4 files changed, 20 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/acpi/acdisasm.h b/include/acpi/acdisasm.h
index 75c354f7a02..67d152e7fa4 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acdisasm.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acdisasm.h
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ typedef const struct acpi_dmtable_info {
 #define ACPI_DMT_SIG                    27
 
 typedef
-void (*ACPI_TABLE_HANDLER) (struct acpi_table_header * table);
+void (*acpi_dmtable_handler) (struct acpi_table_header * table);
 
 struct acpi_dmtable_data {
 	char *signature;
 	struct acpi_dmtable_info *table_info;
-	ACPI_TABLE_HANDLER table_handler;
+	acpi_dmtable_handler table_handler;
 	char *name;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acglobal.h b/include/acpi/acglobal.h
index 44e718ee157..86246861621 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acglobal.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acglobal.h
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_object_notify_handler acpi_gbl_device_notify;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_object_notify_handler acpi_gbl_system_notify;
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_exception_handler acpi_gbl_exception_handler;
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_init_handler acpi_gbl_init_handler;
+ACPI_EXTERN acpi_tbl_handler acpi_gbl_table_handler;
+ACPI_EXTERN void *acpi_gbl_table_handler_context;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_walk_state *acpi_gbl_breakpoint_walk;
 
 /* Owner ID support */
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index d970f7f9954..c92acda1a77 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_get_table_by_index(acpi_native_uint table_index,
 			struct acpi_table_header **out_table);
 
+acpi_status
+acpi_install_table_handler(acpi_tbl_handler handler, void *context);
+
+acpi_status acpi_remove_table_handler(acpi_tbl_handler handler);
+
 /*
  * Namespace and name interfaces
  */
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 6182b57590e..766178c6cc8 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -730,6 +730,12 @@ struct acpi_system_info {
 	u32 debug_layer;
 };
 
+/* Table Event Types */
+
+#define ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD           0x0
+#define ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD         0x1
+#define ACPI_NUM_TABLE_EVENTS           2
+
 /*
  * Types specific to the OS service interfaces
  */
@@ -759,6 +765,11 @@ acpi_status(*acpi_exception_handler) (acpi_status aml_status,
 				      u16 opcode,
 				      u32 aml_offset, void *context);
 
+/* Table Event handler (Load, load_table etc) and types */
+
+typedef
+acpi_status(*acpi_tbl_handler) (u32 event, void *table, void *context);
+
 /* Address Spaces (For Operation Regions) */
 
 typedef