91 files changed, 4388 insertions, 1864 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 7ec7d88c5999..dd8729d674e5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ config ACPI_PROCFS
          /proc/acpi/fadt (/sys/firmware/acpi/tables/FACP)
          /proc/acpi/debug_layer (/sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer)
          /proc/acpi/debug_level (/sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_level)
+          /proc/acpi/processor/*/power (/sys/devices/system/cpu/*/cpuidle/*)
+          /proc/acpi/processor/*/performance (/sys/devices/system/cpu/*/
+                cpufreq/*)
+          /proc/acpi/processor/*/throttling (/sys/class/thermal/
+                cooling_device*/*)
          This option has no effect on /proc/acpi/ files
          and functions which do not yet exist in /sys.
@@ -82,6 +86,17 @@ config ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
          Say N to delete power /proc/acpi/ directories that have moved to /sys/
+config ACPI_POWER_METER
+        tristate "ACPI 4.0 power meter"
+        depends on HWMON
+        help
+          This driver exposes ACPI 4.0 power meters as hardware monitoring
+          devices.  Say Y (or M) if you have a computer with ACPI 4.0 firmware
+          and a power meter.
+          To compile this driver as a module, choose M here:
+          the module will be called power-meter.
 config ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
        bool "Future power /sys interface"
        select POWER_SUPPLY
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
index 03a985be3fe3..82cd49dc603b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Makefile
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_HOTPLUG_MEMORY) += acpi_memhotplug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_BATTERY)      += battery.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_SBS)          += sbshc.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_SBS)          += sbs.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ACPI_POWER_METER)  += power_meter.o
 # processor has its own "processor." module_param namespace
 processor-y                     := processor_core.o processor_throttling.o
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ac.c b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
index 0df8fcb687d6..98b9690b0159 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ac.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_AC_CLASS                   "ac_adapter"
 #define ACPI_AC_DEVICE_NAME             "AC Adapter"
 #define ACPI_AC_FILE_STATE              "state"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
index 9a62224cc278..28ccdbc05ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_memhotplug.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 static int acpi_memory_device_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_memory_device_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
-static int acpi_memory_device_start(struct acpi_device *device);
 static const struct acpi_device_id memory_device_ids[] = {
        {ACPI_MEMORY_DEVICE_HID, 0},
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_memory_device_driver = {
        .ops = {
                .add = acpi_memory_device_add,
                .remove = acpi_memory_device_remove,
-                .start = acpi_memory_device_start,
                },
 };
@@ -431,28 +429,6 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_add(struct acpi_device *device)
        printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s \n", acpi_device_name(device));
-        return result;
-}
-static int acpi_memory_device_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
-{
-        struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device = NULL;
-        if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
-                return -EINVAL;
-        mem_device = acpi_driver_data(device);
-        kfree(mem_device);
-        return 0;
-}
-static int acpi_memory_device_start (struct acpi_device *device)
-{
-        struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device;
-        int result = 0;
        /*
         * Early boot code has recognized memory area by EFI/E820.
         * If DSDT shows these memory devices on boot, hotplug is not necessary
@@ -462,8 +438,6 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_start (struct acpi_device *device)
        if (!acpi_hotmem_initialized)
                return 0;
-        mem_device = acpi_driver_data(device);
        if (!acpi_memory_check_device(mem_device)) {
                /* call add_memory func */
                result = acpi_memory_enable_device(mem_device);
@@ -474,6 +448,20 @@ static int acpi_memory_device_start (struct acpi_device *device)
        return result;
 }
+static int acpi_memory_device_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
+{
+        struct acpi_memory_device *mem_device = NULL;
+        if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
+                return -EINVAL;
+        mem_device = acpi_driver_data(device);
+        kfree(mem_device);
+        return 0;
+}
 /*
 * Helper function to check for memory device
 */
@@ -481,26 +469,23 @@ static acpi_status is_memory_device(acpi_handle handle)
 {
        char *hardware_id;
        acpi_status status;
-        struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
        struct acpi_device_info *info;
+        status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &info);
-        status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &buffer);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
                return status;
-        info = buffer.pointer;
        if (!(info->valid & ACPI_VALID_HID)) {
-                kfree(buffer.pointer);
+                kfree(info);
                return AE_ERROR;
        }
-        hardware_id = info->hardware_id.value;
+        hardware_id = info->hardware_id.string;
        if ((hardware_id == NULL) ||
            (strcmp(hardware_id, ACPI_MEMORY_DEVICE_HID)))
                status = AE_ERROR;
-        kfree(buffer.pointer);
+        kfree(info);
        return status;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
index 72ac28da14e3..e7973bc16846 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ acpi-$(ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE) += hwtimer.o
 acpi-y += nsaccess.o  nsload.o    nssearch.o  nsxfeval.o \
         nsalloc.o   nseval.o    nsnames.o   nsutils.o   nsxfname.o \
         nsdump.o    nsinit.o    nsobject.o  nswalk.o    nsxfobj.o  \
-         nsparse.o   nspredef.o
+         nsparse.o   nspredef.o  nsrepair.o
 acpi-$(ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE) += nsdumpdv.o
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ acpi-y += tbxface.o tbinstal.o tbutils.o tbfind.o tbfadt.o tbxfroot.o
 acpi-y += utalloc.o utdebug.o uteval.o utinit.o utmisc.o utxface.o \
                utcopy.o utdelete.o utglobal.o utmath.o utobject.o \
-                utstate.o utmutex.o utobject.o utresrc.o utlock.o
+                utstate.o utmutex.o utobject.o utresrc.o utlock.o utids.o
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
index e6777fb883d2..8e679ef5b231 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 /* Operation regions */
-#define ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS     8
+#define ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS     9
 #define ACPI_USER_REGION_BEGIN          0x80
 /* Maximum space_ids for Operation Regions */
@@ -199,9 +199,15 @@
 #define ACPI_RSDP_CHECKSUM_LENGTH       20
 #define ACPI_RSDP_XCHECKSUM_LENGTH      36
-/* SMBus bidirectional buffer size */
+/* SMBus and IPMI bidirectional buffer size */
 #define ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE          34
+#define ACPI_IPMI_BUFFER_SIZE           66
+/* _sx_d and _sx_w control methods */
+#define ACPI_NUM_sx_d_METHODS           4
+#define ACPI_NUM_sx_w_METHODS           5
 /******************************************************************************
 *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
index 62c59df3b86c..a4fb001d96f1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
@@ -154,10 +154,6 @@ void
 acpi_db_display_argument_object(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
                                struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
-void acpi_db_check_predefined_names(void);
-void acpi_db_batch_execute(void);
 /*
 * dbexec - debugger control method execution
 */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 3d87362d17ed..29ba66d5a790 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@
 #define ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(a,b) a
 #endif
+#ifdef DEFINE_ACPI_GLOBALS
+/* Public globals, available from outside ACPICA subsystem */
 /*****************************************************************************
 *
 * Runtime configuration (static defaults that can be overriden at runtime)
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@
 * 5) Allow unresolved references (invalid target name) in package objects
 * 6) Enable warning messages for behavior that is not ACPI spec compliant
 */
-ACPI_EXTERN u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack, FALSE);
+u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack, FALSE);
 /*
 * Automatically serialize ALL control methods? Default is FALSE, meaning
@@ -86,27 +90,36 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack, FALSE);
 * Only change this if the ASL code is poorly written and cannot handle
 * reentrancy even though methods are marked "NotSerialized".
 */
-ACPI_EXTERN u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized, FALSE);
+u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized, FALSE);
 /*
 * Create the predefined _OSI method in the namespace? Default is TRUE
 * because ACPI CA is fully compatible with other ACPI implementations.
 * Changing this will revert ACPI CA (and machine ASL) to pre-OSI behavior.
 */
-ACPI_EXTERN u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_create_osi_method, TRUE);
+u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_create_osi_method, TRUE);
 /*
 * Disable wakeup GPEs during runtime? Default is TRUE because WAKE and
 * RUNTIME GPEs should never be shared, and WAKE GPEs should typically only
 * be enabled just before going to sleep.
 */
-ACPI_EXTERN u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_leave_wake_gpes_disabled, TRUE);
+u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_leave_wake_gpes_disabled, TRUE);
 /*
 * Optionally use default values for the ACPI register widths. Set this to
 * TRUE to use the defaults, if an FADT contains incorrect widths/lengths.
 */
-ACPI_EXTERN u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_use_default_register_widths, TRUE);
+u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_use_default_register_widths, TRUE);
+/* acpi_gbl_FADT is a local copy of the FADT, converted to a common format. */
+struct acpi_table_fadt acpi_gbl_FADT;
+u32 acpi_current_gpe_count;
+u32 acpi_gbl_trace_flags;
+acpi_name acpi_gbl_trace_method_name;
+#endif
 /*****************************************************************************
 *
@@ -114,11 +127,6 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_use_default_register_widths, TRUE);
 *
 ****************************************************************************/
-/* Runtime configuration of debug print levels */
-extern u32 acpi_dbg_level;
-extern u32 acpi_dbg_layer;
 /* Procedure nesting level for debug output */
 extern u32 acpi_gbl_nesting_level;
@@ -127,10 +135,8 @@ extern u32 acpi_gbl_nesting_level;
 ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_original_dbg_level;
 ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_original_dbg_layer;
-ACPI_EXTERN acpi_name acpi_gbl_trace_method_name;
 ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level;
 ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer;
-ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_trace_flags;
 /*****************************************************************************
 *
@@ -142,10 +148,8 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_trace_flags;
 * acpi_gbl_root_table_list is the master list of ACPI tables found in the
 * RSDT/XSDT.
 *
- * acpi_gbl_FADT is a local copy of the FADT, converted to a common format.
 */
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_internal_rsdt acpi_gbl_root_table_list;
-ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_table_fadt acpi_gbl_FADT;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_table_facs *acpi_gbl_FACS;
 /* These addresses are calculated from the FADT Event Block addresses */
@@ -261,7 +265,8 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_osi_data;
 extern u8 acpi_gbl_shutdown;
 extern u32 acpi_gbl_startup_flags;
 extern const char *acpi_gbl_sleep_state_names[ACPI_S_STATE_COUNT];
-extern const char *acpi_gbl_highest_dstate_names[4];
+extern const char *acpi_gbl_lowest_dstate_names[ACPI_NUM_sx_w_METHODS];
+extern const char *acpi_gbl_highest_dstate_names[ACPI_NUM_sx_d_METHODS];
 extern const struct acpi_opcode_info acpi_gbl_aml_op_info[AML_NUM_OPCODES];
 extern const char *acpi_gbl_region_types[ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS];
@@ -290,6 +295,7 @@ extern char const *acpi_gbl_exception_names_ctrl[];
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_namespace_node acpi_gbl_root_node_struct;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_gbl_root_node;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_gbl_fadt_gpe_device;
+ACPI_EXTERN union acpi_operand_object *acpi_gbl_module_code_list;
 extern const u8 acpi_gbl_ns_properties[ACPI_NUM_NS_TYPES];
 extern const struct acpi_predefined_names
@@ -340,7 +346,6 @@ ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_fixed_event_handler
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *acpi_gbl_gpe_xrupt_list_head;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_gpe_block_info
 *acpi_gbl_gpe_fadt_blocks[ACPI_MAX_GPE_BLOCKS];
-ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_current_gpe_count;
 /*****************************************************************************
 *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
index 4afa3d8e0efb..36192f142fbb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ u32 acpi_hw_get_mode(void);
 /*
 * hwregs - ACPI Register I/O
 */
+acpi_status
+acpi_hw_validate_register(struct acpi_generic_address *reg,
+                          u8 max_bit_width, u64 *address);
+acpi_status acpi_hw_read(u32 *value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg);
+acpi_status acpi_hw_write(u32 value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg);
 struct acpi_bit_register_info *acpi_hw_get_bit_register_info(u32 register_id);
 acpi_status acpi_hw_write_pm1_control(u32 pm1a_control, u32 pm1b_control);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
index e8db7a3143a5..5db9f2916f7c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
@@ -461,9 +461,9 @@ void acpi_ex_acquire_global_lock(u32 rule);
 void acpi_ex_release_global_lock(u32 rule);
-void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(u32 numeric_id, char *out_string);
+void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *dest, acpi_integer compressed_id);
-void acpi_ex_unsigned_integer_to_string(acpi_integer value, char *out_string);
+void acpi_ex_integer_to_string(char *dest, acpi_integer value);
 /*
 * exregion - default op_region handlers
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index ee986edfa0da..81e64f478679 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -369,6 +369,19 @@ union acpi_predefined_info {
        struct acpi_package_info3 ret_info3;
 };
+/* Data block used during object validation */
+struct acpi_predefined_data {
+        char *pathname;
+        const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined;
+        u32 flags;
+        u8 node_flags;
+};
+/* Defines for Flags field above */
+#define ACPI_OBJECT_REPAIRED    1
 /*
 * Bitmapped return value types
 * Note: the actual data types must be contiguous, a loop in nspredef.c
@@ -885,6 +898,9 @@ struct acpi_bit_register_info {
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_XP_SP2             0x05
 #define ACPI_OSI_WINSRV_2003_SP1        0x06
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA              0x07
+#define ACPI_OSI_WINSRV_2008            0x08
+#define ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA_SP1          0x09
+#define ACPI_OSI_WIN_7                  0x0A
 #define ACPI_ALWAYS_ILLEGAL             0x00
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
index 91ac7d7b4402..3acd9c6760ea 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
 */
 #define ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(s, e)      acpi_ns_report_error (AE_INFO, s, e);
 #define ACPI_ERROR_METHOD(s, n, p, e)   acpi_ns_report_method_error (AE_INFO, s, n, p, e);
+#define ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED(plist)     acpi_ut_predefined_warning plist
 #else
@@ -347,6 +348,7 @@
 #define ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(s, e)
 #define ACPI_ERROR_METHOD(s, n, p, e)
+#define ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED(plist)
 #endif          /* ACPI_NO_ERROR_MESSAGES */
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index 94cdc2b8cb93..09a2764c734b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
 #define ACPI_NS_WALK_UNLOCK         0x01
 #define ACPI_NS_WALK_TEMP_NODES     0x02
+/* Object is not a package element */
+#define ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT    ACPI_UINT32_MAX
+/* Always emit warning message, not dependent on node flags */
+#define ACPI_WARN_ALWAYS            0
 /*
 * nsinit - Namespace initialization
 */
@@ -144,6 +152,8 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_create_node(u32 name);
 void acpi_ns_delete_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *node);
+void acpi_ns_remove_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *node);
 void
 acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree(struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_handle);
@@ -186,6 +196,8 @@ acpi_ns_dump_objects(acpi_object_type type,
 */
 acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info);
+void acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list(void);
 /*
 * nspredef - Support for predefined/reserved names
 */
@@ -260,6 +272,19 @@ acpi_ns_get_attached_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
                          acpi_object_handler handler, void **data);
 /*
+ * nsrepair - return object repair for predefined methods/objects
+ */
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_object(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+                      u32 expected_btypes,
+                      u32 package_index,
+                      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+                            union acpi_operand_object **obj_desc_ptr);
+/*
 * nssearch - Namespace searching and entry
 */
 acpi_status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index eb6f038b03d9..b39d682a2140 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
 #define AOPOBJ_SETUP_COMPLETE       0x10
 #define AOPOBJ_SINGLE_DATUM         0x20
 #define AOPOBJ_INVALID              0x40        /* Used if host OS won't allow an op_region address */
+#define AOPOBJ_MODULE_LEVEL         0x80
 /******************************************************************************
 *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
index 23ee0fbf5619..22881e8ce229 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 #define ACPI_PARSE_DEFERRED_OP          0x0100
 #define ACPI_PARSE_DISASSEMBLE          0x0200
+#define ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL         0x0400
 /******************************************************************************
 *
 * Parser interfaces
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
index 63f656ae3604..cd80d1dd1950 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
 *      (Used for _PRW)
 *
 *
- * 2) PTYPE2 packages contain a variable number of sub-packages. Each of the
+ * 2) PTYPE2 packages contain a Variable-length number of sub-packages. Each
- *    different types describe the contents of each of the sub-packages.
+ *    of the different types describe the contents of each of the sub-packages.
 *
 * ACPI_PTYPE2: Each subpackage contains 1 or 2 object types:
 *      object type
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@
 * ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN: Each subpackage has a variable but minimum length
 *      (Used for _HPX)
 *
+ * ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED: Revision at start, each subpackage is Fixed-length
+ *      (Used for _ART, _FPS)
+ *
 *****************************************************************************/
 enum acpi_return_package_types {
@@ -101,9 +104,11 @@ enum acpi_return_package_types {
        ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT = 5,
        ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT = 6,
        ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED = 7,
-        ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN = 8
+        ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN = 8,
+        ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED = 9
 };
+#ifdef ACPI_CREATE_PREDEFINED_TABLE
 /*
 * Predefined method/object information table.
 *
@@ -136,239 +141,384 @@ enum acpi_return_package_types {
 * is saved here (rather than in a separate table) in order to minimize the
 * overall size of the stored data.
 */
-static const union acpi_predefined_info predefined_names[] = {
+static const union acpi_predefined_info predefined_names[] =
-        {.info = {"_AC0", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+{
-        {.info = {"_AC1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC0", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AC2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AC3", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AC4", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC3", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AC5", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC4", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AC6", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC5", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AC7", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC6", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AC8", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC7", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AC9", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC8", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_ADR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AC9", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AL0", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_ADR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_AL1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_AL0", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_AL2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_AL3", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_AL4", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_AL1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_AL5", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_AL6", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_AL7", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_AL2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_AL8", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_AL9", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_ALC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AL3", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_ALI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_ALP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_ALR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 2, 0, 0, 0}}, /* variable (Pkgs) each 2 (Ints) */
+        {{"_AL4", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_ALT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_BBN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_BCL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0, 0, 0, 0}},     /* variable (Ints) */
+        {{"_AL5", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_BCM", 1, 0}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_BDN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_BFS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_AL6", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_BIF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-                                          9,
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_STRING | ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 4, 0}},        /* fixed (9 Int),(4 Str) */
+        {{"_AL7", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_BLT", 3, 0}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_BMC", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_BMD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5, 0, 0, 0}},   /* fixed (5 Int) */
+        {{"_AL8", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_BQC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_BST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4, 0, 0, 0}},   /* fixed (4 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_BTM", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_AL9", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_BTP", 1, 0}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_CBA", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},      /* see PCI firmware spec 3.0 */
-        {.info = {"_CID", 0,
+        {{"_ALC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-         ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING | ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},
+        {{"_ALI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING, 0, 0, 0, 0}},    /* variable (Ints/Strs) */
+        {{"_ALP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_CRS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_ALR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 2 (Ints) */
-        {.info = {"_CRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 2,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_CSD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (1 Int(n), n-1 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_CST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT,
+        {{"_ALT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 1,
+        {{"_ART", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Variable-length (1 Int(rev), n Pkg (2 Ref/11 Int) */
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 3, 0}},   /* variable (1 Int(n), n Pkg (1 Buf/3 Int) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER},
-        {.info = {"_DCK", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+          11, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_DCS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_DDC", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_BBN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_DDN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
+        {{"_BCL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Ints) */
-        {.info = {"_DGS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_DIS", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_DMA", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_BCM", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_DOD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0, 0, 0, 0}},     /* variable (Ints) */
+        {{"_BCT", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_DOS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_BDN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_DSM", 4, ACPI_RTYPE_ALL}},  /* Must return a type, but it can be of any type */
+        {{"_BFS", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_DSS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_BIF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (9 Int),(4 Str) */
-        {.info = {"_DSW", 3, 0}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 9, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}, 4,0}},
-        {.info = {"_EC_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_EDL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_BIX", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Fixed-length (16 Int),(4 Str) */
-        {.info = {"_EJ0", 1, 0}},
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 16, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}, 4,
-        {.info = {"_EJ1", 1, 0}},
+          0}},
-        {.info = {"_EJ2", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_EJ3", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_BLT", 3, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_EJ4", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_BMA", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_EJD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
+        {{"_BMC", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_FDE", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_BMD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (5 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_FDI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 16, 0, 0, 0}},  /* fixed (16 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_FDM", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_FIX", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0, 0, 0, 0}},     /* variable (Ints) */
+        {{"_BMS", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_GLK", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_BQC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_GPD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_BST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (4 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_GPE", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},      /* _GPE method, not _GPE scope */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_GSB", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_GTF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_BTM", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_GTM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_BTP", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_GTS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_CBA", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}}, /* See PCI firmware spec 3.0 */
-        {.info = {"_HID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
+        {{"_CDM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_HOT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_CID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING | ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Ints/Strs) */
-        {.info = {"_HPP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4, 0, 0, 0}},   /* fixed (4 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_CRS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_CRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_CSD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (1 Int(n), n-1 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_CST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (1 Int(n), n Pkg (1 Buf/3 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT,ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}, 3,0}},
+        {{"_DCK", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_DCS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_DDC", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_DDN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
+        {{"_DGS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_DIS", 0, 0}},
+        {{"_DMA", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_DOD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Ints) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_DOS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_DSM", 4, ACPI_RTYPE_ALL}},     /* Must return a type, but it can be of any type */
+        {{"_DSS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_DSW", 3, 0}},
+        {{"_DTI", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_EC_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_EDL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs)*/
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_EJ0", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_EJ1", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_EJ2", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_EJ3", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_EJ4", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_EJD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
+        {{"_FDE", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_FDI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (16 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 16,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_FDM", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_FIF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Fixed-length (4 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4, 0}, 0, 0}},
+        {{"_FIX", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Ints) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_FPS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Variable-length (1 Int(rev), n Pkg (5 Int) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5, 0}, 0, 0}},
+        {{"_FSL", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_FST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Fixed-length (3 Int) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 3, 0}, 0, 0}},
+        {{"_GAI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_GHL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_GLK", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_GPD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_GPE", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}}, /* _GPE method, not _GPE scope */
+        {{"_GSB", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_GTF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_GTM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_GTS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_HID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
+        {{"_HOT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_HPP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (4 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4,0}, 0,0}},
        /*
-         * For _HPX, a single package is returned, containing a variable number of sub-packages.
+         * For _HPX, a single package is returned, containing a Variable-length number
-         * Each sub-package contains a PCI record setting. There are several different type of
+         * of sub-packages. Each sub-package contains a PCI record setting.
-         * record settings, of different lengths, but all elements of all settings are Integers.
+         * There are several different type of record settings, of different
+         * lengths, but all elements of all settings are Integers.
         */
-        {.info = {"_HPX", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5, 0, 0, 0}},     /* variable (Pkgs) each (var Ints) */
+        {{"_HPX", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each (var Ints) */
-        {.info = {"_IFT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},      /* see IPMI spec */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_INI", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_IRC", 0, 0}},
+        {{"_IFT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}}, /* See IPMI spec */
-        {.info = {"_LCK", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_INI", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_LID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_IRC", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_MAT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_LCK", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_MLS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING, 2, 0, 0, 0}},  /* variable (Pkgs) each (2 Str) */
+        {{"_LID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_MSG", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_MAT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-        {.info = {"_OFF", 0, 0}},
+        {{"_MBM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Fixed-length (8 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_ON_", 0, 0}},
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 8, 0}, 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_OS_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
-        {.info = {"_OSC", 4, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_MLS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each (2 Str) */
-        {.info = {"_OST", 3, 0}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING, 2,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_PCL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_PCT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 2, 0, 0, 0}},    /* fixed (2 Buf) */
+        {{"_MSG", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_PDC", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_MSM", 4, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_PIC", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_NTT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_PLD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 0, 0, 0, 0}},      /* variable (Bufs) */
+        {{"_OFF", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_PPC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_ON_", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_PPE", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},      /* see dig64 spec */
+        {{"_OS_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
-        {.info = {"_PR0", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_OSC", 4, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-        {.info = {"_PR1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_OST", 3, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_PR2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_PAI", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_PRS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_PCL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_PCT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (2 Buf) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 2,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_PDC", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_PDL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PIC", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_PIF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Fixed-length (3 Int),(3 Str) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 3, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}, 3, 0}},
+        {{"_PLD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Bufs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_PMC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Fixed-length (11 Int),(3 Str) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 11, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}, 3,
+          0}},
+        {{"_PMD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Variable-length (Refs) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0}, 0, 0}},
+        {{"_PMM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PPC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PPE", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}}, /* See dig64 spec */
+        {{"_PR0", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_PR1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_PR2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_PR3", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Variable-length (Refs) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0}, 0, 0}},
+        {{"_PRL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Variable-length (Refs) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0}, 0, 0}},
+        {{"_PRS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
        /*
-         * For _PRT, many BIOSs reverse the 2nd and 3rd Package elements. This bug is so prevalent that there
+         * For _PRT, many BIOSs reverse the 3rd and 4th Package elements (Source
-         * is code in the ACPICA Resource Manager to detect this and switch them back. For now, do not allow
+         * and source_index). This bug is so prevalent that there is code in the
-         * and issue a warning. To allow this and eliminate the warning, add the ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE
+         * ACPICA Resource Manager to detect this and switch them back. For now,
-         * type to the 2nd element (index 1) in the statement below.
+         * do not allow and issue a warning. To allow this and eliminate the
+         * warning, add the ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE type to the 4th element (index 3)
+         * in the statement below.
         */
-        {.info = {"_PRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED, 4,
+        {{"_PRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each (4): Int,Int,Int/Ref,Int */
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED, 4, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER},
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,
+                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE,
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},      /* variable (Pkgs) each (4): Int,Int,Int/Ref,Int */
+                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_PRW", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_OPTION, 2,
+        {{"_PRW", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each: Pkg/Int,Int,[Variable-length Refs] (Pkg is Ref/Int) */
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER |
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_OPTION, 2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE,
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE,
+                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE,0}},
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0}},        /* variable (Pkgs) each: Pkg/Int,Int,[variable Refs] (Pkg is Ref/Int) */
+        {{"_PS0", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_PS0", 0, 0}},
+        {{"_PS1", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_PS1", 0, 0}},
+        {{"_PS2", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_PS2", 0, 0}},
+        {{"_PS3", 0, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_PS3", 0, 0}},
+        {{"_PSC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_PSC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PSD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each (5 Int) with count */
-        {.info = {"_PSD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Pkgs) each (5 Int) with count */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_PSL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_PSR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PSL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-        {.info = {"_PSS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 6, 0, 0, 0}}, /* variable (Pkgs) each (6 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_PSV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_PSW", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_PSR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_PTC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 2, 0, 0, 0}},    /* fixed (2 Buf) */
+        {{"_PSS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each (6 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_PTS", 1, 0}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 6,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_PXM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_REG", 2, 0}},
+        {{"_PSV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_REV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PSW", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_RMV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PTC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (2 Buf) */
-        {.info = {"_ROM", 2, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 2,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_RTV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PTP", 2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_PTS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_PUR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},      /* Fixed-length (2 Int) */
+        {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 2, 0}, 0, 0}},
+        {{"_PXM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_REG", 2, 0}},
+        {{"_REV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_RMV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_ROM", 2, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_RTV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
        /*
-         * For _S0_ through _S5_, the ACPI spec defines a return Package containing 1 Integer,
+         * For _S0_ through _S5_, the ACPI spec defines a return Package
-         * but most DSDTs have it wrong - 2,3, or 4 integers. Allow this by making the objects "variable length",
+         * containing 1 Integer, but most DSDTs have it wrong - 2,3, or 4 integers.
-         * but all elements must be Integers.
+         * Allow this by making the objects "Variable-length length", but all elements
+         * must be Integers.
         */
-        {.info = {"_S0_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1, 0, 0, 0}},     /* fixed (1 Int) */
+        {{"_S0_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (1 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_S1_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1, 0, 0, 0}},     /* fixed (1 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_S2_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1, 0, 0, 0}},     /* fixed (1 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_S3_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1, 0, 0, 0}},     /* fixed (1 Int) */
+        {{"_S1_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (1 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_S4_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1, 0, 0, 0}},     /* fixed (1 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_S5_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1, 0, 0, 0}},     /* fixed (1 Int) */
+        {{"_S2_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (1 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_S1D", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_S2D", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_S3D", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_S3_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (1 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_S4D", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_S0W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_S1W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_S4_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (1 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_S2W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_S3W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_S4W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_S5_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (1 Int) */
-        {.info = {"_SBS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 1,0}, 0,0}},
-        {.info = {"_SCP", 0x13, 0}},    /* Acpi 1.0 allowed 1 arg. Acpi 3.0 expanded to 3 args. Allow both. */
-        /* Note: the 3-arg definition may be removed for ACPI 4.0 */
+        {{"_S1D", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_SDD", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_S2D", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_SEG", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_S3D", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_SLI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_S4D", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_SPD", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_S0W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_SRS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_S1W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_SRV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},      /* see IPMI spec */
+        {{"_S2W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_SST", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_S3W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_STA", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_S4W", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_STM", 3, 0}},
+        {{"_SBS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_STR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
+        {{"_SCP", 0x13, 0}},               /* Acpi 1.0 allowed 1 arg. Acpi 3.0 expanded to 3 args. Allow both. */
-        {.info = {"_SUN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+                           /* Note: the 3-arg definition may be removed for ACPI 4.0 */
-        {.info = {"_SWS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_SDD", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_TC1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_SEG", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_TC2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_SHL", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_TMP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_SLI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-        {.info = {"_TPC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_SPD", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_TPT", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_SRS", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_TRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 2,
+        {{"_SRV", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}}, /* See IPMI spec */
-                                          ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 6, 0}},   /* variable (Pkgs) each 2_ref/6_int */
+        {{"_SST", 1, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_TSD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Pkgs) each 5_int with count */
+        {{"_STA", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_TSP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_STM", 3, 0}},
-        {.info = {"_TSS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5, 0, 0, 0}}, /* variable (Pkgs) each 5_int */
+        {{"_STP", 2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_TST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_STR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-        {.info = {"_TTS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_STV", 2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_TZD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0}},   /* variable (Refs) */
+        {{"_SUN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_TZM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE}},
+        {{"_SWS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_TZP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_TC1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_UID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
+        {{"_TC2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_UPC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4, 0, 0, 0}},   /* fixed (4 Int) */
+        {{"_TIP", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_UPD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_TIV", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_UPP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_TMP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-        {.info = {"_VPO", 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 */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}, 6, 0}},
+        {{"_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 */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_TST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_TTS", 1, 0}},
+        {{"_TZD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_TZM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE}},
+        {{"_TZP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_UID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
+        {{"_UPC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (4 Int) */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4,0}, 0,0}},
+        {{"_UPD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_UPP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
+        {{"_VPO", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
        /* Acpi 1.0 defined _WAK with no return value. Later, it was changed to return a package */
-        {.info = {"_WAK", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_NONE | ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},
+        {{"_WAK", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_NONE | ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},
-        {.ret_info = {ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 2, 0, 0, 0}},      /* fixed (2 Int), but is optional */
+                          {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 2,0}, 0,0}}, /* Fixed-length (2 Int), but is optional */
-        {.ret_info = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}}        /* Table terminator */
+        {{{0,0,0,0}, 0,0}} /* Table terminator */
 };
 #if 0
        /* Not implemented */
-{
+        {{"_WDG", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},  /* MS Extension */
-"_WDG", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER},  /* MS Extension */
+        {{"_WED", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* MS Extension */
-{
+        /* This is an internally implemented control method, no need to check */
-"_WED", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}, /* MS Extension */
+        {{"_OSI", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-    /* This is an internally implemented control method, no need to check */
+        /* TBD: */
-{
-"_OSI", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER},
+        _PRT - currently ignore reversed entries. attempt to fix here?
+        think about possibly fixing package elements like _BIF, etc.
+#endif
-    /* TBD: */
-    _PRT - currently ignore reversed entries.attempt to fix here ?
-    think about code that attempts to fix package elements like _BIF, etc.
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
index 897810ba0ccc..863a264b829e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
@@ -324,26 +324,30 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(char *object_name,
                                struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-                                acpi_integer * address);
+                                acpi_integer *value);
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_execute_HID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
+acpi_ut_execute_STA(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node, u32 *status_flags);
-                    struct acpica_device_id *hid);
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_execute_CID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
+acpi_ut_execute_power_methods(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-                    struct acpi_compatible_id_list **return_cid_list);
+                              const char **method_names,
+                              u8 method_count, u8 *out_values);
+/*
+ * utids - device ID support
+ */
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_execute_STA(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
+acpi_ut_execute_HID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-                    u32 * status_flags);
+                    struct acpica_device_id **return_id);
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_execute_UID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-                    struct acpica_device_id *uid);
+                    struct acpica_device_id **return_id);
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_execute_sxds(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node, u8 * highest);
+acpi_ut_execute_CID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
+                    struct acpica_device_id_list **return_cid_list);
 /*
 * utlock - reader/writer locks
@@ -445,6 +449,8 @@ acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
 */
 const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status);
+u8 acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge(char *id);
 u8 acpi_ut_is_aml_table(struct acpi_table_header *table);
 acpi_status acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id);
@@ -469,6 +475,12 @@ u8 acpi_ut_valid_acpi_char(char character, u32 position);
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, acpi_integer * ret_integer);
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_predefined_warning(const char *module_name,
+                           u32 line_number,
+                           char *pathname,
+                           u8 node_flags, const char *format, ...);
 /* Values for Base above (16=Hex, 10=Decimal) */
 #define ACPI_ANY_BASE        0
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
index 067f967eb389..4940249f2524 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ typedef enum {
        REGION_SMBUS,
        REGION_CMOS,
        REGION_PCI_BAR,
+        REGION_IPMI,
        REGION_DATA_TABLE,      /* Internal use only */
        REGION_FIXED_HW = 0x7F
 } AML_REGION_TYPES;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
index 53e27bc5a734..54a225e56a64 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
@@ -123,9 +123,12 @@ acpi_ds_create_buffer_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
                flags = ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH | ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE |
                    ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND;
-                /* Mark node temporary if we are executing a method */
+                /*
+                 * Mark node temporary if we are executing a normal control
-                if (walk_state->method_node) {
+                 * method. (Don't mark if this is a module-level code method)
+                 */
+                if (walk_state->method_node &&
+                    !(walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL)) {
                        flags |= ACPI_NS_TEMPORARY;
                }
@@ -456,9 +459,12 @@ acpi_ds_init_field_objects(union acpi_parse_object *op,
        flags = ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH | ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE |
            ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND;
-        /* Mark node(s) temporary if we are executing a method */
+        /*
+         * Mark node(s) temporary if we are executing a normal control
-        if (walk_state->method_node) {
+         * method. (Don't mark if this is a module-level code method)
+         */
+        if (walk_state->method_node &&
+            !(walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL)) {
                flags |= ACPI_NS_TEMPORARY;
        }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 14b8b8ed8023..567a4899a018 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -578,10 +578,15 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
                }
                /*
-                 * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within
+                 * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within the
-                 * the namespace by the execution of this method
+                 * namespace by the execution of this method. Unless this method
+                 * is a module-level executable code method, in which case we
+                 * want make the objects permanent.
                 */
-                acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(method_desc->method.owner_id);
+                if (!(method_desc->method.flags & AOPOBJ_MODULE_LEVEL)) {
+                        acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(method_desc->method.
+                                                          owner_id);
+                }
        }
        /* Decrement the thread count on the method */
@@ -622,7 +627,9 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
                /* No more threads, we can free the owner_id */
-                acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&method_desc->method.owner_id);
+                if (!(method_desc->method.flags & AOPOBJ_MODULE_LEVEL)) {
+                        acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&method_desc->method.owner_id);
+                }
        }
        return_VOID;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
index 22b1a3ce2c94..7d077bb2f525 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
@@ -433,10 +433,10 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_get_value(u8 type,
                        case ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL:
-                                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                /*
-                                            "Uninitialized Local[%d] at node %p",
+                                 * No error message for this case, will be trapped again later to
-                                            index, node));
+                                 * detect and ignore cases of Store(local_x,local_x)
+                                 */
                                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_UNINITIALIZED_LOCAL);
                        default:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
index 02e6caad4a76..507e1f0bbdfd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
@@ -482,14 +482,27 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_package_obj(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
        if (arg) {
                /*
                 * num_elements was exhausted, but there are remaining elements in the
-                 * package_list.
+                 * package_list. Truncate the package to num_elements.
                 *
                 * Note: technically, this is an error, from ACPI spec: "It is an error
                 * for NumElements to be less than the number of elements in the
-                 * PackageList". However, for now, we just print an error message and
+                 * PackageList". However, we just print an error message and
-                 * no exception is returned.
+                 * no exception is returned. This provides Windows compatibility. Some
+                 * BIOSs will alter the num_elements on the fly, creating this type
+                 * of ill-formed package object.
                 */
                while (arg) {
+                        /*
+                         * We must delete any package elements that were created earlier
+                         * and are not going to be used because of the package truncation.
+                         */
+                        if (arg->common.node) {
+                                acpi_ut_remove_reference(ACPI_CAST_PTR
+                                                         (union
+                                                          acpi_operand_object,
+                                                          arg->common.node));
+                                arg->common.node = NULL;
+                        }
                        /* Find out how many elements there really are */
@@ -498,7 +511,7 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_package_obj(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                }
                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
-                            "Package List length (%X) larger than NumElements count (%X), truncated\n",
+                            "Package List length (0x%X) larger than NumElements count (0x%X), truncated\n",
                            i, element_count));
        } else if (i < element_count) {
                /*
@@ -506,7 +519,7 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_package_obj(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                 * Note: this is not an error, the package is padded out with NULLs.
                 */
                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-                                  "Package List length (%X) smaller than NumElements count (%X), padded with null elements\n",
+                                  "Package List length (0x%X) smaller than NumElements count (0x%X), padded with null elements\n",
                                  i, element_count));
        }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
index 3023ceaa8d54..6de3a99d4cd4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
@@ -581,21 +581,6 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                if ((!(walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NSOPCODE) &&
                     (walk_state->opcode != AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP)) ||
                    (!(walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NAMED))) {
-#ifdef ACPI_ENABLE_MODULE_LEVEL_CODE
-                        if ((walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_EXECUTE) ||
-                            (walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_CONTROL)) {
-                                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
-                                                  "Begin/EXEC: %s (fl %8.8X)\n",
-                                                  walk_state->op_info->name,
-                                                  walk_state->op_info->flags));
-                                /* Executing a type1 or type2 opcode outside of a method */
-                                status =
-                                    acpi_ds_exec_begin_op(walk_state, out_op);
-                                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                        }
-#endif
                        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
                }
@@ -768,7 +753,13 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                        /* Execution mode, node cannot already exist, node is temporary */
-                        flags |= (ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND | ACPI_NS_TEMPORARY);
+                        flags |= ACPI_NS_ERROR_IF_FOUND;
+                        if (!
+                            (walk_state->
+                             parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL)) {
+                                flags |= ACPI_NS_TEMPORARY;
+                        }
                }
                /* Add new entry or lookup existing entry */
@@ -851,24 +842,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
        /* Check if opcode had an associated namespace object */
        if (!(walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NSOBJECT)) {
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
-#ifdef ACPI_ENABLE_MODULE_LEVEL_CODE
-                /* No namespace object. Executable opcode? */
-                if ((walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_EXECUTE) ||
-                    (walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_CONTROL)) {
-                        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
-                                          "End/EXEC:   %s (fl %8.8X)\n",
-                                          walk_state->op_info->name,
-                                          walk_state->op_info->flags));
-                        /* Executing a type1 or type2 opcode outside of a method */
-                        status = acpi_ds_exec_end_op(walk_state);
-                        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                }
-#endif
-#endif
                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
index b9d8ee69ca6c..afacf4416c73 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ u32 acpi_ev_gpe_detect(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info * gpe_xrupt_list)
                        /* Read the Status Register */
                        status =
-                            acpi_read(&status_reg,
+                            acpi_hw_read(&status_reg,
-                                      &gpe_register_info->status_address);
+                                         &gpe_register_info->status_address);
                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                                goto unlock_and_exit;
                        }
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ u32 acpi_ev_gpe_detect(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info * gpe_xrupt_list)
                        /* Read the Enable Register */
                        status =
-                            acpi_read(&enable_reg,
+                            acpi_hw_read(&enable_reg,
-                                      &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
+                                         &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                                goto unlock_and_exit;
                        }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
index 7b3463639422..a60aaa7635f3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
@@ -843,14 +843,14 @@ acpi_ev_create_gpe_info_blocks(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block)
                /* Disable all GPEs within this register */
-                status = acpi_write(0x00, &this_register->enable_address);
+                status = acpi_hw_write(0x00, &this_register->enable_address);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        goto error_exit;
                }
                /* Clear any pending GPE events within this register */
-                status = acpi_write(0xFF, &this_register->status_address);
+                status = acpi_hw_write(0xFF, &this_register->status_address);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        goto error_exit;
                }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
index 284a7becbe96..cf29c4953028 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("evrgnini")
 /* Local prototypes */
-static u8 acpi_ev_match_pci_root_bridge(char *id);
 static u8 acpi_ev_is_pci_root_bridge(struct acpi_namespace_node *node);
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -332,37 +330,6 @@ acpi_ev_pci_config_region_setup(acpi_handle handle,
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_match_pci_root_bridge
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Id              - The HID/CID in string format
- *
- * RETURN:      TRUE if the Id is a match for a PCI/PCI-Express Root Bridge
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Determine if the input ID is a PCI Root Bridge ID.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-static u8 acpi_ev_match_pci_root_bridge(char *id)
-{
-        /*
-         * Check if this is a PCI root.
-         * ACPI 3.0+: check for a PCI Express root also.
-         */
-        if (!(ACPI_STRNCMP(id,
-                           PCI_ROOT_HID_STRING,
-                           sizeof(PCI_ROOT_HID_STRING))) ||
-            !(ACPI_STRNCMP(id,
-                           PCI_EXPRESS_ROOT_HID_STRING,
-                           sizeof(PCI_EXPRESS_ROOT_HID_STRING)))) {
-                return (TRUE);
-        }
-        return (FALSE);
-}
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_is_pci_root_bridge
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Device node being examined
@@ -377,9 +344,10 @@ static u8 acpi_ev_match_pci_root_bridge(char *id)
 static u8 acpi_ev_is_pci_root_bridge(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 {
        acpi_status status;
-        struct acpica_device_id hid;
+        struct acpica_device_id *hid;
-        struct acpi_compatible_id_list *cid;
+        struct acpica_device_id_list *cid;
        u32 i;
+        u8 match;
        /* Get the _HID and check for a PCI Root Bridge */
@@ -388,7 +356,10 @@ static u8 acpi_ev_is_pci_root_bridge(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
                return (FALSE);
        }
-        if (acpi_ev_match_pci_root_bridge(hid.value)) {
+        match = acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge(hid->string);
+        ACPI_FREE(hid);
+        if (match) {
                return (TRUE);
        }
@@ -402,7 +373,7 @@ static u8 acpi_ev_is_pci_root_bridge(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
        /* Check all _CIDs in the returned list */
        for (i = 0; i < cid->count; i++) {
-                if (acpi_ev_match_pci_root_bridge(cid->id[i].value)) {
+                if (acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge(cid->ids[i].string)) {
                        ACPI_FREE(cid);
                        return (TRUE);
                }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
index 277fd609611a..24afef81af39 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
@@ -110,8 +110,15 @@ acpi_ex_add_table(u32 table_index,
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
                *ddb_handle = NULL;
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
        }
+        /* Execute any module-level code that was found in the table */
+        acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
+        acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list();
+        acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
index ec524614e708..de3446372ddc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
@@ -418,9 +418,9 @@ acpi_ex_dump_object(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
                case ACPI_EXD_REFERENCE:
                        acpi_ex_out_string("Class Name",
-                                           (char *)
+                                           ACPI_CAST_PTR(char,
-                                           acpi_ut_get_reference_name
+                                                         acpi_ut_get_reference_name
-                                           (obj_desc));
+                                                         (obj_desc)));
                        acpi_ex_dump_reference_obj(obj_desc);
                        break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
index 546dcdd86785..0b33d6c887b9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ acpi_ex_read_data_from_field(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
        union acpi_operand_object *buffer_desc;
        acpi_size length;
        void *buffer;
+        u32 function;
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ex_read_data_from_field, obj_desc);
@@ -97,13 +98,27 @@ acpi_ex_read_data_from_field(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                }
        } else if ((obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD) &&
                   (obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==
-                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS)) {
+                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS
+                    || obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==
+                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_IPMI)) {
                /*
-                 * This is an SMBus read.  We must create a buffer to hold the data
+                 * This is an SMBus or IPMI read. We must create a buffer to hold
-                 * and directly access the region handler.
+                 * the data and then directly access the region handler.
+                 *
+                 * Note: Smbus protocol value is passed in upper 16-bits of Function
                 */
-                buffer_desc =
+                if (obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==
-                    acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE);
+                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS) {
+                        length = ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE;
+                        function =
+                            ACPI_READ | (obj_desc->field.attribute << 16);
+                } else {        /* IPMI */
+                        length = ACPI_IPMI_BUFFER_SIZE;
+                        function = ACPI_READ;
+                }
+                buffer_desc = acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(length);
                if (!buffer_desc) {
                        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
                }
@@ -112,16 +127,13 @@ acpi_ex_read_data_from_field(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                acpi_ex_acquire_global_lock(obj_desc->common_field.field_flags);
-                /*
+                /* Call the region handler for the read */
-                 * Perform the read.
-                 * Note: Smbus protocol value is passed in upper 16-bits of Function
-                 */
                status = acpi_ex_access_region(obj_desc, 0,
                                               ACPI_CAST_PTR(acpi_integer,
                                                             buffer_desc->
                                                             buffer.pointer),
-                                               ACPI_READ | (obj_desc->field.
+                                               function);
-                                                            attribute << 16));
                acpi_ex_release_global_lock(obj_desc->common_field.field_flags);
                goto exit;
        }
@@ -212,6 +224,7 @@ acpi_ex_write_data_to_field(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
        u32 length;
        void *buffer;
        union acpi_operand_object *buffer_desc;
+        u32 function;
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ex_write_data_to_field, obj_desc);
@@ -234,39 +247,56 @@ acpi_ex_write_data_to_field(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
                }
        } else if ((obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD) &&
                   (obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==
-                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS)) {
+                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS
+                    || obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==
+                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_IPMI)) {
                /*
-                 * This is an SMBus write.  We will bypass the entire field mechanism
+                 * This is an SMBus or IPMI write. We will bypass the entire field
-                 * and handoff the buffer directly to the handler.
+                 * mechanism and handoff the buffer directly to the handler. For
+                 * these address spaces, the buffer is bi-directional; on a write,
+                 * return data is returned in the same buffer.
+                 *
+                 * Source must be a buffer of sufficient size:
+                 * ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE or ACPI_IPMI_BUFFER_SIZE.
                 *
-                 * Source must be a buffer of sufficient size (ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE).
+                 * Note: SMBus protocol type is passed in upper 16-bits of Function
                 */
                if (source_desc->common.type != ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                                    "SMBus write requires Buffer, found type %s",
+                                    "SMBus or IPMI write requires Buffer, found type %s",
                                    acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(source_desc)));
                        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
                }
-                if (source_desc->buffer.length < ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE) {
+                if (obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==
+                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS) {
+                        length = ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE;
+                        function =
+                            ACPI_WRITE | (obj_desc->field.attribute << 16);
+                } else {        /* IPMI */
+                        length = ACPI_IPMI_BUFFER_SIZE;
+                        function = ACPI_WRITE;
+                }
+                if (source_desc->buffer.length < length) {
                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-                                    "SMBus write requires Buffer of length %X, found length %X",
+                                    "SMBus or IPMI write requires Buffer of length %X, found length %X",
-                                    ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE,
+                                    length, source_desc->buffer.length));
-                                    source_desc->buffer.length));
                        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_BUFFER_LIMIT);
                }
-                buffer_desc =
+                /* Create the bi-directional buffer */
-                    acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE);
+                buffer_desc = acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(length);
                if (!buffer_desc) {
                        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
                }
                buffer = buffer_desc->buffer.pointer;
-                ACPI_MEMCPY(buffer, source_desc->buffer.pointer,
+                ACPI_MEMCPY(buffer, source_desc->buffer.pointer, length);
-                            ACPI_SMBUS_BUFFER_SIZE);
                /* Lock entire transaction if requested */
@@ -275,12 +305,10 @@ acpi_ex_write_data_to_field(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
                /*
                 * Perform the write (returns status and perhaps data in the
                 * same buffer)
-                 * Note: SMBus protocol type is passed in upper 16-bits of Function.
                 */
                status = acpi_ex_access_region(obj_desc, 0,
                                               (acpi_integer *) buffer,
-                                               ACPI_WRITE | (obj_desc->field.
+                                               function);
-                                                             attribute << 16));
                acpi_ex_release_global_lock(obj_desc->common_field.field_flags);
                *result_desc = buffer_desc;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
index 6687be167f5f..d7b3b418fb45 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
@@ -120,12 +120,13 @@ acpi_ex_setup_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
        }
        /*
-         * Exit now for SMBus address space, it has a non-linear address space
+         * Exit now for SMBus or IPMI address space, it has a non-linear address space
         * and the request cannot be directly validated
         */
-        if (rgn_desc->region.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS) {
+        if (rgn_desc->region.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS ||
+            rgn_desc->region.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_IPMI) {
-                /* SMBus has a non-linear address space */
+                /* SMBus or IPMI has a non-linear address space */
                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
index 87730e944132..7d41f99f7052 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
@@ -358,50 +358,67 @@ static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(acpi_integer value, u32 base)
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  numeric_id      - EISA ID to be converted
+ * PARAMETERS:  compressed_id   - EISAID to be converted
 *              out_string      - Where to put the converted string (8 bytes)
 *
 * RETURN:      None
 *
- * DESCRIPTION: Convert a numeric EISA ID to string representation
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert a numeric EISAID to string representation. Return
+ *              buffer must be large enough to hold the string. The string
+ *              returned is always exactly of length ACPI_EISAID_STRING_SIZE
+ *              (includes null terminator). The EISAID is always 32 bits.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
-void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(u32 numeric_id, char *out_string)
+void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *out_string, acpi_integer compressed_id)
 {
-        u32 eisa_id;
+        u32 swapped_id;
        ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
+        /* The EISAID should be a 32-bit integer */
+        if (compressed_id > ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "Expected EISAID is larger than 32 bits: 0x%8.8X%8.8X, truncating",
+                              ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(compressed_id)));
+        }
        /* Swap ID to big-endian to get contiguous bits */
-        eisa_id = acpi_ut_dword_byte_swap(numeric_id);
+        swapped_id = acpi_ut_dword_byte_swap((u32)compressed_id);
-        out_string[0] = (char)('@' + (((unsigned long)eisa_id >> 26) & 0x1f));
+        /* First 3 bytes are uppercase letters. Next 4 bytes are hexadecimal */
-        out_string[1] = (char)('@' + ((eisa_id >> 21) & 0x1f));
-        out_string[2] = (char)('@' + ((eisa_id >> 16) & 0x1f));
+        out_string[0] =
-        out_string[3] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer) eisa_id, 12);
+            (char)(0x40 + (((unsigned long)swapped_id >> 26) & 0x1F));
-        out_string[4] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer) eisa_id, 8);
+        out_string[1] = (char)(0x40 + ((swapped_id >> 21) & 0x1F));
-        out_string[5] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer) eisa_id, 4);
+        out_string[2] = (char)(0x40 + ((swapped_id >> 16) & 0x1F));
-        out_string[6] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer) eisa_id, 0);
+        out_string[3] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer)swapped_id, 12);
+        out_string[4] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer)swapped_id, 8);
+        out_string[5] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer)swapped_id, 4);
+        out_string[6] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer)swapped_id, 0);
        out_string[7] = 0;
 }
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_unsigned_integer_to_string
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_integer_to_string
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value           - Value to be converted
+ * PARAMETERS:  out_string      - Where to put the converted string. At least
- *              out_string      - Where to put the converted string (8 bytes)
+ *                                21 bytes are needed to hold the largest
+ *                                possible 64-bit integer.
+ *              Value           - Value to be converted
 *
 * RETURN:      None, string
 *
- * DESCRIPTION: Convert a number to string representation. Assumes string
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert a 64-bit integer to decimal string representation.
- *              buffer is large enough to hold the string.
+ *              Assumes string buffer is large enough to hold the string. The
+ *              largest string is (ACPI_MAX64_DECIMAL_DIGITS + 1).
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
-void acpi_ex_unsigned_integer_to_string(acpi_integer value, char *out_string)
+void acpi_ex_integer_to_string(char *out_string, acpi_integer value)
 {
        u32 count;
        u32 digits_needed;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
index d3b7e37c9eed..c28c41b3180b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_low_disable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
        /* Get current value of the enable register that contains this GPE */
-        status = acpi_read(&enable_mask, &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
+        status = acpi_hw_read(&enable_mask, &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                return (status);
        }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_low_disable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
        /* Write the updated enable mask */
-        status = acpi_write(enable_mask, &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
+        status = acpi_hw_write(enable_mask, &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
        return (status);
 }
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ acpi_hw_write_gpe_enable_reg(struct acpi_gpe_event_info * gpe_event_info)
        /* Write the entire GPE (runtime) enable register */
-        status = acpi_write(gpe_register_info->enable_for_run,
+        status = acpi_hw_write(gpe_register_info->enable_for_run,
-                            &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
+                               &gpe_register_info->enable_address);
        return (status);
 }
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ 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.
         */
-        status = acpi_write(register_bit,
+        status = acpi_hw_write(register_bit,
-                            &gpe_event_info->register_info->status_address);
+                               &gpe_event_info->register_info->status_address);
        return (status);
 }
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ acpi_hw_get_gpe_status(struct acpi_gpe_event_info * gpe_event_info,
        /* GPE currently active (status bit == 1)? */
-        status = acpi_read(&in_byte, &gpe_register_info->status_address);
+        status = acpi_hw_read(&in_byte, &gpe_register_info->status_address);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                goto unlock_and_exit;
        }
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ acpi_hw_disable_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
                /* Disable all GPEs in this register */
                status =
-                    acpi_write(0x00,
+                    acpi_hw_write(0x00,
-                               &gpe_block->register_info[i].enable_address);
+                                  &gpe_block->register_info[i].enable_address);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        return (status);
                }
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ acpi_hw_clear_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
                /* Clear status on all GPEs in this register */
                status =
-                    acpi_write(0xFF,
+                    acpi_hw_write(0xFF,
-                               &gpe_block->register_info[i].status_address);
+                                  &gpe_block->register_info[i].status_address);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        return (status);
                }
@@ -345,9 +345,9 @@ acpi_hw_enable_runtime_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
                /* Enable all "runtime" GPEs in this register */
-                status = acpi_write(gpe_block->register_info[i].enable_for_run,
+                status =
-                                    &gpe_block->register_info[i].
+                    acpi_hw_write(gpe_block->register_info[i].enable_for_run,
-                                    enable_address);
+                                  &gpe_block->register_info[i].enable_address);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        return (status);
                }
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ acpi_hw_enable_wakeup_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
                /* Enable all "wake" GPEs in this register */
-                status = acpi_write(gpe_block->register_info[i].enable_for_wake,
+                status =
-                                    &gpe_block->register_info[i].
+                    acpi_hw_write(gpe_block->register_info[i].enable_for_wake,
-                                    enable_address);
+                                  &gpe_block->register_info[i].enable_address);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        return (status);
                }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
index 23d5505cb1f7..15c9ed2be853 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
@@ -62,6 +62,184 @@ acpi_hw_write_multiple(u32 value,
                       struct acpi_generic_address *register_a,
                       struct acpi_generic_address *register_b);
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_validate_register
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Reg                 - GAS register structure
+ *              max_bit_width       - Max bit_width supported (32 or 64)
+ *              Address             - Pointer to where the gas->address
+ *                                    is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Validate the contents of a GAS register. Checks the GAS
+ *              pointer, Address, space_id, bit_width, and bit_offset.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status
+acpi_hw_validate_register(struct acpi_generic_address *reg,
+                          u8 max_bit_width, u64 *address)
+{
+        /* Must have a valid pointer to a GAS structure */
+        if (!reg) {
+                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+        }
+        /*
+         * Copy the target address. This handles possible alignment issues.
+         * Address must not be null. A null address also indicates an optional
+         * ACPI register that is not supported, so no error message.
+         */
+        ACPI_MOVE_64_TO_64(address, &reg->address);
+        if (!(*address)) {
+                return (AE_BAD_ADDRESS);
+        }
+        /* Validate the space_iD */
+        if ((reg->space_id != ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY) &&
+            (reg->space_id != ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO)) {
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unsupported address space: 0x%X", reg->space_id));
+                return (AE_SUPPORT);
+        }
+        /* Validate the bit_width */
+        if ((reg->bit_width != 8) &&
+            (reg->bit_width != 16) &&
+            (reg->bit_width != 32) && (reg->bit_width != max_bit_width)) {
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                            "Unsupported register bit width: 0x%X",
+                            reg->bit_width));
+                return (AE_SUPPORT);
+        }
+        /* Validate the bit_offset. Just a warning for now. */
+        if (reg->bit_offset != 0) {
+                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                              "Unsupported register bit offset: 0x%X",
+                              reg->bit_offset));
+        }
+        return (AE_OK);
+}
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_read
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Value               - Where the value is returned
+ *              Reg                 - GAS register structure
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Read from either memory or IO space. This is a 32-bit max
+ *              version of acpi_read, used internally since the overhead of
+ *              64-bit values is not needed.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *      bit_offset and access_width are currently ignored, as there has
+ *          not been a need to implement these.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status acpi_hw_read(u32 *value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
+{
+        u64 address;
+        acpi_status status;
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(hw_read);
+        /* Validate contents of the GAS register */
+        status = acpi_hw_validate_register(reg, 32, &address);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return (status);
+        }
+        /* Initialize entire 32-bit return value to zero */
+        *value = 0;
+        /*
+         * Two address spaces supported: Memory or IO. PCI_Config is
+         * not supported here because the GAS structure is insufficient
+         */
+        if (reg->space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY) {
+                status = acpi_os_read_memory((acpi_physical_address)
+                                             address, value, reg->bit_width);
+        } else {                /* ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO, validated earlier */
+                status = acpi_hw_read_port((acpi_io_address)
+                                           address, value, reg->bit_width);
+        }
+        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_IO,
+                          "Read:  %8.8X width %2d from %8.8X%8.8X (%s)\n",
+                          *value, reg->bit_width, ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address),
+                          acpi_ut_get_region_name(reg->space_id)));
+        return (status);
+}
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_write
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Value               - Value to be written
+ *              Reg                 - GAS register structure
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Write to either memory or IO space. This is a 32-bit max
+ *              version of acpi_write, used internally since the overhead of
+ *              64-bit values is not needed.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status acpi_hw_write(u32 value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
+{
+        u64 address;
+        acpi_status status;
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(hw_write);
+        /* Validate contents of the GAS register */
+        status = acpi_hw_validate_register(reg, 32, &address);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return (status);
+        }
+        /*
+         * Two address spaces supported: Memory or IO. PCI_Config is
+         * not supported here because the GAS structure is insufficient
+         */
+        if (reg->space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY) {
+                status = acpi_os_write_memory((acpi_physical_address)
+                                              address, value, reg->bit_width);
+        } else {                /* ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO, validated earlier */
+                status = acpi_hw_write_port((acpi_io_address)
+                                            address, value, reg->bit_width);
+        }
+        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_IO,
+                          "Wrote: %8.8X width %2d   to %8.8X%8.8X (%s)\n",
+                          value, reg->bit_width, ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address),
+                          acpi_ut_get_region_name(reg->space_id)));
+        return (status);
+}
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_hw_clear_acpi_status
@@ -152,15 +330,16 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_write_pm1_control(u32 pm1a_control, u32 pm1b_control)
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(hw_write_pm1_control);
-        status = acpi_write(pm1a_control, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm1a_control_block);
+        status =
+            acpi_hw_write(pm1a_control, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm1a_control_block);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
        }
        if (acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm1b_control_block.address) {
                status =
-                    acpi_write(pm1b_control,
+                    acpi_hw_write(pm1b_control,
-                               &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm1b_control_block);
+                                  &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm1b_control_block);
        }
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -218,12 +397,13 @@ acpi_hw_register_read(u32 register_id, u32 * return_value)
        case ACPI_REGISTER_PM2_CONTROL: /* 8-bit access */
-                status = acpi_read(&value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm2_control_block);
+                status =
+                    acpi_hw_read(&value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm2_control_block);
                break;
        case ACPI_REGISTER_PM_TIMER:    /* 32-bit access */
-                status = acpi_read(&value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm_timer_block);
+                status = acpi_hw_read(&value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm_timer_block);
                break;
        case ACPI_REGISTER_SMI_COMMAND_BLOCK:   /* 8-bit access */
@@ -340,7 +520,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_register_write(u32 register_id, u32 value)
                 * as per the ACPI spec.
                 */
                status =
-                    acpi_read(&read_value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm2_control_block);
+                    acpi_hw_read(&read_value,
+                                 &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm2_control_block);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        goto exit;
                }
@@ -350,12 +531,13 @@ acpi_status acpi_hw_register_write(u32 register_id, u32 value)
                ACPI_INSERT_BITS(value, ACPI_PM2_CONTROL_PRESERVED_BITS,
                                 read_value);
-                status = acpi_write(value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm2_control_block);
+                status =
+                    acpi_hw_write(value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm2_control_block);
                break;
        case ACPI_REGISTER_PM_TIMER:    /* 32-bit access */
-                status = acpi_write(value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm_timer_block);
+                status = acpi_hw_write(value, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm_timer_block);
                break;
        case ACPI_REGISTER_SMI_COMMAND_BLOCK:   /* 8-bit access */
@@ -401,7 +583,7 @@ acpi_hw_read_multiple(u32 *value,
        /* The first register is always required */
-        status = acpi_read(&value_a, register_a);
+        status = acpi_hw_read(&value_a, register_a);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                return (status);
        }
@@ -409,7 +591,7 @@ acpi_hw_read_multiple(u32 *value,
        /* Second register is optional */
        if (register_b->address) {
-                status = acpi_read(&value_b, register_b);
+                status = acpi_hw_read(&value_b, register_b);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        return (status);
                }
@@ -452,7 +634,7 @@ acpi_hw_write_multiple(u32 value,
        /* The first register is always required */
-        status = acpi_write(value, register_a);
+        status = acpi_hw_write(value, register_a);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                return (status);
        }
@@ -470,7 +652,7 @@ acpi_hw_write_multiple(u32 value,
         * and writes have no side effects"
         */
        if (register_b->address) {
-                status = acpi_write(value, register_b);
+                status = acpi_hw_write(value, register_b);
        }
        return (status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
index b7f522c8f023..6b282e85d039 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_get_timer(u32 * ticks)
        }
        status =
-            acpi_hw_low_level_read(32, ticks, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm_timer_block);
+            acpi_hw_read(ticks, &acpi_gbl_FADT.xpm_timer_block);
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
index 9829979f2bdd..647c7b6e6756 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
@@ -78,9 +78,22 @@ acpi_status acpi_reset(void)
                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST);
        }
-        /* Write the reset value to the reset register */
+        if (reset_reg->space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO) {
+                /*
+                 * For I/O space, write directly to the OSL. This bypasses the port
+                 * validation mechanism, which may block a valid write to the reset
+                 * register.
+                 */
+                status =
+                    acpi_os_write_port((acpi_io_address) reset_reg->address,
+                                       acpi_gbl_FADT.reset_value,
+                                       reset_reg->bit_width);
+        } else {
+                /* Write the reset value to the reset register */
+                status = acpi_hw_write(acpi_gbl_FADT.reset_value, reset_reg);
+        }
-        status = acpi_write(acpi_gbl_FADT.reset_value, reset_reg);
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -97,67 +110,92 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_reset)
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Read from either memory or IO space.
 *
+ * 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.
+ *      bit_offset and access_width are currently ignored, as there has
+ *          not been a need to implement these.
+ *
 ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_read(u32 *value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
+acpi_status acpi_read(u64 *return_value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
 {
+        u32 value;
        u32 width;
        u64 address;
        acpi_status status;
        ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(acpi_read);
-        /*
+        if (!return_value) {
-         * Must have a valid pointer to a GAS structure, and a non-zero address
-         * within.
-         */
-        if (!reg) {
                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
        }
-        /* Get a local copy of the address. Handles possible alignment issues */
+        /* Validate contents of the GAS register. Allow 64-bit transfers */
-        ACPI_MOVE_64_TO_64(&address, &reg->address);
+        status = acpi_hw_validate_register(reg, 64, &address);
-        if (!address) {
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return (AE_BAD_ADDRESS);
+                return (status);
        }
-        /* Supported widths are 8/16/32 */
        width = reg->bit_width;
-        if ((width != 8) && (width != 16) && (width != 32)) {
+        if (width == 64) {
-                return (AE_SUPPORT);
+                width = 32;     /* Break into two 32-bit transfers */
        }
-        /* Initialize entire 32-bit return value to zero */
+        /* Initialize entire 64-bit return value to zero */
-        *value = 0;
+        *return_value = 0;
+        value = 0;
        /*
         * Two address spaces supported: Memory or IO. PCI_Config is
         * not supported here because the GAS structure is insufficient
         */
-        switch (reg->space_id) {
+        if (reg->space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY) {
-        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY:
+                status = acpi_os_read_memory((acpi_physical_address)
+                                             address, &value, width);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return (status);
+                }
+                *return_value = value;
-                status = acpi_os_read_memory((acpi_physical_address) address,
+                if (reg->bit_width == 64) {
-                                             value, width);
-                break;
-        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO:
+                        /* Read the top 32 bits */
-                status =
+                        status = acpi_os_read_memory((acpi_physical_address)
-                    acpi_hw_read_port((acpi_io_address) address, value, width);
+                                                     (address + 4), &value, 32);
-                break;
+                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                return (status);
+                        }
+                        *return_value |= ((u64)value << 32);
+                }
+        } else {                /* ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO, validated earlier */
-        default:
+                status = acpi_hw_read_port((acpi_io_address)
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                                           address, &value, width);
-                            "Unsupported address space: %X", reg->space_id));
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+                        return (status);
+                }
+                *return_value = value;
+                if (reg->bit_width == 64) {
+                        /* Read the top 32 bits */
+                        status = acpi_hw_read_port((acpi_io_address)
+                                                   (address + 4), &value, 32);
+                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                return (status);
+                        }
+                        *return_value |= ((u64)value << 32);
+                }
        }
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_IO,
-                          "Read:  %8.8X width %2d from %8.8X%8.8X (%s)\n",
+                          "Read:  %8.8X%8.8X width %2d from %8.8X%8.8X (%s)\n",
-                          *value, width, ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address),
+                          ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(*return_value), reg->bit_width,
+                          ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address),
                          acpi_ut_get_region_name(reg->space_id)));
        return (status);
@@ -169,7 +207,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_read)
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_write
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  Value               - To be written
+ * PARAMETERS:  Value               - Value to be written
 *              Reg                 - GAS register structure
 *
 * RETURN:      Status
@@ -177,7 +215,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_read)
 * DESCRIPTION: Write to either memory or IO space.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_write(u32 value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
+acpi_status acpi_write(u64 value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
 {
        u32 width;
        u64 address;
@@ -185,54 +223,61 @@ acpi_status acpi_write(u32 value, struct acpi_generic_address *reg)
        ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(acpi_write);
-        /*
+        /* Validate contents of the GAS register. Allow 64-bit transfers */
-         * Must have a valid pointer to a GAS structure, and a non-zero address
-         * within.
-         */
-        if (!reg) {
-                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
-        }
-        /* Get a local copy of the address. Handles possible alignment issues */
-        ACPI_MOVE_64_TO_64(&address, &reg->address);
+        status = acpi_hw_validate_register(reg, 64, &address);
-        if (!address) {
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return (AE_BAD_ADDRESS);
+                return (status);
        }
-        /* Supported widths are 8/16/32 */
        width = reg->bit_width;
-        if ((width != 8) && (width != 16) && (width != 32)) {
+        if (width == 64) {
-                return (AE_SUPPORT);
+                width = 32;     /* Break into two 32-bit transfers */
        }
        /*
-         * Two address spaces supported: Memory or IO.
+         * Two address spaces supported: Memory or IO. PCI_Config is
-         * PCI_Config is not supported here because the GAS struct is insufficient
+         * not supported here because the GAS structure is insufficient
         */
-        switch (reg->space_id) {
+        if (reg->space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY) {
-        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY:
+                status = acpi_os_write_memory((acpi_physical_address)
+                                              address, ACPI_LODWORD(value),
-                status = acpi_os_write_memory((acpi_physical_address) address,
+                                              width);
-                                              value, width);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                break;
+                        return (status);
+                }
-        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO:
+                if (reg->bit_width == 64) {
+                        status = acpi_os_write_memory((acpi_physical_address)
+                                                      (address + 4),
+                                                      ACPI_HIDWORD(value), 32);
+                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                return (status);
+                        }
+                }
+        } else {                /* ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO, validated earlier */
-                status = acpi_hw_write_port((acpi_io_address) address, value,
+                status = acpi_hw_write_port((acpi_io_address)
+                                            address, ACPI_LODWORD(value),
                                            width);
-                break;
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return (status);
+                }
-        default:
+                if (reg->bit_width == 64) {
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                        status = acpi_hw_write_port((acpi_io_address)
-                            "Unsupported address space: %X", reg->space_id));
+                                                    (address + 4),
-                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+                                                    ACPI_HIDWORD(value), 32);
+                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                return (status);
+                        }
+                }
        }
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_IO,
-                          "Wrote: %8.8X width %2d   to %8.8X%8.8X (%s)\n",
+                          "Wrote: %8.8X%8.8X width %2d   to %8.8X%8.8X (%s)\n",
-                          value, width, ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address),
+                          ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(value), reg->bit_width,
+                          ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address),
                          acpi_ut_get_region_name(reg->space_id)));
        return (status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
index efc971ab7d65..8a58a1b85aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
@@ -96,17 +96,68 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node *acpi_ns_create_node(u32 name)
 *
 * RETURN:      None
 *
- * DESCRIPTION: Delete a namespace node
+ * DESCRIPTION: Delete a namespace node. All node deletions must come through
+ *              here. Detaches any attached objects, including any attached
+ *              data. If a handler is associated with attached data, it is
+ *              invoked before the node is deleted.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
 void acpi_ns_delete_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 {
+        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ns_delete_node);
+        /* Detach an object if there is one */
+        acpi_ns_detach_object(node);
+        /*
+         * Delete an attached data object if present (an object that was created
+         * and attached via acpi_attach_data). Note: After any normal object is
+         * detached above, the only possible remaining object is a data object.
+         */
+        obj_desc = node->object;
+        if (obj_desc && (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_DATA)) {
+                /* Invoke the attached data deletion handler if present */
+                if (obj_desc->data.handler) {
+                        obj_desc->data.handler(node, obj_desc->data.pointer);
+                }
+                acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
+        }
+        /* Now we can delete the node */
+        (void)acpi_os_release_object(acpi_gbl_namespace_cache, node);
+        ACPI_MEM_TRACKING(acpi_gbl_ns_node_list->total_freed++);
+        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS, "Node %p, Remaining %X\n",
+                          node, acpi_gbl_current_node_count));
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_remove_node
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Node            - Node to be removed/deleted
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Remove (unlink) and delete a namespace node
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void acpi_ns_remove_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
+{
        struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node;
        struct acpi_namespace_node *prev_node;
        struct acpi_namespace_node *next_node;
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_delete_node, node);
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_remove_node, node);
        parent_node = acpi_ns_get_parent_node(node);
@@ -142,12 +193,9 @@ void acpi_ns_delete_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
                }
        }
-        ACPI_MEM_TRACKING(acpi_gbl_ns_node_list->total_freed++);
+        /* Delete the node and any attached objects */
-        /* Detach an object if there is one, then delete the node */
-        acpi_ns_detach_object(node);
+        acpi_ns_delete_node(node);
-        (void)acpi_os_release_object(acpi_gbl_namespace_cache, node);
        return_VOID;
 }
@@ -273,25 +321,11 @@ void acpi_ns_delete_children(struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node)
                                    parent_node, child_node));
                }
-                /* Now we can free this child object */
+                /*
+                 * Delete this child node and move on to the next child in the list.
-                ACPI_MEM_TRACKING(acpi_gbl_ns_node_list->total_freed++);
+                 * No need to unlink the node since we are deleting the entire branch.
+                 */
-                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
+                acpi_ns_delete_node(child_node);
-                                  "Object %p, Remaining %X\n", child_node,
-                                  acpi_gbl_current_node_count));
-                /* Detach an object if there is one, then free the child node */
-                acpi_ns_detach_object(child_node);
-                /* Now we can delete the node */
-                (void)acpi_os_release_object(acpi_gbl_namespace_cache,
-                                             child_node);
-                /* And move on to the next child in the list */
                child_node = next_node;
        } while (!(flags & ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST));
@@ -433,7 +467,7 @@ void acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(acpi_owner_id owner_id)
                if (deletion_node) {
                        acpi_ns_delete_children(deletion_node);
-                        acpi_ns_delete_node(deletion_node);
+                        acpi_ns_remove_node(deletion_node);
                        deletion_node = NULL;
                }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
index 41994fe7fbb8..0fe87f1aef16 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_ns_dump_one_device(acpi_handle obj_handle,
                        u32 level, void *context, void **return_value)
 {
-        struct acpi_buffer buffer;
        struct acpi_device_info *info;
        acpi_status status;
        u32 i;
@@ -80,17 +79,15 @@ acpi_ns_dump_one_device(acpi_handle obj_handle,
        status =
            acpi_ns_dump_one_object(obj_handle, level, context, return_value);
-        buffer.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_LOCAL_BUFFER;
+        status = acpi_get_object_info(obj_handle, &info);
-        status = acpi_get_object_info(obj_handle, &buffer);
        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                info = buffer.pointer;
                for (i = 0; i < level; i++) {
                        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_TABLES, " "));
                }
                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_TABLES,
                                      "    HID: %s, ADR: %8.8X%8.8X, Status: %X\n",
-                                      info->hardware_id.value,
+                                      info->hardware_id.string,
                                      ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(info->address),
                                      info->current_status));
                ACPI_FREE(info);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
index 8e7dec1176c9..846d1132feb1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nseval")
+/* Local prototypes */
+static void
+acpi_ns_exec_module_code(union acpi_operand_object *method_obj,
+                         struct acpi_evaluate_info *info);
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_evaluate
@@ -76,6 +81,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nseval")
 * MUTEX:       Locks interpreter
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info * info)
 {
        acpi_status status;
@@ -276,3 +282,134 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info * info)
         */
        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  None
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None. Exceptions during method execution are ignored, since
+ *              we cannot abort a table load.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Execute all elements of the global module-level code list.
+ *              Each element is executed as a single control method.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void acpi_ns_exec_module_code_list(void)
+{
+        union acpi_operand_object *prev;
+        union acpi_operand_object *next;
+        struct acpi_evaluate_info *info;
+        u32 method_count = 0;
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_exec_module_code_list);
+        /* Exit now if the list is empty */
+        next = acpi_gbl_module_code_list;
+        if (!next) {
+                return_VOID;
+        }
+        /* Allocate the evaluation information block */
+        info = ACPI_ALLOCATE(sizeof(struct acpi_evaluate_info));
+        if (!info) {
+                return_VOID;
+        }
+        /* Walk the list, executing each "method" */
+        while (next) {
+                prev = next;
+                next = next->method.mutex;
+                /* Clear the link field and execute the method */
+                prev->method.mutex = NULL;
+                acpi_ns_exec_module_code(prev, info);
+                method_count++;
+                /* Delete the (temporary) method object */
+                acpi_ut_remove_reference(prev);
+        }
+        ACPI_INFO((AE_INFO,
+                   "Executed %u blocks of module-level executable AML code",
+                   method_count));
+        ACPI_FREE(info);
+        acpi_gbl_module_code_list = NULL;
+        return_VOID;
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_exec_module_code
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  method_obj          - Object container for the module-level code
+ *              Info                - Info block for method evaluation
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None. Exceptions during method execution are ignored, since
+ *              we cannot abort a table load.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Execute a control method containing a block of module-level
+ *              executable AML code. The control method is temporarily
+ *              installed to the root node, then evaluated.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static void
+acpi_ns_exec_module_code(union acpi_operand_object *method_obj,
+                         struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
+{
+        union acpi_operand_object *root_obj;
+        acpi_status status;
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_exec_module_code);
+        /* Initialize the evaluation information block */
+        ACPI_MEMSET(info, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_evaluate_info));
+        info->prefix_node = acpi_gbl_root_node;
+        /*
+         * Get the currently attached root object. Add a reference, because the
+         * ref count will be decreased when the method object is installed to
+         * the root node.
+         */
+        root_obj = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(acpi_gbl_root_node);
+        acpi_ut_add_reference(root_obj);
+        /* Install the method (module-level code) in the root node */
+        status = acpi_ns_attach_object(acpi_gbl_root_node, method_obj,
+                                       ACPI_TYPE_METHOD);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                goto exit;
+        }
+        /* Execute the root node as a control method */
+        status = acpi_ns_evaluate(info);
+        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INIT, "Executed module-level code at %p\n",
+                          method_obj->method.aml_start));
+        /* Detach the temporary method object */
+        acpi_ns_detach_object(acpi_gbl_root_node);
+        /* Restore the original root object */
+        status =
+            acpi_ns_attach_object(acpi_gbl_root_node, root_obj,
+                                  ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE);
+      exit:
+        acpi_ut_remove_reference(root_obj);
+        return_VOID;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
index 2adfcf329e15..1d5b360eb25b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
@@ -170,6 +170,21 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_initialize_devices(void)
                goto error_exit;
        }
+        /*
+         * Execute the "global" _INI method that may appear at the root. This
+         * support is provided for Windows compatibility (Vista+) and is not
+         * part of the ACPI specification.
+         */
+        info.evaluate_info->prefix_node = acpi_gbl_root_node;
+        info.evaluate_info->pathname = METHOD_NAME__INI;
+        info.evaluate_info->parameters = NULL;
+        info.evaluate_info->flags = ACPI_IGNORE_RETURN_VALUE;
+        status = acpi_ns_evaluate(info.evaluate_info);
+        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+                info.num_INI++;
+        }
        /* Walk namespace to execute all _INIs on present devices */
        status = acpi_ns_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_ANY, ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index dcd7a6adbbbc..a7234e60e985 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ns_delete_subtree(acpi_handle start_handle)
        /* Now delete the starting object, and we are done */
-        acpi_ns_delete_node(child_handle);
+        acpi_ns_remove_node(child_handle);
        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
index 7f8e066b12a3..f8427afeebdf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
 */
+#define ACPI_CREATE_PREDEFINED_TABLE
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
@@ -72,30 +74,31 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nspredef")
 ******************************************************************************/
 /* Local prototypes */
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_package(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
-                      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
+                      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
-                      const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined);
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+                           const union acpi_predefined_info *package,
+                           union acpi_operand_object **elements, u32 count);
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_package_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                               union acpi_operand_object **elements,
                               u8 type1,
                               u32 count1,
                               u8 type2, u32 count2, u32 start_index);
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_object_type(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                          union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
                          u32 expected_btypes, u32 package_index);
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ns_check_reference(char *pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_reference(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                        union acpi_operand_object *return_object);
-static acpi_status
+static void acpi_ns_get_expected_types(char *buffer, u32 expected_btypes);
-acpi_ns_repair_object(u32 expected_btypes,
-                      u32 package_index,
-                      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
 /*
 * Names for the types that can be returned by the predefined objects.
@@ -109,13 +112,13 @@ static const char *acpi_rtype_names[] = {
        "/Reference",
 };
-#define ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE    ACPI_UINT32_MAX
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_predefined_names
 *
 * 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
 *                                evaluation of a method or object
 *
@@ -135,12 +138,13 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
        const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined;
        char *pathname;
+        struct acpi_predefined_data *data;
        /* Match the name for this method/object against the predefined list */
        predefined = acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(node);
-        /* Get the full pathname to the object, for use in error messages */
+        /* Get the full pathname to the object, for use in warning messages */
        pathname = acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(node);
        if (!pathname) {
@@ -158,28 +162,17 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
        /* If not a predefined name, we cannot validate the return object */
        if (!predefined) {
-                goto exit;
+                goto cleanup;
-        }
-        /* If the method failed, we cannot validate the return object */
-        if ((return_status != AE_OK) && (return_status != AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE)) {
-                goto exit;
        }
        /*
-         * Only validate the return value on the first successful evaluation of
+         * If the method failed or did not actually return an object, we cannot
-         * the method. This ensures that any warnings will only be emitted during
+         * validate the return object
-         * the very first evaluation of the method/object.
         */
-        if (node->flags & ANOBJ_EVALUATED) {
+        if ((return_status != AE_OK) && (return_status != AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE)) {
-                goto exit;
+                goto cleanup;
        }
-        /* Mark the node as having been successfully evaluated */
-        node->flags |= ANOBJ_EVALUATED;
        /*
         * If there is no return value, check if we require a return value for
         * this predefined name. Either one return value is expected, or none,
@@ -190,46 +183,67 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
        if (!return_object) {
                if ((predefined->info.expected_btypes) &&
                    (!(predefined->info.expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_NONE))) {
-                        ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+                        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, pathname,
-                                    "%s: Missing expected return value",
+                                              ACPI_WARN_ALWAYS,
-                                    pathname));
+                                              "Missing expected return value"));
                        status = AE_AML_NO_RETURN_VALUE;
                }
-                goto exit;
+                goto cleanup;
        }
        /*
-         * We have a return value, but if one wasn't expected, just exit, this is
+         * 1) We have a return value, but if one wasn't expected, just exit, this is
-         * not a problem
+         * not a problem. For example, if the "Implicit Return" feature is
+         * enabled, methods will always return a value.
         *
-         * For example, if the "Implicit Return" feature is enabled, methods will
+         * 2) If the return value can be of any type, then we cannot perform any
-         * always return a value
+         * validation, exit.
         */
-        if (!predefined->info.expected_btypes) {
+        if ((!predefined->info.expected_btypes) ||
-                goto exit;
+            (predefined->info.expected_btypes == ACPI_RTYPE_ALL)) {
+                goto cleanup;
        }
+        /* Create the parameter data block for object validation */
+        data = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_predefined_data));
+        if (!data) {
+                goto cleanup;
+        }
+        data->predefined = predefined;
+        data->node_flags = node->flags;
+        data->pathname = pathname;
        /*
         * Check that the type of the return object is what is expected for
         * this predefined name
         */
-        status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, return_object_ptr,
+        status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, return_object_ptr,
                                           predefined->info.expected_btypes,
-                                           ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE);
+                                           ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                goto exit;
+                goto check_validation_status;
        }
        /* For returned Package objects, check the type of all sub-objects */
        if (return_object->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-                status =
+                status = acpi_ns_check_package(data, return_object_ptr);
-                    acpi_ns_check_package(pathname, return_object_ptr,
+        }
-                                          predefined);
+check_validation_status:
+        /*
+         * If the object validation failed or if we successfully repaired one
+         * or more objects, mark the parent node to suppress further warning
+         * messages during the next evaluation of the same method/object.
+         */
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || (data->flags & ACPI_OBJECT_REPAIRED)) {
+                node->flags |= ANOBJ_EVALUATED;
        }
+        ACPI_FREE(data);
-      exit:
+cleanup:
        ACPI_FREE(pathname);
        return (status);
 }
@@ -268,64 +282,58 @@ acpi_ns_check_parameter_count(char *pathname,
                param_count = node->object->method.param_count;
        }
-        /* Argument count check for non-predefined methods/objects */
        if (!predefined) {
                /*
+                 * Check the parameter count for non-predefined methods/objects.
+                 *
                 * Warning if too few or too many arguments have been passed by the
                 * caller. An incorrect number of arguments may not cause the method
                 * to fail. However, the method will fail if there are too few
                 * arguments and the method attempts to use one of the missing ones.
                 */
                if (user_param_count < param_count) {
-                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, pathname,
-                                      "%s: Insufficient arguments - needs %d, found %d",
+                                              ACPI_WARN_ALWAYS,
-                                      pathname, param_count, user_param_count));
+                                              "Insufficient arguments - needs %u, found %u",
+                                              param_count, user_param_count));
                } else if (user_param_count > param_count) {
-                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, pathname,
-                                      "%s: Excess arguments - needs %d, found %d",
+                                              ACPI_WARN_ALWAYS,
-                                      pathname, param_count, user_param_count));
+                                              "Excess arguments - needs %u, found %u",
+                                              param_count, user_param_count));
                }
                return;
        }
-        /* Allow two different legal argument counts (_SCP, etc.) */
+        /*
+         * Validate the user-supplied parameter count.
+         * Allow two different legal argument counts (_SCP, etc.)
+         */
        required_params_current = predefined->info.param_count & 0x0F;
        required_params_old = predefined->info.param_count >> 4;
        if (user_param_count != ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
-                /* Validate the user-supplied parameter count */
                if ((user_param_count != required_params_current) &&
                    (user_param_count != required_params_old)) {
-                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, pathname,
-                                      "%s: Parameter count mismatch - "
+                                              ACPI_WARN_ALWAYS,
-                                      "caller passed %d, ACPI requires %d",
+                                              "Parameter count mismatch - "
-                                      pathname, user_param_count,
+                                              "caller passed %u, ACPI requires %u",
-                                      required_params_current));
+                                              user_param_count,
+                                              required_params_current));
                }
        }
        /*
-         * Only validate the argument count on the first successful evaluation of
-         * the method. This ensures that any warnings will only be emitted during
-         * the very first evaluation of the method/object.
-         */
-        if (node->flags & ANOBJ_EVALUATED) {
-                return;
-        }
-        /*
         * Check that the ASL-defined parameter count is what is expected for
-         * this predefined name.
+         * this predefined name (parameter count as defined by the ACPI
+         * specification)
         */
        if ((param_count != required_params_current) &&
            (param_count != required_params_old)) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, pathname, node->flags,
-                              "%s: Parameter count mismatch - ASL declared %d, ACPI requires %d",
+                                      "Parameter count mismatch - ASL declared %u, ACPI requires %u",
-                              pathname, param_count, required_params_current));
+                                      param_count, required_params_current));
        }
 }
@@ -358,9 +366,6 @@ const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
        this_name = predefined_names;
        while (this_name->info.name[0]) {
                if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(node->name.ascii, this_name->info.name)) {
-                        /* Return pointer to this table entry */
                        return (this_name);
                }
@@ -375,17 +380,16 @@ const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
                this_name++;
        }
-        return (NULL);
+        return (NULL);          /* Not found */
 }
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_package
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
+ * PARAMETERS:  Data            - Pointer to validation data structure
 *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
 *                                evaluation of a method or object
- *              Predefined      - Pointer to entry in predefined name table
 *
 * RETURN:      Status
 *
@@ -395,30 +399,26 @@ const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
 ******************************************************************************/
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_package(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
-                      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
+                      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
-                      const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined)
 {
        union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
        const union acpi_predefined_info *package;
-        union acpi_operand_object *sub_package;
        union acpi_operand_object **elements;
-        union acpi_operand_object **sub_elements;
+        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-        acpi_status status;
        u32 expected_count;
        u32 count;
        u32 i;
-        u32 j;
        ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ns_check_package);
        /* The package info for this name is in the next table entry */
-        package = predefined + 1;
+        package = data->predefined + 1;
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
                          "%s Validating return Package of Type %X, Count %X\n",
-                          pathname, package->ret_info.type,
+                          data->pathname, package->ret_info.type,
                          return_object->package.count));
        /* Extract package count and elements array */
@@ -429,9 +429,8 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
        /* The package must have at least one element, else invalid */
        if (!count) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
-                              "%s: Return Package has no elements (empty)",
+                                      "Return Package has no elements (empty)"));
-                              pathname));
                return (AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE);
        }
@@ -456,15 +455,16 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
                if (count < expected_count) {
                        goto package_too_small;
                } else if (count > expected_count) {
-                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname,
-                                      "%s: Return Package is larger than needed - "
+                                              data->node_flags,
-                                      "found %u, expected %u", pathname, count,
+                                              "Return Package is larger than needed - "
-                                      expected_count));
+                                              "found %u, expected %u", count,
+                                              expected_count));
                }
                /* Validate all elements of the returned package */
-                status = acpi_ns_check_package_elements(pathname, elements,
+                status = acpi_ns_check_package_elements(data, elements,
                                                        package->ret_info.
                                                        object_type1,
                                                        package->ret_info.
@@ -473,9 +473,6 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
                                                        object_type2,
                                                        package->ret_info.
                                                        count2, 0);
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                        return (status);
-                }
                break;
        case ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR:
@@ -485,7 +482,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
                 * elements must be of the same type
                 */
                for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-                        status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, elements,
+                        status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, elements,
                                                           package->ret_info.
                                                           object_type1, i);
                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -517,8 +514,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
                                /* These are the required package elements (0, 1, or 2) */
                                status =
-                                    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
+                                    acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, elements,
-                                                              elements,
                                                              package->
                                                              ret_info3.
                                                              object_type[i],
@@ -530,8 +526,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
                                /* These are the optional package elements */
                                status =
-                                    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
+                                    acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, elements,
-                                                              elements,
                                                              package->
                                                              ret_info3.
                                                              tail_object_type,
@@ -544,11 +539,30 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
                }
                break;
+        case ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED:
+                /* First element is the (Integer) revision */
+                status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, elements,
+                                                   ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return (status);
+                }
+                elements++;
+                count--;
+                /* Examine the sub-packages */
+                status =
+                    acpi_ns_check_package_list(data, package, elements, count);
+                break;
        case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
                /* First element is the (Integer) count of sub-packages to follow */
-                status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, elements,
+                status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, elements,
                                                   ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        return (status);
@@ -566,9 +580,11 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
                count = expected_count;
                elements++;
-                /* Now we can walk the sub-packages */
+                /* Examine the sub-packages */
-                /*lint -fallthrough */
+                status =
+                    acpi_ns_check_package_list(data, package, elements, count);
+                break;
        case ACPI_PTYPE2:
        case ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED:
@@ -576,176 +592,240 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
        case ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT:
                /*
-                 * These types all return a single package that consists of a variable
+                 * These types all return a single Package that consists of a
-                 * number of sub-packages
+                 * variable number of sub-Packages.
+                 *
+                 * First, ensure that the first element is a sub-Package. If not,
+                 * the BIOS may have incorrectly returned the object as a single
+                 * package instead of a Package of Packages (a common error if
+                 * there is only one entry). We may be able to repair this by
+                 * wrapping the returned Package with a new outer Package.
                 */
-                for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                if ((*elements)->common.type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-                        sub_package = *elements;
-                        sub_elements = sub_package->package.elements;
-                        /* Each sub-object must be of type Package */
+                        /* Create the new outer package and populate it */
                        status =
-                            acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, &sub_package,
+                            acpi_ns_repair_package_list(data,
-                                                      ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE, i);
+                                                        return_object_ptr);
                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                                return (status);
                        }
-                        /* Examine the different types of sub-packages */
+                        /* Update locals to point to the new package (of 1 element) */
-                        switch (package->ret_info.type) {
+                        return_object = *return_object_ptr;
-                        case ACPI_PTYPE2:
+                        elements = return_object->package.elements;
-                        case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
+                        count = 1;
+                }
-                                /* Each subpackage has a fixed number of elements */
+                /* Examine the sub-packages */
-                                expected_count =
+                status =
-                                    package->ret_info.count1 +
+                    acpi_ns_check_package_list(data, package, elements, count);
-                                    package->ret_info.count2;
+                break;
-                                if (sub_package->package.count !=
-                                    expected_count) {
-                                        count = sub_package->package.count;
-                                        goto package_too_small;
-                                }
-                                status =
+        default:
-                                    acpi_ns_check_package_elements(pathname,
-                                                                   sub_elements,
-                                                                   package->
-                                                                   ret_info.
-                                                                   object_type1,
-                                                                   package->
-                                                                   ret_info.
-                                                                   count1,
-                                                                   package->
-                                                                   ret_info.
-                                                                   object_type2,
-                                                                   package->
-                                                                   ret_info.
-                                                                   count2, 0);
-                                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                        return (status);
-                                }
-                                break;
-                        case ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED:
+                /* Should not get here if predefined info table is correct */
-                                /* Each sub-package has a fixed length */
+                ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
+                                      "Invalid internal return type in table entry: %X",
+                                      package->ret_info.type));
-                                expected_count = package->ret_info2.count;
+                return (AE_AML_INTERNAL);
-                                if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
+        }
-                                        count = sub_package->package.count;
-                                        goto package_too_small;
-                                }
-                                /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
+        return (status);
-                                for (j = 0; j < expected_count; j++) {
+package_too_small:
-                                        status =
-                                            acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
-                                                &sub_elements[j],
-                                                package->ret_info2.object_type[j], j);
-                                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                                return (status);
-                                        }
-                                }
-                                break;
-                        case ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN:
+        /* Error exit for the case with an incorrect package count */
-                                /* Each sub-package has a variable but minimum length */
+        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
+                              "Return Package is too small - found %u elements, expected %u",
+                              count, expected_count));
-                                expected_count = package->ret_info.count1;
+        return (AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE);
-                                if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
+}
-                                        count = sub_package->package.count;
-                                        goto package_too_small;
-                                }
-                                /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * 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
+ *                                of this list should be of type Package.
+ *              Count           - Count of subpackages
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Examine a list of subpackages
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
-                                status =
+static acpi_status
-                                    acpi_ns_check_package_elements(pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
-                                                                   sub_elements,
+                           const union acpi_predefined_info *package,
-                                                                   package->
+                           union acpi_operand_object **elements, u32 count)
-                                                                   ret_info.
+{
-                                                                   object_type1,
+        union acpi_operand_object *sub_package;
-                                                                   sub_package->
+        union acpi_operand_object **sub_elements;
-                                                                   package.
+        acpi_status status;
-                                                                   count, 0, 0,
+        u32 expected_count;
-                                                                   0);
+        u32 i;
-                                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+        u32 j;
-                                        return (status);
-                                }
-                                break;
-                        case ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT:
+        /* Validate each sub-Package in the parent Package */
-                                /* First element is the (Integer) count of elements to follow */
+        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                sub_package = *elements;
+                sub_elements = sub_package->package.elements;
-                                status =
+                /* Each sub-object must be of type Package */
-                                    acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname,
-                                                              sub_elements,
-                                                              ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,
-                                                              0);
-                                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                        return (status);
-                                }
-                                /* Make sure package is large enough for the Count */
+                status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, &sub_package,
+                                                   ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE, i);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                        return (status);
+                }
-                                expected_count =
+                /* Examine the different types of expected sub-packages */
-                                    (u32) (*sub_elements)->integer.value;
-                                if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
+                switch (package->ret_info.type) {
-                                        count = sub_package->package.count;
+                case ACPI_PTYPE2:
-                                        goto package_too_small;
+                case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
-                                }
+                case ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED:
+                        /* Each subpackage has a fixed number of elements */
+                        expected_count =
+                            package->ret_info.count1 + package->ret_info.count2;
+                        if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
+                                goto package_too_small;
+                        }
+                        status =
+                            acpi_ns_check_package_elements(data, sub_elements,
+                                                           package->ret_info.
+                                                           object_type1,
+                                                           package->ret_info.
+                                                           count1,
+                                                           package->ret_info.
+                                                           object_type2,
+                                                           package->ret_info.
+                                                           count2, 0);
+                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                return (status);
+                        }
+                        break;
-                                /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
+                case ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED:
+                        /* Each sub-package has a fixed length */
+                        expected_count = package->ret_info2.count;
+                        if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
+                                goto package_too_small;
+                        }
+                        /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
+                        for (j = 0; j < expected_count; j++) {
                                status =
-                                    acpi_ns_check_package_elements(pathname,
+                                    acpi_ns_check_object_type(data,
-                                                                   (sub_elements
+                                                              &sub_elements[j],
-                                                                    + 1),
+                                                              package->
-                                                                   package->
+                                                              ret_info2.
-                                                                   ret_info.
+                                                              object_type[j],
-                                                                   object_type1,
+                                                              j);
-                                                                   (expected_count
-                                                                    - 1), 0, 0,
-                                                                   1);
                                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                                        return (status);
                                }
-                                break;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                case ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN:
-                        default:
+                        /* Each sub-package has a variable but minimum length */
-                                break;
+                        expected_count = package->ret_info.count1;
+                        if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
+                                goto package_too_small;
                        }
-                        elements++;
+                        /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
-                }
-                break;
-        default:
+                        status =
+                            acpi_ns_check_package_elements(data, sub_elements,
+                                                           package->ret_info.
+                                                           object_type1,
+                                                           sub_package->package.
+                                                           count, 0, 0, 0);
+                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                return (status);
+                        }
+                        break;
-                /* Should not get here if predefined info table is correct */
+                case ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT:
+                        /*
+                         * First element is the (Integer) count of elements, including
+                         * the count field.
+                         */
+                        status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, sub_elements,
+                                                           ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,
+                                                           0);
+                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                return (status);
+                        }
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                        /*
-                              "%s: Invalid internal return type in table entry: %X",
+                         * Make sure package is large enough for the Count and is
-                              pathname, package->ret_info.type));
+                         * is as large as the minimum size
+                         */
+                        expected_count = (u32)(*sub_elements)->integer.value;
+                        if (sub_package->package.count < expected_count) {
+                                goto package_too_small;
+                        }
+                        if (sub_package->package.count <
+                            package->ret_info.count1) {
+                                expected_count = package->ret_info.count1;
+                                goto package_too_small;
+                        }
-                return (AE_AML_INTERNAL);
+                        /* Check the type of each sub-package element */
+                        status =
+                            acpi_ns_check_package_elements(data,
+                                                           (sub_elements + 1),
+                                                           package->ret_info.
+                                                           object_type1,
+                                                           (expected_count - 1),
+                                                           0, 0, 1);
+                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                                return (status);
+                        }
+                        break;
+                default:        /* Should not get here, type was validated by caller */
+                        return (AE_AML_INTERNAL);
+                }
+                elements++;
        }
        return (AE_OK);
-      package_too_small:
+package_too_small:
-        /* Error exit for the case with an incorrect package count */
+        /* The sub-package count was smaller than required */
-        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "%s: Return Package is too small - "
+        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
-                      "found %u, expected %u", pathname, count,
+                              "Return Sub-Package[%u] is too small - found %u elements, expected %u",
-                      expected_count));
+                              i, sub_package->package.count, expected_count));
        return (AE_AML_OPERAND_VALUE);
 }
@@ -754,7 +834,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_package_elements
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
+ * 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
@@ -770,7 +850,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(char *pathname,
 ******************************************************************************/
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_package_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                               union acpi_operand_object **elements,
                               u8 type1,
                               u32 count1,
@@ -786,7 +866,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
         * The second group can have a count of zero.
         */
        for (i = 0; i < count1; i++) {
-                status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, this_element,
+                status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, this_element,
                                                   type1, i + start_index);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        return (status);
@@ -795,7 +875,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
        }
        for (i = 0; i < count2; i++) {
-                status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(pathname, this_element,
+                status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, this_element,
                                                   type2,
                                                   (i + count1 + start_index));
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -811,12 +891,13 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_object_type
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
+ * 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)
 *              package_index   - Index of object within parent package (if
- *                                applicable - ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE otherwise)
+ *                                applicable - ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT
+ *                                otherwise)
 *
 * RETURN:      Status
 *
@@ -826,7 +907,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_elements(char *pathname,
 ******************************************************************************/
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_object_type(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                          union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr,
                          u32 expected_btypes, u32 package_index)
 {
@@ -834,9 +915,6 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
        u32 return_btype;
        char type_buffer[48];   /* Room for 5 types */
-        u32 this_rtype;
-        u32 i;
-        u32 j;
        /*
         * If we get a NULL return_object here, it is a NULL package element,
@@ -849,10 +927,11 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
        /* A Namespace node should not get here, but make sure */
        if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(return_object) == ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
-                              "%s: Invalid return type - Found a Namespace node [%4.4s] type %s",
+                                      "Invalid return type - Found a Namespace node [%4.4s] type %s",
-                              pathname, return_object->node.name.ascii,
+                                      return_object->node.name.ascii,
-                              acpi_ut_get_type_name(return_object->node.type)));
+                                      acpi_ut_get_type_name(return_object->node.
+                                                            type)));
                return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
        }
@@ -897,10 +976,11 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
                /* Type mismatch -- attempt repair of the returned object */
-                status = acpi_ns_repair_object(expected_btypes, package_index,
+                status = acpi_ns_repair_object(data, expected_btypes,
+                                               package_index,
                                               return_object_ptr);
                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        return (status);
+                        return (AE_OK); /* Repair was successful */
                }
                goto type_error_exit;
        }
@@ -908,7 +988,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
        /* For reference objects, check that the reference type is correct */
        if (return_object->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
-                status = acpi_ns_check_reference(pathname, return_object);
+                status = acpi_ns_check_reference(data, return_object);
        }
        return (status);
@@ -917,33 +997,19 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
        /* Create a string with all expected types for this predefined object */
-        j = 1;
+        acpi_ns_get_expected_types(type_buffer, expected_btypes);
-        type_buffer[0] = 0;
-        this_rtype = ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER;
-        for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_RTYPES; i++) {
-                /* If one of the expected types, concatenate the name of this type */
-                if (expected_btypes & this_rtype) {
-                        ACPI_STRCAT(type_buffer, &acpi_rtype_names[i][j]);
-                        j = 0;  /* Use name separator from now on */
-                }
-                this_rtype <<= 1;       /* Next Rtype */
-        }
-        if (package_index == ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE) {
+        if (package_index == ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT) {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
-                              "%s: Return type mismatch - found %s, expected %s",
+                                      "Return type mismatch - found %s, expected %s",
-                              pathname,
+                                      acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
-                              acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(return_object),
+                                      (return_object), type_buffer));
-                              type_buffer));
        } else {
-                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
-                              "%s: Return Package type mismatch at index %u - "
+                                      "Return Package type mismatch at index %u - "
-                              "found %s, expected %s", pathname, package_index,
+                                      "found %s, expected %s", package_index,
-                              acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(return_object),
+                                      acpi_ut_get_object_type_name
-                              type_buffer));
+                                      (return_object), type_buffer));
        }
        return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
@@ -953,7 +1019,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_check_reference
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
+ * PARAMETERS:  Data            - Pointer to validation data structure
 *              return_object   - Object returned from the evaluation of a
 *                                method or object
 *
@@ -966,7 +1032,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(char *pathname,
 ******************************************************************************/
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ns_check_reference(char *pathname,
+acpi_ns_check_reference(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
                        union acpi_operand_object *return_object)
 {
@@ -979,94 +1045,46 @@ acpi_ns_check_reference(char *pathname,
                return (AE_OK);
        }
-        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
-                      "%s: Return type mismatch - "
+                              "Return type mismatch - unexpected reference object type [%s] %2.2X",
-                      "unexpected reference object type [%s] %2.2X",
+                              acpi_ut_get_reference_name(return_object),
-                      pathname, acpi_ut_get_reference_name(return_object),
+                              return_object->reference.class));
-                      return_object->reference.class));
        return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
 }
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_object
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_expected_types
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  Pathname        - Full pathname to the node (for error msgs)
+ * PARAMETERS:  Buffer          - Pointer to where the string is returned
- *              package_index   - Used to determine if target is in a package
+ *              expected_btypes - Bitmap of expected return type(s)
- *              return_object_ptr - Pointer to the object returned from the
- *                                evaluation of a method or object
 *
- * RETURN:      Status. AE_OK if repair was successful.
+ * RETURN:      Buffer is populated with type names.
 *
- * DESCRIPTION: Attempt to repair/convert a return object of a type that was
+ * DESCRIPTION: Translate the expected types bitmap into a string of ascii
- *              not expected.
+ *              names of expected types, for use in warning messages.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
-static acpi_status
+static void acpi_ns_get_expected_types(char *buffer, u32 expected_btypes)
-acpi_ns_repair_object(u32 expected_btypes,
-                      u32 package_index,
-                      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
 {
-        union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
+        u32 this_rtype;
-        union acpi_operand_object *new_object;
+        u32 i;
-        acpi_size length;
+        u32 j;
-        switch (return_object->common.type) {
-        case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
-                if (!(expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_STRING)) {
-                        return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
-                }
-                /*
-                 * Have a Buffer, expected a String, convert. Use a to_string
-                 * conversion, no transform performed on the buffer data. The best
-                 * example of this is the _BIF method, where the string data from
-                 * the battery is often (incorrectly) returned as buffer object(s).
-                 */
-                length = 0;
-                while ((length < return_object->buffer.length) &&
-                       (return_object->buffer.pointer[length])) {
-                        length++;
-                }
-                /* Allocate a new string object */
-                new_object = acpi_ut_create_string_object(length);
-                if (!new_object) {
-                        return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
-                }
-                /*
+        j = 1;
-                 * Copy the raw buffer data with no transform. String is already NULL
+        buffer[0] = 0;
-                 * terminated at Length+1.
+        this_rtype = ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER;
-                 */
-                ACPI_MEMCPY(new_object->string.pointer,
-                            return_object->buffer.pointer, length);
-                /* Install the new return object */
+        for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_RTYPES; i++) {
-                acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object);
+                /* If one of the expected types, concatenate the name of this type */
-                *return_object_ptr = new_object;
-                /*
+                if (expected_btypes & this_rtype) {
-                 * If the object is a package element, we need to:
+                        ACPI_STRCAT(buffer, &acpi_rtype_names[i][j]);
-                 * 1. Decrement the reference count of the orignal object, it was
+                        j = 0;  /* Use name separator from now on */
-                 *    incremented when building the package
-                 * 2. Increment the reference count of the new object, it will be
-                 *    decremented when releasing the package
-                 */
-                if (package_index != ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE) {
-                        acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object);
-                        acpi_ut_add_reference(new_object);
                }
-                return (AE_OK);
+                this_rtype <<= 1;       /* Next Rtype */
-        default:
-                break;
        }
-        return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..db2b2a99c3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Module Name: nsrepair - Repair for objects returned by predefined methods
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2009, 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 <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include "accommon.h"
+#include "acnamesp.h"
+#include "acpredef.h"
+#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsrepair")
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_object
+ *
+ * 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
+ *                                    otherwise)
+ *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
+ *                                    evaluation of a method or object
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status. AE_OK if repair was successful.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Attempt to repair/convert a return object of a type that was
+ *              not expected.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_object(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+                      u32 expected_btypes,
+                      u32 package_index,
+                      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
+{
+        union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
+        union acpi_operand_object *new_object;
+        acpi_size length;
+        switch (return_object->common.type) {
+        case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
+                /* Does the method/object legally return a string? */
+                if (!(expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_STRING)) {
+                        return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
+                }
+                /*
+                 * Have a Buffer, expected a String, convert. Use a to_string
+                 * conversion, no transform performed on the buffer data. The best
+                 * example of this is the _BIF method, where the string data from
+                 * the battery is often (incorrectly) returned as buffer object(s).
+                 */
+                length = 0;
+                while ((length < return_object->buffer.length) &&
+                       (return_object->buffer.pointer[length])) {
+                        length++;
+                }
+                /* Allocate a new string object */
+                new_object = acpi_ut_create_string_object(length);
+                if (!new_object) {
+                        return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+                }
+                /*
+                 * Copy the raw buffer data with no transform. String is already NULL
+                 * terminated at Length+1.
+                 */
+                ACPI_MEMCPY(new_object->string.pointer,
+                            return_object->buffer.pointer, length);
+                /*
+                 * If the original object is a package element, we need to:
+                 * 1. Set the reference count of the new object to match the
+                 *    reference count of the old object.
+                 * 2. Decrement the reference count of the original object.
+                 */
+                if (package_index != ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT) {
+                        new_object->common.reference_count =
+                            return_object->common.reference_count;
+                        if (return_object->common.reference_count > 1) {
+                                return_object->common.reference_count--;
+                        }
+                        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname,
+                                              data->node_flags,
+                                              "Converted Buffer to expected String at index %u",
+                                              package_index));
+                } else {
+                        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname,
+                                              data->node_flags,
+                                              "Converted Buffer to expected String"));
+                }
+                /* Delete old object, install the new return object */
+                acpi_ut_remove_reference(return_object);
+                *return_object_ptr = new_object;
+                data->flags |= ACPI_OBJECT_REPAIRED;
+                return (AE_OK);
+        default:
+                break;
+        }
+        return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_package_list
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ *              obj_desc_ptr        - Pointer to the object to repair. The new
+ *                                    package object is returned here,
+ *                                    overwriting the old object.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status, new object in *obj_desc_ptr
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Repair a common problem with objects that are defined to return
+ *              a variable-length Package of Packages. If the variable-length
+ *              is one, some BIOS code mistakenly simply declares a single
+ *              Package instead of a Package with one sub-Package. This
+ *              function attempts to repair this error by wrapping a Package
+ *              object around the original Package, creating the correct
+ *              Package with one sub-Package.
+ *
+ *              Names that can be repaired in this manner include:
+ *              _ALR, _CSD, _HPX, _MLS, _PRT, _PSS, _TRT, TSS
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+                            union acpi_operand_object **obj_desc_ptr)
+{
+        union acpi_operand_object *pkg_obj_desc;
+        /*
+         * Create the new outer package and populate it. The new package will
+         * have a single element, the lone subpackage.
+         */
+        pkg_obj_desc = acpi_ut_create_package_object(1);
+        if (!pkg_obj_desc) {
+                return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+        }
+        pkg_obj_desc->package.elements[0] = *obj_desc_ptr;
+        /* Return the new object in the object pointer */
+        *obj_desc_ptr = pkg_obj_desc;
+        data->flags |= ACPI_OBJECT_REPAIRED;
+        ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED((AE_INFO, data->pathname, data->node_flags,
+                              "Incorrectly formed Package, attempting repair"));
+        return (AE_OK);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
index 78277ed08339..ea55ab4f9849 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ acpi_ns_report_error(const char *module_name,
                /* There is a non-ascii character in the name */
-                ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&bad_name, internal_name);
+                ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&bad_name,
+                                   ACPI_CAST_PTR(u32, internal_name));
                acpi_os_printf("[0x%4.4X] (NON-ASCII)", bad_name);
        } else {
                /* Convert path to external format */
@@ -836,7 +837,7 @@ acpi_ns_get_node(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
        acpi_status status;
        char *internal_path;
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_get_node, pathname);
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_get_node, ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, pathname));
        if (!pathname) {
                *return_node = prefix_node;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
index daf4ad37896d..4929dbdbc8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
@@ -535,10 +535,11 @@ acpi_ns_get_device_callback(acpi_handle obj_handle,
        acpi_status status;
        struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
        u32 flags;
-        struct acpica_device_id hid;
+        struct acpica_device_id *hid;
-        struct acpi_compatible_id_list *cid;
+        struct acpica_device_id_list *cid;
        u32 i;
-        int found;
+        u8 found;
+        int no_match;
        status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
@@ -582,10 +583,14 @@ acpi_ns_get_device_callback(acpi_handle obj_handle,
                        return (AE_CTRL_DEPTH);
                }
-                if (ACPI_STRNCMP(hid.value, info->hid, sizeof(hid.value)) != 0) {
+                no_match = ACPI_STRCMP(hid->string, info->hid);
+                ACPI_FREE(hid);
-                        /* Get the list of Compatible IDs */
+                if (no_match) {
+                        /*
+                         * HID does not match, attempt match within the
+                         * list of Compatible IDs (CIDs)
+                         */
                        status = acpi_ut_execute_CID(node, &cid);
                        if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
                                return (AE_OK);
@@ -597,10 +602,8 @@ acpi_ns_get_device_callback(acpi_handle obj_handle,
                        found = 0;
                        for (i = 0; i < cid->count; i++) {
-                                if (ACPI_STRNCMP(cid->id[i].value, info->hid,
+                                if (ACPI_STRCMP(cid->ids[i].string, info->hid)
-                                                 sizeof(struct
+                                    == 0) {
-                                                        acpi_compatible_id)) ==
-                                    0) {
                                        found = 1;
                                        break;
                                }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index f23593d6add4..ddc84af6336e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsxfname")
+/* Local prototypes */
+static char *acpi_ns_copy_device_id(struct acpica_device_id *dest,
+                                    struct acpica_device_id *source,
+                                    char *string_area);
 /******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_handle
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsxfname")
 *              namespace handle.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status
 acpi_get_handle(acpi_handle parent,
                acpi_string pathname, acpi_handle * ret_handle)
@@ -210,10 +216,38 @@ 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
+ *              string_area         - Pointer to where to copy the dest string
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Pointer to the next string area
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Copy a single DEVICE_ID, including the string data.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static char *acpi_ns_copy_device_id(struct acpica_device_id *dest,
+                                    struct acpica_device_id *source,
+                                    char *string_area)
+{
+        /* Create the destination DEVICE_ID */
+        dest->string = string_area;
+        dest->length = source->length;
+        /* Copy actual string and return a pointer to the next string area */
+        ACPI_MEMCPY(string_area, source->string, source->length);
+        return (string_area + source->length);
+}
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_get_object_info
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  Handle          - Object Handle
+ * PARAMETERS:  Handle              - Object Handle
- *              Buffer          - Where the info is returned
+ *              return_buffer       - Where the info is returned
 *
 * RETURN:      Status
 *
@@ -221,33 +255,37 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_name)
 *              namespace node and possibly by running several standard
 *              control methods (Such as in the case of a device.)
 *
+ * For Device and Processor objects, run the Device _HID, _UID, _CID, _STA,
+ * _ADR, _sx_w, and _sx_d methods.
+ *
+ * Note: Allocates the return buffer, must be freed by the caller.
+ *
 ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status
-acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
+acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle,
+                     struct acpi_device_info **return_buffer)
 {
-        acpi_status status;
        struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
        struct acpi_device_info *info;
-        struct acpi_device_info *return_info;
+        struct acpica_device_id_list *cid_list = NULL;
-        struct acpi_compatible_id_list *cid_list = NULL;
+        struct acpica_device_id *hid = NULL;
-        acpi_size size;
+        struct acpica_device_id *uid = NULL;
+        char *next_id_string;
+        acpi_object_type type;
+        acpi_name name;
+        u8 param_count = 0;
+        u8 valid = 0;
+        u32 info_size;
+        u32 i;
+        acpi_status status;
        /* Parameter validation */
-        if (!handle || !buffer) {
+        if (!handle || !return_buffer) {
                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
        }
-        status = acpi_ut_validate_buffer(buffer);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return (status);
-        }
-        info = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_device_info));
-        if (!info) {
-                return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
-        }
        status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                goto cleanup;
@@ -256,66 +294,91 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
        node = acpi_ns_map_handle_to_node(handle);
        if (!node) {
                (void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-                status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
+                return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
-                goto cleanup;
        }
-        /* Init return structure */
+        /* Get the namespace node data while the namespace is locked */
-        size = sizeof(struct acpi_device_info);
-        info->type = node->type;
+        info_size = sizeof(struct acpi_device_info);
-        info->name = node->name.integer;
+        type = node->type;
-        info->valid = 0;
+        name = node->name.integer;
        if (node->type == ACPI_TYPE_METHOD) {
-                info->param_count = node->object->method.param_count;
+                param_count = node->object->method.param_count;
        }
        status = acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                goto cleanup;
+                return (status);
        }
-        /* If not a device, we are all done */
+        if ((type == ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE) || (type == ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR)) {
-        if (info->type == ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE) {
                /*
-                 * Get extra info for ACPI Devices objects only:
+                 * Get extra info for ACPI Device/Processor objects only:
-                 * Run the Device _HID, _UID, _CID, _STA, _ADR and _sx_d methods.
+                 * Run the Device _HID, _UID, and _CID methods.
                 *
                 * Note: none of these methods are required, so they may or may
-                 * not be present for this device.  The Info->Valid bitfield is used
+                 * not be present for this device. The Info->Valid bitfield is used
-                 * to indicate which methods were found and ran successfully.
+                 * to indicate which methods were found and run successfully.
                 */
                /* Execute the Device._HID method */
-                status = acpi_ut_execute_HID(node, &info->hardware_id);
+                status = acpi_ut_execute_HID(node, &hid);
                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        info->valid |= ACPI_VALID_HID;
+                        info_size += hid->length;
+                        valid |= ACPI_VALID_HID;
                }
                /* Execute the Device._UID method */
-                status = acpi_ut_execute_UID(node, &info->unique_id);
+                status = acpi_ut_execute_UID(node, &uid);
                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        info->valid |= ACPI_VALID_UID;
+                        info_size += uid->length;
+                        valid |= ACPI_VALID_UID;
                }
                /* Execute the Device._CID method */
                status = acpi_ut_execute_CID(node, &cid_list);
                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        size += cid_list->size;
-                        info->valid |= ACPI_VALID_CID;
+                        /* Add size of CID strings and CID pointer array */
+                        info_size +=
+                            (cid_list->list_size -
+                             sizeof(struct acpica_device_id_list));
+                        valid |= ACPI_VALID_CID;
                }
+        }
+        /*
+         * Now that we have the variable-length data, we can allocate the
+         * return buffer
+         */
+        info = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(info_size);
+        if (!info) {
+                status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+                goto cleanup;
+        }
+        /* Get the fixed-length data */
+        if ((type == ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE) || (type == ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR)) {
+                /*
+                 * Get extra info for ACPI Device/Processor objects only:
+                 * Run the _STA, _ADR and, sx_w, and _sx_d methods.
+                 *
+                 * Note: none of these methods are required, so they may or may
+                 * not be present for this device. The Info->Valid bitfield is used
+                 * to indicate which methods were found and run successfully.
+                 */
                /* Execute the Device._STA method */
                status = acpi_ut_execute_STA(node, &info->current_status);
                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        info->valid |= ACPI_VALID_STA;
+                        valid |= ACPI_VALID_STA;
                }
                /* Execute the Device._ADR method */
@@ -323,36 +386,100 @@ acpi_get_object_info(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
                status = acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(METHOD_NAME__ADR, node,
                                                         &info->address);
                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        info->valid |= ACPI_VALID_ADR;
+                        valid |= ACPI_VALID_ADR;
+                }
+                /* Execute the Device._sx_w methods */
+                status = acpi_ut_execute_power_methods(node,
+                                                       acpi_gbl_lowest_dstate_names,
+                                                       ACPI_NUM_sx_w_METHODS,
+                                                       info->lowest_dstates);
+                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+                        valid |= ACPI_VALID_SXWS;
                }
                /* Execute the Device._sx_d methods */
-                status = acpi_ut_execute_sxds(node, info->highest_dstates);
+                status = acpi_ut_execute_power_methods(node,
+                                                       acpi_gbl_highest_dstate_names,
+                                                       ACPI_NUM_sx_d_METHODS,
+                                                       info->highest_dstates);
                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        info->valid |= ACPI_VALID_SXDS;
+                        valid |= ACPI_VALID_SXDS;
                }
        }
-        /* Validate/Allocate/Clear caller buffer */
+        /*
+         * Create a pointer to the string area of the return buffer.
+         * Point to the end of the base struct acpi_device_info structure.
+         */
+        next_id_string = ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, info->compatible_id_list.ids);
+        if (cid_list) {
-        status = acpi_ut_initialize_buffer(buffer, size);
+                /* Point past the CID DEVICE_ID array */
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                goto cleanup;
+                next_id_string +=
+                    ((acpi_size) cid_list->count *
+                     sizeof(struct acpica_device_id));
        }
-        /* Populate the return buffer */
+        /*
+         * Copy the HID, UID, and CIDs to the return buffer. The variable-length
+         * strings are copied to the reserved area at the end of the buffer.
+         *
+         * For HID and CID, check if the ID is a PCI Root Bridge.
+         */
+        if (hid) {
+                next_id_string = acpi_ns_copy_device_id(&info->hardware_id,
+                                                        hid, next_id_string);
+                if (acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge(hid->string)) {
+                        info->flags |= ACPI_PCI_ROOT_BRIDGE;
+                }
+        }
-        return_info = buffer->pointer;
+        if (uid) {
-        ACPI_MEMCPY(return_info, info, sizeof(struct acpi_device_info));
+                next_id_string = acpi_ns_copy_device_id(&info->unique_id,
+                                                        uid, next_id_string);
+        }
        if (cid_list) {
-                ACPI_MEMCPY(&return_info->compatibility_id, cid_list,
+                info->compatible_id_list.count = cid_list->count;
-                            cid_list->size);
+                info->compatible_id_list.list_size = cid_list->list_size;
+                /* Copy each CID */
+                for (i = 0; i < cid_list->count; i++) {
+                        next_id_string =
+                            acpi_ns_copy_device_id(&info->compatible_id_list.
+                                                   ids[i], &cid_list->ids[i],
+                                                   next_id_string);
+                        if (acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge(cid_list->ids[i].string)) {
+                                info->flags |= ACPI_PCI_ROOT_BRIDGE;
+                        }
+                }
        }
+        /* Copy the fixed-length data */
+        info->info_size = info_size;
+        info->type = type;
+        info->name = name;
+        info->param_count = param_count;
+        info->valid = valid;
+        *return_buffer = info;
+        status = AE_OK;
      cleanup:
-        ACPI_FREE(info);
+        if (hid) {
+                ACPI_FREE(hid);
+        }
+        if (uid) {
+                ACPI_FREE(uid);
+        }
        if (cid_list) {
                ACPI_FREE(cid_list);
        }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
index c5f6ce19a401..cd7995b3aed4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_ps_complete_final_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                          union acpi_parse_object *op, acpi_status status);
+static void
+acpi_ps_link_module_code(u8 *aml_start, u32 aml_length, acpi_owner_id owner_id);
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode
@@ -390,6 +393,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 {
        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
        union acpi_parse_object *arg = NULL;
+        const struct acpi_opcode_info *op_info;
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ps_get_arguments, walk_state);
@@ -449,13 +453,11 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                        INCREMENT_ARG_LIST(walk_state->arg_types);
                }
-                /* Special processing for certain opcodes */
+                /*
+                 * Handle executable code at "module-level". This refers to
-                /* TBD (remove): Temporary mechanism to disable this code if needed */
+                 * executable opcodes that appear outside of any control method.
+                 */
-#ifdef ACPI_ENABLE_MODULE_LEVEL_CODE
+                if ((walk_state->pass_number <= ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS2) &&
-                if ((walk_state->pass_number <= ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1) &&
                    ((walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_DISASSEMBLE) == 0)) {
                        /*
                         * We want to skip If/Else/While constructs during Pass1 because we
@@ -469,6 +471,23 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                        case AML_ELSE_OP:
                        case AML_WHILE_OP:
+                                /*
+                                 * Currently supported module-level opcodes are:
+                                 * IF/ELSE/WHILE. These appear to be the most common,
+                                 * and easiest to support since they open an AML
+                                 * package.
+                                 */
+                                if (walk_state->pass_number ==
+                                    ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1) {
+                                        acpi_ps_link_module_code(aml_op_start,
+                                                                 walk_state->
+                                                                 parser_state.
+                                                                 pkg_end -
+                                                                 aml_op_start,
+                                                                 walk_state->
+                                                                 owner_id);
+                                }
                                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
                                                  "Pass1: Skipping an If/Else/While body\n"));
@@ -480,10 +499,34 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
                                break;
                        default:
+                                /*
+                                 * Check for an unsupported executable opcode at module
+                                 * level. We must be in PASS1, the parent must be a SCOPE,
+                                 * The opcode class must be EXECUTE, and the opcode must
+                                 * not be an argument to another opcode.
+                                 */
+                                if ((walk_state->pass_number ==
+                                     ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1)
+                                    && (op->common.parent->common.aml_opcode ==
+                                        AML_SCOPE_OP)) {
+                                        op_info =
+                                            acpi_ps_get_opcode_info(op->common.
+                                                                    aml_opcode);
+                                        if ((op_info->class ==
+                                             AML_CLASS_EXECUTE) && (!arg)) {
+                                                ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO,
+                                                              "Detected an unsupported executable opcode "
+                                                              "at module-level: [0x%.4X] at table offset 0x%.4X",
+                                                              op->common.aml_opcode,
+                                                              (u32)((aml_op_start - walk_state->parser_state.aml_start)
+                                                                + sizeof(struct acpi_table_header))));
+                                        }
+                                }
                                break;
                        }
                }
-#endif
+                /* Special processing for certain opcodes */
                switch (op->common.aml_opcode) {
                case AML_METHOD_OP:
@@ -553,6 +596,66 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_link_module_code
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  aml_start           - Pointer to the AML
+ *              aml_length          - Length of executable AML
+ *              owner_id            - owner_id of module level code
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Wrap the module-level code with a method object and link the
+ *              object to the global list. Note, the mutex field of the method
+ *              object is used to link multiple module-level code objects.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static void
+acpi_ps_link_module_code(u8 *aml_start, u32 aml_length, acpi_owner_id owner_id)
+{
+        union acpi_operand_object *prev;
+        union acpi_operand_object *next;
+        union acpi_operand_object *method_obj;
+        /* Get the tail of the list */
+        prev = next = acpi_gbl_module_code_list;
+        while (next) {
+                prev = next;
+                next = next->method.mutex;
+        }
+        /*
+         * Insert the module level code into the list. Merge it if it is
+         * adjacent to the previous element.
+         */
+        if (!prev ||
+            ((prev->method.aml_start + prev->method.aml_length) != aml_start)) {
+                /* Create, initialize, and link a new temporary method object */
+                method_obj = acpi_ut_create_internal_object(ACPI_TYPE_METHOD);
+                if (!method_obj) {
+                        return;
+                }
+                method_obj->method.aml_start = aml_start;
+                method_obj->method.aml_length = aml_length;
+                method_obj->method.owner_id = owner_id;
+                method_obj->method.flags |= AOPOBJ_MODULE_LEVEL;
+                if (!prev) {
+                        acpi_gbl_module_code_list = method_obj;
+                } else {
+                        prev->method.mutex = method_obj;
+                }
+        } else {
+                prev->method.aml_length += aml_length;
+        }
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_complete_op
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  walk_state          - Current state
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
index ff06032c0f06..dd9731c29a79 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_method(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
                goto cleanup;
        }
+        if (info->obj_desc->method.flags & AOPOBJ_MODULE_LEVEL) {
+                walk_state->parse_flags |= ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL;
+        }
        /* Invoke an internal method if necessary */
        if (info->obj_desc->method.method_flags & AML_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
index ef7d2c2d8f0b..1f15497f00d1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("tbutils")
 /* Local prototypes */
+static void acpi_tb_fix_string(char *string, acpi_size length);
+static void
+acpi_tb_cleanup_table_header(struct acpi_table_header *out_header,
+                             struct acpi_table_header *header);
 static acpi_physical_address
 acpi_tb_get_root_table_entry(u8 *table_entry, u32 table_entry_size);
@@ -161,6 +167,59 @@ u8 acpi_tb_tables_loaded(void)
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_fix_string
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  String              - String to be repaired
+ *              Length              - Maximum length
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Replace every non-printable or non-ascii byte in the string
+ *              with a question mark '?'.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static void acpi_tb_fix_string(char *string, acpi_size length)
+{
+        while (length && *string) {
+                if (!ACPI_IS_PRINT(*string)) {
+                        *string = '?';
+                }
+                string++;
+                length--;
+        }
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_cleanup_table_header
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  out_header          - Where the cleaned header is returned
+ *              Header              - Input ACPI table header
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Returns the cleaned header in out_header
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Copy the table header and ensure that all "string" fields in
+ *              the header consist of printable characters.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static void
+acpi_tb_cleanup_table_header(struct acpi_table_header *out_header,
+                             struct acpi_table_header *header)
+{
+        ACPI_MEMCPY(out_header, header, sizeof(struct acpi_table_header));
+        acpi_tb_fix_string(out_header->signature, ACPI_NAME_SIZE);
+        acpi_tb_fix_string(out_header->oem_id, ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE);
+        acpi_tb_fix_string(out_header->oem_table_id, ACPI_OEM_TABLE_ID_SIZE);
+        acpi_tb_fix_string(out_header->asl_compiler_id, ACPI_NAME_SIZE);
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_print_table_header
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Address             - Table physical address
@@ -176,6 +235,7 @@ void
 acpi_tb_print_table_header(acpi_physical_address address,
                           struct acpi_table_header *header)
 {
+        struct acpi_table_header local_header;
        /*
         * The reason that the Address is cast to a void pointer is so that we
@@ -192,6 +252,11 @@ acpi_tb_print_table_header(acpi_physical_address address,
                /* RSDP has no common fields */
+                ACPI_MEMCPY(local_header.oem_id,
+                            ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_table_rsdp,
+                                          header)->oem_id, ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE);
+                acpi_tb_fix_string(local_header.oem_id, ACPI_OEM_ID_SIZE);
                ACPI_INFO((AE_INFO, "RSDP %p %05X (v%.2d %6.6s)",
                           ACPI_CAST_PTR (void, address),
                           (ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_table_rsdp, header)->
@@ -200,18 +265,21 @@ acpi_tb_print_table_header(acpi_physical_address address,
                                               header)->length : 20,
                           ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_table_rsdp,
                                         header)->revision,
-                           ACPI_CAST_PTR(struct acpi_table_rsdp,
+                           local_header.oem_id));
-                                         header)->oem_id));
        } else {
                /* Standard ACPI table with full common header */
+                acpi_tb_cleanup_table_header(&local_header, header);
                ACPI_INFO((AE_INFO,
                           "%4.4s %p %05X (v%.2d %6.6s %8.8s %08X %4.4s %08X)",
-                           header->signature, ACPI_CAST_PTR (void, address),
+                           local_header.signature, ACPI_CAST_PTR(void, address),
-                           header->length, header->revision, header->oem_id,
+                           local_header.length, local_header.revision,
-                           header->oem_table_id, header->oem_revision,
+                           local_header.oem_id, local_header.oem_table_id,
-                           header->asl_compiler_id,
+                           local_header.oem_revision,
-                           header->asl_compiler_revision));
+                           local_header.asl_compiler_id,
+                           local_header.asl_compiler_revision));
        }
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
index bc1710315088..96e26e70c63d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ static void acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj(union acpi_operand_object *object)
                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
                                  "***** Region %p\n", object));
+                /* Invalidate the region address/length via the host OS */
+                acpi_os_invalidate_address(object->region.space_id,
+                                          object->region.address,
+                                          (acpi_size) object->region.length);
                second_desc = acpi_ns_get_secondary_object(object);
                if (second_desc) {
                        /*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
index 006b16c26017..5d54e36ab453 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
@@ -44,19 +44,10 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
-#include "acinterp.h"
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("uteval")
-/* Local prototypes */
-static void
-acpi_ut_copy_id_string(char *destination, char *source, acpi_size max_length);
-static acpi_status
-acpi_ut_translate_one_cid(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-                          struct acpi_compatible_id *one_cid);
 /*
 * Strings supported by the _OSI predefined (internal) method.
 *
@@ -78,6 +69,9 @@ static struct acpi_interface_info acpi_interfaces_supported[] = {
        {"Windows 2001 SP2", ACPI_OSI_WIN_XP_SP2},      /* Windows XP SP2 */
        {"Windows 2001.1 SP1", ACPI_OSI_WINSRV_2003_SP1},       /* Windows Server 2003 SP1 - Added 03/2006 */
        {"Windows 2006", ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA},   /* Windows Vista - Added 03/2006 */
+        {"Windows 2006.1", ACPI_OSI_WINSRV_2008},       /* Windows Server 2008 - Added 09/2009 */
+        {"Windows 2006 SP1", ACPI_OSI_WIN_VISTA_SP1},   /* Windows Vista SP1 - Added 09/2009 */
+        {"Windows 2009", ACPI_OSI_WIN_7},       /* Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 - Added 09/2009 */
        /* Feature Group Strings */
@@ -213,7 +207,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_osi_invalidate(char *interface)
 * RETURN:      Status
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Evaluates a namespace object and verifies the type of the
- *              return object.  Common code that simplifies accessing objects
+ *              return object. Common code that simplifies accessing objects
 *              that have required return objects of fixed types.
 *
 *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
@@ -298,7 +292,7 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
        if ((acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack) && (!expected_return_btypes)) {
                /*
-                 * We received a return object, but one was not expected.  This can
+                 * We received a return object, but one was not expected. This can
                 * happen frequently if the "implicit return" feature is enabled.
                 * Just delete the return object and return AE_OK.
                 */
@@ -340,12 +334,12 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  object_name         - Object name to be evaluated
 *              device_node         - Node for the device
- *              Address             - Where the value is returned
+ *              Value               - Where the value is returned
 *
 * RETURN:      Status
 *
 * DESCRIPTION: Evaluates a numeric namespace object for a selected device
- *              and stores result in *Address.
+ *              and stores result in *Value.
 *
 *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
 *
@@ -354,7 +348,7 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(char *object_name,
                                struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-                                acpi_integer * address)
+                                acpi_integer *value)
 {
        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
        acpi_status status;
@@ -369,295 +363,7 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(char *object_name,
        /* Get the returned Integer */
-        *address = obj_desc->integer.value;
+        *value = obj_desc->integer.value;
-        /* On exit, we must delete the return object */
-        acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_copy_id_string
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Destination         - Where to copy the string
- *              Source              - Source string
- *              max_length          - Length of the destination buffer
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Copies an ID string for the _HID, _CID, and _UID methods.
- *              Performs removal of a leading asterisk if present -- workaround
- *              for a known issue on a bunch of machines.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-static void
-acpi_ut_copy_id_string(char *destination, char *source, acpi_size max_length)
-{
-        /*
-         * Workaround for ID strings that have a leading asterisk. This construct
-         * is not allowed by the ACPI specification  (ID strings must be
-         * alphanumeric), but enough existing machines have this embedded in their
-         * ID strings that the following code is useful.
-         */
-        if (*source == '*') {
-                source++;
-        }
-        /* Do the actual copy */
-        ACPI_STRNCPY(destination, source, max_length);
-}
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_HID
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  device_node         - Node for the device
- *              Hid                 - Where the HID is returned
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Executes the _HID control method that returns the hardware
- *              ID of the device.
- *
- *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status
-acpi_ut_execute_HID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-                    struct acpica_device_id *hid)
-{
-        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
-        acpi_status status;
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_execute_HID);
-        status = acpi_ut_evaluate_object(device_node, METHOD_NAME__HID,
-                                         ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_BTYPE_STRING,
-                                         &obj_desc);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
-                /* Convert the Numeric HID to string */
-                acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string((u32) obj_desc->integer.value,
-                                          hid->value);
-        } else {
-                /* Copy the String HID from the returned object */
-                acpi_ut_copy_id_string(hid->value, obj_desc->string.pointer,
-                                       sizeof(hid->value));
-        }
-        /* On exit, we must delete the return object */
-        acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_translate_one_cid
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc            - _CID object, must be integer or string
- *              one_cid             - Where the CID string is returned
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Return a numeric or string _CID value as a string.
- *              (Compatible ID)
- *
- *              NOTE:  Assumes a maximum _CID string length of
- *                     ACPI_MAX_CID_LENGTH.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-static acpi_status
-acpi_ut_translate_one_cid(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-                          struct acpi_compatible_id *one_cid)
-{
-        switch (obj_desc->common.type) {
-        case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
-                /* Convert the Numeric CID to string */
-                acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string((u32) obj_desc->integer.value,
-                                          one_cid->value);
-                return (AE_OK);
-        case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
-                if (obj_desc->string.length > ACPI_MAX_CID_LENGTH) {
-                        return (AE_AML_STRING_LIMIT);
-                }
-                /* Copy the String CID from the returned object */
-                acpi_ut_copy_id_string(one_cid->value, obj_desc->string.pointer,
-                                       ACPI_MAX_CID_LENGTH);
-                return (AE_OK);
-        default:
-                return (AE_TYPE);
-        }
-}
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_CID
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  device_node         - Node for the device
- *              return_cid_list     - Where the CID list is returned
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Executes the _CID control method that returns one or more
- *              compatible hardware IDs for the device.
- *
- *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status
-acpi_ut_execute_CID(struct acpi_namespace_node * device_node,
-                    struct acpi_compatible_id_list ** return_cid_list)
-{
-        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
-        acpi_status status;
-        u32 count;
-        u32 size;
-        struct acpi_compatible_id_list *cid_list;
-        u32 i;
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_execute_CID);
-        /* Evaluate the _CID method for this device */
-        status = acpi_ut_evaluate_object(device_node, METHOD_NAME__CID,
-                                         ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_BTYPE_STRING
-                                         | ACPI_BTYPE_PACKAGE, &obj_desc);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-        /* Get the number of _CIDs returned */
-        count = 1;
-        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-                count = obj_desc->package.count;
-        }
-        /* Allocate a worst-case buffer for the _CIDs */
-        size = (((count - 1) * sizeof(struct acpi_compatible_id)) +
-                sizeof(struct acpi_compatible_id_list));
-        cid_list = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED((acpi_size) size);
-        if (!cid_list) {
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
-        }
-        /* Init CID list */
-        cid_list->count = count;
-        cid_list->size = size;
-        /*
-         *  A _CID can return either a single compatible ID or a package of
-         *  compatible IDs.  Each compatible ID can be one of the following:
-         *  1) Integer (32 bit compressed EISA ID) or
-         *  2) String (PCI ID format, e.g. "PCI\VEN_vvvv&DEV_dddd&SUBSYS_ssssssss")
-         */
-        /* The _CID object can be either a single CID or a package (list) of CIDs */
-        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
-                /* Translate each package element */
-                for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-                        status =
-                            acpi_ut_translate_one_cid(obj_desc->package.
-                                                      elements[i],
-                                                      &cid_list->id[i]);
-                        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                                break;
-                        }
-                }
-        } else {
-                /* Only one CID, translate to a string */
-                status = acpi_ut_translate_one_cid(obj_desc, cid_list->id);
-        }
-        /* Cleanup on error */
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                ACPI_FREE(cid_list);
-        } else {
-                *return_cid_list = cid_list;
-        }
-        /* On exit, we must delete the _CID return object */
-        acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_UID
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  device_node         - Node for the device
- *              Uid                 - Where the UID is returned
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Executes the _UID control method that returns the hardware
- *              ID of the device.
- *
- *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status
-acpi_ut_execute_UID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-                    struct acpica_device_id *uid)
-{
-        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
-        acpi_status status;
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_execute_UID);
-        status = acpi_ut_evaluate_object(device_node, METHOD_NAME__UID,
-                                         ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_BTYPE_STRING,
-                                         &obj_desc);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-        }
-        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
-                /* Convert the Numeric UID to string */
-                acpi_ex_unsigned_integer_to_string(obj_desc->integer.value,
-                                                   uid->value);
-        } else {
-                /* Copy the String UID from the returned object */
-                acpi_ut_copy_id_string(uid->value, obj_desc->string.pointer,
-                                       sizeof(uid->value));
-        }
        /* On exit, we must delete the return object */
@@ -716,60 +422,64 @@ acpi_ut_execute_STA(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node, u32 * flags)
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_Sxds
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_power_methods
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  device_node         - Node for the device
- *              Flags               - Where the status flags are returned
+ *              method_names        - Array of power method names
+ *              method_count        - Number of methods to execute
+ *              out_values          - Where the power method values are returned
 *
- * RETURN:      Status
+ * RETURN:      Status, out_values
 *
- * DESCRIPTION: Executes _STA for selected device and stores results in
+ * DESCRIPTION: Executes the specified power methods for the device and returns
- *              *Flags.
+ *              the result(s).
 *
 *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
 *
- ******************************************************************************/
+******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_execute_sxds(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node, u8 * highest)
+acpi_ut_execute_power_methods(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
+                              const char **method_names,
+                              u8 method_count, u8 *out_values)
 {
        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
        acpi_status status;
+        acpi_status final_status = AE_NOT_FOUND;
        u32 i;
-        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_execute_sxds);
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_execute_power_methods);
-        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        for (i = 0; i < method_count; i++) {
-                highest[i] = 0xFF;
+                /*
+                 * Execute the power method (_sx_d or _sx_w). The only allowable
+                 * return type is an Integer.
+                 */
                status = acpi_ut_evaluate_object(device_node,
                                                 ACPI_CAST_PTR(char,
-                                                               acpi_gbl_highest_dstate_names
+                                                               method_names[i]),
-                                                               [i]),
                                                 ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER, &obj_desc);
-                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                        if (status != AE_NOT_FOUND) {
+                        out_values[i] = (u8)obj_desc->integer.value;
-                                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-                                                  "%s on Device %4.4s, %s\n",
-                                                  ACPI_CAST_PTR(char,
-                                                                acpi_gbl_highest_dstate_names
-                                                                [i]),
-                                                  acpi_ut_get_node_name
-                                                  (device_node),
-                                                  acpi_format_exception
-                                                  (status)));
-                                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-                        }
-                } else {
-                        /* Extract the Dstate value */
-                        highest[i] = (u8) obj_desc->integer.value;
                        /* Delete the return object */
                        acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
+                        final_status = AE_OK;   /* At least one value is valid */
+                        continue;
                }
+                out_values[i] = ACPI_UINT8_MAX;
+                if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
+                        continue;       /* Ignore if not found */
+                }
+                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+                                  "Failed %s on Device %4.4s, %s\n",
+                                  ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, method_names[i]),
+                                  acpi_ut_get_node_name(device_node),
+                                  acpi_format_exception(status)));
        }
-        return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(final_status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
index 59e46f257c02..3f2c68f4e959 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
@@ -90,7 +90,15 @@ const char *acpi_gbl_sleep_state_names[ACPI_S_STATE_COUNT] = {
        "\\_S5_"
 };
-const char *acpi_gbl_highest_dstate_names[4] = {
+const char *acpi_gbl_lowest_dstate_names[ACPI_NUM_sx_w_METHODS] = {
+        "_S0W",
+        "_S1W",
+        "_S2W",
+        "_S3W",
+        "_S4W"
+};
+const char *acpi_gbl_highest_dstate_names[ACPI_NUM_sx_d_METHODS] = {
        "_S1D",
        "_S2D",
        "_S3D",
@@ -351,6 +359,7 @@ const char *acpi_gbl_region_types[ACPI_NUM_PREDEFINED_REGIONS] = {
        "SMBus",
        "SystemCMOS",
        "PCIBARTarget",
+        "IPMI",
        "DataTable"
 };
@@ -798,6 +807,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
        /* Namespace */
+        acpi_gbl_module_code_list = NULL;
        acpi_gbl_root_node = NULL;
        acpi_gbl_root_node_struct.name.integer = ACPI_ROOT_NAME;
        acpi_gbl_root_node_struct.descriptor_type = ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..52eaae404554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Module Name: utids - support for device IDs - HID, UID, CID
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2009, 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 <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include "accommon.h"
+#include "acinterp.h"
+#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utids")
+/* Local prototypes */
+static void acpi_ut_copy_id_string(char *destination, char *source);
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_copy_id_string
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Destination         - Where to copy the string
+ *              Source              - Source string
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Copies an ID string for the _HID, _CID, and _UID methods.
+ *              Performs removal of a leading asterisk if present -- workaround
+ *              for a known issue on a bunch of machines.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+static void acpi_ut_copy_id_string(char *destination, char *source)
+{
+        /*
+         * Workaround for ID strings that have a leading asterisk. This construct
+         * is not allowed by the ACPI specification  (ID strings must be
+         * alphanumeric), but enough existing machines have this embedded in their
+         * ID strings that the following code is useful.
+         */
+        if (*source == '*') {
+                source++;
+        }
+        /* Do the actual copy */
+        ACPI_STRCPY(destination, source);
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_HID
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  device_node         - Node for the device
+ *              return_id           - Where the string HID is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Executes the _HID control method that returns the hardware
+ *              ID of the device. The HID is either an 32-bit encoded EISAID
+ *              Integer or a String. A string is always returned. An EISAID
+ *              is converted to a string.
+ *
+ *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status
+acpi_ut_execute_HID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
+                    struct acpica_device_id **return_id)
+{
+        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
+        struct acpica_device_id *hid;
+        u32 length;
+        acpi_status status;
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_execute_HID);
+        status = acpi_ut_evaluate_object(device_node, METHOD_NAME__HID,
+                                         ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_BTYPE_STRING,
+                                         &obj_desc);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+        /* Get the size of the String to be returned, includes null terminator */
+        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
+                length = ACPI_EISAID_STRING_SIZE;
+        } else {
+                length = obj_desc->string.length + 1;
+        }
+        /* Allocate a buffer for the HID */
+        hid =
+            ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpica_device_id) +
+                                 (acpi_size) length);
+        if (!hid) {
+                status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+                goto cleanup;
+        }
+        /* Area for the string starts after DEVICE_ID struct */
+        hid->string = ACPI_ADD_PTR(char, hid, sizeof(struct acpica_device_id));
+        /* Convert EISAID to a string or simply copy existing string */
+        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
+                acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(hid->string, obj_desc->integer.value);
+        } else {
+                acpi_ut_copy_id_string(hid->string, obj_desc->string.pointer);
+        }
+        hid->length = length;
+        *return_id = hid;
+cleanup:
+        /* On exit, we must delete the return object */
+        acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_UID
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  device_node         - Node for the device
+ *              return_id           - Where the string UID is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Executes the _UID control method that returns the unique
+ *              ID of the device. The UID is either a 64-bit Integer (NOT an
+ *              EISAID) or a string. Always returns a string. A 64-bit integer
+ *              is converted to a decimal string.
+ *
+ *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status
+acpi_ut_execute_UID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
+                    struct acpica_device_id **return_id)
+{
+        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
+        struct acpica_device_id *uid;
+        u32 length;
+        acpi_status status;
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_execute_UID);
+        status = acpi_ut_evaluate_object(device_node, METHOD_NAME__UID,
+                                         ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_BTYPE_STRING,
+                                         &obj_desc);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+        /* Get the size of the String to be returned, includes null terminator */
+        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
+                length = ACPI_MAX64_DECIMAL_DIGITS + 1;
+        } else {
+                length = obj_desc->string.length + 1;
+        }
+        /* Allocate a buffer for the UID */
+        uid =
+            ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpica_device_id) +
+                                 (acpi_size) length);
+        if (!uid) {
+                status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+                goto cleanup;
+        }
+        /* Area for the string starts after DEVICE_ID struct */
+        uid->string = ACPI_ADD_PTR(char, uid, sizeof(struct acpica_device_id));
+        /* Convert an Integer to string, or just copy an existing string */
+        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
+                acpi_ex_integer_to_string(uid->string, obj_desc->integer.value);
+        } else {
+                acpi_ut_copy_id_string(uid->string, obj_desc->string.pointer);
+        }
+        uid->length = length;
+        *return_id = uid;
+cleanup:
+        /* On exit, we must delete the return object */
+        acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_execute_CID
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  device_node         - Node for the device
+ *              return_cid_list     - Where the CID list is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status, list of CID strings
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Executes the _CID control method that returns one or more
+ *              compatible hardware IDs for the device.
+ *
+ *              NOTE: Internal function, no parameter validation
+ *
+ * A _CID method can return either a single compatible ID or a package of
+ * compatible IDs. Each compatible ID can be one of the following:
+ * 1) Integer (32 bit compressed EISA ID) or
+ * 2) String (PCI ID format, e.g. "PCI\VEN_vvvv&DEV_dddd&SUBSYS_ssssssss")
+ *
+ * The Integer CIDs are converted to string format by this function.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+acpi_status
+acpi_ut_execute_CID(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
+                    struct acpica_device_id_list **return_cid_list)
+{
+        union acpi_operand_object **cid_objects;
+        union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
+        struct acpica_device_id_list *cid_list;
+        char *next_id_string;
+        u32 string_area_size;
+        u32 length;
+        u32 cid_list_size;
+        acpi_status status;
+        u32 count;
+        u32 i;
+        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_execute_CID);
+        /* Evaluate the _CID method for this device */
+        status = acpi_ut_evaluate_object(device_node, METHOD_NAME__CID,
+                                         ACPI_BTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_BTYPE_STRING
+                                         | ACPI_BTYPE_PACKAGE, &obj_desc);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+        }
+        /*
+         * Get the count and size of the returned _CIDs. _CID can return either
+         * a Package of Integers/Strings or a single Integer or String.
+         * Note: This section also validates that all CID elements are of the
+         * correct type (Integer or String).
+         */
+        if (obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
+                count = obj_desc->package.count;
+                cid_objects = obj_desc->package.elements;
+        } else {                /* Single Integer or String CID */
+                count = 1;
+                cid_objects = &obj_desc;
+        }
+        string_area_size = 0;
+        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                /* String lengths include null terminator */
+                switch (cid_objects[i]->common.type) {
+                case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
+                        string_area_size += ACPI_EISAID_STRING_SIZE;
+                        break;
+                case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
+                        string_area_size += cid_objects[i]->string.length + 1;
+                        break;
+                default:
+                        status = AE_TYPE;
+                        goto cleanup;
+                }
+        }
+        /*
+         * Now that we know the length of the CIDs, allocate return buffer:
+         * 1) Size of the base structure +
+         * 2) Size of the CID DEVICE_ID array +
+         * 3) Size of the actual CID strings
+         */
+        cid_list_size = sizeof(struct acpica_device_id_list) +
+            ((count - 1) * sizeof(struct acpica_device_id)) + string_area_size;
+        cid_list = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(cid_list_size);
+        if (!cid_list) {
+                status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+                goto cleanup;
+        }
+        /* Area for CID strings starts after the CID DEVICE_ID array */
+        next_id_string = ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, cid_list->ids) +
+            ((acpi_size) count * sizeof(struct acpica_device_id));
+        /* Copy/convert the CIDs to the return buffer */
+        for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                if (cid_objects[i]->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
+                        /* Convert the Integer (EISAID) CID to a string */
+                        acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(next_id_string,
+                                                  cid_objects[i]->integer.
+                                                  value);
+                        length = ACPI_EISAID_STRING_SIZE;
+                } else {        /* ACPI_TYPE_STRING */
+                        /* Copy the String CID from the returned object */
+                        acpi_ut_copy_id_string(next_id_string,
+                                               cid_objects[i]->string.pointer);
+                        length = cid_objects[i]->string.length + 1;
+                }
+                cid_list->ids[i].string = next_id_string;
+                cid_list->ids[i].length = length;
+                next_id_string += length;
+        }
+        /* Finish the CID list */
+        cid_list->count = count;
+        cid_list->list_size = cid_list_size;
+        *return_cid_list = cid_list;
+cleanup:
+        /* On exit, we must delete the _CID return object */
+        acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
+        return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
index a54ca84eb362..9d0919ebf7b0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
@@ -99,33 +99,19 @@ static void acpi_ut_terminate(void)
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_subsystem_shutdown
 *
- * PARAMETERS:  none
+ * PARAMETERS:  None
 *
- * RETURN:      none
+ * RETURN:      None
 *
- * DESCRIPTION: Shutdown the various subsystems.  Don't delete the mutex
+ * DESCRIPTION: Shutdown the various components. Do not delete the mutex
- *              objects here -- because the AML debugger may be still running.
+ *              objects here, because the AML debugger may be still running.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
 void acpi_ut_subsystem_shutdown(void)
 {
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_subsystem_shutdown);
-        /* Just exit if subsystem is already shutdown */
-        if (acpi_gbl_shutdown) {
-                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "ACPI Subsystem is already terminated"));
-                return_VOID;
-        }
-        /* Subsystem appears active, go ahead and shut it down */
-        acpi_gbl_shutdown = TRUE;
-        acpi_gbl_startup_flags = 0;
-        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Shutting down ACPI Subsystem\n"));
 #ifndef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
        /* Close the acpi_event Handling */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
index fbe782348b0b..61f6315fce9f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utmisc")
+/*
+ * Common suffix for messages
+ */
+#define ACPI_COMMON_MSG_SUFFIX \
+        acpi_os_printf(" (%8.8X/%s-%u)\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION, module_name, line_number)
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_validate_exception
@@ -120,6 +125,34 @@ const char *acpi_ut_validate_exception(acpi_status status)
 /*******************************************************************************
 *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Id              - The HID/CID in string format
+ *
+ * RETURN:      TRUE if the Id is a match for a PCI/PCI-Express Root Bridge
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Determine if the input ID is a PCI Root Bridge ID.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+u8 acpi_ut_is_pci_root_bridge(char *id)
+{
+        /*
+         * Check if this is a PCI root bridge.
+         * ACPI 3.0+: check for a PCI Express root also.
+         */
+        if (!(ACPI_STRCMP(id,
+                          PCI_ROOT_HID_STRING)) ||
+            !(ACPI_STRCMP(id, PCI_EXPRESS_ROOT_HID_STRING))) {
+                return (TRUE);
+        }
+        return (FALSE);
+}
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_is_aml_table
 *
 * PARAMETERS:  Table               - An ACPI table
@@ -1037,8 +1070,7 @@ acpi_error(const char *module_name, u32 line_number, const char *format, ...)
        va_start(args, format);
        acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
-        acpi_os_printf(" %8.8X %s-%u\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION, module_name,
+        ACPI_COMMON_MSG_SUFFIX;
-                       line_number);
        va_end(args);
 }
@@ -1052,8 +1084,7 @@ acpi_exception(const char *module_name,
        va_start(args, format);
        acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
-        acpi_os_printf(" %8.8X %s-%u\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION, module_name,
+        ACPI_COMMON_MSG_SUFFIX;
-                       line_number);
        va_end(args);
 }
@@ -1066,8 +1097,7 @@ acpi_warning(const char *module_name, u32 line_number, const char *format, ...)
        va_start(args, format);
        acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
-        acpi_os_printf(" %8.8X %s-%u\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION, module_name,
+        ACPI_COMMON_MSG_SUFFIX;
-                       line_number);
        va_end(args);
 }
@@ -1088,3 +1118,46 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_error)
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_exception)
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_warning)
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_info)
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_predefined_warning
+ *
+ * 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
+ *              node_flags      - From Namespace node for the method/object
+ *              Format          - Printf format string + additional args
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Warnings for the predefined validation module. Messages are
+ *              only emitted the first time a problem with a particular
+ *              method/object is detected. This prevents a flood of error
+ *              messages for methods that are repeatedly evaluated.
+ *
+******************************************************************************/
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_predefined_warning(const char *module_name,
+                           u32 line_number,
+                           char *pathname,
+                           u8 node_flags, const char *format, ...)
+{
+        va_list args;
+        /*
+         * Warning messages for this method/object will be disabled after the
+         * first time a validation fails or an object is successfully repaired.
+         */
+        if (node_flags & ANOBJ_EVALUATED) {
+                return;
+        }
+        acpi_os_printf("ACPI Warning for %s: ", pathname);
+        va_start(args, format);
+        acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
+        ACPI_COMMON_MSG_SUFFIX;
+        va_end(args);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
index 078a22728c6b..b1f5f680bc78 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
@@ -251,6 +251,16 @@ acpi_status acpi_initialize_objects(u32 flags)
        }
        /*
+         * 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.
@@ -318,7 +328,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_initialize_objects)
 *
 * RETURN:      Status
 *
- * DESCRIPTION: Shutdown the ACPI subsystem.  Release all resources.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Shutdown the ACPICA subsystem and release all resources.
 *
 ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status acpi_terminate(void)
@@ -327,6 +337,19 @@ acpi_status acpi_terminate(void)
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_terminate);
+        /* Just exit if subsystem is already shutdown */
+        if (acpi_gbl_shutdown) {
+                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "ACPI Subsystem is already terminated"));
+                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+        }
+        /* Subsystem appears active, go ahead and shut it down */
+        acpi_gbl_shutdown = TRUE;
+        acpi_gbl_startup_flags = 0;
+        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Shutting down ACPI Subsystem\n"));
        /* Terminate the AML Debugger if present */
        ACPI_DEBUGGER_EXEC(acpi_gbl_db_terminate_threads = TRUE);
@@ -353,6 +376,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_terminate(void)
 }
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_terminate)
 #ifndef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 #ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/battery.c b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
index 58b4517ce712..3f4602b8f287 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/battery.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/battery.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/async.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
 #include <linux/power_supply.h>
 #endif
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_BATTERY_VALUE_UNKNOWN 0xFFFFFFFF
 #define ACPI_BATTERY_CLASS              "battery"
@@ -85,6 +88,10 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id battery_device_ids[] = {
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, battery_device_ids);
+/* For buggy DSDTs that report negative 16-bit values for either charging
+ * or discharging current and/or report 0 as 65536 due to bad math.
+ */
+#define QUIRK_SIGNED16_CURRENT 0x0001
 struct acpi_battery {
        struct mutex lock;
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ struct acpi_battery {
        int state;
        int power_unit;
        u8 alarm_present;
+        long quirks;
 };
 #define to_acpi_battery(x) container_of(x, struct acpi_battery, bat);
@@ -390,6 +398,11 @@ static int acpi_battery_get_state(struct acpi_battery *battery)
                                 state_offsets, ARRAY_SIZE(state_offsets));
        battery->update_time = jiffies;
        kfree(buffer.pointer);
+        if ((battery->quirks & QUIRK_SIGNED16_CURRENT) &&
+            battery->rate_now != -1)
+                battery->rate_now = abs((s16)battery->rate_now);
        return result;
 }
@@ -495,6 +508,14 @@ static void sysfs_remove_battery(struct acpi_battery *battery)
 }
 #endif
+static void acpi_battery_quirks(struct acpi_battery *battery)
+{
+        battery->quirks = 0;
+        if (dmi_name_in_vendors("Acer") && battery->power_unit) {
+                battery->quirks |= QUIRK_SIGNED16_CURRENT;
+        }
+}
 static int acpi_battery_update(struct acpi_battery *battery)
 {
        int result, old_present = acpi_battery_present(battery);
@@ -513,6 +534,7 @@ static int acpi_battery_update(struct acpi_battery *battery)
                result = acpi_battery_get_info(battery);
                if (result)
                        return result;
+                acpi_battery_quirks(battery);
                acpi_battery_init_alarm(battery);
        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c b/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
index 0c4ca4d318b3..e56b2a7b53db 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/blacklist.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include "internal.h"
 enum acpi_blacklist_predicates {
        all_versions,
        less_than_or_equal,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index 2876fc70c3a9..135fbfe1825c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include "internal.h"
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ int acpi_bus_get_status(struct acpi_device *device)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_get_status);
 void acpi_bus_private_data_handler(acpi_handle handle,
-                                   u32 function, void *context)
+                                   void *context)
 {
        return;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/button.c b/drivers/acpi/button.c
index 9195deba9d94..d295bdccc09c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/button.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/button.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_BUTTON_CLASS               "button"
 #define ACPI_BUTTON_FILE_INFO           "info"
 #define ACPI_BUTTON_FILE_STATE          "state"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/cm_sbs.c b/drivers/acpi/cm_sbs.c
index 332fe4b21708..6c9ee68e46fb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/cm_sbs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/cm_sbs.c
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("cm_sbs");
 #define ACPI_AC_CLASS           "ac_adapter"
 #define ACPI_BATTERY_CLASS      "battery"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/container.c b/drivers/acpi/container.c
index fe0cdf83641a..642bb305cb65 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/container.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/container.c
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 #include <acpi/container.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_CONTAINER_DEVICE_NAME      "ACPI container device"
 #define ACPI_CONTAINER_CLASS            "container"
@@ -200,20 +202,17 @@ container_walk_namespace_cb(acpi_handle handle,
                            u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 {
        char *hid = NULL;
-        struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
        struct acpi_device_info *info;
        acpi_status status;
        int *action = context;
+        status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &info);
-        status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &buffer);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !buffer.pointer) {
                return AE_OK;
        }
-        info = buffer.pointer;
        if (info->valid & ACPI_VALID_HID)
-                hid = info->hardware_id.value;
+                hid = info->hardware_id.string;
        if (hid == NULL) {
                goto end;
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ container_walk_namespace_cb(acpi_handle handle,
        }
      end:
-        kfree(buffer.pointer);
+        kfree(info);
        return AE_OK;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/debug.c b/drivers/acpi/debug.c
index a8287be0870e..8a690c3b8e23 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/debug.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 */
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
+#include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -201,72 +202,54 @@ module_param_call(trace_state, param_set_trace_state, param_get_trace_state,
 #define ACPI_SYSTEM_FILE_DEBUG_LAYER    "debug_layer"
 #define ACPI_SYSTEM_FILE_DEBUG_LEVEL            "debug_level"
-static int
+static int acpi_system_debug_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
-acpi_system_read_debug(char *page,
-                       char **start, off_t off, int count, int *eof, void *data)
 {
-        char *p = page;
-        int size = 0;
        unsigned int i;
-        if (off != 0)
+        seq_printf(m, "%-25s\tHex        SET\n", "Description");
-                goto end;
-        p += sprintf(p, "%-25s\tHex        SET\n", "Description");
+        switch ((unsigned long)m->private) {
-        switch ((unsigned long)data) {
        case 0:
                for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(acpi_debug_layers); i++) {
-                        p += sprintf(p, "%-25s\t0x%08lX [%c]\n",
+                        seq_printf(m, "%-25s\t0x%08lX [%c]\n",
                                     acpi_debug_layers[i].name,
                                     acpi_debug_layers[i].value,
                                     (acpi_dbg_layer & acpi_debug_layers[i].
                                      value) ? '*' : ' ');
                }
-                p += sprintf(p, "%-25s\t0x%08X [%c]\n", "ACPI_ALL_DRIVERS",
+                seq_printf(m, "%-25s\t0x%08X [%c]\n", "ACPI_ALL_DRIVERS",
                             ACPI_ALL_DRIVERS,
                             (acpi_dbg_layer & ACPI_ALL_DRIVERS) ==
                             ACPI_ALL_DRIVERS ? '*' : (acpi_dbg_layer &
                                                       ACPI_ALL_DRIVERS) ==
                             0 ? ' ' : '-');
-                p += sprintf(p,
+                seq_printf(m,
                             "--\ndebug_layer = 0x%08X (* = enabled, - = partial)\n",
                             acpi_dbg_layer);
                break;
        case 1:
                for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(acpi_debug_levels); i++) {
-                        p += sprintf(p, "%-25s\t0x%08lX [%c]\n",
+                        seq_printf(m, "%-25s\t0x%08lX [%c]\n",
                                     acpi_debug_levels[i].name,
                                     acpi_debug_levels[i].value,
                                     (acpi_dbg_level & acpi_debug_levels[i].
                                      value) ? '*' : ' ');
                }
-                p += sprintf(p, "--\ndebug_level = 0x%08X (* = enabled)\n",
+                seq_printf(m, "--\ndebug_level = 0x%08X (* = enabled)\n",
                             acpi_dbg_level);
                break;
-        default:
-                p += sprintf(p, "Invalid debug option\n");
-                break;
        }
+        return 0;
+}
-      end:
+static int acpi_system_debug_proc_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
-        size = (p - page);
+{
-        if (size <= off + count)
+        return single_open(file, acpi_system_debug_proc_show, PDE(inode)->data);
-                *eof = 1;
-        *start = page + off;
-        size -= off;
-        if (size > count)
-                size = count;
-        if (size < 0)
-                size = 0;
-        return size;
 }
-static int
+static ssize_t acpi_system_debug_proc_write(struct file *file,
-acpi_system_write_debug(struct file *file,
                        const char __user * buffer,
-                        unsigned long count, void *data)
+                        size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 {
        char debug_string[12] = { '\0' };
@@ -279,7 +262,7 @@ acpi_system_write_debug(struct file *file,
        debug_string[count] = '\0';
-        switch ((unsigned long)data) {
+        switch ((unsigned long)PDE(file->f_path.dentry->d_inode)->data) {
        case 0:
                acpi_dbg_layer = simple_strtoul(debug_string, NULL, 0);
                break;
@@ -292,6 +275,15 @@ acpi_system_write_debug(struct file *file,
        return count;
 }
+static const struct file_operations acpi_system_debug_proc_fops = {
+        .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
+        .open           = acpi_system_debug_proc_open,
+        .read           = seq_read,
+        .llseek         = seq_lseek,
+        .release        = single_release,
+        .write          = acpi_system_debug_proc_write,
+};
 #endif
 int __init acpi_debug_init(void)
@@ -303,24 +295,18 @@ int __init acpi_debug_init(void)
        /* 'debug_layer' [R/W] */
        name = ACPI_SYSTEM_FILE_DEBUG_LAYER;
-        entry =
+        entry = proc_create_data(name, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-            create_proc_read_entry(name, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+                                 acpi_root_dir, &acpi_system_debug_proc_fops,
-                                   acpi_root_dir, acpi_system_read_debug,
+                                 (void *)0);
-                                   (void *)0);
+        if (!entry)
-        if (entry)
-                entry->write_proc = acpi_system_write_debug;
-        else
                goto Error;
        /* 'debug_level' [R/W] */
        name = ACPI_SYSTEM_FILE_DEBUG_LEVEL;
-        entry =
+        entry = proc_create_data(name, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
-            create_proc_read_entry(name, S_IFREG | S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR,
+                                 acpi_root_dir, &acpi_system_debug_proc_fops,
-                                   acpi_root_dir, acpi_system_read_debug,
+                                 (void *)1);
-                                   (void *)1);
+        if (!entry)
-        if (entry)
-                entry->write_proc = acpi_system_write_debug;
-        else
                goto Error;
      Done:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index efb959d6c8a9..3a2cfefc71ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_DOCK_DRIVER_DESCRIPTION "ACPI Dock Station Driver"
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dock");
@@ -231,18 +233,16 @@ static int is_ata(acpi_handle handle)
 static int is_battery(acpi_handle handle)
 {
        struct acpi_device_info *info;
-        struct acpi_buffer buffer = {ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL};
        int ret = 1;
-        if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_object_info(handle, &buffer)))
+        if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_object_info(handle, &info)))
                return 0;
-        info = buffer.pointer;
        if (!(info->valid & ACPI_VALID_HID))
                ret = 0;
        else
-                ret = !strcmp("PNP0C0A", info->hardware_id.value);
+                ret = !strcmp("PNP0C0A", info->hardware_id.string);
-        kfree(buffer.pointer);
+        kfree(info);
        return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 391f331674c7..f70796081c4c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 #define ACPI_EC_CLASS                   "embedded_controller"
 #define ACPI_EC_DEVICE_NAME             "Embedded Controller"
 #define ACPI_EC_FILE_INFO               "info"
-#undef PREFIX
 #define PREFIX                          "ACPI: EC: "
 /* EC status register */
@@ -68,15 +68,13 @@ enum ec_command {
 #define ACPI_EC_DELAY           500     /* Wait 500ms max. during EC ops */
 #define ACPI_EC_UDELAY_GLK      1000    /* Wait 1ms max. to get global lock */
 #define ACPI_EC_CDELAY          10      /* Wait 10us before polling EC */
+#define ACPI_EC_MSI_UDELAY      550     /* Wait 550us for MSI EC */
 #define ACPI_EC_STORM_THRESHOLD 8       /* number of false interrupts
                                           per one transaction */
 enum {
        EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING,         /* Query is pending */
-        EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE,              /* Expect GPE to be sent
-                                         * for status change */
-        EC_FLAGS_NO_GPE,                /* Don't use GPE mode */
        EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM,             /* GPE storm detected */
        EC_FLAGS_HANDLERS_INSTALLED     /* Handlers for GPE and
                                         * OpReg are installed */
@@ -170,7 +168,7 @@ static void start_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec)
        acpi_ec_write_cmd(ec, ec->curr->command);
 }
-static void gpe_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 status)
+static void advance_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 status)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->curr_lock, flags);
@@ -201,29 +199,6 @@ unlock:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->curr_lock, flags);
 }
-static int acpi_ec_wait(struct acpi_ec *ec)
-{
-        if (wait_event_timeout(ec->wait, ec_transaction_done(ec),
-                               msecs_to_jiffies(ACPI_EC_DELAY)))
-                return 0;
-        /* try restart command if we get any false interrupts */
-        if (ec->curr->irq_count &&
-            (acpi_ec_read_status(ec) & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0) {
-                pr_debug(PREFIX "controller reset, restart transaction\n");
-                start_transaction(ec);
-                if (wait_event_timeout(ec->wait, ec_transaction_done(ec),
-                                        msecs_to_jiffies(ACPI_EC_DELAY)))
-                        return 0;
-        }
-        /* missing GPEs, switch back to poll mode */
-        if (printk_ratelimit())
-                pr_info(PREFIX "missing confirmations, "
-                                "switch off interrupt mode.\n");
-        set_bit(EC_FLAGS_NO_GPE, &ec->flags);
-        clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags);
-        return 1;
-}
 static void acpi_ec_gpe_query(void *ec_cxt);
 static int ec_check_sci(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 state)
@@ -236,43 +211,51 @@ static int ec_check_sci(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 state)
        return 0;
 }
-static void ec_delay(void)
-{
-        /* EC in MSI notebooks don't tolerate delays other than 550 usec */
-        if (EC_FLAGS_MSI)
-                udelay(ACPI_EC_DELAY);
-        else
-                /* Use shortest sleep available */
-                msleep(1);
-}
 static int ec_poll(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
-        unsigned long delay = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(ACPI_EC_DELAY);
+        unsigned long flags;
-        udelay(ACPI_EC_CDELAY);
+        int repeat = 2; /* number of command restarts */
-        while (time_before(jiffies, delay)) {
+        while (repeat--) {
-                gpe_transaction(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
+                unsigned long delay = jiffies +
-                ec_delay();
+                        msecs_to_jiffies(ACPI_EC_DELAY);
-                if (ec_transaction_done(ec))
+                do {
-                        return 0;
+                        /* don't sleep with disabled interrupts */
+                        if (EC_FLAGS_MSI || irqs_disabled()) {
+                                udelay(ACPI_EC_MSI_UDELAY);
+                                if (ec_transaction_done(ec))
+                                        return 0;
+                        } else {
+                                if (wait_event_timeout(ec->wait,
+                                                ec_transaction_done(ec),
+                                                msecs_to_jiffies(1)))
+                                        return 0;
+                        }
+                        advance_transaction(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
+                } while (time_before(jiffies, delay));
+                if (!ec->curr->irq_count ||
+                    (acpi_ec_read_status(ec) & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF))
+                        break;
+                /* try restart command if we get any false interrupts */
+                pr_debug(PREFIX "controller reset, restart transaction\n");
+                spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->curr_lock, flags);
+                start_transaction(ec);
+                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->curr_lock, flags);
        }
        return -ETIME;
 }
 static int acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec,
-                                        struct transaction *t,
+                                        struct transaction *t)
-                                        int force_poll)
 {
        unsigned long tmp;
        int ret = 0;
        pr_debug(PREFIX "transaction start\n");
        /* disable GPE during transaction if storm is detected */
        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags)) {
-                clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags);
                acpi_disable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
        }
        if (EC_FLAGS_MSI)
-                udelay(ACPI_EC_DELAY);
+                udelay(ACPI_EC_MSI_UDELAY);
        /* start transaction */
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->curr_lock, tmp);
        /* following two actions should be kept atomic */
@@ -281,11 +264,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec,
        if (ec->curr->command == ACPI_EC_COMMAND_QUERY)
                clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags);
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ec->curr_lock, tmp);
-        /* if we selected poll mode or failed in GPE-mode do a poll loop */
+        ret = ec_poll(ec);
-        if (force_poll ||
-            !test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags) ||
-            acpi_ec_wait(ec))
-                ret = ec_poll(ec);
        pr_debug(PREFIX "transaction end\n");
        spin_lock_irqsave(&ec->curr_lock, tmp);
        ec->curr = NULL;
@@ -295,8 +274,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(struct acpi_ec *ec,
                ec_check_sci(ec, acpi_ec_read_status(ec));
                /* it is safe to enable GPE outside of transaction */
                acpi_enable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
-        } else if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags) &&
+        } else if (t->irq_count > ACPI_EC_STORM_THRESHOLD) {
-                   t->irq_count > ACPI_EC_STORM_THRESHOLD) {
                pr_info(PREFIX "GPE storm detected, "
                        "transactions will use polling mode\n");
                set_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags);
@@ -314,16 +292,14 @@ static int ec_wait_ibf0(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
        unsigned long delay = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(ACPI_EC_DELAY);
        /* interrupt wait manually if GPE mode is not active */
-        unsigned long timeout = test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags) ?
-                msecs_to_jiffies(ACPI_EC_DELAY) : msecs_to_jiffies(1);
        while (time_before(jiffies, delay))
-                if (wait_event_timeout(ec->wait, ec_check_ibf0(ec), timeout))
+                if (wait_event_timeout(ec->wait, ec_check_ibf0(ec),
+                                        msecs_to_jiffies(1)))
                        return 0;
        return -ETIME;
 }
-static int acpi_ec_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct transaction *t,
+static int acpi_ec_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct transaction *t)
-                               int force_poll)
 {
        int status;
        u32 glk;
@@ -345,7 +321,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_transaction(struct acpi_ec *ec, struct transaction *t,
                status = -ETIME;
                goto end;
        }
-        status = acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(ec, t, force_poll);
+        status = acpi_ec_transaction_unlocked(ec, t);
 end:
        if (ec->global_lock)
                acpi_release_global_lock(glk);
@@ -354,10 +330,6 @@ unlock:
        return status;
 }
-/*
- * Note: samsung nv5000 doesn't work with ec burst mode.
- * http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4980
- */
 static int acpi_ec_burst_enable(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
        u8 d;
@@ -365,7 +337,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_burst_enable(struct acpi_ec *ec)
                                .wdata = NULL, .rdata = &d,
                                .wlen = 0, .rlen = 1};
-        return acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t, 0);
+        return acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t);
 }
 static int acpi_ec_burst_disable(struct acpi_ec *ec)
@@ -375,7 +347,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_burst_disable(struct acpi_ec *ec)
                                .wlen = 0, .rlen = 0};
        return (acpi_ec_read_status(ec) & ACPI_EC_FLAG_BURST) ?
-                                acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t, 0) : 0;
+                                acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t) : 0;
 }
 static int acpi_ec_read(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 * data)
@@ -386,7 +358,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_read(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 * data)
                                .wdata = &address, .rdata = &d,
                                .wlen = 1, .rlen = 1};
-        result = acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t, 0);
+        result = acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t);
        *data = d;
        return result;
 }
@@ -398,7 +370,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_write(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 address, u8 data)
                                .wdata = wdata, .rdata = NULL,
                                .wlen = 2, .rlen = 0};
-        return acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t, 0);
+        return acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t);
 }
 /*
@@ -466,7 +438,7 @@ int ec_transaction(u8 command,
        if (!first_ec)
                return -ENODEV;
-        return acpi_ec_transaction(first_ec, &t, force_poll);
+        return acpi_ec_transaction(first_ec, &t);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ec_transaction);
@@ -487,7 +459,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_query(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 * data)
         * bit to be cleared (and thus clearing the interrupt source).
         */
-        result = acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t, 0);
+        result = acpi_ec_transaction(ec, &t);
        if (result)
                return result;
@@ -570,28 +542,10 @@ static u32 acpi_ec_gpe_handler(void *data)
        pr_debug(PREFIX "~~~> interrupt\n");
        status = acpi_ec_read_status(ec);
-        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags)) {
+        advance_transaction(ec, status);
-                gpe_transaction(ec, status);
+        if (ec_transaction_done(ec) && (status & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0)
-                if (ec_transaction_done(ec) &&
+                wake_up(&ec->wait);
-                    (status & ACPI_EC_FLAG_IBF) == 0)
-                        wake_up(&ec->wait);
-        }
        ec_check_sci(ec, status);
-        if (!test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags) &&
-            !test_bit(EC_FLAGS_NO_GPE, &ec->flags)) {
-                /* this is non-query, must be confirmation */
-                if (!test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_STORM, &ec->flags)) {
-                        if (printk_ratelimit())
-                                pr_info(PREFIX "non-query interrupt received,"
-                                        " switching to interrupt mode\n");
-                } else {
-                        /* hush, STORM switches the mode every transaction */
-                        pr_debug(PREFIX "non-query interrupt received,"
-                                " switching to interrupt mode\n");
-                }
-                set_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags);
-        }
        return ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED;
 }
@@ -617,7 +571,8 @@ acpi_ec_space_handler(u32 function, acpi_physical_address address,
        if (bits != 8 && acpi_strict)
                return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-        acpi_ec_burst_enable(ec);
+        if (EC_FLAGS_MSI)
+                acpi_ec_burst_enable(ec);
        if (function == ACPI_READ) {
                result = acpi_ec_read(ec, address, &temp);
@@ -638,7 +593,8 @@ acpi_ec_space_handler(u32 function, acpi_physical_address address,
                }
        }
-        acpi_ec_burst_disable(ec);
+        if (EC_FLAGS_MSI)
+                acpi_ec_burst_disable(ec);
        switch (result) {
        case -EINVAL:
@@ -788,6 +744,42 @@ ec_parse_device(acpi_handle handle, u32 Level, void *context, void **retval)
        return AE_CTRL_TERMINATE;
 }
+static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
+{
+        acpi_status status;
+        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_HANDLERS_INSTALLED, &ec->flags))
+                return 0;
+        status = acpi_install_gpe_handler(NULL, ec->gpe,
+                                  ACPI_GPE_EDGE_TRIGGERED,
+                                  &acpi_ec_gpe_handler, ec);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+                return -ENODEV;
+        acpi_set_gpe_type(NULL, ec->gpe, ACPI_GPE_TYPE_RUNTIME);
+        acpi_enable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
+        status = acpi_install_address_space_handler(ec->handle,
+                                                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC,
+                                                    &acpi_ec_space_handler,
+                                                    NULL, ec);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
+                        /*
+                         * Maybe OS fails in evaluating the _REG object.
+                         * The AE_NOT_FOUND error will be ignored and OS
+                         * continue to initialize EC.
+                         */
+                        printk(KERN_ERR "Fail in evaluating the _REG object"
+                                " of EC device. Broken bios is suspected.\n");
+                } else {
+                        acpi_remove_gpe_handler(NULL, ec->gpe,
+                                &acpi_ec_gpe_handler);
+                        return -ENODEV;
+                }
+        }
+        set_bit(EC_FLAGS_HANDLERS_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
+        return 0;
+}
 static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_remove_address_space_handler(ec->handle,
@@ -802,9 +794,8 @@ static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 static int acpi_ec_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
        struct acpi_ec *ec = NULL;
+        int ret;
-        if (!device)
-                return -EINVAL;
        strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), ACPI_EC_DEVICE_NAME);
        strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_EC_CLASS);
@@ -837,9 +828,12 @@ static int acpi_ec_add(struct acpi_device *device)
        acpi_ec_add_fs(device);
        pr_info(PREFIX "GPE = 0x%lx, I/O: command/status = 0x%lx, data = 0x%lx\n",
                          ec->gpe, ec->command_addr, ec->data_addr);
-        pr_info(PREFIX "driver started in %s mode\n",
-                (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags))?"interrupt":"poll");
+        ret = ec_install_handlers(ec);
-        return 0;
+        /* EC is fully operational, allow queries */
+        clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags);
+        return ret;
 }
 static int acpi_ec_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
@@ -851,6 +845,7 @@ static int acpi_ec_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
                return -EINVAL;
        ec = acpi_driver_data(device);
+        ec_remove_handlers(ec);
        mutex_lock(&ec->lock);
        list_for_each_entry_safe(handler, tmp, &ec->list, node) {
                list_del(&handler->node);
@@ -888,75 +883,6 @@ ec_parse_io_ports(struct acpi_resource *resource, void *context)
        return AE_OK;
 }
-static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
-{
-        acpi_status status;
-        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_HANDLERS_INSTALLED, &ec->flags))
-                return 0;
-        status = acpi_install_gpe_handler(NULL, ec->gpe,
-                                  ACPI_GPE_EDGE_TRIGGERED,
-                                  &acpi_ec_gpe_handler, ec);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-                return -ENODEV;
-        acpi_set_gpe_type(NULL, ec->gpe, ACPI_GPE_TYPE_RUNTIME);
-        acpi_enable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
-        status = acpi_install_address_space_handler(ec->handle,
-                                                    ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC,
-                                                    &acpi_ec_space_handler,
-                                                    NULL, ec);
-        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-                if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
-                        /*
-                         * Maybe OS fails in evaluating the _REG object.
-                         * The AE_NOT_FOUND error will be ignored and OS
-                         * continue to initialize EC.
-                         */
-                        printk(KERN_ERR "Fail in evaluating the _REG object"
-                                " of EC device. Broken bios is suspected.\n");
-                } else {
-                        acpi_remove_gpe_handler(NULL, ec->gpe,
-                                &acpi_ec_gpe_handler);
-                        return -ENODEV;
-                }
-        }
-        set_bit(EC_FLAGS_HANDLERS_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
-        return 0;
-}
-static int acpi_ec_start(struct acpi_device *device)
-{
-        struct acpi_ec *ec;
-        int ret = 0;
-        if (!device)
-                return -EINVAL;
-        ec = acpi_driver_data(device);
-        if (!ec)
-                return -EINVAL;
-        ret = ec_install_handlers(ec);
-        /* EC is fully operational, allow queries */
-        clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_QUERY_PENDING, &ec->flags);
-        return ret;
-}
-static int acpi_ec_stop(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
-{
-        struct acpi_ec *ec;
-        if (!device)
-                return -EINVAL;
-        ec = acpi_driver_data(device);
-        if (!ec)
-                return -EINVAL;
-        ec_remove_handlers(ec);
-        return 0;
-}
 int __init acpi_boot_ec_enable(void)
 {
        if (!boot_ec || test_bit(EC_FLAGS_HANDLERS_INSTALLED, &boot_ec->flags))
@@ -1054,8 +980,6 @@ static int acpi_ec_suspend(struct acpi_device *device, pm_message_t state)
 {
        struct acpi_ec *ec = acpi_driver_data(device);
        /* Stop using GPE */
-        set_bit(EC_FLAGS_NO_GPE, &ec->flags);
-        clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags);
        acpi_disable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1064,8 +988,6 @@ static int acpi_ec_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
        struct acpi_ec *ec = acpi_driver_data(device);
        /* Enable use of GPE back */
-        clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_NO_GPE, &ec->flags);
-        set_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags);
        acpi_enable_gpe(NULL, ec->gpe);
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1077,8 +999,6 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_ec_driver = {
        .ops = {
                .add = acpi_ec_add,
                .remove = acpi_ec_remove,
-                .start = acpi_ec_start,
-                .stop = acpi_ec_stop,
                .suspend = acpi_ec_suspend,
                .resume = acpi_ec_resume,
                },
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/event.c b/drivers/acpi/event.c
index aeb7e5fb4a04..c511071bfd79 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/event.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/event.c
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
+#include "internal.h"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_SYSTEM_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("event");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/fan.c b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
index 53698ea08371..f419849a0d3f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/fan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/fan.c
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_FAN_CLASS                  "fan"
 #define ACPI_FAN_FILE_STATE             "state"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/glue.c b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
index a8a5c29958c8..c6645f26224b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/glue.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/glue.c
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include "internal.h"
 #define ACPI_GLUE_DEBUG 0
 #if ACPI_GLUE_DEBUG
 #define DBG(x...) printk(PREFIX x)
@@ -93,15 +95,13 @@ do_acpi_find_child(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 {
        acpi_status status;
        struct acpi_device_info *info;
-        struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
        struct acpi_find_child *find = context;
-        status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &buffer);
+        status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &info);
        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-                info = buffer.pointer;
                if (info->address == find->address)
                        find->handle = handle;
-                kfree(buffer.pointer);
+                kfree(info);
        }
        return AE_OK;
 }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_child);
 /* Link ACPI devices with physical devices */
 static void acpi_glue_data_handler(acpi_handle handle,
-                                   u32 function, void *context)
+                                   void *context)
 {
        /* we provide an empty handler */
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/internal.h b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
index 11a69b53004e..074cf8682d52 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -1,4 +1,24 @@
-/* For use by Linux/ACPI infrastructure, not drivers */
+/*
+ * acpi/internal.h
+ * For use by Linux/ACPI infrastructure, not drivers
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+ * version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 int init_acpi_device_notify(void);
 int acpi_scan_init(void);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/numa.c b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
index d440ccd27d91..202dd0c976a3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/numa.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_NUMA       0x80000000
 #define _COMPONENT      ACPI_NUMA
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("numa");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 5691f165a952..56071b67bed5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ struct acpi_os_dpc {
        acpi_osd_exec_callback function;
        void *context;
        struct work_struct work;
+        int wait;
 };
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT
@@ -88,6 +89,7 @@ struct acpi_res_list {
        char name[5];   /* only can have a length of 4 chars, make use of this
                           one instead of res->name, no need to kalloc then */
        struct list_head resource_list;
+        int count;
 };
 static LIST_HEAD(resource_list_head);
@@ -697,31 +699,12 @@ void acpi_os_derive_pci_id(acpi_handle rhandle,	/* upper bound  */
 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) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Invalid (NULL) context\n");
-                return;
-        }
-        dpc->function(dpc->context);
-        kfree(dpc);
-        return;
-}
-static void acpi_os_execute_hp_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
-{
-        struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc = container_of(work, struct acpi_os_dpc, work);
-        if (!dpc) {
-                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Invalid (NULL) context\n");
-                return;
-        }
-        acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
+        if (dpc->wait)
+                acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
        dpc->function(dpc->context);
        kfree(dpc);
-        return;
 }
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -745,15 +728,11 @@ static acpi_status __acpi_os_execute(acpi_execute_type type,
        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
        struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc;
        struct workqueue_struct *queue;
-        work_func_t func;
        int ret;
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
                          "Scheduling function [%p(%p)] for deferred execution.\n",
                          function, context));
-        if (!function)
-                return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
        /*
         * Allocate/initialize DPC structure.  Note that this memory will be
         * freed by the callee.  The kernel handles the work_struct list  in a
@@ -778,8 +757,8 @@ static acpi_status __acpi_os_execute(acpi_execute_type type,
         */
        queue = hp ? kacpi_hotplug_wq :
                (type == OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER ? kacpi_notify_wq : kacpid_wq);
-        func = hp ? acpi_os_execute_hp_deferred : acpi_os_execute_deferred;
+        dpc->wait = hp ? 1 : 0;
-        INIT_WORK(&dpc->work, func);
+        INIT_WORK(&dpc->work, acpi_os_execute_deferred);
        ret = queue_work(queue, &dpc->work);
        if (!ret) {
@@ -1358,6 +1337,89 @@ acpi_os_validate_interface (char *interface)
        return AE_SUPPORT;
 }
+static inline int acpi_res_list_add(struct acpi_res_list *res)
+{
+        struct acpi_res_list *res_list_elem;
+        list_for_each_entry(res_list_elem, &resource_list_head,
+                            resource_list) {
+                if (res->resource_type == res_list_elem->resource_type &&
+                    res->start == res_list_elem->start &&
+                    res->end == res_list_elem->end) {
+                        /*
+                         * The Region(addr,len) already exist in the list,
+                         * just increase the count
+                         */
+                        res_list_elem->count++;
+                        return 0;
+                }
+        }
+        res->count = 1;
+        list_add(&res->resource_list, &resource_list_head);
+        return 1;
+}
+static inline void acpi_res_list_del(struct acpi_res_list *res)
+{
+        struct acpi_res_list *res_list_elem;
+        list_for_each_entry(res_list_elem, &resource_list_head,
+                            resource_list) {
+                if (res->resource_type == res_list_elem->resource_type &&
+                    res->start == res_list_elem->start &&
+                    res->end == res_list_elem->end) {
+                        /*
+                         * If the res count is decreased to 0,
+                         * remove and free it
+                         */
+                        if (--res_list_elem->count == 0) {
+                                list_del(&res_list_elem->resource_list);
+                                kfree(res_list_elem);
+                        }
+                        return;
+                }
+        }
+}
+acpi_status
+acpi_os_invalidate_address(
+    u8                   space_id,
+    acpi_physical_address   address,
+    acpi_size               length)
+{
+        struct acpi_res_list res;
+        switch (space_id) {
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO:
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_MEMORY:
+                /* Only interference checks against SystemIO and SytemMemory
+                   are needed */
+                res.start = address;
+                res.end = address + length - 1;
+                res.resource_type = space_id;
+                spin_lock(&acpi_res_lock);
+                acpi_res_list_del(&res);
+                spin_unlock(&acpi_res_lock);
+                break;
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_PCI_CONFIG:
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC:
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SMBUS:
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_CMOS:
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_PCI_BAR_TARGET:
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_DATA_TABLE:
+        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_FIXED_HARDWARE:
+                break;
+        }
+        return AE_OK;
+}
 /******************************************************************************
 *
 * FUNCTION:    acpi_os_validate_address
@@ -1382,6 +1444,7 @@ acpi_os_validate_address (
    char *name)
 {
        struct acpi_res_list *res;
+        int added;
        if (acpi_enforce_resources == ENFORCE_RESOURCES_NO)
                return AE_OK;
@@ -1399,14 +1462,17 @@ acpi_os_validate_address (
                res->end = address + length - 1;
                res->resource_type = space_id;
                spin_lock(&acpi_res_lock);
-                list_add(&res->resource_list, &resource_list_head);
+                added = acpi_res_list_add(res);
                spin_unlock(&acpi_res_lock);
-                pr_debug("Added %s resource: start: 0x%llx, end: 0x%llx, "
+                pr_debug("%s %s resource: start: 0x%llx, end: 0x%llx, "
-                         "name: %s\n", (space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO)
+                         "name: %s\n", added ? "Added" : "Already exist",
+                         (space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO)
                         ? "SystemIO" : "System Memory",
                         (unsigned long long)res->start,
                         (unsigned long long)res->end,
                         res->name);
+                if (!added)
+                        kfree(res);
                break;
        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_PCI_CONFIG:
        case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
index b794eb88ab90..843699ed93f2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_irq.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PCI_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("pci_irq");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
index 16e0f9d3d17c..394ae89409c2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define _COMPONENT                      ACPI_PCI_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("pci_link");
 #define ACPI_PCI_LINK_CLASS             "pci_irq_routing"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
index 31b961c2f22f..31122214e0ec 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PCI_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("pci_root");
 #define ACPI_PCI_ROOT_CLASS             "pci_bridge"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_slot.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_slot.c
index 12158e0d009b..45da2bae36c8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_slot.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_slot.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 static int debug;
 static int check_sta_before_sun;
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("pci_slot");
                                MY_NAME , ## arg);              \
        } while (0)
-#define SLOT_NAME_SIZE 20               /* Inspired by #define in acpiphp.h */
+#define SLOT_NAME_SIZE 21               /* Inspired by #define in acpiphp.h */
 struct acpi_pci_slot {
        acpi_handle root_handle;        /* handle of the root bridge */
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ register_slot(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
                return AE_OK;
        }
-        snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%u", (u32)sun);
+        snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%llu", sun);
        pci_slot = pci_create_slot(pci_bus, device, name, NULL);
        if (IS_ERR(pci_slot)) {
                err("pci_create_slot returned %ld\n", PTR_ERR(pci_slot));
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power.c b/drivers/acpi/power.c
index 5a09bf392ec1..22b297916519 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/power.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/power.c
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 #include "sleep.h"
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define _COMPONENT                      ACPI_POWER_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("power");
 #define ACPI_POWER_CLASS                "power_resource"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power_meter.c b/drivers/acpi/power_meter.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6bfd77986b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/power_meter.c
@@ -0,0 +1,1018 @@
+/*
+ * A hwmon driver for ACPI 4.0 power meters
+ * Copyright (C) 2009 IBM
+ *
+ * Author: Darrick J. Wong <djwong@us.ibm.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/hwmon.h>
+#include <linux/hwmon-sysfs.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include <linux/kdev_t.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
+#define ACPI_POWER_METER_NAME           "power_meter"
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME(ACPI_POWER_METER_NAME);
+#define ACPI_POWER_METER_DEVICE_NAME    "Power Meter"
+#define ACPI_POWER_METER_CLASS          "power_meter_resource"
+#define NUM_SENSORS                     17
+#define POWER_METER_CAN_MEASURE (1 << 0)
+#define POWER_METER_CAN_TRIP    (1 << 1)
+#define POWER_METER_CAN_CAP     (1 << 2)
+#define POWER_METER_CAN_NOTIFY  (1 << 3)
+#define POWER_METER_IS_BATTERY  (1 << 8)
+#define UNKNOWN_HYSTERESIS      0xFFFFFFFF
+#define METER_NOTIFY_CONFIG     0x80
+#define METER_NOTIFY_TRIP       0x81
+#define METER_NOTIFY_CAP        0x82
+#define METER_NOTIFY_CAPPING    0x83
+#define METER_NOTIFY_INTERVAL   0x84
+#define POWER_AVERAGE_NAME      "power1_average"
+#define POWER_CAP_NAME          "power1_cap"
+#define POWER_AVG_INTERVAL_NAME "power1_average_interval"
+#define POWER_ALARM_NAME        "power1_alarm"
+static int cap_in_hardware;
+static int force_cap_on;
+static int can_cap_in_hardware(void)
+{
+        return force_cap_on || cap_in_hardware;
+}
+static struct acpi_device_id power_meter_ids[] = {
+        {"ACPI000D", 0},
+        {"", 0},
+};
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(acpi, power_meter_ids);
+struct acpi_power_meter_capabilities {
+        acpi_integer            flags;
+        acpi_integer            units;
+        acpi_integer            type;
+        acpi_integer            accuracy;
+        acpi_integer            sampling_time;
+        acpi_integer            min_avg_interval;
+        acpi_integer            max_avg_interval;
+        acpi_integer            hysteresis;
+        acpi_integer            configurable_cap;
+        acpi_integer            min_cap;
+        acpi_integer            max_cap;
+};
+struct acpi_power_meter_resource {
+        struct acpi_device      *acpi_dev;
+        acpi_bus_id             name;
+        struct mutex            lock;
+        struct device           *hwmon_dev;
+        struct acpi_power_meter_capabilities    caps;
+        acpi_string             model_number;
+        acpi_string             serial_number;
+        acpi_string             oem_info;
+        acpi_integer            power;
+        acpi_integer            cap;
+        acpi_integer            avg_interval;
+        int                     sensors_valid;
+        unsigned long           sensors_last_updated;
+        struct sensor_device_attribute  sensors[NUM_SENSORS];
+        int                     num_sensors;
+        int                     trip[2];
+        int                     num_domain_devices;
+        struct acpi_device      **domain_devices;
+        struct kobject          *holders_dir;
+};
+struct ro_sensor_template {
+        char *label;
+        ssize_t (*show)(struct device *dev,
+                        struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                        char *buf);
+        int index;
+};
+struct rw_sensor_template {
+        char *label;
+        ssize_t (*show)(struct device *dev,
+                        struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                        char *buf);
+        ssize_t (*set)(struct device *dev,
+                       struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                       const char *buf, size_t count);
+        int index;
+};
+/* Averaging interval */
+static int update_avg_interval(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        unsigned long long data;
+        acpi_status status;
+        status = acpi_evaluate_integer(resource->acpi_dev->handle, "_GAI",
+                                       NULL, &data);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Evaluating _GAI"));
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
+        resource->avg_interval = data;
+        return 0;
+}
+static ssize_t show_avg_interval(struct device *dev,
+                                 struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                                 char *buf)
+{
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        mutex_lock(&resource->lock);
+        update_avg_interval(resource);
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->lock);
+        return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", resource->avg_interval);
+}
+static ssize_t set_avg_interval(struct device *dev,
+                                struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                                const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        union acpi_object arg0 = { ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER };
+        struct acpi_object_list args = { 1, &arg0 };
+        int res;
+        unsigned long temp;
+        unsigned long long data;
+        acpi_status status;
+        res = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &temp);
+        if (res)
+                return res;
+        if (temp > resource->caps.max_avg_interval ||
+            temp < resource->caps.min_avg_interval)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        arg0.integer.value = temp;
+        mutex_lock(&resource->lock);
+        status = acpi_evaluate_integer(resource->acpi_dev->handle, "_PAI",
+                                       &args, &data);
+        if (!ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+                resource->avg_interval = temp;
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->lock);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Evaluating _PAI"));
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        /* _PAI returns 0 on success, nonzero otherwise */
+        if (data)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        return count;
+}
+/* Cap functions */
+static int update_cap(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        unsigned long long data;
+        acpi_status status;
+        status = acpi_evaluate_integer(resource->acpi_dev->handle, "_GHL",
+                                       NULL, &data);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Evaluating _GHL"));
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
+        resource->cap = data;
+        return 0;
+}
+static ssize_t show_cap(struct device *dev,
+                        struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                        char *buf)
+{
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        mutex_lock(&resource->lock);
+        update_cap(resource);
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->lock);
+        return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", resource->cap * 1000);
+}
+static ssize_t set_cap(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                       const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        union acpi_object arg0 = { ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER };
+        struct acpi_object_list args = { 1, &arg0 };
+        int res;
+        unsigned long temp;
+        unsigned long long data;
+        acpi_status status;
+        res = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &temp);
+        if (res)
+                return res;
+        temp /= 1000;
+        if (temp > resource->caps.max_cap || temp < resource->caps.min_cap)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        arg0.integer.value = temp;
+        mutex_lock(&resource->lock);
+        status = acpi_evaluate_integer(resource->acpi_dev->handle, "_SHL",
+                                       &args, &data);
+        if (!ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+                resource->cap = temp;
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->lock);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Evaluating _SHL"));
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        /* _SHL returns 0 on success, nonzero otherwise */
+        if (data)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        return count;
+}
+/* Power meter trip points */
+static int set_acpi_trip(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        union acpi_object arg_objs[] = {
+                {ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER},
+                {ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER}
+        };
+        struct acpi_object_list args = { 2, arg_objs };
+        unsigned long long data;
+        acpi_status status;
+        /* Both trip levels must be set */
+        if (resource->trip[0] < 0 || resource->trip[1] < 0)
+                return 0;
+        /* This driver stores min, max; ACPI wants max, min. */
+        arg_objs[0].integer.value = resource->trip[1];
+        arg_objs[1].integer.value = resource->trip[0];
+        status = acpi_evaluate_integer(resource->acpi_dev->handle, "_PTP",
+                                       &args, &data);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Evaluating _PTP"));
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
+        return data;
+}
+static ssize_t set_trip(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                        const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+        struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        int res;
+        unsigned long temp;
+        res = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &temp);
+        if (res)
+                return res;
+        temp /= 1000;
+        if (temp < 0)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        mutex_lock(&resource->lock);
+        resource->trip[attr->index - 7] = temp;
+        res = set_acpi_trip(resource);
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->lock);
+        if (res)
+                return res;
+        return count;
+}
+/* Power meter */
+static int update_meter(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        unsigned long long data;
+        acpi_status status;
+        unsigned long local_jiffies = jiffies;
+        if (time_before(local_jiffies, resource->sensors_last_updated +
+                        msecs_to_jiffies(resource->caps.sampling_time)) &&
+                        resource->sensors_valid)
+                return 0;
+        status = acpi_evaluate_integer(resource->acpi_dev->handle, "_PMM",
+                                       NULL, &data);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Evaluating _PMM"));
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
+        resource->power = data;
+        resource->sensors_valid = 1;
+        resource->sensors_last_updated = jiffies;
+        return 0;
+}
+static ssize_t show_power(struct device *dev,
+                          struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                          char *buf)
+{
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        mutex_lock(&resource->lock);
+        update_meter(resource);
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->lock);
+        return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", resource->power * 1000);
+}
+/* Miscellaneous */
+static ssize_t show_str(struct device *dev,
+                        struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                        char *buf)
+{
+        struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        acpi_string val;
+        switch (attr->index) {
+        case 0:
+                val = resource->model_number;
+                break;
+        case 1:
+                val = resource->serial_number;
+                break;
+        case 2:
+                val = resource->oem_info;
+                break;
+        default:
+                BUG();
+        }
+        return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", val);
+}
+static ssize_t show_val(struct device *dev,
+                        struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                        char *buf)
+{
+        struct sensor_device_attribute *attr = to_sensor_dev_attr(devattr);
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        acpi_integer val = 0;
+        switch (attr->index) {
+        case 0:
+                val = resource->caps.min_avg_interval;
+                break;
+        case 1:
+                val = resource->caps.max_avg_interval;
+                break;
+        case 2:
+                val = resource->caps.min_cap * 1000;
+                break;
+        case 3:
+                val = resource->caps.max_cap * 1000;
+                break;
+        case 4:
+                if (resource->caps.hysteresis == UNKNOWN_HYSTERESIS)
+                        return sprintf(buf, "unknown\n");
+                val = resource->caps.hysteresis * 1000;
+                break;
+        case 5:
+                if (resource->caps.flags & POWER_METER_IS_BATTERY)
+                        val = 1;
+                else
+                        val = 0;
+                break;
+        case 6:
+                if (resource->power > resource->cap)
+                        val = 1;
+                else
+                        val = 0;
+                break;
+        case 7:
+        case 8:
+                if (resource->trip[attr->index - 7] < 0)
+                        return sprintf(buf, "unknown\n");
+                val = resource->trip[attr->index - 7] * 1000;
+                break;
+        default:
+                BUG();
+        }
+        return sprintf(buf, "%llu\n", val);
+}
+static ssize_t show_accuracy(struct device *dev,
+                             struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                             char *buf)
+{
+        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource = acpi_dev->driver_data;
+        unsigned int acc = resource->caps.accuracy;
+        return sprintf(buf, "%u.%u%%\n", acc / 1000, acc % 1000);
+}
+static ssize_t show_name(struct device *dev,
+                         struct device_attribute *devattr,
+                         char *buf)
+{
+        return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", ACPI_POWER_METER_NAME);
+}
+/* Sensor descriptions.  If you add a sensor, update NUM_SENSORS above! */
+static struct ro_sensor_template meter_ro_attrs[] = {
+{POWER_AVERAGE_NAME, show_power, 0},
+{"power1_accuracy", show_accuracy, 0},
+{"power1_average_interval_min", show_val, 0},
+{"power1_average_interval_max", show_val, 1},
+{"power1_is_battery", show_val, 5},
+{NULL, NULL, 0},
+};
+static struct rw_sensor_template meter_rw_attrs[] = {
+{POWER_AVG_INTERVAL_NAME, show_avg_interval, set_avg_interval, 0},
+{NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+};
+static struct ro_sensor_template misc_cap_attrs[] = {
+{"power1_cap_min", show_val, 2},
+{"power1_cap_max", show_val, 3},
+{"power1_cap_hyst", show_val, 4},
+{POWER_ALARM_NAME, show_val, 6},
+{NULL, NULL, 0},
+};
+static struct ro_sensor_template ro_cap_attrs[] = {
+{POWER_CAP_NAME, show_cap, 0},
+{NULL, NULL, 0},
+};
+static struct rw_sensor_template rw_cap_attrs[] = {
+{POWER_CAP_NAME, show_cap, set_cap, 0},
+{NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+};
+static struct rw_sensor_template trip_attrs[] = {
+{"power1_average_min", show_val, set_trip, 7},
+{"power1_average_max", show_val, set_trip, 8},
+{NULL, NULL, NULL, 0},
+};
+static struct ro_sensor_template misc_attrs[] = {
+{"name", show_name, 0},
+{"power1_model_number", show_str, 0},
+{"power1_oem_info", show_str, 2},
+{"power1_serial_number", show_str, 1},
+{NULL, NULL, 0},
+};
+/* Read power domain data */
+static void remove_domain_devices(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        int i;
+        if (!resource->num_domain_devices)
+                return;
+        for (i = 0; i < resource->num_domain_devices; i++) {
+                struct acpi_device *obj = resource->domain_devices[i];
+                if (!obj)
+                        continue;
+                sysfs_remove_link(resource->holders_dir,
+                                  kobject_name(&obj->dev.kobj));
+                put_device(&obj->dev);
+        }
+        kfree(resource->domain_devices);
+        kobject_put(resource->holders_dir);
+}
+static int read_domain_devices(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        int res = 0;
+        int i;
+        struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
+        union acpi_object *pss;
+        acpi_status status;
+        status = acpi_evaluate_object(resource->acpi_dev->handle, "_PMD", NULL,
+                                      &buffer);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Evaluating _PMD"));
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
+        pss = buffer.pointer;
+        if (!pss ||
+            pss->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
+                dev_err(&resource->acpi_dev->dev, ACPI_POWER_METER_NAME
+                        "Invalid _PMD data\n");
+                res = -EFAULT;
+                goto end;
+        }
+        if (!pss->package.count)
+                goto end;
+        resource->domain_devices = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_device *) *
+                                           pss->package.count, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!resource->domain_devices) {
+                res = -ENOMEM;
+                goto end;
+        }
+        resource->holders_dir = kobject_create_and_add("measures",
+                                        &resource->acpi_dev->dev.kobj);
+        if (!resource->holders_dir) {
+                res = -ENOMEM;
+                goto exit_free;
+        }
+        resource->num_domain_devices = pss->package.count;
+        for (i = 0; i < pss->package.count; i++) {
+                struct acpi_device *obj;
+                union acpi_object *element = &(pss->package.elements[i]);
+                /* Refuse non-references */
+                if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE)
+                        continue;
+                /* Create a symlink to domain objects */
+                resource->domain_devices[i] = NULL;
+                status = acpi_bus_get_device(element->reference.handle,
+                                             &resource->domain_devices[i]);
+                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+                        continue;
+                obj = resource->domain_devices[i];
+                get_device(&obj->dev);
+                res = sysfs_create_link(resource->holders_dir, &obj->dev.kobj,
+                                      kobject_name(&obj->dev.kobj));
+                if (res) {
+                        put_device(&obj->dev);
+                        resource->domain_devices[i] = NULL;
+                }
+        }
+        res = 0;
+        goto end;
+exit_free:
+        kfree(resource->domain_devices);
+end:
+        kfree(buffer.pointer);
+        return res;
+}
+/* Registration and deregistration */
+static int register_ro_attrs(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource,
+                             struct ro_sensor_template *ro)
+{
+        struct device *dev = &resource->acpi_dev->dev;
+        struct sensor_device_attribute *sensors =
+                &resource->sensors[resource->num_sensors];
+        int res = 0;
+        while (ro->label) {
+                sensors->dev_attr.attr.name = ro->label;
+                sensors->dev_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
+                sensors->dev_attr.show = ro->show;
+                sensors->index = ro->index;
+                res = device_create_file(dev, &sensors->dev_attr);
+                if (res) {
+                        sensors->dev_attr.attr.name = NULL;
+                        goto error;
+                }
+                sensors++;
+                resource->num_sensors++;
+                ro++;
+        }
+error:
+        return res;
+}
+static int register_rw_attrs(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource,
+                             struct rw_sensor_template *rw)
+{
+        struct device *dev = &resource->acpi_dev->dev;
+        struct sensor_device_attribute *sensors =
+                &resource->sensors[resource->num_sensors];
+        int res = 0;
+        while (rw->label) {
+                sensors->dev_attr.attr.name = rw->label;
+                sensors->dev_attr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR;
+                sensors->dev_attr.show = rw->show;
+                sensors->dev_attr.store = rw->set;
+                sensors->index = rw->index;
+                res = device_create_file(dev, &sensors->dev_attr);
+                if (res) {
+                        sensors->dev_attr.attr.name = NULL;
+                        goto error;
+                }
+                sensors++;
+                resource->num_sensors++;
+                rw++;
+        }
+error:
+        return res;
+}
+static void remove_attrs(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        int i;
+        for (i = 0; i < resource->num_sensors; i++) {
+                if (!resource->sensors[i].dev_attr.attr.name)
+                        continue;
+                device_remove_file(&resource->acpi_dev->dev,
+                                   &resource->sensors[i].dev_attr);
+        }
+        remove_domain_devices(resource);
+        resource->num_sensors = 0;
+}
+static int setup_attrs(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        int res = 0;
+        res = read_domain_devices(resource);
+        if (res)
+                return res;
+        if (resource->caps.flags & POWER_METER_CAN_MEASURE) {
+                res = register_ro_attrs(resource, meter_ro_attrs);
+                if (res)
+                        goto error;
+                res = register_rw_attrs(resource, meter_rw_attrs);
+                if (res)
+                        goto error;
+        }
+        if (resource->caps.flags & POWER_METER_CAN_CAP) {
+                if (!can_cap_in_hardware()) {
+                        dev_err(&resource->acpi_dev->dev,
+                                "Ignoring unsafe software power cap!\n");
+                        goto skip_unsafe_cap;
+                }
+                if (resource->caps.configurable_cap) {
+                        res = register_rw_attrs(resource, rw_cap_attrs);
+                        if (res)
+                                goto error;
+                } else {
+                        res = register_ro_attrs(resource, ro_cap_attrs);
+                        if (res)
+                                goto error;
+                }
+                res = register_ro_attrs(resource, misc_cap_attrs);
+                if (res)
+                        goto error;
+        }
+skip_unsafe_cap:
+        if (resource->caps.flags & POWER_METER_CAN_TRIP) {
+                res = register_rw_attrs(resource, trip_attrs);
+                if (res)
+                        goto error;
+        }
+        res = register_ro_attrs(resource, misc_attrs);
+        if (res)
+                goto error;
+        return res;
+error:
+        remove_domain_devices(resource);
+        remove_attrs(resource);
+        return res;
+}
+static void free_capabilities(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        acpi_string *str;
+        int i;
+        str = &resource->model_number;
+        for (i = 0; i < 3; i++, str++)
+                kfree(*str);
+}
+static int read_capabilities(struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource)
+{
+        int res = 0;
+        int i;
+        struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
+        struct acpi_buffer state = { 0, NULL };
+        struct acpi_buffer format = { sizeof("NNNNNNNNNNN"), "NNNNNNNNNNN" };
+        union acpi_object *pss;
+        acpi_string *str;
+        acpi_status status;
+        status = acpi_evaluate_object(resource->acpi_dev->handle, "_PMC", NULL,
+                                      &buffer);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Evaluating _PMC"));
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
+        pss = buffer.pointer;
+        if (!pss ||
+            pss->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE ||
+            pss->package.count != 14) {
+                dev_err(&resource->acpi_dev->dev, ACPI_POWER_METER_NAME
+                        "Invalid _PMC data\n");
+                res = -EFAULT;
+                goto end;
+        }
+        /* Grab all the integer data at once */
+        state.length = sizeof(struct acpi_power_meter_capabilities);
+        state.pointer = &resource->caps;
+        status = acpi_extract_package(pss, &format, &state);
+        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Invalid data"));
+                res = -EFAULT;
+                goto end;
+        }
+        if (resource->caps.units) {
+                dev_err(&resource->acpi_dev->dev, ACPI_POWER_METER_NAME
+                        "Unknown units %llu.\n",
+                        resource->caps.units);
+                res = -EINVAL;
+                goto end;
+        }
+        /* Grab the string data */
+        str = &resource->model_number;
+        for (i = 11; i < 14; i++) {
+                union acpi_object *element = &(pss->package.elements[i]);
+                if (element->type != ACPI_TYPE_STRING) {
+                        res = -EINVAL;
+                        goto error;
+                }
+                *str = kzalloc(sizeof(u8) * (element->string.length + 1),
+                               GFP_KERNEL);
+                if (!*str) {
+                        res = -ENOMEM;
+                        goto error;
+                }
+                strncpy(*str, element->string.pointer, element->string.length);
+                str++;
+        }
+        dev_info(&resource->acpi_dev->dev, "Found ACPI power meter.\n");
+        goto end;
+error:
+        str = &resource->model_number;
+        for (i = 0; i < 3; i++, str++)
+                kfree(*str);
+end:
+        kfree(buffer.pointer);
+        return res;
+}
+/* Handle ACPI event notifications */
+static void acpi_power_meter_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
+{
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource;
+        int res;
+        if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
+                return;
+        resource = acpi_driver_data(device);
+        mutex_lock(&resource->lock);
+        switch (event) {
+        case METER_NOTIFY_CONFIG:
+                free_capabilities(resource);
+                res = read_capabilities(resource);
+                if (res)
+                        break;
+                remove_attrs(resource);
+                setup_attrs(resource);
+                break;
+        case METER_NOTIFY_TRIP:
+                sysfs_notify(&device->dev.kobj, NULL, POWER_AVERAGE_NAME);
+                update_meter(resource);
+                break;
+        case METER_NOTIFY_CAP:
+                sysfs_notify(&device->dev.kobj, NULL, POWER_CAP_NAME);
+                update_cap(resource);
+                break;
+        case METER_NOTIFY_INTERVAL:
+                sysfs_notify(&device->dev.kobj, NULL, POWER_AVG_INTERVAL_NAME);
+                update_avg_interval(resource);
+                break;
+        case METER_NOTIFY_CAPPING:
+                sysfs_notify(&device->dev.kobj, NULL, POWER_ALARM_NAME);
+                dev_info(&device->dev, "Capping in progress.\n");
+                break;
+        default:
+                BUG();
+        }
+        mutex_unlock(&resource->lock);
+        acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(ACPI_POWER_METER_CLASS,
+                                        dev_name(&device->dev), event, 0);
+}
+static int acpi_power_meter_add(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+        int res;
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource;
+        if (!device)
+                return -EINVAL;
+        resource = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_power_meter_resource),
+                           GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!resource)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+        resource->sensors_valid = 0;
+        resource->acpi_dev = device;
+        mutex_init(&resource->lock);
+        strcpy(acpi_device_name(device), ACPI_POWER_METER_DEVICE_NAME);
+        strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_POWER_METER_CLASS);
+        device->driver_data = resource;
+        free_capabilities(resource);
+        res = read_capabilities(resource);
+        if (res)
+                goto exit_free;
+        resource->trip[0] = resource->trip[1] = -1;
+        res = setup_attrs(resource);
+        if (res)
+                goto exit_free;
+        resource->hwmon_dev = hwmon_device_register(&device->dev);
+        if (IS_ERR(resource->hwmon_dev)) {
+                res = PTR_ERR(resource->hwmon_dev);
+                goto exit_remove;
+        }
+        res = 0;
+        goto exit;
+exit_remove:
+        remove_attrs(resource);
+exit_free:
+        kfree(resource);
+exit:
+        return res;
+}
+static int acpi_power_meter_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
+{
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource;
+        if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
+                return -EINVAL;
+        resource = acpi_driver_data(device);
+        hwmon_device_unregister(resource->hwmon_dev);
+        free_capabilities(resource);
+        remove_attrs(resource);
+        kfree(resource);
+        return 0;
+}
+static int acpi_power_meter_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+        struct acpi_power_meter_resource *resource;
+        if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
+                return -EINVAL;
+        resource = acpi_driver_data(device);
+        free_capabilities(resource);
+        read_capabilities(resource);
+        return 0;
+}
+static struct acpi_driver acpi_power_meter_driver = {
+        .name = "power_meter",
+        .class = ACPI_POWER_METER_CLASS,
+        .ids = power_meter_ids,
+        .ops = {
+                .add = acpi_power_meter_add,
+                .remove = acpi_power_meter_remove,
+                .resume = acpi_power_meter_resume,
+                .notify = acpi_power_meter_notify,
+                },
+};
+/* Module init/exit routines */
+static int __init enable_cap_knobs(const struct dmi_system_id *d)
+{
+        cap_in_hardware = 1;
+        return 0;
+}
+static struct dmi_system_id __initdata pm_dmi_table[] = {
+        {
+                enable_cap_knobs, "IBM Active Energy Manager",
+                {
+                        DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "IBM")
+                },
+        },
+        {}
+};
+static int __init acpi_power_meter_init(void)
+{
+        int result;
+        if (acpi_disabled)
+                return -ENODEV;
+        dmi_check_system(pm_dmi_table);
+        result = acpi_bus_register_driver(&acpi_power_meter_driver);
+        if (result < 0)
+                return -ENODEV;
+        return 0;
+}
+static void __exit acpi_power_meter_exit(void)
+{
+        acpi_bus_unregister_driver(&acpi_power_meter_driver);
+}
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Darrick J. Wong <djwong@us.ibm.com>");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI 4.0 power meter driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+module_param(force_cap_on, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_cap_on, "Enable power cap even it is unsafe to do so.");
+module_init(acpi_power_meter_init);
+module_exit(acpi_power_meter_exit);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index 2cc4b3033872..c2d4d6e09364 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 #include <acpi/processor.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_DEVICE_NAME      "Processor"
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_FILE_INFO        "info"
@@ -79,9 +81,10 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI Processor Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 static int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device);
-static int acpi_processor_start(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
 static int acpi_processor_info_open_fs(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
+#endif
 static void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event);
 static acpi_status acpi_processor_hotadd_init(acpi_handle handle, int *p_cpu);
 static int acpi_processor_handle_eject(struct acpi_processor *pr);
@@ -101,7 +104,6 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_processor_driver = {
        .ops = {
                .add = acpi_processor_add,
                .remove = acpi_processor_remove,
-                .start = acpi_processor_start,
                .suspend = acpi_processor_suspend,
                .resume = acpi_processor_resume,
                .notify = acpi_processor_notify,
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_processor_driver = {
 #define INSTALL_NOTIFY_HANDLER          1
 #define UNINSTALL_NOTIFY_HANDLER        2
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
 static const struct file_operations acpi_processor_info_fops = {
        .owner = THIS_MODULE,
        .open = acpi_processor_info_open_fs,
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ static const struct file_operations acpi_processor_info_fops = {
        .llseek = seq_lseek,
        .release = single_release,
 };
+#endif
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct acpi_processor *, processors);
 struct acpi_processor_errata errata __read_mostly;
@@ -316,6 +319,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_set_pdc(struct acpi_processor *pr)
                              FS Interface (/proc)
   -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
 static struct proc_dir_entry *acpi_processor_dir = NULL;
 static int acpi_processor_info_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
@@ -388,7 +392,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
                return -EIO;
        return 0;
 }
 static int acpi_processor_remove_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
@@ -405,6 +408,16 @@ static int acpi_processor_remove_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
        return 0;
 }
+#else
+static inline int acpi_processor_add_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+static inline int acpi_processor_remove_fs(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+#endif
 /* Use the acpiid in MADT to map cpus in case of SMP */
@@ -698,92 +711,6 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_info(struct acpi_device *device)
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(void *, processor_device_array);
-static int __cpuinit acpi_processor_start(struct acpi_device *device)
-{
-        int result = 0;
-        struct acpi_processor *pr;
-        struct sys_device *sysdev;
-        pr = acpi_driver_data(device);
-        result = acpi_processor_get_info(device);
-        if (result) {
-                /* Processor is physically not present */
-                return 0;
-        }
-        BUG_ON((pr->id >= nr_cpu_ids) || (pr->id < 0));
-        /*
-         * Buggy BIOS check
-         * ACPI id of processors can be reported wrongly by the BIOS.
-         * Don't trust it blindly
-         */
-        if (per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) != NULL &&
-            per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) != device) {
-                printk(KERN_WARNING "BIOS reported wrong ACPI id "
-                        "for the processor\n");
-                return -ENODEV;
-        }
-        per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) = device;
-        per_cpu(processors, pr->id) = pr;
-        result = acpi_processor_add_fs(device);
-        if (result)
-                goto end;
-        sysdev = get_cpu_sysdev(pr->id);
-        if (sysfs_create_link(&device->dev.kobj, &sysdev->kobj, "sysdev"))
-                return -EFAULT;
-        /* _PDC call should be done before doing anything else (if reqd.). */
-        arch_acpi_processor_init_pdc(pr);
-        acpi_processor_set_pdc(pr);
-        arch_acpi_processor_cleanup_pdc(pr);
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
-        acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr);
-#endif
-        acpi_processor_get_throttling_info(pr);
-        acpi_processor_get_limit_info(pr);
-        acpi_processor_power_init(pr, device);
-        pr->cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("Processor", device,
-                                                &processor_cooling_ops);
-        if (IS_ERR(pr->cdev)) {
-                result = PTR_ERR(pr->cdev);
-                goto end;
-        }
-        dev_info(&device->dev, "registered as cooling_device%d\n",
-                 pr->cdev->id);
-        result = sysfs_create_link(&device->dev.kobj,
-                                   &pr->cdev->device.kobj,
-                                   "thermal_cooling");
-        if (result)
-                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
-        result = sysfs_create_link(&pr->cdev->device.kobj,
-                                   &device->dev.kobj,
-                                   "device");
-        if (result)
-                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
-        if (pr->flags.throttling) {
-                printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "%s [%s] (supports",
-                       acpi_device_name(device), acpi_device_bid(device));
-                printk(" %d throttling states", pr->throttling.state_count);
-                printk(")\n");
-        }
-      end:
-        return result;
-}
 static void acpi_processor_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
 {
        struct acpi_processor *pr = acpi_driver_data(device);
@@ -846,10 +773,8 @@ static struct notifier_block acpi_cpu_notifier =
 static int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
        struct acpi_processor *pr = NULL;
+        int result = 0;
+        struct sys_device *sysdev;
-        if (!device)
-                return -EINVAL;
        pr = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_processor), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!pr)
@@ -865,7 +790,100 @@ static int acpi_processor_add(struct acpi_device *device)
        strcpy(acpi_device_class(device), ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS);
        device->driver_data = pr;
+        result = acpi_processor_get_info(device);
+        if (result) {
+                /* Processor is physically not present */
+                return 0;
+        }
+        BUG_ON((pr->id >= nr_cpu_ids) || (pr->id < 0));
+        /*
+         * Buggy BIOS check
+         * ACPI id of processors can be reported wrongly by the BIOS.
+         * Don't trust it blindly
+         */
+        if (per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) != NULL &&
+            per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) != device) {
+                printk(KERN_WARNING "BIOS reported wrong ACPI id "
+                        "for the processor\n");
+                result = -ENODEV;
+                goto err_free_cpumask;
+        }
+        per_cpu(processor_device_array, pr->id) = device;
+        per_cpu(processors, pr->id) = pr;
+        result = acpi_processor_add_fs(device);
+        if (result)
+                goto err_free_cpumask;
+        sysdev = get_cpu_sysdev(pr->id);
+        if (sysfs_create_link(&device->dev.kobj, &sysdev->kobj, "sysdev")) {
+                result = -EFAULT;
+                goto err_remove_fs;
+        }
+        /* _PDC call should be done before doing anything else (if reqd.). */
+        arch_acpi_processor_init_pdc(pr);
+        acpi_processor_set_pdc(pr);
+        arch_acpi_processor_cleanup_pdc(pr);
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
+        acpi_processor_ppc_has_changed(pr);
+#endif
+        acpi_processor_get_throttling_info(pr);
+        acpi_processor_get_limit_info(pr);
+        acpi_processor_power_init(pr, device);
+        pr->cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("Processor", device,
+                                                &processor_cooling_ops);
+        if (IS_ERR(pr->cdev)) {
+                result = PTR_ERR(pr->cdev);
+                goto err_power_exit;
+        }
+        dev_info(&device->dev, "registered as cooling_device%d\n",
+                 pr->cdev->id);
+        result = sysfs_create_link(&device->dev.kobj,
+                                   &pr->cdev->device.kobj,
+                                   "thermal_cooling");
+        if (result) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
+                goto err_thermal_unregister;
+        }
+        result = sysfs_create_link(&pr->cdev->device.kobj,
+                                   &device->dev.kobj,
+                                   "device");
+        if (result) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
+                goto err_remove_sysfs;
+        }
+        if (pr->flags.throttling) {
+                printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "%s [%s] (supports",
+                       acpi_device_name(device), acpi_device_bid(device));
+                printk(" %d throttling states", pr->throttling.state_count);
+                printk(")\n");
+        }
        return 0;
+err_remove_sysfs:
+        sysfs_remove_link(&device->dev.kobj, "thermal_cooling");
+err_thermal_unregister:
+        thermal_cooling_device_unregister(pr->cdev);
+err_power_exit:
+        acpi_processor_power_exit(pr, device);
+err_remove_fs:
+        acpi_processor_remove_fs(device);
+err_free_cpumask:
+        free_cpumask_var(pr->throttling.shared_cpu_map);
+        return result;
 }
 static int acpi_processor_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
@@ -942,7 +960,6 @@ int acpi_processor_device_add(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_device **device)
 {
        acpi_handle phandle;
        struct acpi_device *pdev;
-        struct acpi_processor *pr;
        if (acpi_get_parent(handle, &phandle)) {
@@ -957,15 +974,6 @@ int acpi_processor_device_add(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_device **device)
                return -ENODEV;
        }
-        acpi_bus_start(*device);
-        pr = acpi_driver_data(*device);
-        if (!pr)
-                return -ENODEV;
-        if ((pr->id >= 0) && (pr->id < nr_cpu_ids)) {
-                kobject_uevent(&(*device)->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
-        }
        return 0;
 }
@@ -995,25 +1003,6 @@ static void __ref acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle,
                                            "Unable to add the device\n");
                        break;
                }
-                pr = acpi_driver_data(device);
-                if (!pr) {
-                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Driver data is NULL\n");
-                        break;
-                }
-                if (pr->id >= 0 && (pr->id < nr_cpu_ids)) {
-                        kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
-                        break;
-                }
-                result = acpi_processor_start(device);
-                if ((!result) && ((pr->id >= 0) && (pr->id < nr_cpu_ids))) {
-                        kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_ONLINE);
-                } else {
-                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Device [%s] failed to start\n",
-                                    acpi_device_bid(device));
-                }
                break;
        case ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST:
                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
@@ -1030,9 +1019,6 @@ static void __ref acpi_processor_hotplug_notify(acpi_handle handle,
                                    "Driver data is NULL, dropping EJECT\n");
                        return;
                }
-                if ((pr->id < nr_cpu_ids) && (cpu_present(pr->id)))
-                        kobject_uevent(&device->dev.kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
                break;
        default:
                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
@@ -1161,11 +1147,11 @@ static int __init acpi_processor_init(void)
                                (struct acpi_table_header **)&madt)))
                madt = NULL;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
        acpi_processor_dir = proc_mkdir(ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
        if (!acpi_processor_dir)
                return -ENOMEM;
+#endif
        /*
         * Check whether the system is DMI table. If yes, OSPM
         * should not use mwait for CPU-states.
@@ -1193,7 +1179,9 @@ out_cpuidle:
        cpuidle_unregister_driver(&acpi_idle_driver);
 out_proc:
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
        remove_proc_entry(ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+#endif
        return result;
 }
@@ -1213,7 +1201,9 @@ static void __exit acpi_processor_exit(void)
        cpuidle_unregister_driver(&acpi_idle_driver);
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
        remove_proc_entry(ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS, acpi_root_dir);
+#endif
        return;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 66393d5c4c7c..cc61a6220102 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 #include <acpi/processor.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("processor_idle");
@@ -680,6 +682,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_get_power_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
        return 0;
 }
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
 static int acpi_processor_power_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 {
        struct acpi_processor *pr = seq->private;
@@ -759,7 +762,7 @@ static const struct file_operations acpi_processor_power_fops = {
        .llseek = seq_lseek,
        .release = single_release,
 };
+#endif
 /**
 * acpi_idle_bm_check - checks if bus master activity was detected
@@ -1160,7 +1163,9 @@ int __cpuinit acpi_processor_power_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
 {
        acpi_status status = 0;
        static int first_run;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
        struct proc_dir_entry *entry = NULL;
+#endif
        unsigned int i;
        if (boot_option_idle_override)
@@ -1217,7 +1222,7 @@ int __cpuinit acpi_processor_power_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
                                       pr->power.states[i].type);
                printk(")\n");
        }
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
        /* 'power' [R] */
        entry = proc_create_data(ACPI_PROCESSOR_FILE_POWER,
                                 S_IRUGO, acpi_device_dir(device),
@@ -1225,6 +1230,7 @@ int __cpuinit acpi_processor_power_init(struct acpi_processor *pr,
                                 acpi_driver_data(device));
        if (!entry)
                return -EIO;
+#endif
        return 0;
 }
@@ -1237,9 +1243,11 @@ int acpi_processor_power_exit(struct acpi_processor *pr,
        cpuidle_unregister_device(&pr->power.dev);
        pr->flags.power_setup_done = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
        if (acpi_device_dir(device))
                remove_proc_entry(ACPI_PROCESSOR_FILE_POWER,
                                  acpi_device_dir(device));
+#endif
        return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index 60e543d3234e..11088cf10319 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 #include <acpi/processor.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_FILE_PERFORMANCE "performance"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
index 31adda1099e0..140c5c5b423c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_thermal.c
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 #include <acpi/processor.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("processor_thermal");
@@ -438,7 +440,7 @@ struct thermal_cooling_device_ops processor_cooling_ops = {
 };
 /* /proc interface */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
 static int acpi_processor_limit_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
 {
        struct acpi_processor *pr = (struct acpi_processor *)seq->private;
@@ -517,3 +519,4 @@ const struct file_operations acpi_processor_limit_fops = {
        .llseek = seq_lseek,
        .release = single_release,
 };
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
index ae39797aab55..ce7cf3bc5101 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_throttling.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 #include <acpi/processor.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_PROCESSOR_CLASS            "processor"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_PROCESSOR_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("processor_throttling");
@@ -1216,7 +1218,7 @@ int acpi_processor_get_throttling_info(struct acpi_processor *pr)
 }
 /* proc interface */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS
 static int acpi_processor_throttling_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq,
                                              void *offset)
 {
@@ -1324,3 +1326,4 @@ const struct file_operations acpi_processor_throttling_fops = {
        .llseek = seq_lseek,
        .release = single_release,
 };
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
index 4b214b74ebaa..52b9db8afc20 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbs.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 #include "sbshc.h"
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_SBS_CLASS                  "sbs"
 #define ACPI_AC_CLASS                   "ac_adapter"
 #define ACPI_BATTERY_CLASS              "battery"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c b/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
index 0619734895b2..d9339806df45 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sbshc.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include "sbshc.h"
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_SMB_HC_CLASS       "smbus_host_controller"
 #define ACPI_SMB_HC_DEVICE_NAME "ACPI SMBus HC"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 318b1ea7a5bf..408ebde18986 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ static int create_modalias(struct acpi_device *acpi_dev, char *modalias,
        }
        if (acpi_dev->flags.compatible_ids) {
-                struct acpi_compatible_id_list *cid_list;
+                struct acpica_device_id_list *cid_list;
                int i;
                cid_list = acpi_dev->pnp.cid_list;
                for (i = 0; i < cid_list->count; i++) {
                        count = snprintf(&modalias[len], size, "%s:",
-                                         cid_list->id[i].value);
+                                         cid_list->ids[i].string);
                        if (count < 0 || count >= size) {
                                printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "%s cid[%i] exceeds event buffer size",
                                       acpi_dev->pnp.device_name, i);
@@ -287,14 +287,14 @@ int acpi_match_device_ids(struct acpi_device *device,
        }
        if (device->flags.compatible_ids) {
-                struct acpi_compatible_id_list *cid_list = device->pnp.cid_list;
+                struct acpica_device_id_list *cid_list = device->pnp.cid_list;
                int i;
                for (id = ids; id->id[0]; id++) {
                        /* compare multiple _CID entries against driver ids */
                        for (i = 0; i < cid_list->count; i++) {
                                if (!strcmp((char*)id->id,
-                                            cid_list->id[i].value))
+                                            cid_list->ids[i].string))
                                        return 0;
                        }
                }
@@ -309,6 +309,10 @@ static void acpi_device_release(struct device *dev)
        struct acpi_device *acpi_dev = to_acpi_device(dev);
        kfree(acpi_dev->pnp.cid_list);
+        if (acpi_dev->flags.hardware_id)
+                kfree(acpi_dev->pnp.hardware_id);
+        if (acpi_dev->flags.unique_id)
+                kfree(acpi_dev->pnp.unique_id);
        kfree(acpi_dev);
 }
@@ -366,7 +370,8 @@ static acpi_status acpi_device_notify_fixed(void *data)
 {
        struct acpi_device *device = data;
-        acpi_device_notify(device->handle, ACPI_FIXED_HARDWARE_EVENT, device);
+        /* Fixed hardware devices have no handles */
+        acpi_device_notify(NULL, ACPI_FIXED_HARDWARE_EVENT, device);
        return AE_OK;
 }
@@ -426,9 +431,6 @@ static int acpi_device_probe(struct device * dev)
                if (acpi_drv->ops.notify) {
                        ret = acpi_device_install_notify_handler(acpi_dev);
                        if (ret) {
-                                if (acpi_drv->ops.stop)
-                                        acpi_drv->ops.stop(acpi_dev,
-                                                   acpi_dev->removal_type);
                                if (acpi_drv->ops.remove)
                                        acpi_drv->ops.remove(acpi_dev,
                                                     acpi_dev->removal_type);
@@ -452,8 +454,6 @@ static int acpi_device_remove(struct device * dev)
        if (acpi_drv) {
                if (acpi_drv->ops.notify)
                        acpi_device_remove_notify_handler(acpi_dev);
-                if (acpi_drv->ops.stop)
-                        acpi_drv->ops.stop(acpi_dev, acpi_dev->removal_type);
                if (acpi_drv->ops.remove)
                        acpi_drv->ops.remove(acpi_dev, acpi_dev->removal_type);
        }
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ acpi_bus_get_ejd(acpi_handle handle, acpi_handle *ejd)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_bus_get_ejd);
-void acpi_bus_data_handler(acpi_handle handle, u32 function, void *context)
+void acpi_bus_data_handler(acpi_handle handle, void *context)
 {
        /* TBD */
@@ -1000,33 +1000,89 @@ static int acpi_dock_match(struct acpi_device *device)
        return acpi_get_handle(device->handle, "_DCK", &tmp);
 }
+static struct acpica_device_id_list*
+acpi_add_cid(
+        struct acpi_device_info         *info,
+        struct acpica_device_id         *new_cid)
+{
+        struct acpica_device_id_list    *cid;
+        char                            *next_id_string;
+        acpi_size                       cid_length;
+        acpi_size                       new_cid_length;
+        u32                             i;
+        /* Allocate new CID list with room for the new CID */
+        if (!new_cid)
+                new_cid_length = info->compatible_id_list.list_size;
+        else if (info->compatible_id_list.list_size)
+                new_cid_length = info->compatible_id_list.list_size +
+                        new_cid->length + sizeof(struct acpica_device_id);
+        else
+                new_cid_length = sizeof(struct acpica_device_id_list) + new_cid->length;
+        cid = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(new_cid_length);
+        if (!cid) {
+                return NULL;
+        }
+        cid->list_size = new_cid_length;
+        cid->count = info->compatible_id_list.count;
+        if (new_cid)
+                cid->count++;
+        next_id_string = (char *) cid->ids + (cid->count * sizeof(struct acpica_device_id));
+        /* Copy all existing CIDs */
+        for (i = 0; i < info->compatible_id_list.count; i++) {
+                cid_length = info->compatible_id_list.ids[i].length;
+                cid->ids[i].string = next_id_string;
+                cid->ids[i].length = cid_length;
+                ACPI_MEMCPY(next_id_string, info->compatible_id_list.ids[i].string,
+                        cid_length);
+                next_id_string += cid_length;
+        }
+        /* Append the new CID */
+        if (new_cid) {
+                cid->ids[i].string = next_id_string;
+                cid->ids[i].length = new_cid->length;
+                ACPI_MEMCPY(next_id_string, new_cid->string, new_cid->length);
+        }
+        return cid;
+}
 static void acpi_device_set_id(struct acpi_device *device,
                               struct acpi_device *parent, acpi_handle handle,
                               int type)
 {
-        struct acpi_device_info *info;
+        struct acpi_device_info *info = NULL;
-        struct acpi_buffer buffer = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
        char *hid = NULL;
        char *uid = NULL;
-        struct acpi_compatible_id_list *cid_list = NULL;
+        struct acpica_device_id_list *cid_list = NULL;
-        const char *cid_add = NULL;
+        char *cid_add = NULL;
        acpi_status status;
        switch (type) {
        case ACPI_BUS_TYPE_DEVICE:
-                status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &buffer);
+                status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &info);
                if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "%s: Error reading device info\n", __func__);
                        return;
                }
-                info = buffer.pointer;
                if (info->valid & ACPI_VALID_HID)
-                        hid = info->hardware_id.value;
+                        hid = info->hardware_id.string;
                if (info->valid & ACPI_VALID_UID)
-                        uid = info->unique_id.value;
+                        uid = info->unique_id.string;
                if (info->valid & ACPI_VALID_CID)
-                        cid_list = &info->compatibility_id;
+                        cid_list = &info->compatible_id_list;
                if (info->valid & ACPI_VALID_ADR) {
                        device->pnp.bus_address = info->address;
                        device->flags.bus_address = 1;
@@ -1077,55 +1133,46 @@ static void acpi_device_set_id(struct acpi_device *device,
        }
        if (hid) {
-                strcpy(device->pnp.hardware_id, hid);
+                device->pnp.hardware_id = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(strlen (hid) + 1);
-                device->flags.hardware_id = 1;
+                if (device->pnp.hardware_id) {
+                        strcpy(device->pnp.hardware_id, hid);
+                        device->flags.hardware_id = 1;
+                }
        }
+        if (!device->flags.hardware_id)
+                device->pnp.hardware_id = "";
        if (uid) {
-                strcpy(device->pnp.unique_id, uid);
+                device->pnp.unique_id = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(strlen (uid) + 1);
-                device->flags.unique_id = 1;
+                if (device->pnp.unique_id) {
+                        strcpy(device->pnp.unique_id, uid);
+                        device->flags.unique_id = 1;
+                }
        }
+        if (!device->flags.unique_id)
+                device->pnp.unique_id = "";
        if (cid_list || cid_add) {
-                struct  acpi_compatible_id_list *list;
+                struct acpica_device_id_list *list;
-                int size = 0;
-                int count = 0;
+                if (cid_add) {
+                        struct acpica_device_id cid;
-                if (cid_list) {
+                        cid.length = strlen (cid_add) + 1;
-                        size = cid_list->size;
+                        cid.string = cid_add;
-                } else if (cid_add) {
-                        size = sizeof(struct acpi_compatible_id_list);
+                        list = acpi_add_cid(info, &cid);
-                        cid_list = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED((acpi_size) size);
+                } else {
-                        if (!cid_list) {
+                        list = acpi_add_cid(info, NULL);
-                                printk(KERN_ERR "Memory allocation error\n");
-                                kfree(buffer.pointer);
-                                return;
-                        } else {
-                                cid_list->count = 0;
-                                cid_list->size = size;
-                        }
                }
-                if (cid_add)
-                        size += sizeof(struct acpi_compatible_id);
-                list = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
                if (list) {
-                        if (cid_list) {
-                                memcpy(list, cid_list, cid_list->size);
-                                count = cid_list->count;
-                        }
-                        if (cid_add) {
-                                strncpy(list->id[count].value, cid_add,
-                                        ACPI_MAX_CID_LENGTH);
-                                count++;
-                                device->flags.compatible_ids = 1;
-                        }
-                        list->size = size;
-                        list->count = count;
                        device->pnp.cid_list = list;
-                } else
+                        if (cid_add)
-                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Memory allocation error\n");
+                                device->flags.compatible_ids = 1;
+                }
        }
-        kfree(buffer.pointer);
+        kfree(info);
 }
 static int acpi_device_set_context(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
@@ -1265,16 +1312,6 @@ acpi_add_single_object(struct acpi_device **child,
        acpi_device_set_id(device, parent, handle, type);
        /*
-         * The ACPI device is attached to acpi handle before getting
-         * the power/wakeup/peformance flags. Otherwise OS can't get
-         * the corresponding ACPI device by the acpi handle in the course
-         * of getting the power/wakeup/performance flags.
-         */
-        result = acpi_device_set_context(device, type);
-        if (result)
-                goto end;
-        /*
         * Power Management
         * ----------------
         */
@@ -1304,6 +1341,8 @@ acpi_add_single_object(struct acpi_device **child,
                        goto end;
        }
+        if ((result = acpi_device_set_context(device, type)))
+                goto end;
        result = acpi_device_register(device, parent);
@@ -1318,10 +1357,8 @@ acpi_add_single_object(struct acpi_device **child,
 end:
        if (!result)
                *child = device;
-        else {
+        else
-                kfree(device->pnp.cid_list);
+                acpi_device_release(&device->dev);
-                kfree(device);
-        }
        return result;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index feece693d773..a90afcc723ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -405,6 +405,14 @@ static struct dmi_system_id __initdata acpisleep_dmi_table[] = {
                },
        },
        {
+        .callback = init_set_sci_en_on_resume,
+        .ident = "Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC",
+        .matches = {
+                DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+                DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Pavilion dv3 Notebook PC"),
+                },
+        },
+        {
        .callback = init_old_suspend_ordering,
        .ident = "Panasonic CF51-2L",
        .matches = {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/system.c b/drivers/acpi/system.c
index 9c61ab2177cf..d11282975f35 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/system.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/system.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_SYSTEM_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("system");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables.c b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
index 646d39c031ca..f336bca7c450 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ acpi_table_parse_entries(char *id,
        unsigned long table_end;
        acpi_size tbl_size;
+        if (acpi_disabled)
+                return -ENODEV;
        if (!handler)
                return -EINVAL;
@@ -277,6 +280,9 @@ int __init acpi_table_parse(char *id, acpi_table_handler handler)
        struct acpi_table_header *table = NULL;
        acpi_size tbl_size;
+        if (acpi_disabled)
+                return -ENODEV;
        if (!handler)
                return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index 564ea1424288..65f67815902a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_THERMAL_CLASS              "thermal_zone"
 #define ACPI_THERMAL_DEVICE_NAME        "Thermal Zone"
 #define ACPI_THERMAL_FILE_STATE         "state"
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index f844941089bb..811fec10462b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#include "internal.h"
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_BUS_COMPONENT
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utils");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index 60ea984c84a0..94b1a4c5abab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@
 #include <linux/pci.h>
 #include <linux/pci_ids.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 #define ACPI_VIDEO_CLASS                "video"
 #define ACPI_VIDEO_BUS_NAME             "Video Bus"
 #define ACPI_VIDEO_DEVICE_NAME          "Video Device"
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ struct acpi_video_device {
        struct acpi_device *dev;
        struct acpi_video_device_brightness *brightness;
        struct backlight_device *backlight;
-        struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
+        struct thermal_cooling_device *cooling_dev;
        struct output_device *output_dev;
 };
@@ -387,20 +389,20 @@ static struct output_properties acpi_output_properties = {
 /* thermal cooling device callbacks */
-static int video_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, unsigned
+static int video_get_max_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cooling_dev, unsigned
                               long *state)
 {
-        struct acpi_device *device = cdev->devdata;
+        struct acpi_device *device = cooling_dev->devdata;
        struct acpi_video_device *video = acpi_driver_data(device);
        *state = video->brightness->count - 3;
        return 0;
 }
-static int video_get_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, unsigned
+static int video_get_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cooling_dev, unsigned
                               long *state)
 {
-        struct acpi_device *device = cdev->devdata;
+        struct acpi_device *device = cooling_dev->devdata;
        struct acpi_video_device *video = acpi_driver_data(device);
        unsigned long long level;
        int offset;
@@ -417,9 +419,9 @@ static int video_get_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, unsigned
 }
 static int
-video_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev, unsigned long state)
+video_set_cur_state(struct thermal_cooling_device *cooling_dev, unsigned long state)
 {
-        struct acpi_device *device = cdev->devdata;
+        struct acpi_device *device = cooling_dev->devdata;
        struct acpi_video_device *video = acpi_driver_data(device);
        int level;
@@ -603,6 +605,7 @@ acpi_video_device_lcd_get_level_current(struct acpi_video_device *device,
                                        unsigned long long *level)
 {
        acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+        int i;
        if (device->cap._BQC || device->cap._BCQ) {
                char *buf = device->cap._BQC ? "_BQC" : "_BCQ";
@@ -618,8 +621,15 @@ acpi_video_device_lcd_get_level_current(struct acpi_video_device *device,
                        }
                        *level += bqc_offset_aml_bug_workaround;
-                        device->brightness->curr = *level;
+                        for (i = 2; i < device->brightness->count; i++)
-                        return 0;
+                                if (device->brightness->levels[i] == *level) {
+                                        device->brightness->curr = *level;
+                                        return 0;
+                        }
+                        /* BQC returned an invalid level. Stop using it.  */
+                        ACPI_WARNING((AE_INFO, "%s returned an invalid level",
+                                                buf));
+                        device->cap._BQC = device->cap._BCQ = 0;
                } else {
                        /* Fixme:
                         * should we return an error or ignore this failure?
@@ -870,7 +880,7 @@ acpi_video_init_brightness(struct acpi_video_device *device)
        br->flags._BCM_use_index = br->flags._BCL_use_index;
        /* _BQC uses INDEX while _BCL uses VALUE in some laptops */
-        br->curr = level_old = max_level;
+        br->curr = level = max_level;
        if (!device->cap._BQC)
                goto set_level;
@@ -892,15 +902,25 @@ acpi_video_init_brightness(struct acpi_video_device *device)
        br->flags._BQC_use_index = (level == max_level ? 0 : 1);
-        if (!br->flags._BQC_use_index)
+        if (!br->flags._BQC_use_index) {
+                /*
+                 * Set the backlight to the initial state.
+                 * On some buggy laptops, _BQC returns an uninitialized value
+                 * when invoked for the first time, i.e. level_old is invalid.
+                 * set the backlight to max_level in this case
+                 */
+                for (i = 2; i < br->count; i++)
+                        if (level_old == br->levels[i])
+                                level = level_old;
                goto set_level;
+        }
        if (br->flags._BCL_reversed)
                level_old = (br->count - 1) - level_old;
-        level_old = br->levels[level_old];
+        level = br->levels[level_old];
 set_level:
-        result = acpi_video_device_lcd_set_level(device, level_old);
+        result = acpi_video_device_lcd_set_level(device, level);
        if (result)
                goto out_free_levels;
@@ -934,9 +954,6 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
 {
        acpi_handle h_dummy1;
-        memset(&device->cap, 0, sizeof(device->cap));
        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(device->dev->handle, "_ADR", &h_dummy1))) {
                device->cap._ADR = 1;
        }
@@ -990,19 +1007,29 @@ static void acpi_video_device_find_cap(struct acpi_video_device *device)
                if (result)
                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
-                device->cdev = thermal_cooling_device_register("LCD",
+                device->cooling_dev = thermal_cooling_device_register("LCD",
                                        device->dev, &video_cooling_ops);
-                if (IS_ERR(device->cdev))
+                if (IS_ERR(device->cooling_dev)) {
+                        /*
+                         * Set cooling_dev to NULL so we don't crash trying to
+                         * free it.
+                         * Also, why the hell we are returning early and
+                         * not attempt to register video output if cooling
+                         * device registration failed?
+                         * -- dtor
+                         */
+                        device->cooling_dev = NULL;
                        return;
+                }
                dev_info(&device->dev->dev, "registered as cooling_device%d\n",
-                         device->cdev->id);
+                         device->cooling_dev->id);
                result = sysfs_create_link(&device->dev->dev.kobj,
-                                &device->cdev->device.kobj,
+                                &device->cooling_dev->device.kobj,
                                "thermal_cooling");
                if (result)
                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
-                result = sysfs_create_link(&device->cdev->device.kobj,
+                result = sysfs_create_link(&device->cooling_dev->device.kobj,
                                &device->dev->dev.kobj, "device");
                if (result)
                        printk(KERN_ERR PREFIX "Create sysfs link\n");
@@ -1039,7 +1066,6 @@ static void acpi_video_bus_find_cap(struct acpi_video_bus *video)
 {
        acpi_handle h_dummy1;
-        memset(&video->cap, 0, sizeof(video->cap));
        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(acpi_get_handle(video->device->handle, "_DOS", &h_dummy1))) {
                video->cap._DOS = 1;
        }
@@ -2009,13 +2035,13 @@ static int acpi_video_bus_put_one_device(struct acpi_video_device *device)
                backlight_device_unregister(device->backlight);
                device->backlight = NULL;
        }
-        if (device->cdev) {
+        if (device->cooling_dev) {
                sysfs_remove_link(&device->dev->dev.kobj,
                                  "thermal_cooling");
-                sysfs_remove_link(&device->cdev->device.kobj,
+                sysfs_remove_link(&device->cooling_dev->device.kobj,
                                  "device");
-                thermal_cooling_device_unregister(device->cdev);
+                thermal_cooling_device_unregister(device->cooling_dev);
-                device->cdev = NULL;
+                device->cooling_dev = NULL;
        }
        video_output_unregister(device->output_dev);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
index 7cd2b63435ea..7032f25da9b5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#define PREFIX "ACPI: "
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("video");
 #define _COMPONENT              ACPI_VIDEO_COMPONENT