Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: (53 commits)
  ACPI: install ACPI table handler before any dynamic tables being loaded
  ACPI / PM: Blacklist another machine that needs acpi_sleep=nonvs
  ACPI: Page based coalescing of I/O remappings optimization
  ACPI: Convert simple locking to RCU based locking
  ACPI: Pre-map 'system event' related register blocks
  ACPI: Add interfaces for ioremapping/iounmapping ACPI registers
  ACPI: Maintain a list of ACPI memory mapped I/O remappings
  ACPI: Fix ioremap size for MMIO reads and writes
  ACPI / Battery: Return -ENODEV for unknown values in get_property()
  ACPI / PM: Fix reference counting of power resources
  Subject: [PATCH] ACPICA: Fix Scope() op in module level code
  ACPI battery: support percentage battery remaining capacity
  ACPI: Make Embedded Controller command timeout delay configurable
  ACPI dock: move some functions to .init.text
  ACPI: thermal: remove unused limit code
  ACPI: static sleep_states[] and acpi_gts_bfs_check
  ACPI: remove dead code
  ACPI: delete dedicated MAINTAINERS entries for ACPI EC and BATTERY drivers
  ACPI: Only processor needs CPU_IDLE
  ACPICA: Update version to 20101013
  ...

62 files changed, 2337 insertions, 2632 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 88681aca88c5..3f3489c5ca8c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ menuconfig ACPI
 	depends on PCI
 	depends on PM
 	select PNP
-	select CPU_IDLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support for 
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ config ACPI_PROCFS
 config ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
 	bool "Deprecated power /proc/acpi directories"
 	depends on PROC_FS
-	default y
 	help
 	  For backwards compatibility, this option allows
           deprecated power /proc/acpi/ directories to exist, even when
@@ -90,13 +88,6 @@ config ACPI_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
-	default y
-	help
-	  Say N to disable power /sys interface
-
 config ACPI_EC_DEBUGFS
 	tristate "EC read/write access through /sys/kernel/debug/ec"
 	default n
@@ -136,6 +127,7 @@ config ACPI_PROC_EVENT
 config ACPI_AC
 	tristate "AC Adapter"
 	depends on X86
+	select POWER_SUPPLY
 	default y
 	help
 	  This driver supports the AC Adapter object, which indicates
@@ -148,6 +140,7 @@ config ACPI_AC
 config ACPI_BATTERY
 	tristate "Battery"
 	depends on X86
+	select POWER_SUPPLY
 	default y
 	help
 	  This driver adds support for battery information through
@@ -206,6 +199,7 @@ config ACPI_DOCK
 config ACPI_PROCESSOR
 	tristate "Processor"
 	select THERMAL
+	select CPU_IDLE
 	default y
 	help
 	  This driver installs ACPI as the idle handler for Linux and uses
@@ -364,6 +358,7 @@ config ACPI_HOTPLUG_MEMORY
 config ACPI_SBS
 	tristate "Smart Battery System"
 	depends on X86
+	select POWER_SUPPLY
 	help
 	  This driver supports the Smart Battery System, another
 	  type of access to battery information, found on some laptops.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ac.c b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
index 56205a0b85df..ba9afeaa23ac 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ac.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ac.c
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 #include <linux/power_supply.h>
-#endif
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
 #include <acpi/acpi_drivers.h>
 
@@ -86,9 +84,7 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_ac_driver = {
 };
 
 struct acpi_ac {
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 	struct power_supply charger;
-#endif
 	struct acpi_device * device;
 	unsigned long long state;
 };
@@ -104,7 +100,6 @@ static const struct file_operations acpi_ac_fops = {
 	.release = single_release,
 };
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 static int get_ac_property(struct power_supply *psy,
 			   enum power_supply_property psp,
 			   union power_supply_propval *val)
@@ -123,7 +118,6 @@ static int get_ac_property(struct power_supply *psy,
 static enum power_supply_property ac_props[] = {
 	POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_ONLINE,
 };
-#endif
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                AC Adapter Management
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -247,9 +241,7 @@ static void acpi_ac_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
 						  dev_name(&device->dev), event,
 						  (u32) ac->state);
 		acpi_notifier_call_chain(device, event, (u32) ac->state);
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 		kobject_uevent(&ac->charger.dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-#endif
 	}
 
 	return;
@@ -282,14 +274,12 @@ static int acpi_ac_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 #endif
 	if (result)
 		goto end;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 	ac->charger.name = acpi_device_bid(device);
 	ac->charger.type = POWER_SUPPLY_TYPE_MAINS;
 	ac->charger.properties = ac_props;
 	ac->charger.num_properties = ARRAY_SIZE(ac_props);
 	ac->charger.get_property = get_ac_property;
 	power_supply_register(&ac->device->dev, &ac->charger);
-#endif
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "%s [%s] (%s)\n",
 	       acpi_device_name(device), acpi_device_bid(device),
@@ -316,10 +306,8 @@ static int acpi_ac_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
 	old_state = ac->state;
 	if (acpi_ac_get_state(ac))
 		return 0;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 	if (old_state != ac->state)
 		kobject_uevent(&ac->charger.dev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE);
-#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -333,10 +321,8 @@ static int acpi_ac_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type)
 
 	ac = acpi_driver_data(device);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 	if (ac->charger.dev)
 		power_supply_unregister(&ac->charger);
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
 	acpi_ac_remove_fs(device);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
index d93cc06f4bf8..a7e1d1aa4107 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ acpi-y += exconfig.o  exfield.o  exnames.o   exoparg6.o  exresolv.o  exstorob.o\
 	 excreate.o  exmisc.o   exoparg2.o  exregion.o  exstore.o   exutils.o \
 	 exdump.o    exmutex.o  exoparg3.o  exresnte.o  exstoren.o  exdebug.o
 
-acpi-y += hwacpi.o  hwgpe.o  hwregs.o  hwsleep.o hwxface.o hwvalid.o
+acpi-y += hwacpi.o  hwgpe.o  hwregs.o  hwsleep.o hwxface.o hwvalid.o hwpci.o
 
 acpi-$(ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE) += hwtimer.o
 
@@ -44,4 +44,5 @@ 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 utids.o
+		utstate.o utmutex.o utobject.o utresrc.o utlock.o utids.o \
+		utosi.o utxferror.o
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
index 48faf3eba9fb..72e9d5eb083c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ void acpi_db_set_method_data(char *type_arg, char *index_arg, char *value_arg);
 acpi_status
 acpi_db_display_objects(char *obj_type_arg, char *display_count_arg);
 
+void acpi_db_display_interfaces(char *action_arg, char *interface_name_arg);
+
 acpi_status acpi_db_find_name_in_namespace(char *name_arg);
 
 void acpi_db_set_scope(char *name);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
index 36867cd70eac..a6f99cc37a19 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ acpi_ev_create_gpe_block(struct acpi_namespace_node *gpe_device,
 			 struct acpi_gpe_block_info **return_gpe_block);
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block(struct acpi_namespace_node *gpe_device,
-			     struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block);
+acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
+			     struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block,
+			     void *ignored);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ev_delete_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 1d192142c691..ad88fcae4eb9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ struct acpi_table_fadt acpi_gbl_FADT;
 u32 acpi_current_gpe_count;
 u32 acpi_gbl_trace_flags;
 acpi_name acpi_gbl_trace_method_name;
+u8 acpi_gbl_system_awake_and_running;
 
 #endif
 
@@ -187,6 +188,10 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_integer_bit_width;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_integer_byte_width;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_integer_nybble_width;
 
+/* Mutex for _OSI support */
+
+ACPI_EXTERN acpi_mutex acpi_gbl_osi_mutex;
+
 /* Reader/Writer lock is used for namespace walk and dynamic table unload */
 
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_rw_lock acpi_gbl_namespace_rw_lock;
@@ -255,6 +260,7 @@ ACPI_EXTERN acpi_init_handler acpi_gbl_init_handler;
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_tbl_handler acpi_gbl_table_handler;
 ACPI_EXTERN void *acpi_gbl_table_handler_context;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_walk_state *acpi_gbl_breakpoint_walk;
+ACPI_EXTERN acpi_interface_handler acpi_gbl_interface_handler;
 
 /* Owner ID support */
 
@@ -273,8 +279,8 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_debugger_configuration;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_step_to_next_call;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_acpi_hardware_present;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_events_initialized;
-ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_system_awake_and_running;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_osi_data;
+ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_interface_info *acpi_gbl_supported_interfaces;
 
 #ifndef DEFINE_ACPI_GLOBALS
 
@@ -364,6 +370,7 @@ 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 u8 acpi_all_gpes_initialized;
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
index 120b3af56596..167470ad2d21 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ acpi_hw_enable_runtime_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
 				 struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block,
 				 void *context);
 
+/*
+ * hwpci - PCI configuration support
+ */
+acpi_status
+acpi_hw_derive_pci_id(struct acpi_pci_id *pci_id,
+		      acpi_handle root_pci_device, acpi_handle pci_region);
+
 #ifdef	ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE
 /*
  * hwtimer - ACPI Timer prototypes
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index 7dad9160f209..2ceb0c05b2d7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ struct acpi_handler_info {
 	void *context;		/* Context to be passed to handler */
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;	/* Method node for this GPE level (saved) */
 	u8 orig_flags;		/* Original misc info about this GPE */
+	u8 orig_enabled;	/* Set if the GPE was originally enabled */
 };
 
 union acpi_gpe_dispatch_info {
@@ -457,6 +458,7 @@ struct acpi_gpe_block_info {
 	u32 register_count;	/* Number of register pairs in block */
 	u16 gpe_count;		/* Number of individual GPEs in block */
 	u8 block_base_number;	/* Base GPE number for this block */
+	u8 initialized;         /* If set, the GPE block has been initialized */
 };
 
 /* Information about GPE interrupt handlers, one per each interrupt level used for GPEs */
@@ -473,7 +475,6 @@ struct acpi_gpe_walk_info {
 	struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block;
 	u16 count;
 	acpi_owner_id owner_id;
-	u8 enable_this_gpe;
 	u8 execute_by_owner_id;
 };
 
@@ -854,7 +855,7 @@ struct acpi_bit_register_info {
 	ACPI_BITMASK_POWER_BUTTON_STATUS   | \
 	ACPI_BITMASK_SLEEP_BUTTON_STATUS   | \
 	ACPI_BITMASK_RT_CLOCK_STATUS       | \
-	ACPI_BITMASK_PCIEXP_WAKE_DISABLE   | \
+	ACPI_BITMASK_PCIEXP_WAKE_STATUS    | \
 	ACPI_BITMASK_WAKE_STATUS)
 
 #define ACPI_BITMASK_TIMER_ENABLE               0x0001
@@ -909,15 +910,21 @@ struct acpi_bit_register_info {
 #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_OSI_WIN_VISTA_SP2          0x0A
+#define ACPI_OSI_WIN_7                  0x0B
 
 #define ACPI_ALWAYS_ILLEGAL             0x00
 
 struct acpi_interface_info {
 	char *name;
+	struct acpi_interface_info *next;
+	u8 flags;
 	u8 value;
 };
 
+#define ACPI_OSI_INVALID                0x01
+#define ACPI_OSI_DYNAMIC                0x02
+
 struct acpi_port_info {
 	char *name;
 	u16 start;
@@ -997,7 +1004,7 @@ struct acpi_port_info {
 struct acpi_db_method_info {
 	acpi_handle main_thread_gate;
 	acpi_handle thread_complete_gate;
-	u32 *threads;
+	acpi_thread_id *threads;
 	u32 num_threads;
 	u32 num_created;
 	u32 num_completed;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
index 9894929a2abb..8d5c9e0a495f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@
  * the plist contains a set of parens to allow variable-length lists.
  * These macros are used for both the debug and non-debug versions of the code.
  */
-#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_ERROR_NAMESPACE(s, e)      acpi_ut_namespace_error (AE_INFO, s, e);
+#define ACPI_ERROR_METHOD(s, n, p, e)   acpi_ut_method_error (AE_INFO, s, n, p, e);
 #define ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED(plist)     acpi_ut_predefined_warning plist
 #define ACPI_INFO_PREDEFINED(plist)     acpi_ut_predefined_info plist
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index 9f60ff002203..d44d3bc5b847 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -339,18 +339,6 @@ acpi_object_type acpi_ns_get_type(struct acpi_namespace_node *node);
 u32 acpi_ns_local(acpi_object_type type);
 
 void
-acpi_ns_report_error(const char *module_name,
-		     u32 line_number,
-		     const char *internal_name, acpi_status lookup_status);
-
-void
-acpi_ns_report_method_error(const char *module_name,
-			    u32 line_number,
-			    const char *message,
-			    struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
-			    const char *path, acpi_status lookup_status);
-
-void
 acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node, const char *msg);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ns_build_internal_name(struct acpi_namestring_info *info);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index 54857fa87aaf..bdbfaf22bd14 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_NOTIFY_INFO};
 	u32                             base_byte_offset;   /* Byte offset within containing object */\
 	u32                             value;              /* Value to store into the Bank or Index register */\
 	u8                              start_field_bit_offset;/* Bit offset within first field datum (0-63) */\
-	u8                              access_bit_width;	/* Read/Write size in bits (8-64) */
+
 
 struct acpi_object_field_common {	/* COMMON FIELD (for BUFFER, REGION, BANK, and INDEX fields) */
 	ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_FIELD_INFO union acpi_operand_object *region_obj;	/* Parent Operation Region object (REGION/BANK fields only) */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
index 35df755251ce..72e4183c1937 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
@@ -312,8 +312,6 @@ void acpi_ut_delete_internal_object_list(union acpi_operand_object **obj_list);
 /*
  * uteval - object evaluation
  */
-acpi_status acpi_ut_osi_implementation(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
-
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 			char *path,
@@ -395,6 +393,21 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ut_get_object_size(union acpi_operand_object *obj, acpi_size * obj_length);
 
 /*
+ * utosi - Support for the _OSI predefined control method
+ */
+acpi_status acpi_ut_initialize_interfaces(void);
+
+void acpi_ut_interface_terminate(void);
+
+acpi_status acpi_ut_install_interface(acpi_string interface_name);
+
+acpi_status acpi_ut_remove_interface(acpi_string interface_name);
+
+struct acpi_interface_info *acpi_ut_get_interface(acpi_string interface_name);
+
+acpi_status acpi_ut_osi_implementation(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+/*
  * utstate - Generic state creation/cache routines
  */
 void
@@ -473,17 +486,6 @@ u8 acpi_ut_valid_acpi_char(char character, u32 position);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 * 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, ...);
-
-void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
-acpi_ut_predefined_info(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
@@ -574,6 +576,32 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ut_create_list(char *list_name,
 		    u16 object_size, struct acpi_memory_list **return_cache);
 
-#endif
+#endif				/* ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS */
+
+/*
+ * utxferror - various error/warning output functions
+ */
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_predefined_warning(const char *module_name,
+			   u32 line_number,
+			   char *pathname,
+			   u8 node_flags, const char *format, ...);
+
+void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
+acpi_ut_predefined_info(const char *module_name,
+			u32 line_number,
+			char *pathname, u8 node_flags, const char *format, ...);
+
+void
+acpi_ut_namespace_error(const char *module_name,
+			u32 line_number,
+			const char *internal_name, acpi_status lookup_status);
+
+void
+acpi_ut_method_error(const char *module_name,
+		     u32 line_number,
+		     const char *message,
+		     struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+		     const char *path, acpi_status lookup_status);
 
 #endif				/* _ACUTILS_H */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 64750ee96e20..d94dd8974b55 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
 
 				acpi_os_release_mutex(method_desc->method.
 						      mutex->mutex.os_mutex);
-				method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.thread_id = NULL;
+				method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.thread_id = 0;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
index d555b374e314..6b0b5d08d97a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
@@ -300,10 +300,25 @@ acpi_ds_exec_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			 * we must enter this object into the namespace.  The created
 			 * object is temporary and will be deleted upon completion of
 			 * the execution of this method.
+			 *
+			 * Note 10/2010: Except for the Scope() op. This opcode does
+			 * not actually create a new object, it refers to an existing
+			 * object. However, for Scope(), we want to indeed open a
+			 * new scope.
 			 */
-			status = acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(walk_state, NULL);
+			if (op->common.aml_opcode != AML_SCOPE_OP) {
+				status =
+				    acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(walk_state, NULL);
+			} else {
+				status =
+				    acpi_ds_scope_stack_push(op->named.node,
+							     op->named.node->
+							     type, walk_state);
+				if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+					return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+				}
+			}
 		}
-
 		break;
 
 	case AML_CLASS_EXECUTE:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c
index 303618889da0..c61c3039c31a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c
+++ b/