diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 2311dad7a57a..bc3478581f67 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 			use by PCI
 			Format: <irq>,<irq>...
 
+	acpi_no_auto_serialize	[HW,ACPI]
+			Disable auto-serialization of AML methods
+			AML control methods that contain the opcodes to create
+			named objects will be marked as "Serialized" by the
+			auto-serialization feature.
+			This feature is enabled by default.
+			This option allows to turn off the feature.
+
 	acpi_no_auto_ssdt	[HW,ACPI] Disable automatic loading of SSDT
 
 	acpica_no_return_repair [HW, ACPI]
@@ -306,8 +314,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 	acpi_sci=	[HW,ACPI] ACPI System Control Interrupt trigger mode
 			Format: { level | edge | high | low }
 
-	acpi_serialize	[HW,ACPI] force serialization of AML methods
-
 	acpi_skip_timer_override [HW,ACPI]
 			Recognize and ignore IRQ0/pin2 Interrupt Override.
 			For broken nForce2 BIOS resulting in XT-PIC timer.
diff --git a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
index b6ce00b2be9a..5f96daf8566a 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ defined in include/linux/pm.h:
       equal to zero); the initial value of it is 1 (i.e. runtime PM is
       initially disabled for all devices)
 
-  unsigned int runtime_error;
+  int runtime_error;
     - if set, there was a fatal error (one of the callbacks returned error code
       as described in Section 2), so the helper funtions will not work until
       this flag is cleared; this is the error code returned by the failing
@@ -401,11 +401,11 @@ drivers/base/power/runtime.c and include/linux/pm_runtime.h:
   int pm_runtime_disable(struct device *dev);
     - increment the device's 'power.disable_depth' field (if the value of that
       field was previously zero, this prevents subsystem-level runtime PM
-      callbacks from being run for the device), make sure that all of the pending
-      runtime PM operations on the device are either completed or canceled;
-      returns 1 if there was a resume request pending and it was necessary to
-      execute the subsystem-level resume callback for the device to satisfy that
-      request, otherwise 0 is returned
+      callbacks from being run for the device), make sure that all of the
+      pending runtime PM operations on the device are either completed or
+      canceled; returns 1 if there was a resume request pending and it was
+      necessary to execute the subsystem-level resume callback for the device
+      to satisfy that request, otherwise 0 is returned
 
   int pm_runtime_barrier(struct device *dev);
     - check if there's a resume request pending for the device and resume it
@@ -667,11 +667,11 @@ driver/base/power/generic_ops.c:
 
   int pm_generic_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev);
     - invoke the ->runtime_suspend() callback provided by the driver of this
-      device and return its result, or return -EINVAL if not defined
+      device and return its result, or return 0 if not defined
 
   int pm_generic_runtime_resume(struct device *dev);
     - invoke the ->runtime_resume() callback provided by the driver of this
-      device and return its result, or return -EINVAL if not defined
+      device and return its result, or return 0 if not defined
 
   int pm_generic_suspend(struct device *dev);
     - if the device has not been suspended at run time, invoke the ->suspend()
@@ -727,15 +727,12 @@ driver/base/power/generic_ops.c:
   int pm_generic_restore_noirq(struct device *dev);
     - invoke the ->restore_noirq() callback provided by the device's driver
 
-These functions can be assigned to the ->runtime_idle(), ->runtime_suspend(),
+These functions are the defaults used by the PM core, if a subsystem doesn't
+provide its own callbacks for ->runtime_idle(), ->runtime_suspend(),
 ->runtime_resume(), ->suspend(), ->suspend_noirq(), ->resume(),
 ->resume_noirq(), ->freeze(), ->freeze_noirq(), ->thaw(), ->thaw_noirq(),
-->poweroff(), ->poweroff_noirq(), ->restore(), ->restore_noirq() callback
-pointers in the subsystem-level dev_pm_ops structures.
-
-If a subsystem wishes to use all of them at the same time, it can simply assign
-the GENERIC_SUBSYS_PM_OPS macro, defined in include/linux/pm.h, to its
-dev_pm_ops structure pointer.
+->poweroff(), ->poweroff_noirq(), ->restore(), ->restore_noirq() in the
+subsystem-level dev_pm_ops structure.
 
 Device drivers that wish to use the same function as a system suspend, freeze,
 poweroff and runtime suspend callback, and similarly for system resume, thaw,
@@ -873,7 +870,7 @@ Here is a schematic pseudo-code example:
 		foo->is_suspended = 0;
 		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&foo->dev);
 		if (foo->num_pending_requests > 0)
-			foo_process_requests(foo);
+			foo_process_next_request(foo);
 		unlock(&foo->private_lock);
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
index 5b472c43c31d..d3e2cc395d7f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
@@ -139,20 +139,21 @@ acpi_ds_init_field_objects(union acpi_parse_object *op,
 			   struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
 /*
- * dsload - Parser/Interpreter interface, pass 1 namespace load callbacks
+ * dsload - Parser/Interpreter interface
  */
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_init_callbacks(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state, u32 pass_number);
 
+/* dsload - pass 1 namespace load callbacks */
+
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		       union acpi_parse_object **out_op);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
-/*
- * dsload - Parser/Interpreter interface, pass 2 namespace load callbacks
- */
+/* dsload - pass 2 namespace load callbacks */
+
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		       union acpi_parse_object **out_op);
@@ -200,7 +201,9 @@ void acpi_ds_method_data_init(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 /*
  * dsmethod - Parser/Interpreter interface - control method parsing
  */
-acpi_status acpi_ds_parse_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node);
+acpi_status
+acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+			      union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_call_control_method(struct acpi_thread_state *thread,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 8f40bb972ae3..49bbc71fad54 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack, FALSE);
 
 /*
- * Automatically serialize ALL control methods? Default is FALSE, meaning
- * to use the Serialized/not_serialized method flags on a per method basis.
- * Only change this if the ASL code is poorly written and cannot handle
- * reentrancy even though methods are marked "NotSerialized".
+ * Automatically serialize all methods that create named objects? Default
+ * is TRUE, meaning that all non_serialized methods are scanned once at
+ * table load time to determine those that create named objects. Methods
+ * that create named objects are marked Serialized in order to prevent
+ * possible run-time problems if they are entered by more than one thread.
  */
-ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized, FALSE);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_auto_serialize_methods, TRUE);
 
 /*
  * Create the predefined _OSI method in the namespace? Default is TRUE
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
index c54267748be5..b01f71ce0523 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
@@ -458,10 +458,6 @@ void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void);
 
 void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(void);
 
-void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void);
-
-void acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter(void);
-
 u8 acpi_ex_truncate_for32bit_table(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
 
 void acpi_ex_acquire_global_lock(u32 rule);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index 1a4d61805ebc..22fb6449d3d6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ struct acpi_object_method {
 #define ACPI_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY       0x02	/* Method is implemented internally (_OSI) */
 #define ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED          0x04	/* Method is serialized */
 #define ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING  0x08	/* Method is to be marked serialized */
-#define ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE  0x10	/* Method modified the namespace */
+#define ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL   0x10	/* Method was auto-serialized at table load time */
+#define ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE  0x20	/* Method modified the namespace */
 
 /******************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
index 5d2989a1b68c..cf7346110bd8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ struct acpi_init_walk_info {
 	u32 table_index;
 	u32 object_count;
 	u32 method_count;
+	u32 serial_method_count;
+	u32 non_serial_method_count;
+	u32 serialized_method_count;
 	u32 device_count;
 	u32 op_region_count;
 	u32 field_count;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
index 96644d5ac0e1..aee5e45f6d35 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 	    (struct acpi_init_walk_info *)context;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *node =
 	    (struct acpi_namespace_node *)obj_handle;
-	acpi_object_type type;
 	acpi_status status;
+	union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 
 	/* And even then, we are only interested in a few object types */
 
-	type = acpi_ns_get_type(obj_handle);
-
-	switch (type) {
+	switch (acpi_ns_get_type(obj_handle)) {
 	case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
 
 		status = acpi_ds_initialize_region(obj_handle);
@@ -117,8 +115,44 @@ acpi_ds_init_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_METHOD:
-
+		/*
+		 * Auto-serialization support. We will examine each method that is
+		 * not_serialized to determine if it creates any Named objects. If
+		 * it does, it will be marked serialized to prevent problems if
+		 * the method is entered by two or more threads and an attempt is
+		 * made to create the same named object twice -- which results in
+		 * an AE_ALREADY_EXISTS exception and method abort.
+		 */
 		info->method_count++;
+		obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
+		if (!obj_desc) {
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* Ignore if already serialized */
+
+		if (obj_desc->method.info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED) {
+			info->serial_method_count++;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (acpi_gbl_auto_serialize_methods) {
+
+			/* Parse/scan method and serialize it if necessary */
+
+			acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method(node, obj_desc);
+			if (obj_desc->method.
+			    info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED) {
+
+				/* Method was just converted to Serialized */
+
+				info->serial_method_count++;
+				info->serialized_method_count++;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		info->non_serial_method_count++;
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_DEVICE:
@@ -170,7 +204,6 @@ acpi_ds_initialize_objects(u32 table_index,
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
 			  "**** Starting initialization of namespace objects ****\n"));
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_INIT, "Parsing all Control Methods:"));
 
 	/* Set all init info to zero */
 
@@ -205,14 +238,16 @@ acpi_ds_initialize_objects(u32 table_index,
 	}
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_INIT,
-			      "\nTable [%4.4s](id %4.4X) - %u Objects with %u Devices %u Methods %u Regions\n",
+			      "Table [%4.4s] (id %4.4X) - %4u Objects with %3u Devices, "
+			      "%3u Regions, %3u Methods (%u/%u/%u Serial/Non/Cvt)\n",
 			      table->signature, owner_id, info.object_count,
-			      info.device_count, info.method_count,
-			      info.op_region_count));
+			      info.device_count, info.op_region_count,
+			      info.method_count, info.serial_method_count,
+			      info.non_serial_method_count,
+			      info.serialized_method_count));
 
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
-			  "%u Methods, %u Regions\n", info.method_count,
-			  info.op_region_count));
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "%u Methods, %u Regions\n",
+			  info.method_count, info.op_region_count));
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 2c6d42c2bc01..3c7f7378b94d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -49,14 +49,153 @@
 #ifdef	ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
 #include "acdisasm.h"
 #endif
+#include "acparser.h"
+#include "amlcode.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_DISPATCHER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsmethod")
 
 /* Local prototypes */
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+			     union acpi_parse_object **out_op);
+
 static acpi_status
 acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc);
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  node                        - Namespace Node of the method
+ *              obj_desc                    - Method object attached to node
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Parse a control method AML to scan for control methods that
+ *              need serialization due to the creation of named objects.
+ *
+ * NOTE: It is a bit of overkill to mark all such methods serialized, since
+ * there is only a problem if the method actually blocks during execution.
+ * A blocking operation is, for example, a Sleep() operation, or any access
+ * to an operation region. However, it is probably not possible to easily
+ * detect whether a method will block or not, so we simply mark all suspicious
+ * methods as serialized.
+ *
+ * NOTE2: This code is essentially a generic routine for parsing a single
+ * control method.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+			      union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	union acpi_parse_object *op = NULL;
+	struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ds_auto_serialize_method, node);
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
+			  "Method auto-serialization parse [%4.4s] %p\n",
+			  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), node));
+
+	/* Create/Init a root op for the method parse tree */
+
+	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_METHOD_OP);
+	if (!op) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	acpi_ps_set_name(op, node->name.integer);
+	op->common.node = node;
+
+	/* Create and initialize a new walk state */
+
+	walk_state =
+	    acpi_ds_create_walk_state(node->owner_id, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!walk_state) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	status =
+	    acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(walk_state, op, node,
+				  obj_desc->method.aml_start,
+				  obj_desc->method.aml_length, NULL, 0);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(walk_state);
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
+
+	walk_state->descending_callback = acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes;
+
+	/* Parse the method, scan for creation of named objects */
+
+	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml(walk_state);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
+
+	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree(op);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current state of the parse tree walk
+ *              out_op          - Unused, required for parser interface
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Descending callback used during the loading of ACPI tables.
+ *              Currently used to detect methods that must be marked serialized
+ *              in order to avoid problems with the creation of named objects.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+			     union acpi_parse_object **out_op)
+{
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes);
+
+	/* We are only interested in opcodes that create a new name */
+
+	if (!
+	    (walk_state->op_info->
+	     flags & (AML_NAMED | AML_CREATE | AML_FIELD))) {
+		return (AE_OK);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * At this point, we know we have a Named object opcode.
+	 * Mark the method as serialized. Later code will create a mutex for
+	 * this method to enforce serialization.
+	 *
+	 * Note, ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL flag means that we will ignore the
+	 * Sync Level mechanism for this method, even though it is now serialized.
+	 * Otherwise, there can be conflicts with existing ASL code that actually
+	 * uses sync levels.
+	 */
+	walk_state->method_desc->method.sync_level = 0;
+	walk_state->method_desc->method.info_flags |=
+	    (ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED | ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL);
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
+			  "Method serialized [%4.4s] %p - [%s] (%4.4X)\n",
+			  walk_state->method_node->name.ascii,
+			  walk_state->method_node, walk_state->op_info->name,
+			  walk_state->opcode));
+
+	/* Abort the parse, no need to examine this method any further */
+
+	return (AE_CTRL_TERMINATE);
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_method_error
@@ -74,7 +213,7 @@ acpi_ds_create_method_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc);
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
+acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 {
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
@@ -217,13 +356,19 @@ acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
 		/*
 		 * The current_sync_level (per-thread) must be less than or equal to
 		 * the sync level of the method. This mechanism provides some
-		 * deadlock prevention
+		 * deadlock prevention.
+		 *
+		 * If the method was auto-serialized, we just ignore the sync level
+		 * mechanism, because auto-serialization of methods can interfere
+		 * with ASL code that actually uses sync levels.
 		 *
 		 * Top-level method invocation has no walk state at this point
 		 */
 		if (walk_state &&
-		    (walk_state->thread->current_sync_level >
-		     obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.sync_level)) {
+		    (!(obj_desc->method.
+		       info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL))
+		    && (walk_state->thread->current_sync_level >
+			obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.sync_level)) {
 			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 				    "Cannot acquire Mutex for method [%4.4s], current SyncLevel is too large (%u)",
 				    acpi_ut_get_node_name(method_node),
@@ -668,7 +813,8 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
 			method_desc->method.info_flags &=
 			    ~ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED_PENDING;
 			method_desc->method.info_flags |=
-			    ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED;
+			    (ACPI_METHOD_SERIALIZED |
+			     ACPI_METHOD_IGNORE_SYNC_LEVEL);
 			method_desc->method.sync_level = 0;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
index bd7811c64169..15623da26200 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
@@ -73,8 +73,20 @@ acpi_ds_init_callbacks(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state, u32 pass_number)
 {
 
 	switch (pass_number) {
+	case 0:
+
+		/* Parse only - caller will setup callbacks */
+
+		walk_state->parse_flags = ACPI_PARSE_LOAD_PASS1 |
+		    ACPI_PARSE_DELETE_TREE | ACPI_PARSE_DISASSEMBLE;
+		walk_state->descending_callback = NULL;
+		walk_state->ascending_callback = NULL;
+		break;
+
 	case 1:
 
+		/* Load pass 1 */
+
 		walk_state->parse_flags = ACPI_PARSE_LOAD_PASS1 |
 		    ACPI_PARSE_DELETE_TREE;
 		walk_state->descending_callback = acpi_ds_load1_begin_op;
@@ -83,6 +95,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_callbacks(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state, u32 pass_number)
 
 	case 2:
 
+		/* Load pass 2 */
+
 		walk_state->parse_flags = ACPI_PARSE_LOAD_PASS1 |
 		    ACPI_PARSE_DELETE_TREE;
 		walk_state->descending_callback = acpi_ds_load2_begin_op;
@@ -91,6 +105,8 @@ acpi_ds_init_callbacks(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state, u32 pass_number)
 
 	case 3:
 
+		/* Execution pass */
+
 #ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 		walk_state->parse_flags |= ACPI_PARSE_EXECUTE |
 		    ACPI_PARSE_DELETE_TREE;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
index 841caed11c08..f7da64123ed5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exsystem.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_semaphore(acpi_semaphore semaphore, u16 timeout)
 
 		/* We must wait, so unlock the interpreter */
 
-		acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+		acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
 		status = acpi_os_wait_semaphore(semaphore, 1, timeout);
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_semaphore(acpi_semaphore semaphore, u16 timeout)
 
 		/* Reacquire the interpreter */
 
-		acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
+		acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 	}
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(acpi_mutex mutex, u16 timeout)
 
 		/* We must wait, so unlock the interpreter */
 
-		acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+		acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
 		status = acpi_os_acquire_mutex(mutex, timeout);
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(acpi_mutex mutex, u16 timeout)
 
 		/* Reacquire the interpreter */
 
-		acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
+		acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 	}
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_sleep(u64 how_long)
 
 	/* Since this thread will sleep, we must release the interpreter */
 
-	acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter();
+	acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
 	/*
 	 * For compatibility with other ACPI implementations and to prevent
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_system_do_sleep(u64 how_long)
 
 	/* And now we must get the interpreter again */
 
-	acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter();
+	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 	return (AE_OK);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
index 5b16c5484bee..d9d72dff2a76 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
@@ -98,37 +98,6 @@ void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(void)
 	return_VOID;
 }
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Reacquire the interpreter execution region from within the
- *              interpreter code. Failure to enter the interpreter region is a
- *              fatal system error. Used in conjunction with
- *              relinquish_interpreter
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void)
-{
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_reacquire_interpreter);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the global serialized flag is set, do not release the interpreter,
-	 * since it was not actually released by acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter.
-	 * This forces the interpreter to be single threaded.
-	 */
-	if (!acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized) {
-		acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
-	}
-
-	return_VOID;
-}
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_exit_interpreter
@@ -139,7 +108,16 @@ void acpi_ex_reacquire_interpreter(void)
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Exit the interpreter execution region. This is the top level
  *              routine used to exit the interpreter when all processing has
- *              been completed.
+ *              been completed, or when the method blocks.
+ *
+ * Cases where the interpreter is unlocked internally:
+ *      1) Method will be blocked on a Sleep() AML opcode
+ *      2) Method will be blocked on an Acquire() AML opcode
+ *      3) Method will be blocked on a Wait() AML opcode
+ *      4) Method will be blocked to acquire the global lock
+ *      5) Method will be blocked waiting to execute a serialized control
+ *          method that is currently executing
+ *      6) About to invoke a user-installed opregion handler
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -158,44 +136,6 @@ void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(void)
 	return_VOID;
 }
 
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  None
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Exit the interpreter execution region, from within the
- *              interpreter - before attempting an operation that will possibly
- *              block the running thread.
- *
- * Cases where the interpreter is unlocked internally
- *      1) Method to be blocked on a Sleep() AML opcode
- *      2) Method to be blocked on an Acquire() AML opcode
- *      3) Method to be blocked on a Wait() AML opcode
- *      4) Method to be blocked to acquire the global lock
- *      5) Method to be blocked waiting to execute a serialized control method
- *          that is currently executing
- *      6) About to invoke a user-installed opregion handler
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void acpi_ex_relinquish_interpreter(void)
-{
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_relinquish_interpreter);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the global serialized flag is set, do not release the interpreter.
-	 * This forces the interpreter to be single threaded.
-	 */
-	if (!acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized) {
-		acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
-	}
-
-	return_VOID;
-}
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_truncate_for32bit_table
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
index 5b74677bf74d..a3fb7e4c0809 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsinit.c
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_initialize_objects(void)
 			      info.object_count));
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
-			  "%u Control Methods found\n", info.method_count));
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
-			  "%u Op Regions found\n", info.op_region_count));
+			  "%u Control Methods found\n%u Op Regions found\n",
+			  info.method_count, info.op_region_count));
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index 7ae521ce8d3f..7c9d0181f341 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ unlock:
 	 * parse trees.
 	 */
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-			  "**** Begin Table Method Parsing and Object Initialization\n"));
+			  "**** Begin Table Object Initialization\n"));
 
 	status = acpi_ds_initialize_objects(table_index, node);
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-			  "**** Completed Table Method Parsing and Object Initialization\n"));
+			  "**** Completed Table Object Initialization\n"));
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
index 646d1a3f6e27..b058e2390fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 					status = AE_OK;
 				}
 
+				if (status == AE_CTRL_TERMINATE) {
+					return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+				}
+
 				status =
 				    acpi_ps_complete_op(walk_state, &op,
 							status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
index af1f46cd37a5..a6885077d59e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
@@ -219,7 +219,10 @@ acpi_ps_build_named_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 	status = walk_state->descending_callback(walk_state, op);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During name lookup/catalog"));
+		if (status != AE_CTRL_TERMINATE) {
+			ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+					"During name lookup/catalog"));
+		}
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
@@ -230,7 +233,7 @@ acpi_ps_build_named_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	status = acpi_ps_next_parse_state(walk_state, *op, status);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		if (status == AE_CTRL_PENDING) {
-			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_CTRL_PARSE_PENDING);
+			status = AE_CTRL_PARSE_PENDING;
 		}
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 27f84af4e337..f7fd72ac69cf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1537,17 +1537,21 @@ static int __init osi_setup(char *str)
 
 __setup("acpi_osi=", osi_setup);
 
-/* enable serialization to combat AE_ALREADY_EXISTS errors */
-static int __init acpi_serialize_setup(char *str)
+/*
+ * Disable the auto-serialization of named objects creation methods.
+ *
+ * This feature is enabled by default.  It marks the AML control methods
+ * that contain the opcodes to create named objects as "Serialized".
+ */
+static int __init acpi_no_auto_serialize_setup(char *str)
 {
-	printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "serialize enabled\n");
-
-	acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized = TRUE;
+	acpi_gbl_auto_serialize_methods = FALSE;
+	pr_info("ACPI: auto-serialization disabled\n");
 
 	return 1;
 }
 
-__setup("acpi_serialize", acpi_serialize_setup);
+__setup("acpi_no_auto_serialize", acpi_no_auto_serialize_setup);
 
 /* Check of resource interference between native drivers and ACPI
  * OperationRegions (SystemIO and System Memory only).
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
index 86d73d5d503f..71e2065639a6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_core.c
@@ -70,28 +70,6 @@ static int map_lsapic_id(struct acpi_subtable_header *entry,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int map_gic_id(struct acpi_subtable_header *entry,
-		int device_declaration, u32 acpi_id, int *apic_id)
-{
-	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *gic =
-		(struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *)entry;
-
-	if (!(gic->flags & ACPI_MADT_ENABLED))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	/*
-	 * In the GIC interrupt model, logical processors are
-	 * required to have a Processor Device object in the DSDT,
-	 * so we should check device_declaration here
-	 */
-	if (device_declaration && (gic->uid == acpi_id)) {
-		*apic_id = gic->gic_id;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
 static int map_madt_entry(int type, u32 acpi_id)
 {
 	unsigned long madt_end, entry;
@@ -127,9 +105,6 @@ static int map_madt_entry(int type, u32 acpi_id)
 		} else if (header->type == ACPI_MADT_TYPE_LOCAL_SAPIC) {
 			if (!map_lsapic_id(header, type, acpi_id, &apic_id))
 				break;
-		} else if (header->type == ACPI_MADT_TYPE_GENERIC_INTERRUPT) {
-			if (!map_gic_id(header, type, acpi_id, &apic_id))
-				break;
 		}
 		entry += header->length;
 	}
@@ -160,8 +135,6 @@ static int map_mat_entry(acpi_handle handle, int type, u32 acpi_id)
 		map_lapic_id(header, acpi_id, &apic_id);
 	} else if (header->type == ACPI_MADT_TYPE_LOCAL_SAPIC) {
 		map_lsapic_id(header, type, acpi_id, &apic_id);
-	} else if (header->type == ACPI_MADT_TYPE_GENERIC_INTERRUPT) {
-		map_gic_id(header, type, acpi_id, &apic_id);
 	}
 
 exit:
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c b/drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c
index a2e55bfdf572..96a92db83cad 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/generic_ops.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ int pm_generic_restore(struct device *dev)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_generic_restore);
 
 /**
- * pm_generic_complete - Generic routine competing a device power transition.
+ * pm_generic_complete - Generic routine completing a device power transition.
  * @dev: Device to handle.
  *
  * Complete a device power transition during a system-wide power transition.
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
index a05b876f375e..bc447b9003c3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static int nforce2_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	pr_debug("Old CPU frequency %d kHz, new %d kHz\n",
 	       freqs.old, freqs.new);
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 
 	/* Disable IRQs */
 	/* local_irq_save(flags); */
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ static int nforce2_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	/* Enable IRQs */
 	/* local_irq_restore(flags); */
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 3aa7a7a226b3..abda6609d3e7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -331,16 +331,15 @@ static void __cpufreq_notify_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
  * function. It is called twice on all CPU frequency changes that have
  * external effects.
  */
-void cpufreq_notify_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+static void cpufreq_notify_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs, unsigned int state)
 {
 	for_each_cpu(freqs->cpu, policy->cpus)
 		__cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, freqs, state);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_notify_transition);
 
 /* Do post notifications when there are chances that transition has failed */
-void cpufreq_notify_post_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+static void cpufreq_notify_post_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs, int transition_failed)
 {
 	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
@@ -351,7 +350,41 @@ void cpufreq_notify_post_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
 	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_notify_post_transition);
+
+void cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+		struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs)
+{
+wait:
+	wait_event(policy->transition_wait, !policy->transition_ongoing);
+
+	spin_lock(&policy->transition_lock);
+
+	if (unlikely(policy->transition_ongoing)) {
+		spin_unlock(&policy->transition_lock);
+		goto wait;
+	}
+
+	policy->transition_ongoing = true;
+
+	spin_unlock(&policy->transition_lock);
+
+	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_freq_transition_begin);
+
+void cpufreq_freq_transition_end(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+		struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs, int transition_failed)
+{
+	if (unlikely(WARN_ON(!policy->transition_ongoing)))
+		return;
+
+	cpufreq_notify_post_transition(policy, freqs, transition_failed);
+
+	policy->transition_ongoing = false;
+
+	wake_up(&policy->transition_wait);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_freq_transition_end);
 
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -985,6 +1018,8 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(void)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&policy->policy_list);
 	init_rwsem(&policy->rwsem);
+	spin_lock_init(&policy->transition_lock);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&policy->transition_wait);
 
 	return policy;
 
@@ -1470,8 +1505,8 @@ static void cpufreq_out_of_sync(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int old_freq,
 	policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1652,14 +1687,13 @@ void cpufreq_resume(void)
 	cpufreq_suspended = false;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(policy, &cpufreq_policy_list, policy_list) {
-		if (__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START)
+		if (cpufreq_driver->resume && cpufreq_driver->resume(policy))
+			pr_err("%s: Failed to resume driver: %p\n", __func__,
+				policy);
+		else if (__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START)
 		    || __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS))
 			pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor for policy: %p\n",
 				__func__, policy);
-		else if (cpufreq_driver->resume
-		    && cpufreq_driver->resume(policy))
-			pr_err("%s: Failed to resume driver: %p\n", __func__,
-				policy);
 
 		/*
 		 * schedule call cpufreq_update_policy() for boot CPU, i.e. last
@@ -1832,8 +1866,7 @@ int __cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			pr_debug("%s: cpu: %d, oldfreq: %u, new freq: %u\n",
 				 __func__, policy->cpu, freqs.old, freqs.new);
 
-			cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs,
-					CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+			cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 		}
 
 		retval = cpufreq_driver->target_index(policy, index);
@@ -1842,7 +1875,7 @@ int __cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			       __func__, retval);
 
 		if (notify)
-			cpufreq_notify_post_transition(policy, &freqs, retval);
+			cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, retval);
 	}
 
 out:
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
index 7f776aa91e2f..a6b8214d7b77 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static int exynos_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 	freqs.old = policy->cur;
 	freqs.new = freq_table[index].frequency;
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 
 	/* Set the target frequency in all C0_3_PSTATE register */
 	for_each_cpu(i, policy->cpus) {
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void exynos_cpufreq_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		dev_crit(dvfs_info->dev, "New frequency out of range\n");
 		freqs.new = freqs.old;
 	}
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 	mutex_unlock(&cpufreq_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c b/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
index d83e8266a58e..1d723dc8880c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static void gx_set_cpuspeed(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int khz)
 
 	freqs.new = new_khz;
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 	if (new_khz != stock_freq) {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static void gx_set_cpuspeed(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int khz)
 
 	gx_params->pci_suscfg = suscfg;
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 
 	pr_debug("suspend modulation w/ duration of ON:%d us, OFF:%d us\n",
 		gx_params->on_duration * 32, gx_params->off_duration * 32);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/integrator-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/integrator-cpufreq.c
index 0e27844e8c2d..e5122f1bfe78 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/integrator-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/integrator-cpufreq.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int integrator_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 
 	cm_osc = __raw_readl(cm_base + INTEGRATOR_HDR_OSC_OFFSET);
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static int integrator_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	 */
 	set_cpus_allowed(current, cpus_allowed);
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index bcb9a6d0ae11..099967302bf2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ static void intel_pstate_stop_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	pr_info("intel_pstate CPU %d exiting\n", cpu_num);
 
-	del_timer(&all_cpu_data[cpu_num]->timer);
+	del_timer_sync(&all_cpu_data[cpu_num]->timer);
 	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, cpu->pstate.min_pstate);
 	kfree(all_cpu_data[cpu_num]);
 	all_cpu_data[cpu_num] = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
index 7b94da3d2d10..5c440f87ba8a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static void longhaul_setstate(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	freqs.old = calc_speed(longhaul_get_cpu_mult());
 	freqs.new = speed;
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 
 	pr_debug("Setting to FSB:%dMHz Mult:%d.%dx (%s)\n",
 			fsb, mult/10, mult%10, print_speed(speed/1000));
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ retry_loop:
 		}
 	}
 	/* Report true CPU frequency */
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 
 	if (!bm_timeout)
 		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Warning: Timeout while waiting for "
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
index 1c0f1067af73..728a2d879499 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int pcc_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 
 	freqs.old = policy->cur;
 	freqs.new = target_freq;
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 
 	input_buffer = 0x1 | (((target_freq * 100)
 			       / (ioread32(&pcch_hdr->nominal) * 1000)) << 8);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int pcc_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	status = ioread16(&pcch_hdr->status);
 	iowrite16(0, &pcch_hdr->status);
 
-	cpufreq_notify_post_transition(policy, &freqs, status != CMD_COMPLETE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, status != CMD_COMPLETE);
 	spin_unlock(&pcc_lock);
 
 	if (status != CMD_COMPLETE) {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
index ce27e6c26c94..62c6f2e5afce 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
@@ -148,11 +148,11 @@ static int powernow_k6_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	freqs.old = busfreq * powernow_k6_get_cpu_multiplier();
 	freqs.new = busfreq * clock_ratio[best_i].driver_data;
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 
 	powernow_k6_set_cpu_multiplier(best_i);
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
index 0e68e0275621..f911645c3f6d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int powernow_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 
 	freqs.new = powernow_table[index].frequency;
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 
 	/* Now do the magic poking into the MSRs.  */
 
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static int powernow_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 	if (have_a0 == 1)
 		local_irq_enable();
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 27eb2be44de5..770a9e1b3468 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -963,9 +963,9 @@ static int transition_frequency_fidvid(struct powernow_k8_data *data,
 	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(smp_processor_id());
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 	res = transition_fid_vid(data, fid, vid);
-	cpufreq_notify_post_transition(policy, &freqs, res);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, res);
 
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
index 25069741b507..a3dc192d21f9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int s3c_cpufreq_settarget(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	s3c_cpufreq_updateclk(clk_pclk, cpu_new.freq.pclk);
 
 	/* start the frequency change */
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs.freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs.freqs);
 
 	/* If hclk is staying the same, then we do not need to
 	 * re-write the IO or the refresh timings whilst we are changing
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int s3c_cpufreq_settarget(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	/* notify everyone we've done this */
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs.freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs.freqs, 0);
 
 	s3c_freq_dbg("%s: finished\n", __func__);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
index 696170ebd3a3..86628e22b2a3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ static int sh_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	freqs.new	= (freq + 500) / 1000;
 	freqs.flags	= 0;
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 	set_cpus_allowed_ptr(current, &cpus_allowed);
 	clk_set_rate(cpuclk, freq);
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, 0);
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "set frequency %lu Hz\n", freq);
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
index 36cc330b8747..13be802b6170 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ static int ucv2_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	freqs.old = policy->cur;
 	freqs.new = target_freq;
 
-	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
 	ret = clk_set_rate(policy->mclk, target_freq * 1000);
-	cpufreq_notify_post_transition(policy, &freqs, ret);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, ret);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/resource.c b/drivers/pnp/resource.c
index bacddd102ae9..01712cbfd92e 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/resource.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/resource.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ int pnp_check_irq(struct pnp_dev *dev, struct resource *res)
 	 * device is active because it itself may be in use */
 	if (!dev->active) {
 		if (request_irq(*irq, pnp_test_handler,
-				IRQF_DISABLED | IRQF_PROBE_SHARED, "pnp", NULL))
+				IRQF_PROBE_SHARED, "pnp", NULL))
 			return 0;
 		free_irq(*irq, NULL);
 	}
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index b0b01b13ea99..44f5e9749601 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ extern u32 acpi_dbg_layer;
 
 /* ACPICA runtime options */
 
-extern u8 acpi_gbl_all_methods_serialized;
+extern u8 acpi_gbl_auto_serialize_methods;
 extern u8 acpi_gbl_copy_dsdt_locally;
 extern u8 acpi_gbl_create_osi_method;
 extern u8 acpi_gbl_disable_auto_repair;
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 2d2e62c8666a..c48e595f623e 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/completion.h>
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
 
 /*********************************************************************
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
 	 *     __cpufreq_governor(data, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT);
 	 */
 	struct rw_semaphore	rwsem;
+
+	/* Synchronization for frequency transitions */
+	bool			transition_ongoing; /* Tracks transition status */
+	spinlock_t		transition_lock;
+	wait_queue_head_t	transition_wait;
 };
 
 /* Only for ACPI */
@@ -333,9 +339,9 @@ static inline void cpufreq_resume(void) {}
 int cpufreq_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned int list);
 int cpufreq_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned int list);
 
-void cpufreq_notify_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-		struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs, unsigned int state);
-void cpufreq_notify_post_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+void cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+		struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs);
+void cpufreq_freq_transition_end(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs, int transition_failed);
 
 #else /* CONFIG_CPU_FREQ */