Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6:
  ACPI: IA64: fix %ll build warnings
  ACPI: IA64: fix allnoconfig build
  ACPI: Only use IPI on known broken machines (AMD, Dothan/BaniasPentium M)
  ACPI: ibm-acpi: allow module to load when acpi notifiers can't be set (v2)
  ACPI: parse 2nd MADT by default
  ACPICA: revert "acpi_serialize" changes
  sony-laptop: MAINTAINERS fix entry, add L: and W:
  ACPI: resolve HP nx6125 S3 immediate wakeup regression
  ACPI: Add support to parse 2nd MADT

18 files changed, 202 insertions, 134 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 06377c76e734..e39ab0c99fbb 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 
                         See also Documentation/pm.txt, pci=noacpi
 
+        acpi_apic_instance=     [ACPI, IOAPIC]
+                        Format: <int>
+                        2: use 2nd APIC table, if available
+                        1,0: use 1st APIC table
+                        default: 2
+
         acpi_sleep=     [HW,ACPI] Sleep options
                         Format: { s3_bios, s3_mode }
                         See Documentation/power/video.txt
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 6d8d5b917d1f..dd6978b1e8fb 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -3066,11 +3066,10 @@ L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
 S:      Maintained
 
 SONY VAIO CONTROL DEVICE DRIVER
-P:      Stelian Pop
-M:      stelian@popies.net
 P:      Mattia Dongili
 M:      malattia@linux.it
-W:      http://popies.net/sonypi/
+L:      linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
+W:      http://www.linux.it/~malattia/wiki/index.php/Sony_drivers
 S:      Maintained
 
 SOUND
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index d51f0f11f7f9..e19185d26554 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ config IA64
         bool
         select PCI if (!IA64_HP_SIM)
         select ACPI if (!IA64_HP_SIM)
+        select PM if (!IA64_HP_SIM)
         default y
         help
           The Itanium Processor Family is Intel's 64-bit successor to
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
index 3a799b9b5df5..cae786ca8600 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
@@ -196,11 +196,15 @@ acpi_ev_queue_notify_request(struct acpi_namespace_node * node,
                 notify_info->notify.value = (u16) notify_value;
                 notify_info->notify.handler_obj = handler_obj;
 
-                acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+                acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
                 acpi_ev_notify_dispatch(notify_info);
 
-                acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
+                status = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+
         }
 
         if (!handler_obj) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evregion.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evregion.c
index e99f0c435a47..96b0e8431748 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evregion.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evregion.c
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
                                u32 bit_width, acpi_integer * value)
 {
         acpi_status status;
+        acpi_status status2;
         acpi_adr_space_handler handler;
         acpi_adr_space_setup region_setup;
         union acpi_operand_object *handler_desc;
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
                  * setup will potentially execute control methods
                  * (e.g., _REG method for this region)
                  */
-                acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+                acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
                 status = region_setup(region_obj, ACPI_REGION_ACTIVATE,
                                       handler_desc->address_space.context,
@@ -352,7 +353,10 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
 
                 /* Re-enter the interpreter */
 
-                acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
+                status2 = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status2)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status2);
+                }
 
                 /* Check for failure of the Region Setup */
 
@@ -405,7 +409,7 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
                  * exit the interpreter because the handler *might* block -- we don't
                  * know what it will do, so we can't hold the lock on the intepreter.
                  */
-                acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+                acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
         }
 
         /* Call the handler */
@@ -426,7 +430,10 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
                  * We just returned from a non-default handler, we must re-enter the
                  * interpreter
                  */
-                acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
+                status2 = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status2)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status2);
+                }
         }
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
index 685a103a3587..a3379bafa676 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evxface.c
@@ -768,9 +768,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_acquire_global_lock(u16 timeout, u32 * handle)
                 return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
-        /* Must lock interpreter to prevent race conditions */
+        status = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return (status);
+        }
 
-        acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
         status = acpi_ev_acquire_global_lock(timeout);
         acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
index 7c38528a7e83..ae97812681a3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/excreate.c
@@ -583,7 +583,10 @@ acpi_ex_create_method(u8 * aml_start,
          * Get the sync_level. If method is serialized, a mutex will be
          * created for this method when it is parsed.
          */
-        if (method_flags & AML_METHOD_SERIALIZED) {
+        if (acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized) {
+                obj_desc->method.sync_level = 0;
+                obj_desc->method.method_flags |= AML_METHOD_SERIALIZED;
+        } else if (method_flags & AML_METHOD_SERIALIZED) {
                 /*
                  * ACPI 1.0: sync_level = 0
                  * ACPI 2.0: sync_level = sync_level in method declaration
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exsystem.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exsystem.c
index 9460baff3032..b2edf620ba89 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exsystem.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exsystem.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exsystem")
 acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_semaphore(acpi_semaphore semaphore, u16 timeout)
 {
         acpi_status status;
+        acpi_status status2;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_system_wait_semaphore);
 
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_semaphore(acpi_semaphore semaphore, u16 timeout)
 
                 /* We must wait, so unlock the interpreter */
 
-                acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+                acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
                 status = acpi_os_wait_semaphore(semaphore, 1, timeout);
 
@@ -88,7 +89,13 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_semaphore(acpi_semaphore semaphore, u16 timeout)
 
                 /* Reacquire the interpreter */
 
-                acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
+                status2 = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status2)) {
+
+                        /* Report fatal error, could not acquire interpreter */
+
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status2);
+                }
         }
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_semaphore(acpi_semaphore semaphore, u16 timeout)
 acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(acpi_mutex mutex, u16 timeout)
 {
         acpi_status status;
+        acpi_status status2;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_system_wait_mutex);
 
@@ -124,7 +132,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(acpi_mutex mutex, u16 timeout)
 
                 /* We must wait, so unlock the interpreter */
 
-                acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+                acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
                 status = acpi_os_acquire_mutex(mutex, timeout);
 
@@ -134,7 +142,13 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(acpi_mutex mutex, u16 timeout)
 
                 /* Reacquire the interpreter */
 
-                acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
+                status2 = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status2)) {
+
+                        /* Report fatal error, could not acquire interpreter */
+
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status2);
+                }
         }
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -195,18 +209,20 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_stall(u32 how_long)
 
 acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_suspend(acpi_integer how_long)
 {
+        acpi_status status;
+
         ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
         /* Since this thread will sleep, we must release the interpreter */
 
-        acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+        acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
         acpi_os_sleep(how_long);
 
         /* And now we must get the interpreter again */
 
-        acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
-        return (AE_OK);
+        status = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+        return (status);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
index 6b0aeccbb69b..aea461f3a48c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exutils.c
@@ -76,15 +76,14 @@ static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(acpi_integer value, u32 base);
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  None
  *
- * RETURN:      None
+ * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Enter the interpreter execution region. Failure to enter
- *              the interpreter region is a fatal system error. Used in
- *              conjunction with exit_interpreter.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Enter the interpreter execution region.  Failure to enter
+ *              the interpreter region is a fatal system error
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
+acpi_status acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
 {
         acpi_status status;
 
@@ -92,42 +91,10 @@ void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
 
         status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_INTERPRETER);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                            "Could not acquire AML Interpreter mutex"));
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not acquire interpreter mutex"));
         }
 
-        return_VOID;
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Reacquire the interpreter execution region from within the
- *              interpreter code. Failure to enter the interpreter region is a
- *              fatal system error. Used in  conjuction with
- *              relinquish_interpreter
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void)
-{
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_reacquire_interpreter);
-
-        /*
-         * If the global serialized flag is set, do not release the interpreter,
-         * since it was not actually released by acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter.
-         * This forces the interpreter to be single threaded.
-         */
-        if (!acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized) {
-                acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
-        }
-
-        return_VOID;
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -138,9 +105,17 @@ void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void)
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Exit the interpreter execution region. This is the top level
- *              routine used to exit the interpreter when all processing has
- *              been completed.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Exit the interpreter execution region
+ *
+ * Cases where the interpreter is unlocked:
+ *      1) Completion of the execution of a control method
+ *      2) Method blocked on a Sleep() AML opcode
+ *      3) Method blocked on an Acquire() AML opcode
+ *      4) Method blocked on a Wait() AML opcode
+ *      5) Method blocked to acquire the global lock
+ *      6) Method blocked to execute a serialized control method that is
+ *          already executing
+ *      7) About to invoke a user-installed opregion handler
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -152,46 +127,7 @@ void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(void)
 
         status = acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_INTERPRETER);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                            "Could not release AML Interpreter mutex"));
-        }
-
-        return_VOID;
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Exit the interpreter execution region, from within the
- *              interpreter - before attempting an operation that will possibly
- *              block the running thread.
- *
- * Cases where the interpreter is unlocked internally
- *      1) Method to be blocked on a Sleep() AML opcode
- *      2) Method to be blocked on an Acquire() AML opcode
- *      3) Method to be blocked on a Wait() AML opcode
- *      4) Method to be blocked to acquire the global lock
- *      5) Method to be blocked waiting to execute a serialized control method
- *          that is currently executing
- *      6) About to invoke a user-installed opregion handler
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter(void)
-{
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_relinquish_interpreter);
-
-        /*
-         * If the global serialized flag is set, do not release the interpreter.
-         * This forces the interpreter to be single threaded.
-         */
-        if (!acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized) {
-                acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not release interpreter mutex"));
         }
 
         return_VOID;
@@ -205,8 +141,8 @@ void acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter(void)
  *
  * RETURN:      none
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Truncate an ACPI Integer to 32 bits if the execution mode is
- *              32-bit, as determined by the revision of the DSDT.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Truncate a number to 32-bits if the currently executing method
+ *              belongs to a 32-bit ACPI table.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
index 8fa93125fd4c..c84b1faba28c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hardware/hwsleep.c
@@ -300,6 +300,11 @@ acpi_status asmlinkage acpi_enter_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state)
         /*
          * 2) Enable all wakeup GPEs
          */
+        status = acpi_hw_disable_all_gpes();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
         acpi_gbl_system_awake_and_running = FALSE;
 
         status = acpi_hw_enable_all_wakeup_gpes();
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
index 36901362fd24..dc1096608f43 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ibm_acpi.c
@@ -2507,7 +2507,7 @@ static int __init setup_notify(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
         ret = acpi_bus_get_device(*ibm->handle, &ibm->device);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 printk(IBM_ERR "%s device not present\n", ibm->name);
-                return 0;
+                return -ENODEV;
         }
 
         acpi_driver_data(ibm->device) = ibm;
@@ -2516,8 +2516,13 @@ static int __init setup_notify(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
         status = acpi_install_notify_handler(*ibm->handle, ibm->type,
                                              dispatch_notify, ibm);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                printk(IBM_ERR "acpi_install_notify_handler(%s) failed: %d\n",
-                       ibm->name, status);
+                if (status == AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+                        printk(IBM_NOTICE "another device driver is already handling %s events\n",
+                                ibm->name);
+                } else {
+                        printk(IBM_ERR "acpi_install_notify_handler(%s) failed: %d\n",
+                                ibm->name, status);
+                }
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
         ibm->notify_installed = 1;
@@ -2553,6 +2558,8 @@ static int __init register_driver(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
         return ret;
 }
 
+static void ibm_exit(struct ibm_struct *ibm);
+
 static int __init ibm_init(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
 {
         int ret;
@@ -2594,6 +2601,12 @@ static int __init ibm_init(struct ibm_struct *ibm)
 
         if (ibm->notify) {
                 ret = setup_notify(ibm);
+                if (ret == -ENODEV) {
+                        printk(IBM_NOTICE "disabling subdriver %s\n",
+                                ibm->name);
+                        ibm_exit(ibm);
+                        return 0;
+                }
                 if (ret < 0)
                         return ret;
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
index aa6370c67ec1..26fd0dd6953d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
@@ -154,7 +154,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
                  * Execute the method via the interpreter. The interpreter is locked
                  * here before calling into the AML parser
                  */
-                acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                status = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+
                 status = acpi_ps_execute_method(info);
                 acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
         } else {
@@ -178,7 +182,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
                  * resolution, we must lock it because we could access an opregion.
                  * The opregion access code assumes that the interpreter is locked.
                  */
-                acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                status = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
 
                 /* Function has a strange interface */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsinit.c
index 33db2241044e..c4ab615f77fe 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsinit.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ acpi_ns_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
                         u32 level, void *context, void **return_value)
 {
         acpi_object_type type;
-        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+        acpi_status status;
         struct acpi_init_walk_info *info =
             (struct acpi_init_walk_info *)context;
         struct acpi_namespace_node *node =
@@ -268,7 +268,10 @@ acpi_ns_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
         /*
          * Must lock the interpreter before executing AML code
          */
-        acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+        status = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return (status);
+        }
 
         /*
          * Each of these types can contain executable AML code within the
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfeval.c
index 7ac6ace50059..8904d0fae6a2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsxfeval.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ acpi_evaluate_object(acpi_handle handle,
                      struct acpi_buffer *return_buffer)
 {
         acpi_status status;
+        acpi_status status2;
         struct acpi_evaluate_info *info;
         acpi_size buffer_space_needed;
         u32 i;
@@ -328,12 +329,14 @@ acpi_evaluate_object(acpi_handle handle,
                  * Delete the internal return object. NOTE: Interpreter must be
                  * locked to avoid race condition.
                  */
-                acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                status2 = acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
+                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status2)) {
 
-                /* Remove one reference on the return object (should delete it) */
+                        /* Remove one reference on the return object (should delete it) */
 
-                acpi_ut_remove_reference(info->return_object);
-                acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
+                        acpi_ut_remove_reference(info->return_object);
+                        acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
+                }
         }
 
       cleanup:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 60773005b8af..562124ed785e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ module_param(nocst, uint, 0000);
 static unsigned int bm_history __read_mostly =
     (HZ >= 800 ? 0xFFFFFFFF : ((1U << (HZ / 25)) - 1));
 module_param(bm_history, uint, 0644);
+
+static unsigned use_ipi = 2;
+module_param(use_ipi, uint, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_ipi, "IPI (vs. LAPIC) irqs for not waking up from C2/C3"
+                 " machines. 0=apic, 1=ipi, 2=auto\n");
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Power Management
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -260,9 +266,8 @@ static void acpi_cstate_enter(struct acpi_processor_cx *cstate)
 
 /*
  * Some BIOS implementations switch to C3 in the published C2 state.
- * This seems to be a common problem on AMD boxen, but other vendors
- * are affected too. We pick the most conservative approach: we assume
- * that the local APIC stops in both C2 and C3.
+ * This seems to be a common problem on AMD boxen and Intel Dothan/Banias
+ * Pentium M machines.
  */
 static void acpi_timer_check_state(int state, struct acpi_processor *pr,
                                    struct acpi_processor_cx *cx)
@@ -276,8 +281,17 @@ static void acpi_timer_check_state(int state, struct acpi_processor *pr,
         if (pwr->timer_broadcast_on_state < state)
                 return;
 
-        if (cx->type >= ACPI_STATE_C2)
-                pr->power.timer_broadcast_on_state = state;
+        if (cx->type >= ACPI_STATE_C2) {
+                if (boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD)
+                        pr->power.timer_broadcast_on_state = state;
+                else if ((boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL &&
+                          boot_cpu_data.x86 == 6) &&
+                         (boot_cpu_data.x86_model == 13 ||
+                          boot_cpu_data.x86_model == 9))
+                {
+                        pr->power.timer_broadcast_on_state = state;
+                }
+        }
 }
 
 static void acpi_propagate_timer_broadcast(struct acpi_processor *pr)
@@ -292,10 +306,16 @@ static void acpi_propagate_timer_broadcast(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 #else
         cpumask_t mask = cpumask_of_cpu(pr->id);
 
-        if (pr->power.timer_broadcast_on_state < INT_MAX)
+        if (use_ipi == 0)
                 on_each_cpu(switch_APIC_timer_to_ipi, &mask, 1, 1);
-        else
+        else if (use_ipi == 1)
                 on_each_cpu(switch_ipi_to_APIC_timer, &mask, 1, 1);
+        else {
+                if (pr->power.timer_broadcast_on_state < INT_MAX)
+                        on_each_cpu(switch_APIC_timer_to_ipi, &mask, 1, 1);
+                else
+                        on_each_cpu(switch_ipi_to_APIC_timer, &mask, 1, 1);
+        }
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1013,13 +1033,13 @@ static int acpi_processor_power_verify(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 
                 case ACPI_STATE_C2:
                         acpi_processor_power_verify_c2(cx);
-                        if (cx->valid)
+                        if (cx->valid && use_ipi != 0 && use_ipi != 1)
                                 acpi_timer_check_state(i, pr, cx);
                         break;
 
                 case ACPI_STATE_C3:
                         acpi_processor_power_verify_c3(pr, cx);
-                        if (cx->valid)
+                        if (cx->valid && use_ipi != 0 && use_ipi != 1)
                                 acpi_timer_check_state(i, pr, cx);
                         break;
                 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables.c b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
index 849e2c361804..96792a6cc164 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ static char *mps_inti_flags_trigger[] = { "dfl", "edge", "res", "level" };
 
 static struct acpi_table_desc initial_tables[ACPI_MAX_TABLES] __initdata;
 
-void acpi_table_print_madt_entry(struct acpi_subtable_header * header)
+static int acpi_apic_instance __initdata = 2;
+
+void acpi_table_print_madt_entry(struct acpi_subtable_header *header)
 {
         if (!header)
                 return;
@@ -183,8 +185,10 @@ acpi_table_parse_entries(char *id,
         if (!handler)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        /* Locate the table (if exists). There should only be one. */
-        acpi_get_table(id, 0, &table_header);
+        if (strncmp(id, ACPI_SIG_MADT, 4) == 0)
+                acpi_get_table(id, acpi_apic_instance, &table_header);
+        else
+                acpi_get_table(id, 0, &table_header);
 
         if (!table_header) {
                 printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "%4.4s not present\n", id);
@@ -237,10 +241,15 @@ acpi_table_parse_madt(enum acpi_madt_type id,
 int __init acpi_table_parse(char *id, acpi_table_handler handler)
 {
         struct acpi_table_header *table = NULL;
+
         if (!handler)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        acpi_get_table(id, 0, &table);
+        if (strncmp(id, ACPI_SIG_MADT, 4) == 0)
+                acpi_get_table(id, acpi_apic_instance, &table);
+        else
+                acpi_get_table(id, 0, &table);
+
         if (table) {
                 handler(table);
                 return 0;
@@ -248,6 +257,31 @@ int __init acpi_table_parse(char *id, acpi_table_handler handler)
                 return 1;
 }
 
+/* 
+ * The BIOS is supposed to supply a single APIC/MADT,
+ * but some report two.  Provide a knob to use either.
+ * (don't you wish instance 0 and 1 were not the same?)
+ */
+static void __init check_multiple_madt(void)
+{
+        struct acpi_table_header *table = NULL;
+
+        acpi_get_table(ACPI_SIG_MADT, 2, &table);
+        if (table) {
+                printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
+                       "BIOS bug: multiple APIC/MADT found,"
+                       " using %d\n", acpi_apic_instance);
+                printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
+                       "If \"acpi_apic_instance=%d\" works better, "
+                       "notify linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org\n",
+                       acpi_apic_instance ? 0 : 2);
+
+        } else
+                acpi_apic_instance = 0;
+
+        return;
+}
+
 /*
  * acpi_table_init()
  *
@@ -257,9 +291,22 @@ int __init acpi_table_parse(char *id, acpi_table_handler handler)
  * result: sdt_entry[] is initialized
  */
 
-
 int __init acpi_table_init(void)
 {
         acpi_initialize_tables(initial_tables, ACPI_MAX_TABLES, 0);
+        check_multiple_madt();
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init acpi_parse_apic_instance(char *str)
+{
+
+        acpi_apic_instance = simple_strtoul(str, NULL, 0);
+
+        printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "Shall use APIC/MADT table %d\n",
+               acpi_apic_instance);
+
         return 0;
 }
+
+early_param("acpi_apic_instance", acpi_parse_apic_instance);
diff --git a/include/acpi/acinterp.h b/include/acpi/acinterp.h
index 73967c8152d3..440983019993 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acinterp.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acinterp.h
@@ -446,14 +446,10 @@ acpi_ex_copy_integer_to_buffer_field(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 /*
  * exutils - interpreter/scanner utilities
  */
-void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void);
+acpi_status acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void);
 
 void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(void);
 
-void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void);
-
-void acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter(void);
-
 void acpi_ex_truncate_for32bit_table(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
 
 u8 acpi_ex_acquire_global_lock(u32 rule);
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 72a6e2c3a536..56bf492e7acc 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ typedef u32 acpi_integer;
 
 /* 64-bit integers */
 
-typedef u64 acpi_integer;
+typedef unsigned long long              acpi_integer;
 #define ACPI_INTEGER_MAX                ACPI_UINT64_MAX
 #define ACPI_INTEGER_BIT_SIZE           64
 #define ACPI_MAX_DECIMAL_DIGITS         20      /* 2^64 = 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 */