1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 27f84af4e337..f7fd72ac69cf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1537,17 +1537,21 @@ static int __init osi_setup(char *str)
 
 __setup("acpi_osi=", osi_setup);
 
-/* enable serialization to combat AE_ALREADY_EXISTS errors */
-static int __init acpi_serialize_setup(char *str)
+/*
+ * Disable the auto-serialization of named objects creation methods.
+ *
+ * This feature is enabled by default.  It marks the AML control methods
+ * that contain the opcodes to create named objects as "Serialized".
+ */
+static int __init acpi_no_auto_serialize_setup(char *str)
 {
-        printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "serialize enabled\n");
-
-        acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized = TRUE;
+        acpi_gbl_auto_serialize_methods = FALSE;
+        pr_info("ACPI: auto-serialization disabled\n");
 
         return 1;
 }
 
-__setup("acpi_serialize", acpi_serialize_setup);
+__setup("acpi_no_auto_serialize", acpi_no_auto_serialize_setup);
 
 /* Check of resource interference between native drivers and ACPI
  * OperationRegions (SystemIO and System Memory only).