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: (179 commits)
  ACPI: Fix acpi_processor_idle and idle= boot parameters interaction
  acpi: fix section mismatch warning in pnpacpi
  intel_menlo: fix build warning
  ACPI: Cleanup: Remove unneeded, multiple local dummy variables
  ACPI: video - fix permissions on some proc entries
  ACPI: video - properly handle errors when registering proc elements
  ACPI: video - do not store invalid entries in attached_array list
  ACPI: re-name acpi_pm_ops to acpi_suspend_ops
  ACER_WMI/ASUS_LAPTOP: fix build bug
  thinkpad_acpi: fix possible NULL pointer dereference if kstrdup failed
  ACPI: check a return value correctly in acpi_power_get_context()
  #if 0 acpi/bay.c:eject_removable_drive()
  eeepc-laptop: add hwmon fan control
  eeepc-laptop: add backlight
  eeepc-laptop: add base driver
  ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: bump up version to 0.20
  ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: fix selects in Kconfig
  ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: use a private workqueue
  ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: fluff really minor fix
  ACPI: thinkpad-acpi: use uppercase for "LED" on user documentation
  ...

Fixed conflicts in drivers/acpi/video.c and drivers/misc/intel_menlow.c
manually.

15 files changed, 171 insertions, 59 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
index 6e56d5f7c43..ede084829a7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_delete_caches(void)
 
 	if (acpi_gbl_display_final_mem_stats) {
 		ACPI_STRCPY(buffer, "MEMORY");
-		acpi_db_display_statistics(buffer);
+		(void)acpi_db_display_statistics(buffer);
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcache.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcache.c
index 285a0f53176..245fa80cf60 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcache.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcache.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
index 879eaa10d3a..655c290aca7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcopy.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include <acpi/amlcode.h>
+#include <acpi/acnamesp.h>
+
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utcopy")
@@ -172,22 +174,21 @@ acpi_ut_copy_isimple_to_esimple(union acpi_operand_object *internal_object,
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
 
-		/*
-		 * This is an object reference.  Attempt to dereference it.
-		 */
+		/* This is an object reference. */
+
 		switch (internal_object->reference.opcode) {
 		case AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP:
 
 			/* For namepath, return the object handle ("reference") */
 
 		default:
-			/*
-			 * Use the object type of "Any" to indicate a reference
-			 * to object containing a handle to an ACPI named object.
-			 */
-			external_object->type = ACPI_TYPE_ANY;
+
+			/* We are referring to the namespace node */
+
 			external_object->reference.handle =
 			    internal_object->reference.node;
+			external_object->reference.actual_type =
+			    acpi_ns_get_type(internal_object->reference.node);
 			break;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -215,6 +216,11 @@ acpi_ut_copy_isimple_to_esimple(union acpi_operand_object *internal_object,
 		/*
 		 * There is no corresponding external object type
 		 */
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+			    "Unsupported object type, cannot convert to external object: %s",
+			    acpi_ut_get_type_name(ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE
+						  (internal_object))));
+
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
 	}
 
@@ -455,6 +461,7 @@ acpi_ut_copy_esimple_to_isimple(union acpi_object *external_object,
 	case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
+	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
 
 		internal_object = acpi_ut_create_internal_object((u8)
 								 external_object->
@@ -464,9 +471,18 @@ acpi_ut_copy_esimple_to_isimple(union acpi_object *external_object,
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case ACPI_TYPE_ANY:	/* This is the case for a NULL object */
+
+		*ret_internal_object = NULL;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+
 	default:
 		/* All other types are not supported */
 
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+			    "Unsupported object type, cannot convert to internal object: %s",
+			    acpi_ut_get_type_name(external_object->type)));
+
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
 	}
 
@@ -502,6 +518,10 @@ acpi_ut_copy_esimple_to_isimple(union acpi_object *external_object,
 			    external_object->buffer.length);
 
 		internal_object->buffer.length = external_object->buffer.length;
+
+		/* Mark buffer data valid */
+
+		internal_object->buffer.flags |= AOPOBJ_DATA_VALID;
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER:
@@ -509,6 +529,15 @@ acpi_ut_copy_esimple_to_isimple(union acpi_object *external_object,
 		internal_object->integer.value = external_object->integer.value;
 		break;
 
+	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
+
+		/* TBD: should validate incoming handle */
+
+		internal_object->reference.opcode = AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP;
+		internal_object->reference.node =
+		    external_object->reference.handle;
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		/* Other types can't get here */
 		break;
@@ -570,13 +599,17 @@ acpi_ut_copy_epackage_to_ipackage(union acpi_object *external_object,
 
 			/* Truncate package and delete it */
 
-			package_object->package.count = i;
+			package_object->package.count = (u32) i;
 			package_elements[i] = NULL;
 			acpi_ut_remove_reference(package_object);
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Mark package data valid */
+
+	package_object->package.flags |= AOPOBJ_DATA_VALID;
+
 	*internal_object = package_object;
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -709,7 +742,15 @@ acpi_ut_copy_simple_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 		/*
 		 * We copied the reference object, so we now must add a reference
 		 * to the object pointed to by the reference
+		 *
+		 * DDBHandle reference (from Load/load_table is a special reference,
+		 * it's Reference.Object is the table index, so does not need to
+		 * increase the reference count
 		 */
+		if (source_desc->reference.opcode == AML_LOAD_OP) {
+			break;
+		}
+
 		acpi_ut_add_reference(source_desc->reference.object);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
index 7361204b1ee..f938f465efa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ static const char *acpi_ut_trim_function_name(const char *function_name);
 
 void acpi_ut_init_stack_ptr_trace(void)
 {
-	u32 current_sp;
+	acpi_size current_sp;
 
-	acpi_gbl_entry_stack_pointer = ACPI_PTR_DIFF(&current_sp, NULL);
+	acpi_gbl_entry_stack_pointer = &current_sp;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -89,10 +89,8 @@ void acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr(void)
 {
 	acpi_size current_sp;
 
-	current_sp = ACPI_PTR_DIFF(&current_sp, NULL);
-
-	if (current_sp < acpi_gbl_lowest_stack_pointer) {
-		acpi_gbl_lowest_stack_pointer = current_sp;
+	if (&current_sp < acpi_gbl_lowest_stack_pointer) {
+		acpi_gbl_lowest_stack_pointer = &current_sp;
 	}
 
 	if (acpi_gbl_nesting_level > acpi_gbl_deepest_nesting) {
@@ -203,6 +201,7 @@ acpi_ut_debug_print(u32 requested_debug_level,
 
 	va_start(args, format);
 	acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
+	va_end(args);
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_debug_print)
@@ -240,6 +239,7 @@ acpi_ut_debug_print_raw(u32 requested_debug_level,
 
 	va_start(args, format);
 	acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
+	va_end(args);
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_debug_print_raw)
@@ -524,6 +524,11 @@ void acpi_ut_dump_buffer2(u8 * buffer, u32 count, u32 display)
 	u32 temp32;
 	u8 buf_char;
 
+	if (!buffer) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Null Buffer Pointer in DumpBuffer!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if ((count < 4) || (count & 0x01)) {
 		display = DB_BYTE_DISPLAY;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
index f777cebdc46..1fbc35139e8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj(union acpi_operand_object *object)
 				  "***** Mutex %p, OS Mutex %p\n",
 				  object, object->mutex.os_mutex));
 
-		if (object->mutex.os_mutex == acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex) {
+		if (object == acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex) {
 
 			/* Global Lock has extra semaphore */
 
@@ -252,6 +252,17 @@ static void acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj(union acpi_operand_object *object)
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_BANK_FIELD:
+
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
+				  "***** Bank Field %p\n", object));
+
+		second_desc = acpi_ns_get_secondary_object(object);
+		if (second_desc) {
+			acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(second_desc);
+		}
+		break;
+
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
@@ -524,10 +535,12 @@ acpi_ut_update_object_reference(union acpi_operand_object *object, u16 action)
 
 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
 			/*
-			 * The target of an Index (a package, string, or buffer) must track
-			 * changes to the ref count of the index.
+			 * The target of an Index (a package, string, or buffer) or a named
+			 * reference must track changes to the ref count of the index or
+			 * target object.
 			 */
-			if (object->reference.opcode == AML_INDEX_OP) {
+			if ((object->reference.opcode == AML_INDEX_OP) ||
+			    (object->reference.opcode == AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP)) {
 				next_object = object->reference.object;
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/uteval.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/uteval.c
index 0042b7e78b2..05e61be267d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/uteval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/uteval.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
index 630c9a2c5b7..a6e71b801d2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -602,6 +602,48 @@ char *acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(u32 mutex_id)
 
 	return (acpi_gbl_mutex_names[mutex_id]);
 }
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_notify_name
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  notify_value    - Value from the Notify() request
+ *
+ * RETURN:      String corresponding to the Notify Value.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Translate a Notify Value to a notify namestring.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+/* Names for Notify() values, used for debug output */
+
+static const char *acpi_gbl_notify_value_names[] = {
+	"Bus Check",
+	"Device Check",
+	"Device Wake",
+	"Eject Request",
+	"Device Check Light",
+	"Frequency Mismatch",
+	"Bus Mode Mismatch",
+	"Power Fault",
+	"Capabilities Check",
+	"Device PLD Check",
+	"Reserved",
+	"System Locality Update"
+};
+
+const char *acpi_ut_get_notify_name(u32 notify_value)
+{
+
+	if (notify_value <= ACPI_NOTIFY_MAX) {
+		return (acpi_gbl_notify_value_names[notify_value]);
+	} else if (notify_value <= ACPI_MAX_SYS_NOTIFY) {
+		return ("Reserved");
+	} else {		/* Greater or equal to 0x80 */
+
+		return ("**Device Specific**");
+	}
+}
 #endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -675,12 +717,13 @@ void acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 	acpi_gbl_gpe_fadt_blocks[0] = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_gpe_fadt_blocks[1] = NULL;
 
-	/* Global notify handlers */
+	/* Global handlers */
 
 	acpi_gbl_system_notify.handler = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_device_notify.handler = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_exception_handler = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_init_handler = NULL;
+	acpi_gbl_table_handler = NULL;
 
 	/* Global Lock support */
 
@@ -722,7 +765,7 @@ void acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 	acpi_gbl_root_node_struct.flags = ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST;
 
 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
-	acpi_gbl_lowest_stack_pointer = ACPI_SIZE_MAX;
+	acpi_gbl_lowest_stack_pointer = ACPI_CAST_PTR(acpi_size, ACPI_SIZE_MAX);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utinit.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utinit.c
index ad3c0d0a5cf..cae515fc02d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utinit.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -125,9 +125,12 @@ void acpi_ut_subsystem_shutdown(void)
 	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 */
 
 	acpi_ev_terminate();
+#endif
 
 	/* Close the Namespace */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmath.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmath.c
index 0c56a0d20b2..c927324fdd2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmath.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmath.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
 		*out_quotient = in_dividend / divisor;
 	}
 	if (out_remainder) {
-		*out_remainder = (u32) in_dividend % divisor;
+		*out_remainder = (u32) (in_dividend % divisor);
 	}
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
index 2d19f71e9cf..e4ba7192cd1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -1033,6 +1033,7 @@ acpi_ut_error(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...)
 	va_start(args, format);
 	acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
 	acpi_os_printf(" [%X]\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
+	va_end(args);
 }
 
 void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
@@ -1061,6 +1062,8 @@ acpi_ut_warning(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...)
 	va_start(args, format);
 	acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
 	acpi_os_printf(" [%X]\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
+	va_end(args);
+	va_end(args);
 }
 
 void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
@@ -1077,4 +1080,5 @@ acpi_ut_info(char *module_name, u32 line_number, char *format, ...)
 	va_start(args, format);
 	acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
 	acpi_os_printf("\n");
+	va_end(args);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
index 4820bc86d1f..f7d602b1a89 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
index e08b3fa6639..e68466de804 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utobject.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ union acpi_operand_object *acpi_ut_create_internal_object_dbg(char *module_name,
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD:
+	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_BANK_FIELD:
 
 		/* These types require a secondary object */
 
@@ -469,9 +470,8 @@ acpi_ut_get_simple_object_size(union acpi_operand_object *internal_object,
 	case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_POWER:
 
-		/*
-		 * No extra data for these types
-		 */
+		/* No extra data for these types */
+
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utresrc.c
index b630ee137ee..c3e3e1308ed 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utresrc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utstate.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utstate.c
index edcaafad0a3..63a6d3d77d8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utstate.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
index 2d496918b3c..f8bdadf3c32 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utxface.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2007, R. Byron Moore
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utxface")
 
+#ifndef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_initialize_subsystem
@@ -192,24 +193,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_enable_subsystem(u32 flags)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Complete the GPE initialization for the GPE blocks defined in the FADT
-	 * (GPE block 0 and 1).
-	 *
-	 * Note1: This is where the _PRW methods are executed for the GPEs. These
-	 * methods can only be executed after the SCI and Global Lock handlers are
-	 * installed and initialized.
-	 *
-	 * Note2: Currently, there seems to be no need to run the _REG methods
-	 * before execution of the _PRW methods and enabling of the GPEs.
-	 */
-	if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_EVENT_INIT)) {
-		status = acpi_ev_install_fadt_gpes();
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			return (status);
-		}
-	}
-
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -280,6 +263,23 @@ acpi_status acpi_initialize_objects(u32 flags)
 	}
 
 	/*
+	 * Complete the GPE initialization for the GPE blocks defined in the FADT
+	 * (GPE block 0 and 1).
+	 *
+	 * Note1: This is where the _PRW methods are executed for the GPEs. These
+	 * methods can only be executed after the SCI and Global Lock handlers are
+	 * installed and initialized.
+	 *
+	 * Note2: Currently, there seems to be no need to run the _REG methods
+	 * before execution of the _PRW methods and enabling of the GPEs.
+	 */
+	if (!(flags & ACPI_NO_EVENT_INIT)) {
+		status = acpi_ev_install_fadt_gpes();
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
+			return (status);
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Empty the caches (delete the cached objects) on the assumption that
 	 * the table load filled them up more than they will be at runtime --
 	 * thus wasting non-paged memory.
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_initialize_objects(u32 flags)
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_initialize_objects)
 
+#endif
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_terminate
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_terminate(void)
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_terminate)
+#ifndef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 #ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -490,3 +492,4 @@ acpi_status acpi_purge_cached_objects(void)
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_purge_cached_objects)
+#endif