149 files changed, 2899 insertions, 2217 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ac.c b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
index 6512b20aeccd..d5fdd36190cc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ac.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ static int acpi_ac_open_fs(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 
 static int acpi_ac_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_ac_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
-static int acpi_ac_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
 static void acpi_ac_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event);
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id ac_device_ids[] = {
@@ -70,6 +69,11 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id ac_device_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, ac_device_ids);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_ac_resume(struct device *dev);
+#endif
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(acpi_ac_pm, NULL, acpi_ac_resume);
+
 static struct acpi_driver acpi_ac_driver = {
         .name = "ac",
         .class = ACPI_AC_CLASS,
@@ -78,9 +82,9 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_ac_driver = {
         .ops = {
                 .add = acpi_ac_add,
                 .remove = acpi_ac_remove,
-                .resume = acpi_ac_resume,
                 .notify = acpi_ac_notify,
                 },
+        .drv.pm = &acpi_ac_pm,
 };
 
 struct acpi_ac {
@@ -292,7 +296,9 @@ static int acpi_ac_add(struct acpi_device *device)
         ac->charger.properties = ac_props;
         ac->charger.num_properties = ARRAY_SIZE(ac_props);
         ac->charger.get_property = get_ac_property;
-        power_supply_register(&ac->device->dev, &ac->charger);
+        result = power_supply_register(&ac->device->dev, &ac->charger);
+        if (result)
+                goto end;
 
         printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "%s [%s] (%s)\n",
                acpi_device_name(device), acpi_device_bid(device),
@@ -309,13 +315,19 @@ static int acpi_ac_add(struct acpi_device *device)
         return result;
 }
 
-static int acpi_ac_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_ac_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct acpi_ac *ac;
         unsigned old_state;
-        if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
+
+        if (!dev)
                 return -EINVAL;
-        ac = acpi_driver_data(device);
+
+        ac = acpi_driver_data(to_acpi_device(dev));
+        if (!ac)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         old_state = ac->state;
         if (acpi_ac_get_state(ac))
                 return 0;
@@ -323,6 +335,7 @@ static int acpi_ac_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
                 kobject_uevent(&ac->charger.dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
         return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int acpi_ac_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
index d98571385656..24c807f96636 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static void acpi_memory_device_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 {
         struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device;
         struct acpi_device *device;
-
+        u32 ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_NON_SPECIFIC_FAILURE; /* default */
 
         switch (event) {
         case ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK:
@@ -354,15 +354,20 @@ static void acpi_memory_device_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
                                           "\nReceived DEVICE CHECK notification for device\n"));
                 if (acpi_memory_get_device(handle, &mem_device)) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Cannot find driver data\n");
-                        return;
+                        break;
                 }
 
-                if (!acpi_memory_check_device(mem_device)) {
-                        if (acpi_memory_enable_device(mem_device))
-                                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
-                                            "Cannot enable memory device\n");
+                if (acpi_memory_check_device(mem_device))
+                        break;
+
+                if (acpi_memory_enable_device(mem_device)) {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Cannot enable memory device\n");
+                        break;
                 }
+
+                ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_SUCCESS;
                 break;
+
         case ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST:
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
                                   "\nReceived EJECT REQUEST notification for device\n"));
@@ -383,19 +388,35 @@ static void acpi_memory_device_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
                  * TBD: Can also be disabled by Callback registration
                  *      with generic sysfs driver
                  */
-                if (acpi_memory_disable_device(mem_device))
-                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
-                                    "Disable memory device\n");
+                if (acpi_memory_disable_device(mem_device)) {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Disable memory device\n");
+                        /*
+                         * If _EJ0 was called but failed, _OST is not
+                         * necessary.
+                         */
+                        if (mem_device->state == MEMORY_INVALID_STATE)
+                                return;
+
+                        break;
+                }
+
                 /*
                  * TBD: Invoke acpi_bus_remove to cleanup data structures
                  */
-                break;
+
+                /* _EJ0 succeeded; _OST is not necessary */
+                return;
+
         default:
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
                                   "Unsupported event [0x%x]\n", event));
-                break;
+
+                /* non-hotplug event; possibly handled by other handler */
+                return;
         }
 
+        /* Inform firmware that the hotplug operation has completed */
+        (void) acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(handle, event, ost_code, NULL);
         return;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
index 1502c50273b5..af4aad6ee2eb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_pad.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void exit_round_robin(unsigned int tsk_index)
 }
 
 static unsigned int idle_pct = 5; /* percentage */
-static unsigned int round_robin_time = 10; /* second */
+static unsigned int round_robin_time = 1; /* second */
 static int power_saving_thread(void *data)
 {
         struct sched_param param = {.sched_priority = 1};
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static int create_power_saving_task(void)
 
         ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num] = kthread_run(power_saving_thread,
                 (void *)(unsigned long)ps_tsk_num,
-                "power_saving/%d", ps_tsk_num);
+                "acpi_pad/%d", ps_tsk_num);
         rc = IS_ERR(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]) ? PTR_ERR(ps_tsks[ps_tsk_num]) : 0;
         if (!rc)
                 ps_tsk_num++;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
index 793b8cc8e256..7f1d40797e80 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
@@ -134,12 +134,14 @@ acpi-y +=		\
         tbinstal.o      \
         tbutils.o       \
         tbxface.o       \
+        tbxfload.o      \
         tbxfroot.o
 
 acpi-y +=               \
         utaddress.o     \
         utalloc.o       \
         utcopy.o        \
+        utexcep.o       \
         utdebug.o       \
         utdecode.o      \
         utdelete.o      \
@@ -156,5 +158,6 @@ acpi-y +=		\
         utresrc.o       \
         utstate.o       \
         utxface.o       \
+        utxfinit.o      \
         utxferror.o     \
         utxfmutex.o
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
index d700f63e4701..c0a43b38c6a3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ u32 acpi_ev_install_sci_handler(void);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ev_remove_sci_handler(void);
 
-u32 acpi_ev_initialize_sCI(u32 program_sCI);
+u32 acpi_ev_initialize_SCI(u32 program_SCI);
 
 ACPI_HW_DEPENDENT_RETURN_VOID(void acpi_ev_terminate(void))
 #endif                          /* __ACEVENTS_H__  */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 4f7d3f57d05c..ce79100fb5eb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -278,8 +278,7 @@ ACPI_EXTERN acpi_cache_t *acpi_gbl_operand_cache;
 
 /* Global handlers */
 
-ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_object_notify_handler acpi_gbl_device_notify;
-ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_object_notify_handler acpi_gbl_system_notify;
+ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_global_notify_handler acpi_gbl_global_notify[2];
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_exception_handler acpi_gbl_exception_handler;
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_init_handler acpi_gbl_init_handler;
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_tbl_handler acpi_gbl_table_handler;
@@ -327,14 +326,6 @@ extern const char *acpi_gbl_region_types[ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS];
 
 #endif
 
-/* Exception codes */
-
-extern char const *acpi_gbl_exception_names_env[];
-extern char const *acpi_gbl_exception_names_pgm[];
-extern char const *acpi_gbl_exception_names_tbl[];
-extern char const *acpi_gbl_exception_names_aml[];
-extern char const *acpi_gbl_exception_names_ctrl[];
-
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
  * Namespace globals
@@ -463,4 +454,12 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_size_of_acpi_objects;
 
 #endif                          /* ACPI_DEBUGGER */
 
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Info/help support
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+extern const struct ah_predefined_name asl_predefined_info[];
+
 #endif                          /* __ACGLOBAL_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
index 5ccb99ae3a6f..d902d31abc6c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
@@ -83,22 +83,22 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_clear_acpi_status(void);
 /*
  * hwsleep - sleep/wake support (Legacy sleep registers)
  */
-acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags);
+acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_sleep(u8 sleep_state);
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags);
+acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state);
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags);
+acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake(u8 sleep_state);
 
 /*
  * hwesleep - sleep/wake support (Extended FADT-V5 sleep registers)
  */
 void acpi_hw_execute_sleep_method(char *method_name, u32 integer_argument);
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags);
+acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_sleep(u8 sleep_state);
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags);
+acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state);
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags);
+acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake(u8 sleep_state);
 
 /*
  * hwvalid - Port I/O with validation
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_write_port(acpi_io_address address, u32 value, u32 width);
 /*
  * hwgpe - GPE support
  */
-u32 acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info,
-                             struct acpi_gpe_register_info *gpe_register_info);
+u32 acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_hw_low_set_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 action);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index e3922ca20e7f..c816ee675094 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ acpi_status(*ACPI_INTERNAL_METHOD) (struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state);
  * Information structure for ACPI predefined names.
  * Each entry in the table contains the following items:
  *
- * Name                 - The ACPI reserved name
+ * name                 - The ACPI reserved name
  * param_count          - Number of arguments to the method
  * expected_return_btypes - Allowed type(s) for the return value
  */
@@ -404,6 +404,13 @@ struct acpi_gpe_handler_info {
         u8 originally_enabled;  /* True if GPE was originally enabled */
 };
 
+/* Notify info for implicit notify, multiple device objects */
+
+struct acpi_gpe_notify_info {
+        struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node;        /* Device to be notified */
+        struct acpi_gpe_notify_info *next;
+};
+
 struct acpi_gpe_notify_object {
         struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
         struct acpi_gpe_notify_object *next;
@@ -412,7 +419,7 @@ struct acpi_gpe_notify_object {
 union acpi_gpe_dispatch_info {
         struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;        /* Method node for this GPE level */
         struct acpi_gpe_handler_info *handler;  /* Installed GPE handler */
-        struct acpi_gpe_notify_object device;   /* List of _PRW devices for implicit notify */
+        struct acpi_gpe_notify_info *notify_list;       /* List of _PRW devices for implicit notifies */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -420,7 +427,7 @@ union acpi_gpe_dispatch_info {
  * NOTE: Important to keep this struct as small as possible.
  */
 struct acpi_gpe_event_info {
-        union acpi_gpe_dispatch_info dispatch;  /* Either Method or Handler */
+        union acpi_gpe_dispatch_info dispatch;  /* Either Method, Handler, or notify_list */
         struct acpi_gpe_register_info *register_info;   /* Backpointer to register info */
         u8 flags;               /* Misc info about this GPE */
         u8 gpe_number;          /* This GPE */
@@ -600,13 +607,22 @@ acpi_status(*acpi_parse_downwards) (struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 
 typedef acpi_status(*acpi_parse_upwards) (struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state);
 
+/* Global handlers for AML Notifies */
+
+struct acpi_global_notify_handler {
+        acpi_notify_handler handler;
+        void *context;
+};
+
 /*
  * Notify info - used to pass info to the deferred notify
  * handler/dispatcher.
  */
 struct acpi_notify_info {
-        ACPI_STATE_COMMON struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
-        union acpi_operand_object *handler_obj;
+        ACPI_STATE_COMMON u8 handler_list_id;
+        struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
+        union acpi_operand_object *handler_list_head;
+        struct acpi_global_notify_handler *global;
 };
 
 /* Generic state is union of structs above */
@@ -691,15 +707,18 @@ union acpi_parse_value {
         u8                              disasm_opcode;  /* Subtype used for disassembly */\
         char                            aml_op_name[16])        /* Op name (debug only) */
 
-#define ACPI_DASM_BUFFER                0x00
-#define ACPI_DASM_RESOURCE              0x01
-#define ACPI_DASM_STRING                0x02
-#define ACPI_DASM_UNICODE               0x03
-#define ACPI_DASM_EISAID                0x04
-#define ACPI_DASM_MATCHOP               0x05
-#define ACPI_DASM_LNOT_PREFIX           0x06
-#define ACPI_DASM_LNOT_SUFFIX           0x07
-#define ACPI_DASM_IGNORE                0x08
+/* Flags for disasm_flags field above */
+
+#define ACPI_DASM_BUFFER                0x00    /* Buffer is a simple data buffer */
+#define ACPI_DASM_RESOURCE              0x01    /* Buffer is a Resource Descriptor */
+#define ACPI_DASM_STRING                0x02    /* Buffer is a ASCII string */
+#define ACPI_DASM_UNICODE               0x03    /* Buffer is a Unicode string */
+#define ACPI_DASM_PLD_METHOD            0x04    /* Buffer is a _PLD method bit-packed buffer */
+#define ACPI_DASM_EISAID                0x05    /* Integer is an EISAID */
+#define ACPI_DASM_MATCHOP               0x06    /* Parent opcode is a Match() operator */
+#define ACPI_DASM_LNOT_PREFIX           0x07    /* Start of a Lnot_equal (etc.) pair of opcodes */
+#define ACPI_DASM_LNOT_SUFFIX           0x08    /* End  of a Lnot_equal (etc.) pair of opcodes */
+#define ACPI_DASM_IGNORE                0x09    /* Not used at this time */
 
 /*
  * Generic operation (for example:  If, While, Store)
@@ -718,7 +737,7 @@ struct acpi_parse_obj_named {
         u32 name;               /* 4-byte name or zero if no name */
 };
 
-/* This version is used by the i_aSL compiler only */
+/* This version is used by the iASL compiler only */
 
 #define ACPI_MAX_PARSEOP_NAME   20
 
@@ -787,6 +806,7 @@ struct acpi_parse_state {
 #define ACPI_PARSEOP_IGNORE             0x01
 #define ACPI_PARSEOP_PARAMLIST          0x02
 #define ACPI_PARSEOP_EMPTY_TERMLIST     0x04
+#define ACPI_PARSEOP_PREDEF_CHECKED     0x08
 #define ACPI_PARSEOP_SPECIAL            0x10
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -915,6 +935,7 @@ struct acpi_bit_register_info {
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA_SP1          0x09
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA_SP2          0x0A
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_7                  0x0B
+#define ACPI_OSI_WIN_8                  0x0C
 
 #define ACPI_ALWAYS_ILLEGAL             0x00
 
@@ -1007,6 +1028,7 @@ struct acpi_port_info {
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 struct acpi_db_method_info {
+        acpi_handle method;
         acpi_handle main_thread_gate;
         acpi_handle thread_complete_gate;
         acpi_thread_id *threads;
@@ -1075,4 +1097,18 @@ struct acpi_debug_mem_block {
 #define ACPI_MEM_LIST_MAX               1
 #define ACPI_NUM_MEM_LISTS              2
 
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Info/help support
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+struct ah_predefined_name {
+        char *name;
+        char *description;
+#ifndef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+        char *action;
+#endif
+};
+
 #endif                          /* __ACLOCAL_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
index f119f473f71a..a7f68c47f517 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
  * printf() format helpers
  */
 
-/* Split 64-bit integer into two 32-bit values. Use with %8.8_x%8.8_x */
+/* Split 64-bit integer into two 32-bit values. Use with %8.8X%8.8X */
 
 #define ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(i)           ACPI_HIDWORD(i), ACPI_LODWORD(i)
 
@@ -277,14 +277,37 @@
 
 /* Bitfields within ACPI registers */
 
-#define ACPI_REGISTER_PREPARE_BITS(val, pos, mask)      ((val << pos) & mask)
-#define ACPI_REGISTER_INSERT_VALUE(reg, pos, mask, val)  reg = (reg & (~(mask))) | ACPI_REGISTER_PREPARE_BITS(val, pos, mask)
+#define ACPI_REGISTER_PREPARE_BITS(val, pos, mask) \
+        ((val << pos) & mask)
 
-#define ACPI_INSERT_BITS(target, mask, source)          target = ((target & (~(mask))) | (source & mask))
+#define ACPI_REGISTER_INSERT_VALUE(reg, pos, mask, val) \
+        reg = (reg & (~(mask))) | ACPI_REGISTER_PREPARE_BITS(val, pos, mask)
+
+#define ACPI_INSERT_BITS(target, mask, source) \
+        target = ((target & (~(mask))) | (source & mask))
+
+/* Generic bitfield macros and masks */
+
+#define ACPI_GET_BITS(source_ptr, position, mask) \
+        ((*source_ptr >> position) & mask)
+
+#define ACPI_SET_BITS(target_ptr, position, mask, value) \
+        (*target_ptr |= ((value & mask) << position))
+
+#define ACPI_1BIT_MASK      0x00000001
+#define ACPI_2BIT_MASK      0x00000003
+#define ACPI_3BIT_MASK      0x00000007
+#define ACPI_4BIT_MASK      0x0000000F
+#define ACPI_5BIT_MASK      0x0000001F
+#define ACPI_6BIT_MASK      0x0000003F
+#define ACPI_7BIT_MASK      0x0000007F
+#define ACPI_8BIT_MASK      0x000000FF
+#define ACPI_16BIT_MASK     0x0000FFFF
+#define ACPI_24BIT_MASK     0x00FFFFFF
 
 /*
- * A struct acpi_namespace_node can appear in some contexts
- * where a pointer to a union acpi_operand_object can also
+ * An object of type struct acpi_namespace_node can appear in some contexts
+ * where a pointer to an object of type union acpi_operand_object can also
  * appear. This macro is used to distinguish them.
  *
  * The "Descriptor" field is the first field in both structures.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index c065078ca83b..364a1303fb8f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ struct acpi_object_integer {
 };
 
 /*
- * Note: The String and Buffer object must be identical through the Pointer
- * and length elements.  There is code that depends on this.
+ * Note: The String and Buffer object must be identical through the
+ * pointer and length elements. There is code that depends on this.
  *
  * Fields common to both Strings and Buffers
  */
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ struct acpi_object_method {
  * Common fields for objects that support ASL notifications
  */
 #define ACPI_COMMON_NOTIFY_INFO \
-        union acpi_operand_object       *system_notify;     /* Handler for system notifies */\
-        union acpi_operand_object       *device_notify;     /* Handler for driver notifies */\
+        union acpi_operand_object       *notify_list[2];    /* Handlers for system/device notifies */\
         union acpi_operand_object       *handler;       /* Handler for Address space */
 
 struct acpi_object_notify_common {      /* COMMON NOTIFY for POWER, PROCESSOR, DEVICE, and THERMAL */
@@ -296,10 +295,10 @@ struct acpi_object_buffer_field {
 
 struct acpi_object_notify_handler {
         ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER struct acpi_namespace_node *node;     /* Parent device */
-        u32 handler_type;
-        acpi_notify_handler handler;
+        u32 handler_type;       /* Type: Device/System/Both */
+        acpi_notify_handler handler;    /* Handler address */
         void *context;
-        struct acpi_object_notify_handler *next;
+        union acpi_operand_object *next[2];     /* Device and System handler lists */
 };
 
 struct acpi_object_addr_handler {
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ struct acpi_object_cache_list {
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * union acpi_operand_object Descriptor - a giant union of all of the above
+ * union acpi_operand_object descriptor - a giant union of all of the above
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
index bbb34c9be4e8..3080c017f5ba 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ enum acpi_return_package_types {
  *
  * The main entries in the table each contain the following items:
  *
- * Name                 - The ACPI reserved name
+ * name                 - The ACPI reserved name
  * param_count          - Number of arguments to the method
  * expected_btypes      - Allowed type(s) for the return value.
  *                        0 means that no return value is expected.
@@ -511,14 +511,14 @@ static const union acpi_predefined_info predefined_names[] =
         {{"_TMP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
         {{"_TPC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
         {{"_TPT", 1, 0}},
-        {{"_TRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 2_ref/6_int */
+        {{"_TRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 2 Ref/6 Int */
                           {{{ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}, 6, 0}},
 
-        {{"_TSD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 5_int with count */
+        {{"_TSD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 5 Int with count */
                           {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT,ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5,0}, 0,0}},
 
         {{"_TSP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {{"_TSS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 5_int */
+        {{"_TSS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 5 Int */
                           {{{ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5,0}, 0,0}},
 
         {{"_TST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
index 0404df605bc1..f196e2c9a71f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #define ACPI_WALK_METHOD            0x01
 #define ACPI_WALK_METHOD_RESTART    0x02
 
-/* Flags for i_aSL compiler only */
+/* Flags for iASL compiler only */
 
 #define ACPI_WALK_CONST_REQUIRED    0x10
 #define ACPI_WALK_CONST_OPTIONAL    0x20
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
index 925ccf22101b..5035327ebccc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ acpi_ut_short_divide(u64 in_dividend,
 /*
  * utmisc
  */
+void ut_convert_backslashes(char *pathname);
+
 const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status);
 
 u8 acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge(char *id);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
index 905280fec0fa..c26f8ff6c3b9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Combination opcodes (actually two one-byte opcodes)
- * Used by the disassembler and i_aSL compiler
+ * Used by the disassembler and iASL compiler
  */
 #define AML_LGREATEREQUAL_OP        (u16) 0x9295
 #define AML_LLESSEQUAL_OP           (u16) 0x9294
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
 
 /* Multiple/complex types */
 
-#define ARGI_DATAOBJECT             0x12        /* Buffer, String, package or reference to a Node - Used only by size_of operator */
+#define ARGI_DATAOBJECT             0x12        /* Buffer, String, package or reference to a node - Used only by size_of operator */
 #define ARGI_COMPLEXOBJ             0x13        /* Buffer, String, or package (Used by INDEX op only) */
 #define ARGI_REF_OR_STRING          0x14        /* Reference or String (Used by DEREFOF op only) */
 #define ARGI_REGION_OR_BUFFER       0x15        /* Used by LOAD op only */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
index 7b2128f274e7..af4947956ec2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 #define ACPI_RESTAG_TRANSLATION                 "_TRA"
 #define ACPI_RESTAG_TRANSTYPE                   "_TRS"  /* Sparse(1), Dense(0) */
 #define ACPI_RESTAG_TYPE                        "_TTP"  /* Translation(1), Static (0) */
-#define ACPI_RESTAG_XFERTYPE                    "_SIZ"  /* 8(0), 8_and16(1), 16(2) */
+#define ACPI_RESTAG_XFERTYPE                    "_SIZ"  /* 8(0), 8And16(1), 16(2) */
 #define ACPI_RESTAG_VENDORDATA                  "_VEN"
 
 /* Default sizes for "small" resource descriptors */
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ AML_RESOURCE_LARGE_HEADER_COMMON AML_RESOURCE_ADDRESS_COMMON};
 
 struct aml_resource_extended_address64 {
         AML_RESOURCE_LARGE_HEADER_COMMON
-            AML_RESOURCE_ADDRESS_COMMON u8 revision_iD;
+            AML_RESOURCE_ADDRESS_COMMON u8 revision_ID;
         u8 reserved;
         u64 granularity;
         u64 minimum;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsargs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsargs.c
index 80eb1900297f..c8b5e2565b98 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsargs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsargs.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ acpi_ds_execute_arguments(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_execute_arguments
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node                - Object NS node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node                - Object NS node
  *              scope_node          - Parent NS node
  *              aml_length          - Length of executable AML
  *              aml_start           - Pointer to the AML
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dscontrol.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dscontrol.c
index effe4ca1133f..465f02134b89 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dscontrol.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dscontrol.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dscontrol")
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_exec_begin_control_op
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_list       - The list that owns the walk stack
- *              Op              - The control Op
+ *              op              - The control Op
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ acpi_ds_exec_begin_control_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_exec_end_control_op
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_list       - The list that owns the walk stack
- *              Op              - The control Op
+ *              op              - The control Op
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
index cd243cf2cab2..3da6fd8530c5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
@@ -53,16 +53,84 @@
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsfield")
 
 /* Local prototypes */
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+#include "acdisasm.h"
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ds_create_external_region(acpi_status lookup_status,
+                               union acpi_parse_object *op,
+                               char *path,
+                               struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+                               struct acpi_namespace_node **node);
+#endif
+
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
                         struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                         union acpi_parse_object *arg);
 
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_external_region (iASL Disassembler only)
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  lookup_status   - Status from ns_lookup operation
+ *              op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
+ *              path            - Pathname of the region
+ *  `           walk_state      - Current method state
+ *              node            - Where the new region node is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Add region to the external list if NOT_FOUND. Create a new
+ *              region node/object.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ds_create_external_region(acpi_status lookup_status,
+                               union acpi_parse_object *op,
+                               char *path,
+                               struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+                               struct acpi_namespace_node **node)
+{
+        acpi_status status;
+        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
+
+        if (lookup_status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
+                return (lookup_status);
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Table disassembly:
+         * operation_region not found. Generate an External for it, and
+         * insert the name into the namespace.
+         */
+        acpi_dm_add_to_external_list(op, path, ACPI_TYPE_REGION, 0);
+        status = acpi_ns_lookup(walk_state->scope_info, path, ACPI_TYPE_REGION,
+                                ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1, ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT,
+                                walk_state, node);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return (status);
+        }
+
+        /* Must create and install a region object for the new node */
+
+        obj_desc = acpi_ut_create_internal_object(ACPI_TYPE_REGION);
+        if (!obj_desc) {
+                return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+        }
+
+        obj_desc->region.node = *node;
+        status = acpi_ns_attach_object(*node, obj_desc, ACPI_TYPE_REGION);
+        return (status);
+}
+#endif
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_buffer_field
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op                  - Current parse op (create_xXField)
+ * PARAMETERS:  op                  - Current parse op (create_XXField)
  *              walk_state          - Current state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -99,7 +167,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_buffer_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 
                 arg = acpi_ps_get_arg(op, 3);
         } else {
-                /* For all other create_xXXField operators, name is the 3rd argument */
+                /* For all other create_XXXField operators, name is the 3rd argument */
 
                 arg = acpi_ps_get_arg(op, 2);
         }
@@ -203,9 +271,9 @@ acpi_ds_create_buffer_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_get_field_names
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info            - create_field info structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  info            - create_field info structure
  *  `           walk_state      - Current method state
- *              Arg             - First parser arg for the field name list
+ *              arg             - First parser arg for the field name list
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -234,10 +302,10 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
         while (arg) {
                 /*
                  * Four types of field elements are handled:
-                 * 1) Name - Enters a new named field into the namespace
-                 * 2) Offset - specifies a bit offset
+                 * 1) name - Enters a new named field into the namespace
+                 * 2) offset - specifies a bit offset
                  * 3) access_as - changes the access mode/attributes
-                 * 4) Connection - Associate a resource template with the field
+                 * 4) connection - Associate a resource template with the field
                  */
                 switch (arg->common.aml_opcode) {
                 case AML_INT_RESERVEDFIELD_OP:
@@ -389,7 +457,7 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_field
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
  *              region_node     - Object for the containing Operation Region
  *  `           walk_state      - Current method state
  *
@@ -413,12 +481,19 @@ acpi_ds_create_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
         /* First arg is the name of the parent op_region (must already exist) */
 
         arg = op->common.value.arg;
+
         if (!region_node) {
                 status =
                     acpi_ns_lookup(walk_state->scope_info,
                                    arg->common.value.name, ACPI_TYPE_REGION,
                                    ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT,
                                    walk_state, &region_node);
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+                status = acpi_ds_create_external_region(status, arg,
+                                                        arg->common.value.name,
+                                                        walk_state,
+                                                        &region_node);
+#endif
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                         ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.name, status);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -446,7 +521,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_init_field_objects
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
  *  `           walk_state      - Current method state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -561,7 +636,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_field_objects(union acpi_parse_object *op,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_bank_field
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
  *              region_node     - Object for the containing Operation Region
  *              walk_state      - Current method state
  *
@@ -591,6 +666,12 @@ acpi_ds_create_bank_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                                    arg->common.value.name, ACPI_TYPE_REGION,
                                    ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT,
                                    walk_state, &region_node);
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+                status = acpi_ds_create_external_region(status, arg,
+                                                        arg->common.value.name,
+                                                        walk_state,
+                                                        &region_node);
+#endif
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                         ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.name, status);
                         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -645,7 +726,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_bank_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_index_field
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Op containing the Field definition and args
  *              region_node     - Object for the containing Operation Region
  *  `           walk_state      - Current method state
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
index 9e5ac7f780a7..87eff701ecfa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_init_one_object
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_handle      - Node for the object
- *              Level           - Current nesting level
- *              Context         - Points to a init info struct
+ *              level           - Current nesting level
+ *              context         - Points to a init info struct
  *              return_value    - Not used
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 00f5dab5bcc0..aa9a5d4e4052 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_error
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Status          - Execution status
+ * PARAMETERS:  status          - Execution status
  *              walk_state      - Current state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_call_control_method
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Thread              - Info for this thread
+ * PARAMETERS:  thread              - Info for this thread
  *              this_walk_state     - Current walk state
- *              Op                  - Current Op to be walked
+ *              op                  - Current Op to be walked
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
index b40bd507be5d..8d55cebaa656 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void acpi_ds_method_data_delete_all(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_data_init_args
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  *Params         - Pointer to a parameter list for the method
+ * PARAMETERS:  *params         - Pointer to a parameter list for the method
  *              max_param_count - The arg count for this method
  *              walk_state      - Current walk state object
  *
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_init_args(union acpi_operand_object **params,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_data_get_node
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
  *                                    ACPI_REFCLASS_ARG
- *              Index               - Which Local or Arg whose type to get
+ *              index               - Which Local or Arg whose type to get
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state object
- *              Node                - Where the node is returned.
+ *              node                - Where the node is returned.
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and node
  *
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_get_node(u8 type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_data_set_value
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
  *                                    ACPI_REFCLASS_ARG
- *              Index               - Which Local or Arg to get
- *              Object              - Object to be inserted into the stack entry
+ *              index               - Which Local or Arg to get
+ *              object              - Object to be inserted into the stack entry
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state object
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_set_value(u8 type,
          * Increment ref count so object can't be deleted while installed.
          * NOTE: We do not copy the object in order to preserve the call by
          * reference semantics of ACPI Control Method invocation.
-         * (See ACPI Specification 2.0_c)
+         * (See ACPI Specification 2.0C)
          */
         acpi_ut_add_reference(object);
 
@@ -350,9 +350,9 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_set_value(u8 type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_data_get_value
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
  *                                    ACPI_REFCLASS_ARG
- *              Index               - Which local_var or argument to get
+ *              index               - Which localVar or argument to get
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state object
  *              dest_desc           - Where Arg or Local value is returned
  *
@@ -458,9 +458,9 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_get_value(u8 type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_data_delete_value
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
  *                                    ACPI_REFCLASS_ARG
- *              Index               - Which local_var or argument to delete
+ *              index               - Which localVar or argument to delete
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state object
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -515,9 +515,9 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_delete_value(u8 type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_store_object_to_local
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Either ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL or
  *                                    ACPI_REFCLASS_ARG
- *              Index               - Which Local or Arg to set
+ *              index               - Which Local or Arg to set
  *              obj_desc            - Value to be stored
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state
  *
@@ -670,8 +670,8 @@ acpi_ds_store_object_to_local(u8 type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_data_get_type
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode              - Either AML_LOCAL_OP or AML_ARG_OP
- *              Index               - Which Local or Arg whose type to get
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode              - Either AML_LOCAL_OP or AML_ARG_OP
+ *              index               - Which Local or Arg whose type to get
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state object
  *
  * RETURN:      Data type of current value of the selected Arg or Local
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
index d7045ca3e32a..68592dd34960 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_object(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_build_internal_object
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk state
- *              Op              - Parser object to be translated
+ *              op              - Parser object to be translated
  *              obj_desc_ptr    - Where the ACPI internal object is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_object(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_build_internal_buffer_obj
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk state
- *              Op              - Parser object to be translated
+ *              op              - Parser object to be translated
  *              buffer_length   - Length of the buffer
  *              obj_desc_ptr    - Where the ACPI internal object is returned
  *
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_buffer_obj(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_build_internal_package_obj
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk state
- *              Op              - Parser object to be translated
+ *              op              - Parser object to be translated
  *              element_count   - Number of elements in the package - this is
  *                                the num_elements argument to Package()
  *              obj_desc_ptr    - Where the ACPI internal object is returned
@@ -547,8 +547,8 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_package_obj(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_node
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk state
- *              Node            - NS Node to be initialized
- *              Op              - Parser object to be translated
+ *              node            - NS Node to be initialized
+ *              op              - Parser object to be translated
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -611,8 +611,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_node(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_init_object_from_op
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk state
- *              Op              - Parser op used to init the internal object
- *              Opcode          - AML opcode associated with the object
+ *              op              - Parser op used to init the internal object
+ *              opcode          - AML opcode associated with the object
  *              ret_obj_desc    - Namespace object to be initialized
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
index e5eff7585102..aa34d8984d34 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_buffer_field(u16 aml_opcode,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_eval_buffer_field_operands
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk
- *              Op              - A valid buffer_field Op object
+ *              op              - A valid buffer_field Op object
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ acpi_ds_eval_buffer_field_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_eval_region_operands
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk
- *              Op              - A valid region Op object
+ *              op              - A valid region Op object
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ acpi_ds_eval_region_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
          */
         node = op->common.node;
 
-        /* next_op points to the op that holds the space_iD */
+        /* next_op points to the op that holds the space_ID */
 
         next_op = op->common.value.arg;
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ acpi_ds_eval_region_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_eval_table_region_operands
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk
- *              Op              - A valid region Op object
+ *              op              - A valid region Op object
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ acpi_ds_eval_table_region_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_eval_data_object_operands
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk
- *              Op              - A valid data_object Op object
+ *              op              - A valid data_object Op object
  *              obj_desc        - data_object
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ acpi_ds_eval_data_object_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_eval_bank_field_operands
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk
- *              Op              - A valid bank_field Op object
+ *              op              - A valid bank_field Op object
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
index 1abcda31037f..73a5447475f5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ acpi_ds_do_implicit_return(union acpi_operand_object *return_desc,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_is_result_used
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op                  - Current Op
+ * PARAMETERS:  op                  - Current Op
  *              walk_state          - Current State
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if result is used, FALSE otherwise
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ acpi_ds_is_result_used(union acpi_parse_object * op,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_delete_result_if_not_used
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Current parse Op
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Current parse Op
  *              result_obj      - Result of the operation
  *              walk_state      - Current state
  *
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ void acpi_ds_clear_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_operand
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk state
- *              Arg             - Parse object for the argument
+ *              arg             - Parse object for the argument
  *              arg_index       - Which argument (zero based)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
index 552aa3a50c84..557510084c7a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
@@ -230,6 +230,20 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
                         walk_state->scope_info->common.value = ACPI_TYPE_ANY;
                         break;
 
+                case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
+
+                        /*
+                         * Allow scope change to root during execution of module-level
+                         * code. Root is typed METHOD during this time.
+                         */
+                        if ((node == acpi_gbl_root_node) &&
+                            (walk_state->
+                             parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL)) {
+                                break;
+                        }
+
+                        /*lint -fallthrough */
+
                 default:
 
                         /* All other types are an error */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
index ae7147724763..89c0114210c0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
@@ -230,6 +230,20 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                         walk_state->scope_info->common.value = ACPI_TYPE_ANY;
                         break;
 
+                case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
+
+                        /*
+                         * Allow scope change to root during execution of module-level
+                         * code. Root is typed METHOD during this time.
+                         */
+                        if ((node == acpi_gbl_root_node) &&
+                            (walk_state->
+                             parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL)) {
+                                break;
+                        }
+
+                        /*lint -fallthrough */
+
                 default:
 
                         /* All other types are an error */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
index 9e9490a9cbf0..f6c4295470ae 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ void acpi_ds_scope_stack_clear(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_scope_stack_push
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Name to be made current
- *              Type            - Type of frame being pushed
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Name to be made current
+ *              type            - Type of frame being pushed
  *              walk_state      - Current state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
index c9c2ac13e7cc..d0e6555061e4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ds_result_stack_pop(struct acpi_walk_state *ws);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_result_pop
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object              - Where to return the popped object
+ * PARAMETERS:  object              - Where to return the popped object
  *              walk_state          - Current Walk state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ acpi_ds_result_pop(union acpi_operand_object **object,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_result_push
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object              - Where to return the popped object
+ * PARAMETERS:  object              - Where to return the popped object
  *              walk_state          - Current Walk state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ds_result_stack_pop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_obj_stack_push
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object              - Object to push
+ * PARAMETERS:  object              - Object to push
  *              walk_state          - Current Walk state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ acpi_ds_obj_stack_pop_and_delete(u32 pop_count,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_get_current_walk_state
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Thread          - Get current active state for this Thread
+ * PARAMETERS:  thread          - Get current active state for this Thread
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to the current walk state
  *
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ struct acpi_walk_state *acpi_ds_get_current_walk_state(struct acpi_thread_state
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_push_walk_state
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - State to push
- *              Thread          - Thread state object
+ *              thread          - Thread state object
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ acpi_ds_push_walk_state(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_pop_walk_state
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Thread      - Current thread state
+ * PARAMETERS:  thread      - Current thread state
  *
  * RETURN:      A walk_state object popped from the thread's stack
  *
@@ -525,9 +525,9 @@ struct acpi_walk_state *acpi_ds_pop_walk_state(struct acpi_thread_state *thread)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_create_walk_state
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  owner_id        - ID for object creation
- *              Origin          - Starting point for this walk
+ *              origin          - Starting point for this walk
  *              method_desc     - Method object
- *              Thread          - Current thread state
+ *              thread          - Current thread state
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to the new walk state.
  *
@@ -578,11 +578,11 @@ struct acpi_walk_state *acpi_ds_create_walk_state(acpi_owner_id owner_id, union
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_init_aml_walk
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - New state to be initialized
- *              Op              - Current parse op
+ *              op              - Current parse op
  *              method_node     - Control method NS node, if any
  *              aml_start       - Start of AML
  *              aml_length      - Length of AML
- *              Info            - Method info block (params, etc.)
+ *              info            - Method info block (params, etc.)
  *              pass_number     - 1, 2, or 3
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c
index 07e4dc44f81c..d4acfbbe5b29 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ u32 acpi_ev_fixed_event_detect(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_fixed_event_dispatch
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Event               - Event type
+ * PARAMETERS:  event               - Event type
  *
  * RETURN:      INTERRUPT_HANDLED or INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evglock.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evglock.c
index cfeab38795d8..af14a7137632 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evglock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evglock.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_remove_global_lock_handler(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_global_lock_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Context         - From thread interface, not used
+ * PARAMETERS:  context         - From thread interface, not used
  *
  * RETURN:      ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED
  *
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static u32 acpi_ev_global_lock_handler(void *context)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_acquire_global_lock
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Timeout         - Max time to wait for the lock, in millisec.
+ * PARAMETERS:  timeout         - Max time to wait for the lock, in millisec.
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
index 8ba0e5f17091..ef0193d74b5d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ acpi_ev_update_gpe_enable_mask(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST);
         }
 
-        register_bit = acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info,
-                                                gpe_register_info);
+        register_bit = acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info);
 
         /* Clear the run bit up front */
 
@@ -379,6 +378,18 @@ u32 acpi_ev_gpe_detect(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info * gpe_xrupt_list)
                          */
                         if (!(gpe_register_info->enable_for_run |
                               gpe_register_info->enable_for_wake)) {
+                                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INTERRUPTS,
+                                                  "Ignore disabled registers for GPE%02X-GPE%02X: "
+                                                  "RunEnable=%02X, WakeEnable=%02X\n",
+                                                  gpe_register_info->
+                                                  base_gpe_number,
+                                                  gpe_register_info->
+                                                  base_gpe_number +
+                                                  (ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH - 1),
+                                                  gpe_register_info->
+                                                  enable_for_run,
+                                                  gpe_register_info->
+                                                  enable_for_wake));
                                 continue;
                         }
 
@@ -401,9 +412,14 @@ u32 acpi_ev_gpe_detect(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info * gpe_xrupt_list)
                         }
 
                         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INTERRUPTS,
-                                          "Read GPE Register at GPE%02X: Status=%02X, Enable=%02X\n",
+                                          "Read registers for GPE%02X-GPE%02X: Status=%02X, Enable=%02X, "
+                                          "RunEnable=%02X, WakeEnable=%02X\n",
                                           gpe_register_info->base_gpe_number,
-                                          status_reg, enable_reg));
+                                          gpe_register_info->base_gpe_number +
+                                          (ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH - 1),
+                                          status_reg, enable_reg,
+                                          gpe_register_info->enable_for_run,
+                                          gpe_register_info->enable_for_wake));
 
                         /* Check if there is anything active at all in this register */
 
@@ -466,7 +482,7 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method(void *context)
         acpi_status status;
         struct acpi_gpe_event_info *local_gpe_event_info;
         struct acpi_evaluate_info *info;
-        struct acpi_gpe_notify_object *notify_object;
+        struct acpi_gpe_notify_info *notify;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method);
 
@@ -517,17 +533,17 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_asynch_execute_gpe_method(void *context)
                  * completes. The notify handlers are NOT invoked synchronously
                  * from this thread -- because handlers may in turn run other
                  * control methods.
+                 *
+                 * June 2012: Expand implicit notify mechanism to support
+                 * notifies on multiple device objects.
                  */
-                status = acpi_ev_queue_notify_request(
-                                local_gpe_event_info->dispatch.device.node,
-                                ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_WAKE);
-
-                notify_object = local_gpe_event_info->dispatch.device.next;
-                while (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) && notify_object) {
-                        status = acpi_ev_queue_notify_request(
-                                        notify_object->node,
-                                        ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_WAKE);
-                        notify_object = notify_object->next;
+                notify = local_gpe_event_info->dispatch.notify_list;
+                while (ACPI_SUCCESS(status) && notify) {
+                        status =
+                            acpi_ev_queue_notify_request(notify->device_node,
+                                                         ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_WAKE);
+
+                        notify = notify->next;
                 }
 
                 break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
index 23a3ca86b2eb..8cf4c104c7b7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ acpi_ev_create_gpe_info_blocks(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_create_gpe_block
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_device          - Handle to the parent GPE block
- *              gpe_block_address   - Address and space_iD
+ *              gpe_block_address   - Address and space_ID
  *              register_count      - Number of GPE register pairs in the block
  *              gpe_block_base_number - Starting GPE number for the block
  *              interrupt_number    - H/W interrupt for the block
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeutil.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeutil.c
index 3c43796b8361..cb50dd91bc18 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeutil.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeutil.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("evgpeutil")
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_walk_gpe_list
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_walk_callback   - Routine called for each GPE block
- *              Context             - Value passed to callback
+ *              context             - Value passed to callback
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -347,6 +347,8 @@ acpi_ev_delete_gpe_handlers(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
                             void *context)
 {
         struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
+        struct acpi_gpe_notify_info *notify;
+        struct acpi_gpe_notify_info *next;
         u32 i;
         u32 j;
 
@@ -365,10 +367,28 @@ acpi_ev_delete_gpe_handlers(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
 
                         if ((gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK) ==
                             ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_HANDLER) {
+
+                                /* Delete an installed handler block */
+
                                 ACPI_FREE(gpe_event_info->dispatch.handler);
                                 gpe_event_info->dispatch.handler = NULL;
                                 gpe_event_info->flags &=
                                     ~ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK;
+                        } else if ((gpe_event_info->
+                                 flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK) ==
+                                ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NOTIFY) {
+
+                                /* Delete the implicit notification device list */
+
+                                notify = gpe_event_info->dispatch.notify_list;
+                                while (notify) {
+                                        next = notify->next;
+                                        ACPI_FREE(notify);
+                                        notify = next;
+                                }
+                                gpe_event_info->dispatch.notify_list = NULL;
+                                gpe_event_info->flags &=
+                                    ~ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK;
                         }
                 }
         }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
index 51ef9f5e002d..51f537937c1f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_notify_dispatch(void *context);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_is_notify_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Node to check
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Node to check
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if notifies allowed on this object
  *
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ u8 acpi_ev_is_notify_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_queue_notify_request
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - NS node for the notified object
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - NS node for the notified object
  *              notify_value    - Value from the Notify() request
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -101,102 +101,77 @@ acpi_ev_queue_notify_request(struct acpi_namespace_node * node,
                              u32 notify_value)
 {
         union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
-        union acpi_operand_object *handler_obj = NULL;
-        union acpi_generic_state *notify_info;
+        union acpi_operand_object *handler_list_head = NULL;
+        union acpi_generic_state *info;
+        u8 handler_list_id = 0;
         acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ev_queue_notify_request);
 
-        /*
-         * For value 0x03 (Ejection Request), may need to run a device method.
-         * For value 0x02 (Device Wake), if _PRW exists, may need to run
-         *   the _PS0 method.
-         * For value 0x80 (Status Change) on the power button or sleep button,
-         *   initiate soft-off or sleep operation.
-         *
-         * For all cases, simply dispatch the notify to the handler.
-         */
-        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                          "Dispatching Notify on [%4.4s] (%s) Value 0x%2.2X (%s) Node %p\n",
-                          acpi_ut_get_node_name(node),
-                          acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type), notify_value,
-                          acpi_ut_get_notify_name(notify_value), node));
+        /* Are Notifies allowed on this object? */
 
-        /* Get the notify object attached to the NS Node */
-
-        obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
-        if (obj_desc) {
-
-                /* We have the notify object, Get the correct handler */
-
-                switch (node->type) {
+        if (!acpi_ev_is_notify_object(node)) {
+                return (AE_TYPE);
+        }
 
-                        /* Notify is allowed only on these types */
+        /* Get the correct notify list type (System or Device) */
 
-                case ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE:
-                case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
-                case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
+        if (notify_value <= ACPI_MAX_SYS_NOTIFY) {
+                handler_list_id = ACPI_SYSTEM_HANDLER_LIST;
+        } else {
+                handler_list_id = ACPI_DEVICE_HANDLER_LIST;
+        }
 
-                        if (notify_value <= ACPI_MAX_SYS_NOTIFY) {
-                                handler_obj =
-                                    obj_desc->common_notify.system_notify;
-                        } else {
-                                handler_obj =
-                                    obj_desc->common_notify.device_notify;
-                        }
-                        break;
+        /* Get the notify object attached to the namespace Node */
 
-                default:
+        obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
+        if (obj_desc) {
 
-                        /* All other types are not supported */
+                /* We have an attached object, Get the correct handler list */
 
-                        return (AE_TYPE);
-                }
+                handler_list_head =
+                    obj_desc->common_notify.notify_list[handler_list_id];
         }
 
         /*
-         * If there is a handler to run, schedule the dispatcher.
-         * Check for:
-         * 1) Global system notify handler
-         * 2) Global device notify handler
-         * 3) Per-device notify handler
+         * If there is no notify handler (Global or Local)
+         * for this object, just ignore the notify
          */
-        if ((acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler &&
-             (notify_value <= ACPI_MAX_SYS_NOTIFY)) ||
-            (acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler &&
-             (notify_value > ACPI_MAX_SYS_NOTIFY)) || handler_obj) {
-                notify_info = acpi_ut_create_generic_state();
-                if (!notify_info) {
-                        return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
-                }
+        if (!acpi_gbl_global_notify[handler_list_id].handler
+            && !handler_list_head) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
+                                  "No notify handler for Notify, ignoring (%4.4s, %X) node %p\n",
+                                  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), notify_value,
+                                  node));
 
-                if (!handler_obj) {
-                        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                                          "Executing system notify handler for Notify (%4.4s, %X) "
-                                          "node %p\n",
-                                          acpi_ut_get_node_name(node),
-                                          notify_value, node));
-                }
+                return (AE_OK);
+        }
 
-                notify_info->common.descriptor_type =
-                    ACPI_DESC_TYPE_STATE_NOTIFY;
-                notify_info->notify.node = node;
-                notify_info->notify.value = (u16) notify_value;
-                notify_info->notify.handler_obj = handler_obj;
+        /* Setup notify info and schedule the notify dispatcher */
 
-                status =
-                    acpi_os_execute(OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER, acpi_ev_notify_dispatch,
-                                    notify_info);
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        acpi_ut_delete_generic_state(notify_info);
-                }
-        } else {
-                /* There is no notify handler (per-device or system) for this device */
+        info = acpi_ut_create_generic_state();
+        if (!info) {
+                return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+        }
 
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                                  "No notify handler for Notify (%4.4s, %X) node %p\n",
-                                  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), notify_value,
-                                  node));
+        info->common.descriptor_type = ACPI_DESC_TYPE_STATE_NOTIFY;
+
+        info->notify.node = node;
+        info->notify.value = (u16)notify_value;
+        info->notify.handler_list_id = handler_list_id;
+        info->notify.handler_list_head = handler_list_head;
+        info->notify.global = &acpi_gbl_global_notify[handler_list_id];
+
+        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
+                          "Dispatching Notify on [%4.4s] (%s) Value 0x%2.2X (%s) Node %p\n",
+                          acpi_ut_get_node_name(node),
+                          acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type), notify_value,
+                          acpi_ut_get_notify_name(notify_value), node));
+
+        status = acpi_os_execute(OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER, acpi_ev_notify_dispatch,
+                                 info);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                acpi_ut_delete_generic_state(info);
         }
 
         return (status);
@@ -206,7 +181,7 @@ acpi_ev_queue_notify_request(struct acpi_namespace_node * node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_notify_dispatch
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Context         - To be passed to the notify handler
+ * PARAMETERS:  context         - To be passed to the notify handler
  *
  * RETURN:      None.
  *
@@ -217,60 +192,34 @@ acpi_ev_queue_notify_request(struct acpi_namespace_node * node,
 
 static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_notify_dispatch(void *context)
 {
-        union acpi_generic_state *notify_info =
-            (union acpi_generic_state *)context;
-        acpi_notify_handler global_handler = NULL;
-        void *global_context = NULL;
+        union acpi_generic_state *info = (union acpi_generic_state *)context;
         union acpi_operand_object *handler_obj;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
-        /*
-         * We will invoke a global notify handler if installed. This is done
-         * _before_ we invoke the per-device handler attached to the device.
-         */
-        if (notify_info->notify.value <= ACPI_MAX_SYS_NOTIFY) {
-
-                /* Global system notification handler */
-
-                if (acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler) {
-                        global_handler = acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler;
-                        global_context = acpi_gbl_system_notify.context;
-                }
-        } else {
-                /* Global driver notification handler */
-
-                if (acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler) {
-                        global_handler = acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler;
-                        global_context = acpi_gbl_device_notify.context;
-                }
-        }
-
-        /* Invoke the system handler first, if present */
+        /* Invoke a global notify handler if installed */
 
-        if (global_handler) {
-                global_handler(notify_info->notify.node,
-                               notify_info->notify.value, global_context);
+        if (info->notify.global->handler) {
+                info->notify.global->handler(info->notify.node,
+                                             info->notify.value,
+                                             info->notify.global->context);
         }
 
-        /* Now invoke the per-device handler, if present */
+        /* Now invoke the local notify handler(s) if any are installed */
 
-        handler_obj = notify_info->notify.handler_obj;
-        if (handler_obj) {
-                struct acpi_object_notify_handler *notifier;
+        handler_obj = info->notify.handler_list_head;
+        while (handler_obj) {
+                handler_obj->notify.handler(info->notify.node,
+                                            info->notify.value,
+                                            handler_obj->notify.context);
 
-                notifier = &handler_obj->notify;
-                while (notifier) {
-                        notifier->handler(notify_info->notify.node,
-                                          notify_info->notify.value,
-                                          notifier->context);
-                        notifier = notifier->next;
-                }
+                handler_obj =
+                    handler_obj->notify.next[info->notify.handler_list_id];
         }
 
         /* All done with the info object */
 
-        acpi_ut_delete_generic_state(notify_info);
+        acpi_ut_delete_generic_state(info);
 }
 
 #if (!ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
index 1b0180a1b798..0cc6a16fedc7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_install_region_handlers(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_has_default_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node                - Namespace node for the device
+ * PARAMETERS:  node                - Namespace node for the device
  *              space_id            - The address space ID
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if default handler is installed, FALSE otherwise
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_initialize_op_regions(void)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_execute_reg_method
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  region_obj          - Region object
- *              Function            - Passed to _REG: On (1) or Off (0)
+ *              function            - Passed to _REG: On (1) or Off (0)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -286,10 +286,10 @@ acpi_ev_execute_reg_method(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj, u32 function)
         /*
          * The _REG method has two arguments:
          *
-         * Arg0 - Integer:
+         * arg0 - Integer:
          *  Operation region space ID Same value as region_obj->Region.space_id
          *
-         * Arg1 - Integer:
+         * arg1 - Integer:
          *  connection status 1 for connecting the handler, 0 for disconnecting
          *  the handler (Passed as a parameter)
          */
@@ -330,10 +330,10 @@ acpi_ev_execute_reg_method(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj, u32 function)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  region_obj          - Internal region object
  *              field_obj           - Corresponding field. Can be NULL.
- *              Function            - Read or Write operation
+ *              function            - Read or Write operation
  *              region_offset       - Where in the region to read or write
  *              bit_width           - Field width in bits (8, 16, 32, or 64)
- *              Value               - Pointer to in or out value, must be
+ *              value               - Pointer to in or out value, must be
  *                                    a full 64-bit integer
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -840,11 +840,11 @@ acpi_ev_install_handler(acpi_handle obj_handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_install_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node for the device
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node for the device
  *              space_id        - The address space ID
- *              Handler         - Address of the handler
- *              Setup           - Address of the setup function
- *              Context         - Value passed to the handler on each access
+ *              handler         - Address of the handler
+ *              setup           - Address of the setup function
+ *              context         - Value passed to the handler on each access
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -1061,7 +1061,7 @@ acpi_ev_install_space_handler(struct acpi_namespace_node * node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_execute_reg_methods
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node for the device
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node for the device
  *              space_id        - The address space ID
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ acpi_ev_execute_reg_methods(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_namespace callback
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Run _REG method for region objects of the requested space_iD
+ * DESCRIPTION: Run _REG method for region objects of the requested spaceID
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
index 819c17f5897a..4c1c8261166f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ static u8 acpi_ev_is_pci_root_bridge(struct acpi_namespace_node *node);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_system_memory_region_setup
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Region we are interested in
- *              Function            - Start or stop
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Region we are interested in
+ *              function            - Start or stop
  *              handler_context     - Address space handler context
  *              region_context      - Region specific context
  *
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ acpi_ev_system_memory_region_setup(acpi_handle handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_io_space_region_setup
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Region we are interested in
- *              Function            - Start or stop
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Region we are interested in
+ *              function            - Start or stop
  *              handler_context     - Address space handler context
  *              region_context      - Region specific context
  *
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ acpi_ev_io_space_region_setup(acpi_handle handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_pci_config_region_setup
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Region we are interested in
- *              Function            - Start or stop
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Region we are interested in
+ *              function            - Start or stop
  *              handler_context     - Address space handler context
  *              region_context      - Region specific context
  *
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ acpi_ev_pci_config_region_setup(acpi_handle handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_is_pci_root_bridge
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Device node being examined
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Device node being examined
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if device is a PCI/PCI-Express Root Bridge
  *
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ static u8 acpi_ev_is_pci_root_bridge(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_pci_bar_region_setup
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Region we are interested in
- *              Function            - Start or stop
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Region we are interested in
+ *              function            - Start or stop
  *              handler_context     - Address space handler context
  *              region_context      - Region specific context
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Setup a pci_bAR operation region
+ * DESCRIPTION: Setup a pci_BAR operation region
  *
  * MUTEX:       Assumes namespace is not locked
  *
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ acpi_ev_pci_bar_region_setup(acpi_handle handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_cmos_region_setup
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Region we are interested in
- *              Function            - Start or stop
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Region we are interested in
+ *              function            - Start or stop
  *              handler_context     - Address space handler context
  *              region_context      - Region specific context
  *
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ acpi_ev_cmos_region_setup(acpi_handle handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_default_region_setup
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Region we are interested in
- *              Function            - Start or stop
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Region we are interested in
+ *              function            - Start or stop
  *              handler_context     - Address space handler context
  *              region_context      - Region specific context
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evsci.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evsci.c
index 6a57aa2d70d1..f9661e2b46a9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evsci.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evsci.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static u32 ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_sci_xrupt_handler(void *context);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_sci_xrupt_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Context   - Calling Context
+ * PARAMETERS:  context   - Calling Context
  *
  * RETURN:      Status code indicates whether interrupt was handled.
  *
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static u32 ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_ev_sci_xrupt_handler(void *context)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_gpe_xrupt_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Context   - Calling Context
+ * PARAMETERS:  context   - Calling Context
  *
  * RETURN:      Status code indicates whether interrupt was handled.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
index 44bef5744ebb..7587eb6c9584 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
@@ -54,86 +54,25 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("evxface")
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_populate_handler_object
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  handler_obj        - Handler object to populate
- *              handler_type       - The type of handler:
- *                                  ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY: system_handler (00-7f)
- *                                  ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY: driver_handler (80-ff)
- *                                  ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY:  both system and device
- *              handler            - Address of the handler
- *              context            - Value passed to the handler on each GPE
- *              next               - Address of a handler object to link to
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Populate a handler object.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-static void
-acpi_populate_handler_object(struct acpi_object_notify_handler *handler_obj,
-                             u32 handler_type,
-                             acpi_notify_handler handler, void *context,
-                             struct acpi_object_notify_handler *next)
-{
-        handler_obj->handler_type = handler_type;
-        handler_obj->handler = handler;
-        handler_obj->context = context;
-        handler_obj->next = next;
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_add_handler_object
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  parent_obj         - Parent of the new object
- *              handler            - Address of the handler
- *              context            - Value passed to the handler on each GPE
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Create a new handler object and populate it.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-static acpi_status
-acpi_add_handler_object(struct acpi_object_notify_handler *parent_obj,
-                        acpi_notify_handler handler, void *context)
-{
-        struct acpi_object_notify_handler *handler_obj;
-
-        /* The parent must not be a defice notify handler object. */
-        if (parent_obj->handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY)
-                return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-
-        handler_obj = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(*handler_obj));
-        if (!handler_obj)
-                return AE_NO_MEMORY;
-
-        acpi_populate_handler_object(handler_obj,
-                                        ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY,
-                                        handler, context,
-                                        parent_obj->next);
-        parent_obj->next = handler_obj;
-
-        return AE_OK;
-}
-
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_notify_handler
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Device          - The device for which notifies will be handled
  *              handler_type    - The type of handler:
- *                                  ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY: system_handler (00-7f)
- *                                  ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY: driver_handler (80-ff)
- *                                  ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY:  both system and device
+ *                                  ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY: System Handler (00-7F)
+ *                                  ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY: Device Handler (80-FF)
+ *                                  ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY:    Both System and Device
  *              Handler         - Address of the handler
  *              Context         - Value passed to the handler on each GPE
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Install a handler for notifies on an ACPI device
+ * DESCRIPTION: Install a handler for notifications on an ACPI Device,
+ *              thermal_zone, or Processor object.
+ *
+ * NOTES:       The Root namespace object may have only one handler for each
+ *              type of notify (System/Device). Device/Thermal/Processor objects
+ *              may have one device notify handler, and multiple system notify
+ *              handlers.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status
@@ -141,17 +80,19 @@ acpi_install_notify_handler(acpi_handle device,
                             u32 handler_type,
                             acpi_notify_handler handler, void *context)
 {
+        struct acpi_namespace_node *node =
+            ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_namespace_node, device);
         union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
-        union acpi_operand_object *notify_obj;
-        struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
+        union acpi_operand_object *handler_obj;
         acpi_status status;
+        u32 i;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_install_notify_handler);
 
         /* Parameter validation */
 
-        if ((!device) ||
-            (!handler) || (handler_type > ACPI_MAX_NOTIFY_HANDLER_TYPE)) {
+        if ((!device) || (!handler) || (!handler_type) ||
+            (handler_type > ACPI_MAX_NOTIFY_HANDLER_TYPE)) {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
@@ -160,144 +101,112 @@ acpi_install_notify_handler(acpi_handle device,
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
-        /* Convert and validate the device handle */
-
-        node = acpi_ns_validate_handle(device);
-        if (!node) {
-                status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-                goto unlock_and_exit;
-        }
-
         /*
          * Root Object:
          * Registering a notify handler on the root object indicates that the
          * caller wishes to receive notifications for all objects. Note that
-         * only one <external> global handler can be regsitered (per notify type).
+         * only one global handler can be registered per notify type.
+         * Ensure that a handler is not already installed.
          */
         if (device == ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT) {
+                for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_NOTIFY_TYPES; i++) {
+                        if (handler_type & (i + 1)) {
+                                if (acpi_gbl_global_notify[i].handler) {
+                                        status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+                                        goto unlock_and_exit;
+                                }
 
-                /* Make sure the handler is not already installed */
-
-                if (((handler_type & ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY) &&
-                     acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler) ||
-                    ((handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY) &&
-                     acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler)) {
-                        status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
-                        goto unlock_and_exit;
-                }
-
-                if (handler_type & ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY) {
-                        acpi_gbl_system_notify.node = node;
-                        acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler = handler;
-                        acpi_gbl_system_notify.context = context;
-                }
-
-                if (handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY) {
-                        acpi_gbl_device_notify.node = node;
-                        acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler = handler;
-                        acpi_gbl_device_notify.context = context;
+                                acpi_gbl_global_notify[i].handler = handler;
+                                acpi_gbl_global_notify[i].context = context;
+                        }
                 }
 
-                /* Global notify handler installed */
+                goto unlock_and_exit;   /* Global notify handler installed, all done */
         }
 
         /*
          * All Other Objects:
-         * Caller will only receive notifications specific to the target object.
-         * Note that only certain object types can receive notifications.
+         * Caller will only receive notifications specific to the target
+         * object. Note that only certain object types are allowed to
+         * receive notifications.
          */
-        else {
-                /* Notifies allowed on this object? */
 
-                if (!acpi_ev_is_notify_object(node)) {
-                        status = AE_TYPE;
-                        goto unlock_and_exit;
-                }
+        /* Are Notifies allowed on this object? */
 
-                /* Check for an existing internal object */
+        if (!acpi_ev_is_notify_object(node)) {
+                status = AE_TYPE;
+                goto unlock_and_exit;
+        }
 
-                obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
-                if (obj_desc) {
+        /* Check for an existing internal object, might not exist */
 
-                        /* Object exists. */
+        obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
+        if (!obj_desc) {
 
-                        /* For a device notify, make sure there's no handler. */
-                        if ((handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY) &&
-                             obj_desc->common_notify.device_notify) {
-                                status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
-                                goto unlock_and_exit;
-                        }
+                /* Create a new object */
 
-                        /* System notifies may have more handlers installed. */
-                        notify_obj = obj_desc->common_notify.system_notify;
+                obj_desc = acpi_ut_create_internal_object(node->type);
+                if (!obj_desc) {
+                        status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+                        goto unlock_and_exit;
+                }
 
-                        if ((handler_type & ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY) && notify_obj) {
-                                struct acpi_object_notify_handler *parent_obj;
+                /* Attach new object to the Node, remove local reference */
+
+                status = acpi_ns_attach_object(device, obj_desc, node->type);
+                acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        goto unlock_and_exit;
+                }
+        }
 
-                                if (handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY) {
+        /* Ensure that the handler is not already installed in the lists */
+
+        for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_NOTIFY_TYPES; i++) {
+                if (handler_type & (i + 1)) {
+                        handler_obj = obj_desc->common_notify.notify_list[i];
+                        while (handler_obj) {
+                                if (handler_obj->notify.handler == handler) {
                                         status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
                                         goto unlock_and_exit;
                                 }
 
-                                parent_obj = &notify_obj->notify;
-                                status = acpi_add_handler_object(parent_obj,
-                                                                 handler,
-                                                                 context);
-                                goto unlock_and_exit;
-                        }
-                } else {
-                        /* Create a new object */
-
-                        obj_desc = acpi_ut_create_internal_object(node->type);
-                        if (!obj_desc) {
-                                status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-                                goto unlock_and_exit;
-                        }
-
-                        /* Attach new object to the Node */
-
-                        status =
-                            acpi_ns_attach_object(device, obj_desc, node->type);
-
-                        /* Remove local reference to the object */
-
-                        acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
-                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                goto unlock_and_exit;
+                                handler_obj = handler_obj->notify.next[i];
                         }
                 }
+        }
 
-                /* Install the handler */
+        /* Create and populate a new notify handler object */
 
-                notify_obj =
-                    acpi_ut_create_internal_object(ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_NOTIFY);
-                if (!notify_obj) {
-                        status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-                        goto unlock_and_exit;
-                }
+        handler_obj = acpi_ut_create_internal_object(ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_NOTIFY);
+        if (!handler_obj) {
+                status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+                goto unlock_and_exit;
+        }
 
-                acpi_populate_handler_object(&notify_obj->notify,
-                                                handler_type,
-                                                handler, context,
-                                                NULL);
+        handler_obj->notify.node = node;
+        handler_obj->notify.handler_type = handler_type;
+        handler_obj->notify.handler = handler;
+        handler_obj->notify.context = context;
 
-                if (handler_type & ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY) {
-                        obj_desc->common_notify.system_notify = notify_obj;
-                }
+        /* Install the handler at the list head(s) */
 
-                if (handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY) {
-                        obj_desc->common_notify.device_notify = notify_obj;
-                }
+        for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_NOTIFY_TYPES; i++) {
+                if (handler_type & (i + 1)) {
+                        handler_obj->notify.next[i] =
+                            obj_desc->common_notify.notify_list[i];
 
-                if (handler_type == ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY) {
+                        obj_desc->common_notify.notify_list[i] = handler_obj;
+                }
+        }
 
-                        /* Extra ref if installed in both */
+        /* Add an extra reference if handler was installed in both lists */
 
-                        acpi_ut_add_reference(notify_obj);
-                }
+        if (handler_type == ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY) {
+                acpi_ut_add_reference(handler_obj);
         }
 
-      unlock_and_exit:
+unlock_and_exit:
         (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -308,11 +217,11 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_notify_handler)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_remove_notify_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Device          - The device for which notifies will be handled
+ * PARAMETERS:  Device          - The device for which the handler is installed
  *              handler_type    - The type of handler:
- *                                  ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY: system_handler (00-7f)
- *                                  ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY: driver_handler (80-ff)
- *                                  ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY:  both system and device
+ *                                  ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY: System Handler (00-7F)
+ *                                  ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY: Device Handler (80-FF)
+ *                                  ACPI_ALL_NOTIFY:    Both System and Device
  *              Handler         - Address of the handler
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -324,165 +233,106 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_remove_notify_handler(acpi_handle device,
                            u32 handler_type, acpi_notify_handler handler)
 {
-        union acpi_operand_object *notify_obj;
+        struct acpi_namespace_node *node =
+            ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_namespace_node, device);
         union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
-        struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
+        union acpi_operand_object *handler_obj;
+        union acpi_operand_object *previous_handler_obj;
         acpi_status status;
+        u32 i;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_remove_notify_handler);
 
         /* Parameter validation */
 
-        if ((!device) ||
-            (!handler) || (handler_type > ACPI_MAX_NOTIFY_HANDLER_TYPE)) {
-                status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-                goto exit;
+        if ((!device) || (!handler) || (!handler_type) ||
+            (handler_type > ACPI_MAX_NOTIFY_HANDLER_TYPE)) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
-
-
         /* Make sure all deferred tasks are completed */
-        acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
+
+        acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
 
         status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                goto exit;
-        }
-
-        /* Convert and validate the device handle */
-
-        node = acpi_ns_validate_handle(device);
-        if (!node) {
-                status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-                goto unlock_and_exit;
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
-        /* Root Object */
+        /* Root Object. Global handlers are removed here */
 
         if (device == ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                                  "Removing notify handler for namespace root object\n"));
+                for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_NOTIFY_TYPES; i++) {
+                        if (handler_type & (i + 1)) {
+                                if (!acpi_gbl_global_notify[i].handler ||
+                                    (acpi_gbl_global_notify[i].handler !=
+                                     handler)) {
+                                        status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
+                                        goto unlock_and_exit;
+                                }
 
-                if (((handler_type & ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY) &&
-                     !acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler) ||
-                    ((handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY) &&
-                     !acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler)) {
-                        status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
-                        goto unlock_and_exit;
-                }
+                                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
+                                                  "Removing global notify handler\n"));
 
-                if (handler_type & ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY) {
-                        acpi_gbl_system_notify.node = NULL;
-                        acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler = NULL;
-                        acpi_gbl_system_notify.context = NULL;
+                                acpi_gbl_global_notify[i].handler = NULL;
+                                acpi_gbl_global_notify[i].context = NULL;
+                        }
                 }
 
-                if (handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY) {
-                        acpi_gbl_device_notify.node = NULL;
-                        acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler = NULL;
-                        acpi_gbl_device_notify.context = NULL;
-                }
+                goto unlock_and_exit;
         }
 
-        /* All Other Objects */
+        /* All other objects: Are Notifies allowed on this object? */
 
-        else {
-                /* Notifies allowed on this object? */
+        if (!acpi_ev_is_notify_object(node)) {
+                status = AE_TYPE;
+                goto unlock_and_exit;
+        }
 
-                if (!acpi_ev_is_notify_object(node)) {
-                        status = AE_TYPE;
-                        goto unlock_and_exit;
-                }
+        /* Must have an existing internal object */
 
-                /* Check for an existing internal object */
+        obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
+        if (!obj_desc) {
+                status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
+                goto unlock_and_exit;
+        }
 
-                obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
-                if (!obj_desc) {
-                        status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
-                        goto unlock_and_exit;
-                }
+        /* Internal object exists. Find the handler and remove it */
 
-                /* Object exists - make sure there's an existing handler */
+        for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_NOTIFY_TYPES; i++) {
+                if (handler_type & (i + 1)) {
+                        handler_obj = obj_desc->common_notify.notify_list[i];
+                        previous_handler_obj = NULL;
 
-                if (handler_type & ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY) {
-                        struct acpi_object_notify_handler *handler_obj;
-                        struct acpi_object_notify_handler *parent_obj;
+                        /* Attempt to find the handler in the handler list */
 
-                        notify_obj = obj_desc->common_notify.system_notify;
-                        if (!notify_obj) {
-                                status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
-                                goto unlock_and_exit;
-                        }
-
-                        handler_obj = &notify_obj->notify;
-                        parent_obj = NULL;
-                        while (handler_obj->handler != handler) {
-                                if (handler_obj->next) {
-                                        parent_obj = handler_obj;
-                                        handler_obj = handler_obj->next;
-                                } else {
-                                        break;
-                                }
+                        while (handler_obj &&
+                               (handler_obj->notify.handler != handler)) {
+                                previous_handler_obj = handler_obj;
+                                handler_obj = handler_obj->notify.next[i];
                         }
 
-                        if (handler_obj->handler != handler) {
-                                status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
+                        if (!handler_obj) {
+                                status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
                                 goto unlock_and_exit;
                         }
 
-                        /*
-                         * Remove the handler.  There are three possible cases.
-                         * First, we may need to remove a non-embedded object.
-                         * Second, we may need to remove the embedded object's
-                         * handler data, while non-embedded objects exist.
-                         * Finally, we may need to remove the embedded object
-                         * entirely along with its container.
-                         */
-                        if (parent_obj) {
-                                /* Non-embedded object is being removed. */
-                                parent_obj->next = handler_obj->next;
-                                ACPI_FREE(handler_obj);
-                        } else if (notify_obj->notify.next) {
-                                /*
-                                 * The handler matches the embedded object, but
-                                 * there are more handler objects in the list.
-                                 * Replace the embedded object's data with the
-                                 * first next object's data and remove that
-                                 * object.
-                                 */
-                                parent_obj = &notify_obj->notify;
-                                handler_obj = notify_obj->notify.next;
-                                *parent_obj = *handler_obj;
-                                ACPI_FREE(handler_obj);
-                        } else {
-                                /* No more handler objects in the list. */
-                                obj_desc->common_notify.system_notify = NULL;
-                                acpi_ut_remove_reference(notify_obj);
-                        }
-                }
+                        /* Remove the handler object from the list */
 
-                if (handler_type & ACPI_DEVICE_NOTIFY) {
-                        notify_obj = obj_desc->common_notify.device_notify;
-                        if (!notify_obj) {
-                                status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
-                                goto unlock_and_exit;
-                        }
+                        if (previous_handler_obj) {     /* Handler is not at the list head */
+                                previous_handler_obj->notify.next[i] =
+                                    handler_obj->notify.next[i];
+                        } else {        /* Handler is at the list head */
 
-                        if (notify_obj->notify.handler != handler) {
-                                status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-                                goto unlock_and_exit;
+                                obj_desc->common_notify.notify_list[i] =
+                                    handler_obj->notify.next[i];
                         }
 
-                        /* Remove the handler */
-                        obj_desc->common_notify.device_notify = NULL;
-                        acpi_ut_remove_reference(notify_obj);
+                        acpi_ut_remove_reference(handler_obj);
                 }
         }
 
-      unlock_and_exit:
+unlock_and_exit:
         (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-      exit:
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Removing notify handler"));
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -492,7 +342,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_remove_notify_handler)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_exception_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handler         - Pointer to the handler function for the
+ * PARAMETERS:  handler         - Pointer to the handler function for the
  *                                event
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -536,8 +386,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_exception_handler)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_global_event_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handler         - Pointer to the global event handler function
- *              Context         - Value passed to the handler on each event
+ * PARAMETERS:  handler         - Pointer to the global event handler function
+ *              context         - Value passed to the handler on each event
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -586,10 +436,10 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_global_event_handler)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_fixed_event_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Event           - Event type to enable.
- *              Handler         - Pointer to the handler function for the
+ * PARAMETERS:  event           - Event type to enable.
+ *              handler         - Pointer to the handler function for the
  *                                event
- *              Context         - Value passed to the handler on each GPE
+ *              context         - Value passed to the handler on each GPE
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -656,8 +506,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_fixed_event_handler)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_remove_fixed_event_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Event           - Event type to disable.
- *              Handler         - Address of the handler
+ * PARAMETERS:  event           - Event type to disable.
+ *              handler         - Address of the handler
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -713,10 +563,10 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_remove_fixed_event_handler)
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_device      - Namespace node for the GPE (NULL for FADT
  *                                defined GPEs)
  *              gpe_number      - The GPE number within the GPE block
- *              Type            - Whether this GPE should be treated as an
+ *              type            - Whether this GPE should be treated as an
  *                                edge- or level-triggered interrupt.
- *              Address         - Address of the handler
- *              Context         - Value passed to the handler on each GPE
+ *              address         - Address of the handler
+ *              context         - Value passed to the handler on each GPE
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -823,7 +673,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_gpe_handler)
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_device      - Namespace node for the GPE (NULL for FADT
  *                                defined GPEs)
  *              gpe_number      - The event to remove a handler
- *              Address         - Address of the handler
+ *              address         - Address of the handler
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -849,7 +699,7 @@ acpi_remove_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
 
         /* Make sure all deferred tasks are completed */
 
-        acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
+        acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
 
         status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -919,8 +769,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_remove_gpe_handler)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_acquire_global_lock
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Timeout         - How long the caller is willing to wait
- *              Handle          - Where the handle to the lock is returned
+ * PARAMETERS:  timeout         - How long the caller is willing to wait
+ *              handle          - Where the handle to the lock is returned
  *                                (if acquired)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -967,7 +817,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_acquire_global_lock)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_release_global_lock
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle      - Returned from acpi_acquire_global_lock
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle      - Returned from acpi_acquire_global_lock
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
index 77cee5a5e891..35520c6eeefb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_disable)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_enable_event
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Event           - The fixed eventto be enabled
- *              Flags           - Reserved
+ * PARAMETERS:  event           - The fixed eventto be enabled
+ *              flags           - Reserved
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_disable_event)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_clear_event
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Event           - The fixed event to be cleared
+ * PARAMETERS:  event           - The fixed event to be cleared
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_clear_event)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_event_status
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Event           - The fixed event
+ * PARAMETERS:  event           - The fixed event
  *              event_status    - Where the current status of the event will
  *                                be returned
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
index 86f9b343ebd4..87c5f2332260 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfgpe.c
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_setup_gpe_for_wake(acpi_handle wake_device,
                         acpi_handle gpe_device, u32 gpe_number)
 {
-        acpi_status status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
+        acpi_status status;
         struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
         struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node;
-        struct acpi_gpe_notify_object *notify_object;
+        struct acpi_gpe_notify_info *notify;
+        struct acpi_gpe_notify_info *new_notify;
         acpi_cpu_flags flags;
-        u8 gpe_dispatch_mask;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_setup_gpe_for_wake);
 
@@ -216,63 +216,95 @@ acpi_setup_gpe_for_wake(acpi_handle wake_device,
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
         }
 
+        /* Handle root object case */
+
+        if (wake_device == ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT) {
+                device_node = acpi_gbl_root_node;
+        } else {
+                device_node = ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_namespace_node, wake_device);
+        }
+
+        /* Validate WakeDevice is of type Device */
+
+        if (device_node->type != ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Allocate a new notify object up front, in case it is needed.
+         * Memory allocation while holding a spinlock is a big no-no
+         * on some hosts.
+         */
+        new_notify = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_gpe_notify_info));
+        if (!new_notify) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
+        }
+
         flags = acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock);
 
         /* Ensure that we have a valid GPE number */
 
         gpe_event_info = acpi_ev_get_gpe_event_info(gpe_device, gpe_number);
         if (!gpe_event_info) {
+                status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
                 goto unlock_and_exit;
         }
 
-        if (wake_device == ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT) {
-                goto out;
-        }
-
         /*
          * If there is no method or handler for this GPE, then the
-         * wake_device will be notified whenever this GPE fires (aka
-         * "implicit notify") Note: The GPE is assumed to be
+         * wake_device will be notified whenever this GPE fires. This is
+         * known as an "implicit notify". Note: The GPE is assumed to be
          * level-triggered (for windows compatibility).
          */
-        gpe_dispatch_mask = gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK;
-        if (gpe_dispatch_mask != ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NONE
-            && gpe_dispatch_mask != ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NOTIFY) {
-                goto out;
-        }
-
-        /* Validate wake_device is of type Device */
-
-        device_node = ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_namespace_node, wake_device);
-        if (device_node->type != ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE) {
-                goto unlock_and_exit;
+        if ((gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK) ==
+            ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NONE) {
+                /*
+                 * This is the first device for implicit notify on this GPE.
+                 * Just set the flags here, and enter the NOTIFY block below.
+                 */
+                gpe_event_info->flags =
+                    (ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NOTIFY | ACPI_GPE_LEVEL_TRIGGERED);
         }
 
-        if (gpe_dispatch_mask == ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NONE) {
-                gpe_event_info->flags = (ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NOTIFY |
-                                         ACPI_GPE_LEVEL_TRIGGERED);
-                gpe_event_info->dispatch.device.node = device_node;
-                gpe_event_info->dispatch.device.next = NULL;
-        } else {
-                /* There are multiple devices to notify implicitly. */
-
-                notify_object = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(*notify_object));
-                if (!notify_object) {
-                        status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-                        goto unlock_and_exit;
+        /*
+         * If we already have an implicit notify on this GPE, add
+         * this device to the notify list.
+         */
+        if ((gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK) ==
+            ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_NOTIFY) {
+
+                /* Ensure that the device is not already in the list */
+
+                notify = gpe_event_info->dispatch.notify_list;
+                while (notify) {
+                        if (notify->device_node == device_node) {
+                                status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
+                                goto unlock_and_exit;
+                        }
+                        notify = notify->next;
                 }
 
-                notify_object->node = device_node;
-                notify_object->next = gpe_event_info->dispatch.device.next;
-                gpe_event_info->dispatch.device.next = notify_object;
+                /* Add this device to the notify list for this GPE */
+
+                new_notify->device_node = device_node;
+                new_notify->next = gpe_event_info->dispatch.notify_list;
+                gpe_event_info->dispatch.notify_list = new_notify;
+                new_notify = NULL;
         }
 
- out:
+        /* Mark the GPE as a possible wake event */
+
         gpe_event_info->flags |= ACPI_GPE_CAN_WAKE;
         status = AE_OK;
 
- unlock_and_exit:
+unlock_and_exit:
         acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock, flags);
+
+        /* Delete the notify object if it was not used above */
+
+        if (new_notify) {
+                ACPI_FREE(new_notify);
+        }
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_setup_gpe_for_wake)
@@ -283,7 +315,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_setup_gpe_for_wake)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_device      - Parent GPE Device. NULL for GPE0/GPE1
  *              gpe_number      - GPE level within the GPE block
- *              Action          - Enable or Disable
+ *              action              - Enable or Disable
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -325,8 +357,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_set_gpe_wake_mask(acpi_handle gpe_device, u32 gpe_number, u8 ac
                 goto unlock_and_exit;
         }
 
-        register_bit =
-            acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info, gpe_register_info);
+        register_bit = acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info);
 
         /* Perform the action */
 
@@ -508,7 +539,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enable_all_runtime_gpes)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_gpe_block
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_device          - Handle to the parent GPE Block Device
- *              gpe_block_address   - Address and space_iD
+ *              gpe_block_address   - Address and space_ID
  *              register_count      - Number of GPE register pairs in the block
  *              interrupt_number    - H/W interrupt for the block
  *
@@ -653,7 +684,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_remove_gpe_block)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_gpe_device
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Index               - System GPE index (0-current_gpe_count)
+ * PARAMETERS:  index               - System GPE index (0-current_gpe_count)
  *              gpe_device          - Where the parent GPE Device is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
index 6019208cd4b6..96b412d03950 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("evxfregn")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_address_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Device          - Handle for the device
+ * PARAMETERS:  device          - Handle for the device
  *              space_id        - The address space ID
- *              Handler         - Address of the handler
- *              Setup           - Address of the setup function
- *              Context         - Value passed to the handler on each access
+ *              handler         - Address of the handler
+ *              setup           - Address of the setup function
+ *              context         - Value passed to the handler on each access
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -112,16 +112,16 @@ acpi_install_address_space_handler(acpi_handle device,
         }
 
         /*
-         * For the default space_iDs, (the IDs for which there are default region handlers
+         * For the default space_IDs, (the IDs for which there are default region handlers
          * installed) Only execute the _REG methods if the global initialization _REG
          * methods have already been run (via acpi_initialize_objects). In other words,
-         * we will defer the execution of the _REG methods for these space_iDs until
+         * we will defer the execution of the _REG methods for these space_IDs until
          * execution of acpi_initialize_objects. This is done because we need the handlers
          * for the default spaces (mem/io/pci/table) to be installed before we can run
          * any control methods (or _REG methods). There is known BIOS code that depends
          * on this.
          *
-         * For all other space_iDs, we can safely execute the _REG methods immediately.
+         * For all other space_IDs, we can safely execute the _REG methods immediately.
          * This means that for IDs like embedded_controller, this function should be called
          * only after acpi_enable_subsystem has been called.
          */
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_address_space_handler)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_remove_address_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Device          - Handle for the device
+ * PARAMETERS:  device          - Handle for the device
  *              space_id        - The address space ID
- *              Handler         - Address of the handler
+ *              handler         - Address of the handler
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
index c86d44e41bc8..16219bde48da 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ acpi_ex_region_read(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_add_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Table               - Pointer to raw table
+ * PARAMETERS:  table               - Pointer to raw table
  *              parent_node         - Where to load the table (scope)
  *              ddb_handle          - Where to return the table handle.
  *
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ acpi_ex_load_table_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_region_read
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc        - Region descriptor
- *              Length          - Number of bytes to read
- *              Buffer          - Pointer to where to put the data
+ *              length          - Number of bytes to read
+ *              buffer          - Pointer to where to put the data
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ acpi_ex_region_read(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u32 length, u8 *buffer)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc        - Region or Buffer/Field where the table will be
  *                                obtained
- *              Target          - Where a handle to the table will be stored
+ *              target          - Where a handle to the table will be stored
  *              walk_state      - Current state
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
index e385436bd424..bfb062e4c4b4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii(u64 integer, u16 base, u8 *string, u8 max_length);
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc        - Object to be converted. Must be an
  *                                Integer, Buffer, or String
  *              result_desc     - Where the new Integer object is returned
- *              Flags           - Used for string conversion
+ *              flags           - Used for string conversion
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_buffer(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Integer         - Value to be converted
- *              Base            - ACPI_STRING_DECIMAL or ACPI_STRING_HEX
- *              String          - Where the string is returned
+ * PARAMETERS:  integer         - Value to be converted
+ *              base            - ACPI_STRING_DECIMAL or ACPI_STRING_HEX
+ *              string          - Where the string is returned
  *              data_width      - Size of data item to be converted, in bytes
  *
  * RETURN:      Actual string length
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii(u64 integer, u16 base, u8 *string, u8 data_width)
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc        - Object to be converted. Must be an
  *                                Integer, Buffer, or String
  *              result_desc     - Where the string object is returned
- *              Type            - String flags (base and conversion type)
+ *              type            - String flags (base and conversion type)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
index 3f5bc998c1cb..691d4763102c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ acpi_ex_create_region(u8 * aml_start,
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Create a new processor object and populate the fields
  *
- *              Processor (Name[0], cpu_iD[1], pblock_addr[2], pblock_length[3])
+ *              Processor (Name[0], cpu_ID[1], pblock_addr[2], pblock_length[3])
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
index e211e9c19215..bc5b9a6a1316 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exdebug")
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_do_debug_object
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  source_desc         - Object to be output to "Debug Object"
- *              Level               - Indentation level (used for packages)
- *              Index               - Current package element, zero if not pkg
+ *              level               - Indentation level (used for packages)
+ *              index               - Current package element, zero if not pkg
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
index 2a6ac0a3bc1e..213c081776fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_package[5] = {
 static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_device[4] = {
         {ACPI_EXD_INIT, ACPI_EXD_TABLE_SIZE(acpi_ex_dump_device), NULL},
         {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(device.handler), "Handler"},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(device.system_notify),
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(device.notify_list[0]),
          "System Notify"},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(device.device_notify),
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(device.notify_list[1]),
          "Device Notify"}
 };
 
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_power[5] = {
          "System Level"},
         {ACPI_EXD_UINT32, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(power_resource.resource_order),
          "Resource Order"},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(power_resource.system_notify),
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(power_resource.notify_list[0]),
          "System Notify"},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(power_resource.device_notify),
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(power_resource.notify_list[1]),
          "Device Notify"}
 };
 
@@ -169,18 +169,18 @@ static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_processor[7] = {
         {ACPI_EXD_UINT8, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(processor.proc_id), "Processor ID"},
         {ACPI_EXD_UINT8, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(processor.length), "Length"},
         {ACPI_EXD_ADDRESS, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(processor.address), "Address"},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(processor.system_notify),
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(processor.notify_list[0]),
          "System Notify"},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(processor.device_notify),
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(processor.notify_list[1]),
          "Device Notify"},
         {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(processor.handler), "Handler"}
 };
 
 static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_thermal[4] = {
         {ACPI_EXD_INIT, ACPI_EXD_TABLE_SIZE(acpi_ex_dump_thermal), NULL},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(thermal_zone.system_notify),
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(thermal_zone.notify_list[0]),
          "System Notify"},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(thermal_zone.device_notify),
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(thermal_zone.notify_list[1]),
          "Device Notify"},
         {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(thermal_zone.handler), "Handler"}
 };
@@ -241,10 +241,15 @@ static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_address_handler[6] = {
         {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(address_space.context), "Context"}
 };
 
-static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_notify[3] = {
+static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_notify[7] = {
         {ACPI_EXD_INIT, ACPI_EXD_TABLE_SIZE(acpi_ex_dump_notify), NULL},
         {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(notify.node), "Node"},
-        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(notify.context), "Context"}
+        {ACPI_EXD_UINT32, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(notify.handler_type), "Handler Type"},
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(notify.handler), "Handler"},
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(notify.context), "Context"},
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(notify.next[0]),
+         "Next System Notify"},
+        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(notify.next[1]), "Next Device Notify"}
 };
 
 /* Miscellaneous tables */
@@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ static struct acpi_exdump_info *acpi_ex_dump_info[] = {
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_dump_object
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc            - Descriptor to dump
- *              Info                - Info table corresponding to this object
+ *              info                - Info table corresponding to this object
  *                                    type
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -444,7 +449,7 @@ acpi_ex_dump_object(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_dump_operand
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  *obj_desc       - Pointer to entry to be dumped
- *              Depth           - Current nesting depth
+ *              depth           - Current nesting depth
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -726,7 +731,7 @@ void acpi_ex_dump_operand(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u32 depth)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_dump_operands
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Operands            - A list of Operand objects
+ * PARAMETERS:  operands            - A list of Operand objects
  *              opcode_name         - AML opcode name
  *              num_operands        - Operand count for this opcode
  *
@@ -769,8 +774,8 @@ acpi_ex_dump_operands(union acpi_operand_object **operands,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_out* functions
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Title               - Descriptive text
- *              Value               - Value to be displayed
+ * PARAMETERS:  title               - Descriptive text
+ *              value               - Value to be displayed
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Object dump output formatting functions.  These functions
  *              reduce the number of format strings required and keeps them
@@ -792,8 +797,8 @@ static void acpi_ex_out_pointer(char *title, void *value)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_dump_namespace_node
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node                - Descriptor to dump
- *              Flags               - Force display if TRUE
+ * PARAMETERS:  node                - Descriptor to dump
+ *              flags               - Force display if TRUE
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Dumps the members of the given.Node
  *
@@ -825,7 +830,7 @@ void acpi_ex_dump_namespace_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *node, u32 flags)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_dump_reference_obj
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object              - Descriptor to dump
+ * PARAMETERS:  object              - Descriptor to dump
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Dumps a reference object
  *
@@ -882,8 +887,8 @@ static void acpi_ex_dump_reference_obj(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_dump_package_obj
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc            - Descriptor to dump
- *              Level               - Indentation Level
- *              Index               - Package index for this object
+ *              level               - Indentation Level
+ *              index               - Package index for this object
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Dumps the elements of the package
  *
@@ -926,9 +931,7 @@ acpi_ex_dump_package_obj(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
         case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
 
                 acpi_os_printf("[String] Value: ");
-                for (i = 0; i < obj_desc->string.length; i++) {
-                        acpi_os_printf("%c", obj_desc->string.pointer[i]);
-                }
+                acpi_ut_print_string(obj_desc->string.pointer, ACPI_UINT8_MAX);
                 acpi_os_printf("\n");
                 break;
 
@@ -977,7 +980,7 @@ acpi_ex_dump_package_obj(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_dump_object_descriptor
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc            - Descriptor to dump
- *              Flags               - Force display if TRUE
+ *              flags               - Force display if TRUE
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Dumps the members of the object descriptor given.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
index 149de45fdadd..a7784152ed30 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ acpi_ex_setup_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc                - Field to be read
  *              field_datum_byte_offset - Byte offset of this datum within the
  *                                        parent field
- *              Value                   - Where to store value (must at least
+ *              value                   - Where to store value (must at least
  *                                        64 bits)
- *              Function                - Read or Write flag plus other region-
+ *              function                - Read or Write flag plus other region-
  *                                        dependent flags
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ acpi_ex_access_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_register_overflow
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc                - Register(Field) to be written
- *              Value                   - Value to be stored
+ *              value                   - Value to be stored
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if value overflows the field, FALSE otherwise
  *
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ acpi_ex_register_overflow(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u64 value)
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc                - Field to be read
  *              field_datum_byte_offset - Byte offset of this datum within the
  *                                        parent field
- *              Value                   - Where to store value (must be 64 bits)
+ *              value                   - Where to store value (must be 64 bits)
  *              read_write              - Read or Write flag
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_write_with_update_rule
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc                - Field to be written
- *              Mask                    - bitmask within field datum
+ *              mask                    - bitmask within field datum
  *              field_value             - Value to write
  *              field_datum_byte_offset - Offset of datum within field
  *
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ acpi_ex_write_with_update_rule(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_extract_from_field
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc            - Field to be read
- *              Buffer              - Where to store the field data
+ *              buffer              - Where to store the field data
  *              buffer_length       - Length of Buffer
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ acpi_ex_extract_from_field(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_insert_into_field
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc            - Field to be written
- *              Buffer              - Data to be written
+ *              buffer              - Data to be written
  *              buffer_length       - Length of Buffer
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmisc.c
index 0a0893310348..271c0c57ea10 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmisc.c
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ acpi_ex_get_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_concat_template
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Operand0            - First source object
- *              Operand1            - Second source object
+ * PARAMETERS:  operand0            - First source object
+ *              operand1            - Second source object
  *              actual_return_desc  - Where to place the return object
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state
  *
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ acpi_ex_concat_template(union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_do_concatenate
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Operand0            - First source object
- *              Operand1            - Second source object
+ * PARAMETERS:  operand0            - First source object
+ *              operand1            - Second source object
  *              actual_return_desc  - Where to place the return object
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state
  *
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ acpi_ex_do_concatenate(union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_do_math_op
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode              - AML opcode
- *              Integer0            - Integer operand #0
- *              Integer1            - Integer operand #1
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode              - AML opcode
+ *              integer0            - Integer operand #0
+ *              integer1            - Integer operand #1
  *
  * RETURN:      Integer result of the operation
  *
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@ u64 acpi_ex_do_math_op(u16 opcode, u64 integer0, u64 integer1)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_do_logical_numeric_op
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode              - AML opcode
- *              Integer0            - Integer operand #0
- *              Integer1            - Integer operand #1
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode              - AML opcode
+ *              integer0            - Integer operand #0
+ *              integer1            - Integer operand #1
  *              logical_result      - TRUE/FALSE result of the operation
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -534,9 +534,9 @@ acpi_ex_do_logical_numeric_op(u16 opcode,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_do_logical_op
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode              - AML opcode
- *              Operand0            - operand #0
- *              Operand1            - operand #1
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode              - AML opcode
+ *              operand0            - operand #0
+ *              operand1            - operand #1
  *              logical_result      - TRUE/FALSE result of the operation
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c
index 60933e9dc3c0..bcceda5be9e3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void acpi_ex_unlink_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_link_mutex
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc            - The mutex to be linked
- *              Thread              - Current executing thread object
+ *              thread              - Current executing thread object
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ acpi_ex_link_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_acquire_mutex_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Timeout             - Timeout in milliseconds
+ * PARAMETERS:  timeout             - Timeout in milliseconds
  *              obj_desc            - Mutex object
  *              thread_id           - Current thread state
  *
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ acpi_ex_release_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_release_all_mutexes
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Thread              - Current executing thread object
+ * PARAMETERS:  thread              - Current executing thread object
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
index 30157f5a12d7..81eca60d2748 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
@@ -391,12 +391,12 @@ acpi_ex_prep_common_field_object(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_prep_field_value
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info    - Contains all field creation info
+ * PARAMETERS:  info    - Contains all field creation info
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Construct a union acpi_operand_object of type def_field and
- *              connect it to the parent Node.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Construct an object of type union acpi_operand_object with a
+ *              subtype of def_field and connect it to the parent Node.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exregion.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exregion.c
index 12d51df6d3bf..1f1ce0c3d2f8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exregion.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exregion.c
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exregion")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Function            - Read or Write operation
- *              Address             - Where in the space to read or write
+ * PARAMETERS:  function            - Read or Write operation
+ *              address             - Where in the space to read or write
  *              bit_width           - Field width in bits (8, 16, or 32)
- *              Value               - Pointer to in or out value
+ *              value               - Pointer to in or out value
  *              handler_context     - Pointer to Handler's context
  *              region_context      - Pointer to context specific to the
  *                                    accessed region
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_system_io_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Function            - Read or Write operation
- *              Address             - Where in the space to read or write
+ * PARAMETERS:  function            - Read or Write operation
+ *              address             - Where in the space to read or write
  *              bit_width           - Field width in bits (8, 16, or 32)
- *              Value               - Pointer to in or out value
+ *              value               - Pointer to in or out value
  *              handler_context     - Pointer to Handler's context
  *              region_context      - Pointer to context specific to the
  *                                    accessed region
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ acpi_ex_system_io_space_handler(u32 function,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_pci_config_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Function            - Read or Write operation
- *              Address             - Where in the space to read or write
+ * PARAMETERS:  function            - Read or Write operation
+ *              address             - Where in the space to read or write
  *              bit_width           - Field width in bits (8, 16, or 32)
- *              Value               - Pointer to in or out value
+ *              value               - Pointer to in or out value
  *              handler_context     - Pointer to Handler's context
  *              region_context      - Pointer to context specific to the
  *                                    accessed region
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ acpi_ex_pci_config_space_handler(u32 function,
          *  pci_function is the PCI device function number
          *  pci_register is the Config space register range 0-255 bytes
          *
-         *  Value - input value for write, output address for read
+         *  value - input value for write, output address for read
          *
          */
         pci_id = (struct acpi_pci_id *)region_context;
@@ -402,10 +402,10 @@ acpi_ex_pci_config_space_handler(u32 function,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_cmos_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Function            - Read or Write operation
- *              Address             - Where in the space to read or write
+ * PARAMETERS:  function            - Read or Write operation
+ *              address             - Where in the space to read or write
  *              bit_width           - Field width in bits (8, 16, or 32)
- *              Value               - Pointer to in or out value
+ *              value               - Pointer to in or out value
  *              handler_context     - Pointer to Handler's context
  *              region_context      - Pointer to context specific to the
  *                                    accessed region
@@ -434,10 +434,10 @@ acpi_ex_cmos_space_handler(u32 function,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_pci_bar_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Function            - Read or Write operation
- *              Address             - Where in the space to read or write
+ * PARAMETERS:  function            - Read or Write operation
+ *              address             - Where in the space to read or write
  *              bit_width           - Field width in bits (8, 16, or 32)
- *              Value               - Pointer to in or out value
+ *              value               - Pointer to in or out value
  *              handler_context     - Pointer to Handler's context
  *              region_context      - Pointer to context specific to the
  *                                    accessed region
@@ -466,10 +466,10 @@ acpi_ex_pci_bar_space_handler(u32 function,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_data_table_space_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Function            - Read or Write operation
- *              Address             - Where in the space to read or write
+ * PARAMETERS:  function            - Read or Write operation
+ *              address             - Where in the space to read or write
  *              bit_width           - Field width in bits (8, 16, or 32)
- *              Value               - Pointer to in or out value
+ *              value               - Pointer to in or out value
  *              handler_context     - Pointer to Handler's context
  *              region_context      - Pointer to context specific to the
  *                                    accessed region
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresolv.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresolv.c
index 6e335dc34528..bbf40ac27585 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresolv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresolv.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
 
         stack_desc = *stack_ptr;
 
-        /* This is a union acpi_operand_object    */
+        /* This is an object of type union acpi_operand_object */
 
         switch (stack_desc->common.type) {
         case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_object_to_value(union acpi_operand_object **stack_ptr,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_resolve_multiple
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state          - Current state (contains AML opcode)
- *              Operand             - Starting point for resolution
+ *              operand             - Starting point for resolution
  *              return_type         - Where the object type is returned
  *              return_desc         - Where the resolved object is returned
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresop.c
index a67b1d925ddd..f232fbabdea8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresop.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ acpi_ex_check_object_type(acpi_object_type type_needed,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_resolve_operands
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode              - Opcode being interpreted
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode              - Opcode being interpreted
  *              stack_ptr           - Pointer to the operand stack to be
  *                                    resolved
  *              walk_state          - Current state
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                 case ARGI_DEVICE_REF:
                 case ARGI_TARGETREF:    /* Allows implicit conversion rules before store */
                 case ARGI_FIXED_TARGET: /* No implicit conversion before store to target */
-                case ARGI_SIMPLE_TARGET:        /* Name, Local, or Arg - no implicit conversion  */
+                case ARGI_SIMPLE_TARGET:        /* Name, Local, or arg - no implicit conversion  */
 
                         /*
                          * Need an operand of type ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                         /*
                          * Need an operand of type ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER,
                          * But we can implicitly convert from a STRING or BUFFER
-                         * Aka - "Implicit Source Operand Conversion"
+                         * aka - "Implicit Source Operand Conversion"
                          */
                         status =
                             acpi_ex_convert_to_integer(obj_desc, stack_ptr, 16);
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                         /*
                          * Need an operand of type ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER,
                          * But we can implicitly convert from a STRING or INTEGER
-                         * Aka - "Implicit Source Operand Conversion"
+                         * aka - "Implicit Source Operand Conversion"
                          */
                         status = acpi_ex_convert_to_buffer(obj_desc, stack_ptr);
                         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ acpi_ex_resolve_operands(u16 opcode,
                         /*
                          * Need an operand of type ACPI_TYPE_STRING,
                          * But we can implicitly convert from a BUFFER or INTEGER
-                         * Aka - "Implicit Source Operand Conversion"
+                         * aka - "Implicit Source Operand Conversion"
                          */
                         status = acpi_ex_convert_to_string(obj_desc, stack_ptr,
                                                            ACPI_IMPLICIT_CONVERT_HEX);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstore.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstore.c
index c6cf843cc4c9..5fffe7ab5ece 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstore.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstore.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ acpi_ex_store_object_to_index(union acpi_operand_object *val_desc,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_store
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  *source_desc        - Value to be stored
- *              *dest_desc          - Where to store it.  Must be an NS node
- *                                    or a union acpi_operand_object of type
+ *              *dest_desc          - Where to store it. Must be an NS node
+ *                                    or union acpi_operand_object of type
  *                                    Reference;
  *              walk_state          - Current walk state
  *
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ acpi_ex_store_object_to_index(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_store_object_to_node
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  source_desc             - Value to be stored
- *              Node                    - Named object to receive the value
+ *              node                    - Named object to receive the value
  *              walk_state              - Current walk state
  *              implicit_conversion     - Perform implicit conversion (yes/no)
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstorob.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstorob.c
index 65a45d8335c8..53c248473547 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstorob.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstorob.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ acpi_ex_store_buffer_to_buffer(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
                  * NOTE: ACPI versions up to 3.0 specified that the buffer must be
                  * truncated if the string is smaller than the buffer.  However, "other"
                  * implementations of ACPI never did this and thus became the defacto
-                 * standard. ACPI 3.0_a changes this behavior such that the buffer
+                 * standard. ACPI 3.0A changes this behavior such that the buffer
                  * is no longer truncated.
                  */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
index 191a12945226..b760641e2fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exsystem")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_system_wait_semaphore
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Semaphore       - Semaphore to wait on
- *              Timeout         - Max time to wait
+ * PARAMETERS:  semaphore       - Semaphore to wait on
+ *              timeout         - Max time to wait
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_semaphore(acpi_semaphore semaphore, u16 timeout)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Mutex           - Mutex to wait on
- *              Timeout         - Max time to wait
+ * PARAMETERS:  mutex           - Mutex to wait on
+ *              timeout         - Max time to wait
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
index eb6798ba8b59..d1ab7917eed7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Reacquire the interpreter execution region from within the
  *              interpreter code. Failure to enter the interpreter region is a
- *              fatal system error. Used in  conjunction with
+ *              fatal system error. Used in conjunction with
  *              relinquish_interpreter
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ void acpi_ex_release_global_lock(u32 field_flags)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_digits_needed
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value           - Value to be represented
- *              Base            - Base of representation
+ * PARAMETERS:  value           - Value to be represented
+ *              base            - Base of representation
  *
  * RETURN:      The number of digits.
  *
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *out_string, u64 compressed_id)
  * PARAMETERS:  out_string      - Where to put the converted string. At least
  *                                21 bytes are needed to hold the largest
  *                                possible 64-bit integer.
- *              Value           - Value to be converted
+ *              value           - Value to be converted
  *
  * RETURN:      None, string
  *
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void acpi_ex_integer_to_string(char *out_string, u64 value)
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if valid/supported ID.
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Validate an operation region space_iD.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Validate an operation region space_ID.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c
index d0b9ed5df97e..a1e71d0ef57b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("hwacpi")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_set_mode
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Mode            - SYS_MODE_ACPI or SYS_MODE_LEGACY
+ * PARAMETERS:  mode            - SYS_MODE_ACPI or SYS_MODE_LEGACY
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwesleep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwesleep.c
index 29e859293edd..94996f9ae3ad 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwesleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwesleep.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ void acpi_hw_execute_sleep_method(char *method_pathname, u32 integer_argument)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_extended_sleep
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  sleep_state         - Which sleep state to enter
- *              Flags               - ACPI_EXECUTE_GTS to run optional method
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ void acpi_hw_execute_sleep_method(char *method_pathname, u32 integer_argument)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
+acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_sleep(u8 sleep_state)
 {
         acpi_status status;
         u8 sleep_type_value;
@@ -117,19 +116,14 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
 
         /* Clear wake status (WAK_STS) */
 
-        status = acpi_write(ACPI_X_WAKE_STATUS, &acpi_gbl_FADT.sleep_status);
+        status =
+            acpi_write((u64)ACPI_X_WAKE_STATUS, &acpi_gbl_FADT.sleep_status);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
         acpi_gbl_system_awake_and_running = FALSE;
 
-        /* Optionally execute _GTS (Going To Sleep) */
-
-        if (flags & ACPI_EXECUTE_GTS) {
-                acpi_hw_execute_sleep_method(METHOD_PATHNAME__GTS, sleep_state);
-        }
-
         /* Flush caches, as per ACPI specification */
 
         ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE();
@@ -147,7 +141,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
             ((acpi_gbl_sleep_type_a << ACPI_X_SLEEP_TYPE_POSITION) &
              ACPI_X_SLEEP_TYPE_MASK);
 
-        status = acpi_write((sleep_type_value | ACPI_X_SLEEP_ENABLE),
+        status = acpi_write((u64)(sleep_type_value | ACPI_X_SLEEP_ENABLE),
                             &acpi_gbl_FADT.sleep_control);
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -171,7 +165,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  sleep_state         - Which sleep state we just exited
- *              Flags               - ACPI_EXECUTE_BFS to run optional method
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -180,7 +173,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
+acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state)
 {
         acpi_status status;
         u8 sleep_type_value;
@@ -195,15 +188,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
                     ((acpi_gbl_sleep_type_a << ACPI_X_SLEEP_TYPE_POSITION) &
                      ACPI_X_SLEEP_TYPE_MASK);
 
-                (void)acpi_write((sleep_type_value | ACPI_X_SLEEP_ENABLE),
+                (void)acpi_write((u64)(sleep_type_value | ACPI_X_SLEEP_ENABLE),
                                  &acpi_gbl_FADT.sleep_control);
         }
 
-        /* Optionally execute _BFS (Back From Sleep) */
-
-        if (flags & ACPI_EXECUTE_BFS) {
-                acpi_hw_execute_sleep_method(METHOD_PATHNAME__BFS, sleep_state);
-        }
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
 
@@ -212,7 +200,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_extended_wake
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  sleep_state         - Which sleep state we just exited
- *              Flags               - Reserved, set to zero
+ *              flags               - Reserved, set to zero
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -221,7 +209,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
+acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake(u8 sleep_state)
 {
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(hw_extended_wake);
 
@@ -239,7 +227,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_extended_wake(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
          * and use it to determine whether the system is rebooting or
          * resuming. Clear WAK_STS for compatibility.
          */
-        (void)acpi_write(ACPI_X_WAKE_STATUS, &acpi_gbl_FADT.sleep_status);
+        (void)acpi_write((u64)ACPI_X_WAKE_STATUS, &acpi_gbl_FADT.sleep_status);
         acpi_gbl_system_awake_and_running = TRUE;
 
         acpi_hw_execute_sleep_method(METHOD_PATHNAME__SST, ACPI_SST_WORKING);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
index 25bd28c4ae8d..db4076580e2b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ acpi_hw_enable_wakeup_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_event_info      - Info block for the GPE
- *              gpe_register_info   - Info block for the GPE register
  *
  * RETURN:      Register mask with a one in the GPE bit position
  *
@@ -69,11 +68,10 @@ acpi_hw_enable_wakeup_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-u32 acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info,
-                             struct acpi_gpe_register_info *gpe_register_info)
+u32 acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
 {
         return (u32)1 << (gpe_event_info->gpe_number -
-                                gpe_register_info->base_gpe_number);
+                 gpe_event_info->register_info->base_gpe_number);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
@@ -115,8 +113,7 @@ acpi_hw_low_set_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 action)
 
         /* Set or clear just the bit that corresponds to this GPE */
 
-        register_bit = acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info,
-                                                gpe_register_info);
+        register_bit = acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info);
         switch (action) {
         case ACPI_GPE_CONDITIONAL_ENABLE:
 
@@ -178,8 +175,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_clear_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info * gpe_event_info)
          * Write a one to the appropriate bit in the status register to
          * clear this GPE.
          */
-        register_bit =
-            acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info, gpe_register_info);
+        register_bit = acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info);
 
         status = acpi_hw_write(register_bit,
                                &gpe_register_info->status_address);
@@ -222,8 +218,7 @@ acpi_hw_get_gpe_status(struct acpi_gpe_event_info * gpe_event_info,
 
         /* Get the register bitmask for this GPE */
 
-        register_bit = acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info,
-                                                gpe_register_info);
+        register_bit = acpi_hw_get_gpe_register_bit(gpe_event_info);
 
         /* GPE currently enabled? (enabled for runtime?) */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
index 6b6c83b87b52..4af6d20ef077 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ acpi_hw_write_multiple(u32 value,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_validate_register
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Reg                 - GAS register structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  reg                 - GAS register structure
  *              max_bit_width       - Max bit_width supported (32 or 64)
- *              Address             - Pointer to where the gas->address
+ *              address             - Pointer to where the gas->address
  *                                    is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ acpi_hw_validate_register(struct acpi_generic_address *reg,
                 return (AE_BAD_ADDRESS);
         }
 
-        /* Validate the space_iD */
+        /* Validate the space_ID */
 
         if ((reg->space_id != ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY) &&
             (reg->space_id != ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO)) {
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ acpi_hw_validate_register(struct acpi_generic_address *reg,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_read
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value               - Where the value is returned
- *              Reg                 - GAS register structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  value               - Where the value is returned
+ *              reg                 - GAS register structure
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ acpi_hw_validate_register(struct acpi_generic_address *reg,
  *
  * LIMITATIONS: <These limitations also apply to acpi_hw_write>
  *      bit_width must be exactly 8, 16, or 32.
- *      space_iD must be system_memory or system_iO.
+ *      space_ID must be system_memory or system_IO.
  *      bit_offset and access_width are currently ignored, as there has
  *          not been a need to implement these.
  *
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_read(u32 *value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_write
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value               - Value to be written
- *              Reg                 - GAS register structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  value               - Value to be written
+ *              reg                 - GAS register structure
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ acpi_hw_register_read(u32 register_id, u32 * return_value)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_register_write
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  register_id         - ACPI Register ID
- *              Value               - The value to write
+ *              value               - The value to write
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_register_write(u32 register_id, u32 value)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_read_multiple
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value               - Where the register value is returned
+ * PARAMETERS:  value               - Where the register value is returned
  *              register_a           - First ACPI register (required)
  *              register_b           - Second ACPI register (optional)
  *
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ acpi_hw_read_multiple(u32 *value,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_write_multiple
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value               - The value to write
+ * PARAMETERS:  value               - The value to write
  *              register_a           - First ACPI register (required)
  *              register_b           - Second ACPI register (optional)
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwsleep.c
index 615996a36bed..3fddde056a5e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwsleep.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("hwsleep")
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_legacy_sleep
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  sleep_state         - Which sleep state to enter
- *              Flags               - ACPI_EXECUTE_GTS to run optional method
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("hwsleep")
  *              THIS FUNCTION MUST BE CALLED WITH INTERRUPTS DISABLED
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
+acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_sleep(u8 sleep_state)
 {
         struct acpi_bit_register_info *sleep_type_reg_info;
         struct acpi_bit_register_info *sleep_enable_reg_info;
@@ -110,12 +109,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
         }
 
-        /* Optionally execute _GTS (Going To Sleep) */
-
-        if (flags & ACPI_EXECUTE_GTS) {
-                acpi_hw_execute_sleep_method(METHOD_PATHNAME__GTS, sleep_state);
-        }
-
         /* Get current value of PM1A control */
 
         status = acpi_hw_register_read(ACPI_REGISTER_PM1_CONTROL,
@@ -214,7 +207,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  sleep_state         - Which sleep state we just exited
- *              Flags               - ACPI_EXECUTE_BFS to run optional method
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -224,7 +216,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_sleep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
+acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state)
 {
         acpi_status status;
         struct acpi_bit_register_info *sleep_type_reg_info;
@@ -275,11 +267,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
                 }
         }
 
-        /* Optionally execute _BFS (Back From Sleep) */
-
-        if (flags & ACPI_EXECUTE_BFS) {
-                acpi_hw_execute_sleep_method(METHOD_PATHNAME__BFS, sleep_state);
-        }
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -288,7 +275,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_legacy_wake
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  sleep_state         - Which sleep state we just exited
- *              Flags               - Reserved, set to zero
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -297,7 +283,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
+acpi_status acpi_hw_legacy_wake(u8 sleep_state)
 {
         acpi_status status;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
index f1b2c3b94cac..b6411f16832f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("hwtimer")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_timer_resolution
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Resolution          - Where the resolution is returned
+ * PARAMETERS:  resolution          - Where the resolution is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and timer resolution
  *
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_timer_resolution)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_timer
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Ticks               - Where the timer value is returned
+ * PARAMETERS:  ticks               - Where the timer value is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and current timer value (ticks)
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
index 6e5c43a60bb7..c99d546b217f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ acpi_hw_validate_io_request(acpi_io_address address, u32 bit_width);
  *
  * The table is used to implement the Microsoft port access rules that
  * first appeared in Windows XP. Some ports are always illegal, and some
- * ports are only illegal if the BIOS calls _OSI with a win_xP string or
+ * ports are only illegal if the BIOS calls _OSI with a win_XP string or
  * later (meaning that the BIOS itelf is post-XP.)
  *
  * This provides ACPICA with the desired port protections and
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ acpi_hw_validate_io_request(acpi_io_address address, u32 bit_width);
  *
  * Description of port entries:
  *  DMA:   DMA controller
- *  PIC0:  Programmable Interrupt Controller (8259_a)
+ *  PIC0:  Programmable Interrupt Controller (8259A)
  *  PIT1:  System Timer 1
  *  PIT2:  System Timer 2 failsafe
  *  RTC:   Real-time clock
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
index a716fede4f25..7bfd649d1996 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_reset)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_read
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value               - Where the value is returned
- *              Reg                 - GAS register structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  value               - Where the value is returned
+ *              reg                 - GAS register structure
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_reset)
  *
  * LIMITATIONS: <These limitations also apply to acpi_write>
  *      bit_width must be exactly 8, 16, 32, or 64.
- *      space_iD must be system_memory or system_iO.
+ *      space_ID must be system_memory or system_IO.
  *      bit_offset and access_width are currently ignored, as there has
  *          not been a need to implement these.
  *
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_read)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_write
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value               - Value to be written
- *              Reg                 - GAS register structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  value               - Value to be written
+ *              reg                 - GAS register structure
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_write_bit_register)
  *              *sleep_type_a        - Where SLP_TYPa is returned
  *              *sleep_type_b        - Where SLP_TYPb is returned
  *
- * RETURN:      Status - ACPI status
+ * RETURN:      status - ACPI status
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Obtain the SLP_TYPa and SLP_TYPb values for the requested sleep
  *              state.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
index 762d059bb508..0ff1ecea5c3a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("hwxfsleep")
 
 /* Local prototypes */
 static acpi_status
-acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags, u32 function_id);
+acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(u8 sleep_state, u32 function_id);
 
 /*
  * Dispatch table used to efficiently branch to the various sleep
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ acpi_status asmlinkage acpi_enter_sleep_state_s4bios(void)
         ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE();
 
         status = acpi_hw_write_port(acpi_gbl_FADT.smi_command,
-                                    (u32)acpi_gbl_FADT.S4bios_request, 8);
+                                    (u32)acpi_gbl_FADT.s4_bios_request, 8);
 
         do {
                 acpi_os_stall(1000);
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enter_sleep_state_s4bios)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 static acpi_status
-acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags, u32 function_id)
+acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(u8 sleep_state, u32 function_id)
 {
         acpi_status status;
         struct acpi_sleep_functions *sleep_functions =
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags, u32 function_id)
          * use the extended sleep registers
          */
         if (acpi_gbl_reduced_hardware || acpi_gbl_FADT.sleep_control.address) {
-                status = sleep_functions->extended_function(sleep_state, flags);
+                status = sleep_functions->extended_function(sleep_state);
         } else {
                 /* Legacy sleep */
 
-                status = sleep_functions->legacy_function(sleep_state, flags);
+                status = sleep_functions->legacy_function(sleep_state);
         }
 
         return (status);
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags, u32 function_id)
          * For the case where reduced-hardware-only code is being generated,
          * we know that only the extended sleep registers are available
          */
-        status = sleep_functions->extended_function(sleep_state, flags);
+        status = sleep_functions->extended_function(sleep_state);
         return (status);
 
 #endif                          /* !ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE */
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enter_sleep_state_prep)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_enter_sleep_state
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  sleep_state         - Which sleep state to enter
- *              Flags               - ACPI_EXECUTE_GTS to run optional method
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enter_sleep_state_prep)
  *              THIS FUNCTION MUST BE CALLED WITH INTERRUPTS DISABLED
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status asmlinkage acpi_enter_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
+acpi_status asmlinkage acpi_enter_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state)
 {
         acpi_status status;
 
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ acpi_status asmlinkage acpi_enter_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
         }
 
         status =
-            acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(sleep_state, flags, ACPI_SLEEP_FUNCTION_ID);
+            acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(sleep_state, ACPI_SLEEP_FUNCTION_ID);
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -382,7 +381,6 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enter_sleep_state)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  sleep_state         - Which sleep state we are exiting
- *              Flags               - ACPI_EXECUTE_BFS to run optional method
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -391,14 +389,14 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enter_sleep_state)
  *              Called with interrupts DISABLED.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep(u8 sleep_state, u8 flags)
+acpi_status acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep(u8 sleep_state)
 {
         acpi_status status;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep);
 
         status =
-            acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(sleep_state, flags,
+            acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(sleep_state,
                                    ACPI_WAKE_PREP_FUNCTION_ID);
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -423,8 +421,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_leave_sleep_state(u8 sleep_state)
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_leave_sleep_state);
 
-
-        status = acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(sleep_state, 0, ACPI_WAKE_FUNCTION_ID);
+        status = acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(sleep_state, ACPI_WAKE_FUNCTION_ID);
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
index 61623f3f6826..23db53ce2293 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_root_initialize(void)
 
 #if defined (ACPI_ASL_COMPILER)
 
-                                /* Save the parameter count for the i_aSL compiler */
+                                /* Save the parameter count for the iASL compiler */
 
                                 new_node->value = obj_desc->method.param_count;
 #else
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_root_initialize(void)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_lookup
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  scope_info      - Current scope info block
- *              Pathname        - Search pathname, in internal format
+ *              pathname        - Search pathname, in internal format
  *                                (as represented in the AML stream)
- *              Type            - Type associated with name
+ *              type            - Type associated with name
  *              interpreter_mode - IMODE_LOAD_PASS2 => add name if not found
- *              Flags           - Flags describing the search restrictions
+ *              flags           - Flags describing the search restrictions
  *              walk_state      - Current state of the walk
  *              return_node     - Where the Node is placed (if found
  *                                or created successfully)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
index 7c3d3ceb98b3..ac389e5bb594 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsalloc")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_create_node
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Name            - Name of the new node (4 char ACPI name)
+ * PARAMETERS:  name            - Name of the new node (4 char ACPI name)
  *
  * RETURN:      New namespace node (Null on failure)
  *
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_create_node(u32 name)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_delete_node
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Node to be deleted
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Node to be deleted
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void acpi_ns_delete_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_remove_node
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Node to be removed/deleted
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Node to be removed/deleted
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ void acpi_ns_remove_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current state of the walk
  *              parent_node     - The parent of the new Node
- *              Node            - The new Node to install
- *              Type            - ACPI object type of the new Node
+ *              node            - The new Node to install
+ *              type            - ACPI object type of the new Node
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdump.c
index 3f7f3f6e7dd5..2526aaf945ee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdump.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ acpi_ns_dump_one_device(acpi_handle obj_handle,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_print_pathname
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  num_segments        - Number of ACPI name segments
- *              Pathname            - The compressed (internal) path
+ *              pathname            - The compressed (internal) path
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ void acpi_ns_print_pathname(u32 num_segments, char *pathname)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_dump_pathname
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Object
- *              Msg                 - Prefix message
- *              Level               - Desired debug level
- *              Component           - Caller's component ID
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Object
+ *              msg                 - Prefix message
+ *              level               - Desired debug level
+ *              component           - Caller's component ID
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ acpi_ns_dump_pathname(acpi_handle handle, char *msg, u32 level, u32 component)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_dump_one_object
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_handle          - Node to be dumped
- *              Level               - Nesting level of the handle
- *              Context             - Passed into walk_namespace
+ *              level               - Nesting level of the handle
+ *              context             - Passed into walk_namespace
  *              return_value        - Not used
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ acpi_ns_dump_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
                 switch (type) {
                 case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
 
-                        acpi_os_printf("ID %X Len %.4X Addr %p\n",
+                        acpi_os_printf("ID %02X Len %02X Addr %p\n",
                                        obj_desc->processor.proc_id,
                                        obj_desc->processor.length,
                                        ACPI_CAST_PTR(void,
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ acpi_ns_dump_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_dump_objects
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - Object type to be dumped
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Object type to be dumped
  *              display_type        - 0 or ACPI_DISPLAY_SUMMARY
  *              max_depth           - Maximum depth of dump. Use ACPI_UINT32_MAX
  *                                    for an effectively unlimited depth.
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ acpi_ns_dump_objects(acpi_object_type type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_dump_entry
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Node to be dumped
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Node to be dumped
  *              debug_level         - Output level
  *
  * RETURN:      None
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
index 3b5acb0eb406..944d4c8d9438 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsdumpdv")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_dump_one_device
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Node to be dumped
- *              Level               - Nesting level of the handle
- *              Context             - Passed into walk_namespace
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Node to be dumped
+ *              level               - Nesting level of the handle
+ *              context             - Passed into walk_namespace
  *              return_value        - Not used
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
index f375cb82e321..69074be498e8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ acpi_ns_exec_module_code(union acpi_operand_object *method_obj,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_evaluate
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info            - Evaluation info block, contains:
+ * PARAMETERS:  info            - Evaluation info block, contains:
  *                  prefix_node     - Prefix or Method/Object Node to execute
- *                  Pathname        - Name of method to execute, If NULL, the
+ *                  pathname        - Name of method to execute, If NULL, the
  *                                    Node is the object to execute
- *                  Parameters      - List of parameters to pass to the method,
+ *                  parameters      - List of parameters to pass to the method,
  *                                    terminated by NULL. Params itself may be
  *                                    NULL if no parameters are being passed.
  *                  return_object   - Where to put method's return value (if
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ acpi_ns_exec_module_code(union acpi_operand_object *method_obj,
  *                  parameter_type  - Type of Parameter list
  *                  return_object   - Where to put method's return value (if
  *                                    any). If NULL, no value is returned.
- *                  Flags           - ACPI_IGNORE_RETURN_VALUE to delete return
+ *                  flags           - ACPI_IGNORE_RETURN_VALUE to delete return
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ void acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list(void)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_exec_module_code
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  method_obj          - Object container for the module-level code
- *              Info                - Info block for method evaluation
+ *              info                - Info block for method evaluation
  *
  * RETURN:      None. Exceptions during method execution are ignored, since
  *              we cannot abort a table load.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
index 9d84ec2f0211..95ffe8dfa1f1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_initialize_devices(void)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_init_one_object
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_handle      - Node
- *              Level           - Current nesting level
- *              Context         - Points to a init info struct
+ *              level           - Current nesting level
+ *              context         - Points to a init info struct
  *              return_value    - Not used
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ acpi_ns_init_one_device(acpi_handle obj_handle,
                          * we will not run _INI, but we continue to examine the children
                          * of this device.
                          *
-                         * From the ACPI spec, description of _STA: (Note - no mention
+                         * From the ACPI spec, description of _STA: (note - no mention
                          * of whether to run _INI or not on the device in question)
                          *
                          * "_STA may return bit 0 clear (not present) with bit 3 set
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index 5cbf15ffe7d8..76935ff29289 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ns_delete_subtree(acpi_handle start_handle);
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_load_table
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  table_index     - Index for table to be loaded
- *              Node            - Owning NS node
+ *              node            - Owning NS node
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ns_delete_subtree(acpi_handle start_handle)
  *
  *  FUNCTION:       acpi_ns_unload_name_space
  *
- *  PARAMETERS:     Handle          - Root of namespace subtree to be deleted
+ *  PARAMETERS:     handle          - Root of namespace subtree to be deleted
  *
  *  RETURN:         Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
index b20e7c8c3ffb..96e0eb609bb4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsnames")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_build_external_path
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - NS node whose pathname is needed
- *              Size            - Size of the pathname
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - NS node whose pathname is needed
+ *              size            - Size of the pathname
  *              *name_buffer    - Where to return the pathname
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ acpi_ns_build_external_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_external_pathname
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node whose pathname is needed
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node whose pathname is needed
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to storage containing the fully qualified name of
  *              the node, In external format (name segments separated by path
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_pathname_length
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node        - Namespace node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node        - Namespace node
  *
  * RETURN:      Length of path, including prefix
  *
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ acpi_size acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  target_handle           - Handle of named object whose name is
  *                                        to be found
- *              Buffer                  - Where the pathname is returned
+ *              buffer                  - Where the pathname is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status, Buffer is filled with pathname if status is AE_OK
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsobject.c
index dd77a3ce6e50..d6c9a3cc6716 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsobject.c
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsobject")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_attach_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node                - Parent Node
- *              Object              - Object to be attached
- *              Type                - Type of object, or ACPI_TYPE_ANY if not
+ * PARAMETERS:  node                - Parent Node
+ *              object              - Object to be attached
+ *              type                - Type of object, or ACPI_TYPE_ANY if not
  *                                    known
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ acpi_ns_attach_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_detach_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node           - A Namespace node whose object will be detached
+ * PARAMETERS:  node           - A Namespace node whose object will be detached
  *
  * RETURN:      None.
  *
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void acpi_ns_detach_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_attached_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node             - Namespace node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node             - Namespace node
  *
  * RETURN:      Current value of the object field from the Node whose
  *              handle is passed
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ns_get_attached_object(struct
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_secondary_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node             - Namespace node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node             - Namespace node
  *
  * RETURN:      Current value of the object field from the Node whose
  *              handle is passed.
@@ -315,9 +315,9 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ns_get_secondary_object(union
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_attach_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node
- *              Handler         - Handler to be associated with the data
- *              Data            - Data to be attached
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node
+ *              handler         - Handler to be associated with the data
+ *              data            - Data to be attached
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ acpi_ns_attach_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_detach_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node
- *              Handler         - Handler associated with the data
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node
+ *              handler         - Handler associated with the data
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -416,9 +416,9 @@ acpi_ns_detach_data(struct acpi_namespace_node * node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_attached_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node
- *              Handler         - Handler associated with the data
- *              Data            - Where the data is returned
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node
+ *              handler         - Handler associated with the data
+ *              data            - Where the data is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
index fe6626035495..2419f417ea33 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static const char *acpi_rtype_names[] = {
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_predefined_names
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node for the method/object
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node for the method/object
  *              user_param_count - Number of parameters actually passed
  *              return_status   - Status from the object evaluation
  *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
@@ -275,10 +275,10 @@ cleanup:
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_parameter_count
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
- *              Node            - Namespace node for the method/object
+ * PARAMETERS:  pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
+ *              node            - Namespace node for the method/object
  *              user_param_count - Number of args passed in by the caller
- *              Predefined      - Pointer to entry in predefined name table
+ *              predefined      - Pointer to entry in predefined name table
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_parameter_count(char *pathname,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Namespace node for the method/object
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node for the method/object
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to entry in predefined table. NULL indicates not found.
  *
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_package
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data            - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data            - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                evaluation of a method or object
  *
@@ -685,11 +685,11 @@ package_too_small:
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_package_list
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data            - Pointer to validation data structure
- *              Package         - Pointer to package-specific info for method
- *              Elements        - Element list of parent package. All elements
+ * PARAMETERS:  data            - Pointer to validation data structure
+ *              package         - Pointer to package-specific info for method
+ *              elements        - Element list of parent package. All elements
  *                                of this list should be of type Package.
- *              Count           - Count of subpackages
+ *              count           - Count of subpackages
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -911,12 +911,12 @@ package_too_small:
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_package_elements
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data            - Pointer to validation data structure
- *              Elements        - Pointer to the package elements array
- *              Type1           - Object type for first group
- *              Count1          - Count for first group
- *              Type2           - Object type for second group
- *              Count2          - Count for second group
+ * PARAMETERS:  data            - Pointer to validation data structure
+ *              elements        - Pointer to the package elements array
+ *              type1           - Object type for first group
+ *              count1          - Count for first group
+ *              type2           - Object type for second group
+ *              count2          - Count for second group
  *              start_index     - Start of the first group of elements
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_object_type
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data            - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data            - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                evaluation of a method or object
  *              expected_btypes - Bitmap of expected return type(s)
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_reference
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data            - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data            - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object   - Object returned from the evaluation of a
  *                                method or object
  *
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_reference(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_expected_types
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Buffer          - Pointer to where the string is returned
+ * PARAMETERS:  buffer          - Pointer to where the string is returned
  *              expected_btypes - Bitmap of expected return type(s)
  *
  * RETURN:      Buffer is populated with type names.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
index 5519a64a353f..8c5f292860fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ acpi_ns_convert_to_buffer(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              expected_btypes     - Object types expected
  *              package_index       - Index of object within parent package (if
  *                                    applicable - ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ acpi_ns_convert_to_buffer(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_null_element
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              expected_btypes     - Object types expected
  *              package_index       - Index of object within parent package (if
  *                                    applicable - ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT
@@ -509,17 +509,17 @@ acpi_ns_repair_null_element(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
          */
         if (expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER) {
 
-                /* Need an Integer - create a zero-value integer */
+                /* Need an integer - create a zero-value integer */
 
                 new_object = acpi_ut_create_integer_object((u64)0);
         } else if (expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_STRING) {
 
-                /* Need a String - create a NULL string */
+                /* Need a string - create a NULL string */
 
                 new_object = acpi_ut_create_string_object(0);
         } else if (expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER) {
 
-                /* Need a Buffer - create a zero-length buffer */
+                /* Need a buffer - create a zero-length buffer */
 
                 new_object = acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(0);
         } else {
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ acpi_ns_repair_null_element(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_remove_null_elements
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              package_type        - An acpi_return_package_types value
  *              obj_desc            - A Package object
  *
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ acpi_ns_remove_null_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_wrap_with_package
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              original_object     - Pointer to the object to repair.
  *              obj_desc_ptr        - The new package object is returned here
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
index 726bc8e687f7..90189251cdf0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ static const struct acpi_repair_info acpi_ns_repairable_names[] = {
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_complex_repairs
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
- *              Node                - Namespace node for the method/object
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ *              node                - Namespace node for the method/object
  *              validate_status     - Original status of earlier validation
  *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                    evaluation of a method or object
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ acpi_ns_complex_repairs(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_match_repairable_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node                - Namespace node for the method/object
+ * PARAMETERS:  node                - Namespace node for the method/object
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to entry in repair table. NULL indicates not found.
  *
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static const struct acpi_repair_info *acpi_ns_match_repairable_name(struct
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_ALR
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                    evaluation of a method or object
  *
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ acpi_ns_repair_ALR(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_FDE
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                    evaluation of a method or object
  *
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ acpi_ns_repair_FDE(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_CID
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                    evaluation of a method or object
  *
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ acpi_ns_repair_CID(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_HID
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                    evaluation of a method or object
  *
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ acpi_ns_repair_HID(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_TSS
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                    evaluation of a method or object
  *
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ acpi_ns_repair_TSS(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_PSS
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
  *                                    evaluation of a method or object
  *
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ acpi_ns_repair_PSS(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_sorted_list
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ * PARAMETERS:  data                - Pointer to validation data structure
  *              return_object       - Pointer to the top-level returned object
  *              expected_count      - Minimum length of each sub-package
  *              sort_index          - Sub-package entry to sort on
@@ -707,9 +707,9 @@ acpi_ns_check_sorted_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_sort_list
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Elements            - Package object element list
- *              Count               - Element count for above
- *              Index               - Sort by which package element
+ * PARAMETERS:  elements            - Package object element list
+ *              count               - Element count for above
+ *              index               - Sort by which package element
  *              sort_direction      - Ascending or Descending sort
  *
  * RETURN:      None
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
index 507043d66114..456cc859f869 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ acpi_ns_search_parent_tree(u32 target_name,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  target_name     - Ascii ACPI name to search for
  *              parent_node     - Starting node where search will begin
- *              Type            - Object type to match
+ *              type            - Object type to match
  *              return_node     - Where the matched Named obj is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ acpi_ns_search_one_scope(u32 target_name,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_search_parent_tree
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  target_name     - Ascii ACPI name to search for
- *              Node            - Starting node where search will begin
- *              Type            - Object type to match
+ *              node            - Starting node where search will begin
+ *              type            - Object type to match
  *              return_node     - Where the matched Node is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@ acpi_ns_search_parent_tree(u32 target_name,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  target_name         - Ascii ACPI name to search for (4 chars)
  *              walk_state          - Current state of the walk
- *              Node                - Starting node where search will begin
+ *              node                - Starting node where search will begin
  *              interpreter_mode    - Add names only in ACPI_MODE_LOAD_PASS_x.
  *                                    Otherwise,search only.
- *              Type                - Object type to match
- *              Flags               - Flags describing the search restrictions
+ *              type                - Object type to match
+ *              flags               - Flags describing the search restrictions
  *              return_node         - Where the Node is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
index 75113759f69d..ef753a41e087 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ acpi_name acpi_ns_find_parent_name(struct acpi_namespace_node *node_to_search);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_print_node_pathname
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Object
- *              Message         - Prefix message
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Object
+ *              message         - Prefix message
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Print an object's full namespace pathname
  *              Manages allocation/freeing of a pathname buffer
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_valid_root_prefix
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Prefix          - Character to be checked
+ * PARAMETERS:  prefix          - Character to be checked
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if a valid prefix
  *
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ u8 acpi_ns_valid_root_prefix(char prefix)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_valid_path_separator
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Sep         - Character to be checked
+ * PARAMETERS:  sep         - Character to be checked
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if a valid path separator
  *
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static u8 acpi_ns_valid_path_separator(char sep)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_type
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node        - Parent Node to be examined
+ * PARAMETERS:  node        - Parent Node to be examined
  *
  * RETURN:      Type field from Node whose handle is passed
  *
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ acpi_object_type acpi_ns_get_type(struct acpi_namespace_node * node)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_local
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type        - A namespace object type
+ * PARAMETERS:  type        - A namespace object type
  *
  * RETURN:      LOCAL if names must be found locally in objects of the
  *              passed type, 0 if enclosing scopes should be searched
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ u32 acpi_ns_local(acpi_object_type type)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_internal_name_length
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info            - Info struct initialized with the
+ * PARAMETERS:  info            - Info struct initialized with the
  *                                external name pointer.
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void acpi_ns_get_internal_name_length(struct acpi_namestring_info *info)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_build_internal_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info            - Info struct fully initialized
+ * PARAMETERS:  info            - Info struct fully initialized
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_build_internal_name(struct acpi_namestring_info *info)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_internalize_name
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  *external_name          - External representation of name
- *              **Converted Name        - Where to return the resulting
+ *              **Converted name        - Where to return the resulting
  *                                        internal represention of the name
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ acpi_ns_externalize_name(u32 internal_name_length,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_validate_handle
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle          - Handle to be validated and typecast to a
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle          - Handle to be validated and typecast to a
  *                                namespace node.
  *
  * RETURN:      A pointer to a namespace node
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ void acpi_ns_terminate(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_opens_scope
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type        - A valid namespace type
+ * PARAMETERS:  type        - A valid namespace type
  *
  * RETURN:      NEWSCOPE if the passed type "opens a name scope" according
  *              to the ACPI specification, else 0
@@ -677,14 +677,14 @@ u32 acpi_ns_opens_scope(acpi_object_type type)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_node
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  *Pathname   - Name to be found, in external (ASL) format. The
+ * PARAMETERS:  *pathname   - Name to be found, in external (ASL) format. The
  *                            \ (backslash) and ^ (carat) prefixes, and the
  *                            . (period) to separate segments are supported.
  *              prefix_node  - Root of subtree to be searched, or NS_ALL for the
  *                            root of the name space.  If Name is fully
  *                            qualified (first s8 is '\'), the passed value
  *                            of Scope will not be accessed.
- *              Flags       - Used to indicate whether to perform upsearch or
+ *              flags       - Used to indicate whether to perform upsearch or
  *                            not.
  *              return_node - Where the Node is returned
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nswalk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nswalk.c
index f69895a54895..730bccc5e7f7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nswalk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nswalk.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_get_next_node(struct acpi_namespace_node
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_next_node_typed
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - Type of node to be searched for
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Type of node to be searched for
  *              parent_node         - Parent node whose children we are
  *                                    getting
  *              child_node          - Previous child that was found.
@@ -151,16 +151,16 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_get_next_node_typed(acpi_object_type type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_walk_namespace
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - acpi_object_type to search for
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - acpi_object_type to search for
  *              start_node          - Handle in namespace where search begins
  *              max_depth           - Depth to which search is to reach
- *              Flags               - Whether to unlock the NS before invoking
+ *              flags               - Whether to unlock the NS before invoking
  *                                    the callback routine
  *              pre_order_visit     - Called during tree pre-order visit
  *                                    when an object of "Type" is found
  *              post_order_visit    - Called during tree post-order visit
  *                                    when an object of "Type" is found
- *              Context             - Passed to user function(s) above
+ *              context             - Passed to user function(s) above
  *              return_value        - from the user_function if terminated
  *                                    early. Otherwise, returns NULL.
  * RETURNS:     Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
index 71d15f61807b..9692e6702333 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ static void acpi_ns_resolve_references(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_evaluate_object_typed
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Object handle (optional)
- *              Pathname            - Object pathname (optional)
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Object handle (optional)
+ *              pathname            - Object pathname (optional)
  *              external_params     - List of parameters to pass to method,
  *                                    terminated by NULL.  May be NULL
  *                                    if no parameters are being passed.
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_evaluate_object_typed)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_evaluate_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Object handle (optional)
- *              Pathname            - Object pathname (optional)
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Object handle (optional)
+ *              pathname            - Object pathname (optional)
  *              external_params     - List of parameters to pass to method,
  *                                    terminated by NULL.  May be NULL
  *                                    if no parameters are being passed.
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_evaluate_object)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_resolve_references
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info                    - Evaluation info block
+ * PARAMETERS:  info                    - Evaluation info block
  *
  * RETURN:      Info->return_object is replaced with the dereferenced object
  *
@@ -431,14 +431,14 @@ static void acpi_ns_resolve_references(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_walk_namespace
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - acpi_object_type to search for
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - acpi_object_type to search for
  *              start_object        - Handle in namespace where search begins
  *              max_depth           - Depth to which search is to reach
  *              pre_order_visit     - Called during tree pre-order visit
  *                                    when an object of "Type" is found
  *              post_order_visit    - Called during tree post-order visit
  *                                    when an object of "Type" is found
- *              Context             - Passed to user function(s) above
+ *              context             - Passed to user function(s) above
  *              return_value        - Location where return value of
  *                                    user_function is put if terminated early
  *
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ acpi_ns_get_device_callback(acpi_handle obj_handle,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  HID                 - HID to search for. Can be NULL.
  *              user_function       - Called when a matching object is found
- *              Context             - Passed to user function
+ *              context             - Passed to user function
  *              return_value        - Location where return value of
  *                                    user_function is put if terminated early
  *
@@ -716,8 +716,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_devices)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_attach_data
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_handle          - Namespace node
- *              Handler             - Handler for this attachment
- *              Data                - Pointer to data to be attached
+ *              handler             - Handler for this attachment
+ *              data                - Pointer to data to be attached
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_attach_data)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_detach_data
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_handle          - Namespace node handle
- *              Handler             - Handler used in call to acpi_attach_data
+ *              handler             - Handler used in call to acpi_attach_data
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -810,8 +810,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_detach_data)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_data
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_handle          - Namespace node
- *              Handler             - Handler used in call to attach_data
- *              Data                - Where the data is returned
+ *              handler             - Handler used in call to attach_data
+ *              data                - Where the data is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index af401c9c4dfc..08e9610b34ca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ static char *acpi_ns_copy_device_id(struct acpica_device_id *dest,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_handle
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Parent          - Object to search under (search scope).
- *              Pathname        - Pointer to an asciiz string containing the
+ * PARAMETERS:  parent          - Object to search under (search scope).
+ *              pathname        - Pointer to an asciiz string containing the
  *                                name
  *              ret_handle      - Where the return handle is returned
  *
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_handle)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle          - Handle to be converted to a pathname
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle          - Handle to be converted to a pathname
  *              name_type       - Full pathname or single segment
- *              Buffer          - Buffer for returned path
+ *              buffer          - Buffer for returned path
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to a string containing the fully qualified Name.
  *
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_name)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_copy_device_id
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Dest                - Pointer to the destination DEVICE_ID
- *              Source              - Pointer to the source DEVICE_ID
+ * PARAMETERS:  dest                - Pointer to the destination DEVICE_ID
+ *              source              - Pointer to the source DEVICE_ID
  *              string_area         - Pointer to where to copy the dest string
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to the next string area
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static char *acpi_ns_copy_device_id(struct acpica_device_id *dest,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_object_info
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Object Handle
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Object Handle
  *              return_buffer       - Where the info is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_object_info)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_method
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Buffer         - An ACPI table containing one control method
+ * PARAMETERS:  buffer         - An ACPI table containing one control method
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
index 880a605cee20..6766fc4f088f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_id)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_type
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle          - Handle of object whose type is desired
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle          - Handle of object whose type is desired
  *              ret_type        - Where the type will be placed
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_type)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_parent
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle          - Handle of object whose parent is desired
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle          - Handle of object whose parent is desired
  *              ret_handle      - Where the parent handle will be placed
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_parent)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_next_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type            - Type of object to be searched for
- *              Parent          - Parent object whose children we are getting
+ * PARAMETERS:  type            - Type of object to be searched for
+ *              parent          - Parent object whose children we are getting
  *              last_child      - Previous child that was found.
  *                                The NEXT child will be returned
  *              ret_handle      - Where handle to the next object is placed
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
index 5ac36aba507c..844464c4f901 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ char *acpi_ps_get_next_namestring(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_get_next_namepath
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  parser_state        - Current parser state object
- *              Arg                 - Where the namepath will be stored
+ *              arg                 - Where the namepath will be stored
  *              arg_count           - If the namepath points to a control method
  *                                    the method's argument is returned here.
  *              possible_method_call - Whether the namepath can possibly be the
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_namepath(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  parser_state        - Current parser state object
  *              arg_type            - The argument type (AML_*_ARG)
- *              Arg                 - Where the argument is returned
+ *              arg                 - Where the argument is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_next_field(struct acpi_parse_state
 
                                 arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_BYTELIST_OP);
                                 if (!arg) {
+                                        acpi_ps_free_op(field);
                                         return_PTR(NULL);
                                 }
 
@@ -662,6 +663,7 @@ static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_next_field(struct acpi_parse_state
                 } else {
                         arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP);
                         if (!arg) {
+                                acpi_ps_free_op(field);
                                 return_PTR(NULL);
                         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
index 9547ad8a620b..799162c1b6df 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state          - Current state
  *              aml_op_start        - Begin of named Op in AML
  *              unnamed_op          - Early Op (not a named Op)
- *              Op                  - Returned Op
+ *              op                  - Returned Op
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ acpi_ps_create_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
         if (walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_CREATE) {
                 /*
-                 * Backup to beginning of create_xXXfield declaration
+                 * Backup to beginning of create_XXXfield declaration
                  * body_length is unknown until we parse the body
                  */
                 op->named.data = aml_op_start;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ acpi_ps_create_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state          - Current state
  *              aml_op_start        - Op start in AML
- *              Op                  - Current Op
+ *              op                  - Current Op
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -679,8 +679,8 @@ acpi_ps_link_module_code(union acpi_parse_object *parent_op,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_complete_op
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state          - Current state
- *              Op                  - Returned Op
- *              Status              - Parse status before complete Op
+ *              op                  - Returned Op
+ *              status              - Parse status before complete Op
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -853,8 +853,8 @@ acpi_ps_complete_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_complete_final_op
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state          - Current state
- *              Op                  - Current Op
- *              Status              - Current parse status before complete last
+ *              op                  - Current Op
+ *              status              - Current parse status before complete last
  *                                    Op
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
                 if (walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_CREATE) {
                         /*
-                         * Backup to beginning of create_xXXfield declaration (1 for
+                         * Backup to beginning of create_XXXfield declaration (1 for
                          * Opcode)
                          *
                          * body_length is unknown until we parse the body
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
index a0226fdcf75c..ed1d457bd5ca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ static const u8 acpi_gbl_long_op_index[NUM_EXTENDED_OPCODE] = {
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_get_opcode_info
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode              - The AML opcode
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode              - The AML opcode
  *
  * RETURN:      A pointer to the info about the opcode.
  *
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ const struct acpi_opcode_info *acpi_ps_get_opcode_info(u16 opcode)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_get_opcode_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode              - The AML opcode
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode              - The AML opcode
  *
  * RETURN:      A pointer to the name of the opcode (ASCII String)
  *              Note: Never returns NULL.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
index 2ff9c35a1968..01985703bb98 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("psparse")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_get_opcode_size
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode          - An AML opcode
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode          - An AML opcode
  *
  * RETURN:      Size of the opcode, in bytes (1 or 2)
  *
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ u16 acpi_ps_peek_opcode(struct acpi_parse_state * parser_state)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_complete_this_op
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current State
- *              Op              - Op to complete
+ *              op              - Op to complete
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ acpi_ps_complete_this_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_next_parse_state
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state          - Current state
- *              Op                  - Current parse op
+ *              op                  - Current parse op
  *              callback_status     - Status from previous operation
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psscope.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psscope.c
index c872aa4b926e..608dc20dc173 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psscope.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psscope.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ u8 acpi_ps_has_completed_scope(struct acpi_parse_state * parser_state)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_init_scope
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  parser_state        - Current parser state object
- *              Root                - the Root Node of this new scope
+ *              root                - the Root Node of this new scope
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ acpi_ps_init_scope(struct acpi_parse_state * parser_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_push_scope
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  parser_state        - Current parser state object
- *              Op                  - Current op to be pushed
+ *              op                  - Current op to be pushed
  *              remaining_args      - List of args remaining
  *              arg_count           - Fixed or variable number of args
  *
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ acpi_ps_push_scope(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_pop_scope
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  parser_state        - Current parser state object
- *              Op                  - Where the popped op is returned
+ *              op                  - Where the popped op is returned
  *              arg_list            - Where the popped "next argument" is
  *                                    returned
  *              arg_count           - Count of objects in arg_list
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/pstree.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/pstree.c
index 2b03cdbbe1c0..fdb2e71f3046 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/pstree.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/pstree.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_child(union acpi_parse_object *op);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_get_arg
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Get an argument for this op
- *              Argn            - Nth argument to get
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Get an argument for this op
+ *              argn            - Nth argument to get
  *
  * RETURN:      The argument (as an Op object). NULL if argument does not exist
  *
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_arg(union acpi_parse_object *op, u32 argn)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_append_arg
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Append an argument to this Op.
- *              Arg             - Argument Op to append
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Append an argument to this Op.
+ *              arg             - Argument Op to append
  *
  * RETURN:      None.
  *
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ acpi_ps_append_arg(union acpi_parse_object *op, union acpi_parse_object *arg)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_get_depth_next
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Origin          - Root of subtree to search
- *              Op              - Last (previous) Op that was found
+ * PARAMETERS:  origin          - Root of subtree to search
+ *              op              - Last (previous) Op that was found
  *
  * RETURN:      Next Op found in the search.
  *
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_depth_next(union acpi_parse_object *origin,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_get_child
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Get the child of this Op
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Get the child of this Op
  *
  * RETURN:      Child Op, Null if none is found.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
index 13bb131ae125..8736ad5f04d3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_create_scope_op(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_init_op
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - A newly allocated Op object
- *              Opcode          - Opcode to store in the Op
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - A newly allocated Op object
+ *              opcode          - Opcode to store in the Op
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void acpi_ps_init_op(union acpi_parse_object *op, u16 opcode)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_alloc_op
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Opcode          - Opcode that will be stored in the new Op
+ * PARAMETERS:  opcode          - Opcode that will be stored in the new Op
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to the new Op, null on failure
  *
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_alloc_op(u16 opcode)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_free_op
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Op              - Op to be freed
+ * PARAMETERS:  op              - Op to be freed
  *
  * RETURN:      None.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
index 9d98c5ff66a5..963e16225797 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ acpi_ps_update_parameter_list(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info, u16 action);
  * PARAMETERS:  method_name     - Valid ACPI name string
  *              debug_level     - Optional level mask. 0 to use default
  *              debug_layer     - Optional layer mask. 0 to use default
- *              Flags           - bit 1: one shot(1) or persistent(0)
+ *              flags           - bit 1: one shot(1) or persistent(0)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ acpi_debug_trace(char *name, u32 debug_level, u32 debug_layer, u32 flags)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_start_trace
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info        - Method info struct
+ * PARAMETERS:  info        - Method info struct
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void acpi_ps_start_trace(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_stop_trace
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info        - Method info struct
+ * PARAMETERS:  info        - Method info struct
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -193,10 +193,10 @@ static void acpi_ps_stop_trace(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_execute_method
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info            - Method info block, contains:
- *                  Node            - Method Node to execute
+ * PARAMETERS:  info            - Method info block, contains:
+ *                  node            - Method Node to execute
  *                  obj_desc        - Method object
- *                  Parameters      - List of parameters to pass to the method,
+ *                  parameters      - List of parameters to pass to the method,
  *                                    terminated by NULL. Params itself may be
  *                                    NULL if no parameters are being passed.
  *                  return_object   - Where to put method's return value (if
@@ -361,9 +361,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_method(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_update_parameter_list
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Info            - See struct acpi_evaluate_info
+ * PARAMETERS:  info            - See struct acpi_evaluate_info
  *                                (Used: parameter_type and Parameters)
- *              Action          - Add or Remove reference
+ *              action          - Add or Remove reference
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
index a0305652394f..856ff075b6ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ struct acpi_rsconvert_info acpi_rs_convert_ext_address64[5] = {
 
         /* Revision ID */
 
-        {ACPI_RSC_MOVE8, ACPI_RS_OFFSET(data.ext_address64.revision_iD),
-         AML_OFFSET(ext_address64.revision_iD),
+        {ACPI_RSC_MOVE8, ACPI_RS_OFFSET(data.ext_address64.revision_ID),
+         AML_OFFSET(ext_address64.revision_ID),
          1},
         /*
          * These fields are contiguous in both the source and destination:
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static struct acpi_rsconvert_info acpi_rs_convert_general_flags[6] = {
          AML_OFFSET(address.resource_type),
          1},
 
-        /* General Flags - Consume, Decode, min_fixed, max_fixed */
+        /* General flags - Consume, Decode, min_fixed, max_fixed */
 
         {ACPI_RSC_1BITFLAG, ACPI_RS_OFFSET(data.address.producer_consumer),
          AML_OFFSET(address.flags),
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ static struct acpi_rsconvert_info acpi_rs_convert_io_flags[4] = {
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_get_address_common
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Resource            - Pointer to the internal resource struct
- *              Aml                 - Pointer to the AML resource descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  resource            - Pointer to the internal resource struct
+ *              aml                 - Pointer to the AML resource descriptor
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if the resource_type field is OK, FALSE otherwise
  *
@@ -343,8 +343,8 @@ acpi_rs_get_address_common(struct acpi_resource *resource,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_set_address_common
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Aml                 - Pointer to the AML resource descriptor
- *              Resource            - Pointer to the internal resource struct
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml                 - Pointer to the AML resource descriptor
+ *              resource            - Pointer to the internal resource struct
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
index 3c6df4b7eb2d..de12469d1c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ acpi_rs_stream_option_length(u32 resource_length,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_get_aml_length
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Resource            - Pointer to the resource linked list
+ * PARAMETERS:  resource            - Pointer to the resource linked list
  *              size_needed         - Where the required size is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
index 46d6eb38ae66..311cbc4f05fa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ acpi_rs_create_resource_list(union acpi_operand_object *aml_buffer,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  package_object          - Pointer to a union acpi_operand_object
- *                                        package
+ * PARAMETERS:  package_object          - Pointer to a package containing one
+ *                                        of more ACPI_OPERAND_OBJECTs
  *              output_buffer           - Pointer to the user's buffer
  *
  * RETURN:      Status  AE_OK if okay, else a valid acpi_status code.
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ acpi_rs_create_resource_list(union acpi_operand_object *aml_buffer,
  *              AE_BUFFER_OVERFLOW and output_buffer->Length will point
  *              to the size buffer needed.
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Takes the union acpi_operand_object    package and creates a
+ * DESCRIPTION: Takes the union acpi_operand_object package and creates a
  *              linked list of PCI interrupt descriptions
  *
  * NOTE: It is the caller's responsibility to ensure that the start of the
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsdump.c
index b4c581132393..4d11b072388c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsdump.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ acpi_rs_dump_resource_source(struct acpi_resource_source *resource_source)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_dump_address_common
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Resource        - Pointer to an internal resource descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  resource        - Pointer to an internal resource descriptor
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -850,8 +850,8 @@ void acpi_rs_dump_irq_list(u8 * route_table)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_out*
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Title       - Name of the resource field
- *              Value       - Value of the resource field
+ * PARAMETERS:  title       - Name of the resource field
+ *              value       - Value of the resource field
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -898,8 +898,8 @@ static void acpi_rs_out_title(char *title)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_dump*List
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Length      - Number of elements in the list
- *              Data        - Start of the list
+ * PARAMETERS:  length      - Number of elements in the list
+ *              data        - Start of the list
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
index 9be129f5d6f4..46b5324b22d6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ acpi_rs_convert_aml_to_resources(u8 * aml,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_convert_resources_to_aml
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Resource            - Pointer to the resource linked list
+ * PARAMETERS:  resource            - Pointer to the resource linked list
  *              aml_size_needed     - Calculated size of the byte stream
  *                                    needed from calling acpi_rs_get_aml_length()
  *                                    The size of the output_buffer is
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmisc.c
index 8073b371cc7c..c6f291c2bc83 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmisc.c
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("rsmisc")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_convert_aml_to_resource
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Resource            - Pointer to the resource descriptor
- *              Aml                 - Where the AML descriptor is returned
- *              Info                - Pointer to appropriate conversion table
+ * PARAMETERS:  resource            - Pointer to the resource descriptor
+ *              aml                 - Where the AML descriptor is returned
+ *              info                - Pointer to appropriate conversion table
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ acpi_rs_convert_aml_to_resource(struct acpi_resource *resource,
 
                 case ACPI_RSC_EXIT_NE:
                         /*
-                         * Control - Exit conversion if not equal
+                         * control - Exit conversion if not equal
                          */
                         switch (info->resource_offset) {
                         case ACPI_RSC_COMPARE_AML_LENGTH:
@@ -454,9 +454,9 @@ acpi_rs_convert_aml_to_resource(struct acpi_resource *resource,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_convert_resource_to_aml
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Resource            - Pointer to the resource descriptor
- *              Aml                 - Where the AML descriptor is returned
- *              Info                - Pointer to appropriate conversion table
+ * PARAMETERS:  resource            - Pointer to the resource descriptor
+ *              aml                 - Where the AML descriptor is returned
+ *              info                - Pointer to appropriate conversion table
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ acpi_rs_convert_resource_to_aml(struct acpi_resource *resource,
 
                 case ACPI_RSC_EXIT_LE:
                         /*
-                         * Control - Exit conversion if less than or equal
+                         * control - Exit conversion if less than or equal
                          */
                         if (item_count <= info->value) {
                                 goto exit;
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ acpi_rs_convert_resource_to_aml(struct acpi_resource *resource,
 
                 case ACPI_RSC_EXIT_NE:
                         /*
-                         * Control - Exit conversion if not equal
+                         * control - Exit conversion if not equal
                          */
                         switch (COMPARE_OPCODE(info)) {
                         case ACPI_RSC_COMPARE_VALUE:
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ acpi_rs_convert_resource_to_aml(struct acpi_resource *resource,
 
                 case ACPI_RSC_EXIT_EQ:
                         /*
-                         * Control - Exit conversion if equal
+                         * control - Exit conversion if equal
                          */
                         if (*ACPI_ADD_PTR(u8, resource,
                                           COMPARE_TARGET(info)) ==
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ acpi_rs_convert_resource_to_aml(struct acpi_resource *resource,
 #if 0
 /* Previous resource validations */
 
-if (aml->ext_address64.revision_iD != AML_RESOURCE_EXTENDED_ADDRESS_REVISION) {
+if (aml->ext_address64.revision_ID != AML_RESOURCE_EXTENDED_ADDRESS_REVISION) {
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsutils.c
index 433a375deb93..37d5241c0acf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsutils.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("rsutils")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_decode_bitmask
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Mask            - Bitmask to decode
- *              List            - Where the converted list is returned
+ * PARAMETERS:  mask            - Bitmask to decode
+ *              list            - Where the converted list is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Count of bits set (length of list)
  *
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ u8 acpi_rs_decode_bitmask(u16 mask, u8 * list)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_encode_bitmask
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  List            - List of values to encode
- *              Count           - Length of list
+ * PARAMETERS:  list            - List of values to encode
+ *              count           - Length of list
  *
  * RETURN:      Encoded bitmask
  *
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ u16 acpi_rs_encode_bitmask(u8 * list, u8 count)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_move_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Destination         - Pointer to the destination descriptor
- *              Source              - Pointer to the source descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  destination         - Pointer to the destination descriptor
+ *              source              - Pointer to the source descriptor
  *              item_count          - How many items to move
  *              move_type           - Byte width
  *
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ acpi_rs_move_data(void *destination, void *source, u16 item_count, u8 move_type)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  total_length        - Length of the AML descriptor, including
  *                                    the header and length fields.
- *              Aml                 - Pointer to the raw AML descriptor
+ *              aml                 - Pointer to the raw AML descriptor
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ acpi_rs_set_resource_length(acpi_rsdesc_size total_length,
  * PARAMETERS:  descriptor_type     - Byte to be inserted as the type
  *              total_length        - Length of the AML descriptor, including
  *                                    the header and length fields.
- *              Aml                 - Pointer to the raw AML descriptor
+ *              aml                 - Pointer to the raw AML descriptor
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@ acpi_rs_set_resource_header(u8 descriptor_type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_strcpy
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Destination         - Pointer to the destination string
- *              Source              - Pointer to the source string
+ * PARAMETERS:  destination         - Pointer to the destination string
+ *              source              - Pointer to the source string
  *
  * RETURN:      String length, including NULL terminator
  *
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static u16 acpi_rs_strcpy(char *destination, char *source)
  *              minimum_length      - Minimum length of the descriptor (minus
  *                                    any optional fields)
  *              resource_source     - Where the resource_source is returned
- *              Aml                 - Pointer to the raw AML descriptor
+ *              aml                 - Pointer to the raw AML descriptor
  *              string_ptr          - (optional) where to store the actual
  *                                    resource_source string
  *
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_resource_source(acpi_rs_length resource_length,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_set_resource_source
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Aml                 - Pointer to the raw AML descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml                 - Pointer to the raw AML descriptor
  *              minimum_length      - Minimum length of the descriptor (minus
  *                                    any optional fields)
  *              resource_source     - Internal resource_source
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ acpi_rs_set_resource_source(union aml_resource * aml,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_get_prt_method_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Device node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Device node
  *              ret_buffer      - Pointer to a buffer structure for the
  *                                results
  *
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_prt_method_data(struct acpi_namespace_node * node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_get_crs_method_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Device node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Device node
  *              ret_buffer      - Pointer to a buffer structure for the
  *                                results
  *
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_crs_method_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
          */
         status = acpi_rs_create_resource_list(obj_desc, ret_buffer);
 
-        /* On exit, we must delete the object returned by evaluate_object */
+        /* On exit, we must delete the object returned by evaluateObject */
 
         acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_crs_method_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_get_prs_method_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Device node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Device node
  *              ret_buffer      - Pointer to a buffer structure for the
  *                                results
  *
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_prs_method_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
          */
         status = acpi_rs_create_resource_list(obj_desc, ret_buffer);
 
-        /* On exit, we must delete the object returned by evaluate_object */
+        /* On exit, we must delete the object returned by evaluateObject */
 
         acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_prs_method_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_get_aei_method_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Device node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Device node
  *              ret_buffer      - Pointer to a buffer structure for the
  *                                results
  *
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_aei_method_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
          */
         status = acpi_rs_create_resource_list(obj_desc, ret_buffer);
 
-        /* On exit, we must delete the object returned by evaluate_object */
+        /* On exit, we must delete the object returned by evaluateObject */
 
         acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
         return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -646,8 +646,8 @@ acpi_rs_get_aei_method_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_get_method_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle          - Handle to the containing object
- *              Path            - Path to method, relative to Handle
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle          - Handle to the containing object
+ *              path            - Path to method, relative to Handle
  *              ret_buffer      - Pointer to a buffer structure for the
  *                                results
  *
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ acpi_rs_get_method_data(acpi_handle handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_set_srs_method_data
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Device node
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Device node
  *              in_buffer       - Pointer to a buffer structure of the
  *                                parameter
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
index f58c098c7aeb..5aad744b5b83 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ acpi_rs_validate_parameters(acpi_handle device_handle,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_rs_validate_parameters
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  device_handle   - Handle to a device
- *              Buffer          - Pointer to a data buffer
+ *              buffer          - Pointer to a data buffer
  *              return_node     - Pointer to where the device node is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -351,8 +351,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_event_resources)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_resource_to_address64
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Resource        - Pointer to a resource
- *              Out             - Pointer to the users's return buffer
+ * PARAMETERS:  resource        - Pointer to a resource
+ *              out             - Pointer to the users's return buffer
  *                                (a struct acpi_resource_address64)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -415,9 +415,9 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_resource_to_address64)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_vendor_resource
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  device_handle   - Handle for the parent device object
- *              Name            - Method name for the parent resource
+ *              name            - Method name for the parent resource
  *                                (METHOD_NAME__CRS or METHOD_NAME__PRS)
- *              Uuid            - Pointer to the UUID to be matched.
+ *              uuid            - Pointer to the UUID to be matched.
  *                                includes both subtype and 16-byte UUID
  *              ret_buffer      - Where the vendor resource is returned
  *
@@ -526,11 +526,11 @@ acpi_rs_match_vendor_resource(struct acpi_resource *resource, void *context)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  device_handle   - Handle to the device object for the
  *                                device we are querying
- *              Name            - Method name of the resources we want.
+ *              name            - Method name of the resources we want.
  *                                (METHOD_NAME__CRS, METHOD_NAME__PRS, or
  *                                METHOD_NAME__AEI)
  *              user_function   - Called for each resource
- *              Context         - Passed to user_function
+ *              context         - Passed to user_function
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
index 4c9c760db4a4..390651860bf0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("tbfadt")
 
 /* Local prototypes */
-static ACPI_INLINE void
+static void
 acpi_tb_init_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *generic_address,
-                             u8 space_id, u8 byte_width, u64 address);
+                             u8 space_id,
+                             u8 byte_width, u64 address, char *register_name);
 
 static void acpi_tb_convert_fadt(void);
 
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ static struct acpi_fadt_pm_info fadt_pm_info_table[] = {
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  generic_address     - GAS struct to be initialized
  *              byte_width          - Width of this register
- *              Address             - Address of the register
+ *              address             - Address of the register
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -182,10 +183,25 @@ static struct acpi_fadt_pm_info fadt_pm_info_table[] = {
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-static ACPI_INLINE void
+static void
 acpi_tb_init_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *generic_address,
-                             u8 space_id, u8 byte_width, u64 address)
+                             u8 space_id,
+                             u8 byte_width, u64 address, char *register_name)
 {
+        u8 bit_width;
+
+        /* Bit width field in the GAS is only one byte long, 255 max */
+
+        bit_width = (u8)(byte_width * 8);
+
+        if (byte_width > 31) {  /* (31*8)=248 */
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "%s - 32-bit FADT register is too long (%u bytes, %u bits) "
+                            "to convert to GAS struct - 255 bits max, truncating",
+                            register_name, byte_width, (byte_width * 8)));
+
+                bit_width = 255;
+        }
 
         /*
          * The 64-bit Address field is non-aligned in the byte packed
@@ -196,7 +212,7 @@ acpi_tb_init_generic_address(struct acpi_generic_address *generic_address,
         /* All other fields are byte-wide */
 
         generic_address->space_id = space_id;
-        generic_address->bit_width = (u8)ACPI_MUL_8(byte_width);
+        generic_address->bit_width = bit_width;
         generic_address->bit_offset = 0;
         generic_address->access_width = 0;      /* Access width ANY */
 }
@@ -267,8 +283,8 @@ void acpi_tb_parse_fadt(u32 table_index)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_create_local_fadt
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Table               - Pointer to BIOS FADT
- *              Length              - Length of the table
+ * PARAMETERS:  table               - Pointer to BIOS FADT
+ *              length              - Length of the table
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -287,11 +303,11 @@ void acpi_tb_create_local_fadt(struct acpi_table_header *table, u32 length)
          * a warning.
          */
         if (length > sizeof(struct acpi_table_fadt)) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                              "FADT (revision %u) is longer than ACPI 5.0 version, "
-                              "truncating length %u to %u",
-                              table->revision, length,
-                              (u32)sizeof(struct acpi_table_fadt)));
+                ACPI_BIOS_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                   "FADT (revision %u) is longer than ACPI 5.0 version, "
+                                   "truncating length %u to %u",
+                                   table->revision, length,
+                                   (u32)sizeof(struct acpi_table_fadt)));
         }
 
         /* Clear the entire local FADT */
@@ -436,11 +452,13 @@ static void acpi_tb_convert_fadt(void)
                  * they must match.
                  */
                 if (address64->address && address32 &&
-                    (address64->address != (u64) address32)) {
-                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                                    "32/64X address mismatch in %s: 0x%8.8X/0x%8.8X%8.8X, using 32",
-                                    fadt_info_table[i].name, address32,
-                                    ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address64->address)));
+                    (address64->address != (u64)address32)) {
+                        ACPI_BIOS_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                         "32/64X address mismatch in FADT/%s: "
+                                         "0x%8.8X/0x%8.8X%8.8X, using 32",
+                                         fadt_info_table[i].name, address32,
+                                         ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address64->
+                                                            address)));
                 }
 
                 /* Always use 32-bit address if it is valid (non-null) */
@@ -456,7 +474,8 @@ static void acpi_tb_convert_fadt(void)
                                                                    &acpi_gbl_FADT,
                                                                    fadt_info_table
                                                                    [i].length),
-                                                     (u64) address32);
+                                                     (u64) address32,
+                                                     fadt_info_table[i].name);
                 }
         }
 }
@@ -465,7 +484,7 @@ static void acpi_tb_convert_fadt(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_validate_fadt
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Table           - Pointer to the FADT to be validated
+ * PARAMETERS:  table           - Pointer to the FADT to be validated
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -494,25 +513,25 @@ static void acpi_tb_validate_fadt(void)
          * DSDT/X_DSDT) would indicate the presence of two FACS or two DSDT tables.
          */
         if (acpi_gbl_FADT.facs &&
-            (acpi_gbl_FADT.Xfacs != (u64) acpi_gbl_FADT.facs)) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                              "32/64X FACS address mismatch in FADT - "
-                              "0x%8.8X/0x%8.8X%8.8X, using 32",
-                              acpi_gbl_FADT.facs,
-                              ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(acpi_gbl_FADT.Xfacs)));
-
-                acpi_gbl_FADT.Xfacs = (u64) acpi_gbl_FADT.facs;
+            (acpi_gbl_FADT.Xfacs != (u64)acpi_gbl_FADT.facs)) {
+                ACPI_BIOS_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                   "32/64X FACS address mismatch in FADT - "
+                                   "0x%8.8X/0x%8.8X%8.8X, using 32",
+                                   acpi_gbl_FADT.facs,
+                                   ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(acpi_gbl_FADT.Xfacs)));
+
+                acpi_gbl_FADT.Xfacs = (u64)acpi_gbl_FADT.facs;
         }
 
         if (acpi_gbl_FADT.dsdt &&
-            (acpi_gbl_FADT.Xdsdt != (u64) acpi_gbl_FADT.dsdt)) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                              "32/64X DSDT address mismatch in FADT - "
-                              "0x%8.8X/0x%8.8X%8.8X, using 32",
-                              acpi_gbl_FADT.dsdt,
-                              ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(acpi_gbl_FADT.Xdsdt)));
-
-                acpi_gbl_FADT.Xdsdt = (u64) acpi_gbl_FADT.dsdt;
+            (acpi_gbl_FADT.Xdsdt != (u64)acpi_gbl_FADT.dsdt)) {
+                ACPI_BIOS_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                   "32/64X DSDT address mismatch in FADT - "
+                                   "0x%8.8X/0x%8.8X%8.8X, using 32",
+                                   acpi_gbl_FADT.dsdt,
+                                   ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(acpi_gbl_FADT.Xdsdt)));
+
+                acpi_gbl_FADT.Xdsdt = (u64)acpi_gbl_FADT.dsdt;
         }
 
         /* If Hardware Reduced flag is set, we are all done */
@@ -542,10 +561,10 @@ static void acpi_tb_validate_fadt(void)
                  */
                 if (address64->address &&
                     (address64->bit_width != ACPI_MUL_8(length))) {
-                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                                      "32/64X length mismatch in %s: %u/%u",
-                                      name, ACPI_MUL_8(length),
-                                      address64->bit_width));
+                        ACPI_BIOS_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                           "32/64X length mismatch in FADT/%s: %u/%u",
+                                           name, ACPI_MUL_8(length),
+                                           address64->bit_width));
                 }
 
                 if (fadt_info_table[i].type & ACPI_FADT_REQUIRED) {
@@ -554,29 +573,29 @@ static void acpi_tb_validate_fadt(void)
                          * Both the address and length must be non-zero.
                          */
                         if (!address64->address || !length) {
-                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                                            "Required field %s has zero address and/or length:"
-                                            " 0x%8.8X%8.8X/0x%X",
-                                            name,
-                                            ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address64->
-                                                               address),
-                                            length));
+                                ACPI_BIOS_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                                 "Required FADT field %s has zero address and/or length: "
+                                                 "0x%8.8X%8.8X/0x%X",
+                                                 name,
+                                                 ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address64->
+                                                                    address),
+                                                 length));
                         }
                 } else if (fadt_info_table[i].type & ACPI_FADT_SEPARATE_LENGTH) {
                         /*
-                         * Field is optional (PM2Control, GPE0, GPE1) AND has its own
+                         * Field is optional (Pm2_control, GPE0, GPE1) AND has its own
                          * length field. If present, both the address and length must
                          * be valid.
                          */
                         if ((address64->address && !length) ||
                             (!address64->address && length)) {
-                                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                                              "Optional field %s has zero address or length: "
-                                              "0x%8.8X%8.8X/0x%X",
-                                              name,
-                                              ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address64->
-                                                                 address),
-                                              length));
+                                ACPI_BIOS_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                                   "Optional FADT field %s has zero address or length: "
+                                                   "0x%8.8X%8.8X/0x%X",
+                                                   name,
+                                                   ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64
+                                                   (address64->address),
+                                                   length));
                         }
                 }
         }
@@ -621,12 +640,12 @@ static void acpi_tb_setup_fadt_registers(void)
                             (fadt_info_table[i].default_length > 0) &&
                             (fadt_info_table[i].default_length !=
                              target64->bit_width)) {
-                                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                                              "Invalid length for %s: %u, using default %u",
-                                              fadt_info_table[i].name,
-                                              target64->bit_width,
-                                              fadt_info_table[i].
-                                              default_length));
+                                ACPI_BIOS_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                                   "Invalid length for FADT/%s: %u, using default %u",
+                                                   fadt_info_table[i].name,
+                                                   target64->bit_width,
+                                                   fadt_info_table[i].
+                                                   default_length));
 
                                 /* Incorrect size, set width to the default */
 
@@ -670,7 +689,8 @@ static void acpi_tb_setup_fadt_registers(void)
                                                      source64->address +
                                                      (fadt_pm_info_table[i].
                                                       register_num *
-                                                      pm1_register_byte_width));
+                                                      pm1_register_byte_width),
+                                                     "PmRegisters");
                 }
         }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
index 4903e36ea75a..57deae166577 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("tbfind")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_find_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Signature           - String with ACPI table signature
+ * PARAMETERS:  signature           - String with ACPI table signature
  *              oem_id              - String with the table OEM ID
  *              oem_table_id        - String with the OEM Table ID
  *              table_index         - Where the table index is returned
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
index c03500b4cc7a..70f9d787c82c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
@@ -138,13 +138,14 @@ acpi_tb_add_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 *table_index)
         if ((table_desc->pointer->signature[0] != 0x00) &&
             (!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table_desc->pointer->signature, ACPI_SIG_SSDT))
             && (ACPI_STRNCMP(table_desc->pointer->signature, "OEM", 3))) {
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                            "Table has invalid signature [%4.4s] (0x%8.8X), must be SSDT or OEMx",
-                            acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name(*(u32 *)table_desc->
-                                                    pointer->
-                                                    signature) ? table_desc->
-                            pointer->signature : "????",
-                            *(u32 *)table_desc->pointer->signature));
+                ACPI_BIOS_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                 "Table has invalid signature [%4.4s] (0x%8.8X), "
+                                 "must be SSDT or OEMx",
+                                 acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name(*(u32 *)table_desc->
+                                                         pointer->
+                                                         signature) ?
+                                 table_desc->pointer->signature : "????",
+                                 *(u32 *)table_desc->pointer->signature));
 
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_SIGNATURE);
         }
@@ -349,6 +350,7 @@ struct acpi_table_header *acpi_tb_table_override(struct acpi_table_header
 acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
 {
         struct acpi_table_desc *tables;
+        u32 table_count;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(tb_resize_root_table_list);
 
@@ -362,8 +364,13 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
 
         /* Increase the Table Array size */
 
-        tables = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(((acpi_size) acpi_gbl_root_table_list.
-                                       max_table_count +
+        if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags & ACPI_ROOT_ORIGIN_ALLOCATED) {
+                table_count = acpi_gbl_root_table_list.max_table_count;
+        } else {
+                table_count = acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count;
+        }
+
+        tables = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(((acpi_size) table_count +
                                        ACPI_ROOT_TABLE_SIZE_INCREMENT) *
                                       sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
         if (!tables) {
@@ -376,8 +383,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
 
         if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables) {
                 ACPI_MEMCPY(tables, acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables,
-                            (acpi_size) acpi_gbl_root_table_list.
-                            max_table_count * sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
+                            (acpi_size) table_count *
+                            sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
 
                 if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags & ACPI_ROOT_ORIGIN_ALLOCATED) {
                         ACPI_FREE(acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables);
@@ -385,9 +392,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
         }
 
         acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables = tables;
-        acpi_gbl_root_table_list.max_table_count +=
-            ACPI_ROOT_TABLE_SIZE_INCREMENT;
-        acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags |= (u8)ACPI_ROOT_ORIGIN_ALLOCATED;
+        acpi_gbl_root_table_list.max_table_count =
+            table_count + ACPI_ROOT_TABLE_SIZE_INCREMENT;
+        acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags |= ACPI_ROOT_ORIGIN_ALLOCATED;
 
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
@@ -396,10 +403,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_store_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Address             - Table address
- *              Table               - Table header
- *              Length              - Table length
- *              Flags               - flags
+ * PARAMETERS:  address             - Table address
+ *              table               - Table header
+ *              length              - Table length
+ *              flags               - flags
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and table index.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
index 0a706cac37de..b6cea30da638 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ u8 acpi_tb_tables_loaded(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_fix_string
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  String              - String to be repaired
- *              Length              - Maximum length
+ * PARAMETERS:  string              - String to be repaired
+ *              length              - Maximum length
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static void acpi_tb_fix_string(char *string, acpi_size length)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_cleanup_table_header
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  out_header          - Where the cleaned header is returned
- *              Header              - Input ACPI table header
+ *              header              - Input ACPI table header
  *
  * RETURN:      Returns the cleaned header in out_header
  *
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ acpi_tb_cleanup_table_header(struct acpi_table_header *out_header,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_print_table_header
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Address             - Table physical address
- *              Header              - Table header
+ * PARAMETERS:  address             - Table physical address
+ *              header              - Table header
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ acpi_tb_print_table_header(acpi_physical_address address,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_validate_checksum
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Table               - ACPI table to verify
- *              Length              - Length of entire table
+ * PARAMETERS:  table               - ACPI table to verify
+ *              length              - Length of entire table
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -317,10 +317,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_verify_checksum(struct acpi_table_header *table, u32 length)
         /* Checksum ok? (should be zero) */
 
         if (checksum) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                              "Incorrect checksum in table [%4.4s] - 0x%2.2X, should be 0x%2.2X",
-                              table->signature, table->checksum,
-                              (u8) (table->checksum - checksum)));
+                ACPI_BIOS_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                   "Incorrect checksum in table [%4.4s] - 0x%2.2X, "
+                                   "should be 0x%2.2X",
+                                   table->signature, table->checksum,
+                                   (u8)(table->checksum - checksum)));
 
 #if (ACPI_CHECKSUM_ABORT)
 
@@ -335,8 +336,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_verify_checksum(struct acpi_table_header *table, u32 length)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_checksum
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Buffer          - Pointer to memory region to be checked
- *              Length          - Length of this memory region
+ * PARAMETERS:  buffer          - Pointer to memory region to be checked
+ *              length          - Length of this memory region
  *
  * RETURN:      Checksum (u8)
  *
@@ -377,8 +378,9 @@ void acpi_tb_check_dsdt_header(void)
 
         if (acpi_gbl_original_dsdt_header.length != acpi_gbl_DSDT->length ||
             acpi_gbl_original_dsdt_header.checksum != acpi_gbl_DSDT->checksum) {
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                            "The DSDT has been corrupted or replaced - old, new headers below"));
+                ACPI_BIOS_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                 "The DSDT has been corrupted or replaced - "
+                                 "old, new headers below"));
                 acpi_tb_print_table_header(0, &acpi_gbl_original_dsdt_header);
                 acpi_tb_print_table_header(0, acpi_gbl_DSDT);
 
@@ -438,8 +440,8 @@ struct acpi_table_header *acpi_tb_copy_dsdt(u32 table_index)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_install_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Address                 - Physical address of DSDT or FACS
- *              Signature               - Table signature, NULL if no need to
+ * PARAMETERS:  address                 - Physical address of DSDT or FACS
+ *              signature               - Table signature, NULL if no need to
  *                                        match
  *              table_index             - Index into root table array
  *
@@ -480,9 +482,10 @@ acpi_tb_install_table(acpi_physical_address address,
         /* If a particular signature is expected (DSDT/FACS), it must match */
 
         if (signature && !ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table->signature, signature)) {
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                            "Invalid signature 0x%X for ACPI table, expected [%s]",
-                            *ACPI_CAST_PTR(u32, table->signature), signature));
+                ACPI_BIOS_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                 "Invalid signature 0x%X for ACPI table, expected [%s]",
+                                 *ACPI_CAST_PTR(u32, table->signature),
+                                 signature));
                 goto unmap_and_exit;
         }
 
@@ -589,10 +592,10 @@ acpi_tb_get_root_table_entry(u8 *table_entry, u32 table_entry_size)
 
                         /* Will truncate 64-bit address to 32 bits, issue warning */
 
-                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                                      "64-bit Physical Address in XSDT is too large (0x%8.8X%8.8X),"
-                                      " truncating",
-                                      ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address64)));
+                        ACPI_BIOS_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                           "64-bit Physical Address in XSDT is too large (0x%8.8X%8.8X),"
+                                           " truncating",
+                                           ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address64)));
                 }
 #endif
                 return ((acpi_physical_address) (address64));
@@ -603,7 +606,7 @@ acpi_tb_get_root_table_entry(u8 *table_entry, u32 table_entry_size)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_parse_root_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Rsdp                    - Pointer to the RSDP
+ * PARAMETERS:  rsdp                    - Pointer to the RSDP
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -694,8 +697,9 @@ acpi_tb_parse_root_table(acpi_physical_address rsdp_address)
         acpi_os_unmap_memory(table, sizeof(struct acpi_table_header));
 
         if (length < sizeof(struct acpi_table_header)) {
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid length 0x%X in RSDT/XSDT",
-                            length));
+                ACPI_BIOS_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                 "Invalid table length 0x%X in RSDT/XSDT",
+                                 length));
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_INVALID_TABLE_LENGTH);
         }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
index abcc6412c244..21101262e47a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * Module Name: tbxface - Public interfaces to the ACPI subsystem
- *                         ACPI table oriented interfaces
+ * Module Name: tbxface - ACPI table oriented external interfaces
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -51,11 +50,6 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_TABLES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("tbxface")
 
-/* Local prototypes */
-static acpi_status acpi_tb_load_namespace(void);
-
-static int no_auto_ssdt;
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_allocate_root_table
@@ -65,11 +59,10 @@ static int no_auto_ssdt;
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Allocate a root table array. Used by i_aSL compiler and
+ * DESCRIPTION: Allocate a root table array. Used by iASL compiler and
  *              acpi_initialize_tables.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-
 acpi_status acpi_allocate_root_table(u32 initial_table_count)
 {
 
@@ -166,14 +159,12 @@ acpi_initialize_tables(struct acpi_table_desc * initial_table_array,
  * DESCRIPTION: Reallocate Root Table List into dynamic memory. Copies the
  *              root list from the previously provided scratch area. Should
  *              be called once dynamic memory allocation is available in the
- *              kernel
+ *              kernel.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status acpi_reallocate_root_table(void)
 {
-        struct acpi_table_desc *tables;
-        acpi_size new_size;
-        acpi_size current_size;
+        acpi_status status;
 
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_reallocate_root_table);
 
@@ -185,89 +176,18 @@ acpi_status acpi_reallocate_root_table(void)
                 return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
         }
 
-        /*
-         * Get the current size of the root table and add the default
-         * increment to create the new table size.
-         */
-        current_size = (acpi_size)
-            acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count *
-            sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc);
-
-        new_size = current_size +
-            (ACPI_ROOT_TABLE_SIZE_INCREMENT * sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
-
-        /* Create new array and copy the old array */
-
-        tables = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(new_size);
-        if (!tables) {
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
-        }
-
-        ACPI_MEMCPY(tables, acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables, current_size);
-
-        /*
-         * Update the root table descriptor. The new size will be the current
-         * number of tables plus the increment, independent of the reserved
-         * size of the original table list.
-         */
-        acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables = tables;
-        acpi_gbl_root_table_list.max_table_count =
-            acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count +
-            ACPI_ROOT_TABLE_SIZE_INCREMENT;
-        acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags =
-            ACPI_ROOT_ORIGIN_ALLOCATED | ACPI_ROOT_ALLOW_RESIZE;
-
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_load_table
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  table_ptr       - pointer to a buffer containing the entire
- *                                table to be loaded
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: This function is called to load a table from the caller's
- *              buffer. The buffer must contain an entire ACPI Table including
- *              a valid header. The header fields will be verified, and if it
- *              is determined that the table is invalid, the call will fail.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_load_table(struct acpi_table_header *table_ptr)
-{
-        acpi_status status;
-        u32 table_index;
-        struct acpi_table_desc table_desc;
-
-        if (!table_ptr)
-                return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-
-        ACPI_MEMSET(&table_desc, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
-        table_desc.pointer = table_ptr;
-        table_desc.length = table_ptr->length;
-        table_desc.flags = ACPI_TABLE_ORIGIN_UNKNOWN;
+        acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags |= ACPI_ROOT_ALLOW_RESIZE;
 
-        /*
-         * Install the new table into the local data structures
-         */
-        status = acpi_tb_add_table(&table_desc, &table_index);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return status;
-        }
-        status = acpi_ns_load_table(table_index, acpi_gbl_root_node);
-        return status;
+        status = acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list();
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
-ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_load_table)
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_table_header
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Signature           - ACPI signature of needed table
- *              Instance            - Which instance (for SSDTs)
+ * PARAMETERS:  signature           - ACPI signature of needed table
+ *              instance            - Which instance (for SSDTs)
  *              out_table_header    - The pointer to the table header to fill
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and pointer to mapped table header
@@ -382,8 +302,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_unload_table_id)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_table_with_size
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Signature           - ACPI signature of needed table
- *              Instance            - Which instance (for SSDTs)
+ * PARAMETERS:  signature           - ACPI signature of needed table
+ *              instance            - Which instance (for SSDTs)
  *              out_table           - Where the pointer to the table is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and pointer to table
@@ -436,6 +356,7 @@ acpi_get_table_with_size(char *signature,
 
         return (AE_NOT_FOUND);
 }
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_table_with_size)
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_get_table(char *signature,
@@ -453,7 +374,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_table)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_table_by_index
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  table_index         - Table index
- *              Table               - Where the pointer to the table is returned
+ *              table               - Where the pointer to the table is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and pointer to the table
  *
@@ -502,157 +423,13 @@ acpi_get_table_by_index(u32 table_index, struct acpi_table_header **table)
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_table_by_index)
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_load_namespace
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Load the namespace from the DSDT and all SSDTs/PSDTs found in
- *              the RSDT/XSDT.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-static acpi_status acpi_tb_load_namespace(void)
-{
-        acpi_status status;
-        u32 i;
-        struct acpi_table_header *new_dsdt;
-
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(tb_load_namespace);
-
-        (void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-
-        /*
-         * Load the namespace. The DSDT is required, but any SSDT and
-         * PSDT tables are optional. Verify the DSDT.
-         */
-        if (!acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count ||
-            !ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(&
-                               (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.
-                                tables[ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT].signature),
-                               ACPI_SIG_DSDT)
-            ||
-            ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_tb_verify_table
-                         (&acpi_gbl_root_table_list.
-                          tables[ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT]))) {
-                status = AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES;
-                goto unlock_and_exit;
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Save the DSDT pointer for simple access. This is the mapped memory
-         * address. We must take care here because the address of the .Tables
-         * array can change dynamically as tables are loaded at run-time. Note:
-         * .Pointer field is not validated until after call to acpi_tb_verify_table.
-         */
-        acpi_gbl_DSDT =
-            acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT].pointer;
-
-        /*
-         * Optionally copy the entire DSDT to local memory (instead of simply
-         * mapping it.) There are some BIOSs that corrupt or replace the original
-         * DSDT, creating the need for this option. Default is FALSE, do not copy
-         * the DSDT.
-         */
-        if (acpi_gbl_copy_dsdt_locally) {
-                new_dsdt = acpi_tb_copy_dsdt(ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT);
-                if (new_dsdt) {
-                        acpi_gbl_DSDT = new_dsdt;
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Save the original DSDT header for detection of table corruption
-         * and/or replacement of the DSDT from outside the OS.
-         */
-        ACPI_MEMCPY(&acpi_gbl_original_dsdt_header, acpi_gbl_DSDT,
-                    sizeof(struct acpi_table_header));
-
-        (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-
-        /* Load and parse tables */
-
-        status = acpi_ns_load_table(ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT, acpi_gbl_root_node);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-
-        /* Load any SSDT or PSDT tables. Note: Loop leaves tables locked */
-
-        (void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-        for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count; ++i) {
-                if ((!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME
-                     (&(acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].signature),
-                      ACPI_SIG_SSDT)
-                     &&
-                     !ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(&
-                                        (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].
-                                         signature), ACPI_SIG_PSDT))
-                    ||
-                    ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_tb_verify_table
-                                 (&acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i]))) {
-                        continue;
-                }
-
-                if (no_auto_ssdt) {
-                        printk(KERN_WARNING "ACPI: SSDT ignored due to \"acpi_no_auto_ssdt\"\n");
-                        continue;
-                }
-
-                /* Ignore errors while loading tables, get as many as possible */
-
-                (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-                (void)acpi_ns_load_table(i, acpi_gbl_root_node);
-                (void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-        }
-
-        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INIT, "ACPI Tables successfully acquired\n"));
-
-      unlock_and_exit:
-        (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_load_tables
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Load the ACPI tables from the RSDT/XSDT
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void)
-{
-        acpi_status status;
-
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_load_tables);
-
-        /* Load the namespace from the tables */
-
-        status = acpi_tb_load_namespace();
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
-                                "While loading namespace from ACPI tables"));
-        }
-
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-
-ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_load_tables)
-
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_table_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handler         - Table event handler
- *              Context         - Value passed to the handler on each event
+ * PARAMETERS:  handler         - Table event handler
+ *              context         - Value passed to the handler on each event
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -698,7 +475,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_table_handler)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_remove_table_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handler         - Table event handler that was installed
+ * PARAMETERS:  handler         - Table event handler that was installed
  *                                previously.
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -734,15 +511,3 @@ acpi_status acpi_remove_table_handler(acpi_tbl_handler handler)
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_remove_table_handler)
-
-
-static int __init acpi_no_auto_ssdt_setup(char *s) {
-
-        printk(KERN_NOTICE "ACPI: SSDT auto-load disabled\n");
-
-        no_auto_ssdt = 1;
-
-        return 1;
-}
-
-__setup("acpi_no_auto_ssdt", acpi_no_auto_ssdt_setup);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f87cc63e69a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Module Name: tbxfload - Table load/unload external interfaces
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2012, Intel Corp.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer,
+ *    without modification.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer
+ *    substantially similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below
+ *    ("Disclaimer") and any redistribution must be conditioned upon
+ *    including a substantially similar Disclaimer requirement for further
+ *    binary redistribution.
+ * 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names
+ *    of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the
+ * GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * NO WARRANTY
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+ * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include "accommon.h"
+#include "acnamesp.h"
+#include "actables.h"
+
+#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_TABLES
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("tbxfload")
+
+/* Local prototypes */
+static acpi_status acpi_tb_load_namespace(void);
+
+static int no_auto_ssdt;
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_load_tables
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  None
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Load the ACPI tables from the RSDT/XSDT
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_load_tables(void)
+{
+        acpi_status status;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_load_tables);
+
+        /* Load the namespace from the tables */
+
+        status = acpi_tb_load_namespace();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "While loading namespace from ACPI tables"));
+        }
+
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_load_tables)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_load_namespace
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  None
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Load the namespace from the DSDT and all SSDTs/PSDTs found in
+ *              the RSDT/XSDT.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static acpi_status acpi_tb_load_namespace(void)
+{
+        acpi_status status;
+        u32 i;
+        struct acpi_table_header *new_dsdt;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(tb_load_namespace);
+
+        (void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+
+        /*
+         * Load the namespace. The DSDT is required, but any SSDT and
+         * PSDT tables are optional. Verify the DSDT.
+         */
+        if (!acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count ||
+            !ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(&
+                               (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.
+                                tables[ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT].signature),
+                               ACPI_SIG_DSDT)
+            ||
+            ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_tb_verify_table
+                         (&acpi_gbl_root_table_list.
+                          tables[ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT]))) {
+                status = AE_NO_ACPI_TABLES;
+                goto unlock_and_exit;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Save the DSDT pointer for simple access. This is the mapped memory
+         * address. We must take care here because the address of the .Tables
+         * array can change dynamically as tables are loaded at run-time. Note:
+         * .Pointer field is not validated until after call to acpi_tb_verify_table.
+         */
+        acpi_gbl_DSDT =
+            acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT].pointer;
+
+        /*
+         * Optionally copy the entire DSDT to local memory (instead of simply
+         * mapping it.) There are some BIOSs that corrupt or replace the original
+         * DSDT, creating the need for this option. Default is FALSE, do not copy
+         * the DSDT.
+         */
+        if (acpi_gbl_copy_dsdt_locally) {
+                new_dsdt = acpi_tb_copy_dsdt(ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT);
+                if (new_dsdt) {
+                        acpi_gbl_DSDT = new_dsdt;
+                }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Save the original DSDT header for detection of table corruption
+         * and/or replacement of the DSDT from outside the OS.
+         */
+        ACPI_MEMCPY(&acpi_gbl_original_dsdt_header, acpi_gbl_DSDT,
+                    sizeof(struct acpi_table_header));
+
+        (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+
+        /* Load and parse tables */
+
+        status = acpi_ns_load_table(ACPI_TABLE_INDEX_DSDT, acpi_gbl_root_node);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
+        /* Load any SSDT or PSDT tables. Note: Loop leaves tables locked */
+
+        (void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+        for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count; ++i) {
+                if ((!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME
+                     (&(acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].signature),
+                      ACPI_SIG_SSDT)
+                     &&
+                     !ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(&
+                                        (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].
+                                         signature), ACPI_SIG_PSDT))
+                    ||
+                    ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_tb_verify_table
+                                 (&acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i]))) {
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                if (no_auto_ssdt) {
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING "ACPI: SSDT ignored due to \"acpi_no_auto_ssdt\"\n");
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                /* Ignore errors while loading tables, get as many as possible */
+
+                (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+                (void)acpi_ns_load_table(i, acpi_gbl_root_node);
+                (void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+        }
+
+        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INIT, "ACPI Tables successfully acquired\n"));
+
+      unlock_and_exit:
+        (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_load_table
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  table               - Pointer to a buffer containing the ACPI
+ *                                    table to be loaded.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Dynamically load an ACPI table from the caller's buffer. Must
+ *              be a valid ACPI table with a valid ACPI table header.
+ *              Note1: Mainly intended to support hotplug addition of SSDTs.
+ *              Note2: Does not copy the incoming table. User is reponsible
+ *              to ensure that the table is not deleted or unmapped.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_load_table(struct acpi_table_header *table)
+{
+        acpi_status status;
+        struct acpi_table_desc table_desc;
+        u32 table_index;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_load_table);
+
+        /* Parameter validation */
+
+        if (!table) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+        }
+
+        /* Init local table descriptor */
+
+        ACPI_MEMSET(&table_desc, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
+        table_desc.address = ACPI_PTR_TO_PHYSADDR(table);
+        table_desc.pointer = table;
+        table_desc.length = table->length;
+        table_desc.flags = ACPI_TABLE_ORIGIN_UNKNOWN;
+
+        /* Must acquire the interpreter lock during this operation */
+
+        status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_INTERPRETER);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
+        /* Install the table and load it into the namespace */
+
+        ACPI_INFO((AE_INFO, "Host-directed Dynamic ACPI Table Load:"));
+        status = acpi_tb_add_table(&table_desc, &table_index);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                goto unlock_and_exit;
+        }
+
+        status = acpi_ns_load_table(table_index, acpi_gbl_root_node);
+
+        /* Invoke table handler if present */
+
+        if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+                (void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD, table,
+                                             acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
+        }
+
+      unlock_and_exit:
+        (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_INTERPRETER);
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_load_table)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_unload_parent_table
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  object              - Handle to any namespace object owned by
+ *                                    the table to be unloaded
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Via any namespace object within an SSDT or OEMx table, unloads
+ *              the table and deletes all namespace objects associated with
+ *              that table. Unloading of the DSDT is not allowed.
+ *              Note: Mainly intended to support hotplug removal of SSDTs.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status acpi_unload_parent_table(acpi_handle object)
+{
+        struct acpi_namespace_node *node =
+            ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_namespace_node, object);
+        acpi_status status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
+        acpi_owner_id owner_id;
+        u32 i;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_unload_parent_table);
+
+        /* Parameter validation */
+
+        if (!object) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * The node owner_id is currently the same as the parent table ID.
+         * However, this could change in the future.
+         */
+        owner_id = node->owner_id;
+        if (!owner_id) {
+
+                /* owner_id==0 means DSDT is the owner. DSDT cannot be unloaded */
+
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_TYPE);
+        }
+
+        /* Must acquire the interpreter lock during this operation */
+
+        status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_INTERPRETER);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
+        /* Find the table in the global table list */
+
+        for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count; i++) {
+                if (owner_id != acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].owner_id) {
+                        continue;
+                }
+
+                /*
+                 * Allow unload of SSDT and OEMx tables only. Do not allow unload
+                 * of the DSDT. No other types of tables should get here, since
+                 * only these types can contain AML and thus are the only types
+                 * that can create namespace objects.
+                 */
+                if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME
+                    (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].signature.ascii,
+                     ACPI_SIG_DSDT)) {
+                        status = AE_TYPE;
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                /* Ensure the table is actually loaded */
+
+                if (!acpi_tb_is_table_loaded(i)) {
+                        status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                /* Invoke table handler if present */
+
+                if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+                        (void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD,
+                                                     acpi_gbl_root_table_list.
+                                                     tables[i].pointer,
+                                                     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
+                }
+
+                /*
+                 * Delete all namespace objects owned by this table. Note that
+                 * these objects can appear anywhere in the namespace by virtue
+                 * of the AML "Scope" operator. Thus, we need to track ownership
+                 * by an ID, not simply a position within the hierarchy.
+                 */
+                status = acpi_tb_delete_namespace_by_owner(i);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                status = acpi_tb_release_owner_id(i);
+                acpi_tb_set_table_loaded_flag(i, FALSE);
+                break;
+        }
+
+        (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_INTERPRETER);
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_unload_parent_table)
+
+static int __init acpi_no_auto_ssdt_setup(char *s) {
+
+        printk(KERN_NOTICE "ACPI: SSDT auto-load disabled\n");
+
+        no_auto_ssdt = 1;
+
+        return 1;
+}
+
+__setup("acpi_no_auto_ssdt", acpi_no_auto_ssdt_setup);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfroot.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfroot.c
index 4258f647ca3d..74e720800037 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfroot.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfroot.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_tb_validate_rsdp(struct acpi_table_rsdp *rsdp);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_validate_rsdp
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Rsdp                - Pointer to unvalidated RSDP
+ * PARAMETERS:  rsdp                - Pointer to unvalidated RSDP
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ static acpi_status acpi_tb_validate_rsdp(struct acpi_table_rsdp *rsdp)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status, RSDP physical address
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Search lower 1_mbyte of memory for the root system descriptor
+ * DESCRIPTION: Search lower 1Mbyte of memory for the root system descriptor
  *              pointer structure.  If it is found, set *RSDP to point to it.
  *
- * NOTE1:       The RSDP must be either in the first 1_k of the Extended
+ * NOTE1:       The RSDP must be either in the first 1K of the Extended
  *              BIOS Data Area or between E0000 and FFFFF (From ACPI Spec.)
  *              Only a 32-bit physical address is necessary.
  *
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_find_root_pointer(acpi_size *table_address)
         if (physical_address > 0x400) {
                 /*
                  * 1b) Search EBDA paragraphs (EBDA is required to be a
-                 *     minimum of 1_k length)
+                 *     minimum of 1K length)
                  */
                 table_ptr = acpi_os_map_memory((acpi_physical_address)
                                                physical_address,
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_find_root_pointer(acpi_size *table_address)
 
         /* A valid RSDP was not found */
 
-        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "A valid RSDP was not found"));
+        ACPI_BIOS_ERROR((AE_INFO, "A valid RSDP was not found"));
         return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_FOUND);
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_find_root_pointer(acpi_size *table_address)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_scan_memory_for_rsdp
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  start_address       - Starting pointer for search
- *              Length              - Maximum length to search
+ *              length              - Maximum length to search
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to the RSDP if found, otherwise NULL.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utaddress.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utaddress.c
index 67932aebe6dd..64880306133d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utaddress.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utaddress.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utaddress")
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_add_address_range
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  space_id            - Address space ID
- *              Address             - op_region start address
- *              Length              - op_region length
+ *              address             - op_region start address
+ *              length              - op_region length
  *              region_node         - op_region namespace node
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -186,9 +186,9 @@ acpi_ut_remove_address_range(acpi_adr_space_type space_id,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_check_address_range
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  space_id            - Address space ID
- *              Address             - Start address
- *              Length              - Length of address range
- *              Warn                - TRUE if warning on overlap desired
+ *              address             - Start address
+ *              length              - Length of address range
+ *              warn                - TRUE if warning on overlap desired
  *
  * RETURN:      Count of the number of conflicts detected. Zero is always
  *              returned for Space IDs other than Memory or I/O.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utalloc.c
index 9982d2ea66fb..ed29d474095e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utalloc.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_delete_caches(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_validate_buffer
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Buffer              - Buffer descriptor to be validated
+ * PARAMETERS:  buffer              - Buffer descriptor to be validated
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_validate_buffer(struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_initialize_buffer
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Buffer              - Buffer to be validated
+ * PARAMETERS:  buffer              - Buffer to be validated
  *              required_length     - Length needed
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ acpi_ut_initialize_buffer(struct acpi_buffer * buffer,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_allocate
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Size                - Size of the allocation
- *              Component           - Component type of caller
- *              Module              - Source file name of caller
- *              Line                - Line number of caller
+ * PARAMETERS:  size                - Size of the allocation
+ *              component           - Component type of caller
+ *              module              - Source file name of caller
+ *              line                - Line number of caller
  *
  * RETURN:      Address of the allocated memory on success, NULL on failure.
  *
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ void *acpi_ut_allocate(acpi_size size,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_allocate_zeroed
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Size                - Size of the allocation
- *              Component           - Component type of caller
- *              Module              - Source file name of caller
- *              Line                - Line number of caller
+ * PARAMETERS:  size                - Size of the allocation
+ *              component           - Component type of caller
+ *              module              - Source file name of caller
+ *              line                - Line number of caller
  *
  * RETURN:      Address of the allocated memory on success, NULL on failure.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.c
index 3317c0a406ee..294692ae76e9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ acpi_ut_copy_ielement_to_eelement(u8 object_type,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_copy_ipackage_to_epackage
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  internal_object     - Pointer to the object we are returning
- *              Buffer              - Where the object is returned
+ *              buffer              - Where the object is returned
  *              space_used          - Where the object length is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
index a0998a886318..e810894149ae 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static const char *acpi_ut_trim_function_name(const char *function_name)
  *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
  *              module_name         - Caller's module name
  *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
- *              Format              - Printf format field
+ *              format              - Printf format field
  *              ...                 - Optional printf arguments
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_debug_print)
  *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
  *              module_name         - Caller's module name
  *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
- *              Format              - Printf format field
+ *              format              - Printf format field
  *              ...                 - Optional printf arguments
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_trace)
  *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
  *              module_name         - Caller's module name
  *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
- *              Pointer             - Pointer to display
+ *              pointer             - Pointer to display
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_ptr(u32 line_number,
  *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
  *              module_name         - Caller's module name
  *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
- *              String              - Additional string to display
+ *              string              - Additional string to display
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_str(u32 line_number,
  *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
  *              module_name         - Caller's module name
  *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
- *              Integer             - Integer to display
+ *              integer             - Integer to display
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_exit)
  *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
  *              module_name         - Caller's module name
  *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
- *              Status              - Exit status code
+ *              status              - Exit status code
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_status_exit)
  *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
  *              module_name         - Caller's module name
  *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
- *              Value               - Value to be printed with exit msg
+ *              value               - Value to be printed with exit msg
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_value_exit)
  *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
  *              module_name         - Caller's module name
  *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
- *              Ptr                 - Pointer to display
+ *              ptr                 - Pointer to display
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -508,10 +508,10 @@ acpi_ut_ptr_exit(u32 line_number,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_dump_buffer
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Buffer              - Buffer to dump
- *              Count               - Amount to dump, in bytes
- *              Display             - BYTE, WORD, DWORD, or QWORD display
- *              component_iD        - Caller's component ID
+ * PARAMETERS:  buffer              - Buffer to dump
+ *              count               - Amount to dump, in bytes
+ *              display             - BYTE, WORD, DWORD, or QWORD display
+ *              component_ID        - Caller's component ID
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -625,10 +625,10 @@ void acpi_ut_dump_buffer2(u8 * buffer, u32 count, u32 display)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_dump_buffer
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Buffer              - Buffer to dump
- *              Count               - Amount to dump, in bytes
- *              Display             - BYTE, WORD, DWORD, or QWORD display
- *              component_iD        - Caller's component ID
+ * PARAMETERS:  buffer              - Buffer to dump
+ *              count               - Amount to dump, in bytes
+ *              display             - BYTE, WORD, DWORD, or QWORD display
+ *              component_ID        - Caller's component ID
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
index 684849949bf3..60a158472d82 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
@@ -49,41 +49,6 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utdecode")
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_format_exception
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Status       - The acpi_status code to be formatted
- *
- * RETURN:      A string containing the exception text. A valid pointer is
- *              always returned.
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: This function translates an ACPI exception into an ASCII string
- *              It is here instead of utxface.c so it is always present.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-const char *acpi_format_exception(acpi_status status)
-{
-        const char *exception = NULL;
-
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
-
-        exception = acpi_ut_validate_exception(status);
-        if (!exception) {
-
-                /* Exception code was not recognized */
-
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                            "Unknown exception code: 0x%8.8X", status));
-
-                exception = "UNKNOWN_STATUS_CODE";
-        }
-
-        return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, exception));
-}
-
-ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_format_exception)
-
 /*
  * Properties of the ACPI Object Types, both internal and external.
  * The table is indexed by values of acpi_object_type
@@ -126,8 +91,8 @@ const u8 acpi_gbl_ns_properties[ACPI_NUM_NS_TYPES] = {
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Integer             - Contains the hex digit
- *              Position            - bit position of the digit within the
+ * PARAMETERS:  integer             - Contains the hex digit
+ *              position            - bit position of the digit within the
  *                                    integer (multiple of 4)
  *
  * RETURN:      The converted Ascii character
@@ -164,16 +129,17 @@ char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(u64 integer, u32 position)
 /* Region type decoding */
 
 const char *acpi_gbl_region_types[ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS] = {
-        "SystemMemory",
-        "SystemIO",
-        "PCI_Config",
-        "EmbeddedControl",
-        "SMBus",
-        "SystemCMOS",
-        "PCIBARTarget",
-        "IPMI",
-        "GeneralPurposeIo",
-        "GenericSerialBus"
+        "SystemMemory",         /* 0x00 */
+        "SystemIO",             /* 0x01 */
+        "PCI_Config",           /* 0x02 */
+        "EmbeddedControl",      /* 0x03 */
+        "SMBus",                /* 0x04 */
+        "SystemCMOS",           /* 0x05 */
+        "PCIBARTarget",         /* 0x06 */
+        "IPMI",                 /* 0x07 */
+        "GeneralPurposeIo",     /* 0x08 */
+        "GenericSerialBus",     /* 0x09 */
+        "PCC"                   /* 0x0A */
 };
 
 char *acpi_ut_get_region_name(u8 space_id)
@@ -228,7 +194,7 @@ char *acpi_ut_get_event_name(u32 event_id)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_type_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - An ACPI object type
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - An ACPI object type
  *
  * RETURN:      Decoded ACPI object type name
  *
@@ -306,7 +272,7 @@ char *acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_node_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object               - A namespace node
+ * PARAMETERS:  object               - A namespace node
  *
  * RETURN:      ASCII name of the node
  *
@@ -351,7 +317,7 @@ char *acpi_ut_get_node_name(void *object)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object               - An ACPI object
+ * PARAMETERS:  object               - An ACPI object
  *
  * RETURN:      Decoded name of the descriptor type
  *
@@ -401,7 +367,7 @@ char *acpi_ut_get_descriptor_name(void *object)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_reference_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object               - An ACPI reference object
+ * PARAMETERS:  object               - An ACPI reference object
  *
  * RETURN:      Decoded name of the type of reference
  *
@@ -532,7 +498,7 @@ const char *acpi_ut_get_notify_name(u32 notify_value)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_valid_object_type
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type            - Object type to be validated
+ * PARAMETERS:  type            - Object type to be validated
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if valid object type, FALSE otherwise
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
index 2a6c3e183697..798105443d0f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ acpi_ut_update_ref_count(union acpi_operand_object *object, u32 action);
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object         - Object to be deleted
+ * PARAMETERS:  object         - Object to be deleted
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj(union acpi_operand_object *object)
         case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
         case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
 
-                /* Walk the notify handler list for this object */
+                /* Walk the address handler list for this object */
 
                 handler_desc = object->common_notify.handler;
                 while (handler_desc) {
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ void acpi_ut_delete_internal_object_list(union acpi_operand_object **obj_list)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_update_ref_count
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object          - Object whose ref count is to be updated
- *              Action          - What to do
+ * PARAMETERS:  object          - Object whose ref count is to be updated
+ *              action          - What to do
  *
  * RETURN:      New ref count
  *
@@ -456,9 +456,9 @@ acpi_ut_update_ref_count(union acpi_operand_object *object, u32 action)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_update_object_reference
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object              - Increment ref count for this object
+ * PARAMETERS:  object              - Increment ref count for this object
  *                                    and all sub-objects
- *              Action              - Either REF_INCREMENT or REF_DECREMENT or
+ *              action              - Either REF_INCREMENT or REF_DECREMENT or
  *                                    REF_FORCE_DELETE
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object, u16 action)
         acpi_status status = AE_OK;
         union acpi_generic_state *state_list = NULL;
         union acpi_operand_object *next_object = NULL;
+        union acpi_operand_object *prev_object;
         union acpi_generic_state *state;
         u32 i;
 
@@ -505,12 +506,21 @@ acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object, u16 action)
                 case ACPI_TYPE_POWER:
                 case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
 
-                        /* Update the notify objects for these types (if present) */
-
-                        acpi_ut_update_ref_count(object->common_notify.
-                                                 system_notify, action);
-                        acpi_ut_update_ref_count(object->common_notify.
-                                                 device_notify, action);
+                        /*
+                         * Update the notify objects for these types (if present)
+                         * Two lists, system and device notify handlers.
+                         */
+                        for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_NOTIFY_TYPES; i++) {
+                                prev_object =
+                                    object->common_notify.notify_list[i];
+                                while (prev_object) {
+                                        next_object =
+                                            prev_object->notify.next[i];
+                                        acpi_ut_update_ref_count(prev_object,
+                                                                 action);
+                                        prev_object = next_object;
+                                }
+                        }
                         break;
 
                 case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
@@ -630,7 +640,7 @@ acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object, u16 action)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_add_reference
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object          - Object whose reference count is to be
+ * PARAMETERS:  object          - Object whose reference count is to be
  *                                incremented
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -664,7 +674,7 @@ void acpi_ut_add_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_remove_reference
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object         - Object whose ref count will be decremented
+ * PARAMETERS:  object         - Object whose ref count will be decremented
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
index 479f32b33415..a9c65fbea5f4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("uteval")
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_evaluate_object
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  prefix_node         - Starting node
- *              Path                - Path to object from starting node
+ *              path                - Path to object from starting node
  *              expected_return_types - Bitmap of allowed return types
  *              return_desc         - Where a return value is stored
  *
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  object_name         - Object name to be evaluated
  *              device_node         - Node for the device
- *              Value               - Where the value is returned
+ *              value               - Where the value is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(char *object_name,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_STA
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  device_node         - Node for the device
- *              Flags               - Where the status flags are returned
+ *              flags               - Where the status flags are returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..23b98945f6b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utexcep.c
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Module Name: utexcep - Exception code support
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2012, Intel Corp.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer,
+ *    without modification.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer
+ *    substantially similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below
+ *    ("Disclaimer") and any redistribution must be conditioned upon
+ *    including a substantially similar Disclaimer requirement for further
+ *    binary redistribution.
+ * 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names
+ *    of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the
+ * GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * NO WARRANTY
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+ * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+ */
+
+#define ACPI_DEFINE_EXCEPTION_TABLE
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include "accommon.h"
+
+#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utexcep")
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_format_exception
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  status              - The acpi_status code to be formatted
+ *
+ * RETURN:      A string containing the exception text. A valid pointer is
+ *              always returned.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: This function translates an ACPI exception into an ASCII
+ *              string. Returns "unknown status" string for invalid codes.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+const char *acpi_format_exception(acpi_status status)
+{
+        const char *exception = NULL;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
+
+        exception = acpi_ut_validate_exception(status);
+        if (!exception) {
+
+                /* Exception code was not recognized */
+
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unknown exception code: 0x%8.8X", status));
+
+                exception = "UNKNOWN_STATUS_CODE";
+        }
+
+        return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, exception));
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_format_exception)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_validate_exception
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  status              - The acpi_status code to be formatted
+ *
+ * RETURN:      A string containing the exception text. NULL if exception is
+ *              not valid.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: This function validates and translates an ACPI exception into
+ *              an ASCII string.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
+{
+        u32 sub_status;
+        const char *exception = NULL;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
+
+        /*
+         * Status is composed of two parts, a "type" and an actual code
+         */
+        sub_status = (status & ~AE_CODE_MASK);
+
+        switch (status & AE_CODE_MASK) {
+        case AE_CODE_ENVIRONMENTAL:
+
+                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_ENV_MAX) {
+                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_env[sub_status];
+                }
+                break;
+
+        case AE_CODE_PROGRAMMER:
+
+                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_PGM_MAX) {
+                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_pgm[sub_status];
+                }
+                break;
+
+        case AE_CODE_ACPI_TABLES:
+
+                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_TBL_MAX) {
+                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_tbl[sub_status];
+                }
+                break;
+
+        case AE_CODE_AML:
+
+                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_AML_MAX) {
+                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_aml[sub_status];
+                }
+                break;
+
+        case AE_CODE_CONTROL:
+
+                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_CTRL_MAX) {
+                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_ctrl[sub_status];
+                }
+                break;
+
+        default:
+                break;
+        }
+
+        return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, exception));
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
index 90f53b42eca9..ed1893155f8b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
@@ -247,8 +247,9 @@ struct acpi_fixed_event_info acpi_gbl_fixed_event_info[ACPI_NUM_FIXED_EVENTS] =
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Init library globals.  All globals that require specific
- *              initialization should be initialized here!
+ * DESCRIPTION: Initialize ACPICA globals. All globals that require specific
+ *              initialization should be initialized here. This allows for
+ *              a warm restart.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
                 acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[i] = 0;
         }
 
-        /* Last owner_iD is never valid */
+        /* Last owner_ID is never valid */
 
         acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[ACPI_NUM_OWNERID_MASKS - 1] = 0x80000000;
 
@@ -304,8 +305,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 
         /* Global handlers */
 
-        acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler = NULL;
-        acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler = NULL;
+        acpi_gbl_global_notify[0].handler = NULL;
+        acpi_gbl_global_notify[1].handler = NULL;
         acpi_gbl_exception_handler = NULL;
         acpi_gbl_init_handler = NULL;
         acpi_gbl_table_handler = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
index c92eb1d93785..5d84e1954575 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * Module Name: utids - support for device IDs - HID, UID, CID
+ * Module Name: utids - support for device Ids - HID, UID, CID
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utlock.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utlock.c
index 155fd786d0f2..b1eb7f17e110 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utlock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utlock.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utlock")
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_create_rw_lock
  *              acpi_ut_delete_rw_lock
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Lock                - Pointer to a valid RW lock
+ * PARAMETERS:  lock                - Pointer to a valid RW lock
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void acpi_ut_delete_rw_lock(struct acpi_rw_lock *lock)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_acquire_read_lock
  *              acpi_ut_release_read_lock
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Lock                - Pointer to a valid RW lock
+ * PARAMETERS:  lock                - Pointer to a valid RW lock
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_release_read_lock(struct acpi_rw_lock *lock)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_acquire_write_lock
  *              acpi_ut_release_write_lock
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Lock                - Pointer to a valid RW lock
+ * PARAMETERS:  lock                - Pointer to a valid RW lock
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
index 2491a552b0e6..d88a8aaab2a6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ typedef union uint64_overlay {
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_short_divide
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Dividend            - 64-bit dividend
- *              Divisor             - 32-bit divisor
+ * PARAMETERS:  dividend            - 64-bit dividend
+ *              divisor             - 32-bit divisor
  *              out_quotient        - Pointer to where the quotient is returned
  *              out_remainder       - Pointer to where the remainder is returned
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
index 86f19db74e05..33c6cf7ff467 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
@@ -50,79 +50,41 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utmisc")
 
+#if defined ACPI_ASL_COMPILER || defined ACPI_EXEC_APP
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_validate_exception
+ * FUNCTION:    ut_convert_backslashes
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Status       - The acpi_status code to be formatted
+ * PARAMETERS:  pathname        - File pathname string to be converted
  *
- * RETURN:      A string containing the exception text. NULL if exception is
- *              not valid.
+ * RETURN:      Modifies the input Pathname
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: This function validates and translates an ACPI exception into
- *              an ASCII string.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert all backslashes (0x5C) to forward slashes (0x2F) within
+ *              the entire input file pathname string.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
+void ut_convert_backslashes(char *pathname)
 {
-        u32 sub_status;
-        const char *exception = NULL;
 
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
-
-        /*
-         * Status is composed of two parts, a "type" and an actual code
-         */
-        sub_status = (status & ~AE_CODE_MASK);
-
-        switch (status & AE_CODE_MASK) {
-        case AE_CODE_ENVIRONMENTAL:
-
-                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_ENV_MAX) {
-                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_env[sub_status];
-                }
-                break;
-
-        case AE_CODE_PROGRAMMER:
-
-                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_PGM_MAX) {
-                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_pgm[sub_status];
-                }
-                break;
-
-        case AE_CODE_ACPI_TABLES:
-
-                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_TBL_MAX) {
-                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_tbl[sub_status];
-                }
-                break;
-
-        case AE_CODE_AML:
-
-                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_AML_MAX) {
-                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_aml[sub_status];
-                }
-                break;
-
-        case AE_CODE_CONTROL:
+        if (!pathname) {
+                return;
+        }
 
-                if (sub_status <= AE_CODE_CTRL_MAX) {
-                        exception = acpi_gbl_exception_names_ctrl[sub_status];
+        while (*pathname) {
+                if (*pathname == '\\') {
+                        *pathname = '/';
                 }
-                break;
 
-        default:
-                break;
+                pathname++;
         }
-
-        return (ACPI_CAST_PTR(const char, exception));
 }
+#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Id              - The HID/CID in string format
+ * PARAMETERS:  id              - The HID/CID in string format
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if the Id is a match for a PCI/PCI-Express Root Bridge
  *
@@ -150,7 +112,7 @@ u8 acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge(char *id)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_is_aml_table
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Table               - An ACPI table
+ * PARAMETERS:  table               - An ACPI table
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if table contains executable AML; FALSE otherwise
  *
@@ -284,7 +246,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_release_owner_id
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  owner_id_ptr        - Pointer to a previously allocated owner_iD
+ * PARAMETERS:  owner_id_ptr        - Pointer to a previously allocated owner_ID
  *
  * RETURN:      None. No error is returned because we are either exiting a
  *              control method or unloading a table. Either way, we would
@@ -307,7 +269,7 @@ void acpi_ut_release_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id_ptr)
 
         *owner_id_ptr = 0;
 
-        /* Zero is not a valid owner_iD */
+        /* Zero is not a valid owner_ID */
 
         if (owner_id == 0) {
                 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Invalid OwnerId: 0x%2.2X", owner_id));
@@ -381,7 +343,7 @@ void acpi_ut_strupr(char *src_string)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_print_string
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  String          - Null terminated ASCII string
+ * PARAMETERS:  string          - Null terminated ASCII string
  *              max_length      - Maximum output length
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -467,7 +429,7 @@ void acpi_ut_print_string(char *string, u8 max_length)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_dword_byte_swap
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value           - Value to be converted
+ * PARAMETERS:  value           - Value to be converted
  *
  * RETURN:      u32 integer with bytes swapped
  *
@@ -537,9 +499,9 @@ void acpi_ut_set_integer_width(u8 revision)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_display_init_pathname
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Type                - Object type of the node
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Object type of the node
  *              obj_handle          - Handle whose pathname will be displayed
- *              Path                - Additional path string to be appended.
+ *              path                - Additional path string to be appended.
  *                                      (NULL if no extra path)
  *
  * RETURN:      acpi_status
@@ -604,8 +566,8 @@ acpi_ut_display_init_pathname(u8 type,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_valid_acpi_char
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Char            - The character to be examined
- *              Position        - Byte position (0-3)
+ * PARAMETERS:  char            - The character to be examined
+ *              position        - Byte position (0-3)
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if the character is valid, FALSE otherwise
  *
@@ -640,7 +602,7 @@ u8 acpi_ut_valid_acpi_char(char character, u32 position)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Name            - The name to be examined
+ * PARAMETERS:  name            - The name to be examined
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if the name is valid, FALSE otherwise
  *
@@ -671,7 +633,7 @@ u8 acpi_ut_valid_acpi_name(u32 name)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_repair_name
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Name            - The ACPI name to be repaired
+ * PARAMETERS:  name            - The ACPI name to be repaired
  *
  * RETURN:      Repaired version of the name
  *
@@ -705,8 +667,8 @@ acpi_name acpi_ut_repair_name(char *name)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strtoul64
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  String          - Null terminated string
- *              Base            - Radix of the string: 16 or ACPI_ANY_BASE;
+ * PARAMETERS:  string          - Null terminated string
+ *              base            - Radix of the string: 16 or ACPI_ANY_BASE;
  *                                ACPI_ANY_BASE means 'in behalf of to_integer'
  *              ret_integer     - Where the converted integer is returned
  *
@@ -755,7 +717,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 * ret_integer)
 
         if (to_integer_op) {
                 /*
-                 * Base equal to ACPI_ANY_BASE means 'to_integer operation case'.
+                 * Base equal to ACPI_ANY_BASE means 'ToInteger operation case'.
                  * We need to determine if it is decimal or hexadecimal.
                  */
                 if ((*string == '0') && (ACPI_TOLOWER(*(string + 1)) == 'x')) {
@@ -878,8 +840,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 * ret_integer)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object          - Object to be added to the new state
- *              Action          - Increment/Decrement
+ * PARAMETERS:  object          - Object to be added to the new state
+ *              action          - Increment/Decrement
  *              state_list      - List the state will be added to
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -919,7 +881,7 @@ acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push(union acpi_operand_object *object,
  * PARAMETERS:  source_object       - The package to walk
  *              target_object       - Target object (if package is being copied)
  *              walk_callback       - Called once for each package element
- *              Context             - Passed to the callback function
+ *              context             - Passed to the callback function
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
index 43174df33121..296baa676bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void acpi_ut_mutex_terminate(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_create_mutex
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  mutex_iD        - ID of the mutex to be created
+ * PARAMETERS:  mutex_ID        - ID of the mutex to be created
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ut_create_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_delete_mutex
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  mutex_iD        - ID of the mutex to be deleted
+ * PARAMETERS:  mutex_ID        - ID of the mutex to be deleted
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static void acpi_ut_delete_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_acquire_mutex
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  mutex_iD        - ID of the mutex to be acquired
+ * PARAMETERS:  mutex_ID        - ID of the mutex to be acquired
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_release_mutex
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  mutex_iD        - ID of the mutex to be released
+ * PARAMETERS:  mutex_ID        - ID of the mutex to be released
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utobject.c
index b112744fc9ae..655f0799a391 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utobject.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ acpi_ut_get_element_length(u8 object_type,
  * PARAMETERS:  module_name         - Source file name of caller
  *              line_number         - Line number of caller
  *              component_id        - Component type of caller
- *              Type                - ACPI Type of the new object
+ *              type                - ACPI Type of the new object
  *
  * RETURN:      A new internal object, null on failure
  *
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_internal_object_dbg(const char
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_create_package_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Count               - Number of package elements
+ * PARAMETERS:  count               - Number of package elements
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to a new Package object, null on failure
  *
@@ -323,11 +323,11 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_string_object(acpi_size string_size)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_valid_internal_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object              - Object to be validated
+ * PARAMETERS:  object              - Object to be validated
  *
  * RETURN:      TRUE if object is valid, FALSE otherwise
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Validate a pointer to be a union acpi_operand_object
+ * DESCRIPTION: Validate a pointer to be of type union acpi_operand_object
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ u8 acpi_ut_valid_internal_object(void *object)
         switch (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(object)) {
         case ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND:
 
-                /* The object appears to be a valid union acpi_operand_object    */
+                /* The object appears to be a valid union acpi_operand_object */
 
                 return (TRUE);
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ void *acpi_ut_allocate_object_desc_dbg(const char *module_name,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_delete_object_desc
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object          - An Acpi internal object to be deleted
+ * PARAMETERS:  object          - An Acpi internal object to be deleted
  *
  * RETURN:      None.
  *
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ void acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(union acpi_operand_object *object)
 {
         ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ut_delete_object_desc, object);
 
-        /* Object must be a union acpi_operand_object    */
+        /* Object must be a union acpi_operand_object */
 
         if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(object) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND) {
                 ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
index 2360cf70c18c..676285d6116d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ static struct acpi_interface_info acpi_default_supported_interfaces[] = {
         {"Windows 2001.1", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WINSRV_2003},      /* Windows Server 2003 */
         {"Windows 2001 SP2", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_XP_SP2},     /* Windows XP SP2 */
         {"Windows 2001.1 SP1", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WINSRV_2003_SP1},      /* Windows Server 2003 SP1 - Added 03/2006 */
-        {"Windows 2006", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA},  /* Windows Vista - Added 03/2006 */
+        {"Windows 2006", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA},  /* Windows vista - Added 03/2006 */
         {"Windows 2006.1", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WINSRV_2008},      /* Windows Server 2008 - Added 09/2009 */
         {"Windows 2006 SP1", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA_SP1},  /* Windows Vista SP1 - Added 09/2009 */
         {"Windows 2006 SP2", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA_SP2},  /* Windows Vista SP2 - Added 09/2010 */
         {"Windows 2009", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_7},      /* Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 - Added 09/2009 */
+        {"Windows 2012", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_8},      /* Windows 8 and Server 2012 - Added 08/2012 */
 
         /* Feature Group Strings */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
index 9d441ea70305..e38bef4980bc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
@@ -356,13 +356,13 @@ static const u8 acpi_gbl_resource_types[] = {
         ACPI_SMALL_VARIABLE_LENGTH,     /* 06 start_dependent_functions */
         ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 07 end_dependent_functions */
         ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 08 IO */
-        ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 09 fixed_iO */
-        ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 0_a fixed_dMA */
+        ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 09 fixed_IO */
+        ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 0A fixed_DMA */
         0,
         0,
         0,
-        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 0_e vendor_short */
-        ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 0_f end_tag */
+        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 0E vendor_short */
+        ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 0F end_tag */
 
         /* Large descriptors */
 
@@ -375,16 +375,16 @@ static const u8 acpi_gbl_resource_types[] = {
         ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 06 memory32_fixed */
         ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 07 Dword* address */
         ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 08 Word* address */
-        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 09 extended_iRQ */
-        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 0_a Qword* address */
-        ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 0_b Extended* address */
-        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 0_c Gpio* */
+        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 09 extended_IRQ */
+        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 0A Qword* address */
+        ACPI_FIXED_LENGTH,      /* 0B Extended* address */
+        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH,   /* 0C Gpio* */
         0,
-        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH    /* 0_e *serial_bus */
+        ACPI_VARIABLE_LENGTH    /* 0E *serial_bus */
 };
 
 /*
- * For the i_aSL compiler/disassembler, we don't want any error messages
+ * For the iASL compiler/disassembler, we don't want any error messages
  * because the disassembler uses the resource validation code to determine
  * if Buffer objects are actually Resource Templates.
  */
@@ -398,11 +398,11 @@ static const u8 acpi_gbl_resource_types[] = {
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource template
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource template
  *              aml_length      - Length of the entire template
  *              user_function   - Called once for each descriptor found. If
  *                                NULL, a pointer to the end_tag is returned
- *              Context         - Passed to user_function
+ *              context         - Passed to user_function
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources(u8 * aml,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_validate_resource
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
  *              return_index    - Where the resource index is returned. NULL
  *                                if the index is not required.
  *
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_validate_resource(void *aml, u8 * return_index)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_resource_type
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
  *
  * RETURN:      The Resource Type with no extraneous bits (except the
  *              Large/Small descriptor bit -- this is left alone)
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ u8 acpi_ut_get_resource_type(void *aml)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_resource_length
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
  *
  * RETURN:      Byte Length
  *
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ u16 acpi_ut_get_resource_length(void *aml)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_resource_header_length
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
  *
  * RETURN:      Length of the AML header (depends on large/small descriptor)
  *
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ u8 acpi_ut_get_resource_header_length(void *aml)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_descriptor_length
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml             - Pointer to the raw AML resource descriptor
  *
  * RETURN:      Byte length
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstate.c
index 4267477c2797..a1c988260073 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstate.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utstate")
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_create_pkg_state_and_push
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object          - Object to be added to the new state
- *              Action          - Increment/Decrement
+ * PARAMETERS:  object          - Object to be added to the new state
+ *              action          - Increment/Decrement
  *              state_list      - List the state will be added to
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ acpi_ut_create_pkg_state_and_push(void *internal_object,
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_push_generic_state
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  list_head           - Head of the state stack
- *              State               - State object to push
+ *              state               - State object to push
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ struct acpi_thread_state *acpi_ut_create_thread_state(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_create_update_state
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object          - Initial Object to be installed in the state
- *              Action          - Update action to be performed
+ * PARAMETERS:  object          - Initial Object to be installed in the state
+ *              action          - Update action to be performed
  *
  * RETURN:      New state object, null on failure
  *
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ union acpi_generic_state *acpi_ut_create_update_state(union acpi_operand_object
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_create_pkg_state
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Object          - Initial Object to be installed in the state
- *              Action          - Update action to be performed
+ * PARAMETERS:  object          - Initial Object to be installed in the state
+ *              action          - Update action to be performed
  *
  * RETURN:      New state object, null on failure
  *
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ union acpi_generic_state *acpi_ut_create_control_state(void)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_delete_generic_state
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  State               - The state object to be deleted
+ * PARAMETERS:  state               - The state object to be deleted
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
index afa94f51ff0b..b09632b4f5b3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * Module Name: utxface - External interfaces for "global" ACPI functions
+ * Module Name: utxface - External interfaces, miscellaneous utility functions
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -53,271 +53,6 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utxface")
 
-#ifndef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_initialize_subsystem
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Initializes all global variables.  This is the first function
- *              called, so any early initialization belongs here.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status __init acpi_initialize_subsystem(void)
-{
-        acpi_status status;
-
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_initialize_subsystem);
-
-        acpi_gbl_startup_flags = ACPI_SUBSYSTEM_INITIALIZE;
-        ACPI_DEBUG_EXEC(acpi_ut_init_stack_ptr_trace());
-
-        /* Initialize the OS-Dependent layer */
-
-        status = acpi_os_initialize();
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During OSL initialization"));
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-
-        /* Initialize all globals used by the subsystem */
-
-        status = acpi_ut_init_globals();
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
-                                "During initialization of globals"));
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-
-        /* Create the default mutex objects */
-
-        status = acpi_ut_mutex_initialize();
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
-                                "During Global Mutex creation"));
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Initialize the namespace manager and
-         * the root of the namespace tree
-         */
-        status = acpi_ns_root_initialize();
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
-                                "During Namespace initialization"));
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-
-        /* Initialize the global OSI interfaces list with the static names */
-
-        status = acpi_ut_initialize_interfaces();
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
-                                "During OSI interfaces initialization"));
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-
-        /* If configured, initialize the AML debugger */
-
-        ACPI_DEBUGGER_EXEC(status = acpi_db_initialize());
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_enable_subsystem
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Flags           - Init/enable Options
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Completes the subsystem initialization including hardware.
- *              Puts system into ACPI mode if it isn't already.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_enable_subsystem(u32 flags)
-{
-        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_enable_subsystem);
-
-#if (!ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE)
-
-        /* Enable ACPI mode */
-
-        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_ACPI_ENABLE)) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                                  "[Init] Going into ACPI mode\n"));
-
-                acpi_gbl_original_mode = acpi_hw_get_mode();
-
-                status = acpi_enable();
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "AcpiEnable failed"));
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Obtain a permanent mapping for the FACS. This is required for the
-         * Global Lock and the Firmware Waking Vector
-         */
-        status = acpi_tb_initialize_facs();
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Could not map the FACS table"));
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-#endif                          /* !ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE */
-
-        /*
-         * Install the default op_region handlers. These are installed unless
-         * other handlers have already been installed via the
-         * install_address_space_handler interface.
-         */
-        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_ADDRESS_SPACE_INIT)) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                                  "[Init] Installing default address space handlers\n"));
-
-                status = acpi_ev_install_region_handlers();
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                }
-        }
-#if (!ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE)
-        /*
-         * Initialize ACPI Event handling (Fixed and General Purpose)
-         *
-         * Note1: We must have the hardware and events initialized before we can
-         * execute any control methods safely. Any control method can require
-         * ACPI hardware support, so the hardware must be fully initialized before
-         * any method execution!
-         *
-         * Note2: Fixed events are initialized and enabled here. GPEs are
-         * initialized, but cannot be enabled until after the hardware is
-         * completely initialized (SCI and global_lock activated)
-         */
-        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_EVENT_INIT)) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                                  "[Init] Initializing ACPI events\n"));
-
-                status = acpi_ev_initialize_events();
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Install the SCI handler and Global Lock handler. This completes the
-         * hardware initialization.
-         */
-        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_HANDLER_INIT)) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                                  "[Init] Installing SCI/GL handlers\n"));
-
-                status = acpi_ev_install_xrupt_handlers();
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                }
-        }
-#endif                          /* !ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE */
-
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-
-ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enable_subsystem)
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_initialize_objects
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Flags           - Init/enable Options
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Completes namespace initialization by initializing device
- *              objects and executing AML code for Regions, buffers, etc.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_initialize_objects(u32 flags)
-{
-        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_initialize_objects);
-
-        /*
-         * Run all _REG methods
-         *
-         * Note: Any objects accessed by the _REG methods will be automatically
-         * initialized, even if they contain executable AML (see the call to
-         * acpi_ns_initialize_objects below).
-         */
-        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_ADDRESS_SPACE_INIT)) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                                  "[Init] Executing _REG OpRegion methods\n"));
-
-                status = acpi_ev_initialize_op_regions();
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Execute any module-level code that was detected during the table load
-         * phase. Although illegal since ACPI 2.0, there are many machines that
-         * contain this type of code. Each block of detected executable AML code
-         * outside of any control method is wrapped with a temporary control
-         * method object and placed on a global list. The methods on this list
-         * are executed below.
-         */
-        acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list();
-
-        /*
-         * Initialize the objects that remain uninitialized. This runs the
-         * executable AML that may be part of the declaration of these objects:
-         * operation_regions, buffer_fields, Buffers, and Packages.
-         */
-        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_OBJECT_INIT)) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                                  "[Init] Completing Initialization of ACPI Objects\n"));
-
-                status = acpi_ns_initialize_objects();
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Initialize all device objects in the namespace. This runs the device
-         * _STA and _INI methods.
-         */
-        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_DEVICE_INIT)) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                                  "[Init] Initializing ACPI Devices\n"));
-
-                status = acpi_ns_initialize_devices();
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                }
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * Empty the caches (delete the cached objects) on the assumption that
-         * the table load filled them up more than they will be at runtime --
-         * thus wasting non-paged memory.
-         */
-        status = acpi_purge_cached_objects();
-
-        acpi_gbl_startup_flags |= ACPI_INITIALIZED_OK;
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-
-ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_initialize_objects)
-
-#endif
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_terminate
@@ -409,7 +144,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_subsystem_status)
  * PARAMETERS:  out_buffer      - A buffer to receive the resources for the
  *                                device
  *
- * RETURN:      Status          - the status of the call
+ * RETURN:      status          - the status of the call
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: This function is called to get information about the current
  *              state of the ACPI subsystem.  It will return system information
@@ -480,8 +215,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_system_info)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_initialization_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handler             - Callback procedure
- *              Function            - Not (currently) used, see below
+ * PARAMETERS:  handler             - Callback procedure
+ *              function            - Not (currently) used, see below
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -618,7 +353,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_remove_interface)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_install_interface_handler
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handler             - The _OSI interface handler to install
+ * PARAMETERS:  handler             - The _OSI interface handler to install
  *                                    NULL means "remove existing handler"
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -651,9 +386,9 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_interface_handler)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_check_address_range
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  space_id            - Address space ID
- *              Address             - Start address
- *              Length              - Length
- *              Warn                - TRUE if warning on overlap desired
+ *              address             - Start address
+ *              length              - Length
+ *              warn                - TRUE if warning on overlap desired
  *
  * RETURN:      Count of the number of conflicts detected.
  *
@@ -683,3 +418,90 @@ acpi_check_address_range(acpi_adr_space_type space_id,
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_check_address_range)
 #endif                          /* !ACPI_ASL_COMPILER */
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_decode_pld_buffer
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  in_buffer           - Buffer returned by _PLD method
+ *              length              - Length of the in_buffer
+ *              return_buffer       - Where the decode buffer is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status and the decoded _PLD buffer. User must deallocate
+ *              the buffer via ACPI_FREE.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Decode the bit-packed buffer returned by the _PLD method into
+ *              a local struct that is much more useful to an ACPI driver.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status
+acpi_decode_pld_buffer(u8 *in_buffer,
+                       acpi_size length, struct acpi_pld_info ** return_buffer)
+{
+        struct acpi_pld_info *pld_info;
+        u32 *buffer = ACPI_CAST_PTR(u32, in_buffer);
+        u32 dword;
+
+        /* Parameter validation */
+
+        if (!in_buffer || !return_buffer || (length < 16)) {
+                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+        }
+
+        pld_info = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_pld_info));
+        if (!pld_info) {
+                return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+        }
+
+        /* First 32-bit DWord */
+
+        ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&dword, &buffer[0]);
+        pld_info->revision = ACPI_PLD_GET_REVISION(&dword);
+        pld_info->ignore_color = ACPI_PLD_GET_IGNORE_COLOR(&dword);
+        pld_info->color = ACPI_PLD_GET_COLOR(&dword);
+
+        /* Second 32-bit DWord */
+
+        ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&dword, &buffer[1]);
+        pld_info->width = ACPI_PLD_GET_WIDTH(&dword);
+        pld_info->height = ACPI_PLD_GET_HEIGHT(&dword);
+
+        /* Third 32-bit DWord */
+
+        ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&dword, &buffer[2]);
+        pld_info->user_visible = ACPI_PLD_GET_USER_VISIBLE(&dword);
+        pld_info->dock = ACPI_PLD_GET_DOCK(&dword);
+        pld_info->lid = ACPI_PLD_GET_LID(&dword);
+        pld_info->panel = ACPI_PLD_GET_PANEL(&dword);
+        pld_info->vertical_position = ACPI_PLD_GET_VERTICAL(&dword);
+        pld_info->horizontal_position = ACPI_PLD_GET_HORIZONTAL(&dword);
+        pld_info->shape = ACPI_PLD_GET_SHAPE(&dword);
+        pld_info->group_orientation = ACPI_PLD_GET_ORIENTATION(&dword);
+        pld_info->group_token = ACPI_PLD_GET_TOKEN(&dword);
+        pld_info->group_position = ACPI_PLD_GET_POSITION(&dword);
+        pld_info->bay = ACPI_PLD_GET_BAY(&dword);
+
+        /* Fourth 32-bit DWord */
+
+        ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&dword, &buffer[3]);
+        pld_info->ejectable = ACPI_PLD_GET_EJECTABLE(&dword);
+        pld_info->ospm_eject_required = ACPI_PLD_GET_OSPM_EJECT(&dword);
+        pld_info->cabinet_number = ACPI_PLD_GET_CABINET(&dword);
+        pld_info->card_cage_number = ACPI_PLD_GET_CARD_CAGE(&dword);
+        pld_info->reference = ACPI_PLD_GET_REFERENCE(&dword);
+        pld_info->rotation = ACPI_PLD_GET_ROTATION(&dword);
+        pld_info->order = ACPI_PLD_GET_ORDER(&dword);
+
+        if (length >= ACPI_PLD_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+
+                /* Fifth 32-bit DWord (Revision 2 of _PLD) */
+
+                ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&dword, &buffer[4]);
+                pld_info->vertical_offset = ACPI_PLD_GET_VERT_OFFSET(&dword);
+                pld_info->horizontal_offset = ACPI_PLD_GET_HORIZ_OFFSET(&dword);
+        }
+
+        *return_buffer = pld_info;
+        return (AE_OK);
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_decode_pld_buffer)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
index 52b568af1819..6d63cc39b9ae 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utxferror")
  * This module is used for the in-kernel ACPICA as well as the ACPICA
  * tools/applications.
  *
- * For the i_aSL compiler case, the output is redirected to stderr so that
+ * For the iASL compiler case, the output is redirected to stderr so that
  * any of the various ACPI errors and warnings do not appear in the output
  * files, for either the compiler or disassembler portions of the tool.
  */
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ extern FILE *acpi_gbl_output_file;
 
 #else
 /*
- * non-i_aSL case - no redirection, nothing to do
+ * non-iASL case - no redirection, nothing to do
  */
 #define ACPI_MSG_REDIRECT_BEGIN
 #define ACPI_MSG_REDIRECT_END
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ extern FILE *acpi_gbl_output_file;
 #define ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION      "ACPI Exception: "
 #define ACPI_MSG_WARNING        "ACPI Warning: "
 #define ACPI_MSG_INFO           "ACPI: "
+#define ACPI_MSG_BIOS_ERROR     "ACPI BIOS Bug: Error: "
+#define ACPI_MSG_BIOS_WARNING   "ACPI BIOS Bug: Warning: "
 /*
  * Common message suffix
  */
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ extern FILE *acpi_gbl_output_file;
  *
  * 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
+ *              format              - Printf format string + additional args
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -124,8 +126,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_error)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  module_name         - Caller's module name (for error output)
  *              line_number         - Caller's line number (for error output)
- *              Status              - Status to be formatted
- *              Format              - Printf format string + additional args
+ *              status              - Status to be formatted
+ *              format              - Printf format string + additional args
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_exception)
  *
  * 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
+ *              format              - Printf format string + additional args
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_warning)
  *
  * 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
+ *              format              - Printf format string + additional args
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -218,6 +220,72 @@ acpi_info(const char *module_name, u32 line_number, const char *format, ...)
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_info)
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_bios_error
+ *
+ * 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 "ACPI Firmware Error" message with module/line/version
+ *              info
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_bios_error(const char *module_name,
+                u32 line_number, const char *format, ...)
+{
+        va_list arg_list;
+
+        ACPI_MSG_REDIRECT_BEGIN;
+        acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_BIOS_ERROR);
+
+        va_start(arg_list, format);
+        acpi_os_vprintf(format, arg_list);
+        ACPI_MSG_SUFFIX;
+        va_end(arg_list);
+
+        ACPI_MSG_REDIRECT_END;
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bios_error)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_bios_warning
+ *
+ * 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 "ACPI Firmware Warning" message with module/line/version
+ *              info
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_bios_warning(const char *module_name,
+                  u32 line_number, const char *format, ...)
+{
+        va_list arg_list;
+
+        ACPI_MSG_REDIRECT_BEGIN;
+        acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_BIOS_WARNING);
+
+        va_start(arg_list, format);
+        acpi_os_vprintf(format, arg_list);
+        ACPI_MSG_SUFFIX;
+        va_end(arg_list);
+
+        ACPI_MSG_REDIRECT_END;
+}
+
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bios_warning)
+
 /*
  * The remainder of this module contains internal error functions that may
  * be configured out.
@@ -271,9 +339,9 @@ acpi_ut_predefined_warning(const char *module_name,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  module_name     - Caller's module name (for error output)
  *              line_number     - Caller's line number (for error output)
- *              Pathname        - Full pathname to the node
+ *              pathname        - Full pathname to the node
  *              node_flags      - From Namespace node for the method/object
- *              Format          - Printf format string + additional args
+ *              format          - Printf format string + additional args
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -373,9 +441,9 @@ acpi_ut_namespace_error(const char *module_name,
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  module_name         - Caller's module name (for error output)
  *              line_number         - Caller's line number (for error output)
- *              Message             - Error message to use on failure
+ *              message             - Error message to use on failure
  *              prefix_node         - Prefix relative to the path
- *              Path                - Path to the node (optional)
+ *              path                - Path to the node (optional)
  *              method_status       - Execution status
  *
  * RETURN:      None
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14f523627a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfinit.c
@@ -0,0 +1,317 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Module Name: utxfinit - External interfaces for ACPICA initialization
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2012, Intel Corp.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer,
+ *    without modification.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer
+ *    substantially similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below
+ *    ("Disclaimer") and any redistribution must be conditioned upon
+ *    including a substantially similar Disclaimer requirement for further
+ *    binary redistribution.
+ * 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names
+ *    of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the
+ * GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * NO WARRANTY
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+ * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/export.h>
+#include <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include "accommon.h"
+#include "acevents.h"
+#include "acnamesp.h"
+#include "acdebug.h"
+#include "actables.h"
+
+#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utxfinit")
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_initialize_subsystem
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  None
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Initializes all global variables. This is the first function
+ *              called, so any early initialization belongs here.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status acpi_initialize_subsystem(void)
+{
+        acpi_status status;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_initialize_subsystem);
+
+        acpi_gbl_startup_flags = ACPI_SUBSYSTEM_INITIALIZE;
+        ACPI_DEBUG_EXEC(acpi_ut_init_stack_ptr_trace());
+
+        /* Initialize the OS-Dependent layer */
+
+        status = acpi_os_initialize();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During OSL initialization"));
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
+        /* Initialize all globals used by the subsystem */
+
+        status = acpi_ut_init_globals();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "During initialization of globals"));
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
+        /* Create the default mutex objects */
+
+        status = acpi_ut_mutex_initialize();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "During Global Mutex creation"));
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Initialize the namespace manager and
+         * the root of the namespace tree
+         */
+        status = acpi_ns_root_initialize();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "During Namespace initialization"));
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
+        /* Initialize the global OSI interfaces list with the static names */
+
+        status = acpi_ut_initialize_interfaces();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+                                "During OSI interfaces initialization"));
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+
+        /* If configured, initialize the AML debugger */
+
+        ACPI_DEBUGGER_EXEC(status = acpi_db_initialize());
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_initialize_subsystem)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_enable_subsystem
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  flags               - Init/enable Options
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Completes the subsystem initialization including hardware.
+ *              Puts system into ACPI mode if it isn't already.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status acpi_enable_subsystem(u32 flags)
+{
+        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_enable_subsystem);
+
+#if (!ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE)
+
+        /* Enable ACPI mode */
+
+        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_ACPI_ENABLE)) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+                                  "[Init] Going into ACPI mode\n"));
+
+                acpi_gbl_original_mode = acpi_hw_get_mode();
+
+                status = acpi_enable();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "AcpiEnable failed"));
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Obtain a permanent mapping for the FACS. This is required for the
+         * Global Lock and the Firmware Waking Vector
+         */
+        status = acpi_tb_initialize_facs();
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "Could not map the FACS table"));
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+#endif                          /* !ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE */
+
+        /*
+         * Install the default op_region handlers. These are installed unless
+         * other handlers have already been installed via the
+         * install_address_space_handler interface.
+         */
+        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_ADDRESS_SPACE_INIT)) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+                                  "[Init] Installing default address space handlers\n"));
+
+                status = acpi_ev_install_region_handlers();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+        }
+#if (!ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE)
+        /*
+         * Initialize ACPI Event handling (Fixed and General Purpose)
+         *
+         * Note1: We must have the hardware and events initialized before we can
+         * execute any control methods safely. Any control method can require
+         * ACPI hardware support, so the hardware must be fully initialized before
+         * any method execution!
+         *
+         * Note2: Fixed events are initialized and enabled here. GPEs are
+         * initialized, but cannot be enabled until after the hardware is
+         * completely initialized (SCI and global_lock activated) and the various
+         * initialization control methods are run (_REG, _STA, _INI) on the
+         * entire namespace.
+         */
+        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_EVENT_INIT)) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+                                  "[Init] Initializing ACPI events\n"));
+
+                status = acpi_ev_initialize_events();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Install the SCI handler and Global Lock handler. This completes the
+         * hardware initialization.
+         */
+        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_HANDLER_INIT)) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+                                  "[Init] Installing SCI/GL handlers\n"));
+
+                status = acpi_ev_install_xrupt_handlers();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+        }
+#endif                          /* !ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE */
+
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enable_subsystem)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_initialize_objects
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  flags               - Init/enable Options
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Completes namespace initialization by initializing device
+ *              objects and executing AML code for Regions, buffers, etc.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status acpi_initialize_objects(u32 flags)
+{
+        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_initialize_objects);
+
+        /*
+         * Run all _REG methods
+         *
+         * Note: Any objects accessed by the _REG methods will be automatically
+         * initialized, even if they contain executable AML (see the call to
+         * acpi_ns_initialize_objects below).
+         */
+        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_ADDRESS_SPACE_INIT)) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+                                  "[Init] Executing _REG OpRegion methods\n"));
+
+                status = acpi_ev_initialize_op_regions();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Execute any module-level code that was detected during the table load
+         * phase. Although illegal since ACPI 2.0, there are many machines that
+         * contain this type of code. Each block of detected executable AML code
+         * outside of any control method is wrapped with a temporary control
+         * method object and placed on a global list. The methods on this list
+         * are executed below.
+         */
+        acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list();
+
+        /*
+         * Initialize the objects that remain uninitialized. This runs the
+         * executable AML that may be part of the declaration of these objects:
+         * operation_regions, buffer_fields, Buffers, and Packages.
+         */
+        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_OBJECT_INIT)) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+                                  "[Init] Completing Initialization of ACPI Objects\n"));
+
+                status = acpi_ns_initialize_objects();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Initialize all device objects in the namespace. This runs the device
+         * _STA and _INI methods.
+         */
+        if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_DEVICE_INIT)) {
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+                                  "[Init] Initializing ACPI Devices\n"));
+
+                status = acpi_ns_initialize_devices();
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+                }
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Empty the caches (delete the cached objects) on the assumption that
+         * the table load filled them up more than they will be at runtime --
+         * thus wasting non-paged memory.
+         */
+        status = acpi_purge_cached_objects();
+
+        acpi_gbl_startup_flags |= ACPI_INITIALIZED_OK;
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_initialize_objects)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
index 1427d191d15a..0a40a851b354 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxfmutex.c
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ acpi_ut_get_mutex_object(acpi_handle handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_mutex_object
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Mutex or prefix handle (optional)
- *              Pathname            - Mutex pathname (optional)
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Mutex or prefix handle (optional)
+ *              pathname            - Mutex pathname (optional)
  *              ret_obj             - Where the mutex object is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ acpi_ut_get_mutex_object(acpi_handle handle,
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_acquire_mutex
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Mutex or prefix handle (optional)
- *              Pathname            - Mutex pathname (optional)
- *              Timeout             - Max time to wait for the lock (millisec)
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Mutex or prefix handle (optional)
+ *              pathname            - Mutex pathname (optional)
+ *              timeout             - Max time to wait for the lock (millisec)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ acpi_acquire_mutex(acpi_handle handle, acpi_string pathname, u16 timeout)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_release_mutex
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Mutex or prefix handle (optional)
- *              Pathname            - Mutex pathname (optional)
+ * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Mutex or prefix handle (optional)
+ *              pathname            - Mutex pathname (optional)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c
index 6686b1eaf13e..00a783661d0b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/apei-base.c
@@ -586,6 +586,11 @@ static int apei_check_gar(struct acpi_generic_address *reg, u64 *paddr,
         }
         *access_bit_width = 1UL << (access_size_code + 2);
 
+        /* Fixup common BIOS bug */
+        if (bit_width == 32 && bit_offset == 0 && (*paddr & 0x03) == 0 &&
+            *access_bit_width < 32)
+                *access_bit_width = 32;
+
         if ((bit_width + bit_offset) > *access_bit_width) {
                 pr_warning(FW_BUG APEI_PFX
                            "Invalid bit width + offset in GAR [0x%llx/%u/%u/%u/%u]\n",
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
index 7dd3f9fb9f3f..45e3e1759fb8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
@@ -250,6 +250,13 @@ static int acpi_battery_get_property(struct power_supply *psy,
                 else
                         val->intval = battery->capacity_now * 1000;
                 break;
+        case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CAPACITY:
+                if (battery->capacity_now && battery->full_charge_capacity)
+                        val->intval = battery->capacity_now * 100/
+                                        battery->full_charge_capacity;
+                else
+                        val->intval = 0;
+                break;
         case POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_MODEL_NAME:
                 val->strval = battery->model_number;
                 break;
@@ -276,6 +283,7 @@ static enum power_supply_property charge_battery_props[] = {
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CHARGE_FULL_DESIGN,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CHARGE_FULL,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CHARGE_NOW,
+        POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CAPACITY,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_MODEL_NAME,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_MANUFACTURER,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_SERIAL_NUMBER,
@@ -292,6 +300,7 @@ static enum power_supply_property energy_battery_props[] = {
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_ENERGY_FULL,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_ENERGY_NOW,
+        POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_CAPACITY,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_MODEL_NAME,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_MANUFACTURER,
         POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_SERIAL_NUMBER,
@@ -1043,17 +1052,26 @@ static int acpi_battery_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
         return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 /* this is needed to learn about changes made in suspended state */
-static int acpi_battery_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int acpi_battery_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct acpi_battery *battery;
-        if (!device)
+
+        if (!dev)
                 return -EINVAL;
-        battery = acpi_driver_data(device);
+
+        battery = acpi_driver_data(to_acpi_device(dev));
+        if (!battery)
+                return -EINVAL;
+
         battery->update_time = 0;
         acpi_battery_update(battery);
         return 0;
 }
+#endif
+
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(acpi_battery_pm, NULL, acpi_battery_resume);
 
 static struct acpi_driver acpi_battery_driver = {
         .name = "battery",
@@ -1062,10 +1080,10 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_battery_driver = {
         .flags = ACPI_DRIVER_ALL_NOTIFY_EVENTS,
         .ops = {
                 .add = acpi_battery_add,
-                .resume = acpi_battery_resume,
                 .remove = acpi_battery_remove,
                 .notify = acpi_battery_notify,
                 },
+        .drv.pm = &acpi_battery_pm,
 };
 
 static void __init acpi_battery_init_async(void *unused, async_cookie_t cookie)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index adceafda9c17..e0596954290b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -237,6 +237,16 @@ static int __acpi_bus_get_power(struct acpi_device *device, int *state)
         } else if (result == ACPI_STATE_D3_HOT) {
                 result = ACPI_STATE_D3;
         }
+
+        /*
+         * If we were unsure about the device parent's power state up to this
+         * point, the fact that the device is in D0 implies that the parent has
+         * to be in D0 too.
+         */
+        if (device->parent && device->parent->power.state == ACPI_STATE_UNKNOWN
+            && result == ACPI_STATE_D0)
+                device->parent->power.state = ACPI_STATE_D0;
+
         *state = result;
 
  out:
@@ -574,6 +584,10 @@ static void acpi_bus_osc_support(void)
         capbuf[OSC_SUPPORT_TYPE] |= OSC_SB_PPC_OST_SUPPORT;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ACPI_HOTPLUG_OST
+        capbuf[OSC_SUPPORT_TYPE] |= OSC_SB_HOTPLUG_OST_SUPPORT;
+#endif
+
         if (!ghes_disable)
                 capbuf[OSC_SUPPORT_TYPE] |= OSC_SB_APEI_SUPPORT;
         if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(NULL, "\\_SB", &handle)))
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
index d27d072472f9..314a3b84bbc7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
@@ -76,19 +76,23 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, button_device_ids);
 
 static int acpi_button_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_button_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
-static int acpi_button_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
 static void acpi_button_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_button_resume(struct device *dev);
+#endif
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(acpi_button_pm, NULL, acpi_button_resume);
+
 static struct acpi_driver acpi_button_driver = {
         .name = "button",
         .class = ACPI_BUTTON_CLASS,
         .ids = button_device_ids,
         .ops = {
                 .add = acpi_button_add,
-                .resume = acpi_button_resume,
                 .remove = acpi_button_remove,
                 .notify = acpi_button_notify,
         },
+        .drv.pm = &acpi_button_pm,
 };
 
 struct acpi_button {
@@ -308,14 +312,17 @@ static void acpi_button_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
         }
 }
 
-static int acpi_button_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_button_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
+        struct acpi_device *device = to_acpi_device(dev);
         struct acpi_button *button = acpi_driver_data(device);
 
         if (button->type == ACPI_BUTTON_TYPE_LID)
                 return acpi_lid_send_state(device);
         return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int acpi_button_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/container.c b/drivers/acpi/container.c
index 45cd03b4630e..1f9f7d7d7bc5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/container.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/container.c
@@ -158,9 +158,7 @@ static void container_notify_cb(acpi_handle handle, u32 type, void *context)
         int result;
         int present;
         acpi_status status;
-
-
-        present = is_device_present(handle);
+        u32 ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_NON_SPECIFIC_FAILURE; /* default */
 
         switch (type) {
         case ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK:
@@ -169,32 +167,47 @@ static void container_notify_cb(acpi_handle handle, u32 type, void *context)
                 printk(KERN_WARNING "Container driver received %s event\n",
                        (type == ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK) ?
                        "ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK" : "ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_CHECK");
+
+                present = is_device_present(handle);
                 status = acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device);
-                if (present) {
-                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !device) {
-                                result = container_device_add(&device, handle);
-                                if (!result)
-                                        kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj,
-                                                       KOBJ_ONLINE);
-                                else
-                                        printk(KERN_WARNING
-                                               "Failed to add container\n");
-                        }
-                } else {
+                if (!present) {
                         if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
                                 /* device exist and this is a remove request */
+                                device->flags.eject_pending = 1;
                                 kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+                                return;
                         }
+                        break;
+                }
+
+                if (!ACPI_FAILURE(status) || device)
+                        break;
+
+                result = container_device_add(&device, handle);
+                if (result) {
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to add container\n");
+                        break;
                 }
+
+                kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
+                ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_SUCCESS;
                 break;
+
         case ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST:
                 if (!acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device) && device) {
+                        device->flags.eject_pending = 1;
                         kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+                        return;
                 }
                 break;
+
         default:
-                break;
+                /* non-hotplug event; possibly handled by other handler */
+                return;
         }
+
+        /* Inform firmware that the hotplug operation has completed */
+        (void) acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(handle, type, ost_code, NULL);
         return;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan.c b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
index 0f0356ca1a9e..bc36a476f1ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/fan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 static int acpi_fan_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_fan_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
-static int acpi_fan_suspend(struct acpi_device *device, pm_message_t state);
-static int acpi_fan_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id fan_device_ids[] = {
         {"PNP0C0B", 0},
@@ -55,6 +53,12 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id fan_device_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, fan_device_ids);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_fan_suspend(struct device *dev);
+static int acpi_fan_resume(struct device *dev);
+#endif
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(acpi_fan_pm, acpi_fan_suspend, acpi_fan_resume);
+
 static struct acpi_driver acpi_fan_driver = {
         .name = "fan",
         .class = ACPI_FAN_CLASS,
@@ -62,9 +66,8 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_fan_driver = {
         .ops = {
                 .add = acpi_fan_add,
                 .remove = acpi_fan_remove,
-                .suspend = acpi_fan_suspend,
-                .resume = acpi_fan_resume,
                 },
+        .drv.pm = &acpi_fan_pm,
 };
 
 /* thermal cooling device callbacks */
@@ -183,29 +186,31 @@ static int acpi_fan_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int acpi_fan_suspend(struct acpi_device *device, pm_message_t state)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_fan_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
-        if (!device)
+        if (!dev)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        acpi_bus_set_power(device->handle, ACPI_STATE_D0);
+        acpi_bus_set_power(to_acpi_device(dev)->handle, ACPI_STATE_D0);
 
         return AE_OK;
 }
 
-static int acpi_fan_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+static int acpi_fan_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
         int result;
 
-        if (!device)
+        if (!dev)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        result = acpi_bus_update_power(device->handle, NULL);
+        result = acpi_bus_update_power(to_acpi_device(dev)->handle, NULL);
         if (result)
                 printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Error updating fan power state\n");
 
         return result;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int __init acpi_fan_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/glue.c b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
index 1564e0927c21..243ee85e4d2e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/glue.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ int register_acpi_bus_type(struct acpi_bus_type *type)
         }
         return -ENODEV;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_acpi_bus_type);
 
 int unregister_acpi_bus_type(struct acpi_bus_type *type)
 {
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ int unregister_acpi_bus_type(struct acpi_bus_type *type)
         }
         return -ENODEV;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_acpi_bus_type);
 
 static struct acpi_bus_type *acpi_get_bus_type(struct bus_type *type)
 {
@@ -69,7 +71,6 @@ static struct acpi_bus_type *acpi_get_bus_type(struct bus_type *type)
         up_read(&bus_type_sem);
         return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_acpi_bus_type);
 
 static int acpi_find_bridge_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle * handle)
 {
@@ -86,7 +87,6 @@ static int acpi_find_bridge_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle * handle)
         up_read(&bus_type_sem);
         return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_acpi_bus_type);
 
 /* Get device's handler per its address under its parent */
 struct acpi_find_child {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/numa.c b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
index e56f3be7b07d..cb31298ca684 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/numa.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ acpi_parse_processor_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
         return 0;
 }
 
+static int __initdata parsed_numa_memblks;
+
 static int __init
 acpi_parse_memory_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
                            const unsigned long end)
@@ -250,8 +252,8 @@ acpi_parse_memory_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
         acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
 
         /* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
-        acpi_numa_memory_affinity_init(memory_affinity);
-
+        if (!acpi_numa_memory_affinity_init(memory_affinity))
+                parsed_numa_memblks++;
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -304,8 +306,10 @@ int __init acpi_numa_init(void)
 
         acpi_numa_arch_fixup();
 
-        if (cnt <= 0)
-                return cnt ?: -ENOENT;
+        if (cnt < 0)
+                return cnt;
+        else if (!parsed_numa_memblks)
+                return -ENOENT;
         return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index c3881b2eb8b2..9eaf708f5885 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ static void acpi_os_execute_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
         struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc = container_of(work, struct acpi_os_dpc, work);
 
         if (dpc->wait)
-                acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
+                acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
 
         dpc->function(dpc->context);
         kfree(dpc);
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_os_hotplug_execute(acpi_osd_exec_callback function,
         return __acpi_os_execute(0, function, context, 1);
 }
 
-void acpi_os_wait_events_complete(void *context)
+void acpi_os_wait_events_complete(void)
 {
         flush_workqueue(kacpid_wq);
         flush_workqueue(kacpi_notify_wq);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
index 7aff6312ce7c..72a2c98bc429 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ static int __devinit acpi_pci_root_add(struct acpi_device *device)
         strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_PCI_ROOT_CLASS);
         device->driver_data = root;
 
+        root->mcfg_addr = acpi_pci_root_get_mcfg_addr(device->handle);
+
         /*
          * All supported architectures that use ACPI have support for
          * PCI domains, so we indicate this in _OSC support capabilities.
@@ -571,8 +573,15 @@ static int __devinit acpi_pci_root_add(struct acpi_device *device)
                         OSC_CLOCK_PWR_CAPABILITY_SUPPORT;
         if (pci_msi_enabled())
                 flags |= OSC_MSI_SUPPORT;
-        if (flags != base_flags)
-                acpi_pci_osc_support(root, flags);
+        if (flags != base_flags) {
+                status = acpi_pci_osc_support(root, flags);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        dev_info(root->bus->bridge, "ACPI _OSC support "
+                                "notification failed, disabling PCIe ASPM\n");
+                        pcie_no_aspm();
+                        flags = base_flags;
+                }
+        }
 
         if (!pcie_ports_disabled
             && (flags & ACPI_PCIE_REQ_SUPPORT) == ACPI_PCIE_REQ_SUPPORT) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power.c b/drivers/acpi/power.c
index dd6d6a3c6780..40e38a06ba85 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/power.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/power.c
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("power");
 
 static int acpi_power_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_power_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
-static int acpi_power_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id power_device_ids[] = {
         {ACPI_POWER_HID, 0},
@@ -68,6 +67,11 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id power_device_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, power_device_ids);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_power_resume(struct device *dev);
+#endif
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(acpi_power_pm, NULL, acpi_power_resume);
+
 static struct acpi_driver acpi_power_driver = {
         .name = "power",
         .class = ACPI_POWER_CLASS,
@@ -75,8 +79,8 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_power_driver = {
         .ops = {
                 .add = acpi_power_add,
                 .remove = acpi_power_remove,
-                .resume = acpi_power_resume,
                 },
+        .drv.pm = &acpi_power_pm,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ struct acpi_power_resource {
 
         /* List of devices relying on this power resource */
         struct acpi_power_resource_device *devices;
+        struct mutex devices_lock;
 };
 
 static struct list_head acpi_power_resource_list;
@@ -221,7 +226,6 @@ static void acpi_power_on_device(struct acpi_power_managed_device *device)
 
 static int __acpi_power_on(struct acpi_power_resource *resource)
 {
-        struct acpi_power_resource_device *device_list = resource->devices;
         acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
         status = acpi_evaluate_object(resource->device->handle, "_ON", NULL, NULL);
@@ -234,19 +238,15 @@ static int __acpi_power_on(struct acpi_power_resource *resource)
         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Power resource [%s] turned on\n",
                           resource->name));
 
-        while (device_list) {
-                acpi_power_on_device(device_list->device);
-
-                device_list = device_list->next;
-        }
-
         return 0;
 }
 
 static int acpi_power_on(acpi_handle handle)
 {
         int result = 0;
+        bool resume_device = false;
         struct acpi_power_resource *resource = NULL;
+        struct acpi_power_resource_device *device_list;
 
         result = acpi_power_get_context(handle, &resource);
         if (result)
@@ -262,10 +262,25 @@ static int acpi_power_on(acpi_handle handle)
                 result = __acpi_power_on(resource);
                 if (result)
                         resource->ref_count--;
+                else
+                        resume_device = true;
         }
 
         mutex_unlock(&resource->resource_lock);
 
+        if (!resume_device)
+                return result;
+
+        mutex_lock(&resource->devices_lock);
+
+        device_list = resource->devices;
+        while (device_list) {
+                acpi_power_on_device(device_list->device);
+                device_list = device_list->next;
+        }
+
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->devices_lock);
+
         return result;
 }
 
@@ -351,7 +366,7 @@ static void __acpi_power_resource_unregister_device(struct device *dev,
         if (acpi_power_get_context(res_handle, &resource))
                 return;
 
-        mutex_lock(&resource->resource_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&resource->devices_lock);
         prev = NULL;
         curr = resource->devices;
         while (curr) {
@@ -368,7 +383,7 @@ static void __acpi_power_resource_unregister_device(struct device *dev,
                 prev = curr;
                 curr = curr->next;
         }
-        mutex_unlock(&resource->resource_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->devices_lock);
 }
 
 /* Unlink dev from all power resources in _PR0 */
@@ -390,6 +405,7 @@ void acpi_power_resource_unregister_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handl
                 __acpi_power_resource_unregister_device(dev,
                         list->handles[i]);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_power_resource_unregister_device);
 
 static int __acpi_power_resource_register_device(
         struct acpi_power_managed_device *powered_device, acpi_handle handle)
@@ -409,10 +425,10 @@ static int __acpi_power_resource_register_device(
 
         power_resource_device->device = powered_device;
 
-        mutex_lock(&resource->resource_lock);
+        mutex_lock(&resource->devices_lock);
         power_resource_device->next = resource->devices;
         resource->devices = power_resource_device;
-        mutex_unlock(&resource->resource_lock);
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->devices_lock);
 
         return 0;
 }
@@ -457,9 +473,10 @@ int acpi_power_resource_register_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle)
         return ret;
 
 no_power_resource:
-        printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Invalid Power Resource to register!");
+        printk(KERN_DEBUG PREFIX "Invalid Power Resource to register!");
         return -ENODEV;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_power_resource_register_device);
 
 /**
  * acpi_device_sleep_wake - execute _DSW (Device Sleep Wake) or (deprecated in
@@ -715,6 +732,7 @@ static int acpi_power_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 
         resource->device = device;
         mutex_init(&resource->resource_lock);
+        mutex_init(&resource->devices_lock);
         strcpy(resource->name, device->pnp.bus_id);
         strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), ACPI_POWER_DEVICE_NAME);
         strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_POWER_CLASS);
@@ -771,14 +789,17 @@ static int acpi_power_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int acpi_power_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_power_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
         int result = 0, state;
+        struct acpi_device *device;
         struct acpi_power_resource *resource;
 
-        if (!device)
+        if (!dev)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
+        device = to_acpi_device(dev);
         resource = acpi_driver_data(device);
         if (!resource)
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -797,6 +818,7 @@ static int acpi_power_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
 
         return result;
 }
+#endif
 
 int __init acpi_power_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
index 0734086537b8..bfc31cb0dd3e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_driver.c
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id processor_device_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, processor_device_ids);
 
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(acpi_processor_pm,
+                         acpi_processor_suspend, acpi_processor_resume);
+
 static struct acpi_driver acpi_processor_driver = {
         .name = "processor",
         .class = ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS,
@@ -100,10 +103,9 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_processor_driver = {
         .ops = {
                 .add = acpi_processor_add,
                 .remove = acpi_processor_remove,
-                .suspend = acpi_processor_suspend,
-                .resume = acpi_processor_resume,
                 .notify = acpi_processor_notify,
                 },
+        .drv.pm = &acpi_processor_pm,
 };
 
 #define INSTALL_NOTIFY_HANDLER          1
@@ -427,22 +429,15 @@ static int acpi_cpu_soft_notify(struct notifier_block *nfb,
                  * Initialize missing things
                  */
                 if (pr->flags.need_hotplug_init) {
-                        struct cpuidle_driver *idle_driver =
-                                cpuidle_get_driver();
-
                         printk(KERN_INFO "Will online and init hotplugged "
                                "CPU: %d\n", pr->id);
                         WARN(acpi_processor_start(pr), "Failed to start CPU:"
                                 " %d\n", pr->id);
                         pr->flags.need_hotplug_init = 0;
-                        if (idle_driver && !strcmp(idle_driver->name,
-                                                   "intel_idle")) {
-                                intel_idle_cpu_init(pr->id);
-                        }
                 /* Normal CPU soft online event */
                 } else {
                         acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr, 0);
-                        acpi_processor_cst_has_changed(pr);
+                        acpi_processor_hotplug(pr);
                         acpi_processor_reevaluate_tstate(pr, action);
                         acpi_processor_tstate_has_changed(pr);
                 }
@@ -701,9 +696,9 @@ static void acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle,
 {
         struct acpi_processor *pr;
         struct acpi_device *device = NULL;
+        u32 ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_NON_SPECIFIC_FAILURE; /* default */
         int result;
 
-
         switch (event) {
         case ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK:
         case ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_CHECK:
@@ -715,14 +710,18 @@ static void acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle,
                 if (!is_processor_present(handle))
                         break;
 
-                if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device)) {
-                        result = acpi_processor_device_add(handle, &device);
-                        if (result)
-                                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
-                                            "Unable to add the device\n");
+                if (!acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device))
+                        break;
+
+                result = acpi_processor_device_add(handle, &device);
+                if (result) {
+                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Unable to add the device\n");
                         break;
                 }
+
+                ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_SUCCESS;
                 break;
+
         case ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST:
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
                                   "received ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST\n"));
@@ -736,15 +735,23 @@ static void acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle,
                 if (!pr) {
                         printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
                                     "Driver data is NULL, dropping EJECT\n");
-                        return;
+                        break;
                 }
+
+                /* REVISIT: update when eject is supported */
+                ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_EJECT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
                 break;
+
         default:
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
                                   "Unsupported event [0x%x]\n", event));
-                break;
+
+                /* non-hotplug event; possibly handled by other handler */
+                return;
         }
 
+        /* Inform firmware that the hotplug operation has completed */
+        (void) acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(handle, event, ost_code, NULL);
         return;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 47a8caa89dbe..ad3730b4038b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -221,10 +221,6 @@ static void lapic_timer_state_broadcast(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Suspend / resume control
- */
-static int acpi_idle_suspend;
 static u32 saved_bm_rld;
 
 static void acpi_idle_bm_rld_save(void)
@@ -241,23 +237,15 @@ static void acpi_idle_bm_rld_restore(void)
                 acpi_write_bit_register(ACPI_BITREG_BUS_MASTER_RLD, saved_bm_rld);
 }
 
-int acpi_processor_suspend(struct acpi_device * device, pm_message_t state)
+int acpi_processor_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
-        if (acpi_idle_suspend == 1)
-                return 0;
-
         acpi_idle_bm_rld_save();
-        acpi_idle_suspend = 1;
         return 0;
 }
 
-int acpi_processor_resume(struct acpi_device * device)
+int acpi_processor_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
-        if (acpi_idle_suspend == 0)
-                return 0;
-
         acpi_idle_bm_rld_restore();
-        acpi_idle_suspend = 0;
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -313,16 +301,16 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_power_info_fadt(struct acpi_processor *pr)
         pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C3].address = pr->pblk + 5;
 
         /* determine latencies from FADT */
-        pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C2].latency = acpi_gbl_FADT.C2latency;
-        pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C3].latency = acpi_gbl_FADT.C3latency;
+        pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C2].latency = acpi_gbl_FADT.c2_latency;
+        pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C3].latency = acpi_gbl_FADT.c3_latency;
 
         /*
          * FADT specified C2 latency must be less than or equal to
          * 100 microseconds.
          */
-        if (acpi_gbl_FADT.C2latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C2_LATENCY) {
+        if (acpi_gbl_FADT.c2_latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C2_LATENCY) {
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                        "C2 latency too large [%d]\n", acpi_gbl_FADT.C2latency));
+                        "C2 latency too large [%d]\n", acpi_gbl_FADT.c2_latency));
                 /* invalidate C2 */
                 pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C2].address = 0;
         }
@@ -331,9 +319,9 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_power_info_fadt(struct acpi_processor *pr)
          * FADT supplied C3 latency must be less than or equal to
          * 1000 microseconds.
          */
-        if (acpi_gbl_FADT.C3latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C3_LATENCY) {
+        if (acpi_gbl_FADT.c3_latency > ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_C3_LATENCY) {
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                        "C3 latency too large [%d]\n", acpi_gbl_FADT.C3latency));
+                        "C3 latency too large [%d]\n", acpi_gbl_FADT.c3_latency));
                 /* invalidate C3 */
                 pr->power.states[ACPI_STATE_C3].address = 0;
         }
@@ -595,7 +583,6 @@ static void acpi_processor_power_verify_c3(struct acpi_processor *pr,
          */
         cx->valid = 1;
 
-        cx->latency_ticks = cx->latency;
         /*
          * On older chipsets, BM_RLD needs to be set
          * in order for Bus Master activity to wake the
@@ -628,7 +615,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_power_verify(struct acpi_processor *pr)
                         if (!cx->address)
                                 break;
                         cx->valid = 1; 
-                        cx->latency_ticks = cx->latency; /* Normalize latency */
                         break;
 
                 case ACPI_STATE_C3:
@@ -763,11 +749,6 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_c1(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 
         local_irq_disable();
 
-        if (acpi_idle_suspend) {
-                local_irq_enable();
-                cpu_relax();
-                return -EBUSY;
-        }
 
         lapic_timer_state_broadcast(pr, cx, 1);
         kt1 = ktime_get_real();
@@ -779,7 +760,6 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_c1(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
         dev->last_residency = (int)idle_time;
 
         local_irq_enable();
-        cx->usage++;
         lapic_timer_state_broadcast(pr, cx, 0);
 
         return index;
@@ -838,11 +818,6 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_simple(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 
         local_irq_disable();
 
-        if (acpi_idle_suspend) {
-                local_irq_enable();
-                cpu_relax();
-                return -EBUSY;
-        }
 
         if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH) {
                 current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
@@ -887,10 +862,7 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_simple(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
         if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH)
                 current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
 
-        cx->usage++;
-
         lapic_timer_state_broadcast(pr, cx, 0);
-        cx->time += idle_time;
         return index;
 }
 
@@ -928,8 +900,7 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_bm(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
                                                 drv, drv->safe_state_index);
                 } else {
                         local_irq_disable();
-                        if (!acpi_idle_suspend)
-                                acpi_safe_halt();
+                        acpi_safe_halt();
                         local_irq_enable();
                         return -EBUSY;
                 }
@@ -937,11 +908,6 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_bm(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 
         local_irq_disable();
 
-        if (acpi_idle_suspend) {
-                local_irq_enable();
-                cpu_relax();
-                return -EBUSY;
-        }
 
         if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH) {
                 current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
@@ -1014,10 +980,7 @@ static int acpi_idle_enter_bm(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
         if (cx->entry_method != ACPI_CSTATE_FFH)
                 current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
 
-        cx->usage++;
-
         lapic_timer_state_broadcast(pr, cx, 0);
-        cx->time += idle_time;
         return index;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
index 6e36d0c0057c..ff0740e0a9c2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
@@ -988,15 +988,19 @@ static void acpi_sbs_rmdirs(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static int acpi_sbs_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_sbs_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
         struct acpi_sbs *sbs;
-        if (!device)
+        if (!dev)
                 return -EINVAL;
-        sbs = device->driver_data;
+        sbs = to_acpi_device(dev)->driver_data;
         acpi_sbs_callback(sbs);
         return 0;
 }
+#endif
+
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(acpi_sbs_pm, NULL, acpi_sbs_resume);
 
 static struct acpi_driver acpi_sbs_driver = {
         .name = "sbs",
@@ -1005,8 +1009,8 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_sbs_driver = {
         .ops = {
                 .add = acpi_sbs_add,
                 .remove = acpi_sbs_remove,
-                .resume = acpi_sbs_resume,
                 },
+        .drv.pm = &acpi_sbs_pm,
 };
 
 static int __init acpi_sbs_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index c8a1f3b68110..d1ecca2b641a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -83,19 +83,29 @@ acpi_device_modalias_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, cha
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR(modalias, 0444, acpi_device_modalias_show, NULL);
 
-static void acpi_bus_hot_remove_device(void *context)
+/**
+ * acpi_bus_hot_remove_device: hot-remove a device and its children
+ * @context: struct acpi_eject_event pointer (freed in this func)
+ *
+ * Hot-remove a device and its children. This function frees up the
+ * memory space passed by arg context, so that the caller may call
+ * this function asynchronously through acpi_os_hotplug_execute().
+ */
+void acpi_bus_hot_remove_device(void *context)
 {
+        struct acpi_eject_event *ej_event = (struct acpi_eject_event *) context;
         struct acpi_device *device;
-        acpi_handle handle = context;
+        acpi_handle handle = ej_event->handle;
         struct acpi_object_list arg_list;
         union acpi_object arg;
         acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+        u32 ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_NON_SPECIFIC_FAILURE; /* default */
 
         if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &device))
-                return;
+                goto err_out;
 
         if (!device)
-                return;
+                goto err_out;
 
         ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
                 "Hot-removing device %s...\n", dev_name(&device->dev)));
@@ -103,7 +113,7 @@ static void acpi_bus_hot_remove_device(void *context)
         if (acpi_bus_trim(device, 1)) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX
                                 "Removing device failed\n");
-                return;
+                goto err_out;
         }
 
         /* power off device */
@@ -129,10 +139,21 @@ static void acpi_bus_hot_remove_device(void *context)
          * TBD: _EJD support.
          */
         status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_EJ0", &arg_list, NULL);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-                printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
-                                "Eject device failed\n");
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                if (status != AE_NOT_FOUND)
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
+                                        "Eject device failed\n");
+                goto err_out;
+        }
+
+        kfree(context);
+        return;
 
+err_out:
+        /* Inform firmware the hot-remove operation has completed w/ error */
+        (void) acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(handle,
+                                ej_event->event, ost_code, NULL);
+        kfree(context);
         return;
 }
 
@@ -144,6 +165,7 @@ acpi_eject_store(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
         acpi_status status;
         acpi_object_type type = 0;
         struct acpi_device *acpi_device = to_acpi_device(d);
+        struct acpi_eject_event *ej_event;
 
         if ((!count) || (buf[0] != '1')) {
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -160,7 +182,25 @@ acpi_eject_store(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
                 goto err;
         }
 
-        acpi_os_hotplug_execute(acpi_bus_hot_remove_device, acpi_device->handle);
+        ej_event = kmalloc(sizeof(*ej_event), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!ej_event) {
+                ret = -ENOMEM;
+                goto err;
+        }
+
+        ej_event->handle = acpi_device->handle;
+        if (acpi_device->flags.eject_pending) {
+                /* event originated from ACPI eject notification */
+                ej_event->event = ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST;
+                acpi_device->flags.eject_pending = 0;
+        } else {
+                /* event originated from user */
+                ej_event->event = ACPI_OST_EC_OSPM_EJECT;
+                (void) acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(ej_event->handle,
+                        ej_event->event, ACPI_OST_SC_EJECT_IN_PROGRESS, NULL);
+        }
+
+        acpi_os_hotplug_execute(acpi_bus_hot_remove_device, (void *)ej_event);
 err:
         return ret;
 }
@@ -290,26 +330,6 @@ static void acpi_device_release(struct device *dev)
         kfree(acpi_dev);
 }
 
-static int acpi_device_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state)
-{
-        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
-        struct acpi_driver *acpi_drv = acpi_dev->driver;
-
-        if (acpi_drv && acpi_drv->ops.suspend)
-                return acpi_drv->ops.suspend(acpi_dev, state);
-        return 0;
-}
-
-static int acpi_device_resume(struct device *dev)
-{
-        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
-        struct acpi_driver *acpi_drv = acpi_dev->driver;
-
-        if (acpi_drv && acpi_drv->ops.resume)
-                return acpi_drv->ops.resume(acpi_dev);
-        return 0;
-}
-
 static int acpi_bus_match(struct device *dev, struct device_driver *drv)
 {
         struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
@@ -441,8 +461,6 @@ static int acpi_device_remove(struct device * dev)
 
 struct bus_type acpi_bus_type = {
         .name           = "acpi",
-        .suspend        = acpi_device_suspend,
-        .resume         = acpi_device_resume,
         .match          = acpi_bus_match,
         .probe          = acpi_device_probe,
         .remove         = acpi_device_remove,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index 88561029cca8..fdcdbb652915 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -28,36 +28,7 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "sleep.h"
 
-u8 wake_sleep_flags = ACPI_NO_OPTIONAL_METHODS;
-static unsigned int gts, bfs;
-static int set_param_wake_flag(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
-{
-        int ret = param_set_int(val, kp);
-
-        if (ret)
-                return ret;
-
-        if (kp->arg == (const char *)&gts) {
-                if (gts)
-                        wake_sleep_flags |= ACPI_EXECUTE_GTS;
-                else
-                        wake_sleep_flags &= ~ACPI_EXECUTE_GTS;
-        }
-        if (kp->arg == (const char *)&bfs) {
-                if (bfs)
-                        wake_sleep_flags |= ACPI_EXECUTE_BFS;
-                else
-                        wake_sleep_flags &= ~ACPI_EXECUTE_BFS;
-        }
-        return ret;
-}
-module_param_call(gts, set_param_wake_flag, param_get_int, &gts, 0644);
-module_param_call(bfs, set_param_wake_flag, param_get_int, &bfs, 0644);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(gts, "Enable evaluation of _GTS on suspend.");
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(bfs, "Enable evaluation of _BFS on resume".);
-
 static u8 sleep_states[ACPI_S_STATE_COUNT];
-static bool pwr_btn_event_pending;
 
 static void acpi_sleep_tts_switch(u32 acpi_state)
 {
@@ -110,6 +81,7 @@ static int acpi_sleep_prepare(u32 acpi_state)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP
 static u32 acpi_target_sleep_state = ACPI_STATE_S0;
+static bool pwr_btn_event_pending;
 
 /*
  * The ACPI specification wants us to save NVS memory regions during hibernation
@@ -143,7 +115,7 @@ void __init acpi_old_suspend_ordering(void)
 static int acpi_pm_freeze(void)
 {
         acpi_disable_all_gpes();
-        acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
+        acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
         acpi_ec_block_transactions();
         return 0;
 }
@@ -305,7 +277,7 @@ static int acpi_suspend_enter(suspend_state_t pm_state)
         switch (acpi_state) {
         case ACPI_STATE_S1:
                 barrier();
-                status = acpi_enter_sleep_state(acpi_state, wake_sleep_flags);
+                status = acpi_enter_sleep_state(acpi_state);
                 break;
 
         case ACPI_STATE_S3:
@@ -319,8 +291,8 @@ static int acpi_suspend_enter(suspend_state_t pm_state)
         /* This violates the spec but is required for bug compatibility. */
         acpi_write_bit_register(ACPI_BITREG_SCI_ENABLE, 1);
 
-        /* Reprogram control registers and execute _BFS */
-        acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep(acpi_state, wake_sleep_flags);
+        /* Reprogram control registers */
+        acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep(acpi_state);
 
         /* ACPI 3.0 specs (P62) says that it's the responsibility
          * of the OSPM to clear the status bit [ implying that the
@@ -603,9 +575,9 @@ static int acpi_hibernation_enter(void)
         ACPI_FLUSH_CPU_CACHE();
 
         /* This shouldn't return.  If it returns, we have a problem */
-        status = acpi_enter_sleep_state(ACPI_STATE_S4, wake_sleep_flags);
-        /* Reprogram control registers and execute _BFS */
-        acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep(ACPI_STATE_S4, wake_sleep_flags);
+        status = acpi_enter_sleep_state(ACPI_STATE_S4);
+        /* Reprogram control registers */
+        acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep(ACPI_STATE_S4);
 
         return ACPI_SUCCESS(status) ? 0 : -EFAULT;
 }
@@ -617,8 +589,8 @@ static void acpi_hibernation_leave(void)
          * enable it here.
          */
         acpi_enable();
-        /* Reprogram control registers and execute _BFS */
-        acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep(ACPI_STATE_S4, wake_sleep_flags);
+        /* Reprogram control registers */
+        acpi_leave_sleep_state_prep(ACPI_STATE_S4);
         /* Check the hardware signature */
         if (facs && s4_hardware_signature != facs->hardware_signature) {
                 printk(KERN_EMERG "ACPI: Hardware changed while hibernated, "
@@ -716,8 +688,9 @@ int acpi_suspend(u32 acpi_state)
  *      @dev: device to examine; its driver model wakeup flags control
  *              whether it should be able to wake up the system
  *      @d_min_p: used to store the upper limit of allowed states range
- *      Return value: preferred power state of the device on success, -ENODEV on
- *              failure (ie. if there's no 'struct acpi_device' for @dev)
+ *      @d_max_in: specify the lowest allowed states
+ *      Return value: preferred power state of the device on success, -ENODEV
+ *      (ie. if there's no 'struct acpi_device' for @dev) or -EINVAL on failure
  *
  *      Find the lowest power (highest number) ACPI device power state that
  *      device @dev can be in while the system is in the sleep state represented
@@ -732,13 +705,15 @@ int acpi_suspend(u32 acpi_state)
  *      via @wake.
  */
 
-int acpi_pm_device_sleep_state(struct device *dev, int *d_min_p)
+int acpi_pm_device_sleep_state(struct device *dev, int *d_min_p, int d_max_in)
 {
         acpi_handle handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(dev);
         struct acpi_device *adev;
         char acpi_method[] = "_SxD";
         unsigned long long d_min, d_max;
 
+        if (d_max_in < ACPI_STATE_D0 || d_max_in > ACPI_STATE_D3)
+                return -EINVAL;
         if (!handle || ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &adev))) {
                 printk(KERN_DEBUG "ACPI handle has no context!\n");
                 return -ENODEV;
@@ -746,8 +721,10 @@ int acpi_pm_device_sleep_state(struct device *dev, int *d_min_p)
 
         acpi_method[2] = '0' + acpi_target_sleep_state;
         /*
-         * If the sleep state is S0, we will return D3, but if the device has
-         * _S0W, we will use the value from _S0W
+         * If the sleep state is S0, the lowest limit from ACPI is D3,
+         * but if the device has _S0W, we will use the value from _S0W
+         * as the lowest limit from ACPI.  Finally, we will constrain
+         * the lowest limit with the specified one.
          */
         d_min = ACPI_STATE_D0;
         d_max = ACPI_STATE_D3;
@@ -791,10 +768,20 @@ int acpi_pm_device_sleep_state(struct device *dev, int *d_min_p)
                 }
         }
 
+        if (d_max_in < d_min)
+                return -EINVAL;
         if (d_min_p)
                 *d_min_p = d_min;
+        /* constrain d_max with specified lowest limit (max number) */
+        if (d_max > d_max_in) {
+                for (d_max = d_max_in; d_max > d_min; d_max--) {
+                        if (adev->power.states[d_max].flags.valid)
+                                break;
+                }
+        }
         return d_max;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_pm_device_sleep_state);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
@@ -831,6 +818,7 @@ int acpi_pm_device_run_wake(struct device *phys_dev, bool enable)
 
         return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_pm_device_run_wake);
 
 /**
  *      acpi_pm_device_sleep_wake - enable or disable the system wake-up
@@ -876,33 +864,7 @@ static void acpi_power_off(void)
         /* acpi_sleep_prepare(ACPI_STATE_S5) should have already been called */
         printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s called\n", __func__);
         local_irq_disable();
-        acpi_enter_sleep_state(ACPI_STATE_S5, wake_sleep_flags);
-}
-
-/*
- * ACPI 2.0 created the optional _GTS and _BFS,
- * but industry adoption has been neither rapid nor broad.
- *
- * Linux gets into trouble when it executes poorly validated
- * paths through the BIOS, so disable _GTS and _BFS by default,
- * but do speak up and offer the option to enable them.
- */
-static void __init acpi_gts_bfs_check(void)
-{
-        acpi_handle dummy;
-
-        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT, METHOD_PATHNAME__GTS, &dummy)))
-        {
-                printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "BIOS offers _GTS\n");
-                printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "If \"acpi.gts=1\" improves suspend, "
-                        "please notify linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org\n");
-        }
-        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT, METHOD_PATHNAME__BFS, &dummy)))
-        {
-                printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "BIOS offers _BFS\n");
-                printk(KERN_NOTICE PREFIX "If \"acpi.bfs=1\" improves resume, "
-                        "please notify linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org\n");
-        }
+        acpi_enter_sleep_state(ACPI_STATE_S5);
 }
 
 int __init acpi_sleep_init(void)
@@ -963,6 +925,5 @@ int __init acpi_sleep_init(void)
          * object can also be evaluated when the system enters S5.
          */
         register_reboot_notifier(&tts_notifier);
-        acpi_gts_bfs_check();
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
index 240a24400976..7c3f98ba4afe 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sysfs.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ static int param_set_trace_state(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
 {
         int result = 0;
 
-        if (!strncmp(val, "enable", strlen("enable"))) {
+        if (!strncmp(val, "enable", sizeof("enable") - 1)) {
                 result = acpi_debug_trace(trace_method_name, trace_debug_level,
                                           trace_debug_layer, 0);
                 if (result)
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int param_set_trace_state(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp)
                 goto exit;
         }
 
-        if (!strncmp(val, "disable", strlen("disable"))) {
+        if (!strncmp(val, "disable", sizeof("disable") - 1)) {
                 int name = 0;
                 result = acpi_debug_trace((char *)&name, trace_debug_level,
                                           trace_debug_layer, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 7dbebea1ec31..edda74a43406 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(psv, "Disable or override all passive trip points.");
 
 static int acpi_thermal_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_thermal_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
-static int acpi_thermal_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
 static void acpi_thermal_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event);
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id  thermal_device_ids[] = {
@@ -107,6 +106,11 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id  thermal_device_ids[] = {
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, thermal_device_ids);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_thermal_resume(struct device *dev);
+#endif
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(acpi_thermal_pm, NULL, acpi_thermal_resume);
+
 static struct acpi_driver acpi_thermal_driver = {
         .name = "thermal",
         .class = ACPI_THERMAL_CLASS,
@@ -114,9 +118,9 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_thermal_driver = {
         .ops = {
                 .add = acpi_thermal_add,
                 .remove = acpi_thermal_remove,
-                .resume = acpi_thermal_resume,
                 .notify = acpi_thermal_notify,
                 },
+        .drv.pm = &acpi_thermal_pm,
 };
 
 struct acpi_thermal_state {
@@ -550,8 +554,6 @@ static int thermal_get_temp(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static const char enabled[] = "kernel";
-static const char disabled[] = "user";
 static int thermal_get_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
                                 enum thermal_device_mode *mode)
 {
@@ -588,8 +590,8 @@ static int thermal_set_mode(struct thermal_zone_device *thermal,
         if (enable != tz->tz_enabled) {
                 tz->tz_enabled = enable;
                 ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                        "%s ACPI thermal control\n",
-                        tz->tz_enabled ? enabled : disabled));
+                        "%s kernel ACPI thermal control\n",
+                        tz->tz_enabled ? "Enable" : "Disable"));
                 acpi_thermal_check(tz);
         }
         return 0;
@@ -845,7 +847,7 @@ static int acpi_thermal_register_thermal_zone(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
 
         if (tz->trips.passive.flags.valid)
                 tz->thermal_zone =
-                        thermal_zone_device_register("acpitz", trips, tz,
+                        thermal_zone_device_register("acpitz", trips, 0, tz,
                                                      &acpi_thermal_zone_ops,
                                                      tz->trips.passive.tc1,
                                                      tz->trips.passive.tc2,
@@ -853,7 +855,7 @@ static int acpi_thermal_register_thermal_zone(struct acpi_thermal *tz)
                                                      tz->polling_frequency*100);
         else
                 tz->thermal_zone =
-                        thermal_zone_device_register("acpitz", trips, tz,
+                        thermal_zone_device_register("acpitz", trips, 0, tz,
                                                      &acpi_thermal_zone_ops,
                                                      0, 0, 0,
                                                      tz->polling_frequency*100);
@@ -1041,16 +1043,18 @@ static int acpi_thermal_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
         return 0;
 }
 
-static int acpi_thermal_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
+static int acpi_thermal_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
-        struct acpi_thermal *tz = NULL;
+        struct acpi_thermal *tz;
         int i, j, power_state, result;
 
-
-        if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
+        if (!dev)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
-        tz = acpi_driver_data(device);
+        tz = acpi_driver_data(to_acpi_device(dev));
+        if (!tz)
+                return -EINVAL;
 
         for (i = 0; i < ACPI_THERMAL_MAX_ACTIVE; i++) {
                 if (!(&tz->trips.active[i]))
@@ -1074,6 +1078,7 @@ static int acpi_thermal_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
 
         return AE_OK;
 }
+#endif
 
 static int thermal_act(const struct dmi_system_id *d) {
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index adbbc1c80a26..462f7e300363 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ acpi_evaluate_reference(acpi_handle handle,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_evaluate_reference);
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_get_physical_device_location(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_pld *pld)
+acpi_get_physical_device_location(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_pld_info **pld)
 {
         acpi_status status;
         struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
@@ -400,15 +400,60 @@ acpi_get_physical_device_location(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_pld *pld)
         if (!output || output->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE
             || !output->package.count
             || output->package.elements[0].type != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER
-            || output->package.elements[0].buffer.length > sizeof(*pld)) {
+            || output->package.elements[0].buffer.length < ACPI_PLD_REV1_BUFFER_SIZE) {
                 status = AE_TYPE;
                 goto out;
         }
 
-        memcpy(pld, output->package.elements[0].buffer.pointer,
-               output->package.elements[0].buffer.length);
+        status = acpi_decode_pld_buffer(
+                        output->package.elements[0].buffer.pointer,
+                        output->package.elements[0].buffer.length,
+                        pld);
+
 out:
         kfree(buffer.pointer);
         return status;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_physical_device_location);
+
+/**
+ * acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost: Evaluate _OST for hotplug operations
+ * @handle: ACPI device handle
+ * @source_event: source event code
+ * @status_code: status code
+ * @status_buf: optional detailed information (NULL if none)
+ *
+ * Evaluate _OST for hotplug operations. All ACPI hotplug handlers
+ * must call this function when evaluating _OST for hotplug operations.
+ * When the platform does not support _OST, this function has no effect.
+ */
+acpi_status
+acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(acpi_handle handle, u32 source_event,
+                u32 status_code, struct acpi_buffer *status_buf)
+{
+#ifdef ACPI_HOTPLUG_OST
+        union acpi_object params[3] = {
+                {.type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER,},
+                {.type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER,},
+                {.type = ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER,}
+        };
+        struct acpi_object_list arg_list = {3, params};
+        acpi_status status;
+
+        params[0].integer.value = source_event;
+        params[1].integer.value = status_code;
+        if (status_buf != NULL) {
+                params[2].buffer.pointer = status_buf->pointer;
+                params[2].buffer.length = status_buf->length;
+        } else {
+                params[2].buffer.pointer = NULL;
+                params[2].buffer.length = 0;
+        }
+
+        status = acpi_evaluate_object(handle, "_OST", &arg_list, NULL);
+        return status;
+#else
+        return AE_OK;
+#endif
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
index 45d8097ef4cf..b728880ef10e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
@@ -132,6 +132,33 @@ find_video(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
         return AE_OK;
 }
 
+/* Force to use vendor driver when the ACPI device is known to be
+ * buggy */
+static int video_detect_force_vendor(const struct dmi_system_id *d)
+{
+        acpi_video_support |= ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static struct dmi_system_id video_detect_dmi_table[] = {
+        /* On Samsung X360, the BIOS will set a flag (VDRV) if generic
+         * ACPI backlight device is used. This flag will definitively break
+         * the backlight interface (even the vendor interface) untill next
+         * reboot. It's why we should prevent video.ko from being used here
+         * and we can't rely on a later call to acpi_video_unregister().
+         */
+        {
+         .callback = video_detect_force_vendor,
+         .ident = "X360",
+         .matches = {
+                DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD."),
+                DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "X360"),
+                DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "X360"),
+                },
+        },
+        { },
+};
+
 /*
  * Returns the video capabilities of a specific ACPI graphics device
  *
@@ -164,6 +191,8 @@ long acpi_video_get_capabilities(acpi_handle graphics_handle)
                  *              ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
                  *}
                  */
+
+                dmi_check_system(video_detect_dmi_table);
         } else {
                 status = acpi_bus_get_device(graphics_handle, &tmp_dev);
                 if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -182,8 +211,7 @@ long acpi_video_get_capabilities(acpi_handle graphics_handle)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_get_capabilities);
 
-/* Returns true if video.ko can do backlight switching */
-int acpi_video_backlight_support(void)
+static void acpi_video_caps_check(void)
 {
         /*
          * We must check whether the ACPI graphics device is physically plugged
@@ -191,6 +219,34 @@ int acpi_video_backlight_support(void)
          */
         if (!acpi_video_caps_checked)
                 acpi_video_get_capabilities(NULL);
+}
+
+/* Promote the vendor interface instead of the generic video module.
+ * This function allow DMI blacklists to be implemented by externals
+ * platform drivers instead of putting a big blacklist in video_detect.c
+ * After calling this function you will probably want to call
+ * acpi_video_unregister() to make sure the video module is not loaded
+ */
+void acpi_video_dmi_promote_vendor(void)
+{
+        acpi_video_caps_check();
+        acpi_video_support |= ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_dmi_promote_vendor);
+
+/* To be called when a driver who previously promoted the vendor
+ * interface */
+void acpi_video_dmi_demote_vendor(void)
+{
+        acpi_video_caps_check();
+        acpi_video_support &= ~ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_DMI_VENDOR;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_video_dmi_demote_vendor);
+
+/* Returns true if video.ko can do backlight switching */
+int acpi_video_backlight_support(void)
+{
+        acpi_video_caps_check();
 
         /* First check for boot param -> highest prio */
         if (acpi_video_support & ACPI_VIDEO_BACKLIGHT_FORCE_VENDOR)