL;
                 break;
 
@@ -276,8 +281,8 @@ acpi_ex_store_object_to_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
                 /*
                  * All other types come here.
                  */
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Store into type %s not implemented\n",
-                                     acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(dest_desc)));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Store into type %s not implemented",
+                              acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(dest_desc)));
 
                 status = AE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
                 break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exsystem.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exsystem.c
index 9a3684d3cf8..ea9144f42e1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exsystem.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exsystem.c
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_stall(u32 how_long)
                  * (ACPI specifies 100 usec as max, but this gives some slack in
                  * order to support existing BIOSs)
                  */
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Time parameter is too large (%d)\n",
-                                   how_long));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Time parameter is too large (%d)",
+                            how_long));
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE;
         } else {
                 acpi_os_stall(how_long);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
index 990c40e0c04..f73a61aeb7e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
 
         status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EXECUTE);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not acquire interpreter mutex\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not acquire interpreter mutex"));
         }
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(void)
 
         status = acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EXECUTE);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not release interpreter mutex\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not release interpreter mutex"));
         }
 
         return_VOID;
@@ -200,7 +200,8 @@ u8 acpi_ex_acquire_global_lock(u32 field_flags)
                 if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
                         locked = TRUE;
                 } else {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not acquire Global Lock, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Could not acquire Global Lock"));
                 }
         }
 
@@ -235,7 +236,8 @@ void acpi_ex_release_global_lock(u8 locked_by_me)
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                         /* Report the error, but there isn't much else we can do */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not release ACPI Global Lock, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Could not release ACPI Global Lock"));
                 }
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwacpi.c b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwacpi.c
index 5c068cc4f67..ea2f13271ff 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwacpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwacpi.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_initialize(void)
         /* We must have the ACPI tables by the time we get here */
 
         if (!acpi_gbl_FADT) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No FADT is present\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No FADT is present"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES);
         }
 
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_set_mode(u32 mode)
          * system does not support mode transition.
          */
         if (!acpi_gbl_FADT->smi_cmd) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No SMI_CMD in FADT, mode transition failed\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No SMI_CMD in FADT, mode transition failed"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE);
         }
 
@@ -119,7 +120,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_set_mode(u32 mode)
          * transitions are not supported.
          */
         if (!acpi_gbl_FADT->acpi_enable && !acpi_gbl_FADT->acpi_disable) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No ACPI mode transition supported in this system (enable/disable both zero)\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "No ACPI mode transition supported in this system (enable/disable both zero)"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
         }
 
@@ -153,8 +155,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_set_mode(u32 mode)
         }
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not write mode change, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not write ACPI mode change"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -174,7 +176,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_set_mode(u32 mode)
                 retry--;
         }
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Hardware never changed modes\n"));
+        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Hardware did not change modes"));
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwregs.c b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwregs.c
index b4b50a3d170..e1fe7549841 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwregs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwregs.c
@@ -160,15 +160,16 @@ acpi_get_sleep_type_data(u8 sleep_state, u8 * sleep_type_a, u8 * sleep_type_b)
         /* Must have a return object */
 
         if (!info.return_object) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No Sleep State object returned from [%s]\n",
-                                   sleep_state_name));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No Sleep State object returned from [%s]",
+                            sleep_state_name));
                 status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
         }
 
         /* It must be of type Package */
 
         else if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(info.return_object) != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Sleep State return object is not a Package\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Sleep State return object is not a Package"));
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
         }
 
@@ -180,7 +181,8 @@ acpi_get_sleep_type_data(u8 sleep_state, u8 * sleep_type_a, u8 * sleep_type_b)
          * one per sleep type (A/B).
          */
         else if (info.return_object->package.count < 2) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Sleep State return package does not have at least two elements\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Sleep State return package does not have at least two elements"));
                 status = AE_AML_NO_OPERAND;
         }
 
@@ -190,7 +192,12 @@ acpi_get_sleep_type_data(u8 sleep_state, u8 * sleep_type_a, u8 * sleep_type_b)
                   != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) ||
                  (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(info.return_object->package.elements[1])
                   != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Sleep State return package elements are not both Integers (%s, %s)\n", acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info.return_object->package.elements[0]), acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info.return_object->package.elements[1])));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Sleep State return package elements are not both Integers (%s, %s)",
+                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info.return_object->
+                                                         package.elements[0]),
+                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info.return_object->
+                                                         package.elements[1])));
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
         } else {
                 /* Valid _Sx_ package size, type, and value */
@@ -202,7 +209,11 @@ acpi_get_sleep_type_data(u8 sleep_state, u8 * sleep_type_a, u8 * sleep_type_b)
         }
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%s While evaluating sleep_state [%s], bad Sleep object %p type %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status), sleep_state_name, info.return_object, acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info.return_object)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "While evaluating sleep_state [%s], bad Sleep object %p type %s",
+                                sleep_state_name, info.return_object,
+                                acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info.
+                                                             return_object)));
         }
 
         acpi_ut_remove_reference(info.return_object);
@@ -228,8 +239,8 @@ struct acpi_bit_register_info *acpi_hw_get_bit_register_info(u32 register_id)
         ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
         if (register_id > ACPI_BITREG_MAX) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid bit_register ID: %X\n",
-                                   register_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid bit_register ID: %X",
+                            register_id));
                 return (NULL);
         }
 
@@ -329,8 +340,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_set_register(u32 register_id, u32 value, u32 flags)
 
         bit_reg_info = acpi_hw_get_bit_register_info(register_id);
         if (!bit_reg_info) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Bad ACPI HW register_id: %X\n",
-                                   register_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Bad ACPI HW register_id: %X",
+                            register_id));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -564,7 +575,7 @@ acpi_hw_register_read(u8 use_lock, u32 register_id, u32 * return_value)
                 break;
 
         default:
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown Register ID: %X\n", register_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown Register ID: %X", register_id));
                 status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
                 break;
         }
@@ -759,8 +770,9 @@ acpi_hw_low_level_read(u32 width, u32 * value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
                 break;
 
         default:
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unsupported address space: %X\n",
-                                   reg->address_space_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unsupported address space: %X",
+                            reg->address_space_id));
                 return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -829,8 +841,9 @@ acpi_hw_low_level_write(u32 width, u32 value, struct acpi_generic_address * reg)
                 break;
 
         default:
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unsupported address space: %X\n",
-                                   reg->address_space_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unsupported address space: %X",
+                            reg->address_space_id));
                 return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
index 992128d7111..89269272fd6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_enter_sleep_state_prep(u8 sleep_state)
 
         status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, METHOD_NAME__SST, &arg_list, NULL);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) && status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Method _SST failed, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "While executing method _SST"));
         }
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
@@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ acpi_status asmlinkage acpi_enter_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state)
 
         if ((acpi_gbl_sleep_type_a > ACPI_SLEEP_TYPE_MAX) ||
             (acpi_gbl_sleep_type_b > ACPI_SLEEP_TYPE_MAX)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Sleep values out of range: A=%X B=%X\n",
-                                   acpi_gbl_sleep_type_a,
-                                   acpi_gbl_sleep_type_b));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Sleep values out of range: A=%X B=%X",
+                            acpi_gbl_sleep_type_a, acpi_gbl_sleep_type_b));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE);
         }
 
@@ -533,21 +532,18 @@ acpi_status acpi_leave_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state)
         arg.integer.value = ACPI_SST_WAKING;
         status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, METHOD_NAME__SST, &arg_list, NULL);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) && status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Method _SST failed, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During Method _SST"));
         }
 
         arg.integer.value = sleep_state;
         status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, METHOD_NAME__BFS, &arg_list, NULL);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) && status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Method _BFS failed, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During Method _BFS"));
         }
 
         status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, METHOD_NAME__WAK, &arg_list, NULL);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) && status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Method _WAK failed, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During Method _WAK"));
         }
         /* TBD: _WAK "sometimes" returns stuff - do we want to look at it? */
 
@@ -582,8 +578,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_leave_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state)
         arg.integer.value = ACPI_SST_WORKING;
         status = acpi_evaluate_object(NULL, METHOD_NAME__SST, &arg_list, NULL);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) && status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Method _SST failed, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During Method _SST"));
         }
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
index c2db93e25b7..1149bc18fb3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_root_initialize(void)
                                         ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH, NULL, &new_node);
 
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || (!new_node)) {      /* Must be on same line for code converter */
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not create predefined name %s, %s\n", init_val->name, acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Could not create predefined name %s",
+                                        init_val->name));
                 }
 
                 /*
@@ -121,7 +123,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_root_initialize(void)
                 if (init_val->val) {
                         status = acpi_os_predefined_override(init_val, &val);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not override predefined %s\n", init_val->name));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Could not override predefined %s",
+                                            init_val->name));
                         }
 
                         if (!val) {
@@ -228,7 +232,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_root_initialize(void)
 
                         default:
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unsupported initial type value %X\n", init_val->type));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Unsupported initial type value %X",
+                                            init_val->type));
                                 acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
                                 obj_desc = NULL;
                                 continue;
@@ -334,10 +340,9 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
                 prefix_node = scope_info->scope.node;
                 if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(prefix_node) !=
                     ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%p is not a namespace node [%s]\n",
-                                           prefix_node,
-                                           acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name
-                                           (prefix_node)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "%p is not a namespace node [%s]",
+                                    prefix_node,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(prefix_node)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                 }
 
@@ -427,7 +432,8 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
                                 if (!this_node) {
                                         /* Current scope has no parent scope */
 
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("ACPI path has too many parent prefixes (^) - reached beyond root node\n"));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "ACPI path has too many parent prefixes (^) - reached beyond root node"));
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_FOUND);
                                 }
                         }
@@ -598,7 +604,12 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
                     (this_node->type != type_to_check_for)) {
                         /* Complain about a type mismatch */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("ns_lookup: Type mismatch on %4.4s (%s), searching for (%s)\n", ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, &simple_name), acpi_ut_get_type_name(this_node->type), acpi_ut_get_type_name(type_to_check_for)));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                      "ns_lookup: Type mismatch on %4.4s (%s), searching for (%s)",
+                                      ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, &simple_name),
+                                      acpi_ut_get_type_name(this_node->type),
+                                      acpi_ut_get_type_name
+                                      (type_to_check_for)));
                 }
 
                 /*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
index 3db950f5d5a..9b871f38b61 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ void acpi_ns_delete_children(struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node)
                 /* Grandchildren should have all been deleted already */
 
                 if (child_node->child) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Found a grandchild! P=%p C=%p\n",
-                                           parent_node, child_node));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Found a grandchild! P=%p C=%p",
+                                    parent_node, child_node));
                 }
 
                 /* Now we can free this child object */
@@ -301,7 +301,9 @@ void acpi_ns_delete_children(struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node)
                 /* There should be only one reference remaining on this node */
 
                 if (child_node->reference_count != 1) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Existing references (%d) on node being deleted (%p)\n", child_node->reference_count, child_node));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                      "Existing references (%d) on node being deleted (%p)",
+                                      child_node->reference_count, child_node));
                 }
 
                 /* Now we can delete the node */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
index 2f0b70e3e88..a2807317a84 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
@@ -198,13 +198,13 @@ acpi_ns_dump_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
                 /* Check the node type and name */
 
                 if (type > ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_MAX) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid ACPI Object Type %08X\n",
-                                             type));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Invalid ACPI Object Type %08X",
+                                      type));
                 }
 
                 if (!acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name(this_node->name.integer)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid ACPI Name %08X\n",
-                                             this_node->name.integer));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Invalid ACPI Name %08X",
+                                      this_node->name.integer));
                 }
 
                 acpi_os_printf("%4.4s", acpi_ut_get_node_name(this_node));
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
index e3c667072e2..19d7b94d40c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ acpi_ns_execute_control_method(struct acpi_parameter_info *info)
 
         info->obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(info->node);
         if (!info->obj_desc) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No attached method object\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No attached method object"));
 
                 (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsinit.c
index 6c117893f30..9f929e479fd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsinit.c
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_initialize_objects(void)
                                      ACPI_UINT32_MAX, acpi_ns_init_one_object,
                                      &info, NULL);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("walk_namespace failed! %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During walk_namespace"));
         }
 
         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_INIT,
@@ -159,12 +158,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_initialize_devices(void)
         (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("walk_namespace failed! %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During walk_namespace"));
         }
 
         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_INIT,
-                              "\n%hd Devices found containing: %hd _STA, %hd _INI methods\n",
+                              "\n%hd Devices found - executed %hd _STA, %hd _INI methods\n",
                               info.device_count, info.num_STA, info.num_INI));
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -289,7 +287,10 @@ acpi_ns_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
         }
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("\nCould not execute arguments for [%4.4s] (%s), %s\n", acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), acpi_ut_get_type_name(type), acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not execute arguments for [%4.4s] (%s)",
+                                acpi_ut_get_node_name(node),
+                                acpi_ut_get_type_name(type)));
         }
 
         /*
@@ -416,9 +417,8 @@ acpi_ns_init_one_device(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
                 char *scope_name = acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(ini_node);
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("%s._INI failed: %s\n",
-                                     scope_name,
-                                     acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "%s._INI failed: %s",
+                              scope_name, acpi_format_exception(status)));
 
                 ACPI_MEM_FREE(scope_name);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsload.c
index 0b4a866ef5a..4e0b0524c18 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsload.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc,
         /* Check validity of the AML start and length */
 
         if (!table_desc->aml_start) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null AML pointer\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null AML pointer"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc,
         /* Ignore table if there is no AML contained within */
 
         if (!table_desc->aml_length) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Zero-length AML block in table [%4.4s]\n",
-                                     table_desc->pointer->signature));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Zero-length AML block in table [%4.4s]",
+                              table_desc->pointer->signature));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
         }
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_load_namespace(void)
         /* There must be at least a DSDT installed */
 
         if (acpi_gbl_DSDT == NULL) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("DSDT is not in memory\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "DSDT is not in memory"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
index 411e1f8b11d..639f653b4b6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsnames.c
@@ -110,7 +110,9 @@ acpi_ns_build_external_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
         name_buffer[index] = AML_ROOT_PREFIX;
 
         if (index != 0) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not construct pathname; index=%X, size=%X, Path=%s\n", (u32) index, (u32) size, &name_buffer[size]));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Could not construct pathname; index=%X, size=%X, Path=%s",
+                            (u32) index, (u32) size, &name_buffer[size]));
         }
 
         return;
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 
         name_buffer = ACPI_MEM_CALLOCATE(size);
         if (!name_buffer) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Allocation failure\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Allocation failure"));
                 return_PTR(NULL);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsobject.c
index 86113093f7b..10ae6292bca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsobject.c
@@ -84,22 +84,23 @@ acpi_ns_attach_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
         if (!node) {
                 /* Invalid handle */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null named_obj handle\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Null named_obj handle"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
         if (!object && (ACPI_TYPE_ANY != type)) {
                 /* Null object */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null object, but type not ACPI_TYPE_ANY\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Null object, but type not ACPI_TYPE_ANY"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
         if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(node) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
                 /* Not a name handle */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid handle %p [%s]\n",
-                                   node, acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(node)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid handle %p [%s]",
+                            node, acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(node)));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ns_get_attached_object(struct
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR("ns_get_attached_object", node);
 
         if (!node) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Null Node ptr\n"));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Null Node ptr"));
                 return_PTR(NULL);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
index f094a2eb851..d64b78952f2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nssearch.c
@@ -298,15 +298,17 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
         /* Parameter validation */
 
         if (!node || !target_name || !return_node) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Null param: Node %p Name %X return_node %p\n", node, target_name, return_node));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Null param: Node %p Name %X return_node %p",
+                            node, target_name, return_node));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
         /* Name must consist of printable characters */
 
         if (!acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name(target_name)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Bad character in ACPI Name: %X\n",
-                                   target_name));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Bad character in ACPI Name: %X",
+                            target_name));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_CHARACTER);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c
index bc779fdd3ca..3e7cad549a3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsutils.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ acpi_ns_report_error(char *module_name,
         if (lookup_status == AE_BAD_CHARACTER) {
                 /* There is a non-ascii character in the name */
 
-                acpi_os_printf("[0x%4.4X] (NON-ASCII)\n",
+                acpi_os_printf("[0x%4.4X] (NON-ASCII)",
                                *(ACPI_CAST_PTR(u32, internal_name)));
         } else {
                 /* Convert path to external format */
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ acpi_ns_report_error(char *module_name,
                 }
         }
 
-        acpi_os_printf("Namespace lookup failure, %s\n",
+        acpi_os_printf(" Namespace lookup failure, %s\n",
                        acpi_format_exception(lookup_status));
 }
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ acpi_object_type acpi_ns_get_type(struct acpi_namespace_node * node)
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ns_get_type");
 
         if (!node) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Null Node parameter\n"));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Null Node parameter"));
                 return_UINT32(ACPI_TYPE_ANY);
         }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ u32 acpi_ns_local(acpi_object_type type)
         if (!acpi_ut_valid_object_type(type)) {
                 /* Type code out of range  */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid Object Type %X\n", type));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Invalid Object Type %X", type));
                 return_UINT32(ACPI_NS_NORMAL);
         }
 
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ acpi_ns_externalize_name(u32 internal_name_length,
          * with internal_name (invalid format).
          */
         if (required_length > internal_name_length) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid internal name\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid internal name"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PATHNAME);
         }
 
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ u32 acpi_ns_opens_scope(acpi_object_type type)
         if (!acpi_ut_valid_object_type(type)) {
                 /* type code out of range  */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid Object Type %X\n", type));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Invalid Object Type %X", type));
                 return_UINT32(ACPI_NS_NORMAL);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfeval.c
index de13add43ef..a95f636dc35 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfeval.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ acpi_evaluate_object_typed(acpi_handle handle,
         if (return_buffer->length == 0) {
                 /* Error because caller specifically asked for a return value */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No return value\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No return value"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
         }
 
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ acpi_evaluate_object_typed(acpi_handle handle,
 
         /* Return object type does not match requested type */
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Incorrect return type [%s] requested [%s]\n",
-                           acpi_ut_get_type_name(((union acpi_object *)
-                                                  return_buffer->pointer)->
-                                                 type),
-                           acpi_ut_get_type_name(return_type)));
+        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                    "Incorrect return type [%s] requested [%s]",
+                    acpi_ut_get_type_name(((union acpi_object *)return_buffer->
+                                           pointer)->type),
+                    acpi_ut_get_type_name(return_type)));
 
         if (must_free) {
                 /* Caller used ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, free the return buffer */
@@ -235,9 +235,11 @@ acpi_evaluate_object(acpi_handle handle,
                  * qualified names above, this is an error
                  */
                 if (!pathname) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Both Handle and Pathname are NULL\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Both Handle and Pathname are NULL"));
                 } else {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Handle is NULL and Pathname is relative\n"));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Handle is NULL and Pathname is relative"));
                 }
 
                 status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfname.c
index 853e6d170c9..8cd8675a47c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfname.c
@@ -300,8 +300,7 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
 
                 status = acpi_ut_execute_CID(node, &cid_list);
                 if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        size += ((acpi_size) cid_list->count - 1) *
-                            sizeof(struct acpi_compatible_id);
+                        size += cid_list->size;
                         info->valid |= ACPI_VALID_CID;
                 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index cc4a4903842..ac5bbaedac1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1062,9 +1062,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(max_cstate);
  * handle is a pointer to the spinlock_t.
  */
 
-acpi_native_uint acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_handle handle)
+acpi_cpu_flags acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_handle handle)
 {
-        unsigned long flags;
+        acpi_cpu_flags flags;
         spin_lock_irqsave((spinlock_t *) handle, flags);
         return flags;
 }
@@ -1073,9 +1073,9 @@ acpi_native_uint acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_handle handle)
  * Release a spinlock. See above.
  */
 
-void acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_handle handle, acpi_native_uint flags)
+void acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_handle handle, acpi_cpu_flags flags)
 {
-        spin_unlock_irqrestore((spinlock_t *) handle, (unsigned long) flags);
+        spin_unlock_irqrestore((spinlock_t *) handle, flags);
 }
 
 #ifndef ACPI_USE_LOCAL_CACHE
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psargs.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psargs.c
index 3c37cd0ecd8..de573be5271 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psargs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psargs.c
@@ -298,7 +298,9 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_namepath(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                 acpi_ps_append_arg(arg, name_op);
 
                 if (!method_desc) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Control Method %p has no attached object\n", node));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Control Method %p has no attached object",
+                                    node));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_INTERNAL);
                 }
 
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_namepath(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
         /* Final exception check (may have been changed from code above) */
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(path, status);
+                ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(path, status);
 
                 if ((walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODE_MASK) ==
                     ACPI_PARSE_EXECUTE) {
@@ -451,7 +453,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid arg_type %X\n", arg_type));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid arg_type %X", arg_type));
                 return_VOID;
         }
 
@@ -709,7 +711,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_arg(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid arg_type: %X\n", arg_type));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid arg_type: %X", arg_type));
                 status = AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE;
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
index c66029b890b..00b072e15d1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                                     && ((status & AE_CODE_MASK) !=
                                         AE_CODE_CONTROL)) {
                                         if (status == AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE) {
-                                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invoked method did not return a value, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                                                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                                "Invoked method did not return a value"));
 
                                         }
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("get_predicate Failed, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                        "get_predicate Failed"));
                                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                                 }
 
@@ -184,7 +186,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
                                 /* The opcode is unrecognized.  Just skip unknown opcodes */
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Found unknown opcode %X at AML address %p offset %X, ignoring\n", walk_state->opcode, parser_state->aml, walk_state->aml_offset));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Found unknown opcode %X at AML address %p offset %X, ignoring",
+                                            walk_state->opcode,
+                                            parser_state->aml,
+                                            walk_state->aml_offset));
 
                                 ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER(parser_state->aml, 128);
 
@@ -271,7 +277,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                                     walk_state->descending_callback(walk_state,
                                                                     &op);
                                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("During name lookup/catalog, %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                                        "During name lookup/catalog"));
                                         goto close_this_op;
                                 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psparse.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psparse.c
index 3b540fe17a0..a9f3229f410 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psparse.c
@@ -512,9 +512,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_aml(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                 } else if ((status != AE_OK) && (walk_state->method_desc)) {
                         /* Either the method parse or actual execution failed */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_MTERROR("Method parse/execution failed",
-                                            walk_state->method_node, NULL,
-                                            status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_METHOD("Method parse/execution failed",
+                                          walk_state->method_node, NULL,
+                                          status);
 
                         /* Check for possible multi-thread reentrancy problem */
 
@@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_aml(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
                                         walk_state->method_desc->method.
                                             thread_count--;
                                 } else {
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid zero thread count in method\n"));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "Invalid zero thread count in method"));
                                 }
                         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/pstree.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/pstree.c
index d387e2b01db..dd6f16726fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/pstree.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/pstree.c
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ acpi_ps_append_arg(union acpi_parse_object *op, union acpi_parse_object *arg)
         if (op_info->class == AML_CLASS_UNKNOWN) {
                 /* Invalid opcode */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid AML Opcode: 0x%2.2X\n",
-                                   op->common.aml_opcode));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid AML Opcode: 0x%2.2X",
+                            op->common.aml_opcode));
                 return;
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/resources/rscalc.c b/drivers/acpi/resources/rscalc.c
index 1dfa6906d45..7d6481d9fbe 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/resources/rscalc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/resources/rscalc.c
@@ -541,13 +541,13 @@ acpi_rs_get_pci_routing_table_length(union acpi_operand_object *package_object,
 
                 for (table_index = 0; table_index < 4 && !name_found;
                      table_index++) {
-                        if ((ACPI_TYPE_STRING ==
-                             ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(*sub_object_list))
-                            ||
-                            ((ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE ==
-                              ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(*sub_object_list))
-                             && ((*sub_object_list)->reference.opcode ==
-                                 AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP))) {
+                        if (*sub_object_list && /* Null object allowed */
+                            ((ACPI_TYPE_STRING ==
+                              ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(*sub_object_list)) ||
+                             ((ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE ==
+                               ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(*sub_object_list)) &&
+                              ((*sub_object_list)->reference.opcode ==
+                               AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP)))) {
                                 name_found = TRUE;
                         } else {
                                 /* Look at the next element */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c b/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
index 7f46ca0bf33..8c128dea325 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/resources/rscreate.c
@@ -207,14 +207,20 @@ acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table(union acpi_operand_object *package_object,
                 /* Each element of the top-level package must also be a package */
 
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(*top_object_list) != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(PRT[%X]) Need sub-package, found %s\n", index, acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(*top_object_list)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "(PRT[%X]) Need sub-package, found %s",
+                                    index,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                    (*top_object_list)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                 }
 
                 /* Each sub-package must be of length 4 */
 
                 if ((*top_object_list)->package.count != 4) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(PRT[%X]) Need package of length 4, found length %d\n", index, (*top_object_list)->package.count));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "(PRT[%X]) Need package of length 4, found length %d",
+                                    index, (*top_object_list)->package.count));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT);
                 }
 
@@ -231,7 +237,10 @@ acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table(union acpi_operand_object *package_object,
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc) == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
                         user_prt->address = obj_desc->integer.value;
                 } else {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(PRT[%X].Address) Need Integer, found %s\n", index, acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "(PRT[%X].Address) Need Integer, found %s",
+                                    index,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
                 }
 
@@ -241,65 +250,83 @@ acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table(union acpi_operand_object *package_object,
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc) == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
                         user_prt->pin = (u32) obj_desc->integer.value;
                 } else {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(PRT[%X].Pin) Need Integer, found %s\n", index, acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "(PRT[%X].Pin) Need Integer, found %s",
+                                    index,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
                 }
 
-                /* 3) Third subobject: Dereference the PRT.source_name */
-
+                /*
+                 * 3) Third subobject: Dereference the PRT.source_name
+                 * The name may be unresolved (slack mode), so allow a null object
+                 */
                 obj_desc = sub_object_list[2];
-                switch (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc)) {
-                case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
-
-                        if (obj_desc->reference.opcode != AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(PRT[%X].Source) Need name, found reference op %X\n", index, obj_desc->reference.opcode));
+                if (obj_desc) {
+                        switch (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc)) {
+                        case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
+
+                                if (obj_desc->reference.opcode !=
+                                    AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP) {
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "(PRT[%X].Source) Need name, found reference op %X",
+                                                    index,
+                                                    obj_desc->reference.
+                                                    opcode));
+                                        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
+                                }
+
+                                node = obj_desc->reference.node;
+
+                                /* Use *remaining* length of the buffer as max for pathname */
+
+                                path_buffer.length = output_buffer->length -
+                                    (u32) ((u8 *) user_prt->source -
+                                           (u8 *) output_buffer->pointer);
+                                path_buffer.pointer = user_prt->source;
+
+                                status =
+                                    acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname((acpi_handle)
+                                                               node,
+                                                               &path_buffer);
+
+                                /* +1 to include null terminator */
+
+                                user_prt->length +=
+                                    (u32) ACPI_STRLEN(user_prt->source) + 1;
+                                break;
+
+                        case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
+
+                                ACPI_STRCPY(user_prt->source,
+                                            obj_desc->string.pointer);
+
+                                /*
+                                 * Add to the Length field the length of the string
+                                 * (add 1 for terminator)
+                                 */
+                                user_prt->length += obj_desc->string.length + 1;
+                                break;
+
+                        case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
+                                /*
+                                 * If this is a number, then the Source Name is NULL, since the
+                                 * entire buffer was zeroed out, we can leave this alone.
+                                 *
+                                 * Add to the Length field the length of the u32 NULL
+                                 */
+                                user_prt->length += sizeof(u32);
+                                break;
+
+                        default:
+
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "(PRT[%X].Source) Need Ref/String/Integer, found %s",
+                                            index,
+                                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
+                                            (obj_desc)));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
                         }
-
-                        node = obj_desc->reference.node;
-
-                        /* Use *remaining* length of the buffer as max for pathname */
-
-                        path_buffer.length = output_buffer->length -
-                            (u32) ((u8 *) user_prt->source -
-                                   (u8 *) output_buffer->pointer);
-                        path_buffer.pointer = user_prt->source;
-
-                        status =
-                            acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname((acpi_handle) node,
-                                                       &path_buffer);
-
-                        /* +1 to include null terminator */
-
-                        user_prt->length +=
-                            (u32) ACPI_STRLEN(user_prt->source) + 1;
-                        break;
-
-                case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
-
-                        ACPI_STRCPY(user_prt->source, obj_desc->string.pointer);
-
-                        /*
-                         * Add to the Length field the length of the string
-                         * (add 1 for terminator)
-                         */
-                        user_prt->length += obj_desc->string.length + 1;
-                        break;
-
-                case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
-                        /*
-                         * If this is a number, then the Source Name is NULL, since the
-                         * entire buffer was zeroed out, we can leave this alone.
-                         *
-                         * Add to the Length field the length of the u32 NULL
-                         */
-                        user_prt->length += sizeof(u32);
-                        break;
-
-                default:
-
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(PRT[%X].Source) Need Ref/String/Integer, found %s\n", index, acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc)));
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
                 }
 
                 /* Now align the current length */
@@ -313,7 +340,10 @@ acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table(union acpi_operand_object *package_object,
                 if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(obj_desc) == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
                         user_prt->source_index = (u32) obj_desc->integer.value;
                 } else {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("(PRT[%X].source_index) Need Integer, found %s\n", index, acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc)));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "(PRT[%X].source_index) Need Integer, found %s",
+                                    index,
+                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(obj_desc)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
                 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/resources/rsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/resources/rsdump.c
index 98356e2482c..e7de061cf88 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/resources/rsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/resources/rsdump.c
@@ -692,7 +692,11 @@ void acpi_rs_dump_irq_list(u8 * route_table)
 
 static void acpi_rs_out_string(char *title, char *value)
 {
-        acpi_os_printf("%27s : %s\n", title, value);
+        acpi_os_printf("%27s : %s", title, value);
+        if (!*value) {
+                acpi_os_printf("[NULL NAMESTRING]");
+        }
+        acpi_os_printf("\n");
 }
 
 static void acpi_rs_out_integer8(char *title, u8 value)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/resources/rslist.c b/drivers/acpi/resources/rslist.c
index e4778a51c17..1434e786477 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/resources/rslist.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/resources/rslist.c
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ acpi_rs_convert_aml_to_resources(u8 * aml, u32 aml_length, u8 * output_buffer)
                                                     acpi_gbl_get_resource_dispatch
                                                     [resource_index]);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not convert AML resource (Type %X) to resource, %s\n", *aml, acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Could not convert AML resource (Type %X)",
+                                        *aml));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
 
@@ -156,7 +158,9 @@ acpi_rs_convert_resources_to_aml(struct acpi_resource *resource,
                 /* Validate the (internal) Resource Type */
 
                 if (resource->type > ACPI_RESOURCE_TYPE_MAX) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid descriptor type (%X) in resource list\n", resource->type));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Invalid descriptor type (%X) in resource list",
+                                    resource->type));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
                 }
 
@@ -169,7 +173,9 @@ acpi_rs_convert_resources_to_aml(struct acpi_resource *resource,
                                                          acpi_gbl_set_resource_dispatch
                                                          [resource->type]);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not convert resource (type %X) to AML, %s\n", resource->type, acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                        "Could not convert resource (type %X) to AML",
+                                        resource->type));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/resources/rsmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/resources/rsmisc.c
index 83bfe0dd3eb..ed866cf1c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/resources/rsmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/resources/rsmisc.c
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ acpi_rs_convert_aml_to_resource(struct acpi_resource *resource,
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("rs_get_resource");
 
         if (((acpi_native_uint) resource) & 0x3) {
-                acpi_os_printf
-                    ("**** GET: Misaligned resource pointer: %p Type %2.2X Len %X\n",
-                     resource, resource->type, resource->length);
+                /* Each internal resource struct is expected to be 32-bit aligned */
+
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "Misaligned resource pointer (get): %p Type %2.2X Len %X",
+                              resource, resource->type, resource->length));
         }
 
         /* Extract the resource Length field (does not include header length) */
@@ -274,15 +276,16 @@ acpi_rs_convert_aml_to_resource(struct acpi_resource *resource,
                                 break;
 
                         default:
-                                acpi_os_printf
-                                    ("*** Invalid conversion sub-opcode\n");
+
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Invalid conversion sub-opcode"));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
                         }
                         break;
 
                 default:
 
-                        acpi_os_printf("*** Invalid conversion opcode\n");
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid conversion opcode"));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
                 }
 
@@ -486,15 +489,16 @@ acpi_rs_convert_resource_to_aml(struct acpi_resource *resource,
                                 break;
 
                         default:
-                                acpi_os_printf
-                                    ("*** Invalid conversion sub-opcode\n");
+
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Invalid conversion sub-opcode"));
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
                         }
                         break;
 
                 default:
 
-                        acpi_os_printf("*** Invalid conversion opcode\n");
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid conversion opcode"));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
                 }
 
@@ -523,7 +527,9 @@ if (((aml->irq.flags & 0x09) == 0x00) || ((aml->irq.flags & 0x09) == 0x09)) {
          * polarity/trigger interrupts are allowed (ACPI spec, section
          * "IRQ Format"), so 0x00 and 0x09 are illegal.
          */
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid interrupt polarity/trigger in resource list, %X\n", aml->irq.flags));
+        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                    "Invalid interrupt polarity/trigger in resource list, %X",
+                    aml->irq.flags));
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
 }
 
@@ -535,7 +541,7 @@ if (temp8 < 1) {
 }
 
 if (resource->data.dma.transfer == 0x03) {
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid DMA.Transfer preference (3)\n"));
+        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid DMA.Transfer preference (3)"));
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DATA);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbconvrt.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbconvrt.c
index 48290b7e6ba..03b37d2223b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbconvrt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbconvrt.c
@@ -501,8 +501,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_convert_table_fadt(void)
          * at least as long as the version 1.0 FADT
          */
         if (acpi_gbl_FADT->length < sizeof(struct fadt_descriptor_rev1)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("FADT is invalid, too short: 0x%X\n",
-                                   acpi_gbl_FADT->length));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "FADT is invalid, too short: 0x%X",
+                            acpi_gbl_FADT->length));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_INVALID_TABLE_LENGTH);
         }
 
@@ -517,7 +517,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_convert_table_fadt(void)
                 if (acpi_gbl_FADT->length < sizeof(struct fadt_descriptor_rev2)) {
                         /* Length is too short to be a V2.0 table */
 
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Inconsistent FADT length (0x%X) and revision (0x%X), using FADT V1.0 portion of table\n", acpi_gbl_FADT->length, acpi_gbl_FADT->revision));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                      "Inconsistent FADT length (0x%X) and revision (0x%X), using FADT V1.0 portion of table",
+                                      acpi_gbl_FADT->length,
+                                      acpi_gbl_FADT->revision));
 
                         acpi_tb_convert_fadt1(local_fadt,
                                               (void *)acpi_gbl_FADT);
@@ -582,13 +585,15 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_build_common_facs(struct acpi_table_desc *table_info)
         /* Absolute minimum length is 24, but the ACPI spec says 64 */
 
         if (acpi_gbl_FACS->length < 24) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid FACS table length: 0x%X\n",
-                                   acpi_gbl_FACS->length));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid FACS table length: 0x%X",
+                            acpi_gbl_FACS->length));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_INVALID_TABLE_LENGTH);
         }
 
         if (acpi_gbl_FACS->length < 64) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("FACS is shorter than the ACPI specification allows: 0x%X, using anyway\n", acpi_gbl_FACS->length));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "FACS is shorter than the ACPI specification allows: 0x%X, using anyway",
+                              acpi_gbl_FACS->length));
         }
 
         /* Copy fields to the new FACS */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbget.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbget.c
index 0fedf4b27ea..09b4ee6dfd6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbget.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbget.c
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ acpi_tb_get_table(struct acpi_pointer *address,
 
         status = acpi_tb_get_table_body(address, &header, table_info);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not get ACPI table (size %X), %s\n",
-                                   header.length,
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not get ACPI table (size %X)",
+                                header.length));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ acpi_tb_get_table_header(struct acpi_pointer *address,
                                             sizeof(struct acpi_table_header),
                                             (void *)&header);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not map memory at %8.8X%8.8X for length %X\n", ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address->pointer.physical), sizeof(struct acpi_table_header)));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
 
@@ -161,8 +160,8 @@ acpi_tb_get_table_header(struct acpi_pointer *address,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid address flags %X\n",
-                                   address->pointer_type));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid address flags %X",
+                            address->pointer_type));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -253,8 +252,8 @@ acpi_tb_table_override(struct acpi_table_header *header,
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                 /* Some severe error from the OSL, but we basically ignore it */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not override ACPI table, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not override ACPI table"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -273,15 +272,14 @@ acpi_tb_table_override(struct acpi_table_header *header,
 
         status = acpi_tb_get_this_table(&address, new_table, table_info);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not copy override ACPI table, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Could not copy ACPI table"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
         /* Copy the table info */
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_INFO(("Table [%4.4s] replaced by host OS\n",
-                          table_info->pointer->signature));
+        ACPI_INFO((AE_INFO, "Table [%4.4s] replaced by host OS",
+                   table_info->pointer->signature));
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
@@ -327,7 +325,9 @@ acpi_tb_get_this_table(struct acpi_pointer *address,
 
                 full_table = ACPI_MEM_ALLOCATE(header->length);
                 if (!full_table) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate table memory for [%4.4s] length %X\n", header->signature, header->length));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not allocate table memory for [%4.4s] length %X",
+                                    header->signature, header->length));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
                 }
 
@@ -351,7 +351,12 @@ acpi_tb_get_this_table(struct acpi_pointer *address,
                                             (acpi_size) header->length,
                                             (void *)&full_table);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not map memory for table [%4.4s] at %8.8X%8.8X for length %X\n", header->signature, ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address->pointer.physical), header->length));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not map memory for table [%4.4s] at %8.8X%8.8X for length %X",
+                                    header->signature,
+                                    ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address->pointer.
+                                                       physical),
+                                    header->length));
                         return (status);
                 }
 
@@ -362,8 +367,8 @@ acpi_tb_get_this_table(struct acpi_pointer *address,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid address flags %X\n",
-                                   address->pointer_type));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid address flags %X",
+                            address->pointer_type));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbgetall.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbgetall.c
index 496f336b3e3..134e5dce0bc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbgetall.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbgetall.c
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ acpi_tb_get_secondary_table(struct acpi_pointer *address,
         /* Signature must match request */
 
         if (ACPI_STRNCMP(header.signature, signature, ACPI_NAME_SIZE)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Incorrect table signature - wanted [%s] found [%4.4s]\n", signature, header.signature));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Incorrect table signature - wanted [%s] found [%4.4s]",
+                            signature, header.signature));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_SIGNATURE);
         }
 
@@ -231,14 +233,18 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_get_required_tables(void)
                  */
                 status = acpi_tb_get_primary_table(&address, &table_info);
                 if ((status != AE_OK) && (status != AE_TABLE_NOT_SUPPORTED)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("%s, while getting table at %8.8X%8.8X\n", acpi_format_exception(status), ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address.pointer.value)));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                      "%s, while getting table at %8.8X%8.8X",
+                                      acpi_format_exception(status),
+                                      ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address.pointer.
+                                                         value)));
                 }
         }
 
         /* We must have a FADT to continue */
 
         if (!acpi_gbl_FADT) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No FADT present in RSDT/XSDT\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No FADT present in RSDT/XSDT"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES);
         }
 
@@ -248,7 +254,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_get_required_tables(void)
          */
         status = acpi_tb_convert_table_fadt();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not convert FADT to internal common format\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Could not convert FADT to internal common format"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -258,8 +265,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_get_required_tables(void)
 
         status = acpi_tb_get_secondary_table(&address, FACS_SIG, &table_info);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not get/install the FACS, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not get/install the FACS"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -278,7 +285,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_get_required_tables(void)
 
         status = acpi_tb_get_secondary_table(&address, DSDT_SIG, &table_info);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not get/install the DSDT\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not get/install the DSDT"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
index e1c9faa3982..7ffd0fddb4e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_install_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_info)
 
         status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not acquire table mutex, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not acquire table mutex"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_install_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_info)
 
         status = acpi_tb_init_table_descriptor(table_info->type, table_info);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not install table [%4.4s], %s\n",
-                                   table_info->pointer->signature,
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not install table [%4.4s]",
+                                table_info->pointer->signature));
         }
 
         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "%s located at %p\n",
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbrsdt.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbrsdt.c
index 17830902685..4d308220225 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbrsdt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbrsdt.c
@@ -192,16 +192,21 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_validate_rsdt(struct acpi_table_header *table_ptr)
         if (no_match) {
                 /* Invalid RSDT or XSDT signature */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid signature where RSDP indicates RSDT/XSDT should be located. RSDP:\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Invalid signature where RSDP indicates RSDT/XSDT should be located. RSDP:"));
 
                 ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER(acpi_gbl_RSDP, 20);
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("RSDT/XSDT signature at %X (%p) is invalid\n", acpi_gbl_RSDP->rsdt_physical_address, (void *)(acpi_native_uint) acpi_gbl_RSDP->rsdt_physical_address));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "RSDT/XSDT signature at %X (%p) is invalid",
+                            acpi_gbl_RSDP->rsdt_physical_address,
+                            (void *)(acpi_native_uint) acpi_gbl_RSDP->
+                            rsdt_physical_address));
 
                 if (acpi_gbl_root_table_type == ACPI_TABLE_TYPE_RSDT) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Looking for RSDT\n"))
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Looking for RSDT"));
                 } else {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Looking for XSDT\n"))
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Looking for XSDT"));
                 }
 
                 ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER((char *)table_ptr, 48);
@@ -238,9 +243,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_get_table_rsdt(void)
         table_info.type = ACPI_TABLE_XSDT;
         status = acpi_tb_get_table(&address, &table_info);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not get the RSDT/XSDT, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
-
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not get the RSDT/XSDT"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbutils.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbutils.c
index 38c6749e43d..bc571592f08 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbutils.c
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ acpi_tb_validate_table_header(struct acpi_table_header *table_header)
         /* Verify that this is a valid address */
 
         if (!acpi_os_readable(table_header, sizeof(struct acpi_table_header))) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Cannot read table header at %p\n",
-                                   table_header));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Cannot read table header at %p", table_header));
 
                 return (AE_BAD_ADDRESS);
         }
@@ -159,10 +159,12 @@ acpi_tb_validate_table_header(struct acpi_table_header *table_header)
 
         ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&signature, table_header->signature);
         if (!acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name(signature)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Table signature at %p [%p] has invalid characters\n", table_header, &signature));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Table signature at %p [%p] has invalid characters",
+                            table_header, &signature));
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid table signature found: [%4.4s]\n",
-                                     ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, &signature)));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Invalid table signature found: [%4.4s]",
+                              ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, &signature)));
 
                 ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER(table_header,
                                  sizeof(struct acpi_table_header));
@@ -172,9 +174,13 @@ acpi_tb_validate_table_header(struct acpi_table_header *table_header)
         /* Validate the table length */
 
         if (table_header->length < sizeof(struct acpi_table_header)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid length in table header %p name %4.4s\n", table_header, (char *)&signature));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Invalid length in table header %p name %4.4s",
+                            table_header, (char *)&signature));
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid table header length (0x%X) found\n", (u32) table_header->length));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "Invalid table header length (0x%X) found",
+                              (u32) table_header->length));
 
                 ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER(table_header,
                                  sizeof(struct acpi_table_header));
@@ -213,7 +219,10 @@ acpi_tb_verify_table_checksum(struct acpi_table_header * table_header)
         /* Return the appropriate exception */
 
         if (checksum) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid checksum in table [%4.4s] (%02X, sum %02X is not zero)\n", table_header->signature, (u32) table_header->checksum, (u32) checksum));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "Invalid checksum in table [%4.4s] (%02X, sum %02X is not zero)",
+                              table_header->signature,
+                              (u32) table_header->checksum, (u32) checksum));
 
                 status = AE_BAD_CHECKSUM;
         }
@@ -286,7 +295,7 @@ acpi_tb_handle_to_object(u16 table_id,
                 }
         }
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("table_id=%X does not exist\n", table_id));
+        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "table_id=%X does not exist", table_id));
         return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
index 83a9ca8cb98..9fe53c9d5b9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void)
         status = acpi_os_get_root_pointer(ACPI_LOGICAL_ADDRESSING,
                                           &rsdp_address);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not get RSDP, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Could not get the RSDP"));
                 goto error_exit;
         }
 
@@ -86,8 +85,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void)
 
         status = acpi_tb_verify_rsdp(&rsdp_address);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("RSDP Failed validation: %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During RSDP validation"));
                 goto error_exit;
         }
 
@@ -95,8 +93,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void)
 
         status = acpi_tb_get_table_rsdt();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not load RSDT: %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Could not load RSDT"));
                 goto error_exit;
         }
 
@@ -104,7 +101,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void)
 
         status = acpi_tb_get_required_tables();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not get all required tables (DSDT/FADT/FACS): %s\n", acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Could not get all required tables (DSDT/FADT/FACS)"));
                 goto error_exit;
         }
 
@@ -114,17 +112,14 @@ acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void)
 
         status = acpi_ns_load_namespace();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not load namespace: %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Could not load namespace"));
                 goto error_exit;
         }
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 
       error_exit:
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not load tables: %s\n",
-                           acpi_format_exception(status)));
-
+        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Could not load tables"));
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
index 6538ed818f5..a62db6af83c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_find_root_pointer(u32 flags, struct acpi_pointer *rsdp_address)
 
         status = acpi_tb_find_rsdp(&table_info, flags);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("RSDP structure not found, %s Flags=%X\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status), flags));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "RSDP structure not found - Flags=%X", flags));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES);
         }
@@ -502,7 +502,10 @@ acpi_tb_find_rsdp(struct acpi_table_desc *table_info, u32 flags)
                                             ACPI_EBDA_PTR_LENGTH,
                                             (void *)&table_ptr);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not map memory at %8.8X for length %X\n", ACPI_EBDA_PTR_LOCATION, ACPI_EBDA_PTR_LENGTH));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not map memory at %8.8X for length %X",
+                                    ACPI_EBDA_PTR_LOCATION,
+                                    ACPI_EBDA_PTR_LENGTH));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
@@ -526,7 +529,10 @@ acpi_tb_find_rsdp(struct acpi_table_desc *table_info, u32 flags)
                                                     ACPI_EBDA_WINDOW_SIZE,
                                                     (void *)&table_ptr);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not map memory at %8.8X for length %X\n", physical_address, ACPI_EBDA_WINDOW_SIZE));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Could not map memory at %8.8X for length %X",
+                                            physical_address,
+                                            ACPI_EBDA_WINDOW_SIZE));
 
                                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                         }
@@ -556,7 +562,10 @@ acpi_tb_find_rsdp(struct acpi_table_desc *table_info, u32 flags)
                                             (void *)&table_ptr);
 
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not map memory at %8.8X for length %X\n", ACPI_HI_RSDP_WINDOW_BASE, ACPI_HI_RSDP_WINDOW_SIZE));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Could not map memory at %8.8X for length %X",
+                                    ACPI_HI_RSDP_WINDOW_BASE,
+                                    ACPI_HI_RSDP_WINDOW_SIZE));
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
@@ -625,7 +634,7 @@ acpi_tb_find_rsdp(struct acpi_table_desc *table_info, u32 flags)
 
         /* A valid RSDP was not found */
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("No valid RSDP was found\n"));
+        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "No valid RSDP was found"));
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_FOUND);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
index 0efcbdf7e62..03b0044974c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ void *acpi_ut_allocate(acpi_size size, u32 component, char *module, u32 line)
         /* Check for an inadvertent size of zero bytes */
 
         if (!size) {
-                _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(module, line,
-                                   ("ut_allocate: Attempt to allocate zero bytes, allocating 1 byte\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((module, line,
+                            "ut_allocate: Attempt to allocate zero bytes, allocating 1 byte"));
                 size = 1;
         }
 
@@ -310,9 +310,9 @@ void *acpi_ut_allocate(acpi_size size, u32 component, char *module, u32 line)
         if (!allocation) {
                 /* Report allocation error */
 
-                _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(module, line,
-                                   ("ut_allocate: Could not allocate size %X\n",
-                                    (u32) size));
+                ACPI_ERROR((module, line,
+                            "ut_allocate: Could not allocate size %X",
+                            (u32) size));
 
                 return_PTR(NULL);
         }
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@ void *acpi_ut_callocate(acpi_size size, u32 component, char *module, u32 line)
         /* Check for an inadvertent size of zero bytes */
 
         if (!size) {
-                _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(module, line,
-                                   ("ut_callocate: Attempt to allocate zero bytes, allocating 1 byte\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((module, line,
+                            "Attempt to allocate zero bytes, allocating 1 byte"));
                 size = 1;
         }
 
@@ -353,9 +353,8 @@ void *acpi_ut_callocate(acpi_size size, u32 component, char *module, u32 line)
         if (!allocation) {
                 /* Report allocation error */
 
-                _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(module, line,
-                                   ("ut_callocate: Could not allocate size %X\n",
-                                    (u32) size));
+                ACPI_ERROR((module, line,
+                            "Could not allocate size %X", (u32) size));
                 return_PTR(NULL);
         }
 
@@ -480,9 +479,8 @@ void *acpi_ut_callocate_and_track(acpi_size size,
         if (!allocation) {
                 /* Report allocation error */
 
-                _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(module, line,
-                                   ("ut_callocate: Could not allocate size %X\n",
-                                    (u32) size));
+                ACPI_ERROR((module, line,
+                            "Could not allocate size %X", (u32) size));
                 return (NULL);
         }
 
@@ -524,8 +522,7 @@ acpi_ut_free_and_track(void *allocation, u32 component, char *module, u32 line)
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR("ut_free", allocation);
 
         if (NULL == allocation) {
-                _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(module, line,
-                                   ("acpi_ut_free: Attempt to delete a NULL address\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((module, line, "Attempt to delete a NULL address"));
 
                 return_VOID;
         }
@@ -540,14 +537,11 @@ acpi_ut_free_and_track(void *allocation, u32 component, char *module, u32 line)
         status = acpi_ut_remove_allocation(debug_block,
                                            component, module, line);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not free memory, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Could not free memory"));
         }
 
         acpi_os_free(debug_block);
-
         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS, "%p freed\n", allocation));
-
         return_VOID;
 }
 
@@ -624,10 +618,12 @@ acpi_ut_track_allocation(struct acpi_debug_mem_block *allocation,
          */
         element = acpi_ut_find_allocation(allocation);
         if (element) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("ut_track_allocation: Allocation already present in list! (%p)\n", allocation));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "ut_track_allocation: Allocation already present in list! (%p)",
+                            allocation));
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Element %p Address %p\n",
-                                   element, allocation));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Element %p Address %p",
+                            element, allocation));
 
                 goto unlock_and_exit;
         }
@@ -687,8 +683,8 @@ acpi_ut_remove_allocation(struct acpi_debug_mem_block *allocation,
         if (NULL == mem_list->list_head) {
                 /* No allocations! */
 
-                _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(module, line,
-                                   ("ut_remove_allocation: Empty allocation list, nothing to free!\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((module, line,
+                            "Empty allocation list, nothing to free!"));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
         }
@@ -863,10 +859,11 @@ void acpi_ut_dump_allocations(u32 component, char *module)
         /* Print summary */
 
         if (!num_outstanding) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_INFO(("No outstanding allocations\n"));
+                ACPI_INFO((AE_INFO, "No outstanding allocations"));
         } else {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%d(%X) Outstanding allocations\n",
-                                   num_outstanding, num_outstanding));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "%d(%X) Outstanding allocations",
+                            num_outstanding, num_outstanding));
         }
 
         return_VOID;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
index 1a4da006822..df2d32096b7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
@@ -606,7 +606,8 @@ acpi_ut_copy_eobject_to_iobject(union acpi_object *external_object,
                 /*
                  * Packages as external input to control methods are not supported,
                  */
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Packages as parameters not implemented!\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Packages as parameters not implemented!"));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_IMPLEMENTED);
         }
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@ acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_ipackage(union acpi_operand_object *source_obj,
                                                          count +
                                                          1) * sizeof(void *));
         if (!dest_obj->package.elements) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Package allocation failure\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Package allocation failure"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
index 1079a1a1f19..1db9695b002 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ acpi_ut_update_ref_count(union acpi_operand_object *object, u32 action)
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown action (%X)\n", action));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unknown action (%X)", action));
                 break;
         }
 
@@ -373,7 +373,9 @@ acpi_ut_update_ref_count(union acpi_operand_object *object, u32 action)
          */
         if (count > ACPI_MAX_REFERENCE_COUNT) {
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Large Reference Count (%X) in object %p\n\n", count, object));
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "Large Reference Count (%X) in object %p",
+                              count, object));
         }
 
         return;
@@ -532,8 +534,8 @@ acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object * object, u16 action)
 
       error_exit:
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not update object reference count, %s\n",
-                           acpi_format_exception(status)));
+        ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                        "Could not update object reference count"));
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/uteval.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/uteval.c
index f4dc374a0ee..106cc97cb4a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/uteval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/uteval.c
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
                                           acpi_ut_get_node_name(prefix_node),
                                           path));
                 } else {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_MTERROR("Method execution failed",
-                                            prefix_node, path, status);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_METHOD("Method execution failed",
+                                          prefix_node, path, status);
                 }
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 
         if (!info.return_object) {
                 if (expected_return_btypes) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_MTERROR("No object was returned from",
-                                            prefix_node, path, AE_NOT_EXIST);
+                        ACPI_ERROR_METHOD("No object was returned from",
+                                          prefix_node, path, AE_NOT_EXIST);
 
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST);
                 }
@@ -211,10 +211,14 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
         /* Is the return object one of the expected types? */
 
         if (!(expected_return_btypes & return_btype)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_MTERROR("Return object type is incorrect",
-                                    prefix_node, path, AE_TYPE);
-
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Type returned from %s was incorrect: %s, expected Btypes: %X\n", path, acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info.return_object), expected_return_btypes));
+                ACPI_ERROR_METHOD("Return object type is incorrect",
+                                  prefix_node, path, AE_TYPE);
+
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Type returned from %s was incorrect: %s, expected Btypes: %X",
+                            path,
+                            acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(info.return_object),
+                            expected_return_btypes));
 
                 /* On error exit, we must delete the return object */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
index 87ca9a0a8b7..ffd13383a32 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ const char *acpi_format_exception(acpi_status status)
         if (!exception) {
                 /* Exception code was not recognized */
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unknown exception code: 0x%8.8X\n",
-                                   status));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unknown exception code: 0x%8.8X", status));
 
                 exception = "UNKNOWN_STATUS_CODE";
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utinit.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utinit.c
index 7565ba6f90d..ba771b4f39b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utinit.c
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ static void
 acpi_ut_fadt_register_error(char *register_name, u32 value, acpi_size offset)
 {
 
-        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("Invalid FADT value %s=%X at offset %X FADT=%p\n",
-                             register_name, value, (u32) offset,
-                             acpi_gbl_FADT));
+        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                      "Invalid FADT value %s=%X at offset %X FADT=%p",
+                      register_name, value, (u32) offset, acpi_gbl_FADT));
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void acpi_ut_subsystem_shutdown(void)
         /* Just exit if subsystem is already shutdown */
 
         if (acpi_gbl_shutdown) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("ACPI Subsystem is already terminated\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "ACPI Subsystem is already terminated"));
                 return_VOID;
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmath.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmath.c
index 06214201329..4a3360484e7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmath.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmath.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer dividend,
         /* Always check for a zero divisor */
 
         if (divisor == 0) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Divide by zero\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Divide by zero"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO);
         }
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ acpi_ut_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
         /* Always check for a zero divisor */
 
         if (in_divisor == 0) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Divide by zero\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Divide by zero"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO);
         }
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
         /* Always check for a zero divisor */
 
         if (divisor == 0) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Divide by zero\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Divide by zero"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO);
         }
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ acpi_ut_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
         /* Always check for a zero divisor */
 
         if (in_divisor == 0) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Divide by zero\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Divide by zero"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_DIVIDE_BY_ZERO);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
index a77ffcd5570..7364f5f8c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id)
         /* Guard against multiple allocations of ID to the same location */
 
         if (*owner_id) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Owner ID [%2.2X] already exists\n",
-                                   *owner_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Owner ID [%2.2X] already exists",
+                            *owner_id));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_ALREADY_EXISTS);
         }
 
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id)
          * methods, or there may be a bug where the IDs are not released.
          */
         status = AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT;
-        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate new owner_id (255 max), AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT\n"));
+        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                    "Could not allocate new owner_id (255 max), AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT"));
 
       exit:
         (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ void acpi_ut_release_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id_ptr)
         /* Zero is not a valid owner_iD */
 
         if (owner_id == 0) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid owner_id: %2.2X\n", owner_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid owner_id: %2.2X", owner_id));
                 return_VOID;
         }
 
@@ -205,8 +206,9 @@ void acpi_ut_release_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id_ptr)
         if (acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[index] & bit) {
                 acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[index] ^= bit;
         } else {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Release of non-allocated owner_id: %2.2X\n",
-                                   owner_id + 1));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Release of non-allocated owner_id: %2.2X",
+                            owner_id + 1));
         }
 
         (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
@@ -837,55 +839,95 @@ u8 acpi_ut_generate_checksum(u8 * buffer, u32 length)
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_report_error
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_error, acpi_ut_warning, acpi_ut_info
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  module_name         - Caller's module name (for error output)
  *              line_number         - Caller's line number (for error output)
+ *              Format              - Printf format string + additional args
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Print error message
+ * DESCRIPTION: Print message with module/line/version info
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void acpi_ut_report_error(char *module_name, u32 line_number)
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_error(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...)
 {
+        va_list args;
 
         acpi_os_printf("ACPI Error (%s-%04d): ", module_name, line_number);
+
+        va_start(args, format);
+        acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
+        acpi_os_printf(" [%X]\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
 }
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_report_warning
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  module_name         - Caller's module name (for error output)
- *              line_number         - Caller's line number (for error output)
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Print warning message
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_exception(char *module_name,
+                  u32 line_number, acpi_status status, char *format, ...)
+{
+        va_list args;
 
-void acpi_ut_report_warning(char *module_name, u32 line_number)
+        acpi_os_printf("ACPI Exception (%s-%04d): %s, ", module_name,
+                       line_number, acpi_format_exception(status));
+
+        va_start(args, format);
+        acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
+        acpi_os_printf(" [%X]\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
+}
+
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_warning(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...)
 {
+        va_list args;
 
         acpi_os_printf("ACPI Warning (%s-%04d): ", module_name, line_number);
+
+        va_start(args, format);
+        acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
+        acpi_os_printf(" [%X]\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
+}
+
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_info(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...)
+{
+        va_list args;
+
+        acpi_os_printf("ACPI (%s-%04d): ", module_name, line_number);
+
+        va_start(args, format);
+        acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
+        acpi_os_printf(" [%X]\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_report_info
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_report_error, Warning, Info
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  module_name         - Caller's module name (for error output)
  *              line_number         - Caller's line number (for error output)
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Print information message
+ * DESCRIPTION: Print error message
+ *
+ * Note: Legacy only, should be removed when no longer used by drivers.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
+void acpi_ut_report_error(char *module_name, u32 line_number)
+{
+
+        acpi_os_printf("ACPI Error (%s-%04d): ", module_name, line_number);
+}
+
+void acpi_ut_report_warning(char *module_name, u32 line_number)
+{
+
+        acpi_os_printf("ACPI Warning (%s-%04d): ", module_name, line_number);
+}
+
 void acpi_ut_report_info(char *module_name, u32 line_number)
 {
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
index ffaff55270b..45a7244df92 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
@@ -216,12 +216,20 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
                 for (i = mutex_id; i < MAX_MUTEX; i++) {
                         if (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[i].thread_id == this_thread_id) {
                                 if (i == mutex_id) {
-                                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Mutex [%s] already acquired by this thread [%X]\n", acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id), this_thread_id));
+                                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                    "Mutex [%s] already acquired by this thread [%X]",
+                                                    acpi_ut_get_mutex_name
+                                                    (mutex_id),
+                                                    this_thread_id));
 
                                         return (AE_ALREADY_ACQUIRED);
                                 }
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid acquire order: Thread %X owns [%s], wants [%s]\n", this_thread_id, acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(i), acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id)));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Invalid acquire order: Thread %X owns [%s], wants [%s]",
+                                            this_thread_id,
+                                            acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(i),
+                                            acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id)));
 
                                 return (AE_ACQUIRE_DEADLOCK);
                         }
@@ -244,7 +252,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
                 acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].use_count++;
                 acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id = this_thread_id;
         } else {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Thread %X could not acquire Mutex [%X] %s\n", this_thread_id, mutex_id, acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Thread %X could not acquire Mutex [%X]",
+                                this_thread_id, mutex_id));
         }
 
         return (status);
@@ -282,7 +292,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_release_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
          * Mutex must be acquired in order to release it!
          */
         if (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id == ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Mutex [%X] is not acquired, cannot release\n", mutex_id));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Mutex [%X] is not acquired, cannot release",
+                            mutex_id));
 
                 return (AE_NOT_ACQUIRED);
         }
@@ -303,7 +315,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_release_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
                                         continue;
                                 }
 
-                                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid release order: owns [%s], releasing [%s]\n", acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(i), acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id)));
+                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                            "Invalid release order: owns [%s], releasing [%s]",
+                                            acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(i),
+                                            acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id)));
 
                                 return (AE_RELEASE_DEADLOCK);
                         }
@@ -319,7 +334,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_release_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
             acpi_os_signal_semaphore(acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex, 1);
 
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Thread %X could not release Mutex [%X] %s\n", this_thread_id, mutex_id, acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "Thread %X could not release Mutex [%X]",
+                                this_thread_id, mutex_id));
         } else {
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_MUTEX,
                                   "Thread %X released Mutex [%s]\n",
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
index 1b6b2157780..7ee2d1d9807 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(acpi_size buffer_size)
 
                 buffer = ACPI_MEM_CALLOCATE(buffer_size);
                 if (!buffer) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate size %X\n",
-                                           (u32) buffer_size));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not allocate size %X",
+                                    (u32) buffer_size));
                         acpi_ut_remove_reference(buffer_desc);
                         return_PTR(NULL);
                 }
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_string_object(acpi_size string_size)
          */
         string = ACPI_MEM_CALLOCATE(string_size + 1);
         if (!string) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate size %X\n",
-                                   (u32) string_size));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not allocate size %X",
+                            (u32) string_size));
                 acpi_ut_remove_reference(string_desc);
                 return_PTR(NULL);
         }
@@ -312,8 +312,8 @@ void *acpi_ut_allocate_object_desc_dbg(char *module_name,
 
         object = acpi_os_acquire_object(acpi_gbl_operand_cache);
         if (!object) {
-                _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(module_name, line_number,
-                                   ("Could not allocate an object descriptor\n"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((module_name, line_number,
+                            "Could not allocate an object descriptor"));
 
                 return_PTR(NULL);
         }
@@ -347,9 +347,9 @@ void acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(union acpi_operand_object *object)
         /* Object must be an union acpi_operand_object    */
 
         if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(object) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("%p is not an ACPI Operand object [%s]\n",
-                                   object,
-                                   acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(object)));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "%p is not an ACPI Operand object [%s]", object,
+                            acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(object)));
                 return_VOID;
         }
 
@@ -451,7 +451,10 @@ acpi_ut_get_simple_object_size(union acpi_operand_object *internal_object,
                          * Notably, Locals and Args are not supported, but this may be
                          * required eventually.
                          */
-                        ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unsupported Reference opcode=%X in object %p\n", internal_object->reference.opcode, internal_object));
+                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                    "Unsupported Reference opcode=%X in object %p",
+                                    internal_object->reference.opcode,
+                                    internal_object));
                         status = AE_TYPE;
                         break;
                 }
@@ -459,9 +462,9 @@ acpi_ut_get_simple_object_size(union acpi_operand_object *internal_object,
 
         default:
 
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Unsupported type=%X in object %p\n",
-                                   ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(internal_object),
-                                   internal_object));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Unsupported type=%X in object %p",
+                            ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE(internal_object),
+                            internal_object));
                 status = AE_TYPE;
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utresrc.c
index 36bf9e4bf52..16461317113 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utresrc.c
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ u32 acpi_ut_get_descriptor_length(void *aml)
  * RETURN:      Status, pointer to the end tag
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Find the end_tag resource descriptor in an AML resource template
+ *              Note: allows a buffer length of zero.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -504,6 +505,13 @@ acpi_ut_get_resource_end_tag(union acpi_operand_object * obj_desc,
         aml = obj_desc->buffer.pointer;
         end_aml = aml + obj_desc->buffer.length;
 
+        /* Allow a buffer length of zero */
+
+        if (!obj_desc->buffer.length) {
+                *end_tag = aml;
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+        }
+
         /* Walk the resource template, one descriptor per iteration */
 
         while (aml < end_aml) {
@@ -518,6 +526,14 @@ acpi_ut_get_resource_end_tag(union acpi_operand_object * obj_desc,
 
                 if (acpi_ut_get_resource_type(aml) ==
                     ACPI_RESOURCE_NAME_END_TAG) {
+                        /*
+                         * There must be at least one more byte in the buffer for
+                         * the 2nd byte of the end_tag
+                         */
+                        if ((aml + 1) >= end_aml) {
+                                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_RESOURCE_END_TAG);
+                        }
+
                         /* Return the pointer to the end_tag */
 
                         *end_tag = aml;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
index b4bc9488320..308a960871b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_initialize_subsystem(void)
 
         status = acpi_os_initialize();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("OSL failed to initialize, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During OSL initialization"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -88,8 +87,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_initialize_subsystem(void)
 
         status = acpi_ut_mutex_initialize();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Global mutex creation failure, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "During Global Mutex creation"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
@@ -99,15 +98,14 @@ acpi_status acpi_initialize_subsystem(void)
          */
         status = acpi_ns_root_initialize();
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Namespace initialization failure, %s\n",
-                                   acpi_format_exception(status)));
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "During Namespace initialization"));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
         /* If configured, initialize the AML debugger */
 
         ACPI_DEBUGGER_EXEC(status = acpi_db_initialize());
-
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_enable_subsystem(u32 flags)
 
                 status = acpi_enable();
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(("acpi_enable failed\n"));
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "acpi_enable failed"));
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
                 }
         }
diff --git a/include/acpi/acconfig.h b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
index 675a32f7832..e27dc8f2997 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acconfig.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 /* Current ACPICA subsystem version in YYYYMMDD format */
 
-#define ACPI_CA_VERSION                 0x20060113
+#define ACPI_CA_VERSION                 0x20060127
 
 /*
  * OS name, used for the _OS object.  The _OS object is essentially obsolete,
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 #define ACPI_MAX_OBJECT_CACHE_DEPTH     96      /* Interpreter operand objects */
 
 /*
- * Should the subystem abort the loading of an ACPI table if the
+ * Should the subsystem abort the loading of an ACPI table if the
  * table checksum is incorrect?
  */
 #define ACPI_CHECKSUM_ABORT             FALSE
diff --git a/include/acpi/aclocal.h b/include/acpi/aclocal.h
index 97f8e4185e4..8361820d297 100644
--- a/include/acpi/aclocal.h
+++ b/include/acpi/aclocal.h
@@ -416,13 +416,13 @@ struct acpi_field_info {
 #define ACPI_CONTROL_PREDICATE_FALSE         0xC3
 #define ACPI_CONTROL_PREDICATE_TRUE          0xC4
 
-#define ACPI_STATE_COMMON                  /* Two 32-bit fields and a pointer */\
-        u8                                  data_type;          /* To differentiate various internal objs */\
+#define ACPI_STATE_COMMON   /* Two 32-bit fields and a pointer */\
+        u8                                  data_type;  /* To differentiate various internal objs */\
         u8                                  flags;      \
         u16                                 value;      \
         u16                                 state;      \
         u16                                 reserved;   \
-        void                                *next;      \
+        void                                *next;
 
 struct acpi_common_state {
 ACPI_STATE_COMMON};
@@ -575,8 +575,7 @@ union acpi_parse_value {
         char                                aml_op_name[16]) /* Op name (debug only) */\
                            /* NON-DEBUG members below: */\
         struct acpi_namespace_node          *node;          /* For use by interpreter */\
-        union acpi_parse_value              value;          /* Value or args associated with the opcode */\
-
+        union acpi_parse_value              value;      /* Value or args associated with the opcode */
 
 #define ACPI_DASM_BUFFER        0x00
 #define ACPI_DASM_RESOURCE      0x01
diff --git a/include/acpi/acmacros.h b/include/acpi/acmacros.h
index 49ba151766d..f2be2a88173 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acmacros.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acmacros.h
@@ -341,8 +341,12 @@
 /*
  * Rounding macros (Power of two boundaries only)
  */
-#define ACPI_ROUND_DOWN(value,boundary)      (((acpi_native_uint)(value)) & (~(((acpi_native_uint) boundary)-1)))
-#define ACPI_ROUND_UP(value,boundary)        ((((acpi_native_uint)(value)) + (((acpi_native_uint) boundary)-1)) & (~(((acpi_native_uint) boundary)-1)))
+#define ACPI_ROUND_DOWN(value,boundary)      (((acpi_native_uint)(value)) & \
+                                                                                                (~(((acpi_native_uint) boundary)-1)))
+
+#define ACPI_ROUND_UP(value,boundary)        ((((acpi_native_uint)(value)) + \
+                                                                                                (((acpi_native_uint) boundary)-1)) & \
+                                                                                                (~(((acpi_native_uint) boundary)-1)))
 
 #define ACPI_ROUND_DOWN_TO_32_BITS(a)        ACPI_ROUND_DOWN(a,4)
 #define ACPI_ROUND_DOWN_TO_64_BITS(a)        ACPI_ROUND_DOWN(a,8)
@@ -379,10 +383,11 @@
 
 /* Generate a UUID */
 
-#define ACPI_INIT_UUID(a,b,c,d0,d1,d2,d3,d4,d5,d6,d7)   (a) & 0xFF, ((a) >> 8) & 0xFF, ((a) >> 16) & 0xFF, ((a) >> 24) & 0xFF, \
-                                                                                                  (b) & 0xFF, ((b) >> 8) & 0xFF, \
-                                                                                                  (c) & 0xFF, ((c) >> 8) & 0xFF, \
-                                                                                                  (d0), (d1), (d2), (d3), (d4), (d5), (d6), (d7)
+#define ACPI_INIT_UUID(a,b,c,d0,d1,d2,d3,d4,d5,d6,d7) \
+        (a) & 0xFF, ((a) >> 8) & 0xFF, ((a) >> 16) & 0xFF, ((a) >> 24) & 0xFF, \
+        (b) & 0xFF, ((b) >> 8) & 0xFF, \
+        (c) & 0xFF, ((c) >> 8) & 0xFF, \
+        (d0), (d1), (d2), (d3), (d4), (d5), (d6), (d7)
 
 /*
  * An struct acpi_namespace_node * can appear in some contexts,
@@ -442,13 +447,12 @@
 #define GET_CURRENT_ARG_TYPE(list)      (list & ((u32) 0x1F))
 #define INCREMENT_ARG_LIST(list)        (list >>= ((u32) ARG_TYPE_WIDTH))
 
+#if defined (ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT) || !defined (ACPI_NO_ERROR_MESSAGES)
 /*
  * Module name is include in both debug and non-debug versions primarily for
  * error messages. The __FILE__ macro is not very useful for this, because it
  * often includes the entire pathname to the module
  */
-#if defined (ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT) || !defined (ACPI_NO_ERROR_MESSAGES)
-
 #define ACPI_MODULE_NAME(name)          static char ACPI_UNUSED_VAR *_acpi_module_name = name;
 #else
 #define ACPI_MODULE_NAME(name)
@@ -458,45 +462,31 @@
  * Ascii error messages can be configured out
  */
 #ifndef ACPI_NO_ERROR_MESSAGES
-
-#define ACPI_PARAM_LIST(pl)             pl
-#define ACPI_LOCATION_INFO              _acpi_module_name, __LINE__
+#define AE_INFO                         _acpi_module_name, __LINE__
 
 /*
- * Error reporting. Callers module and line number are inserted automatically
- * These macros are used for both the debug and non-debug versions of the code
+ * Error reporting. Callers module and line number are inserted by AE_INFO,
+ * the plist contains a set of parens to allow variable-length lists.
+ * These macros are used for both the debug and non-debug versions of the code.
  */
-#define ACPI_REPORT_INFO(fp)            {acpi_ut_report_info (ACPI_LOCATION_INFO); \
-                                                                                        acpi_os_printf ACPI_PARAM_LIST (fp);}
-#define ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(fp)           {acpi_ut_report_error (ACPI_LOCATION_INFO); \
-                                                                                        acpi_os_printf ACPI_PARAM_LIST (fp);}
-#define ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(fp)         {acpi_ut_report_warning (ACPI_LOCATION_INFO); \
-                                                                                        acpi_os_printf ACPI_PARAM_LIST (fp);}
-#define ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(s,e)        acpi_ns_report_error (ACPI_LOCATION_INFO, \
-                                                                                        s, e);
-#define ACPI_REPORT_MTERROR(s,n,p,e)    acpi_ns_report_method_error (ACPI_LOCATION_INFO, \
-                                                                                        s, n, p, e);
-
-/* Error reporting. These versions pass thru the module and lineno */
+#define ACPI_INFO(plist)                acpi_ut_info plist
+#define ACPI_WARNING(plist)             acpi_ut_warning plist
+#define ACPI_EXCEPTION(plist)           acpi_ut_exception plist
+#define ACPI_ERROR(plist)               acpi_ut_error plist
+#define ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(s,e)       acpi_ns_report_error (AE_INFO, s, e);
+#define ACPI_ERROR_METHOD(s,n,p,e)      acpi_ns_report_method_error (AE_INFO, s, n, p, e);
 
-#define _ACPI_REPORT_INFO(a,b,fp)       {acpi_ut_report_info (a,b); \
-                                                                                        acpi_os_printf ACPI_PARAM_LIST (fp);}
-#define _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(a,b,fp)      {acpi_ut_report_error (a,b); \
-                                                                                        acpi_os_printf ACPI_PARAM_LIST (fp);}
-#define _ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(a,b,fp)    {acpi_ut_report_warning (a,b); \
-                                                                                        acpi_os_printf ACPI_PARAM_LIST (fp);}
 #else
 
 /* No error messages */
 
-#define ACPI_REPORT_INFO(fp)
-#define ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(fp)
-#define ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(fp)
-#define ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(s,e)
-#define ACPI_REPORT_MTERROR(s,n,p,e)
-#define _ACPI_REPORT_INFO(a,b,c,fp)
-#define _ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(a,b,c,fp)
-#define _ACPI_REPORT_WARNING(a,b,c,fp)
+#define ACPI_INFO(plist)
+#define ACPI_WARNING(plist)
+#define ACPI_EXCEPTION(plist)
+#define ACPI_ERROR(plist)
+#define ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(s,e)
+#define ACPI_ERROR_METHOD(s,n,p,e)
+
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -538,7 +528,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(a)          ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(a) \
-                                                                                        acpi_ut_trace(ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS)
+                                                                          acpi_ut_trace(ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS)
 #define ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(a,b)    ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(a) \
                                                                                         acpi_ut_trace_ptr(ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS,(void *)b)
 #define ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32(a,b)    ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(a) \
@@ -632,18 +622,6 @@
 #define ACPI_DUMP_PATHNAME(a,b,c,d)     acpi_ns_dump_pathname(a,b,c,d)
 #define ACPI_DUMP_RESOURCE_LIST(a)      acpi_rs_dump_resource_list(a)
 #define ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER(a,b)           acpi_ut_dump_buffer((u8 *)a,b,DB_BYTE_DISPLAY,_COMPONENT)
-#define ACPI_BREAK_MSG(a)               acpi_os_signal (ACPI_SIGNAL_BREAKPOINT,(a))
-
-/*
- * Generate INT3 on ACPI_ERROR (Debug only!)
- */
-#define ACPI_ERROR_BREAK
-#ifdef  ACPI_ERROR_BREAK
-#define ACPI_BREAK_ON_ERROR(lvl)        if ((lvl)&ACPI_ERROR) \
-                                                                                        acpi_os_signal(ACPI_SIGNAL_BREAKPOINT,"Fatal error encountered\n")
-#else
-#define ACPI_BREAK_ON_ERROR(lvl)
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Master debug print macros
@@ -651,8 +629,8 @@
  *    1) Debug print for the current component is enabled
  *    2) Debug error level or trace level for the print statement is enabled
  */
-#define ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT(pl)            acpi_ut_debug_print ACPI_PARAM_LIST(pl)
-#define ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW(pl)        acpi_ut_debug_print_raw ACPI_PARAM_LIST(pl)
+#define ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT(plist)         acpi_ut_debug_print plist
+#define ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW(plist)     acpi_ut_debug_print_raw plist
 
 #else
 /*
@@ -681,7 +659,6 @@
 #define ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER(a,b)
 #define ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT(pl)
 #define ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW(pl)
-#define ACPI_BREAK_MSG(a)
 
 #define return_VOID                     return
 #define return_ACPI_STATUS(s)           return(s)
diff --git a/include/acpi/acobject.h b/include/acpi/acobject.h
index 1bd411962c7..d130cfed8d5 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acobject.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acobject.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         u8                                      type;               /* acpi_object_type */\
         u16                                     reference_count;    /* For object deletion management */\
         union acpi_operand_object               *next_object;       /* Objects linked to parent NS node */\
-        u8                                      flags; \
+        u8                                      flags;
 
 /* Values for flag byte above */
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h b/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
index 768f63f391c..970e9a6372c 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpiosxf.h
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_os_create_lock(acpi_handle * out_handle);
 
 void acpi_os_delete_lock(acpi_handle handle);
 
-acpi_native_uint acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_handle handle);
+acpi_cpu_flags acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_handle handle);
 
-void acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_handle handle, acpi_native_uint flags);
+void acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_handle handle, acpi_cpu_flags flags);
 
 /*
  * Memory allocation and mapping
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 74819e9b469..7ca89cde706 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -237,17 +237,22 @@ typedef char *acpi_physical_address;
 #error unknown ACPI_MACHINE_WIDTH
 #endif
 
+/* Variable-width type, used instead of clib size_t */
+
+typedef acpi_native_uint acpi_size;
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * OS- or compiler-dependent types
  *
+ * If the defaults below are not appropriate for the host system, they can
+ * be defined in the compiler-specific or OS-specific header, and this will
+ * take precedence.
+ *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-/*
- * If acpi_uintptr_t was not defined in the OS- or compiler-dependent header,
- * define it now (use C99 uintptr_t for pointer casting if available,
- * "void *" otherwise)
- */
+/* Use C99 uintptr_t for pointer casting if available, "void *" otherwise */
+
 #ifndef acpi_uintptr_t
 #define acpi_uintptr_t                          void *
 #endif
@@ -261,9 +266,31 @@ typedef char *acpi_physical_address;
 #define acpi_cache_t                            struct acpi_memory_list
 #endif
 
-/* Variable-width type, used instead of clib size_t */
+/*
+ * Allow the CPU flags word to be defined per-OS to simplify the use of the
+ * lock and unlock OSL interfaces.
+ */
+#ifndef acpi_cpu_flags
+#define acpi_cpu_flags                          acpi_native_uint
+#endif
 
-typedef acpi_native_uint acpi_size;
+/*
+ * ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE is used to tag functions as "printf-like" because
+ * some compilers can catch printf format string problems
+ */
+#ifndef ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE
+#define ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(c)
+#endif
+
+/*
+ * Some compilers complain about unused variables. Sometimes we don't want to
+ * use all the variables (for example, _acpi_module_name). This allows us
+ * to to tell the compiler in a per-variable manner that a variable
+ * is unused
+ */
+#ifndef ACPI_UNUSED_VAR
+#define ACPI_UNUSED_VAR
+#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/include/acpi/acutils.h b/include/acpi/acutils.h
index 10f6625f639..0927765df6a 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acutils.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acutils.h
@@ -275,20 +275,22 @@ acpi_ut_ptr_exit(u32 line_number,
                  const char *function_name,
                  char *module_name, u32 component_id, u8 * ptr);
 
+void acpi_ut_dump_buffer(u8 * buffer, u32 count, u32 display, u32 component_id);
+
 void acpi_ut_report_error(char *module_name, u32 line_number);
 
 void acpi_ut_report_info(char *module_name, u32 line_number);
 
 void acpi_ut_report_warning(char *module_name, u32 line_number);
 
-void acpi_ut_dump_buffer(u8 * buffer, u32 count, u32 display, u32 component_id);
+/* Error and message reporting interfaces */
 
 void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
 acpi_ut_debug_print(u32 requested_debug_level,
                     u32 line_number,
                     const char *function_name,
                     char *module_name,
-                    u32 component_id, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE_FUNC;
+                    u32 component_id, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(6);
 
 void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
 acpi_ut_debug_print_raw(u32 requested_debug_level,
@@ -296,7 +298,24 @@ acpi_ut_debug_print_raw(u32 requested_debug_level,
                         const char *function_name,
                         char *module_name,
                         u32 component_id,
-                        char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE_FUNC;
+                        char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(6);
+
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_error(char *module_name,
+              u32 line_number, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3);
+
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_exception(char *module_name,
+                  u32 line_number,
+                  acpi_status status, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(4);
+
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_warning(char *module_name,
+                u32 line_number, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3);
+
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_info(char *module_name,
+             u32 line_number, char *format, ...) ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(3);
 
 /*
  * utdelete - Object deletion and reference counts
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/acenv.h b/include/acpi/platform/acenv.h
index 31b0f18342f..223ec646710 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/acenv.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/acenv.h
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@
 #elif defined(NETWARE)
 #include "acnetware.h"
 
+#elif defined(__sun)
+#include "acsolaris.h"
+
 #else
 
 /* All other environments */
@@ -158,13 +161,6 @@
 #define COMPILER_DEPENDENT_INT64   long long
 #define COMPILER_DEPENDENT_UINT64  unsigned long long
 
-/*
- * This macro is used to tag functions as "printf-like" because
- * some compilers can catch printf format string problems. MSVC
- * doesn't, so this is proprocessed away.
- */
-#define ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE_FUNC
-
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/acgcc.h b/include/acpi/platform/acgcc.h
index ea2a6322f64..da80933963d 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/acgcc.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/acgcc.h
@@ -48,12 +48,14 @@
 
 #define ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME          __FUNCTION__
 
-/* This macro is used to tag functions as "printf-like" because
+/*
+ * This macro is used to tag functions as "printf-like" because
  * some compilers (like GCC) can catch printf format string problems.
  */
-#define ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE_FUNC __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, 6, 7)))
+#define ACPI_PRINTF_LIKE(c) __attribute__ ((__format__ (__printf__, c, c+1)))
 
-/* Some compilers complain about unused variables. Sometimes we don't want to
+/*
+ * Some compilers complain about unused variables. Sometimes we don't want to
  * use all the variables (for example, _acpi_module_name). This allows us
  * to to tell the compiler warning in a per-variable manner that a variable
  * is unused.
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
index c21c27fe7e1..2e6d54569ee 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
@@ -102,4 +102,6 @@
 
 #include "acgcc.h"
 
+#define acpi_cpu_flags unsigned long
+
 #endif                          /* __ACLINUX_H__ */