1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index ccae305ee55d..91bdeb3b081e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -223,7 +223,19 @@ int acpi_bus_set_power(acpi_handle handle, int state)
         /*
          * Get device's current power state
          */
-        acpi_bus_get_power(device->handle, &device->power.state);
+        if (!acpi_power_nocheck) {
+                /*
+                 * Maybe the incorrect power state is returned on the bogus
+                 * bios, which is different with the real power state.
+                 * For example: the bios returns D0 state and the real power
+                 * state is D3. OS expects to set the device to D0 state. In
+                 * such case if OS uses the power state returned by the BIOS,
+                 * the device can't be transisted to the correct power state.
+                 * So if the acpi_power_nocheck is set, it is unnecessary to
+                 * get the power state by calling acpi_bus_get_power.
+                 */
+                acpi_bus_get_power(device->handle, &device->power.state);
+        }
         if ((state == device->power.state) && !device->flags.force_power_state) {
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Device is already at D%d\n",
                                   state));