diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
index ebc07aab710cb8585c1fa909c76c54e38c154d23..bcd1d472b90ff413724b954316a0aa873f403d7e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
@@ -86,20 +86,20 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object (
 	void                            *context,
 	void                            **return_value)
 {
+	struct acpi_init_walk_info      *info = (struct acpi_init_walk_info *) context;
+	struct acpi_namespace_node      *node = (struct acpi_namespace_node *) obj_handle;
 	acpi_object_type                type;
 	acpi_status                     status;
-	struct acpi_init_walk_info      *info = (struct acpi_init_walk_info *) context;
 
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME ("ds_init_one_object");
 
 
 	/*
-	 * We are only interested in objects owned by the table that
+	 * We are only interested in NS nodes owned by the table that
 	 * was just loaded
 	 */
-	if (((struct acpi_namespace_node *) obj_handle)->owner_id !=
-			info->table_desc->owner_id) {
+	if (node->owner_id != info->table_desc->owner_id) {
 		return (AE_OK);
 	}
 
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object (
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
 
-		info->method_count++;
-
 		/*
 		 * Print a dot for each method unless we are going to print
 		 * the entire pathname
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object (
 		 * on a per-table basis. Currently, we just use a global for the width.
 		 */
 		if (info->table_desc->pointer->revision == 1) {
-			((struct acpi_namespace_node *) obj_handle)->flags |= ANOBJ_DATA_WIDTH_32;
+			node->flags |= ANOBJ_DATA_WIDTH_32;
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -153,22 +151,14 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object (
 		status = acpi_ds_parse_method (obj_handle);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
-				"Method %p [%4.4s] - parse failure, %s\n",
+				"\n+Method %p [%4.4s] - parse failure, %s\n",
 				obj_handle, acpi_ut_get_node_name (obj_handle),
 				acpi_format_exception (status)));
 
 			/* This parse failed, but we will continue parsing more methods */
-
-			break;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Delete the parse tree.  We simply re-parse the method
-		 * for every execution since there isn't much overhead
-		 */
-		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree (obj_handle);
-		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (
-			((struct acpi_namespace_node *) obj_handle)->object->method.owner_id);
+		info->method_count++;
 		break;
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
index 1b90813cbde1faec5a4382d00f92374b694e018b..e344c06ed33f09d65531c71ada6dc7399897ef82 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
@@ -58,12 +58,11 @@
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_parse_method
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  obj_handle      - Method node
+ * PARAMETERS:  Node        - Method node
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Call the parser and parse the AML that is associated with the
- *              method.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Parse the AML that is associated with the method.
  *
  * MUTEX:       Assumes parser is locked
  *
@@ -71,30 +70,28 @@
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_parse_method (
-	acpi_handle                     obj_handle)
+	struct acpi_namespace_node      *node)
 {
 	acpi_status                     status;
 	union acpi_operand_object       *obj_desc;
 	union acpi_parse_object         *op;
-	struct acpi_namespace_node      *node;
 	struct acpi_walk_state          *walk_state;
 
 
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR ("ds_parse_method", obj_handle);
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR ("ds_parse_method", node);
 
 
 	/* Parameter Validation */
 
-	if (!obj_handle) {
+	if (!node) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_ENTRY);
 	}
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE, "**** Parsing [%4.4s] **** named_obj=%p\n",
-		acpi_ut_get_node_name (obj_handle), obj_handle));
+		acpi_ut_get_node_name (node), node));
 
 	/* Extract the method object from the method Node */
 
-	node = (struct acpi_namespace_node *) obj_handle;
 	obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object (node);
 	if (!obj_desc) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_OBJECT);
@@ -169,10 +166,18 @@ acpi_ds_parse_method (
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
 		"**** [%4.4s] Parsed **** named_obj=%p Op=%p\n",
-		acpi_ut_get_node_name (obj_handle), obj_handle, op));
+		acpi_ut_get_node_name (node), node, op));
+
+	/*
+	 * Delete the parse tree. We simply re-parse the method for every
+	 * execution since there isn't much overhead (compared to keeping lots
+	 * of parse trees around)
+	 */
+	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree (node);
+	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (obj_desc->method.owner_id);
 
 cleanup2:
-	(void) acpi_ut_release_owner_id (obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+	acpi_ut_release_owner_id (&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
 
 cleanup:
 	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
@@ -391,7 +396,7 @@ acpi_ds_call_control_method (
 	/* On error, we must delete the new walk state */
 
 cleanup:
-	(void) acpi_ut_release_owner_id (obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+	acpi_ut_release_owner_id (&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
 	if (next_walk_state && (next_walk_state->method_desc)) {
 		/* Decrement the thread count on the method parse tree */
 
@@ -563,8 +568,7 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method (
 		 */
 		if ((walk_state->method_desc->method.concurrency == 1) &&
 			(!walk_state->method_desc->method.semaphore)) {
-			status = acpi_os_create_semaphore (1,
-					 1,
+			status = acpi_os_create_semaphore (1, 1,
 					 &walk_state->method_desc->method.semaphore);
 		}
 
@@ -595,6 +599,8 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method (
 		 */
 		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (walk_state->method_desc->method.owner_id);
 		status = acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+		acpi_ut_release_owner_id (&walk_state->method_desc->method.owner_id);
+
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
index d360d8e89544ab228728ec807446a7ec89f8ae03..5621665991b51bb0eacdf3f04796dba1ba5f2cb5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (
 	u8                              *aml_start,
 	u32                             aml_length,
 	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info,
-	u32                             pass_number)
+	u8                              pass_number)
 {
 	acpi_status                     status;
 	struct acpi_parse_state         *parser_state = &walk_state->parser_state;
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (
 	/* The next_op of the next_walk will be the beginning of the method */
 
 	walk_state->next_op = NULL;
-	walk_state->pass_number = (u8) pass_number;
+	walk_state->pass_number = pass_number;
 
 	if (info) {
 		if (info->parameter_type == ACPI_PARAM_GPE) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
index 38d7ab8aef3a5869586415f70e90717aad9ef53d..3df3ada4b9e7a0fd0736a63ca2e7620720cc88fa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/events/evmisc.c
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ acpi_ev_init_global_lock_handler (
 	 * with an error.
 	 */
 	if (status == AE_NO_HARDWARE_RESPONSE) {
+		ACPI_REPORT_ERROR ((
+			"No response from Global Lock hardware, disabling lock\n"));
+
 		acpi_gbl_global_lock_present = FALSE;
 		status = AE_OK;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
index 76c6ebd0231f2936336cfd70ac91bb1bd804bbfe..d11e9ec827f12798c0c56ae0b2fd03af677819f3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ acpi_ex_add_table (
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 
+	/* Init the table handle */
+
+	obj_desc->reference.opcode = AML_LOAD_OP;
+	*ddb_handle = obj_desc;
+
 	/* Install the new table into the local data structures */
 
 	ACPI_MEMSET (&table_info, 0, sizeof (struct acpi_table_desc));
@@ -109,7 +114,14 @@ acpi_ex_add_table (
 	table_info.allocation = ACPI_MEM_ALLOCATED;
 
 	status = acpi_tb_install_table (&table_info);
+	obj_desc->reference.object = table_info.installed_desc;
+
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		if (status == AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+			/* Table already exists, just return the handle */
+
+			return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
+		}
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -123,16 +135,12 @@ acpi_ex_add_table (
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	/* Init the table handle */
-
-	obj_desc->reference.opcode = AML_LOAD_OP;
-	obj_desc->reference.object = table_info.installed_desc;
-	*ddb_handle = obj_desc;
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
 
 
 cleanup:
 	acpi_ut_remove_reference (obj_desc);
+	*ddb_handle = NULL;
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 }
 
@@ -488,6 +496,7 @@ acpi_ex_unload_table (
 	 * (Offset contains the table_id)
 	 */
 	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (table_info->owner_id);
+	acpi_ut_release_owner_id (&table_info->owner_id);
 
 	/* Delete the table itself */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c
index fd13cc3db01882f8a6e9bb30a46b2f6e369ad671..4f98dceed39a620a9d6527a7d060488b73ac342c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ acpi_ex_dump_reference (
 			acpi_os_printf ("Could not convert name to pathname\n");
 		}
 		else {
-		   acpi_os_printf ("%s\n", ret_buf.pointer);
+		   acpi_os_printf ("%s\n", (char *) ret_buf.pointer);
 		   ACPI_MEM_FREE (ret_buf.pointer);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
index c1ba8b48228e7c9aad1bf3674160cf13373a7f3a..48c30f80008358d9fad31c4204bbca43bc9fcb76 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R (
 					 */
 					return_desc = *(operand[0]->reference.where);
 					if (return_desc) {
-	                    acpi_ut_add_reference (return_desc);
+						acpi_ut_add_reference (return_desc);
 					}
 
 					break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
index 0bda88d18685ccc5c994c60c44543ef694d27dd4..7589e1fdf25ad0e2dc7d0d5c89ead312910e1ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
@@ -159,18 +159,19 @@ acpi_ns_root_initialize (
 				obj_desc->method.param_count = (u8) ACPI_TO_INTEGER (val);
 				obj_desc->common.flags |= AOPOBJ_DATA_VALID;
 
-#if defined (ACPI_ASL_COMPILER) || defined (ACPI_DUMP_App)
+#if defined (ACPI_ASL_COMPILER)
 
-				/*
-				 * i_aSL Compiler cheats by putting parameter count
-				 * in the owner_iD (param_count max is 7)
-				 */
-				new_node->owner_id = obj_desc->method.param_count;
+				/* save the parameter count for the i_aSL compiler */
+
+				new_node->value = obj_desc->method.param_count;
 #else
 				/* Mark this as a very SPECIAL method */
 
 				obj_desc->method.method_flags = AML_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY;
+
+#ifndef ACPI_DUMP_APP
 				obj_desc->method.implementation = acpi_ut_osi_implementation;
+#endif
 #endif
 				break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
index edbf1db36b6876099f26d71a0b3e25c5abb58865..21d560decbf9b3c10a2342ed754d7d2dc5e471bf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
@@ -176,10 +176,9 @@ acpi_ns_delete_node (
  * DESCRIPTION: Initialize a new namespace node and install it amongst
  *              its peers.
  *
- *              Note: Current namespace lookup is linear search.  However, the
- *              nodes are linked in alphabetical order to 1) put all reserved
- *              names (start with underscore) first, and to 2) make a readable
- *              namespace dump.
+ *              Note: Current namespace lookup is linear search. This appears
+ *              to be sufficient as namespace searches consume only a small
+ *              fraction of the execution time of the ACPI subsystem.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -192,10 +191,6 @@ acpi_ns_install_node (
 {
 	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id = 0;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *child_node;
-#ifdef ACPI_ALPHABETIC_NAMESPACE
-
-	struct acpi_namespace_node      *previous_child_node;
-#endif
 
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ns_install_node");
@@ -219,57 +214,6 @@ acpi_ns_install_node (
 		node->peer = parent_node;
 	}
 	else {
-#ifdef ACPI_ALPHABETIC_NAMESPACE
-		/*
-		 * Walk the list whilst searching for the correct
-		 * alphabetic placement.
-		 */
-		previous_child_node = NULL;
-		while (acpi_ns_compare_names (acpi_ut_get_node_name (child_node),
-				 acpi_ut_get_node_name (node)) < 0) {
-			if (child_node->flags & ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST) {
-				/* Last peer;  Clear end-of-list flag */
-
-				child_node->flags &= ~ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST;
-
-				/* This node is the new peer to the child node */
-
-				child_node->peer = node;
-
-				/* This node is the new end-of-list */
-
-				node->flags |= ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST;
-				node->peer = parent_node;
-				break;
-			}
-
-			/* Get next peer */
-
-			previous_child_node = child_node;
-			child_node = child_node->peer;
-		}
-
-		/* Did the node get inserted at the end-of-list? */
-
-		if (!(node->flags & ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST)) {
-			/*
-			 * Loop above terminated without reaching the end-of-list.
-			 * Insert the new node at the current location
-			 */
-			if (previous_child_node) {
-				/* Insert node alphabetically */
-
-				node->peer = child_node;
-				previous_child_node->peer = node;
-			}
-			else {
-				/* Insert node alphabetically at start of list */
-
-				node->peer = child_node;
-				parent_node->child = node;
-			}
-		}
-#else
 		while (!(child_node->flags & ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST)) {
 			child_node = child_node->peer;
 		}
@@ -279,9 +223,8 @@ acpi_ns_install_node (
 		/* Clear end-of-list flag */
 
 		child_node->flags &= ~ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST;
-		node->flags     |= ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST;
+		node->flags |= ANOBJ_END_OF_PEER_LIST;
 		node->peer = parent_node;
-#endif
 	}
 
 	/* Init the new entry */
@@ -570,6 +513,10 @@ acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32 ("ns_delete_namespace_by_owner", owner_id);
 
 
+	if (owner_id == 0) {
+		return_VOID;
+	}
+
 	parent_node   = acpi_gbl_root_node;
 	child_node    = NULL;
 	deletion_node = NULL;
@@ -635,59 +582,7 @@ acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (
 		}
 	}
 
-	(void) acpi_ut_release_owner_id (owner_id);
 	return_VOID;
 }
 
 
-#ifdef ACPI_ALPHABETIC_NAMESPACE
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_compare_names
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Name1           - First name to compare
- *              Name2           - Second name to compare
- *
- * RETURN:      value from strncmp
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Compare two ACPI names.  Names that are prefixed with an
- *              underscore are forced to be alphabetically first.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-int
-acpi_ns_compare_names (
-	char                            *name1,
-	char                            *name2)
-{
-	char                            reversed_name1[ACPI_NAME_SIZE];
-	char                            reversed_name2[ACPI_NAME_SIZE];
-	u32                             i;
-	u32                             j;
-
-
-	/*
-	 * Replace all instances of "underscore" with a value that is smaller so
-	 * that all names that are prefixed with underscore(s) are alphabetically
-	 * first.
-	 *
-	 * Reverse the name bytewise so we can just do a 32-bit compare instead
-	 * of a strncmp.
-	 */
-	for (i = 0, j= (ACPI_NAME_SIZE - 1); i < ACPI_NAME_SIZE; i++, j--) {
-		reversed_name1[j] = name1[i];
-		if (name1[i] == '_') {
-			reversed_name1[j] = '*';
-		}
-
-		reversed_name2[j] = name2[i];
-		if (name2[i] == '_') {
-			reversed_name2[j] = '*';
-		}
-	}
-
-	return (*(int *) reversed_name1 - *(int *) reversed_name2);
-}
-#endif
-
-
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
index d86ccbc8a1346579ad6bb5655a8df7759c76af79..5d25add6b031b722e63712bba98e911f60d22210 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ acpi_ns_print_pathname (
 	u32                             num_segments,
 	char                            *pathname)
 {
+	acpi_native_uint                i;
+
+
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME ("ns_print_pathname");
 
 
@@ -97,9 +100,13 @@ acpi_ns_print_pathname (
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_NAMES, "["));
 
 	while (num_segments) {
-		acpi_os_printf ("%4.4s", pathname);
-		pathname += ACPI_NAME_SIZE;
+		for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+			ACPI_IS_PRINT (pathname[i]) ?
+				acpi_os_printf ("%c", pathname[i]) :
+				acpi_os_printf ("?");
+		}
 
+		pathname += ACPI_NAME_SIZE;
 		num_segments--;
 		if (num_segments) {
 			acpi_os_printf (".");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
index 1ae89a1c88268a4a05db959585b6ad86b300c0ab..908cffd5e72035b3dd80f8b5f9aaba8568342635 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nseval.c
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ acpi_ns_evaluate_by_handle (
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Info            - Method info block, contains:
  *                  Node            - Method Node to execute
+ *                  obj_desc        - Method object
  *                  Parameters      - List of parameters to pass to the method,
  *                                    terminated by NULL. Params itself may be
  *                                    NULL if no parameters are being passed.
@@ -387,7 +388,6 @@ acpi_ns_execute_control_method (
 	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info)
 {
 	acpi_status                     status;
-	union acpi_operand_object       *obj_desc;
 
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ns_execute_control_method");
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ acpi_ns_execute_control_method (
 
 	/* Verify that there is a method associated with this object */
 
-	obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object (info->node);
-	if (!obj_desc) {
+	info->obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object (info->node);
+	if (!info->obj_desc) {
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ERROR, "No attached method object\n"));
 
 		(void) acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ acpi_ns_execute_control_method (
 		ACPI_LV_INFO, _COMPONENT);
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "Method at AML address %p Length %X\n",
-		obj_desc->method.aml_start + 1, obj_desc->method.aml_length - 1));
+		info->obj_desc->method.aml_start + 1, info->obj_desc->method.aml_length - 1));
 
 	/*
 	 * Unlock the namespace before execution.  This allows namespace access
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ acpi_ns_execute_control_method (
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
-	status = acpi_psx_execute (info);
+	status = acpi_ps_execute_method (info);
 	acpi_ex_exit_interpreter ();
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsload.c
index 34e497016601de5b27af03e8f54ec4f12e83d0ff..1428a84a31e6bee0b6a83d733c13109d27e030e6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsload.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ acpi_ns_load_table_by_type (
 	switch (table_type) {
 	case ACPI_TABLE_DSDT:
 
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Loading DSDT\n"));
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Namespace load: DSDT\n"));
 
 		table_desc = acpi_gbl_table_lists[ACPI_TABLE_DSDT].next;
 
@@ -218,17 +218,18 @@ acpi_ns_load_table_by_type (
 
 
 	case ACPI_TABLE_SSDT:
+	case ACPI_TABLE_PSDT:
 
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Loading %d SSDTs\n",
-			acpi_gbl_table_lists[ACPI_TABLE_SSDT].count));
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Namespace load: %d SSDT or PSDTs\n",
+			acpi_gbl_table_lists[table_type].count));
 
 		/*
-		 * Traverse list of SSDT tables
+		 * Traverse list of SSDT or PSDT tables
 		 */
-		table_desc = acpi_gbl_table_lists[ACPI_TABLE_SSDT].next;
-		for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_table_lists[ACPI_TABLE_SSDT].count; i++) {
+		table_desc = acpi_gbl_table_lists[table_type].next;
+		for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_table_lists[table_type].count; i++) {
 			/*
-			 * Only attempt to load table if it is not
+			 * Only attempt to load table into namespace if it is not
 			 * already loaded!
 			 */
 			if (!table_desc->loaded_into_namespace) {
@@ -245,33 +246,6 @@ acpi_ns_load_table_by_type (
 		break;
 
 
-	case ACPI_TABLE_PSDT:
-
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO, "Loading %d PSDTs\n",
-			acpi_gbl_table_lists[ACPI_TABLE_PSDT].count));
-
-		/*
-		 * Traverse list of PSDT tables
-		 */
-		table_desc = acpi_gbl_table_lists[ACPI_TABLE_PSDT].next;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_table_lists[ACPI_TABLE_PSDT].count; i++) {
-			/* Only attempt to load table if it is not already loaded! */
-
-			if (!table_desc->loaded_into_namespace) {
-				status = acpi_ns_load_table (table_desc, acpi_gbl_root_node);
-				if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-					break;
-				}
-
-				table_desc->loaded_into_namespace = TRUE;
-			}
-
-			table_desc = table_desc->next;
-		}
-		break;
-
-
 	default:
 		status = AE_SUPPORT;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
index 64e0b2b9f55c19ab492896b9fcbf4f8e62ba2662..24bed931d39d6f7dddfe01a74794f4ff2da1adeb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ns_one_complete_parse (
-	u32                             pass_number,
+	u8                              pass_number,
 	struct acpi_table_desc          *table_desc)
 {
 	union acpi_parse_object         *parse_root;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
index edf8aa5f86caf812709dcca31cb79b528c1fde47..551d54bdbec388708c321bd9ce1f17979b5555f2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 #include <acpi/acparser.h>
 #include <acpi/acdispat.h>
 #include <acpi/amlcode.h>
-#include <acpi/acnamesp.h>
-#include <acpi/acinterp.h>
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_PARSER
 	 ACPI_MODULE_NAME    ("psloop")
@@ -410,11 +408,9 @@ acpi_ps_parse_loop (
 
 				/* Special processing for certain opcodes */
 
-#define ACPI_NO_MODULE_LEVEL_CODE
-
 	/* TBD (remove): Temporary mechanism to disable this code if needed */
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_MODULE_LEVEL_CODE
+#ifdef ACPI_ENABLE_MODULE_LEVEL_CODE
 
 			 if ((walk_state->pass_number <= ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1) &&
 				   ((walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_DISASSEMBLE) == 0)) {
@@ -431,6 +427,9 @@ acpi_ps_parse_loop (
 					case AML_ELSE_OP:
 					case AML_WHILE_OP:
 
+						ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
+							"Pass1: Skipping an If/Else/While body\n"));
+
 						/* Skip body of if/else/while in pass 1 */
 
 						parser_state->aml   = parser_state->pkg_end;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psutils.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psutils.c
index 19a27020eeefe94e77fcedc271ed193f54308903..4221b41ae1a6ac4117ac2331c270eaee0b2eda40 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psutils.c
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ acpi_ps_free_op (
 	}
 
 	if (op->common.flags & ACPI_PARSEOP_GENERIC) {
-		acpi_os_release_object (acpi_gbl_ps_node_cache, op);
+		(void) acpi_os_release_object (acpi_gbl_ps_node_cache, op);
 	}
 	else {
-		acpi_os_release_object (acpi_gbl_ps_node_ext_cache, op);
+		(void) acpi_os_release_object (acpi_gbl_ps_node_ext_cache, op);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psxface.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psxface.c
index 5279b51e77874d7693fe8d276a1c5a3fbe4bd796..d1541fabaf0a87d0e64f7e8fa6d158739b1276c7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psxface.c
@@ -46,19 +46,30 @@
 #include <acpi/acparser.h>
 #include <acpi/acdispat.h>
 #include <acpi/acinterp.h>
-#include <acpi/acnamesp.h>
 
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_PARSER
 	 ACPI_MODULE_NAME    ("psxface")
 
+/* Local Prototypes */
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ps_execute_pass (
+	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info);
+
+static void
+acpi_ps_update_parameter_list (
+	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info,
+	u16                             action);
+
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_psx_execute
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_execute_method
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Info            - Method info block, contains:
  *                  Node            - Method Node to execute
+ *                  obj_desc        - Method object
  *                  Parameters      - List of parameters to pass to the method,
  *                                    terminated by NULL. Params itself may be
  *                                    NULL if no parameters are being passed.
@@ -67,6 +78,7 @@
  *                  parameter_type  - Type of Parameter list
  *                  return_object   - Where to put method's return value (if
  *                                    any). If NULL, no value is returned.
+ *                  pass_number     - Parse or execute pass
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -75,174 +87,194 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_psx_execute (
+acpi_ps_execute_method (
 	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info)
 {
 	acpi_status                     status;
-	union acpi_operand_object       *obj_desc;
-	u32                             i;
-	union acpi_parse_object         *op;
-	struct acpi_walk_state          *walk_state;
 
 
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("psx_execute");
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ps_execute_method");
 
 
-	/* Validate the Node and get the attached object */
+	/* Validate the Info and method Node */
 
 	if (!info || !info->node) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_ENTRY);
 	}
 
-	obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object (info->node);
-	if (!obj_desc) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_OBJECT);
-	}
-
 	/* Init for new method, wait on concurrency semaphore */
 
-	status = acpi_ds_begin_method_execution (info->node, obj_desc, NULL);
+	status = acpi_ds_begin_method_execution (info->node, info->obj_desc, NULL);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
-	if ((info->parameter_type == ACPI_PARAM_ARGS) &&
-		(info->parameters)) {
-		/*
-		 * The caller "owns" the parameters, so give each one an extra
-		 * reference
-		 */
-		for (i = 0; info->parameters[i]; i++) {
-			acpi_ut_add_reference (info->parameters[i]);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * 1) Perform the first pass parse of the method to enter any
-	 * named objects that it creates into the namespace
-	 */
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
-		"**** Begin Method Parse **** Entry=%p obj=%p\n",
-		info->node, obj_desc));
-
-	/* Create and init a Root Node */
-
-	op = acpi_ps_create_scope_op ();
-	if (!op) {
-		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto cleanup1;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Get a new owner_id for objects created by this method. Namespace
 	 * objects (such as Operation Regions) can be created during the
 	 * first pass parse.
 	 */
-	status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+	status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (&info->obj_desc->method.owner_id);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		goto cleanup2;
-	}
-
-	/* Create and initialize a new walk state */
-
-	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (obj_desc->method.owner_id,
-			   NULL, NULL, NULL);
-	if (!walk_state) {
-		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto cleanup2;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
-	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (walk_state, op, info->node,
-			  obj_desc->method.aml_start,
-			  obj_desc->method.aml_length, NULL, 1);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		goto cleanup3;
-	}
+	/*
+	 * The caller "owns" the parameters, so give each one an extra
+	 * reference
+	 */
+	acpi_ps_update_parameter_list (info, REF_INCREMENT);
 
-	/* Parse the AML */
+	/*
+	 * 1) Perform the first pass parse of the method to enter any
+	 *    named objects that it creates into the namespace
+	 */
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
+		"**** Begin Method Parse **** Entry=%p obj=%p\n",
+		info->node, info->obj_desc));
 
-	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml (walk_state);
-	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
+	info->pass_number = 1;
+	status = acpi_ps_execute_pass (info);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		goto cleanup1; /* Walk state is already deleted */
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * 2) Execute the method.  Performs second pass parse simultaneously
+	 * 2) Execute the method. Performs second pass parse simultaneously
 	 */
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
 		"**** Begin Method Execution **** Entry=%p obj=%p\n",
-		info->node, obj_desc));
+		info->node, info->obj_desc));
 
-	/* Create and init a Root Node */
+	info->pass_number = 3;
+	status = acpi_ps_execute_pass (info);
 
-	op = acpi_ps_create_scope_op ();
-	if (!op) {
-		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto cleanup1;
+
+cleanup:
+	if (info->obj_desc->method.owner_id) {
+		acpi_ut_release_owner_id (&info->obj_desc->method.owner_id);
 	}
 
-	/* Init new op with the method name and pointer back to the NS node */
+	/* Take away the extra reference that we gave the parameters above */
 
-	acpi_ps_set_name (op, info->node->name.integer);
-	op->common.node = info->node;
+	acpi_ps_update_parameter_list (info, REF_DECREMENT);
 
-	/* Create and initialize a new walk state */
+	/* Exit now if error above */
 
-	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-	if (!walk_state) {
-		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto cleanup2;
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
-	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (walk_state, op, info->node,
-			  obj_desc->method.aml_start,
-			  obj_desc->method.aml_length, info, 3);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		goto cleanup3;
+	/*
+	 * If the method has returned an object, signal this to the caller with
+	 * a control exception code
+	 */
+	if (info->return_object) {
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE, "Method returned obj_desc=%p\n",
+			info->return_object));
+		ACPI_DUMP_STACK_ENTRY (info->return_object);
+
+		status = AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE;
 	}
 
-	/* The walk of the parse tree is where we actually execute the method */
+	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+}
 
-	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml (walk_state);
-	goto cleanup2; /* Walk state already deleted */
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_update_parameter_list
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Info            - See struct acpi_parameter_info
+ *                                (Used: parameter_type and Parameters)
+ *              Action          - Add or Remove reference
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Update reference count on all method parameter objects
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
 
-cleanup3:
-	acpi_ds_delete_walk_state (walk_state);
+static void
+acpi_ps_update_parameter_list (
+	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info,
+	u16                             action)
+{
+	acpi_native_uint                i;
 
-cleanup2:
-	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
 
-cleanup1:
 	if ((info->parameter_type == ACPI_PARAM_ARGS) &&
 		(info->parameters)) {
-		/* Take away the extra reference that we gave the parameters above */
+		/* Update reference count for each parameter */
 
 		for (i = 0; info->parameters[i]; i++) {
 			/* Ignore errors, just do them all */
 
-			(void) acpi_ut_update_object_reference (
-					 info->parameters[i], REF_DECREMENT);
+			(void) acpi_ut_update_object_reference (info->parameters[i], action);
 		}
 	}
+}
 
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_execute_pass
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Info            - See struct acpi_parameter_info
+ *                                (Used: pass_number, Node, and obj_desc)
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Single AML pass: Parse or Execute a control method
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ps_execute_pass (
+	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info)
+{
+	acpi_status                     status;
+	union acpi_parse_object         *op;
+	struct acpi_walk_state          *walk_state;
+
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ps_execute_pass");
+
+
+	/* Create and init a Root Node */
+
+	op = acpi_ps_create_scope_op ();
+	if (!op) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * If the method has returned an object, signal this to the caller with
-	 * a control exception code
-	 */
-	if (info->return_object) {
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE, "Method returned obj_desc=%p\n",
-			info->return_object));
-		ACPI_DUMP_STACK_ENTRY (info->return_object);
+	/* Create and initialize a new walk state */
 
-		status = AE_CTRL_RETURN_VALUE;
+	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (
+			  info->obj_desc->method.owner_id, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!walk_state) {
+		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (walk_state, op, info->node,
+			  info->obj_desc->method.aml_start,
+			  info->obj_desc->method.aml_length,
+			  info->pass_number == 1 ? NULL : info,
+			  info->pass_number);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state (walk_state);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	/* Parse the AML */
+
+	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml (walk_state);
+
+	/* Walk state was deleted by parse_aml */
+
+cleanup:
+	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
index 2ad72f20455123c178769a74cb82cba7ade45540..698799901f55cfed40b0aa5c09c487dbc8c6c6b6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ acpi_tb_match_signature (
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Load and validate all tables other than the RSDT.  The RSDT must
- *              already be loaded and validated.
- *              Install the table into the global data structs.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Install the table into the global data structures.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -136,6 +134,7 @@ acpi_tb_install_table (
 {
 	acpi_status                     status;
 
+
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("tb_install_table");
 
 
@@ -143,22 +142,33 @@ acpi_tb_install_table (
 
 	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex (ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		ACPI_REPORT_ERROR (("Could not acquire table mutex for [%4.4s], %s\n",
-			table_info->pointer->signature, acpi_format_exception (status)));
+		ACPI_REPORT_ERROR (("Could not acquire table mutex, %s\n",
+			acpi_format_exception (status)));
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Ignore a table that is already installed. For example, some BIOS
+	 * ASL code will repeatedly attempt to load the same SSDT.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_tb_is_table_installed (table_info);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		goto unlock_and_exit;
+	}
+
 	/* Install the table into the global data structure */
 
 	status = acpi_tb_init_table_descriptor (table_info->type, table_info);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		ACPI_REPORT_ERROR (("Could not install ACPI table [%4.4s], %s\n",
+		ACPI_REPORT_ERROR (("Could not install table [%4.4s], %s\n",
 			table_info->pointer->signature, acpi_format_exception (status)));
 	}
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO, "%s located at %p\n",
 		acpi_gbl_table_data[table_info->type].name, table_info->pointer));
 
+
+unlock_and_exit:
 	(void) acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbutils.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbutils.c
index e69d01d443d22773e84ce75965619cc45598fff0..6fc1e36e6042675d112fb4c9d9d1284de52eba44 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbutils.c
@@ -59,6 +59,67 @@ acpi_tb_handle_to_object (
 #endif
 
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_is_table_installed
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  new_table_desc      - Descriptor for new table being installed
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status - AE_ALREADY_EXISTS if the table is already installed
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Determine if an ACPI table is already installed
+ *
+ * MUTEX:       Table data structures should be locked
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_tb_is_table_installed (
+	struct acpi_table_desc          *new_table_desc)
+{
+	struct acpi_table_desc          *table_desc;
+
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("tb_is_table_installed");
+
+
+	/* Get the list descriptor and first table descriptor */
+
+	table_desc = acpi_gbl_table_lists[new_table_desc->type].next;
+
+	/* Examine all installed tables of this type */
+
+	while (table_desc) {
+		/* Compare Revision and oem_table_id */
+
+		if ((table_desc->loaded_into_namespace) &&
+			(table_desc->pointer->revision ==
+					new_table_desc->pointer->revision) &&
+			(!ACPI_MEMCMP (table_desc->pointer->oem_table_id,
+					new_table_desc->pointer->oem_table_id, 8))) {
+			/* This table is already installed */
+
+			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_TABLES,
+				"Table [%4.4s] already installed: Rev %X oem_table_id [%8.8s]\n",
+				new_table_desc->pointer->signature,
+				new_table_desc->pointer->revision,
+				new_table_desc->pointer->oem_table_id));
+
+			new_table_desc->owner_id    = table_desc->owner_id;
+			new_table_desc->installed_desc = table_desc;
+
+			return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_ALREADY_EXISTS);
+		}
+
+		/* Get next table on the list */
+
+		table_desc = table_desc->next;
+	}
+
+	return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
+}
+
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_validate_table_header
@@ -157,7 +218,7 @@ acpi_tb_verify_table_checksum (
 
 	/* Compute the checksum on the table */
 
-	checksum = acpi_tb_checksum (table_header, table_header->length);
+	checksum = acpi_tb_generate_checksum (table_header, table_header->length);
 
 	/* Return the appropriate exception */
 
@@ -175,7 +236,7 @@ acpi_tb_verify_table_checksum (
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_checksum
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_generate_checksum
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Buffer              - Buffer to checksum
  *              Length              - Size of the buffer
@@ -187,7 +248,7 @@ acpi_tb_verify_table_checksum (
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 u8
-acpi_tb_checksum (
+acpi_tb_generate_checksum (
 	void                            *buffer,
 	u32                             length)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
index ca2dbdd23ed3053b47fc35239dc9654fcc5c60c7..e18a05d1b9b334d2b8686d0653e20035d0a85abb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
@@ -182,10 +182,23 @@ acpi_load_table (
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
+	/* Check signature for a valid table type */
+
+	status = acpi_tb_recognize_table (&table_info, ACPI_TABLE_ALL);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+	}
+
 	/* Install the new table into the local data structures */
 
 	status = acpi_tb_install_table (&table_info);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		if (status == AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+			/* Table already exists, no error */
+
+			status = AE_OK;
+		}
+
 		/* Free table allocated by acpi_tb_get_table_body */
 
 		acpi_tb_delete_single_table (&table_info);
@@ -261,6 +274,7 @@ acpi_unload_table (
 		 * simply a position within the hierarchy
 		 */
 		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (table_desc->owner_id);
+		acpi_ut_release_owner_id (&table_desc->owner_id);
 		table_desc = table_desc->next;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
index abb4c934656049360163c09c54037392975f0ab6..87dccdda9ae2c2c02913b0f8feb209699e1e12f3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
@@ -93,14 +93,14 @@ acpi_tb_validate_rsdp (
 
 	/* Check the standard checksum */
 
-	if (acpi_tb_checksum (rsdp, ACPI_RSDP_CHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0) {
+	if (acpi_tb_generate_checksum (rsdp, ACPI_RSDP_CHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0) {
 		return (AE_BAD_CHECKSUM);
 	}
 
 	/* Check extended checksum if table version >= 2 */
 
 	if ((rsdp->revision >= 2) &&
-		(acpi_tb_checksum (rsdp, ACPI_RSDP_XCHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0)) {
+		(acpi_tb_generate_checksum (rsdp, ACPI_RSDP_XCHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0)) {
 		return (AE_BAD_CHECKSUM);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
index 5061c6f0ee66ef016dcf7c1abf4509cb1ec0dbe1..78270f50e625bda9bc73e3277cc2e220c47db68f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utalloc.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_ut_create_list (
 	char                            *list_name,
 	u16                             object_size,
-	acpi_handle                     *return_cache);
+	struct acpi_memory_list         **return_cache);
 #endif
 
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_ut_create_list (
 	char                            *list_name,
 	u16                             object_size,
-	acpi_handle                     *return_cache)
+	struct acpi_memory_list         **return_cache)
 {
 	struct acpi_memory_list         *cache;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
index 3d5fbc810b0ba30ecfc12dcb80f7d982fd58a8f4..c27cbb7f5c540ba2d9fa443605a942bf800ed271 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ static u32   acpi_gbl_prev_thread_id = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 static char     *acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str = "----Entry";
 static char     *acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str = "----Exit-";
 
+/* Local prototypes */
+
+static const char *
+acpi_ut_trim_function_name (
+	const char                      *function_name);
+
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ void
 acpi_ut_init_stack_ptr_trace (
 	void)
 {
-	u32                         current_sp;
+	u32                             current_sp;
 
 
 	acpi_gbl_entry_stack_pointer = ACPI_PTR_DIFF (&current_sp, NULL);
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ void
 acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr (
 	void)
 {
-	acpi_size                   current_sp;
+	acpi_size                       current_sp;
 
 
 	current_sp = ACPI_PTR_DIFF (&current_sp, NULL);
@@ -110,6 +116,43 @@ acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr (
 }
 
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_trim_function_name
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  function_name       - Ascii string containing a procedure name
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Updated pointer to the function name
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Remove the "Acpi" prefix from the function name, if present.
+ *              This allows compiler macros such as __FUNCTION__ to be used
+ *              with no change to the debug output.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static const char *
+acpi_ut_trim_function_name (
+	const char                      *function_name)
+{
+
+	/* All Function names are longer than 4 chars, check is safe */
+
+	if (*(ACPI_CAST_PTR (u32, function_name)) == ACPI_FUNCTION_PREFIX1) {
+		/* This is the case where the original source has not been modified */
+
+		return (function_name + 4);
+	}
+
+	if (*(ACPI_CAST_PTR (u32, function_name)) == ACPI_FUNCTION_PREFIX2) {
+		/* This is the case where the source has been 'linuxized' */
+
+		return (function_name + 5);
+	}
+
+	return (function_name);
+}
+
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_debug_print
@@ -133,7 +176,7 @@ void  ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
 acpi_ut_debug_print (
 	u32                             requested_debug_level,
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *format,
@@ -177,7 +220,7 @@ acpi_ut_debug_print (
 	}
 
 	acpi_os_printf ("[%02ld] %-22.22s: ",
-		acpi_gbl_nesting_level, function_name);
+		acpi_gbl_nesting_level, acpi_ut_trim_function_name (function_name));
 
 	va_start (args, format);
 	acpi_os_vprintf (format, args);
@@ -208,7 +251,7 @@ void  ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
 acpi_ut_debug_print_raw (
 	u32                             requested_debug_level,
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *format,
@@ -247,7 +290,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_debug_print_raw);
 void
 acpi_ut_trace (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id)
 {
@@ -282,7 +325,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_trace);
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_ptr (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	void                            *pointer)
@@ -316,7 +359,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_ptr (
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_str (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *string)
@@ -351,7 +394,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_str (
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_u32 (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	u32                             integer)
@@ -385,7 +428,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_u32 (
 void
 acpi_ut_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id)
 {
@@ -419,7 +462,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_exit);
 void
 acpi_ut_status_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	acpi_status                     status)
@@ -463,7 +506,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_status_exit);
 void
 acpi_ut_value_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	acpi_integer                    value)
@@ -499,7 +542,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_value_exit);
 void
 acpi_ut_ptr_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	u8                              *ptr)
@@ -607,8 +650,8 @@ acpi_ut_dump_buffer (
 		}
 
 		/*
-		 * Print the ASCII equivalent characters
-		 * But watch out for the bad unprintable ones...
+		 * Print the ASCII equivalent characters but watch out for the bad
+		 * unprintable ones (printable chars are 0x20 through 0x7E)
 		 */
 		acpi_os_printf (" ");
 		for (j = 0; j < 16; j++) {
@@ -618,9 +661,7 @@ acpi_ut_dump_buffer (
 			}
 
 			buf_char = buffer[i + j];
-			if ((buf_char > 0x1F && buf_char < 0x2E) ||
-				(buf_char > 0x2F && buf_char < 0x61) ||
-				(buf_char > 0x60 && buf_char < 0x7F)) {
+			if (ACPI_IS_PRINT (buf_char)) {
 				acpi_os_printf ("%c", buf_char);
 			}
 			else {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
index df715cd89105ca5e4805209f3b65c99990fb2fa1..1d350b302a34bc5950033217bb99a9db9bc1443f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  owner_id        - Where the new owner ID is returned
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Allocate a table or method owner id
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Allocate a table or method owner ID. The owner ID is used to
+ *              track objects created by the table or method, to be deleted
+ *              when the method exits or the table is unloaded.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ut_allocate_owner_id");
 
 
+	/* Mutex for the global ID mask */
+
 	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (
 	for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
 		if (!(acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask & (1 << i))) {
 			acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask |= (1 << i);
-			*owner_id = (acpi_owner_id) i;
+			*owner_id = (acpi_owner_id) (i + 1);
 			goto exit;
 		}
 	}
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (
 	 * they are released when a table is unloaded or a method completes
 	 * execution.
 	 */
+	*owner_id = 0;
 	status = AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT;
 	ACPI_REPORT_ERROR ((
 		"Could not allocate new owner_id (32 max), AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT\n"));
@@ -107,40 +114,55 @@ acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_release_owner_id
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  owner_id        - A previously allocated owner ID
+ * PARAMETERS:  owner_id_ptr        - Pointer to a previously allocated owner_iD
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Release a table or method owner id
+ * RETURN:      None. No error is returned because we are either exiting a
+ *              control method or unloading a table. Either way, we would
+ *              ignore any error anyway.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Release a table or method owner ID.  Valid IDs are 1 - 32
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status
+void
 acpi_ut_release_owner_id (
-	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id)
+	acpi_owner_id                   *owner_id_ptr)
 {
+	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id = *owner_id_ptr;
 	acpi_status                     status;
 
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ut_release_owner_id");
 
 
+	/* Always clear the input owner_id (zero is an invalid ID) */
+
+	*owner_id_ptr = 0;
+
+	/* Zero is not a valid owner_iD */
+
+	if ((owner_id == 0) || (owner_id > 32)) {
+		ACPI_REPORT_ERROR (("Invalid owner_id: %2.2X\n", owner_id));
+		return_VOID;
+	}
+
+	/* Mutex for the global ID mask */
+
 	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		return_VOID;
 	}
 
-	/* Free the owner ID */
+	owner_id--; /* Normalize to zero */
+
+	/* Free the owner ID only if it is valid */
 
 	if (acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask & (1 << owner_id)) {
 		acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask ^= (1 << owner_id);
 	}
-	else {
-		/* This owner_id has not been allocated */
-
-		status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
-	}
 
 	(void) acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
-	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+	return_VOID;
 }
 
 
@@ -150,7 +172,7 @@ acpi_ut_release_owner_id (
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  src_string      - The source string to convert
  *
- * RETURN:      Converted src_string (same as input pointer)
+ * RETURN:      None
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Convert string to uppercase
  *
@@ -158,7 +180,7 @@ acpi_ut_release_owner_id (
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-char *
+void
 acpi_ut_strupr (
 	char                            *src_string)
 {
@@ -169,7 +191,7 @@ acpi_ut_strupr (
 
 
 	if (!src_string) {
-		return (NULL);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Walk entire string, uppercasing the letters */
@@ -178,7 +200,7 @@ acpi_ut_strupr (
 		*string = (char) ACPI_TOUPPER (*string);
 	}
 
-	return (src_string);
+	return;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acconfig.h b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
index aa3c08c6da41cb34d4ea0499c76d79307fd48022..d62af72939237a51029ffd0dd72b4851ba2821a9 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acconfig.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acconfig.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 
 /* Version string */
 
-#define ACPI_CA_VERSION                 0x20050708
+#define ACPI_CA_VERSION                 0x20050729
 
 /*
  * OS name, used for the _OS object.  The _OS object is essentially obsolete,
diff --git a/include/acpi/acdispat.h b/include/acpi/acdispat.h
index fde6aa9fcd02ce15eda226e3365f4529eb818f0f..90b7d30bd255f2013f50a101cc2f3dbdcda1e5cc 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acdispat.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acdispat.h
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ acpi_ds_method_data_init (
  */
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_parse_method (
-	acpi_handle                     obj_handle);
+	struct acpi_namespace_node      *node);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_call_control_method (
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (
 	u8                              *aml_start,
 	u32                             aml_length,
 	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info,
-	u32                             pass_number);
+	u8                              pass_number);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_obj_stack_pop_and_delete (
diff --git a/include/acpi/acmacros.h b/include/acpi/acmacros.h
index 5b100cef8dfcf2ea5c8d5599df85640eab6f4657..fcdef0a4b01b835a54a359581aa6fb44b38108fe 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acmacros.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acmacros.h
@@ -505,8 +505,10 @@
  * The Name parameter should be the procedure name as a quoted string.
  * This is declared as a local string ("my_function_name") so that it can
  * be also used by the function exit macros below.
+ * Note: (const char) is used to be compatible with the debug interfaces
+ * and macros such as __FUNCTION__.
  */
-#define ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(name)        char *_acpi_function_name = name;
+#define ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(name)        const char *_acpi_function_name = name;
 
 #else
 /* Compiler supports __FUNCTION__ (or equivalent) -- Ignore this macro */
diff --git a/include/acpi/acnames.h b/include/acpi/acnames.h
index deb7cb06f5f0a0639e50bb6498d4d0d866990307..280e9ed76674c53c9c319fdc1e184fd8570f1147 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acnames.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acnames.h
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@
 #define ACPI_NS_ROOT_PATH       "\\"
 #define ACPI_NS_SYSTEM_BUS      "_SB_"
 
+/*! [Begin] no source code translation (not handled by acpisrc) */
+#define ACPI_FUNCTION_PREFIX1   'ipcA'
+#define ACPI_FUNCTION_PREFIX2   'ipca'
+/*! [End] no source code translation !*/
+
 
 #endif  /* __ACNAMES_H__  */
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acnamesp.h b/include/acpi/acnamesp.h
index 870e2544bd9b61cc8f31a6ad81fd35b698d4e0fd..0c9ba707925bbf107bd6582a8a4be8436d90e14e 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acnamesp.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acnamesp.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ acpi_ns_parse_table (
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ns_one_complete_parse (
-	u32                             pass_number,
+	u8                              pass_number,
 	struct acpi_table_desc          *table_desc);
 
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acparser.h b/include/acpi/acparser.h
index ba9548f94dead0d417413f99135a1c641be98fcd..f692ad56cd823364d100475d8c87fb49f6b26a81 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acparser.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acparser.h
@@ -77,12 +77,7 @@
  * psxface - Parser external interfaces
  */
 acpi_status
-acpi_psx_load_table (
-	u8                              *pcode_addr,
-	u32                             pcode_length);
-
-acpi_status
-acpi_psx_execute (
+acpi_ps_execute_method (
 	struct acpi_parameter_info      *info);
 
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acstruct.h b/include/acpi/acstruct.h
index f375c17ad0b60bc2e91130c371918d1c51b26104..27b22bb3d2299745f7af2d8581d6f5e95d88ba6e 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acstruct.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acstruct.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ struct acpi_device_walk_info
 struct acpi_walk_info
 {
 	u32                             debug_level;
+	u32                             count;
 	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id;
 	u8                              display_type;
 };
@@ -209,8 +210,10 @@ union acpi_aml_operands
 struct acpi_parameter_info
 {
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *node;
+	union acpi_operand_object       *obj_desc;
 	union acpi_operand_object       **parameters;
 	union acpi_operand_object       *return_object;
+	u8                              pass_number;
 	u8                              parameter_type;
 	u8                              return_object_type;
 };
diff --git a/include/acpi/actables.h b/include/acpi/actables.h
index 97e6f12da5275960808776e2c53d77aa71ec0ddb..e6ceb18196439ff153ebe80976f446cc00617717 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actables.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actables.h
@@ -178,11 +178,15 @@ acpi_tb_validate_rsdp (
  * tbutils - common table utilities
  */
 acpi_status
+acpi_tb_is_table_installed (
+	struct acpi_table_desc          *new_table_desc);
+
+acpi_status
 acpi_tb_verify_table_checksum (
 	struct acpi_table_header        *table_header);
 
 u8
-acpi_tb_checksum (
+acpi_tb_generate_checksum (
 	void                            *buffer,
 	u32                             length);
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acutils.h b/include/acpi/acutils.h
index 9c05c10e379aac1f99a01b7d8b6f4d51d0c2ec22..0e7b0a3e3b5ebd93d457821a8e662a60066923c2 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acutils.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acutils.h
@@ -302,14 +302,14 @@ acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr (
 void
 acpi_ut_trace (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id);
 
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_ptr (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	void                            *pointer);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_ptr (
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_u32 (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	u32                             integer);
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ acpi_ut_trace_u32 (
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_str (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *string);
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ acpi_ut_trace_str (
 void
 acpi_ut_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id);
 
 void
 acpi_ut_status_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	acpi_status                     status);
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ acpi_ut_status_exit (
 void
 acpi_ut_value_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	acpi_integer                    value);
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ acpi_ut_value_exit (
 void
 acpi_ut_ptr_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	u8                              *ptr);
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
 acpi_ut_debug_print (
 	u32                             requested_debug_level,
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *format,
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
 acpi_ut_debug_print_raw (
 	u32                             requested_debug_level,
 	u32                             line_number,
-	char                            *function_name,
+	const char                      *function_name,
 	char                            *module_name,
 	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *format,
@@ -598,9 +598,9 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (
 	acpi_owner_id                   *owner_id);
 
-acpi_status
+void
 acpi_ut_release_owner_id (
-	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id);
+	acpi_owner_id                   *owner_id);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_walk_package_tree (
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ acpi_ut_walk_package_tree (
 	acpi_pkg_callback               walk_callback,
 	void                            *context);
 
-char *
+void
 acpi_ut_strupr (
 	char                            *src_string);
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/acenv.h b/include/acpi/platform/acenv.h
index aa63202e8d5dc3d770fdb8d49f3744f789f6eb51..bae1fbed097af94afc01204dbe94adb1c9f5b9ef 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/acenv.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/acenv.h
@@ -241,15 +241,15 @@
 #define ACPI_MEMCPY(d,s,n)      (void) memcpy((d), (s), (acpi_size)(n))
 #define ACPI_MEMSET(d,s,n)      (void) memset((d), (s), (acpi_size)(n))
 
-#define ACPI_TOUPPER            toupper
-#define ACPI_TOLOWER            tolower
-#define ACPI_IS_XDIGIT          isxdigit
-#define ACPI_IS_DIGIT           isdigit
-#define ACPI_IS_SPACE           isspace
-#define ACPI_IS_UPPER           isupper
-#define ACPI_IS_PRINT           isprint
-#define ACPI_IS_ALPHA           isalpha
-#define ACPI_IS_ASCII           isascii
+#define ACPI_TOUPPER(i)         toupper((int) (i))
+#define ACPI_TOLOWER(i)         tolower((int) (i))
+#define ACPI_IS_XDIGIT(i)       isxdigit((int) (i))
+#define ACPI_IS_DIGIT(i)        isdigit((int) (i))
+#define ACPI_IS_SPACE(i)        isspace((int) (i))
+#define ACPI_IS_UPPER(i)        isupper((int) (i))
+#define ACPI_IS_PRINT(i)        isprint((int) (i))
+#define ACPI_IS_ALPHA(i)        isalpha((int) (i))
+#define ACPI_IS_ASCII(i)        isascii((int) (i))
 
 #else
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/platform/acgcc.h b/include/acpi/platform/acgcc.h
index e410e3b61415eab3509f3d3320440e5a2e73fba1..39264127574ccdb403c5122090f6fecaa6543d26 100644
--- a/include/acpi/platform/acgcc.h
+++ b/include/acpi/platform/acgcc.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 /* Function name is used for debug output. Non-ANSI, compiler-dependent */
 
-#define ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME          (char *) __FUNCTION__
+#define ACPI_GET_FUNCTION_NAME          __FUNCTION__
 
 /* This macro is used to tag functions as "printf-like" because
  * some compilers (like GCC) can catch printf format string problems.