Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6 into merge

Conflicts:
	Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
	drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
	drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c
	drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
	drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
	drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
	drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-tx.c

134 files changed, 556 insertions, 481 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/accommon.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/accommon.h
index 3b20786cbb0d..3e50c74ed4a1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/accommon.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/accommon.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
index a4471e3d3853..33181ad350d5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acconfig.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
index a4fb001d96f1..48faf3eba9fb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
index 6291904be01e..894a0ff2a946 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
index 4ced54f7a5d9..3e6ba99e4053 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_initialize_op_regions(void);
 acpi_status
 acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
 			       u32 function,
-			       u32 region_offset,
-			       u32 bit_width, acpi_integer * value);
+			       u32 region_offset, u32 bit_width, u64 *value);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ev_attach_region(union acpi_operand_object *handler_obj,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 29ba66d5a790..f8dd8f250ac4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
index 36192f142fbb..5900f135dc6d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/achware.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
index 5db9f2916f7c..6df3f8428168 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -129,18 +129,17 @@ acpi_ex_common_buffer_setup(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_write_with_update_rule(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-			       acpi_integer mask,
-			       acpi_integer field_value,
-			       u32 field_datum_byte_offset);
+			       u64 mask,
+			       u64 field_value, u32 field_datum_byte_offset);
 
 void
-acpi_ex_get_buffer_datum(acpi_integer * datum,
+acpi_ex_get_buffer_datum(u64 *datum,
 			 void *buffer,
 			 u32 buffer_length,
 			 u32 byte_granularity, u32 buffer_offset);
 
 void
-acpi_ex_set_buffer_datum(acpi_integer merged_datum,
+acpi_ex_set_buffer_datum(u64 merged_datum,
 			 void *buffer,
 			 u32 buffer_length,
 			 u32 byte_granularity, u32 buffer_offset);
@@ -168,8 +167,7 @@ acpi_ex_insert_into_field(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_access_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-		      u32 field_datum_byte_offset,
-		      acpi_integer * value, u32 read_write);
+		      u32 field_datum_byte_offset, u64 *value, u32 read_write);
 
 /*
  * exmisc - misc support routines
@@ -193,16 +191,14 @@ acpi_ex_do_concatenate(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_do_logical_numeric_op(u16 opcode,
-			      acpi_integer integer0,
-			      acpi_integer integer1, u8 * logical_result);
+			      u64 integer0, u64 integer1, u8 *logical_result);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_do_logical_op(u16 opcode,
 		      union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
-		      union acpi_operand_object *operand1, u8 * logical_result);
+		      union acpi_operand_object *operand1, u8 *logical_result);
 
-acpi_integer
-acpi_ex_do_math_op(u16 opcode, acpi_integer operand0, acpi_integer operand1);
+u64 acpi_ex_do_math_op(u16 opcode, u64 operand0, u64 operand1);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ex_create_mutex(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
@@ -278,7 +274,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_system_do_notify_op(union acpi_operand_object *value,
 			    union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
 
-acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_suspend(acpi_integer time);
+acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_suspend(u64 time);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_stall(u32 time);
 
@@ -461,9 +457,9 @@ void acpi_ex_acquire_global_lock(u32 rule);
 
 void acpi_ex_release_global_lock(u32 rule);
 
-void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *dest, acpi_integer compressed_id);
+void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *dest, u64 compressed_id);
 
-void acpi_ex_integer_to_string(char *dest, acpi_integer value);
+void acpi_ex_integer_to_string(char *dest, u64 value);
 
 /*
  * exregion - default op_region handlers
@@ -472,7 +468,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
 				    acpi_physical_address address,
 				    u32 bit_width,
-				    acpi_integer * value,
+				    u64 *value,
 				    void *handler_context,
 				    void *region_context);
 
@@ -480,35 +476,35 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_system_io_space_handler(u32 function,
 				acpi_physical_address address,
 				u32 bit_width,
-				acpi_integer * value,
+				u64 *value,
 				void *handler_context, void *region_context);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_pci_config_space_handler(u32 function,
 				 acpi_physical_address address,
 				 u32 bit_width,
-				 acpi_integer * value,
+				 u64 *value,
 				 void *handler_context, void *region_context);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_cmos_space_handler(u32 function,
 			   acpi_physical_address address,
 			   u32 bit_width,
-			   acpi_integer * value,
+			   u64 *value,
 			   void *handler_context, void *region_context);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_pci_bar_space_handler(u32 function,
 			      acpi_physical_address address,
 			      u32 bit_width,
-			      acpi_integer * value,
+			      u64 *value,
 			      void *handler_context, void *region_context);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_embedded_controller_space_handler(u32 function,
 					  acpi_physical_address address,
 					  u32 bit_width,
-					  acpi_integer * value,
+					  u64 *value,
 					  void *handler_context,
 					  void *region_context);
 
@@ -516,14 +512,14 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_sm_bus_space_handler(u32 function,
 			     acpi_physical_address address,
 			     u32 bit_width,
-			     acpi_integer * value,
+			     u64 *value,
 			     void *handler_context, void *region_context);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_data_table_space_handler(u32 function,
 				 acpi_physical_address address,
 				 u32 bit_width,
-				 acpi_integer * value,
+				 u64 *value,
 				 void *handler_context, void *region_context);
 
 #endif				/* __INTERP_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index 13cb80caacde..24b8faa5c395 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ union acpi_predefined_info {
 struct acpi_predefined_data {
 	char *pathname;
 	const union acpi_predefined_info *predefined;
+	union acpi_operand_object *parent_package;
 	u32 flags;
 	u8 node_flags;
 };
@@ -651,8 +652,7 @@ struct acpi_opcode_info {
 };
 
 union acpi_parse_value {
-	acpi_integer integer;	/* Integer constant (Up to 64 bits) */
-	struct uint64_struct integer64;	/* Structure overlay for 2 32-bit Dwords */
+	u64 integer;		/* Integer constant (Up to 64 bits) */
 	u32 size;		/* bytelist or field size */
 	char *string;		/* NULL terminated string */
 	u8 *buffer;		/* buffer or string */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
index 7d9ba6e57554..9894929a2abb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@
  * MASK_BITS_ABOVE creates a mask starting AT the position and above
  * MASK_BITS_BELOW creates a mask starting one bit BELOW the position
  */
-#define ACPI_MASK_BITS_ABOVE(position)      (~((ACPI_INTEGER_MAX) << ((u32) (position))))
-#define ACPI_MASK_BITS_BELOW(position)      ((ACPI_INTEGER_MAX) << ((u32) (position)))
+#define ACPI_MASK_BITS_ABOVE(position)      (~((ACPI_UINT64_MAX) << ((u32) (position))))
+#define ACPI_MASK_BITS_BELOW(position)      ((ACPI_UINT64_MAX) << ((u32) (position)))
 
 /* Bitfields within ACPI registers */
 
@@ -414,16 +414,16 @@
 											acpi_ut_ptr_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, (u8 *) _s); \
 											return (_s); })
 #define return_VALUE(s)                 ACPI_DO_WHILE0 ({ \
-											register acpi_integer _s = (s); \
+											register u64 _s = (s); \
 											acpi_ut_value_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, _s); \
 											return (_s); })
 #define return_UINT8(s)                 ACPI_DO_WHILE0 ({ \
 											register u8 _s = (u8) (s); \
-											acpi_ut_value_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, (acpi_integer) _s); \
+											acpi_ut_value_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, (u64) _s); \
 											return (_s); })
 #define return_UINT32(s)                ACPI_DO_WHILE0 ({ \
 											register u32 _s = (u32) (s); \
-											acpi_ut_value_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, (acpi_integer) _s); \
+											acpi_ut_value_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, (u64) _s); \
 											return (_s); })
 #else				/* Use original less-safe macros */
 
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@
 											acpi_ut_ptr_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, (u8 *) (s)); \
 											return((s)); })
 #define return_VALUE(s)                 ACPI_DO_WHILE0 ({ \
-											acpi_ut_value_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, (acpi_integer) (s)); \
+											acpi_ut_value_exit (ACPI_DEBUG_PARAMETERS, (u64) (s)); \
 											return((s)); })
 #define return_UINT8(s)                 return_VALUE(s)
 #define return_UINT32(s)                return_VALUE(s)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index 61edb156e8d0..258159cfcdfa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -286,6 +286,17 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ns_repair_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 			    union acpi_operand_object **obj_desc_ptr);
 
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_null_element(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+			    u32 expected_btypes,
+			    u32 package_index,
+			    union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
+
+void
+acpi_ns_remove_null_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+			     u8 package_type,
+			     union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
+
 /*
  * nsrepair2 - Return object repair for specific
  * predefined methods/objects
@@ -296,11 +307,6 @@ acpi_ns_complex_repairs(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 			acpi_status validate_status,
 			union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
 
-void
-acpi_ns_remove_null_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
-			     u8 package_type,
-			     union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
-
 /*
  * nssearch - Namespace searching and entry
  */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index 07f6e2ea2ee5..cde18ea82656 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER};
 
 struct acpi_object_integer {
 	ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER u8 fill[3];	/* Prevent warning on some compilers */
-	acpi_integer value;
+	u64 value;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acopcode.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acopcode.h
index dfdf63327885..8c15ff43f42b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acopcode.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acopcode.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
index 22881e8ce229..d0bb0fd3e57a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
index 57bdaf6ffab1..97116082cb6c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acresrc.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acresrc.h
index eef5bd7a59fa..528bcbaf4ce7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acresrc.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acresrc.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
index 7980a26bad35..161bc0e3d70a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
index 01c76b8ea7ba..8ff3b741df28 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
index 3a451a21a3f9..35df755251ce 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ char *acpi_ut_get_region_name(u8 space_id);
 
 char *acpi_ut_get_event_name(u32 event_id);
 
-char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(acpi_integer integer, u32 position);
+char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(u64 integer, u32 position);
 
 u8 acpi_ut_valid_object_type(acpi_object_type type);
 
@@ -279,8 +279,7 @@ acpi_ut_status_exit(u32 line_number,
 void
 acpi_ut_value_exit(u32 line_number,
 		   const char *function_name,
-		   const char *module_name,
-		   u32 component_id, acpi_integer value);
+		   const char *module_name, u32 component_id, u64 value);
 
 void
 acpi_ut_ptr_exit(u32 line_number,
@@ -324,7 +323,7 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(char *object_name,
 				struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-				acpi_integer *value);
+				u64 *value);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_execute_STA(struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node, u32 *status_flags);
@@ -437,14 +436,12 @@ void acpi_ut_delete_generic_state(union acpi_generic_state *state);
  * utmath
  */
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
-	       acpi_integer in_divisor,
-	       acpi_integer * out_quotient, acpi_integer * out_remainder);
+acpi_ut_divide(u64 in_dividend,
+	       u64 in_divisor, u64 *out_quotient, u64 *out_remainder);
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
-		     u32 divisor,
-		     acpi_integer * out_quotient, u32 * out_remainder);
+acpi_ut_short_divide(u64 in_dividend,
+		     u32 divisor, u64 *out_quotient, u32 *out_remainder);
 
 /*
  * utmisc
@@ -474,8 +471,7 @@ acpi_name acpi_ut_repair_name(char *name);
 
 u8 acpi_ut_valid_acpi_char(char character, u32 position);
 
-acpi_status
-acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, acpi_integer * ret_integer);
+acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 * ret_integer);
 
 void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
 acpi_ut_predefined_warning(const char *module_name,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
index 4940249f2524..1f484ba228fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
index 7b070e42b7c5..0e5798fcbb19 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlresrc.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
index 54a225e56a64..bb13817e0c31 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
 			union acpi_parse_object *arg)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
-	acpi_integer position;
+	u64 position;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_get_field_names, info);
 
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
 		switch (arg->common.aml_opcode) {
 		case AML_INT_RESERVEDFIELD_OP:
 
-			position = (acpi_integer) info->field_bit_position
-			    + (acpi_integer) arg->common.value.size;
+			position = (u64) info->field_bit_position
+			    + (u64) arg->common.value.size;
 
 			if (position > ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
 				ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
 
 			/* Keep track of bit position for the next field */
 
-			position = (acpi_integer) info->field_bit_position
-			    + (acpi_integer) arg->common.value.size;
+			position = (u64) info->field_bit_position
+			    + (u64) arg->common.value.size;
 
 			if (position > ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
 				ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
index f23fa0be6fc2..abe140318a74 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index e786f9fd767f..721039233aa7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
index 0ba19f84ad82..cc343b959540 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmthdat.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
index 9bc1ba076347..891e08bf560b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 			case AML_ONES_OP:
 
-				obj_desc->integer.value = ACPI_INTEGER_MAX;
+				obj_desc->integer.value = ACPI_UINT64_MAX;
 
 				/* Truncate value if we are executing from a 32-bit ACPI table */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
index b79978f7bc71..bf980cadb1e8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsopcode.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
index dfa104102926..306c62ab2e88 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
index f0280856dc0e..6b76c486d784 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswexec.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
index b40513dd6a6a..140a9d002959 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
index 908645e72f03..d1e701709dac 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswscope.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
index e46c821cf572..050df8164165 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c
index cd55c774e882..c1e6f472d435 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evevent.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
index 0b453467a5a0..837de669743a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
index 3d4c4aca11cd..fef721917eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpeblk.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
index 8f0fac6c4366..9a3cb7045a32 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evmisc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
index 5336d911fbf0..98fd210e87b2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ acpi_ev_execute_reg_method(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj, u32 function)
  *              region_offset       - Where in the region to read or write
  *              bit_width           - Field width in bits (8, 16, 32, or 64)
  *              Value               - Pointer to in or out value, must be
- *                                    full 64-bit acpi_integer
+ *                                    a full 64-bit integer
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ acpi_ev_execute_reg_method(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj, u32 function)
 acpi_status
 acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
 			       u32 function,
-			       u32 region_offset,
-			       u32 bit_width, acpi_integer * value)
+			       u32 region_offset, u32 bit_width, u64 *value)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	acpi_adr_space_handler handler;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
index ff168052a332..2e3b0334072f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ acpi_ev_pci_config_region_setup(acpi_handle handle,
 				void *handler_context, void **region_context)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-	acpi_integer pci_value;
+	u64 pci_value;
 	struct acpi_pci_id *pci_id = *region_context;
 	union acpi_operand_object *handler_obj;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evsci.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evsci.c
index 567b356c85af..8dfbaa96e422 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evsci.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evsci.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
index 474e2cab603d..b40757955f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
index 124c157215bf..5ff32c78ea2d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
index c98aa7c2d67c..541cbc1544d5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfregn.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
index 46adfa541cbc..7e8b3bedc376 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconfig.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_ex_region_read(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u32 length, u8 *buffer)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
-	acpi_integer value;
+	u64 value;
 	u32 region_offset = 0;
 	u32 i;
 
@@ -490,7 +490,11 @@ acpi_ex_load_op(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 	status = acpi_tb_add_table(&table_desc, &table_index);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto cleanup;
+
+		/* Delete allocated table buffer */
+
+		acpi_tb_delete_table(&table_desc);
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -533,13 +537,6 @@ acpi_ex_load_op(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
 	}
 
-      cleanup:
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-
-		/* Delete allocated table buffer */
-
-		acpi_tb_delete_table(&table_desc);
-	}
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
index 51d5f224f9fa..bda7aed0404b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exconvrt")
 
 /* Local prototypes */
 static u32
-acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii(acpi_integer integer,
-			 u16 base, u8 * string, u8 max_length);
+acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii(u64 integer, u16 base, u8 *string, u8 max_length);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_integer(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 {
 	union acpi_operand_object *return_desc;
 	u8 *pointer;
-	acpi_integer result;
+	u64 result;
 	u32 i;
 	u32 count;
 	acpi_status status;
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_integer(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 			 * Little endian is used, meaning that the first byte of the buffer
 			 * is the LSB of the integer
 			 */
-			result |= (((acpi_integer) pointer[i]) << (i * 8));
+			result |= (((u64) pointer[i]) << (i * 8));
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -285,10 +284,9 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_buffer(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 static u32
-acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii(acpi_integer integer,
-			 u16 base, u8 * string, u8 data_width)
+acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii(u64 integer, u16 base, u8 *string, u8 data_width)
 {
-	acpi_integer digit;
+	u64 digit;
 	u32 i;
 	u32 j;
 	u32 k = 0;
@@ -531,10 +529,9 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_string(union acpi_operand_object * obj_desc,
 		 * (separated by commas or spaces)
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < obj_desc->buffer.length; i++) {
-			new_buf += acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii((acpi_integer)
-							    obj_desc->buffer.
-							    pointer[i], base,
-							    new_buf, 1);
+			new_buf += acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii((u64) obj_desc->
+							    buffer.pointer[i],
+							    base, new_buf, 1);
 			*new_buf++ = separator;	/* each separated by a comma or space */
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
index 02b25d233d99..0aa57d938698 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
index de3446372ddc..d39d438ba1e3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
index 1588a2d660e7..6c79fecbee42 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfield.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ acpi_ex_read_data_from_field(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		/* Call the region handler for the read */
 
 		status = acpi_ex_access_region(obj_desc, 0,
-					       ACPI_CAST_PTR(acpi_integer,
+					       ACPI_CAST_PTR(u64,
 							     buffer_desc->
 							     buffer.pointer),
 					       function);
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ acpi_ex_read_data_from_field(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	/*
 	 * Allocate a buffer for the contents of the field.
 	 *
-	 * If the field is larger than the size of an acpi_integer, create
+	 * If the field is larger than the current integer width, create
 	 * a BUFFER to hold it.  Otherwise, use an INTEGER.  This allows
 	 * the use of arithmetic operators on the returned value if the
 	 * field size is equal or smaller than an Integer.
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ acpi_ex_write_data_to_field(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 		 * same buffer)
 		 */
 		status = acpi_ex_access_region(obj_desc, 0,
-					       (acpi_integer *) buffer,
-					       function);
+					       (u64 *) buffer, function);
 		acpi_ex_release_global_lock(obj_desc->common_field.field_flags);
 
 		*result_desc = buffer_desc;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
index d7b3b418fb45..f68a216168be 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exfldio.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exfldio")
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 		       u32 field_datum_byte_offset,
-		       acpi_integer * value, u32 read_write);
+		       u64 *value, u32 read_write);
 
 static u8
-acpi_ex_register_overflow(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-			  acpi_integer value);
+acpi_ex_register_overflow(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u64 value);
 
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ex_setup_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ acpi_ex_setup_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  *              field_datum_byte_offset - Byte offset of this datum within the
  *                                        parent field
  *              Value                   - Where to store value (must at least
- *                                        the size of acpi_integer)
+ *                                        64 bits)
  *              Function                - Read or Write flag plus other region-
  *                                        dependent flags
  *
@@ -224,8 +223,7 @@ acpi_ex_setup_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_access_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-		      u32 field_datum_byte_offset,
-		      acpi_integer * value, u32 function)
+		      u32 field_datum_byte_offset, u64 *value, u32 function)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	union acpi_operand_object *rgn_desc;
@@ -317,8 +315,7 @@ acpi_ex_access_region(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 static u8
-acpi_ex_register_overflow(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-			  acpi_integer value)
+acpi_ex_register_overflow(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u64 value)
 {
 
 	if (obj_desc->common_field.bit_length >= ACPI_INTEGER_BIT_SIZE) {
@@ -329,7 +326,7 @@ acpi_ex_register_overflow(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 		return (FALSE);
 	}
 
-	if (value >= ((acpi_integer) 1 << obj_desc->common_field.bit_length)) {
+	if (value >= ((u64) 1 << obj_desc->common_field.bit_length)) {
 		/*
 		 * The Value is larger than the maximum value that can fit into
 		 * the register.
@@ -362,11 +359,10 @@ acpi_ex_register_overflow(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-		       u32 field_datum_byte_offset,
-		       acpi_integer * value, u32 read_write)
+		       u32 field_datum_byte_offset, u64 *value, u32 read_write)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
-	acpi_integer local_value;
+	u64 local_value;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32(ex_field_datum_io, field_datum_byte_offset);
 
@@ -439,8 +435,8 @@ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 		 * the register
 		 */
 		if (acpi_ex_register_overflow(obj_desc->bank_field.bank_obj,
-					      (acpi_integer) obj_desc->
-					      bank_field.value)) {
+					      (u64) obj_desc->bank_field.
+					      value)) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_REGISTER_LIMIT);
 		}
 
@@ -481,8 +477,8 @@ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 		 * the register
 		 */
 		if (acpi_ex_register_overflow(obj_desc->index_field.index_obj,
-					      (acpi_integer) obj_desc->
-					      index_field.value)) {
+					      (u64) obj_desc->index_field.
+					      value)) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_REGISTER_LIMIT);
 		}
 
@@ -512,7 +508,7 @@ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 			status =
 			    acpi_ex_extract_from_field(obj_desc->index_field.
 						       data_obj, value,
-						       sizeof(acpi_integer));
+						       sizeof(u64));
 		} else {
 			/* Write the datum to the data_register */
 
@@ -523,7 +519,7 @@ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 			status =
 			    acpi_ex_insert_into_field(obj_desc->index_field.
 						      data_obj, value,
-						      sizeof(acpi_integer));
+						      sizeof(u64));
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -571,13 +567,12 @@ acpi_ex_field_datum_io(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_write_with_update_rule(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-			       acpi_integer mask,
-			       acpi_integer field_value,
-			       u32 field_datum_byte_offset)
+			       u64 mask,
+			       u64 field_value, u32 field_datum_byte_offset)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-	acpi_integer merged_value;
-	acpi_integer current_value;
+	u64 merged_value;
+	u64 current_value;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32(ex_write_with_update_rule, mask);
 
@@ -587,7 +582,7 @@ acpi_ex_write_with_update_rule(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 
 	/* If the mask is all ones, we don't need to worry about the update rule */
 
-	if (mask != ACPI_INTEGER_MAX) {
+	if (mask != ACPI_UINT64_MAX) {
 
 		/* Decode the update rule */
 
@@ -678,8 +673,8 @@ acpi_ex_extract_from_field(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 			   void *buffer, u32 buffer_length)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
-	acpi_integer raw_datum;
-	acpi_integer merged_datum;
+	u64 raw_datum;
+	u64 merged_datum;
 	u32 field_offset = 0;
 	u32 buffer_offset = 0;
 	u32 buffer_tail_bits;
@@ -804,10 +799,10 @@ acpi_ex_insert_into_field(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 			  void *buffer, u32 buffer_length)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
-	acpi_integer mask;
-	acpi_integer width_mask;
-	acpi_integer merged_datum;
-	acpi_integer raw_datum = 0;
+	u64 mask;
+	u64 width_mask;
+	u64 merged_datum;
+	u64 raw_datum = 0;
 	u32 field_offset = 0;
 	u32 buffer_offset = 0;
 	u32 buffer_tail_bits;
@@ -855,7 +850,7 @@ acpi_ex_insert_into_field(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 	 * shift operator
 	 */
 	if (obj_desc->common_field.access_bit_width == ACPI_INTEGER_BIT_SIZE) {
-		width_mask = ACPI_INTEGER_MAX;
+		width_mask = ACPI_UINT64_MAX;
 	} else {
 		width_mask =
 		    ACPI_MASK_BITS_ABOVE(obj_desc->common_field.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmisc.c
index 998eac329937..c5bb1eeed2df 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmisc.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ acpi_ex_do_concatenate(union acpi_operand_object *operand0,
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_integer
-acpi_ex_do_math_op(u16 opcode, acpi_integer integer0, acpi_integer integer1)
+u64 acpi_ex_do_math_op(u16 opcode, u64 integer0, u64 integer1)
 {
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
@@ -498,8 +497,7 @@ acpi_ex_do_math_op(u16 opcode, acpi_integer integer0, acpi_integer integer1)
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ex_do_logical_numeric_op(u16 opcode,
-			      acpi_integer integer0,
-			      acpi_integer integer1, u8 * logical_result)
+			      u64 integer0, u64 integer1, u8 *logical_result)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	u8 local_result = FALSE;
@@ -564,8 +562,8 @@ acpi_ex_do_logical_op(u16 opcode,
 		      union acpi_operand_object *operand1, u8 * logical_result)
 {
 	union acpi_operand_object *local_operand1 = operand1;
-	acpi_integer integer0;
-	acpi_integer integer1;
+	u64 integer0;
+	u64 integer1;
 	u32 length0;
 	u32 length1;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c
index 3c456bd575d0..cc8a10268f68 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exmutex.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exnames.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exnames.c
index ffdae122d94a..679f308c5a89 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exnames.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
index 752fe48b2d20..99adbab5acbf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg1.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	union acpi_operand_object *return_desc2 = NULL;
 	u32 temp32;
 	u32 i;
-	acpi_integer power_of_ten;
-	acpi_integer digit;
+	u64 power_of_ten;
+	u64 digit;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_STR(ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R,
 				acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(walk_state->opcode));
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 				/* Sum the digit into the result with the current power of 10 */
 
 				return_desc->integer.value +=
-				    (((acpi_integer) temp32) * power_of_ten);
+				    (((u64) temp32) * power_of_ten);
 
 				/* Shift to next BCD digit */
 
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 				 * remainder from above
 				 */
 				return_desc->integer.value |=
-				    (((acpi_integer) temp32) << ACPI_MUL_4(i));
+				    (((u64) temp32) << ACPI_MUL_4(i));
 			}
 
 			/* Overflow if there is any data left in Digit */
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
 			/* The object exists in the namespace, return TRUE */
 
-			return_desc->integer.value = ACPI_INTEGER_MAX;
+			return_desc->integer.value = ACPI_UINT64_MAX;
 			goto cleanup;
 
 		default:
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	union acpi_operand_object *return_desc = NULL;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	u32 type;
-	acpi_integer value;
+	u64 value;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_STR(ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R,
 				acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(walk_state->opcode));
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_1A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 		 * return_desc->Integer.Value is initially == 0 (FALSE) from above.
 		 */
 		if (!operand[0]->integer.value) {
-			return_desc->integer.value = ACPI_INTEGER_MAX;
+			return_desc->integer.value = ACPI_UINT64_MAX;
 		}
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
index 85d95c92dfd3..22841bbbe63c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 {
 	union acpi_operand_object **operand = &walk_state->operands[0];
 	union acpi_operand_object *return_desc = NULL;
-	acpi_integer index;
+	u64 index;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	acpi_size length;
 
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	 * Default is FALSE (zero)
 	 */
 	if (logical_result) {
-		return_desc->integer.value = ACPI_INTEGER_MAX;
+		return_desc->integer.value = ACPI_UINT64_MAX;
 	}
 
       cleanup:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg3.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg3.c
index 253f9e122584..8bb1012ef44e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg3.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg3.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_3A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	union acpi_operand_object *return_desc = NULL;
 	char *buffer = NULL;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-	acpi_integer index;
+	u64 index;
 	acpi_size length;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_STR(ex_opcode_3A_1T_1R,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg6.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg6.c
index 295542e6bd51..f256b6a25f2e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg6.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg6.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_6A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 	union acpi_operand_object **operand = &walk_state->operands[0];
 	union acpi_operand_object *return_desc = NULL;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-	acpi_integer index;
+	u64 index;
 	union acpi_operand_object *this_element;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_STR(ex_opcode_6A_0T_1R,
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_6A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 		}
 
 		/* Create an integer for the return value */
-		/* Default return value is ACPI_INTEGER_MAX if no match found */
+		/* Default return value is ACPI_UINT64_MAX if no match found */
 
-		return_desc = acpi_ut_create_integer_object(ACPI_INTEGER_MAX);
+		return_desc = acpi_ut_create_integer_object(ACPI_UINT64_MAX);
 		if (!return_desc) {
 			status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 			goto cleanup;
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_6A_0T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 		 *
 		 * Upon finding a match, the loop will terminate via "break" at
 		 * the bottom.  If it terminates "normally", match_value will be
-		 * ACPI_INTEGER_MAX (Ones) (its initial value) indicating that no
+		 * ACPI_UINT64_MAX (Ones) (its initial value) indicating that no
 		 * match was found.
 		 */
 		for (; index < operand[0]->package.count; index++) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
index 52fec07064f0..edf62bf5b266 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exprep.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exregion.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exregion.c
index 2bd83ac57c3a..486b2e5661b6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exregion.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exregion.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
 				    acpi_physical_address address,
 				    u32 bit_width,
-				    acpi_integer * value,
+				    u64 *value,
 				    void *handler_context, void *region_context)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
 	 * Hardware does not support non-aligned data transfers, we must verify
 	 * the request.
 	 */
-	(void)acpi_ut_short_divide((acpi_integer) address, length, NULL,
-				   &remainder);
+	(void)acpi_ut_short_divide((u64) address, length, NULL, &remainder);
 	if (remainder != 0) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_ALIGNMENT);
 	}
@@ -128,10 +127,9 @@ acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
 	 *    2) Address beyond the current mapping?
 	 */
 	if ((address < mem_info->mapped_physical_address) ||
-	    (((acpi_integer) address + length) > ((acpi_integer)
-						  mem_info->
-						  mapped_physical_address +
-						  mem_info->mapped_length))) {
+	    (((u64) address + length) > ((u64)
+					 mem_info->mapped_physical_address +
+					 mem_info->mapped_length))) {
 		/*
 		 * The request cannot be resolved by the current memory mapping;
 		 * Delete the existing mapping and create a new one.
@@ -193,8 +191,7 @@ acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
 	 * access
 	 */
 	logical_addr_ptr = mem_info->mapped_logical_address +
-	    ((acpi_integer) address -
-	     (acpi_integer) mem_info->mapped_physical_address);
+	    ((u64) address - (u64) mem_info->mapped_physical_address);
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 			  "System-Memory (width %d) R/W %d Address=%8.8X%8.8X\n",
@@ -215,19 +212,19 @@ acpi_ex_system_memory_space_handler(u32 function,
 		*value = 0;
 		switch (bit_width) {
 		case 8:
-			*value = (acpi_integer) ACPI_GET8(logical_addr_ptr);
+			*value = (u64) ACPI_GET8(logical_addr_ptr);
 			break;
 
 		case 16:
-			*value = (acpi_integer) ACPI_GET16(logical_addr_ptr);
+			*value = (u64) ACPI_GET16(logical_addr_ptr);
 			break;
 
 		case 32:
-			*value = (acpi_integer) ACPI_GET32(logical_addr_ptr);
+			*value = (u64) ACPI_GET32(logical_addr_ptr);
 			break;
 
 		case 64:
-			*value = (acpi_integer) ACPI_GET64(logical_addr_ptr);
+			*value = (u64) ACPI_GET64(logical_addr_ptr);
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -291,7 +288,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_system_io_space_handler(u32 function,
 				acpi_physical_address address,
 				u32 bit_width,
-				acpi_integer * value,
+				u64 *value,
 				void *handler_context, void *region_context)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
@@ -350,7 +347,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_pci_config_space_handler(u32 function,
 				 acpi_physical_address address,
 				 u32 bit_width,
-				 acpi_integer * value,
+				 u64 *value,
 				 void *handler_context, void *region_context)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
@@ -425,7 +422,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_cmos_space_handler(u32 function,
 			   acpi_physical_address address,
 			   u32 bit_width,
-			   acpi_integer * value,
+			   u64 *value,
 			   void *handler_context, void *region_context)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
@@ -457,7 +454,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_pci_bar_space_handler(u32 function,
 			      acpi_physical_address address,
 			      u32 bit_width,
-			      acpi_integer * value,
+			      u64 *value,
 			      void *handler_context, void *region_context)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
@@ -489,7 +486,7 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ex_data_table_space_handler(u32 function,
 				 acpi_physical_address address,
 				 u32 bit_width,
-				 acpi_integer * value,
+				 u64 *value,
 				 void *handler_context, void *region_context)
 {
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_data_table_space_handler);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresnte.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresnte.c
index 607958ff467c..fdc1b27999ef 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresnte.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresnte.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresolv.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresolv.c
index c93b54ce7f78..fdd6a7079b97 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresolv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresolv.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresop.c
index 5c729a9e9131..c5ecd615f145 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exresop.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstore.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstore.c
index 6efd07a4f779..702b9ecfd44b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstore.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstore.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstoren.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstoren.c
index 608e838d537e..d4af684620ca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstoren.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstoren.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstorob.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstorob.c
index 257706e7734f..e972b667b09b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstorob.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exstorob.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
index 3d00b9357233..e11b6cb42a57 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_stall(u32 how_long)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_suspend(acpi_integer how_long)
+acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_suspend(u64 how_long)
 {
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
index 7d41f99f7052..74c24d517f81 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exutils")
 
 /* Local prototypes */
-static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(acpi_integer value, u32 base);
+static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(u64 value, u32 base);
 
 #ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ void acpi_ex_truncate_for32bit_table(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
 		 * We are running a method that exists in a 32-bit ACPI table.
 		 * Truncate the value to 32 bits by zeroing out the upper 32-bit field
 		 */
-		obj_desc->integer.value &= (acpi_integer) ACPI_UINT32_MAX;
+		obj_desc->integer.value &= (u64) ACPI_UINT32_MAX;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -327,14 +327,14 @@ void acpi_ex_release_global_lock(u32 field_flags)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(acpi_integer value, u32 base)
+static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(u64 value, u32 base)
 {
 	u32 num_digits;
-	acpi_integer current_value;
+	u64 current_value;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_digits_needed);
 
-	/* acpi_integer is unsigned, so we don't worry about a '-' prefix */
+	/* u64 is unsigned, so we don't worry about a '-' prefix */
 
 	if (value == 0) {
 		return_UINT32(1);
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(acpi_integer value, u32 base)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *out_string, acpi_integer compressed_id)
+void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *out_string, u64 compressed_id)
 {
 	u32 swapped_id;
 
@@ -394,10 +394,10 @@ void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *out_string, acpi_integer compressed_id)
 	    (char)(0x40 + (((unsigned long)swapped_id >> 26) & 0x1F));
 	out_string[1] = (char)(0x40 + ((swapped_id >> 21) & 0x1F));
 	out_string[2] = (char)(0x40 + ((swapped_id >> 16) & 0x1F));
-	out_string[3] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer)swapped_id, 12);
-	out_string[4] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer)swapped_id, 8);
-	out_string[5] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer)swapped_id, 4);
-	out_string[6] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((acpi_integer)swapped_id, 0);
+	out_string[3] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((u64) swapped_id, 12);
+	out_string[4] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((u64) swapped_id, 8);
+	out_string[5] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((u64) swapped_id, 4);
+	out_string[6] = acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char((u64) swapped_id, 0);
 	out_string[7] = 0;
 }
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ void acpi_ex_eisa_id_to_string(char *out_string, acpi_integer compressed_id)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void acpi_ex_integer_to_string(char *out_string, acpi_integer value)
+void acpi_ex_integer_to_string(char *out_string, u64 value)
 {
 	u32 count;
 	u32 digits_needed;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c
index 9af361a191e7..679a112a7d26 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwacpi.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
index c28c41b3180b..bd72319a38f0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwgpe.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ acpi_hw_get_gpe_status(struct acpi_gpe_event_info * gpe_event_info,
 
 	status = acpi_hw_read(&in_byte, &gpe_register_info->status_address);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
+		return (status);
 	}
 
 	if (register_bit & in_byte) {
@@ -234,9 +234,7 @@ acpi_hw_get_gpe_status(struct acpi_gpe_event_info * gpe_event_info,
 	/* Set return value */
 
 	(*event_status) = local_event_status;
-
-      unlock_and_exit:
-	return (status);
+	return (AE_OK);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
index 15c9ed2be853..ec7fc227b33f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwregs.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwsleep.c
index cc22f9a585b0..5e6d4dbb8024 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwsleep.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
index 6b282e85d039..1ef8e0bb250b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ acpi_get_timer_duration(u32 start_ticks, u32 end_ticks, u32 * time_elapsed)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	u32 delta_ticks;
-	acpi_integer quotient;
+	u64 quotient;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_get_timer_duration);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
index ec33f270c5b7..e26c17d4b716 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2009, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
index 647c7b6e6756..50cc3be77724 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxface.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
index d622ba770000..aa2b80132d0a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
index 8a58a1b85aa0..982269c1fa48 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsalloc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdump.c
index e37836e27e29..0689d36638d9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdump.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
index 36be7f0e97ec..d2a97921e249 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsdumpdv.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
index af9fe9103734..f52829cc294b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
index 4f8abac231d2..9bd6f050f299 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index a7234e60e985..df18be94fefe 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
index 8f9a4875ce26..959372451635 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsobject.c
index 60f3af08d28c..41a9213dd5af 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsobject.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
index 662a4bd5b621..27cda52c76bc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
index d34fa59548f7..7096bcda0c72 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nspredef.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 	 * Note: Package may have been newly created by call above.
 	 */
 	if ((*return_object_ptr)->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE) {
+		data->parent_package = *return_object_ptr;
 		status = acpi_ns_check_package(data, return_object_ptr);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			goto exit;
@@ -710,6 +711,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		sub_package = *elements;
 		sub_elements = sub_package->package.elements;
+		data->parent_package = sub_package;
 
 		/* Each sub-object must be of type Package */
 
@@ -721,6 +723,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 
 		/* Examine the different types of expected sub-packages */
 
+		data->parent_package = sub_package;
 		switch (package->ret_info.type) {
 		case ACPI_PTYPE2:
 		case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
@@ -800,7 +803,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 
 			/*
 			 * First element is the (Integer) count of elements, including
-			 * the count field.
+			 * the count field (the ACPI name is num_elements)
 			 */
 			status = acpi_ns_check_object_type(data, sub_elements,
 							   ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER,
@@ -822,6 +825,16 @@ acpi_ns_check_package_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 				expected_count = package->ret_info.count1;
 				goto package_too_small;
 			}
+			if (expected_count == 0) {
+				/*
+				 * Either the num_entries element was originally zero or it was
+				 * a NULL element and repaired to an Integer of value zero.
+				 * In either case, repair it by setting num_entries to be the
+				 * actual size of the subpackage.
+				 */
+				expected_count = sub_package->package.count;
+				(*sub_elements)->integer.value = expected_count;
+			}
 
 			/* Check the type of each sub-package element */
 
@@ -945,10 +958,18 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 	char type_buffer[48];	/* Room for 5 types */
 
 	/*
-	 * If we get a NULL return_object here, it is a NULL package element,
-	 * and this is always an error.
+	 * If we get a NULL return_object here, it is a NULL package element.
+	 * Since all extraneous NULL package elements were removed earlier by a
+	 * call to acpi_ns_remove_null_elements, this is an unexpected NULL element.
+	 * We will attempt to repair it.
 	 */
 	if (!return_object) {
+		status = acpi_ns_repair_null_element(data, expected_btypes,
+						     package_index,
+						     return_object_ptr);
+		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+			return (AE_OK);	/* Repair was successful */
+		}
 		goto type_error_exit;
 	}
 
@@ -1000,27 +1021,25 @@ acpi_ns_check_object_type(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 
 	/* Is the object one of the expected types? */
 
-	if (!(return_btype & expected_btypes)) {
+	if (return_btype & expected_btypes) {
 
-		/* Type mismatch -- attempt repair of the returned object */
+		/* For reference objects, check that the reference type is correct */
 
-		status = acpi_ns_repair_object(data, expected_btypes,
-					       package_index,
-					       return_object_ptr);
-		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-			return (AE_OK);	/* Repair was successful */
+		if (return_object->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
+			status = acpi_ns_check_reference(data, return_object);
 		}
-		goto type_error_exit;
+
+		return (status);
 	}
 
-	/* For reference objects, check that the reference type is correct */
+	/* Type mismatch -- attempt repair of the returned object */
 
-	if (return_object->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE) {
-		status = acpi_ns_check_reference(data, return_object);
+	status = acpi_ns_repair_object(data, expected_btypes,
+				       package_index, return_object_ptr);
+	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+		return (AE_OK);	/* Repair was successful */
 	}
 
-	return (status);
-
       type_error_exit:
 
 	/* Create a string with all expected types for this predefined object */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
index 4fd1bdb056b2..d4be37751be4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2009, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
 #include "acinterp.h"
+#include "acpredef.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsrepair")
@@ -71,6 +72,12 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsrepair")
  * Buffer  -> Package of Integers
  * Package -> Package of one Package
  *
+ * Additional possible repairs:
+ *
+ * Optional/unnecessary NULL package elements removed
+ * Required package elements that are NULL replaced by Integer/String/Buffer
+ * Incorrect standalone package wrapped with required outer package
+ *
  ******************************************************************************/
 /* Local prototypes */
 static acpi_status
@@ -506,6 +513,172 @@ acpi_ns_convert_to_package(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_null_element
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ *              expected_btypes     - Object types expected
+ *              package_index       - Index of object within parent package (if
+ *                                    applicable - ACPI_NOT_PACKAGE_ELEMENT
+ *                                    otherwise)
+ *              return_object_ptr   - Pointer to the object returned from the
+ *                                    evaluation of a method or object
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status. AE_OK if repair was successful.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Attempt to repair a NULL element of a returned Package object.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_repair_null_element(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+			    u32 expected_btypes,
+			    u32 package_index,
+			    union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr)
+{
+	union acpi_operand_object *return_object = *return_object_ptr;
+	union acpi_operand_object *new_object;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ns_repair_null_element);
+
+	/* No repair needed if return object is non-NULL */
+
+	if (return_object) {
+		return (AE_OK);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Attempt to repair a NULL element of a Package object. This applies to
+	 * predefined names that return a fixed-length package and each element
+	 * is required. It does not apply to variable-length packages where NULL
+	 * elements are allowed, especially at the end of the package.
+	 */
+	if (expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER) {
+
+		/* Need an Integer - create a zero-value integer */
+
+		new_object = acpi_ut_create_integer_object(0);
+	} else if (expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_STRING) {
+
+		/* Need a String - create a NULL string */
+
+		new_object = acpi_ut_create_string_object(0);
+	} else if (expected_btypes & ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER) {
+
+		/* Need a Buffer - create a zero-length buffer */
+
+		new_object = acpi_ut_create_buffer_object(0);
+	} else {
+		/* Error for all other expected types */
+
+		return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
+	}
+
+	if (!new_object) {
+		return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	/* Set the reference count according to the parent Package object */
+
+	new_object->common.reference_count =
+	    data->parent_package->common.reference_count;
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_REPAIR,
+			  "%s: Converted NULL package element to expected %s at index %u\n",
+			  data->pathname,
+			  acpi_ut_get_object_type_name(new_object),
+			  package_index));
+
+	*return_object_ptr = new_object;
+	data->flags |= ACPI_OBJECT_REPAIRED;
+	return (AE_OK);
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_remove_null_elements
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
+ *              package_type        - An acpi_return_package_types value
+ *              obj_desc            - A Package object
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Remove all NULL package elements from packages that contain
+ *              a variable number of sub-packages. For these types of
+ *              packages, NULL elements can be safely removed.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_ns_remove_null_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+			     u8 package_type,
+			     union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
+{
+	union acpi_operand_object **source;
+	union acpi_operand_object **dest;
+	u32 count;
+	u32 new_count;
+	u32 i;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ns_remove_null_elements);
+
+	/*
+	 * PTYPE1 packages contain no subpackages.
+	 * PTYPE2 packages contain a variable number of sub-packages. We can
+	 * safely remove all NULL elements from the PTYPE2 packages.
+	 */
+	switch (package_type) {
+	case ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED:
+	case ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR:
+	case ACPI_PTYPE1_OPTION:
+		return;
+
+	case ACPI_PTYPE2:
+	case ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT:
+	case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
+	case ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED:
+	case ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN:
+	case ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED:
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		return;
+	}
+
+	count = obj_desc->package.count;
+	new_count = count;
+
+	source = obj_desc->package.elements;
+	dest = source;
+
+	/* Examine all elements of the package object, remove nulls */
+
+	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		if (!*source) {
+			new_count--;
+		} else {
+			*dest = *source;
+			dest++;
+		}
+		source++;
+	}
+
+	/* Update parent package if any null elements were removed */
+
+	if (new_count < count) {
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_REPAIR,
+				  "%s: Found and removed %u NULL elements\n",
+				  data->pathname, (count - new_count)));
+
+		/* NULL terminate list and update the package count */
+
+		*dest = NULL;
+		obj_desc->package.count = new_count;
+	}
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_repair_package_list
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
index f13691c1cca5..61bd0f6755d2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsrepair2.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2009, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
-#include "acpredef.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsrepair2")
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ acpi_ns_check_sorted_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 			  u32 sort_index,
 			  u8 sort_direction, char *sort_key_name);
 
-static acpi_status
+static void
 acpi_ns_sort_list(union acpi_operand_object **elements,
 		  u32 count, u32 index, u8 sort_direction);
 
@@ -443,7 +442,6 @@ acpi_ns_check_sorted_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 	union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
 	u32 i;
 	u32 previous_value;
-	acpi_status status;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ns_check_sorted_list);
 
@@ -494,19 +492,15 @@ acpi_ns_check_sorted_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 
 		/*
 		 * The list must be sorted in the specified order. If we detect a
-		 * discrepancy, issue a warning and sort the entire list
+		 * discrepancy, sort the entire list.
 		 */
 		if (((sort_direction == ACPI_SORT_ASCENDING) &&
 		     (obj_desc->integer.value < previous_value)) ||
 		    ((sort_direction == ACPI_SORT_DESCENDING) &&
 		     (obj_desc->integer.value > previous_value))) {
-			status =
-			    acpi_ns_sort_list(return_object->package.elements,
-					      outer_element_count, sort_index,
-					      sort_direction);
-			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-				return (status);
-			}
+			acpi_ns_sort_list(return_object->package.elements,
+					  outer_element_count, sort_index,
+					  sort_direction);
 
 			data->flags |= ACPI_OBJECT_REPAIRED;
 
@@ -525,89 +519,6 @@ acpi_ns_check_sorted_list(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_remove_null_elements
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Data                - Pointer to validation data structure
- *              package_type        - An acpi_return_package_types value
- *              obj_desc            - A Package object
- *
- * RETURN:      None.
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Remove all NULL package elements from packages that contain
- *              a variable number of sub-packages.
- *
- *****************************************************************************/
-
-void
-acpi_ns_remove_null_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
-			     u8 package_type,
-			     union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
-{
-	union acpi_operand_object **source;
-	union acpi_operand_object **dest;
-	u32 count;
-	u32 new_count;
-	u32 i;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ns_remove_null_elements);
-
-	/*
-	 * PTYPE1 packages contain no subpackages.
-	 * PTYPE2 packages contain a variable number of sub-packages. We can
-	 * safely remove all NULL elements from the PTYPE2 packages.
-	 */
-	switch (package_type) {
-	case ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED:
-	case ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR:
-	case ACPI_PTYPE1_OPTION:
-		return;
-
-	case ACPI_PTYPE2:
-	case ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT:
-	case ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT:
-	case ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED:
-	case ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN:
-	case ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED:
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		return;
-	}
-
-	count = obj_desc->package.count;
-	new_count = count;
-
-	source = obj_desc->package.elements;
-	dest = source;
-
-	/* Examine all elements of the package object, remove nulls */
-
-	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		if (!*source) {
-			new_count--;
-		} else {
-			*dest = *source;
-			dest++;
-		}
-		source++;
-	}
-
-	/* Update parent package if any null elements were removed */
-
-	if (new_count < count) {
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_REPAIR,
-				  "%s: Found and removed %u NULL elements\n",
-				  data->pathname, (count - new_count)));
-
-		/* NULL terminate list and update the package count */
-
-		*dest = NULL;
-		obj_desc->package.count = new_count;
-	}
-}
-
-/******************************************************************************
- *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_sort_list
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Elements            - Package object element list
@@ -615,15 +526,16 @@ acpi_ns_remove_null_elements(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
  *              Index               - Sort by which package element
  *              sort_direction      - Ascending or Descending sort
  *
- * RETURN:      Status
+ * RETURN:      None
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Sort the objects that are in a package element list.
  *
- * NOTE: Assumes that all NULL elements have been removed from the package.
+ * NOTE: Assumes that all NULL elements have been removed from the package,
+ *       and that all elements have been verified to be of type Integer.
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
-static acpi_status
+static void
 acpi_ns_sort_list(union acpi_operand_object **elements,
 		  u32 count, u32 index, u8 sort_direction)
 {
@@ -652,6 +564,4 @@ acpi_ns_sort_list(union acpi_operand_object **elements,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	return (AE_OK);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
index 7e865639a928..08f8b3f5ccaa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
index 47d91e668a1b..24d05a87a2a3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nswalk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nswalk.c
index d7e6b52b4482..00e79fb26029 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nswalk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nswalk.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
index f0c0892bc7e5..ebef8a7fd707 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -562,25 +562,20 @@ acpi_ns_get_device_callback(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 		return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
 
-	/* Run _STA to determine if device is present */
-
-	status = acpi_ut_execute_STA(node, &flags);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return (AE_CTRL_DEPTH);
-	}
-
-	if (!(flags & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_PRESENT) &&
-	    !(flags & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_FUNCTIONING)) {
-		/*
-		 * Don't examine the children of the device only when the
-		 * device is neither present nor functional. See ACPI spec,
-		 * description of _STA for more information.
-		 */
-		return (AE_CTRL_DEPTH);
-	}
-
-	/* Filter based on device HID & CID */
-
+	/*
+	 * First, filter based on the device HID and CID.
+	 *
+	 * 01/2010: For this case where a specific HID is requested, we don't
+	 * want to run _STA until we have an actual HID match. Thus, we will
+	 * not unnecessarily execute _STA on devices for which the caller
+	 * doesn't care about. Previously, _STA was executed unconditionally
+	 * on all devices found here.
+	 *
+	 * A side-effect of this change is that now we will continue to search
+	 * for a matching HID even under device trees where the parent device
+	 * would have returned a _STA that indicates it is not present or
+	 * not functioning (thus aborting the search on that branch).
+	 */
 	if (info->hid != NULL) {
 		status = acpi_ut_execute_HID(node, &hid);
 		if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
@@ -620,6 +615,25 @@ acpi_ns_get_device_callback(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Run _STA to determine if device is present */
+
+	status = acpi_ut_execute_STA(node, &flags);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return (AE_CTRL_DEPTH);
+	}
+
+	if (!(flags & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_PRESENT) &&
+	    !(flags & ACPI_STA_DEVICE_FUNCTIONING)) {
+		/*
+		 * Don't examine the children of the device only when the
+		 * device is neither present nor functional. See ACPI spec,
+		 * description of _STA for more information.
+		 */
+		return (AE_CTRL_DEPTH);
+	}
+
+	/* We have a valid device, invoke the user function */
+
 	status = info->user_function(obj_handle, nesting_level, info->context,
 				     return_value);
 	return (status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index e611dd961b20..b01e45a415e3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
index 0cc6ba01a495..eafef24ea448 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfobj.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
index b161f3544b51..00493e108a01 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
 		/* Get 1 byte from the AML stream */
 
 		opcode = AML_BYTE_OP;
-		arg->common.value.integer = (acpi_integer) * aml;
+		arg->common.value.integer = (u64) *aml;
 		length = 1;
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
index 0988e4a8901d..59aabaeab1d3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
index 3bc3a60194d6..2b0c3be2b1b8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
index 4df8f139026c..8d81542194d4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psscope.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psscope.c
index 2feca5ca9581..40e2b279ea12 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psscope.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psscope.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/pstree.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/pstree.c
index 4d3389118ec3..d4b970c3630b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/pstree.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/pstree.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
index e636e078ad3d..fe29eee5adb1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/pswalk.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/pswalk.c
index 78b8b791f2ae..8abb9629443d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/pswalk.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/pswalk.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
index d0c1b91eb8ca..6064dd4e94c2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
index 1e437bfd8db5..226c806ae986 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsaddr.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
index 3c4dcc3d1069..d6ebf7ec622d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscalc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
index a3c23d686d5f..f2ee3b548609 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table(union acpi_operand_object *package_object,
 
 	/*
 	 * Loop through the ACPI_INTERNAL_OBJECTS - Each object should be a
-	 * package that in turn contains an acpi_integer Address, a u8 Pin,
+	 * package that in turn contains an u64 Address, a u8 Pin,
 	 * a Name, and a u8 source_index.
 	 */
 	top_object_list = package_object->package.elements;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsdump.c
index 3f0ca5a12d34..f859b0386fe4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsdump.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsinfo.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsinfo.c
index 77b25fdb459c..1fd868b964fd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsinfo.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsio.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsio.c
index 35a49aa95609..33bff17c0bbc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsio.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsio.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsirq.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsirq.c
index 2e0256983aa6..545da40d7fa7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsirq.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsirq.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
index 1b1dbc69f087..fd057c72d252 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rslist.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmemory.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmemory.c
index ddc76cebdc92..887b8ba8c432 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmemory.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmemory.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmisc.c
index 5bc49a553284..07de352fa443 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsmisc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsutils.c
index bc03d5966829..22cfcfbd9fff 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsutils.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
index f27feb4772f6..9f6a6e7e1c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rsxface.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
index c016335fb759..f43fbe0fc3fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfadt.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
index 1054dfd49207..e252180ce61c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbfind.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
index 63e82329a9e8..7ec02b0f69e0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
index 1f15497f00d1..02723a9fb10c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbutils.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
index a88f02bd6c94..5217a6159a31 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfroot.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfroot.c
index 85ea834199e2..dda6e8c497d3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfroot.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfroot.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utalloc.c
index 7580f6b3069e..3d706b8fd449 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utalloc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.c
index f857c5efb79f..97ec3621e71d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utcopy.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
index 527d729f6815..983510640059 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -460,8 +460,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_status_exit)
 void
 acpi_ut_value_exit(u32 line_number,
 		   const char *function_name,
-		   const char *module_name,
-		   u32 component_id, acpi_integer value)
+		   const char *module_name, u32 component_id, u64 value)
 {
 
 	acpi_debug_print(ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
index 96e26e70c63d..16b51c69606a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
index 5d54e36ab453..7f5e734ce7f7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uteval.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ acpi_ut_evaluate_object(struct acpi_namespace_node *prefix_node,
 acpi_status
 acpi_ut_evaluate_numeric_object(char *object_name,
 				struct acpi_namespace_node *device_node,
-				acpi_integer *value)
+				u64 *value)
 {
 	union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
 	acpi_status status;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
index 3f2c68f4e959..eda3e656c4af 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static const char acpi_gbl_hex_to_ascii[] = {
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(acpi_integer integer, u32 position)
+char acpi_ut_hex_to_ascii_char(u64 integer, u32 position)
 {
 
 	return (acpi_gbl_hex_to_ascii[(integer >> position) & 0xF]);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
index 52eaae404554..1397fadd0d4b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utids.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2009, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
index 9d0919ebf7b0..a39c93dac719 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utlock.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utlock.c
index 25e03120686d..b081cd46a15f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utlock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utlock.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2009, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
index c9f682d640ef..35059a14eb72 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -70,9 +70,8 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utmath")
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer dividend,
-		     u32 divisor,
-		     acpi_integer * out_quotient, u32 * out_remainder)
+acpi_ut_short_divide(u64 dividend,
+		     u32 divisor, u64 *out_quotient, u32 *out_remainder)
 {
 	union uint64_overlay dividend_ovl;
 	union uint64_overlay quotient;
@@ -126,9 +125,8 @@ acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer dividend,
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
-	       acpi_integer in_divisor,
-	       acpi_integer * out_quotient, acpi_integer * out_remainder)
+acpi_ut_divide(u64 in_dividend,
+	       u64 in_divisor, u64 *out_quotient, u64 *out_remainder)
 {
 	union uint64_overlay dividend;
 	union uint64_overlay divisor;
@@ -199,9 +197,8 @@ acpi_ut_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
 		 * The 64-bit remainder must be generated.
 		 */
 		partial1 = quotient.part.lo * divisor.part.hi;
-		partial2.full =
-		    (acpi_integer) quotient.part.lo * divisor.part.lo;
-		partial3.full = (acpi_integer) partial2.part.hi + partial1;
+		partial2.full = (u64) quotient.part.lo * divisor.part.lo;
+		partial3.full = (u64) partial2.part.hi + partial1;
 
 		remainder.part.hi = partial3.part.lo;
 		remainder.part.lo = partial2.part.lo;
@@ -257,9 +254,8 @@ acpi_ut_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
-		     u32 divisor,
-		     acpi_integer * out_quotient, u32 * out_remainder)
+acpi_ut_short_divide(u64 in_dividend,
+		     u32 divisor, u64 *out_quotient, u32 *out_remainder)
 {
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_short_divide);
@@ -284,9 +280,8 @@ acpi_ut_short_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
 }
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ut_divide(acpi_integer in_dividend,
-	       acpi_integer in_divisor,
-	       acpi_integer * out_quotient, acpi_integer * out_remainder)
+acpi_ut_divide(u64 in_dividend,
+	       u64 in_divisor, u64 *out_quotient, u64 *out_remainder)
 {
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_divide);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
index 6c6a5137b728..32982e2ac384 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -724,13 +724,12 @@ acpi_name acpi_ut_repair_name(char *name)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status
-acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, acpi_integer * ret_integer)
+acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 * ret_integer)
 {
 	u32 this_digit = 0;
-	acpi_integer return_value = 0;
-	acpi_integer quotient;
-	acpi_integer dividend;
+	u64 return_value = 0;
+	u64 quotient;
+	u64 dividend;
 	u32 to_integer_op = (base == ACPI_ANY_BASE);
 	u32 mode32 = (acpi_gbl_integer_byte_width == 4);
 	u8 valid_digits = 0;
@@ -844,9 +843,8 @@ acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, acpi_integer * ret_integer)
 
 		/* Divide the digit into the correct position */
 
-		(void)
-		    acpi_ut_short_divide((dividend - (acpi_integer) this_digit),
-					 base, &quotient, NULL);
+		(void)acpi_ut_short_divide((dividend - (u64) this_digit),
+					   base, &quotient, NULL);
 
 		if (return_value > quotient) {
 			if (to_integer_op) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
index 80bb65154117..55d014ed6d55 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utmutex")
 /* Local prototypes */
 static acpi_status acpi_ut_create_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id);
 
-static acpi_status acpi_ut_delete_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id);
+static void acpi_ut_delete_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void acpi_ut_mutex_terminate(void)
 	/* Delete each predefined mutex object */
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_MUTEX; i++) {
-		(void)acpi_ut_delete_mutex(i);
+		acpi_ut_delete_mutex(i);
 	}
 
 	/* Delete the spinlocks */
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ut_create_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32(ut_create_mutex, mutex_id);
 
-	if (mutex_id > ACPI_MAX_MUTEX) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
-	}
-
 	if (!acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex) {
 		status =
 		    acpi_os_create_mutex(&acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex);
@@ -173,21 +169,15 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ut_create_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-static acpi_status acpi_ut_delete_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
+static void acpi_ut_delete_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
 {
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32(ut_delete_mutex, mutex_id);
 
-	if (mutex_id > ACPI_MAX_MUTEX) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
-	}
-
 	acpi_os_delete_mutex(acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex);
 
 	acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
-
-	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utobject.c
index 42e658b543f1..3356f0cb0745 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utobject.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
index 91b7c00236f4..7965919000b1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstate.c
index 0440c958f5a4..d35d109b8da2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstate.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
index b1f5f680bc78..db9d8ca57987 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2008, Intel Corp.
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2010, Intel Corp.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without