diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index b3a6187e5305..a853e8607865 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ running once the system is up.
 	acpi_irq_isa=	[HW,ACPI] If irq_balance, mark listed IRQs used by ISA
 			Format: <irq>,<irq>...
 
+	acpi_os_name=	[HW,ACPI] Tell ACPI BIOS the name of the OS
+			Format: To spoof as Windows 98: ="Microsoft Windows"
+
 	acpi_osi=	[HW,ACPI] empty param disables _OSI
 
 	acpi_serialize	[HW,ACPI] force serialization of AML methods
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/hotkey.c b/drivers/acpi/hotkey.c
index 2e2e4051dfa7..c25b2b92edcf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/hotkey.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/hotkey.c
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@ get_parms(char *config_record,
 		goto do_fail;
 	count = tmp1 - tmp;
 	*action_handle = (char *)kmalloc(count + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!*action_handle)
+		goto do_fail;
 	strncpy(*action_handle, tmp, count);
 	*(*action_handle + count) = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
index fba9c230a84d..a29af58cb4cd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/thermal.c
@@ -941,8 +941,10 @@ acpi_thermal_write_trip_points(struct file *file,
 	memset(limit_string, 0, ACPI_THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT_STR_LEN);
 
 	active = kmalloc(ACPI_THERMAL_MAX_ACTIVE * sizeof(int), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!active)
+	if (!active) {
+		kfree(limit_string);
 		return_VALUE(-ENOMEM);
+	}
 
 	if (!tz || (count > ACPI_THERMAL_MAX_LIMIT_STR_LEN - 1)) {
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ERROR, "Invalid argument\n"));
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index bd4887518373..724149d72d91 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ acpi_video_device_lcd_query_levels(struct acpi_video_device *device,
 	if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
 		return_VALUE(status);
 	obj = (union acpi_object *)buffer.pointer;
-	if (!obj && (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE)) {
+	if (!obj || (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE)) {
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_ERROR, "Invalid _BCL data\n"));
 		status = -EFAULT;
 		goto err;