Merge branch 'acpica'

* acpica: (33 commits)
  ACPICA: Update version to 20130328
  ACPICA: Add a lock to the internal object reference count mechanism
  ACPICA: Fix a format string for 64-bit generation
  ACPICA: Remove FORCE_DELETE option for global reference count mechanism
  ACPICA: Improve error message for Index() operator
  ACPICA: FADT: Remove extraneous warning for very large GPE registers
  ACPICA: Fix a typo in a function header, no functional change
  ACPICA: Fix a typo in an error message
  ACPICA: Fix for some comments/headers
  ACPICA: _OSI Support: handle any errors from acpi_os_acquire_mutex()
  ACPICA: Predefine names: Add allowed argument types to master info table
  ACPI: Set length even for TYPE_END_TAG acpi resource
  ACPICA: Update version to 20130214
  ACPICA: Object repair: Allow 0-length packages for variable-length packages
  ACPICA: Disassembler: Add warnings for unresolved control methods
  ACPICA: Return object repair: Add resource template repairs
  ACPICA: Return object repair: Add string-to-unicode conversion
  ACPICA: Split object conversion functions to a new file
  ACPICA: Add mechanism for early object repairs on a per-name basis
  ACPICA: Remove trailing comma in enum declarations
  ...

42 files changed, 2292 insertions, 971 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
index a1b9bf5085a..7ddf29eca9f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ acpi-$(ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE) += hwtimer.o
 acpi-y +=		\
 	nsaccess.o	\
 	nsalloc.o	\
+	nsconvert.o	\
 	nsdump.o	\
 	nseval.o	\
 	nsinit.o	\
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ acpi-y +=		\
 	utobject.o	\
 	utosi.o		\
 	utownerid.o	\
+	utpredef.o	\
 	utresrc.o	\
 	utstate.o	\
 	utstring.o	\
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index ecb49927b81..07160928ca2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_global_lock_pending;
  */
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_spinlock acpi_gbl_gpe_lock;	/* For GPE data structs and registers */
 ACPI_EXTERN acpi_spinlock acpi_gbl_hardware_lock;	/* For ACPI H/W except GPE registers */
+ACPI_EXTERN acpi_spinlock acpi_gbl_reference_count_lock;
 
 /* Mutex for _OSI support */
 
@@ -413,10 +414,12 @@ ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_db_output_flags;
 
 #ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
 
-u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_ignore_noop_operator, FALSE);
+ACPI_EXTERN u8 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(acpi_gbl_ignore_noop_operator, FALSE);
 
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_db_opt_disasm;
 ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_db_opt_verbose;
+ACPI_EXTERN u8 acpi_gbl_num_external_methods;
+ACPI_EXTERN u32 acpi_gbl_resolved_external_methods;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_external_list *acpi_gbl_external_list;
 ACPI_EXTERN struct acpi_external_file *acpi_gbl_external_file_list;
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index 805f419086a..d5bfbd331bf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@ acpi_status(*acpi_internal_method) (struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state);
 #define ACPI_BTYPE_OBJECTS_AND_REFS     0x0001FFFF	/* ARG or LOCAL */
 #define ACPI_BTYPE_ALL_OBJECTS          0x0000FFFF
 
+#pragma pack(1)
+
 /*
  * Information structure for ACPI predefined names.
  * Each entry in the table contains the following items:
@@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ acpi_status(*acpi_internal_method) (struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state);
  */
 struct acpi_name_info {
 	char name[ACPI_NAME_SIZE];
-	u8 param_count;
+	u16 argument_list;
 	u8 expected_btypes;
 };
 
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ struct acpi_package_info {
 	u8 count1;
 	u8 object_type2;
 	u8 count2;
-	u8 reserved;
+	u16 reserved;
 };
 
 /* Used for ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED */
@@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ struct acpi_package_info2 {
 	u8 type;
 	u8 count;
 	u8 object_type[4];
+	u8 reserved;
 };
 
 /* Used for ACPI_PTYPE1_OPTION */
@@ -345,7 +348,7 @@ struct acpi_package_info3 {
 	u8 count;
 	u8 object_type[2];
 	u8 tail_object_type;
-	u8 reserved;
+	u16 reserved;
 };
 
 union acpi_predefined_info {
@@ -355,6 +358,10 @@ union acpi_predefined_info {
 	struct acpi_package_info3 ret_info3;
 };
 
+/* Reset to default packing */
+
+#pragma pack()
+
 /* Data block used during object validation */
 
 struct acpi_predefined_data {
@@ -363,6 +370,7 @@ struct acpi_predefined_data {
 	union acpi_operand_object *parent_package;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
 	u32 flags;
+	u32 return_btype;
 	u8 node_flags;
 };
 
@@ -371,6 +379,20 @@ struct acpi_predefined_data {
 #define ACPI_OBJECT_REPAIRED    1
 #define ACPI_OBJECT_WRAPPED     2
 
+/* Return object auto-repair info */
+
+typedef acpi_status(*acpi_object_converter) (union acpi_operand_object
+					     *original_object,
+					     union acpi_operand_object
+					     **converted_object);
+
+struct acpi_simple_repair_info {
+	char name[ACPI_NAME_SIZE];
+	u32 unexpected_btypes;
+	u32 package_index;
+	acpi_object_converter object_converter;
+};
+
 /*
  * Bitmapped return value types
  * Note: the actual data types must be contiguous, a loop in nspredef.c
@@ -1037,6 +1059,7 @@ struct acpi_external_list {
 	u16 length;
 	u8 type;
 	u8 flags;
+	u8 resolved;
 };
 
 /* Values for Flags field above */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
index ed7943b9044..53666bd9193 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
@@ -322,10 +322,12 @@
  * where a pointer to an object of type union acpi_operand_object can also
  * appear. This macro is used to distinguish them.
  *
- * The "Descriptor" field is the first field in both structures.
+ * The "DescriptorType" field is the second field in both structures.
  */
+#define ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_PTR(d)      (((union acpi_descriptor *)(void *)(d))->common.common_pointer)
+#define ACPI_SET_DESCRIPTOR_PTR(d, p)   (((union acpi_descriptor *)(void *)(d))->common.common_pointer = (p))
 #define ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(d)     (((union acpi_descriptor *)(void *)(d))->common.descriptor_type)
-#define ACPI_SET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(d, t)  (((union acpi_descriptor *)(void *)(d))->common.descriptor_type = t)
+#define ACPI_SET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(d, t)  (((union acpi_descriptor *)(void *)(d))->common.descriptor_type = (t))
 
 /*
  * Macros for the master AML opcode table
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index 02cd5482ff8..d2e491876bc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -167,6 +167,29 @@ void acpi_ns_delete_children(struct acpi_namespace_node *parent);
 int acpi_ns_compare_names(char *name1, char *name2);
 
 /*
+ * nsconvert - Dynamic object conversion routines
+ */
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_convert_to_integer(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
+			   union acpi_operand_object **return_object);
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_convert_to_string(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
+			  union acpi_operand_object **return_object);
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_convert_to_buffer(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
+			  union acpi_operand_object **return_object);
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_convert_to_unicode(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
+			   union acpi_operand_object **return_object);
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ns_convert_to_resource(union acpi_operand_object *original_object,
+			    union acpi_operand_object **return_object);
+
+/*
  * nsdump - Namespace dump/print utilities
  */
 #ifdef	ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE
@@ -208,10 +231,6 @@ acpi_ns_check_predefined_names(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 			       acpi_status return_status,
 			       union acpi_operand_object **return_object);
 
-const union acpi_predefined_info *acpi_ns_check_for_predefined_name(struct
-								    acpi_namespace_node
-								    *node);
-
 void
 acpi_ns_check_parameter_count(char *pathname,
 			      struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
@@ -289,7 +308,7 @@ acpi_ns_get_attached_data(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  * predefined methods/objects
  */
 acpi_status
-acpi_ns_repair_object(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
+acpi_ns_simple_repair(struct acpi_predefined_data *data,
 		      u32 expected_btypes,
 		      u32 package_index,
 		      union acpi_operand_object **return_object_ptr);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
index 752cc40cdc1..b22b70944fd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acpredef.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  *      object type
  *      count
  *
- * ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR: Variable-length length:
+ * ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR: Variable-length length. Zero-length package is allowed:
  *      object type (Int/Buf/Ref)
  *
  * ACPI_PTYPE1_OPTION: Package has some required and some optional elements
@@ -66,14 +66,16 @@
  * 2) PTYPE2 packages contain a Variable-length number of sub-packages. Each
  *    of the different types describe the contents of each of the sub-packages.
  *
- * ACPI_PTYPE2: Each subpackage contains 1 or 2 object types:
+ * ACPI_PTYPE2: Each subpackage contains 1 or 2 object types. Zero-length
+ *      parent package is allowed:
  *      object type
  *      count
  *      object type
  *      count
  *      (Used for _ALR,_MLS,_PSS,_TRT,_TSS)
  *
- * ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT: Each subpackage has a count as first element:
+ * ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT: Each subpackage has a count as first element.
+ *      Zero-length parent package is allowed:
  *      object type
  *      (Used for _CSD,_PSD,_TSD)
  *
@@ -84,17 +86,19 @@
  *      count
  *      (Used for _CST)
  *
- * ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED: Each subpackage is of Fixed-length
+ * ACPI_PTYPE2_FIXED: Each subpackage is of Fixed-length. Zero-length
+ *      parent package is allowed.
  *      (Used for _PRT)
  *
- * ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN: Each subpackage has a Variable-length but minimum length
+ * ACPI_PTYPE2_MIN: Each subpackage has a Variable-length but minimum length.
+ *      Zero-length parent package is allowed:
  *      (Used for _HPX)
  *
  * ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED: Revision at start, each subpackage is Fixed-length
  *      (Used for _ART, _FPS)
  *
  * ACPI_PTYPE2_FIX_VAR: Each subpackage consists of some fixed-length elements
- *      followed by an optional element
+ *      followed by an optional element. Zero-length parent package is allowed.
  *      object type
  *      count
  *      object type
@@ -116,8 +120,47 @@ enum acpi_return_package_types {
 	ACPI_PTYPE2_FIX_VAR = 10
 };
 
+/* Support macros for users of the predefined info table */
+
+#define METHOD_PREDEF_ARGS_MAX          4
+#define METHOD_ARG_BIT_WIDTH            3
+#define METHOD_ARG_MASK                 0x0007
+#define ARG_COUNT_IS_MINIMUM            0x8000
+#define METHOD_MAX_ARG_TYPE             ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE
+
+#define METHOD_GET_COUNT(arg_list)      (arg_list & METHOD_ARG_MASK)
+#define METHOD_GET_NEXT_ARG(arg_list)   (arg_list >> METHOD_ARG_BIT_WIDTH)
+
+/* Macros used to build the predefined info table */
+
+#define METHOD_0ARGS                    0
+#define METHOD_1ARGS(a1)                (1 | (a1 << 3))
+#define METHOD_2ARGS(a1,a2)             (2 | (a1 << 3) | (a2 << 6))
+#define METHOD_3ARGS(a1,a2,a3)          (3 | (a1 << 3) | (a2 << 6) | (a3 << 9))
+#define METHOD_4ARGS(a1,a2,a3,a4)       (4 | (a1 << 3) | (a2 << 6) | (a3 << 9) | (a4 << 12))
+
+#define METHOD_RETURNS(type)            (type)
+#define METHOD_NO_RETURN_VALUE          0
+
+#define PACKAGE_INFO(a,b,c,d,e,f)       {{{(a),(b),(c),(d)}, ((((u16)(f)) << 8) | (e)), 0}}
+
+/* Support macros for the resource descriptor info table */
+
+#define WIDTH_1                         0x0001
+#define WIDTH_2                         0x0002
+#define WIDTH_3                         0x0004
+#define WIDTH_8                         0x0008
+#define WIDTH_16                        0x0010
+#define WIDTH_32                        0x0020
+#define WIDTH_64                        0x0040
+#define VARIABLE_DATA                   0x0080
+#define NUM_RESOURCE_WIDTHS             8
+
+#define WIDTH_ADDRESS                   WIDTH_16 | WIDTH_32 | WIDTH_64
+
 #ifdef ACPI_CREATE_PREDEFINED_TABLE
-/*
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
  * Predefined method/object information table.
  *
  * These are the names that can actually be evaluated via acpi_evaluate_object.
@@ -125,23 +168,24 @@ enum acpi_return_package_types {
  *
  *      1) Predefined/Reserved names that are never evaluated via
  *         acpi_evaluate_object:
- *          _Lxx and _Exx GPE methods
- *          _Qxx EC methods
- *          _T_x compiler temporary variables
+ *              _Lxx and _Exx GPE methods
+ *              _Qxx EC methods
+ *              _T_x compiler temporary variables
+ *              _Wxx wake events
  *
  *      2) Predefined names that never actually exist within the AML code:
- *          Predefined resource descriptor field names
+ *              Predefined resource descriptor field names
  *
  *      3) Predefined names that are implemented within ACPICA:
- *          _OSI
- *
- *      4) Some predefined names that are not documented within the ACPI spec.
- *          _WDG, _WED
+ *              _OSI
  *
  * The main entries in the table each contain the following items:
  *
  * name                 - The ACPI reserved name
- * param_count          - Number of arguments to the method
+ * argument_list        - Contains (in 16 bits), the number of required
+ *                        arguments to the method (3 bits), and a 3-bit type
+ *                        field for each argument (up to 4 arguments). The
+ *                        METHOD_?ARGS macros generate the correct packed data.
  * expected_btypes      - Allowed type(s) for the return value.
  *                        0 means that no return value is expected.
  *
@@ -151,256 +195,511 @@ enum acpi_return_package_types {
  * overall size of the stored data.
  *
  * Note: The additional braces are intended to promote portability.
- */
-static const union acpi_predefined_info predefined_names[] = {
-	{{"_AC0", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC3", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC4", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC5", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC6", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC7", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC8", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AC9", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_ADR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_AEI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-	{{"_AL0", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL1", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL2", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL3", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL4", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL5", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL6", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL7", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL8", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_AL9", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_ALC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_ALI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_ALP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_ALR", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 2 (Ints) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 2,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_ALT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_ART", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Variable-length (1 Int(rev), n Pkg (2 Ref/11 Int) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER},
-	  11, 0}},
-
-	{{"_BBN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_BCL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Ints) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_BCM", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_BCT", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_BDN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_BFS", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_BIF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Fixed-length (9 Int),(4 Str) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 9, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}, 4, 0}},
-
-	{{"_BIX", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Fixed-length (16 Int),(4 Str) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 16, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}, 4,
-	  0}},
-
-	{{"_BLT", 3, 0}},
-	{{"_BMA", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_BMC", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_BMD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (5 Int) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_BMS", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_BQC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_BST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (4 Int) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_BTM", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_BTP", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_CBA", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}}, /* See PCI firmware spec 3.0 */
-	{{"_CDM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_CID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING | ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Ints/Strs) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING, 0, 0}, 0,
-	  0}},
-
-	{{"_CLS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Fixed-length (3 Int) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 3, 0}, 0, 0}},
-
-	{{"_CPC", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Variable-length (Ints/Bufs) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 0, 0}, 0,
-	  0}},
-
-	{{"_CRS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-	{{"_CRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_CSD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (1 Int(n), n-1 Int) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE2_COUNT, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_CST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (1 Int(n), n Pkg (1 Buf/3 Int) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE2_PKG_COUNT, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER, 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}, 3,
-	  0}},
-
-	{{"_CWS", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_DCK", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_DCS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_DDC", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-	{{"_DDN", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
-	{{"_DEP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0}, 0, 0}},
-
-	{{"_DGS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_DIS", 0, 0}},
-
-	{{"_DLM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Variable-length (Pkgs) each (1 Ref, 0/1 Optional Buf/Ref) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE2_FIX_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 1,
-	   ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE | ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}, 0, 0}},
-
-	{{"_DMA", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-	{{"_DOD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Ints) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_DOS", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_DSM", 4, ACPI_RTYPE_ALL}},     /* Must return a type, but it can be of any type */
-	{{"_DSS", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_DSW", 3, 0}},
-	{{"_DTI", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_EC_", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_EDL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Refs)*/
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_EJ0", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_EJ1", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_EJ2", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_EJ3", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_EJ4", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_EJD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
-	{{"_EVT", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_FDE", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-	{{"_FDI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (16 Int) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 16,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_FDM", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_FIF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Fixed-length (4 Int) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4, 0}, 0, 0}},
-
-	{{"_FIX", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Variable-length (Ints) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0,0}, 0,0}},
-
-	{{"_FPS", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Variable-length (1 Int(rev), n Pkg (5 Int) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 5, 0}, 0, 0}},
-
-	{{"_FSL", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_FST", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}},	/* Fixed-length (3 Int) */
-	{{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 3, 0}, 0, 0}},
-
-	{{"_GAI", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_GCP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_GHL", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_GLK", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_GPD", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_GPE", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}}, /* _GPE method, not _GPE scope */
-	{{"_GRT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-	{{"_GSB", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_GTF", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-	{{"_GTM", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER}},
-	{{"_GTS", 1, 0}},
-	{{"_GWS", 1, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_HID", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER | ACPI_RTYPE_STRING}},
-	{{"_HOT", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER}},
-	{{"_HPP", 0, ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE}}, /* Fixed-length (4 Int) */
-			  {{{ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 4,0}, 0,0}},
+ *
+ * Note2: Table is used by the kernel-resident subsystem, the iASL compiler,
+ * and the acpi_help utility.
+ *
+ * TBD: _PRT - currently ignore reversed entries. Attempt to fix in nsrepair.
+ * Possibly fixing package elements like _BIF, etc.
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+const union acpi_predefined_info acpi_gbl_predefined_methods[] = {
+	{{"_AC0", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC1", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC2", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC3", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC4", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC5", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC6", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC7", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC8", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AC9", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_ADR", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_AEI", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_BUFFER)}},
+
+	{{"_AL0", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL1", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL2", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL3", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL4", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL5", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL6", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL7", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL8", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_AL9", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Refs) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_ALC", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_ALI", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_ALP", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_ALR", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Pkgs) each 2 (Ints) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE2, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 2, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_ALT", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_ART", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (1 Int(rev), n Pkg (2 Ref/11 Int) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE2_REV_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_REFERENCE, 2,
+		     ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 11, 0),
+
+	{{"_BBN", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_BCL", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Variable-length (Ints) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_VAR, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 0, 0, 0, 0),
+
+	{{"_BCM", METHOD_1ARGS(ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER),
+	  METHOD_NO_RETURN_VALUE}},
+
+	{{"_BCT", METHOD_1ARGS(ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER),
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_BDN", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER)}},
+
+	{{"_BFS", METHOD_1ARGS(ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER),
+	  METHOD_NO_RETURN_VALUE}},
+
+	{{"_BIF", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Fixed-length (9 Int),(4 Str) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 9,
+		     ACPI_RTYPE_STRING, 4, 0),
+
+	{{"_BIX", METHOD_0ARGS,
+	  METHOD_RETURNS(ACPI_RTYPE_PACKAGE)}},	/* Fixed-length (16 Int),(4 Str) */
+	PACKAGE_INFO(ACPI_PTYPE1_FIXED, ACPI_RTYPE_INTEGER, 16,
+		     ACPI_RTYPE_STRING, 4, 0),
+