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: Be in TS_POLLING state during mwait based C-state entry
  ACPI: Fix regression where _PPC is not read at boot even when ignore_ppc=0
  acer-wmi: Respect current backlight level when loading

3 files changed, 22 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index e88e8ae04fdb..cc978a8c00b7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -880,12 +880,14 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_simple(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
                 return(acpi_idle_enter_c1(dev, state));
 
         local_irq_disable();
-        current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
-        /*
-         * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we test
-         * NEED_RESCHED:
-         */
-        smp_mb();
+        if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH) {
+                current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
+                /*
+                 * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we test
+                 * NEED_RESCHED:
+                 */
+                smp_mb();
+        }
 
         if (unlikely(need_resched())) {
                 current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
@@ -965,12 +967,14 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_bm(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
         }
 
         local_irq_disable();
-        current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
-        /*
-         * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we test
-         * NEED_RESCHED:
-         */
-        smp_mb();
+        if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH) {
+                current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
+                /*
+                 * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we test
+                 * NEED_RESCHED:
+                 */
+                smp_mb();
+        }
 
         if (unlikely(need_resched())) {
                 current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index 2cabadcc4d8c..a959f6a07508 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -413,7 +413,11 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_performance_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
         if (result)
                 goto update_bios;
 
-        return 0;
+        /* We need to call _PPC once when cpufreq starts */
+        if (ignore_ppc != 1)
+                result = acpi_processor_get_platform_limit(pr);
+
+        return result;
 
         /*
          * Having _PPC but missing frequencies (_PSS, _PCT) is a very good hint that
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c
index 07d14dfdf0b4..226b3e93498c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/acer-wmi.c
@@ -934,7 +934,7 @@ static int __devinit acer_backlight_init(struct device *dev)
         acer_backlight_device = bd;
 
         bd->props.power = FB_BLANK_UNBLANK;
-        bd->props.brightness = max_brightness;
+        bd->props.brightness = read_brightness(bd);
         bd->props.max_brightness = max_brightness;
         backlight_update_status(bd);
         return 0;