Merge branch 'acpica'

* acpica: (40 commits)
  ACPICA: Update version to 20171215
  ACPICA: trivial style fix, no functional change
  ACPICA: Fix a couple memory leaks during package object resolution
  ACPICA: Recognize the Windows 10 version 1607 and 1703 OSI strings
  ACPICA: DT compiler: prevent error if optional field at the end of table is not present
  ACPICA: Rename a global variable, no functional change
  ACPICA: Create and deploy safe version of strncpy
  ACPICA: Cleanup the global variables and update comments
  ACPICA: Debugger: fix slight indentation issue
  ACPICA: Fix a regression in the acpi_evaluate_object_type() interface
  ACPICA: Update for a few debug output statements
  ACPICA: Debug output, no functional change
  ACPICA: Update information in MAINTAINERS
  ACPICA: Rename variable to match upstream
  ACPICA: Update version to 20171110
  ACPICA: ACPI 6.2: Additional PPTT flags
  ACPICA: Update linkage for get mutex name interface
  ACPICA: Update mutex error messages, no functional change
  ACPICA: Debugger: add "background" command for method execution
  ACPICA: Small typo fix, no functional change
  ...

40 files changed, 672 insertions, 262 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acapps.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acapps.h
index 7a1a68b5ac5c..2243c8164b34 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acapps.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acapps.h
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@
 	prefix, ACPICA_COPYRIGHT, \
 	prefix
 
+#define ACPI_COMMON_BUILD_TIME \
+	"Build date/time: %s %s\n", __DATE__, __TIME__
+
 /* Macros for usage messages */
 
 #define ACPI_USAGE_HEADER(usage) \
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
index 71743e5252f5..54b8d9df9423 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ void
 acpi_db_execute(char *name, char **args, acpi_object_type *types, u32 flags);
 
 void
+acpi_db_create_execution_thread(char *method_name_arg,
+				char **arguments, acpi_object_type *types);
+
+void
 acpi_db_create_execution_threads(char *num_threads_arg,
 				 char *num_loops_arg, char *method_name_arg);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 95eed442703f..45ef3f5dc9ad 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
- * Globals related to the ACPI tables
+ * Globals related to the incoming ACPI tables
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_integer_nybble_width);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
- * Mutual exclusion within ACPICA subsystem
+ * Mutual exclusion within the ACPICA subsystem
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_next_owner_id_offset);
 
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_namespace_initialized, FALSE);
 
-/* Misc */
+/* Miscellaneous */
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_original_mode);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_ns_lookup_count);
@@ -191,10 +191,9 @@ extern const char acpi_gbl_lower_hex_digits[];
 extern const char acpi_gbl_upper_hex_digits[];
 extern const struct acpi_opcode_info acpi_gbl_aml_op_info[AML_NUM_OPCODES];
 
-#ifdef ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS
-
 /* Lists for tracking memory allocations (debug only) */
 
+#ifdef ACPI_DBG_TRACK_ALLOCATIONS
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_memory_list *, acpi_gbl_global_list);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_memory_list *, acpi_gbl_ns_node_list);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_display_final_mem_stats);
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_disable_mem_tracking);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
- * Namespace globals
+ * ACPI Namespace
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -234,15 +233,20 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_nesting_level, 0);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
- * Interpreter globals
+ * Interpreter/Parser globals
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_thread_state *, acpi_gbl_current_walk_list);
-
 /* Control method single step flag */
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_cm_single_step);
+ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_thread_state *, acpi_gbl_current_walk_list);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(union acpi_parse_object, *acpi_gbl_current_scope, NULL);
+
+/* ASL/ASL+ converter */
+
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_capture_comments, FALSE);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_last_list_head, NULL);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
@@ -252,7 +256,6 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_cm_single_step);
 
 extern struct acpi_bit_register_info
     acpi_gbl_bit_register_info[ACPI_NUM_BITREG];
-
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_sleep_type_a);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_sleep_type_b);
 
@@ -263,7 +266,6 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_sleep_type_b);
  ****************************************************************************/
 
 #if (!ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE)
-
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_all_gpes_initialized);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *, acpi_gbl_gpe_xrupt_list_head);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *,
@@ -272,10 +274,8 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_event_handler, acpi_gbl_global_event_handler);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(void *, acpi_gbl_global_event_handler_context);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_fixed_event_handler,
 	    acpi_gbl_fixed_event_handlers[ACPI_NUM_FIXED_EVENTS]);
-
 extern struct acpi_fixed_event_info
     acpi_gbl_fixed_event_info[ACPI_NUM_FIXED_EVENTS];
-
 #endif				/* !ACPI_REDUCED_HARDWARE */
 
 /*****************************************************************************
@@ -291,14 +291,14 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gpe_count);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_sci_count);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_fixed_event_count[ACPI_NUM_FIXED_EVENTS]);
 
-/* Support for dynamic control method tracing mechanism */
+/* Dynamic control method tracing mechanism */
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_original_dbg_level);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_original_dbg_layer);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
- * Debugger and Disassembler globals
+ * Debugger and Disassembler
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_external_file *, acpi_gbl_external_file_list);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUGGER
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_abort_method, FALSE);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_thread_id, acpi_gbl_db_thread_id, ACPI_INVALID_THREAD_ID);
 
@@ -340,7 +339,6 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_db_console_debug_level);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_namespace_node *, acpi_gbl_db_scope_node);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_db_terminate_loop);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_db_threads_terminated);
-
 ACPI_GLOBAL(char *, acpi_gbl_db_args[ACPI_DEBUGGER_MAX_ARGS]);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(acpi_object_type, acpi_gbl_db_arg_types[ACPI_DEBUGGER_MAX_ARGS]);
 
@@ -350,32 +348,33 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(char, acpi_gbl_db_parsed_buf[ACPI_DB_LINE_BUFFER_SIZE]);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(char, acpi_gbl_db_scope_buf[ACPI_DB_LINE_BUFFER_SIZE]);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(char, acpi_gbl_db_debug_filename[ACPI_DB_LINE_BUFFER_SIZE]);
 
-/*
- * Statistic globals
- */
+/* Statistics globals */
+
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u16, acpi_gbl_obj_type_count[ACPI_TOTAL_TYPES]);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u16, acpi_gbl_node_type_count[ACPI_TOTAL_TYPES]);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u16, acpi_gbl_obj_type_count_misc);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u16, acpi_gbl_node_type_count_misc);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_num_nodes);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_num_objects);
-
 #endif				/* ACPI_DEBUGGER */
 
 #if defined (ACPI_DISASSEMBLER) || defined (ACPI_ASL_COMPILER)
-
 ACPI_GLOBAL(const char, *acpi_gbl_pld_panel_list[]);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(const char, *acpi_gbl_pld_vertical_position_list[]);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(const char, *acpi_gbl_pld_horizontal_position_list[]);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(const char, *acpi_gbl_pld_shape_list[]);
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_disasm_flag, FALSE);
-
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Meant for the -ca option.
- */
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
+ * ACPICA application-specific globals
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+
+/* ASL-to-ASL+ conversion utility (implemented within the iASL compiler) */
+
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(char *, acpi_gbl_current_inline_comment, NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(char *, acpi_gbl_current_end_node_comment, NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(char *, acpi_gbl_current_open_brace_comment, NULL);
@@ -386,23 +385,18 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(char *, acpi_gbl_current_filename, NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(char *, acpi_gbl_current_parent_filename, NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(char *, acpi_gbl_current_include_filename, NULL);
 
-ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_last_list_head, NULL);
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_def_blk_comment_list_head,
 		 NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_def_blk_comment_list_tail,
 		 NULL);
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_reg_comment_list_head,
 		 NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_reg_comment_list_tail,
 		 NULL);
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_inc_comment_list_head,
 		 NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_inc_comment_list_tail,
 		 NULL);
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_end_blk_comment_list_head,
 		 NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_end_blk_comment_list_tail,
@@ -410,30 +404,18 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_node, *acpi_gbl_end_blk_comment_list_tail,
 
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_comment_addr_node,
 		 *acpi_gbl_comment_addr_list_head, NULL);
-
-ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(union acpi_parse_object, *acpi_gbl_current_scope, NULL);
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(struct acpi_file_node, *acpi_gbl_file_tree_root, NULL);
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(acpi_cache_t *, acpi_gbl_reg_comment_cache);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(acpi_cache_t *, acpi_gbl_comment_addr_cache);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(acpi_cache_t *, acpi_gbl_file_cache);
 
-ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, gbl_capture_comments, FALSE);
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_debug_asl_conversion, FALSE);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(ACPI_FILE, acpi_gbl_conv_debug_file, NULL);
-
 ACPI_GLOBAL(char, acpi_gbl_table_sig[4]);
-
-/*****************************************************************************
- *
- * Application globals
- *
- ****************************************************************************/
+#endif
 
 #ifdef ACPI_APPLICATION
-
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(ACPI_FILE, acpi_gbl_debug_file, NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(ACPI_FILE, acpi_gbl_output_file, NULL);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_debug_timeout, FALSE);
@@ -442,16 +424,6 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_debug_timeout, FALSE);
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(acpi_spinlock, acpi_gbl_print_lock);	/* For print buffer */
 ACPI_GLOBAL(char, acpi_gbl_print_buffer[1024]);
-
 #endif				/* ACPI_APPLICATION */
 
-/*****************************************************************************
- *
- * Info/help support
- *
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-extern const struct ah_predefined_name asl_predefined_info[];
-extern const struct ah_device_id asl_device_ids[];
-
 #endif				/* __ACGLOBAL_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index 0d45b8bb1678..a56675f0661e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ struct acpi_control_state {
 	union acpi_parse_object *predicate_op;
 	u8 *aml_predicate_start;	/* Start of if/while predicate */
 	u8 *package_end;	/* End of if/while block */
-	u32 loop_count;		/* While() loop counter */
+	u64 loop_timeout;	/* While() loop timeout */
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1218,16 +1218,17 @@ struct acpi_db_method_info {
 	acpi_object_type *types;
 
 	/*
-	 * Arguments to be passed to method for the command
-	 * Threads -
-	 *   the Number of threads, ID of current thread and
-	 *   Index of current thread inside all them created.
+	 * Arguments to be passed to method for the commands Threads and
+	 * Background. Note, ACPI specifies a maximum of 7 arguments (0 - 6).
+	 *
+	 * For the Threads command, the Number of threads, ID of current
+	 * thread and Index of current thread inside all them created.
 	 */
 	char init_args;
 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUGGER
-	acpi_object_type arg_types[4];
+	acpi_object_type arg_types[ACPI_METHOD_NUM_ARGS];
 #endif
-	char *arguments[4];
+	char *arguments[ACPI_METHOD_NUM_ARGS];
 	char num_threads_str[11];
 	char id_of_thread_str[11];
 	char index_of_thread_str[11];
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
index c7f0c96cc00f..128a3d71b598 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
  * the plist contains a set of parens to allow variable-length lists.
  * These macros are used for both the debug and non-debug versions of the code.
  */
-#define ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(s, e)          acpi_ut_namespace_error (AE_INFO, s, e);
+#define ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(s, p, e)       acpi_ut_prefixed_namespace_error (AE_INFO, s, p, e);
 #define ACPI_ERROR_METHOD(s, n, p, e)       acpi_ut_method_error (AE_INFO, s, n, p, e);
 #define ACPI_WARN_PREDEFINED(plist)         acpi_ut_predefined_warning plist
 #define ACPI_INFO_PREDEFINED(plist)         acpi_ut_predefined_info plist
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index 54a0c51b3e37..2fb1bb78d85c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -289,6 +289,9 @@ acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 char *acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 				      u8 no_trailing);
 
+char *acpi_ns_build_prefixed_pathname(union acpi_generic_state *prefix_scope,
+				      const char *internal_path);
+
 char *acpi_ns_name_of_current_scope(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
 acpi_status
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
index 83b75e9db7ef..b6b29d717824 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
@@ -118,9 +118,6 @@ extern const char *acpi_gbl_ptyp_decode[];
 #ifndef ACPI_MSG_ERROR
 #define ACPI_MSG_ERROR          "ACPI Error: "
 #endif
-#ifndef ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION
-#define ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION      "ACPI Exception: "
-#endif
 #ifndef ACPI_MSG_WARNING
 #define ACPI_MSG_WARNING        "ACPI Warning: "
 #endif
@@ -129,10 +126,10 @@ extern const char *acpi_gbl_ptyp_decode[];
 #endif
 
 #ifndef ACPI_MSG_BIOS_ERROR
-#define ACPI_MSG_BIOS_ERROR     "ACPI BIOS Error (bug): "
+#define ACPI_MSG_BIOS_ERROR     "Firmware Error (ACPI): "
 #endif
 #ifndef ACPI_MSG_BIOS_WARNING
-#define ACPI_MSG_BIOS_WARNING   "ACPI BIOS Warning (bug): "
+#define ACPI_MSG_BIOS_WARNING   "Firmware Warning (ACPI): "
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -233,10 +230,10 @@ u64 acpi_ut_implicit_strtoul64(char *string);
  */
 acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void);
 
-#if defined(ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT) || defined(ACPI_DEBUGGER)
-
 const char *acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(u32 mutex_id);
 
+#if defined(ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT) || defined(ACPI_DEBUGGER)
+
 const char *acpi_ut_get_notify_name(u32 notify_value, acpi_object_type type);
 #endif
 
@@ -641,9 +638,11 @@ void ut_convert_backslashes(char *pathname);
 
 void acpi_ut_repair_name(char *name);
 
-#if defined (ACPI_DEBUGGER) || defined (ACPI_APPLICATION)
+#if defined (ACPI_DEBUGGER) || defined (ACPI_APPLICATION) || defined (ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT)
 u8 acpi_ut_safe_strcpy(char *dest, acpi_size dest_size, char *source);
 
+void acpi_ut_safe_strncpy(char *dest, char *source, acpi_size dest_size);
+
 u8 acpi_ut_safe_strcat(char *dest, acpi_size dest_size, char *source);
 
 u8
@@ -737,9 +736,11 @@ acpi_ut_predefined_bios_error(const char *module_name,
 			      u8 node_flags, const char *format, ...);
 
 void
-acpi_ut_namespace_error(const char *module_name,
-			u32 line_number,
-			const char *internal_name, acpi_status lookup_status);
+acpi_ut_prefixed_namespace_error(const char *module_name,
+				 u32 line_number,
+				 union acpi_generic_state *prefix_scope,
+				 const char *internal_name,
+				 acpi_status lookup_status);
 
 void
 acpi_ut_method_error(const char *module_name,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbexec.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbexec.c
index 3b30319752f0..ed088fceb18d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbexec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbexec.c
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_db_execution_walk(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 		       u32 nesting_level, void *context, void **return_value);
 
+static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_single_execution_thread(void *context);
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_delete_objects
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ static acpi_status acpi_db_execute_setup(struct acpi_db_method_info *info)
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(db_execute_setup);
 
-	/* Catenate the current scope to the supplied name */
+	/* Concatenate the current scope to the supplied name */
 
 	info->pathname[0] = 0;
 	if ((info->name[0] != '\\') && (info->name[0] != '/')) {
@@ -611,6 +613,112 @@ static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_method_thread(void *context)
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_single_execution_thread
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  context                 - Method info struct
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Create one thread and execute a method
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static void ACPI_SYSTEM_XFACE acpi_db_single_execution_thread(void *context)
+{
+	struct acpi_db_method_info *info = context;
+	acpi_status status;
+	struct acpi_buffer return_obj;
+
+	acpi_os_printf("\n");
+
+	status = acpi_db_execute_method(info, &return_obj);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("%s During evaluation of %s\n",
+			       acpi_format_exception(status), info->pathname);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Display a return object, if any */
+
+	if (return_obj.length) {
+		acpi_os_printf("Evaluation of %s returned object %p, "
+			       "external buffer length %X\n",
+			       acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
+			       return_obj.pointer, (u32)return_obj.length);
+
+		acpi_db_dump_external_object(return_obj.pointer, 1);
+	}
+
+	acpi_os_printf("\nBackground thread completed\n%c ",
+		       ACPI_DEBUGGER_COMMAND_PROMPT);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_create_execution_thread
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  method_name_arg         - Control method to execute
+ *              arguments               - Array of arguments to the method
+ *              types                   - Corresponding array of object types
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Create a single thread to evaluate a namespace object. Handles
+ *              arguments passed on command line for control methods.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_db_create_execution_thread(char *method_name_arg,
+				char **arguments, acpi_object_type *types)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	u32 i;
+
+	memset(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info, 0, sizeof(struct acpi_db_method_info));
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.name = method_name_arg;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.init_args = 1;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.args = acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments;
+	acpi_gbl_db_method_info.types = acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types;
+
+	/* Setup method arguments, up to 7 (0-6) */
+
+	for (i = 0; (i < ACPI_METHOD_NUM_ARGS) && *arguments; i++) {
+		acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arguments[i] = *arguments;
+		arguments++;
+
+		acpi_gbl_db_method_info.arg_types[i] = *types;
+		types++;
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_db_execute_setup(&acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Get the NS node, determines existence also */
+
+	status = acpi_get_handle(NULL, acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname,
+				 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info.method);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_os_printf("%s Could not get handle for %s\n",
+			       acpi_format_exception(status),
+			       acpi_gbl_db_method_info.pathname);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_os_execute(OSL_DEBUGGER_EXEC_THREAD,
+				 acpi_db_single_execution_thread,
+				 &acpi_gbl_db_method_info);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	acpi_os_printf("\nBackground thread started\n");
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_create_execution_threads
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  num_threads_arg         - Number of threads to create
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbfileio.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbfileio.c
index 4d81ea291d93..cf9607945704 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbfileio.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbfileio.c
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ void acpi_db_open_debug_file(char *name)
 	}
 
 	acpi_os_printf("Debug output file %s opened\n", name);
-	strncpy(acpi_gbl_db_debug_filename, name,
-		sizeof(acpi_gbl_db_debug_filename));
+	acpi_ut_safe_strncpy(acpi_gbl_db_debug_filename, name,
+			     sizeof(acpi_gbl_db_debug_filename));
 	acpi_gbl_db_output_to_file = TRUE;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbinput.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbinput.c
index 2626d79db064..954ca3b981a7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbinput.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbinput.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ enum acpi_ex_debugger_commands {
 	CMD_UNLOAD,
 
 	CMD_TERMINATE,
+	CMD_BACKGROUND,
 	CMD_THREADS,
 
 	CMD_TEST,
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ static const struct acpi_db_command_info acpi_gbl_db_commands[] = {
 	{"UNLOAD", 1},
 
 	{"TERMINATE", 0},
+	{"BACKGROUND", 1},
 	{"THREADS", 3},
 
 	{"TEST", 1},
@@ -222,9 +224,56 @@ static const struct acpi_db_command_info acpi_gbl_db_commands[] = {
 /*
  * Help for all debugger commands. First argument is the number of lines
  * of help to output for the command.
+ *
+ * Note: Some commands are not supported by the kernel-level version of
+ * the debugger.
  */
 static const struct acpi_db_command_help acpi_gbl_db_command_help[] = {
-	{0, "\nGeneral-Purpose Commands:", "\n"},
+	{0, "\nNamespace Access:", "\n"},
+	{1, "  Businfo", "Display system bus info\n"},
+	{1, "  Disassemble <Method>", "Disassemble a control method\n"},
+	{1, "  Find <AcpiName> (? is wildcard)",
+	 "Find ACPI name(s) with wildcards\n"},
+	{1, "  Integrity", "Validate namespace integrity\n"},
+	{1, "  Methods", "Display list of loaded control methods\n"},
+	{1, "  Namespace [Object] [Depth]",
+	 "Display loaded namespace tree/subtree\n"},
+	{1, "  Notify <Object> <Value>", "Send a notification on Object\n"},
+	{1, "  Objects [ObjectType]",
+	 "Display summary of all objects or just given type\n"},
+	{1, "  Owner <OwnerId> [Depth]",
+	 "Display loaded namespace by object owner\n"},
+	{1, "  Paths", "Display full pathnames of namespace objects\n"},
+	{1, "  Predefined", "Check all predefined names\n"},
+	{1, "  Prefix [<Namepath>]", "Set or Get current execution prefix\n"},
+	{1, "  References <Addr>", "Find all references to object at addr\n"},
+	{1, "  Resources [DeviceName]",
+	 "Display Device resources (no arg = all devices)\n"},
+	{1, "  Set N <NamedObject> <Value>", "Set value for named integer\n"},
+	{1, "  Template <Object>", "Format/dump a Buffer/ResourceTemplate\n"},
+	{1, "  Type <Object>", "Display object type\n"},
+
+	{0, "\nControl Method Execution:", "\n"},
+	{1, "  Evaluate <Namepath> [Arguments]",
+	 "Evaluate object or control method\n"},
+	{1, "  Execute <Namepath> [Arguments]", "Synonym for Evaluate\n"},
+#ifdef ACPI_APPLICATION
+	{1, "  Background <Namepath> [Arguments]",
+	 "Evaluate object/method in a separate thread\n"},
+	{1, "  Thread <Threads><Loops><NamePath>",
+	 "Spawn threads to execute method(s)\n"},
+#endif
+	{1, "  Debug <Namepath> [Arguments]", "Single-Step a control method\n"},
+	{7, "  [Arguments] formats:", "Control method argument formats\n"},
+	{1, "     Hex Integer", "Integer\n"},
+	{1, "     \"Ascii String\"", "String\n"},
+	{1, "     (Hex Byte List)", "Buffer\n"},
+	{1, "         (01 42 7A BF)", "Buffer example (4 bytes)\n"},
+	{1, "     [Package Element List]", "Package\n"},
+	{1, "         [0x01 0x1234 \"string\"]",
+	 "Package example (3 elements)\n"},
+
+	{0, "\nMiscellaneous:", "\n"},
 	{1, "  Allocations", "Display list of current memory allocations\n"},
 	{2, "  Dump <Address>|<Namepath>", "\n"},
 	{0, "       [Byte|Word|Dword|Qword]",
@@ -248,46 +297,30 @@ static const struct acpi_db_command_help acpi_gbl_db_command_help[] = {
 	{1, "     Stack", "Display CPU stack usage\n"},
 	{1, "     Tables", "Info about current ACPI table(s)\n"},
 	{1, "  Tables", "Display info about loaded ACPI tables\n"},
+#ifdef ACPI_APPLICATION
+	{1, "  Terminate", "Delete namespace and all internal objects\n"},
+#endif
 	{1, "  ! <CommandNumber>", "Execute command from history buffer\n"},
 	{1, "  !!", "Execute last command again\n"},
 
-	{0, "\nNamespace Access Commands:", "\n"},
-	{1, "  Businfo", "Display system bus info\n"},
-	{1, "  Disassemble <Method>", "Disassemble a control method\n"},
-	{1, "  Find <AcpiName> (? is wildcard)",
-	 "Find ACPI name(s) with wildcards\n"},
-	{1, "  Integrity", "Validate namespace integrity\n"},
-	{1, "  Methods", "Display list of loaded control methods\n"},
-	{1, "  Namespace [Object] [Depth]",
-	 "Display loaded namespace tree/subtree\n"},
-	{1, "  Notify <Object> <Value>", "Send a notification on Object\n"},
-	{1, "  Objects [ObjectType]",
-	 "Display summary of all objects or just given type\n"},
-	{1, "  Owner <OwnerId> [Depth]",
-	 "Display loaded namespace by object owner\n"},
-	{1, "  Paths", "Display full pathnames of namespace objects\n"},
-	{1, "  Predefined", "Check all predefined names\n"},
-	{1, "  Prefix [<Namepath>]", "Set or Get current execution prefix\n"},
-	{1, "  References <Addr>", "Find all references to object at addr\n"},
-	{1, "  Resources [DeviceName]",
-	 "Display Device resources (no arg = all devices)\n"},
-	{1, "  Set N <NamedObject> <Value>", "Set value for named integer\n"},
-	{1, "  Template <Object>", "Format/dump a Buffer/ResourceTemplate\n"},
-	{1, "  Type <Object>", "Display object type\n"},
+	{0, "\nMethod and Namespace Debugging:", "\n"},
+	{5, "  Trace <State> [<Namepath>] [Once]",
+	 "Trace control method execution\n"},
+	{1, "     Enable", "Enable all messages\n"},
+	{1, "     Disable", "Disable tracing\n"},
+	{1, "     Method", "Enable method execution messages\n"},
+	{1, "     Opcode", "Enable opcode execution messages\n"},
+	{3, "  Test <TestName>", "Invoke a debug test\n"},
+	{1, "     Objects", "Read/write/compare all namespace data objects\n"},
+	{1, "     Predefined",
+	 "Validate all ACPI predefined names (_STA, etc.)\n"},
+	{1, "  Execute predefined",
+	 "Execute all predefined (public) methods\n"},
 
-	{0, "\nControl Method Execution Commands:", "\n"},
+	{0, "\nControl Method Single-Step Execution:", "\n"},
 	{1, "  Arguments (or Args)", "Display method arguments\n"},
 	{1, "  Breakpoint <AmlOffset>", "Set an AML execution breakpoint\n"},
 	{1, "  Call", "Run to next control method invocation\n"},
-	{1, "  Debug <Namepath> [Arguments]", "Single Step a control method\n"},
-	{6, "  Evaluate", "Synonym for Execute\n"},
-	{5, "  Execute <Namepath> [Arguments]", "Execute control method\n"},
-	{1, "     Hex Integer", "Integer method argument\n"},
-	{1, "     \"Ascii String\"", "String method argument\n"},
-	{1, "     (Hex Byte List)", "Buffer method argument\n"},
-	{1, "     [Package Element List]", "Package method argument\n"},
-	{5, "  Execute predefined",
-	 "Execute all predefined (public) methods\n"},
 	{1, "  Go", "Allow method to run to completion\n"},
 	{1, "  Information", "Display info about the current method\n"},
 	{1, "  Into", "Step into (not over) a method call\n"},
@@ -296,41 +329,24 @@ static const struct acpi_db_command_help acpi_gbl_db_command_help[] = {
 	{1, "  Results", "Display method result stack\n"},
 	{1, "  Set <A|L> <#> <Value>", "Set method data (Arguments/Locals)\n"},
 	{1, "  Stop", "Terminate control method\n"},
-	{5, "  Trace <State> [<Namepath>] [Once]",
-	 "Trace control method execution\n"},
-	{1, "     Enable", "Enable all messages\n"},
-	{1, "     Disable", "Disable tracing\n"},
-	{1, "     Method", "Enable method execution messages\n"},
-	{1, "     Opcode", "Enable opcode execution messages\n"},
 	{1, "  Tree", "Display control method calling tree\n"},
 	{1, "  <Enter>", "Single step next AML opcode (over calls)\n"},
 
 #ifdef ACPI_APPLICATION
-	{0, "\nHardware Simulation Commands:", "\n"},
-	{1, "  EnableAcpi", "Enable ACPI (hardware) mode\n"},
-	{1, "  Event <F|G> <Value>", "Generate AcpiEvent (Fixed/GPE)\n"},
-	{1, "  Gpe <GpeNum> [GpeBlockDevice]", "Simulate a GPE\n"},
-	{1, "  Gpes", "Display info on all GPE devices\n"},
-	{1, "  Sci", "Generate an SCI\n"},
-	{1, "  Sleep [SleepState]", "Simulate sleep/wake sequence(s) (0-5)\n"},
-
-	{0, "\nFile I/O Commands:", "\n"},
+	{0, "\nFile Operations:", "\n"},
 	{1, "  Close", "Close debug output file\n"},
 	{1, "  Load <Input Filename>", "Load ACPI table from a file\n"},
 	{1, "  Open <Output Filename>", "Open a file for debug output\n"},
 	{1, "  Unload <Namepath>",
 	 "Unload an ACPI table via namespace object\n"},
 
-	{0, "\nUser Space Commands:", "\n"},
-	{1, "  Terminate", "Delete namespace and all internal objects\n"},
-	{1, "  Thread <Threads><Loops><NamePath>",
-	 "Spawn threads to execute method(s)\n"},
-
-	{0, "\nDebug Test Commands:", "\n"},
-	{3, "  Test <TestName>", "Invoke a debug test\n"},
-	{1, "     Objects", "Read/write/compare all namespace data objects\n"},
-	{1, "     Predefined",
-	 "Execute all ACPI predefined names (_STA, etc.)\n"},
+	{0, "\nHardware Simulation:", "\n"},
+	{1, "  EnableAcpi", "Enable ACPI (hardware) mode\n"},
+	{1, "  Event <F|G> <Value>", "Generate AcpiEvent (Fixed/GPE)\n"},
+	{1, "  Gpe <GpeNum> [GpeBlockDevice]", "Simulate a GPE\n"},
+	{1, "  Gpes", "Display info on all GPE devices\n"},
+	{1, "  Sci", "Generate an SCI\n"},
+	{1, "  Sleep [SleepState]", "Simulate sleep/wake sequence(s) (0-5)\n"},
 #endif
 	{0, NULL, NULL}
 };
@@ -442,11 +458,15 @@ static void acpi_db_display_help(char *command)
 
 		/* No argument to help, display help for all commands */
 
+		acpi_os_printf("\nSummary of AML Debugger Commands\n\n");
+
 		while (next->invocation) {
 			acpi_os_printf("%-38s%s", next->invocation,
 				       next->description);
 			next++;
 		}
+		acpi_os_printf("\n");
+
 	} else {
 		/* Display help for all commands that match the subtring */
 
@@ -1087,6 +1107,13 @@ acpi_db_command_dispatch(char *input_buffer,
 		/*  acpi_initialize (NULL); */
 		break;
 
+	case CMD_BACKGROUND:
+
+		acpi_db_create_execution_thread(acpi_gbl_db_args[1],
+						&acpi_gbl_db_args[2],
+						&acpi_gbl_db_arg_types[2]);
+		break;
+
 	case CMD_THREADS:
 
 		acpi_db_create_execution_threads(acpi_gbl_db_args[1],
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dscontrol.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dscontrol.c
index f470e81b0499..4b6ebc2a2851 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dscontrol.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dscontrol.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ acpi_ds_exec_begin_control_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		control_state->control.package_end =
 		    walk_state->parser_state.pkg_end;
 		control_state->control.opcode = op->common.aml_opcode;
+		control_state->control.loop_timeout = acpi_os_get_timer() +
+		    (u64)(acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations * ACPI_100NSEC_PER_SEC);
 
 		/* Push the control state on this walk's control stack */
 
@@ -206,15 +208,15 @@ acpi_ds_exec_end_control_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			/* Predicate was true, the body of the loop was just executed */
 
 			/*
-			 * This loop counter mechanism allows the interpreter to escape
-			 * possibly infinite loops. This can occur in poorly written AML
-			 * when the hardware does not respond within a while loop and the
-			 * loop does not implement a timeout.
+			 * This infinite loop detection mechanism allows the interpreter
+			 * to escape possibly infinite loops. This can occur in poorly
+			 * written AML when the hardware does not respond within a while
+			 * loop and the loop does not implement a timeout.
 			 */
-			control_state->control.loop_count++;
-			if (control_state->control.loop_count >
-			    acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations) {
-				status = AE_AML_INFINITE_LOOP;
+			if (ACPI_TIME_AFTER(acpi_os_get_timer(),
+					    control_state->control.
+					    loop_timeout)) {
+				status = AE_AML_LOOP_TIMEOUT;
 				break;
 			}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
index 7bcf5f5ea029..0cab34a593d5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsfield.c
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_buffer_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 					ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1, flags,
 					walk_state, &node);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
+			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+					     arg->common.value.string, status);
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
 	}
@@ -383,7 +384,9 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
 							walk_state,
 							&info->connection_node);
 				if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-					ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(child->common.
+					ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->
+							     scope_info,
+							     child->common.
 							     value.name,
 							     status);
 					return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -402,7 +405,8 @@ acpi_ds_get_field_names(struct acpi_create_field_info *info,
 						ACPI_NS_DONT_OPEN_SCOPE,
 						walk_state, &info->field_node);
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE((char *)&arg->named.name,
+				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+						     (char *)&arg->named.name,
 						     status);
 				return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 			} else {
@@ -498,7 +502,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 							&region_node);
 #endif
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.name, status);
+			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+					     arg->common.value.name, status);
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
 	}
@@ -618,7 +623,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_field_objects(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 						ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1, flags,
 						walk_state, &node);
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE((char *)&arg->named.name,
+				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+						     (char *)&arg->named.name,
 						     status);
 				if (status != AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
 					return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -681,7 +687,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_bank_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 							&region_node);
 #endif
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.name, status);
+			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+					     arg->common.value.name, status);
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
 	}
@@ -695,7 +702,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_bank_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 			   ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state,
 			   &info.register_node);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
+		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+				     arg->common.value.string, status);
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
@@ -765,7 +773,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_index_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 			   ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state,
 			   &info.register_node);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
+		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+				     arg->common.value.string, status);
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
@@ -778,7 +787,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_index_field(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 			   ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT, walk_state,
 			   &info.data_register_node);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
+		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+				     arg->common.value.string, status);
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
index 82448551781b..b21fe084ffc8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
@@ -112,7 +112,9 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_object(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 							 acpi_namespace_node,
 							 &(op->common.node)));
 				if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-					ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(op->common.value.
+					ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->
+							     scope_info,
+							     op->common.value.
 							     string, status);
 					return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 				}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
index 6d487edfe2de..5a602b75084e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
@@ -297,8 +297,10 @@ acpi_ds_init_package_element(u8 object_type,
 {
 	union acpi_operand_object **element_ptr;
 
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_init_package_element);
+
 	if (!source_object) {
-		return (AE_OK);
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -329,7 +331,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_package_element(u8 object_type,
 		source_object->package.flags |= AOPOBJ_DATA_VALID;
 	}
 
-	return (AE_OK);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -352,6 +354,7 @@ acpi_ds_resolve_package_element(union acpi_operand_object **element_ptr)
 	union acpi_generic_state scope_info;
 	union acpi_operand_object *element = *element_ptr;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *resolved_node;
+	struct acpi_namespace_node *original_node;
 	char *external_path = NULL;
 	acpi_object_type type;
 
@@ -441,6 +444,7 @@ acpi_ds_resolve_package_element(union acpi_operand_object **element_ptr)
 	 * will remain as named references. This behavior is not described
 	 * in the ACPI spec, but it appears to be an oversight.
 	 */
+	original_node = resolved_node;
 	status = acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value(&resolved_node, NULL);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_VOID;
@@ -468,26 +472,27 @@ acpi_ds_resolve_package_element(union acpi_operand_object **element_ptr)
 		 */
 	case ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_THERMAL:
-
-		/* TBD: This may not be necesssary */
-
-		acpi_ut_add_reference(resolved_node->object);
+	case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX:
-	case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_POWER:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_EVENT:
 	case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
 
+		/* acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value gave these an extra reference */
+
+		acpi_ut_remove_reference(original_node->object);
 		break;
 
 	default:
 		/*
 		 * For all other types - the node was resolved to an actual
-		 * operand object with a value, return the object
+		 * operand object with a value, return the object. Remove
+		 * a reference on the existing object.
 		 */
+		acpi_ut_remove_reference(element);
 		*element_ptr = (union acpi_operand_object *)resolved_node;
 		break;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
index 0dabd9b95684..4c5faf629a83 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
@@ -583,7 +583,8 @@ acpi_ds_create_operand(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			}
 
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(name_string, status);
+				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+						     name_string, status);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
index eaa859a89702..5771e4e4a99a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
@@ -207,7 +207,8 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		}
 #endif
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(path, status);
+			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info, path,
+					     status);
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
 
@@ -375,7 +376,8 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			}
 
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(path, status);
+				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+						     path, status);
 				return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
index aad83ef5a4ec..b3d0aaec8203 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
@@ -184,11 +184,14 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 				if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
 					status = AE_OK;
 				} else {
-					ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr,
+					ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->
+							     scope_info,
+							     buffer_ptr,
 							     status);
 				}
 #else
-				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, status);
+				ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+						     buffer_ptr, status);
 #endif
 				return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 			}
@@ -343,7 +346,8 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	}
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(buffer_ptr, status);
+		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+				     buffer_ptr, status);
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
@@ -719,7 +723,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 			 */
 			op->common.node = new_node;
 		} else {
-			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(arg->common.value.string, status);
+			ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info,
+					     arg->common.value.string, status);
 		}
 		break;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
index 28b447ff92df..bb58419f0d61 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evregion.c
@@ -298,6 +298,16 @@ acpi_ev_address_space_dispatch(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
 		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "Returned by Handler for [%s]",
 				acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.
 							space_id)));
+
+		/*
+		 * Special case for an EC timeout. These are seen so frequently
+		 * that an additional error message is helpful
+		 */
+		if ((region_obj->region.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_EC) &&
+		    (status == AE_TIME)) {
+			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
+				    "Timeout from EC hardware or EC device driver"));
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!(handler_desc->address_space.handler_flags &
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
index 83398dc4b7c2..b2ff61bdb9a8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
@@ -617,10 +617,11 @@ void acpi_ex_dump_operand(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u32 depth)
 	u32 length;
 	u32 index;
 
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ex_dump_operand)
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ex_dump_operand);
 
-	    /* Check if debug output enabled */
-	    if (!ACPI_IS_DEBUG_ENABLED(ACPI_LV_EXEC, _COMPONENT)) {
+	/* Check if debug output enabled */
+
+	if (!ACPI_IS_DEBUG_ENABLED(ACPI_LV_EXEC, _COMPONENT)) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@ void
 acpi_ex_dump_operands(union acpi_operand_object **operands,
 		      const char *opcode_name, u32 num_operands)
 {
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ex_dump_operands);
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_dump_operands);
 
 	if (!opcode_name) {
 		opcode_name = "UNKNOWN";
@@ -928,7 +929,7 @@ acpi_ex_dump_operands(union acpi_operand_object **operands,
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
 			  "**** End operand dump for [%s]\n", opcode_name));
-	return;
+	return_VOID;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
index a2f4e25d45b1..5b4282902a83 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwtimer.c
@@ -150,10 +150,10 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_get_timer)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status
-acpi_get_timer_duration(u32 start_ticks, u32 end_ticks, u32 * time_elapsed)
+acpi_get_timer_duration(u32 start_ticks, u32 end_ticks, u32 *time_elapsed)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
-	u32 delta_ticks;
+	u64 delta_ticks;
 	u64 quotient;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_get_timer_duration);
@@ -168,30 +168,29 @@ acpi_get_timer_duration(u32 start_ticks, u32 end_ticks, u32 * time_elapsed)
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
 	}
 
+	if (start_ticks == end_ticks) {
+		*time_elapsed = 0;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Compute Tick Delta:
 	 * Handle (max one) timer rollovers on 24-bit versus 32-bit timers.
 	 */
-	if (start_ticks < end_ticks) {
-		delta_ticks = end_ticks - start_ticks;
-	} else if (start_ticks > end_ticks) {
+	delta_ticks = end_ticks;
+	if (start_ticks > end_ticks) {
 		if ((acpi_gbl_FADT.flags & ACPI_FADT_32BIT_TIMER) == 0) {
 
 			/* 24-bit Timer */
 
-			delta_ticks =
-			    (((0x00FFFFFF - start_ticks) +
-			      end_ticks) & 0x00FFFFFF);
+			delta_ticks |= (u64)1 << 24;
 		} else {
 			/* 32-bit Timer */
 
-			delta_ticks = (0xFFFFFFFF - start_ticks) + end_ticks;
+			delta_ticks |= (u64)1 << 32;
 		}
-	} else {		/* start_ticks == end_ticks */
-
-		*time_elapsed = 0;
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 	}
+	delta_ticks -= start_ticks;
 
 	/*
 	 * Compute Duration (Requires a 64-bit multiply and divide):
@@ -199,10 +198,10 @@ acpi_get_timer_duration(u32 start_ticks, u32 end_ticks, u32 * time_elapsed)
 	 * time_elapsed (microseconds) =
 	 *  (delta_ticks * ACPI_USEC_PER_SEC) / ACPI_PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY;
 	 */
-	status = acpi_ut_short_divide(((u64)delta_ticks) * ACPI_USEC_PER_SEC,
+	status = acpi_ut_short_divide(delta_ticks * ACPI_USEC_PER_SEC,
 				      ACPI_PM_TIMER_FREQUENCY, &quotient, NULL);
 
-	*time_elapsed = (u32) quotient;
+	*time_elapsed = (u32)quotient;
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
index 3094cec4eab4..d1679035d5f3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwvalid.c
@@ -128,14 +128,14 @@ acpi_hw_validate_io_request(acpi_io_address address, u32 bit_width)
 	acpi_io_address last_address;
 	const struct acpi_port_info *port_info;
 
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(hw_validate_io_request);
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(hw_validate_io_request);
 
 	/* Supported widths are 8/16/32 */
 
 	if ((bit_width != 8) && (bit_width != 16) && (bit_width != 32)) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 			    "Bad BitWidth parameter: %8.8X", bit_width));
-		return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
 
 	port_info = acpi_protected_ports;
@@ -153,13 +153,13 @@ acpi_hw_validate_io_request(acpi_io_address address, u32 bit_width)
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 			    "Illegal I/O port address/length above 64K: %8.8X%8.8X/0x%X",
 			    ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address), byte_width));
-		return (AE_LIMIT);
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_LIMIT);
 	}
 
 	/* Exit if requested address is not within the protected port table */
 
 	if (address > acpi_protected_ports[ACPI_PORT_INFO_ENTRIES - 1].end) {
-		return (AE_OK);
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 	}
 
 	/* Check request against the list of protected I/O ports */
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ acpi_hw_validate_io_request(acpi_io_address address, u32 bit_width)
 			/* Port illegality may depend on the _OSI calls made by the BIOS */
 
 			if (acpi_gbl_osi_data >= port_info->osi_dependency) {
-				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_IO,
-						  "Denied AML access to port 0x%8.8X%8.8X/%X (%s 0x%.4X-0x%.4X)",
+				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_VALUES,
+						  "Denied AML access to port 0x%8.8X%8.8X/%X (%s 0x%.4X-0x%.4X)\n",
 						  ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(address),
 						  byte_width, port_info->name,
 						  port_info->start,
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ acpi_hw_validate_io_request(acpi_io_address address, u32 bit_width)
 		}
 	}
 
-	return (AE_OK);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
index f2733f51ca8d..33e652a12fca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
@@ -644,17 +644,18 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 					    this_node->object;
 				}
 			}
-#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
-			if (!acpi_gbl_disasm_flag &&
-			    (this_node->flags & ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL)) {
-				this_node->flags |= IMPLICIT_EXTERNAL;
-			}
-#endif
 		}
 
 		/* Special handling for the last segment (num_segments == 0) */
 
 		else {
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+			if (!acpi_gbl_disasm_flag
+			    && (this_node->flags & ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL)) {
+				this_node->flags &= ~IMPLICIT_EXTERNAL;
+			}
+#endif
+
 			/*
 			 * Sanity typecheck of the target object:
 			 *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsconvert.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsconvert.c
index 539d775bbc92..d55dcc82f434 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsconvert.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsconvert.c
@@ -495,7 +495,8 @@ acpi_ns_convert_to_reference(struct acpi_namespace_node *scope,
 
 		/* Check if we are resolving a named reference within a package */
 
-		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(original_object->string.pointer, status);
+		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(&scope_info,
+				     original_object->string.pointer, status);
 		goto error_exit;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
index a410760a0308..22c92d1a24d8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_NAMESPACE
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsnames")
 
+/* Local Prototypes */
+static void acpi_ns_normalize_pathname(char *original_path);
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_external_pathname
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsnames")
  *              for error and debug statements.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
+
 char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 {
 	char *name_buffer;
@@ -352,3 +356,148 @@ char *acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 
 	return_PTR(name_buffer);
 }
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_build_prefixed_pathname
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  prefix_scope        - Scope/Path that prefixes the internal path
+ *              internal_path       - Name or path of the namespace node
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Construct a fully qualified pathname from a concatenation of:
+ *              1) Path associated with the prefix_scope namespace node
+ *              2) External path representation of the Internal path
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+char *acpi_ns_build_prefixed_pathname(union acpi_generic_state *prefix_scope,
+				      const char *internal_path)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	char *full_path = NULL;
+	char *external_path = NULL;
+	char *prefix_path = NULL;
+	u32 prefix_path_length = 0;
+
+	/* If there is a prefix, get the pathname to it */
+
+	if (prefix_scope && prefix_scope->scope.node) {
+		prefix_path =
+		    acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(prefix_scope->scope.node,
+						    TRUE);
+		if (prefix_path) {
+			prefix_path_length = strlen(prefix_path);
+		}
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_ns_externalize_name(ACPI_UINT32_MAX, internal_path,
+					  NULL, &external_path);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Merge the prefix path and the path. 2 is for one dot and trailing null */
+
+	full_path =
+	    ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(prefix_path_length + strlen(external_path) +
+				 2);
+	if (!full_path) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Don't merge if the External path is already fully qualified */
+
+	if (prefix_path && (*external_path != '\\') && (*external_path != '^')) {
+		strcat(full_path, prefix_path);
+		if (prefix_path[1]) {
+			strcat(full_path, ".");
+		}
+	}
+
+	acpi_ns_normalize_pathname(external_path);
+	strcat(full_path, external_path);
+
+cleanup:
+	if (prefix_path) {
+		ACPI_FREE(prefix_path);
+	}
+	if (external_path) {
+		ACPI_FREE(external_path);
+	}
+
+	return (full_path);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_normalize_pathname
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  original_path       - Path to be normalized, in External format
+ *
+ * RETURN:      The original path is processed in-place
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Remove trailing underscores from each element of a path.
+ *
+ *              For example:  \A___.B___.C___ becomes \A.B.C
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static void acpi_ns_normalize_pathname(char *original_path)
+{
+	char *input_path = original_path;
+	char *new_path_buffer;
+	char *new_path;
+	u32 i;
+
+	/* Allocate a temp buffer in which to construct the new path */
+
+	new_path_buffer = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(strlen(input_path) + 1);
+	new_path = new_path_buffer;
+	if (!new_path_buffer) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Special characters may appear at the beginning of the path */
+
+	if (*input_path == '\\') {
+		*new_path = *input_path;
+		new_path++;
+		input_path++;
+	}
+
+	while (*input_path == '^') {
+		*new_path = *input_path;
+		new_path++;
+		input_path++;
+	}
+
+	/* Remainder of the path */
+
+	while (*input_path) {
+
+		/* Do one nameseg at a time */
+
+		for (i = 0; (i < ACPI_NAME_SIZE) && *input_path; i++) {
+			if ((i == 0) || (*input_path != '_')) {	/* First char is allowed to be underscore */
+				*new_path = *input_path;
+				new_path++;
+			}
+
+			input_path++;
+		}
+
+		/* Dot means that there are more namesegs to come */
+
+		if (*input_path == '.') {
+			*new_path = *input_path;
+			new_path++;
+			input_path++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	*new_path = 0;
+	strcpy(original_path, new_path_buffer);
+	ACPI_FREE(new_path_buffer);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
index 5de8957f5ef0..e91dbee9235f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nssearch.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ acpi_ns_search_and_enter(u32 target_name,
 	if (flags & ACPI_NS_EXTERNAL ||
 	    (walk_state && walk_state->opcode == AML_SCOPE_OP)) {
 		new_node->flags |= ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL;
+		new_node->flags |= IMPLICIT_EXTERNAL;
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
index 783f4c838aee..9b51f65823b2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfeval.c
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@ static void acpi_ns_resolve_references(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info);
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  handle              - Object handle (optional)
  *              pathname            - Object pathname (optional)
- *              external_params     - List of parameters to pass to method,
+ *              external_params     - List of parameters to pass to a method,
  *                                    terminated by NULL. May be NULL
  *                                    if no parameters are being passed.
- *              return_buffer       - Where to put method's return value (if
+ *              return_buffer       - Where to put the object's return value (if
  *                                    any). If NULL, no value is returned.
  *              return_type         - Expected type of return object
  *
@@ -100,13 +100,14 @@ acpi_evaluate_object_typed(acpi_handle handle,
 		free_buffer_on_error = TRUE;
 	}
 
+	/* Get a handle here, in order to build an error message if needed */
+
+	target_handle = handle;
 	if (pathname) {
 		status = acpi_get_handle(handle, pathname, &target_handle);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
-	} else {
-		target_handle = handle;
 	}
 
 	full_pathname = acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(target_handle);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
index eb9dfaca555f..171e2faa7c50 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_namepath(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	/* Final exception check (may have been changed from code above) */
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(path, status);
+		ACPI_ERROR_NAMESPACE(walk_state->scope_info, path, status);
 
 		if ((walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODE_MASK) ==
 		    ACPI_PARSE_EXECUTE) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
index 0bef6df71bba..c0b179883ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
@@ -372,16 +372,10 @@ acpi_ps_create_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			 * external declaration opcode. Setting walk_state->Aml to
 			 * walk_state->parser_state.Aml + 2 moves increments the
 			 * walk_state->Aml past the object type and the paramcount of the
-			 * external opcode. For the error message, only print the AML
-			 * offset. We could attempt to print the name but this may cause
-			 * a segmentation fault when printing the namepath because the
-			 * AML may be incorrect.
+			 * external opcode.
 			 */
-			acpi_os_printf
-			    ("// Invalid external declaration at AML offset 0x%x.\n",
-			     walk_state->aml -
-			     walk_state->parser_state.aml_start);
 			walk_state->aml = walk_state->parser_state.aml + 2;
+			walk_state->parser_state.aml = walk_state->aml;
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_CTRL_PARSE_CONTINUE);
 		}
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
index 02642760cb93..cd59dfe6a47d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
@@ -94,9 +94,11 @@ void acpi_ps_init_op(union acpi_parse_object *op, u16 opcode)
 	op->common.descriptor_type = ACPI_DESC_TYPE_PARSER;
 	op->common.aml_opcode = opcode;
 
-	ACPI_DISASM_ONLY_MEMBERS(strncpy(op->common.aml_op_name,
-					 (acpi_ps_get_opcode_info(opcode))->
-					 name, sizeof(op->common.aml_op_name)));
+	ACPI_DISASM_ONLY_MEMBERS(acpi_ut_safe_strncpy(op->common.aml_op_name,
+						      (acpi_ps_get_opcode_info
+						       (opcode))->name,
+						      sizeof(op->common.
+							     aml_op_name)));
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -158,10 +160,10 @@ union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_alloc_op(u16 opcode, u8 *aml)
 		if (opcode == AML_SCOPE_OP) {
 			acpi_gbl_current_scope = op;
 		}
-	}
 
-	if (gbl_capture_comments) {
-		ASL_CV_TRANSFER_COMMENTS(op);
+		if (acpi_gbl_capture_comments) {
+			ASL_CV_TRANSFER_COMMENTS(op);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return (op);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
index 615a885e2ca3..cff7154b7fee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ acpi_debug_print(u32 requested_debug_level,
 {
 	acpi_thread_id thread_id;
 	va_list args;
+#ifdef ACPI_APPLICATION
+	int fill_count;
+#endif
 
 	/* Check if debug output enabled */
 
@@ -202,10 +205,21 @@ acpi_debug_print(u32 requested_debug_level,
 		acpi_os_printf("[%u] ", (u32)thread_id);
 	}
 
-	acpi_os_printf("[%02ld] ", acpi_gbl_nesting_level);
-#endif
+	fill_count = 48 - acpi_gbl_nesting_level -
+	    strlen(acpi_ut_trim_function_name(function_name));
+	if (fill_count < 0) {
+		fill_count = 0;
+	}
+
+	acpi_os_printf("[%02ld] %*s",
+		       acpi_gbl_nesting_level, acpi_gbl_nesting_level + 1, " ");
+	acpi_os_printf("%s%*s: ",
+		       acpi_ut_trim_function_name(function_name), fill_count,
+		       " ");
 
+#else
 	acpi_os_printf("%-22.22s: ", acpi_ut_trim_function_name(function_name));
+#endif
 
 	va_start(args, format);
 	acpi_os_vprintf(format, args);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
index 02cd2c2d961a..55debbad487d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdecode.c
@@ -395,11 +395,6 @@ const char *acpi_ut_get_reference_name(union acpi_operand_object *object)
 	return (acpi_gbl_ref_class_names[object->reference.class]);
 }
 
-#if defined(ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT) || defined(ACPI_DEBUGGER)
-/*
- * Strings and procedures used for debug only
- */
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_mutex_name
@@ -433,6 +428,12 @@ const char *acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(u32 mutex_id)
 	return (acpi_gbl_mutex_names[mutex_id]);
 }
 
+#if defined(ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT) || defined(ACPI_DEBUGGER)
+
+/*
+ * Strings and procedures used for debug only
+ */
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_notify_name
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uterror.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uterror.c
index e3368186e1c1..42388dcb5ccc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uterror.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uterror.c
@@ -182,6 +182,78 @@ acpi_ut_predefined_bios_error(const char *module_name,
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_prefixed_namespace_error
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  module_name         - Caller's module name (for error output)
+ *              line_number         - Caller's line number (for error output)
+ *              prefix_scope        - Scope/Path that prefixes the internal path
+ *              internal_path       - Name or path of the namespace node
+ *              lookup_status       - Exception code from NS lookup
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Print error message with the full pathname constructed this way:
+ *
+ *                  prefix_scope_node_full_path.externalized_internal_path
+ *
+ * NOTE:        10/2017: Treat the major ns_lookup errors as firmware errors
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_ut_prefixed_namespace_error(const char *module_name,
+				 u32 line_number,
+				 union acpi_generic_state *prefix_scope,
+				 const char *internal_path,
+				 acpi_status lookup_status)
+{
+	char *full_path;
+	const char *message;
+
+	/*
+	 * Main cases:
+	 * 1) Object creation, object must not already exist
+	 * 2) Object lookup, object must exist
+	 */
+	switch (lookup_status) {
+	case AE_ALREADY_EXISTS:
+
+		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_BIOS_ERROR);
+		message = "Failure creating";
+		break;
+
+	case AE_NOT_FOUND:
+
+		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_BIOS_ERROR);
+		message = "Failure looking up";
+		break;
+
+	default:
+
+		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_ERROR);
+		message = "Failure looking up";
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* Concatenate the prefix path and the internal path */
+
+	full_path =
+	    acpi_ns_build_prefixed_pathname(prefix_scope, internal_path);
+
+	acpi_os_printf("%s [%s], %s", message,
+		       full_path ? full_path : "Could not get pathname",
+		       acpi_format_exception(lookup_status));
+
+	if (full_path) {
+		ACPI_FREE(full_path);
+	}
+
+	ACPI_MSG_SUFFIX;
+}
+
+#ifdef __OBSOLETE_FUNCTION
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_namespace_error
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  module_name         - Caller's module name (for error output)
@@ -240,6 +312,7 @@ acpi_ut_namespace_error(const char *module_name,
 	ACPI_MSG_SUFFIX;
 	ACPI_MSG_REDIRECT_END;
 }
+#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
index 23e766d1691d..45eeb0dcf283 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 	acpi_gbl_next_owner_id_offset = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_debugger_configuration = DEBUGGER_THREADING;
 	acpi_gbl_osi_mutex = NULL;
-	acpi_gbl_max_loop_iterations = ACPI_MAX_LOOP_COUNT;
 
 	/* Hardware oriented */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
index 5f9c680076c4..2055a858e5f5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmath.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_short_shift_left(u64 operand, u32 count, u64 *out_result)
 
 	if ((count & 63) >= 32) {
 		operand_ovl.part.hi = operand_ovl.part.lo;
-		operand_ovl.part.lo ^= operand_ovl.part.lo;
+		operand_ovl.part.lo = 0;
 		count = (count & 63) - 32;
 	}
 	ACPI_SHIFT_LEFT_64_BY_32(operand_ovl.part.hi,
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_short_shift_right(u64 operand, u32 count, u64 *out_result)
 
 	if ((count & 63) >= 32) {
 		operand_ovl.part.lo = operand_ovl.part.hi;
-		operand_ovl.part.hi ^= operand_ovl.part.hi;
+		operand_ovl.part.hi = 0;
 		count = (count & 63) - 32;
 	}
 	ACPI_SHIFT_RIGHT_64_BY_32(operand_ovl.part.hi,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
index 586354788018..524ba931d5e8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmutex.c
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
 		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id = this_thread_id;
 	} else {
 		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
-				"Thread %u could not acquire Mutex [0x%X]",
-				(u32)this_thread_id, mutex_id));
+				"Thread %u could not acquire Mutex [%s] (0x%X)",
+				(u32)this_thread_id,
+				acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id), mutex_id));
 	}
 
 	return (status);
@@ -322,8 +323,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_release_mutex(acpi_mutex_handle mutex_id)
 	 */
 	if (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id == ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-			    "Mutex [0x%X] is not acquired, cannot release",
-			    mutex_id));
+			    "Mutex [%s] (0x%X) is not acquired, cannot release",
+			    acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id), mutex_id));
 
 		return (AE_NOT_ACQUIRED);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utnonansi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utnonansi.c
index 792664982ea3..33a0970646df 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utnonansi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utnonansi.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ int acpi_ut_stricmp(char *string1, char *string2)
 	return (c1 - c2);
 }
 
-#if defined (ACPI_DEBUGGER) || defined (ACPI_APPLICATION)
+#if defined (ACPI_DEBUGGER) || defined (ACPI_APPLICATION) || defined (ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT)
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_safe_strcpy, acpi_ut_safe_strcat, acpi_ut_safe_strncat
@@ -199,4 +199,13 @@ acpi_ut_safe_strncat(char *dest,
 	strncat(dest, source, max_transfer_length);
 	return (FALSE);
 }
+
+void acpi_ut_safe_strncpy(char *dest, char *source, acpi_size dest_size)
+{
+	/* Always terminate destination string */
+
+	strncpy(dest, source, dest_size);
+	dest[dest_size - 1] = 0;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
index 3175b133c0e4..f6b8dd24b006 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ static struct acpi_interface_info acpi_default_supported_interfaces[] = {
 	{"Windows 2012", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_8},	/* Windows 8 and Server 2012 - Added 08/2012 */
 	{"Windows 2013", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_8},	/* Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 - Added 01/2014 */
 	{"Windows 2015", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_10},	/* Windows 10 - Added 03/2015 */
+	{"Windows 2016", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS1},	/* Windows 10 version 1607 - Added 12/2017 */
+	{"Windows 2017", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS2},	/* Windows 10 version 1703 - Added 12/2017 */
 
 	/* Feature Group Strings */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstrsuppt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstrsuppt.c
index 965fb5cec94f..97f48d71f9e6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstrsuppt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstrsuppt.c
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ static acpi_status
 acpi_ut_insert_digit(u64 *accumulated_value, u32 base, int ascii_digit);
 
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ut_strtoul_multiply64(u64 multiplicand, u64 multiplier, u64 *out_product);
+acpi_ut_strtoul_multiply64(u64 multiplicand, u32 base, u64 *out_product);
 
-static acpi_status
-acpi_ut_strtoul_add64(u64 addend1, u64 addend2, u64 *out_sum);
+static acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul_add64(u64 addend1, u32 digit, u64 *out_sum);
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ acpi_ut_insert_digit(u64 *accumulated_value, u32 base, int ascii_digit)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strtoul_multiply64
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  multiplicand            - Current accumulated converted integer
- *              multiplier              - Base/Radix
+ *              base                    - Base/Radix
  *              out_product             - Where the product is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and 64-bit product
@@ -369,33 +368,40 @@ acpi_ut_insert_digit(u64 *accumulated_value, u32 base, int ascii_digit)
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 static acpi_status
-acpi_ut_strtoul_multiply64(u64 multiplicand, u64 multiplier, u64 *out_product)
+acpi_ut_strtoul_multiply64(u64 multiplicand, u32 base, u64 *out_product)
 {
-	u64 val;
+	u64 product;
+	u64 quotient;
 
 	/* Exit if either operand is zero */
 
 	*out_product = 0;
-	if (!multiplicand || !multiplier) {
+	if (!multiplicand || !base) {
 		return (AE_OK);
 	}
 
-	/* Check for 64-bit overflow before the actual multiplication */
-
-	acpi_ut_short_divide(ACPI_UINT64_MAX, (u32)multiplier, &val, NULL);
-	if (multiplicand > val) {
+	/*
+	 * Check for 64-bit overflow before the actual multiplication.
+	 *
+	 * Notes: 64-bit division is often not supported on 32-bit platforms
+	 * (it requires a library function), Therefore ACPICA has a local
+	 * 64-bit divide function. Also, Multiplier is currently only used
+	 * as the radix (8/10/16), to the 64/32 divide will always work.
+	 */
+	acpi_ut_short_divide(ACPI_UINT64_MAX, base, &quotient, NULL);
+	if (multiplicand > quotient) {
 		return (AE_NUMERIC_OVERFLOW);
 	}
 
-	val = multiplicand * multiplier;
+	product = multiplicand * base;
 
 	/* Check for 32-bit overflow if necessary */
 
-	if ((acpi_gbl_integer_bit_width == 32) && (val > ACPI_UINT32_MAX)) {
+	if ((acpi_gbl_integer_bit_width == 32) && (product > ACPI_UINT32_MAX)) {
 		return (AE_NUMERIC_OVERFLOW);
 	}
 
-	*out_product = val;
+	*out_product = product;
 	return (AE_OK);
 }
 
@@ -404,7 +410,7 @@ acpi_ut_strtoul_multiply64(u64 multiplicand, u64 multiplier, u64 *out_product)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strtoul_add64
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  addend1                 - Current accumulated converted integer
- *              addend2                 - New hex value/char
+ *              digit                   - New hex value/char
  *              out_sum                 - Where sum is returned (Accumulator)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status and 64-bit sum
@@ -415,17 +421,17 @@ acpi_ut_strtoul_multiply64(u64 multiplicand, u64 multiplier, u64 *out_product)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-static acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul_add64(u64 addend1, u64 addend2, u64 *out_sum)
+static acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul_add64(u64 addend1, u32 digit, u64 *out_sum)
 {
 	u64 sum;
 
 	/* Check for 64-bit overflow before the actual addition */
 
-	if ((addend1 > 0) && (addend2 > (ACPI_UINT64_MAX - addend1))) {
+	if ((addend1 > 0) && (digit > (ACPI_UINT64_MAX - addend1))) {
 		return (AE_NUMERIC_OVERFLOW);
 	}
 
-	sum = addend1 + addend2;
+	sum = addend1 + digit;
 
 	/* Check for 32-bit overflow if necessary */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c
index 3c8de88ecbd5..633b4e2c669f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/uttrack.c
@@ -402,8 +402,8 @@ acpi_ut_track_allocation(struct acpi_debug_mem_block *allocation,
 	allocation->component = component;
 	allocation->line = line;
 
-	strncpy(allocation->module, module, ACPI_MAX_MODULE_NAME);
-	allocation->module[ACPI_MAX_MODULE_NAME - 1] = 0;
+	acpi_ut_safe_strncpy(allocation->module, (char *)module,
+			     ACPI_MAX_MODULE_NAME);
 
 	if (!element) {
 
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ exit:
 	if (!num_outstanding) {
 		ACPI_INFO(("No outstanding allocations"));
 	} else {
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "%u(0x%X) Outstanding allocations",
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "%u (0x%X) Outstanding cache allocations",
 			    num_outstanding, num_outstanding));
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
index 950a1e500bfa..9da4f8ef2e77 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxferror.c
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_error)
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Print "ACPI Exception" message with module/line/version info
- *              and decoded acpi_status.
+ * DESCRIPTION: Print an "ACPI Error" message with module/line/version
+ *              info as well as decoded acpi_status.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ acpi_exception(const char *module_name,
 	/* For AE_OK, just print the message */
 
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION);
+		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_ERROR);
 
 	} else {
-		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_EXCEPTION "%s, ",
+		acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_ERROR "%s, ",
 			       acpi_format_exception(status));
 	}