3 files changed, 56 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 79b09d76c180..1e3222762bf3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -763,8 +763,7 @@ static u32 acpi_ec_gpe_poll_handler(void *data)
 
         acpi_disable_gpe(NULL, ec->common.gpe_bit, ACPI_ISR);
 
-        status = acpi_os_queue_for_execution(OSD_PRIORITY_GPE,
-                                             acpi_ec_gpe_query, ec);
+        status = acpi_os_execute(OSL_EC_POLL_HANDLER, acpi_ec_gpe_query, ec);
 
         if (status == AE_OK)
                 return ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED;
@@ -799,7 +798,7 @@ static u32 acpi_ec_gpe_intr_handler(void *data)
 
         if (value & ACPI_EC_FLAG_SCI) {
                 atomic_add(1, &ec->intr.pending_gpe);
-                status = acpi_os_queue_for_execution(OSD_PRIORITY_GPE,
+                status = acpi_os_execute(OSL_EC_BURST_HANDLER,
                                                      acpi_ec_gpe_query, ec);
                 return status == AE_OK ?
                     ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED : ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 109c3f8ae7df..e80ca4730a44 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/nmi.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
@@ -600,23 +601,41 @@ static void acpi_os_execute_deferred(void *context)
         return_VOID;
 }
 
-acpi_status
-acpi_os_queue_for_execution(u32 priority,
+static int acpi_os_execute_thread(void *context)
+{
+        struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc = (struct acpi_os_dpc *)context;
+        if (dpc) {
+                dpc->function(dpc->context);
+                kfree(dpc);
+        }
+        do_exit(0);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_os_execute
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Type               - Type of the callback
+ *              Function           - Function to be executed
+ *              Context            - Function parameters
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Depending on type, either queues function for deferred execution or
+ *              immediately executes function on a separate thread.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_os_execute(acpi_execute_type type,
                             acpi_osd_exec_callback function, void *context)
 {
         acpi_status status = AE_OK;
         struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc;
         struct work_struct *task;
-
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("os_queue_for_execution");
-
-        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                          "Scheduling function [%p(%p)] for deferred execution.\n",
-                          function, context));
+        struct task_struct *p;
 
         if (!function)
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
-
+                return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
         /*
          * Allocate/initialize DPC structure.  Note that this memory will be
          * freed by the callee.  The kernel handles the tq_struct list  in a
@@ -627,30 +646,37 @@ acpi_os_queue_for_execution(u32 priority,
          * We can save time and code by allocating the DPC and tq_structs
          * from the same memory.
          */
-
-        dpc =
-            kmalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_os_dpc) + sizeof(struct work_struct),
-                    GFP_ATOMIC);
+        if (type == OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER) {
+                dpc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_os_dpc), GFP_KERNEL);
+        } else {
+                dpc = kmalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_os_dpc) +
+                                sizeof(struct work_struct), GFP_ATOMIC);
+        }
         if (!dpc)
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
-
+                return AE_NO_MEMORY;
         dpc->function = function;
         dpc->context = context;
 
-        task = (void *)(dpc + 1);
-        INIT_WORK(task, acpi_os_execute_deferred, (void *)dpc);
-
-        if (!queue_work(kacpid_wq, task)) {
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
-                                  "Call to queue_work() failed.\n"));
-                kfree(dpc);
-                status = AE_ERROR;
+        if (type == OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER) {
+                p = kthread_create(acpi_os_execute_thread, dpc, "kacpid_notify");
+                if (!IS_ERR(p)) {
+                        wake_up_process(p);
+                } else {
+                        status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+                        kfree(dpc);
+                }
+        } else {
+                task = (void *)(dpc + 1);
+                INIT_WORK(task, acpi_os_execute_deferred, (void *)dpc);
+                if (!queue_work(kacpid_wq, task)) {
+                        status = AE_ERROR;
+                        kfree(dpc);
+                }
         }
-
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        return status;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_os_queue_for_execution);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_os_execute);
 
 void acpi_os_wait_events_complete(void *context)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 19f3ea48475e..fba9c230a84d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -684,8 +684,7 @@ static void acpi_thermal_run(unsigned long data)
 {
         struct acpi_thermal *tz = (struct acpi_thermal *)data;
         if (!tz->zombie)
-                acpi_os_queue_for_execution(OSD_PRIORITY_GPE,
-                                            acpi_thermal_check, (void *)data);
+                acpi_os_execute(OSL_GPE_HANDLER, acpi_thermal_check, (void *)data);
 }
 
 static void acpi_thermal_check(void *data)