diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi_numa.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi_numa.c
index 4f4f1815e0471e0eb2e242b8462a7e4eb8e8b137..b63705407e5db87e0eeff06fd42b4bfc7ff19cfa 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi_numa.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi_numa.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static inline int get_cpu_for_acpi_id(u32 uid)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int __init acpi_parse_gicc_pxm(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init acpi_parse_gicc_pxm(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				      const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_gicc_affinity *pa;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 25fcd22a4bb2430480e3acb2447a670d65474c8f..3ea1b45101d40d7e2d4b6860624209f99cfe8d1e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ acpi_map_gic_cpu_interface(struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *processor)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_gic_cpu_interface(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_gic_cpu_interface(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			     const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *processor;
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ acpi_parse_gic_cpu_interface(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY(processor, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	acpi_map_gic_cpu_interface(processor);
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
index 1dacbf5e9e09a5a71f9e21bd5fd88eed8199e823..0ad2bb4d60437aaaf7bfe180a14af4812c5446b7 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct acpi_table_madt *acpi_madt __initdata;
 static u8 has_8259;
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 			  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic_override *lapic;
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lsapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_lsapic(union acpi_subtable_headers *header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_sapic *lsapic;
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ acpi_parse_lsapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic_nmi *lacpi_nmi;
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long e
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_iosapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_iosapic(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_io_sapic *iosapic;
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ acpi_parse_iosapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end
 static unsigned int __initdata acpi_madt_rev;
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_plat_int_src(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_plat_int_src(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 			const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_interrupt_source *plintsrc;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ unsigned int get_cpei_target_cpu(void)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 		       const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_interrupt_override *p;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_nmi_src(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_nmi_src(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_nmi_source *nmi_src;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 3b20607d581b5340fcf5e0345b7e70f9e83d95ad..c9d107e8e873c73ab8295785abec1a390332e51a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static int acpi_register_lapic(int id, u32 acpiid, u8 enabled)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_x2apic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_x2apic(union acpi_subtable_headers *header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_x2apic *processor = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_X2APIC
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(processor, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_X2APIC
 	apic_id = processor->local_apic_id;
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_lapic(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic *processor = NULL;
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(processor, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* Ignore invalid ID */
 	if (processor->id == 0xff)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_sapic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_sapic(union acpi_subtable_headers *header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_sapic *processor = NULL;
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ acpi_parse_sapic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(processor, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	acpi_register_lapic((processor->id << 8) | processor->eid,/* APIC ID */
 			    processor->processor_id, /* ACPI ID */
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ acpi_parse_sapic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 			  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic_override *lapic_addr_ovr = NULL;
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(lapic_addr_ovr, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	acpi_lapic_addr = lapic_addr_ovr->address;
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_x2apic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_x2apic_nmi(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 		      const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_x2apic_nmi *x2apic_nmi = NULL;
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(x2apic_nmi, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	if (x2apic_nmi->lint != 1)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "NMI not connected to LINT 1!\n");
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic_nmi *lapic_nmi = NULL;
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long e
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(lapic_nmi, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	if (lapic_nmi->lint != 1)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "NMI not connected to LINT 1!\n");
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static int __init mp_register_ioapic_irq(u8 bus_irq, u8 polarity,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_ioapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_ioapic(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_io_apic *ioapic = NULL;
 	struct ioapic_domain_cfg cfg = {
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ acpi_parse_ioapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(ioapic, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* Statically assign IRQ numbers for IOAPICs hosting legacy IRQs */
 	if (ioapic->global_irq_base < nr_legacy_irqs())
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static void __init acpi_sci_ioapic_setup(u8 bus_irq, u16 polarity, u16 trigger,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 		       const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_interrupt_override *intsrc = NULL;
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(intsrc, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	if (intsrc->source_irq == acpi_gbl_FADT.sci_interrupt) {
 		acpi_sci_ioapic_setup(intsrc->source_irq,
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_nmi_src(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_nmi_src(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_nmi_source *nmi_src = NULL;
 
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ acpi_parse_nmi_src(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(nmi_src, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* TBD: Support nimsrc entries? */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/numa.c b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
index 0da58f0bf7e59891ad59d28b7189320abc0c7352..cc70f39aa11627ccea8f444a254b7f0d6eb83314 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/numa.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ acpi_numa_x2apic_affinity_init(struct acpi_srat_x2apic_cpu_affinity *pa)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_x2apic_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_x2apic_affinity(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			   const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_x2apic_cpu_affinity *processor_affinity;
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (!processor_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
 	acpi_numa_x2apic_affinity_init(processor_affinity);
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_processor_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_processor_affinity(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			      const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_cpu_affinity *processor_affinity;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ acpi_parse_processor_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (!processor_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
 	acpi_numa_processor_affinity_init(processor_affinity);
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ acpi_parse_processor_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_gicc_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_gicc_affinity(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			 const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_gicc_affinity *processor_affinity;
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ acpi_parse_gicc_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (!processor_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
 	acpi_numa_gicc_affinity_init(processor_affinity);
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ acpi_parse_gicc_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 static int __initdata parsed_numa_memblks;
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_memory_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_memory_affinity(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 			   const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_mem_affinity *memory_affinity;
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ acpi_parse_memory_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 	if (!memory_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
 	if (!acpi_numa_memory_affinity_init(memory_affinity))
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index e1b6231cfa1c5b642e3b0ee78e81ff1c01278bb3..09a0176826984ba77729ab7002bd422997b57a54 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -2243,10 +2243,10 @@ static struct acpi_probe_entry *ape;
 static int acpi_probe_count;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(acpi_probe_mutex);
 
-static int __init acpi_match_madt(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init acpi_match_madt(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				  const unsigned long end)
 {
-	if (!ape->subtable_valid || ape->subtable_valid(header, ape))
+	if (!ape->subtable_valid || ape->subtable_valid(&header->common, ape))
 		if (!ape->probe_subtbl(header, end))
 			acpi_probe_count++;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables.c b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
index a3d012b08fc5cc982e019f7049e90458012c8419..907f9c1ebf49363a12e2168af8a919dd76be01a7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ static struct acpi_table_desc initial_tables[ACPI_MAX_TABLES] __initdata;
 
 static int acpi_apic_instance __initdata;
 
+enum acpi_subtable_type {
+	ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON,
+};
+
+struct acpi_subtable_entry {
+	union acpi_subtable_headers *hdr;
+	enum acpi_subtable_type type;
+};
+
 /*
  * Disable table checksum verification for the early stage due to the size
  * limitation of the current x86 early mapping implementation.
@@ -218,6 +227,42 @@ void acpi_table_print_madt_entry(struct acpi_subtable_header *header)
 	}
 }
 
+static unsigned long __init
+acpi_get_entry_type(struct acpi_subtable_entry *entry)
+{
+	switch (entry->type) {
+	case ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON:
+		return entry->hdr->common.type;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned long __init
+acpi_get_entry_length(struct acpi_subtable_entry *entry)
+{
+	switch (entry->type) {
+	case ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON:
+		return entry->hdr->common.length;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned long __init
+acpi_get_subtable_header_length(struct acpi_subtable_entry *entry)
+{
+	switch (entry->type) {
+	case ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON:
+		return sizeof(entry->hdr->common);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static enum acpi_subtable_type __init
+acpi_get_subtable_type(char *id)
+{
+	return ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON;
+}
+
 /**
  * acpi_parse_entries_array - for each proc_num find a suitable subtable
  *
@@ -247,8 +292,8 @@ acpi_parse_entries_array(char *id, unsigned long table_size,
 		struct acpi_subtable_proc *proc, int proc_num,
 		unsigned int max_entries)
 {
-	struct acpi_subtable_header *entry;
-	unsigned long table_end;
+	struct acpi_subtable_entry entry;
+	unsigned long table_end, subtable_len, entry_len;
 	int count = 0;
 	int errs = 0;
 	int i;
@@ -271,19 +316,20 @@ acpi_parse_entries_array(char *id, unsigned long table_size,
 
 	/* Parse all entries looking for a match. */
 
-	entry = (struct acpi_subtable_header *)
+	entry.type = acpi_get_subtable_type(id);
+	entry.hdr = (union acpi_subtable_headers *)
 	    ((unsigned long)table_header + table_size);
+	subtable_len = acpi_get_subtable_header_length(&entry);
 
-	while (((unsigned long)entry) + sizeof(struct acpi_subtable_header) <
-	       table_end) {
+	while (((unsigned long)entry.hdr) + subtable_len  < table_end) {
 		if (max_entries && count >= max_entries)
 			break;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < proc_num; i++) {
-			if (entry->type != proc[i].id)
+			if (acpi_get_entry_type(&entry) != proc[i].id)
 				continue;
 			if (!proc[i].handler ||
-			     (!errs && proc[i].handler(entry, table_end))) {
+			     (!errs && proc[i].handler(entry.hdr, table_end))) {
 				errs++;
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -298,13 +344,14 @@ acpi_parse_entries_array(char *id, unsigned long table_size,
 		 * If entry->length is 0, break from this loop to avoid
 		 * infinite loop.
 		 */
-		if (entry->length == 0) {
+		entry_len = acpi_get_entry_length(&entry);
+		if (entry_len == 0) {
 			pr_err("[%4.4s:0x%02x] Invalid zero length\n", id, proc->id);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		entry = (struct acpi_subtable_header *)
-		    ((unsigned long)entry + entry->length);
+		entry.hdr = (union acpi_subtable_headers *)
+		    ((unsigned long)entry.hdr + entry_len);
 	}
 
 	if (max_entries && count > max_entries) {
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
index f5fe0100f9ffd043d251d96ce473775bfdafd3b4..de14e06fd9ec86c48d340a9a1da78f5d33af5efa 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static struct fwnode_handle *gicv2m_get_fwnode(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_madt_msi(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_madt_msi(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 		    const unsigned long end)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-pci-msi.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-pci-msi.c
index 8d6d009d1d586f9271c508138bdbc55c064c8f9e..c81d5b81da56d0f54ef73b0415470ea6270e4a61 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-pci-msi.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-pci-msi.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init its_pci_of_msi_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 
 static int __init
-its_pci_msi_parse_madt(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+its_pci_msi_parse_madt(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 		       const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_translator *its_entry;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-platform-msi.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-platform-msi.c
index 7b8e87b493fe5defd6ebd5968f92c856c8fdcc8c..9cdcda5bb3bd50b8a7212589fcb4481a3874cd02 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-platform-msi.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-platform-msi.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int __init its_pmsi_init_one(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 static int __init
-its_pmsi_parse_madt(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+its_pmsi_parse_madt(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_translator *its_entry;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
index 1fbc2feb03b0f571d99374fb6f62f045f57379a5..258a3b857275391bd4b4ec8c911a679b56a549ca 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
@@ -3840,13 +3840,13 @@ static int __init acpi_get_its_numa_node(u32 its_id)
 	return NUMA_NO_NODE;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_match_srat_its(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_match_srat_its(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 					  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_parse_srat_its(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_parse_srat_its(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			 const unsigned long end)
 {
 	int node;
@@ -3913,7 +3913,7 @@ static int __init acpi_get_its_numa_node(u32 its_id) { return NUMA_NO_NODE; }
 static void __init acpi_its_srat_maps_free(void) { }
 #endif
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_parse_madt_its(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_parse_madt_its(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 					  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_translator *its_entry;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
index 6232f98ef81bbe6b1a7b48c663e355d87982b1b1..88a201a21d61077a442af0218600f41d3c52e3b0 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
@@ -1368,7 +1368,7 @@ gic_acpi_register_redist(phys_addr_t phys_base, void __iomem *redist_base)
 }
 
 static int __init
-gic_acpi_parse_madt_redist(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+gic_acpi_parse_madt_redist(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			   const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_redistributor *redist =
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ gic_acpi_parse_madt_redist(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-gic_acpi_parse_madt_gicc(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+gic_acpi_parse_madt_gicc(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			 const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *gicc =
@@ -1428,14 +1428,14 @@ static int __init gic_acpi_collect_gicr_base(void)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_match_gicr(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_match_gicr(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	/* Subtable presence means that redist exists, that's it */
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_match_gicc(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_match_gicc(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				      const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *gicc =
@@ -1501,7 +1501,7 @@ static bool __init acpi_validate_gic_table(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_parse_virt_madt_gicc(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_parse_virt_madt_gicc(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 						const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *gicc =
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
index ced10c44b68a88d2024fe052300021ac7c5486e8..8d2750b835da5211a8daee2a517ad9ff9467d3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ static struct
 } acpi_data __initdata;
 
 static int __init
-gic_acpi_parse_madt_cpu(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+gic_acpi_parse_madt_cpu(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *processor;
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ gic_acpi_parse_madt_cpu(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 /* The things you have to do to just *count* something... */
-static int __init acpi_dummy_func(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init acpi_dummy_func(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
index 256f18b67e8a6c3adcc720e1a74f133a910d1f09..08a0a3517138e6c78943f7eac9454178726ea9b5 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static const struct mbox_chan_ops pcc_chan_ops = {
  *
  * This gets called for each entry in the PCC table.
  */
-static int parse_pcc_subspace(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int parse_pcc_subspace(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 		const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_pcct_subspace *ss = (struct acpi_pcct_subspace *) header;
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 59a416dfcaaa2ac0798657a502eb2590026771a0..14e96bc1a5d3637e0f16e689b3af01e791ff0db5 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -141,10 +141,13 @@ enum acpi_address_range_id {
 
 
 /* Table Handlers */
+union acpi_subtable_headers {
+	struct acpi_subtable_header common;
+};
 
 typedef int (*acpi_tbl_table_handler)(struct acpi_table_header *table);
 
-typedef int (*acpi_tbl_entry_handler)(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+typedef int (*acpi_tbl_entry_handler)(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				      const unsigned long end);
 
 /* Debugger support */