diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 447fa9e33ffb..1f378df14f34 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ int acpi_gsi_to_irq(u32 gsi, unsigned int *irq)
  * success: return IRQ number (>=0)
  * failure: return < 0
  */
-int acpi_register_gsi(u32 gsi, int edge_level, int active_high_low)
+int acpi_register_gsi(u32 gsi, int triggering, int polarity)
 {
 	unsigned int irq;
 	unsigned int plat_gsi = gsi;
@@ -476,14 +476,14 @@ int acpi_register_gsi(u32 gsi, int edge_level, int active_high_low)
 	if (acpi_irq_model == ACPI_IRQ_MODEL_PIC) {
 		extern void eisa_set_level_irq(unsigned int irq);
 
-		if (edge_level == ACPI_LEVEL_SENSITIVE)
+		if (triggering == ACPI_LEVEL_SENSITIVE)
 			eisa_set_level_irq(gsi);
 	}
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
 	if (acpi_irq_model == ACPI_IRQ_MODEL_IOAPIC) {
-		plat_gsi = mp_register_gsi(gsi, edge_level, active_high_low);
+		plat_gsi = mp_register_gsi(gsi, triggering, polarity);
 	}
 #endif
 	acpi_gsi_to_irq(plat_gsi, &irq);
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c b/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c
index 1ca5269b1e86..d7cede83ba2e 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/mpparse.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ void __init mp_config_acpi_legacy_irqs (void)
 
 #define MAX_GSI_NUM	4096
 
-int mp_register_gsi (u32 gsi, int edge_level, int active_high_low)
+int mp_register_gsi (u32 gsi, int triggering, int polarity)
 {
 	int			ioapic = -1;
 	int			ioapic_pin = 0;
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ int mp_register_gsi (u32 gsi, int edge_level, int active_high_low)
 
 	mp_ioapic_routing[ioapic].pin_programmed[idx] |= (1<<bit);
 
-	if (edge_level) {
+	if (triggering == ACPI_LEVEL_SENSITIVE) {
 		/*
 		 * For PCI devices assign IRQs in order, avoiding gaps
 		 * due to unused I/O APIC pins.
@@ -1141,8 +1141,8 @@ int mp_register_gsi (u32 gsi, int edge_level, int active_high_low)
 	}
 
 	io_apic_set_pci_routing(ioapic, ioapic_pin, gsi,
-		    edge_level == ACPI_EDGE_SENSITIVE ? 0 : 1,
-		    active_high_low == ACPI_ACTIVE_HIGH ? 0 : 1);
+		    triggering == ACPI_EDGE_SENSITIVE ? 0 : 1,
+		    polarity == ACPI_ACTIVE_HIGH ? 0 : 1);
 	return gsi;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
index 9ad94ddf6687..d2702c419cf8 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
@@ -567,16 +567,16 @@ void __init acpi_numa_arch_fixup(void)
  * success: return IRQ number (>=0)
  * failure: return < 0
  */
-int acpi_register_gsi(u32 gsi, int edge_level, int active_high_low)
+int acpi_register_gsi(u32 gsi, int triggering, int polarity)
 {
 	if (has_8259 && gsi < 16)
 		return isa_irq_to_vector(gsi);
 
 	return iosapic_register_intr(gsi,
-				     (active_high_low ==
+				     (polarity ==
 				      ACPI_ACTIVE_HIGH) ? IOSAPIC_POL_HIGH :
 				     IOSAPIC_POL_LOW,
-				     (edge_level ==
+				     (triggering ==
 				      ACPI_EDGE_SENSITIVE) ? IOSAPIC_EDGE :
 				     IOSAPIC_LEVEL);
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c
index ba817e7454b2..dc49bfb6db0a 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/mpparse.c
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ int mp_register_gsi(u32 gsi, int triggering, int polarity)
 
 	mp_ioapic_routing[ioapic].pin_programmed[idx] |= (1<<bit);
 
-	if (triggering) {
+	if (triggering == ACPI_LEVEL_SENSITIVE) {
 		/*
 		 * For PCI devices assign IRQs in order, avoiding gaps
 		 * due to unused I/O APIC pins.