diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 8a5abaa7d453..931ced8ca345 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ static void __init acpi_sci_ioapic_setup(u8 bus_irq, u16 polarity, u16 trigger,
 		polarity = acpi_sci_flags & ACPI_MADT_POLARITY_MASK;
 
 	mp_override_legacy_irq(bus_irq, polarity, trigger, gsi);
+	acpi_penalize_sci_irq(bus_irq, trigger, polarity);
 
 	/*
 	 * stash over-ride to indicate we've been here
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
index f1e6dcc7a827..54d48b90de2c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsinit.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "acdispat.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
 #include "actables.h"
+#include "acinterp.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_DISPATCHER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsinit")
@@ -214,23 +215,17 @@ acpi_ds_initialize_objects(u32 table_index,
 
 	/* Walk entire namespace from the supplied root */
 
-	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * We don't use acpi_walk_namespace since we do not want to acquire
 	 * the namespace reader lock.
 	 */
 	status =
 	    acpi_ns_walk_namespace(ACPI_TYPE_ANY, start_node, ACPI_UINT32_MAX,
-				   ACPI_NS_WALK_UNLOCK, acpi_ds_init_one_object,
-				   NULL, &info, NULL);
+				   0, acpi_ds_init_one_object, NULL, &info,
+				   NULL);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status, "During WalkNamespace"));
 	}
-	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
 
 	status = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 32e9ddc0cf2b..2b3210f42a46 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -99,14 +99,11 @@ acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 			  "Method auto-serialization parse [%4.4s] %p\n",
 			  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), node));
 
-	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
-
 	/* Create/Init a root op for the method parse tree */
 
 	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_METHOD_OP, obj_desc->method.aml_start);
 	if (!op) {
-		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto unlock;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 
 	acpi_ps_set_name(op, node->name.integer);
@@ -118,8 +115,7 @@ acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 	    acpi_ds_create_walk_state(node->owner_id, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!walk_state) {
 		acpi_ps_free_op(op);
-		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto unlock;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 
 	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(walk_state, op, node,
@@ -138,8 +134,6 @@ acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml(walk_state);
 
 	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree(op);
-unlock:
-	acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -730,26 +724,6 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
 
 		acpi_ds_method_data_delete_all(walk_state);
 
-		/*
-		 * If method is serialized, release the mutex and restore the
-		 * current sync level for this thread
-		 */
-		if (method_desc->method.mutex) {
-
-			/* Acquisition Depth handles recursive calls */
-
-			method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth--;
-			if (!method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth) {
-				walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
-				    method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
-				    original_sync_level;
-
-				acpi_os_release_mutex(method_desc->method.
-						      mutex->mutex.os_mutex);
-				method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.thread_id = 0;
-			}
-		}
-
 		/*
 		 * Delete any namespace objects created anywhere within the
 		 * namespace by the execution of this method. Unless:
@@ -786,6 +760,26 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
 				    ~ACPI_METHOD_MODIFIED_NAMESPACE;
 			}
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * If method is serialized, release the mutex and restore the
+		 * current sync level for this thread
+		 */
+		if (method_desc->method.mutex) {
+
+			/* Acquisition Depth handles recursive calls */
+
+			method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth--;
+			if (!method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.acquisition_depth) {
+				walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
+				    method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
+				    original_sync_level;
+
+				acpi_os_release_mutex(method_desc->method.
+						      mutex->mutex.os_mutex);
+				method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.thread_id = 0;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Decrement the thread count on the method */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
index 028b22a3154e..e36218206bb0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
@@ -607,11 +607,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 				}
 			}
 
-			acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 			status =
 			    acpi_ev_initialize_region
 			    (acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node), FALSE);
-			acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 				/*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
index 3843f1fc5dbb..75ddd160a716 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evrgnini.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "accommon.h"
 #include "acevents.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
+#include "acinterp.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_EVENTS
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("evrgnini")
@@ -597,9 +598,11 @@ acpi_ev_initialize_region(union acpi_operand_object *region_obj,
 					}
 				}
 
+				acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 				status =
 				    acpi_ev_execute_reg_method(region_obj,
 							       ACPI_REG_CONNECT);
+				acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 
 				if (acpi_ns_locked) {
 					status =
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index 334d3c5ba617..d1f20143bb11 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ unlock:
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 			  "**** Begin Table Object Initialization\n"));
 
+	acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 	status = acpi_ds_initialize_objects(table_index, node);
+	acpi_ex_exit_interpreter();
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 			  "**** Completed Table Object Initialization\n"));
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index f0a029e68d3e..0d099a24f776 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static int ghes_proc(struct ghes *ghes)
 	ghes_do_proc(ghes, ghes->estatus);
 out:
 	ghes_clear_estatus(ghes);
-	return 0;
+	return rc;
 }
 
 static void ghes_add_timer(struct ghes *ghes)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
index c983bf733ad3..bc3d914dfc3e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/pci_link.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ struct acpi_pci_link {
 
 static LIST_HEAD(acpi_link_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(acpi_link_lock);
+static int sci_irq = -1, sci_penalty;
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             PCI Link Device Management
@@ -496,25 +497,13 @@ static int acpi_irq_get_penalty(int irq)
 {
 	int penalty = 0;
 
-	/*
-	* Penalize IRQ used by ACPI SCI. If ACPI SCI pin attributes conflict
-	* with PCI IRQ attributes, mark ACPI SCI as ISA_ALWAYS so it won't be
-	* use for PCI IRQs.
-	*/
-	if (irq == acpi_gbl_FADT.sci_interrupt) {
-		u32 type = irq_get_trigger_type(irq) & IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK;
-
-		if (type != IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW)
-			penalty += PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS;
-		else
-			penalty += PIRQ_PENALTY_PCI_USING;
-	}
+	if (irq == sci_irq)
+		penalty += sci_penalty;
 
 	if (irq < ACPI_MAX_ISA_IRQS)
 		return penalty + acpi_isa_irq_penalty[irq];
 
-	penalty += acpi_irq_pci_sharing_penalty(irq);
-	return penalty;
+	return penalty + acpi_irq_pci_sharing_penalty(irq);
 }
 
 int __init acpi_irq_penalty_init(void)
@@ -619,6 +608,10 @@ static int acpi_pci_link_allocate(struct acpi_pci_link *link)
 			    acpi_device_bid(link->device));
 		return -ENODEV;
 	} else {
+		if (link->irq.active < ACPI_MAX_ISA_IRQS)
+			acpi_isa_irq_penalty[link->irq.active] +=
+				PIRQ_PENALTY_PCI_USING;
+
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "%s [%s] enabled at IRQ %d\n",
 		       acpi_device_name(link->device),
 		       acpi_device_bid(link->device), link->irq.active);
@@ -849,7 +842,7 @@ static int __init acpi_irq_penalty_update(char *str, int used)
 			continue;
 
 		if (used)
-			new_penalty = acpi_irq_get_penalty(irq) +
+			new_penalty = acpi_isa_irq_penalty[irq] +
 					PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_USED;
 		else
 			new_penalty = 0;
@@ -871,7 +864,7 @@ static int __init acpi_irq_penalty_update(char *str, int used)
 void acpi_penalize_isa_irq(int irq, int active)
 {
 	if ((irq >= 0) && (irq < ARRAY_SIZE(acpi_isa_irq_penalty)))
-		acpi_isa_irq_penalty[irq] = acpi_irq_get_penalty(irq) +
+		acpi_isa_irq_penalty[irq] +=
 		  (active ? PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_USED : PIRQ_PENALTY_PCI_USING);
 }
 
@@ -881,6 +874,17 @@ bool acpi_isa_irq_available(int irq)
 		    acpi_irq_get_penalty(irq) < PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS);
 }
 
+void acpi_penalize_sci_irq(int irq, int trigger, int polarity)
+{
+	sci_irq = irq;
+
+	if (trigger == ACPI_MADT_TRIGGER_LEVEL &&
+	    polarity == ACPI_MADT_POLARITY_ACTIVE_LOW)
+		sci_penalty = PIRQ_PENALTY_PCI_USING;
+	else
+		sci_penalty = PIRQ_PENALTY_ISA_ALWAYS;
+}
+
 /*
  * Over-ride default table to reserve additional IRQs for use by ISA
  * e.g. acpi_irq_isa=5
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index ddbeda6dbdc8..689a8b9b9c8f 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ struct pci_dev;
 int acpi_pci_irq_enable (struct pci_dev *dev);
 void acpi_penalize_isa_irq(int irq, int active);
 bool acpi_isa_irq_available(int irq);
+void acpi_penalize_sci_irq(int irq, int trigger, int polarity);
 void acpi_pci_irq_disable (struct pci_dev *dev);
 
 extern int ec_read(u8 addr, u8 *val);