diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
index 21932d640a41f6f5b060b8fcb64fbc2d9ac131ab..a1d177d58254cd8e201836481a51b809ec98c628 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ acpi_ex_add_table(u32 table_index,
 
 	/* Add the table to the namespace */
 
-	acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 	status = acpi_ns_load_table(table_index, parent_node);
-	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
 		*ddb_handle = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index 297f6aacd7d406c4ca107d96878d98d72fde23b3..b5e2b0ada0abb4a7072df63b8a58ccb8cb675287 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include "acnamesp.h"
 #include "acdispat.h"
 #include "actables.h"
-#include "acinterp.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsload")
@@ -79,8 +78,6 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_load_table);
 
-	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
-
 	/*
 	 * Parse the table and load the namespace with all named
 	 * objects found within. Control methods are NOT parsed
@@ -92,7 +89,7 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 	 */
 	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto unlock_interp;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
 	/* If table already loaded into namespace, just return */
@@ -133,8 +130,6 @@ acpi_ns_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 
 unlock:
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-unlock_interp:
-	(void)acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 73c76d646064700dc1bb51905b4dbc70b415aabf..290d6f5be44b414b7d89ec0a48be1b234330c254 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -1331,8 +1331,6 @@ static int ec_install_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 
 static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 {
-	acpi_ec_stop(ec, false);
-
 	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_remove_address_space_handler(ec->handle,
 					ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC, &acpi_ec_space_handler)))
@@ -1340,6 +1338,19 @@ static void ec_remove_handlers(struct acpi_ec *ec)
 		clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_EC_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Stops handling the EC transactions after removing the operation
+	 * region handler. This is required because _REG(DISCONNECT)
+	 * invoked during the removal can result in new EC transactions.
+	 *
+	 * Flushes the EC requests and thus disables the GPE before
+	 * removing the GPE handler. This is required by the current ACPICA
+	 * GPE core. ACPICA GPE core will automatically disable a GPE when
+	 * it is indicated but there is no way to handle it. So the drivers
+	 * must disable the GPEs prior to removing the GPE handlers.
+	 */
+	acpi_ec_stop(ec, false);
+
 	if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_HANDLER_INSTALLED, &ec->flags)) {
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_remove_gpe_handler(NULL, ec->gpe,
 					&acpi_ec_gpe_handler)))
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index 4e4c21491c4188a4401887feb55978fe58b1ff47..1ff3a76c265dbcbaea2f427359bb16c75e719200 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_do_not_use_xsdt, FALSE);
 /*
  * Optionally support group module level code.
  */
-ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_group_module_level_code, FALSE);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_group_module_level_code, TRUE);
 
 /*
  * Optionally use 32-bit FADT addresses if and when there is a conflict