Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: (140 commits)
  ACPI: processor: use .notify method instead of installing handler directly
  ACPI: button: use .notify method instead of installing handler directly
  ACPI: support acpi_device_ops .notify methods
  toshiba-acpi: remove MAINTAINERS entry
  ACPI: battery: asynchronous init
  acer-wmi: Update copyright notice & documentation
  acer-wmi: Cleanup the failure cleanup handling
  acer-wmi: Blacklist Acer Aspire One
  video: build fix
  thinkpad-acpi: rework brightness support
  thinkpad-acpi: enhanced debugging messages for the fan subdriver
  thinkpad-acpi: enhanced debugging messages for the hotkey subdriver
  thinkpad-acpi: enhanced debugging messages for rfkill subdrivers
  thinkpad-acpi: restrict access to some firmware LEDs
  thinkpad-acpi: remove HKEY disable functionality
  thinkpad-acpi: add new debug helpers and warn of deprecated atts
  thinkpad-acpi: add missing log levels
  thinkpad-acpi: cleanup debug helpers
  thinkpad-acpi: documentation cleanup
  thinkpad-acpi: drop ibm-acpi alias
  ...

124 files changed, 4484 insertions, 2618 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 8a851d0f438..431f8b43955 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ menuconfig ACPI
 	select PNP
 	select CPU_IDLE
 	default y
-	---help---
+	help
 	  Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) support for 
-	  Linux requires an ACPI compliant platform (hardware/firmware),
+	  Linux requires an ACPI-compliant platform (hardware/firmware),
 	  and assumes the presence of OS-directed configuration and power
 	  management (OSPM) software.  This option will enlarge your 
 	  kernel by about 70K.
@@ -23,20 +23,19 @@ menuconfig ACPI
 	  the Plug-and-Play BIOS specification (PnP BIOS), the 
 	  MultiProcessor Specification (MPS), and the Advanced Power 
 	  Management (APM) specification.  If both ACPI and APM support 
-	  are configured, whichever is loaded first shall be used.
+	  are configured, ACPI is used.
 
-	  The ACPI SourceForge project contains the latest source code, 
-	  documentation, tools, mailing list subscription, and other 
-	  information.  This project is available at:
-	  <http://sourceforge.net/projects/acpi>
+	  The project home page for the Linux ACPI subsystem is here:
+	  <http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/acpi/>
 
 	  Linux support for ACPI is based on Intel Corporation's ACPI
-	  Component Architecture (ACPI CA).  For more information see:
-	  <http://developer.intel.com/technology/iapc/acpi>
+	  Component Architecture (ACPI CA).  For more information on the
+	  ACPI CA, see:
+	  <http://acpica.org/>
 
-	  ACPI is an open industry specification co-developed by Compaq, 
-	  Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba.  The specification is 
-	  available at:
+	  ACPI is an open industry specification co-developed by
+	  Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, Phoenix, and Toshiba.
+	  The specification is available at:
 	  <http://www.acpi.info>
 
 if ACPI
@@ -49,14 +48,14 @@ config ACPI_SLEEP
 config ACPI_PROCFS
 	bool "Deprecated /proc/acpi files"
 	depends on PROC_FS
-	---help---
+	help
 	  For backwards compatibility, this option allows
 	  deprecated /proc/acpi/ files to exist, even when
 	  they have been replaced by functions in /sys.
 	  The deprecated files (and their replacements) include:
 
 	  /proc/acpi/sleep (/sys/power/state)
-	  /proc/acpi/info (/sys/modules/acpi/parameters/acpica_version)
+	  /proc/acpi/info (/sys/module/acpi/parameters/acpica_version)
 	  /proc/acpi/dsdt (/sys/firmware/acpi/tables/DSDT)
 	  /proc/acpi/fadt (/sys/firmware/acpi/tables/FACP)
 	  /proc/acpi/debug_layer (/sys/module/acpi/parameters/debug_layer)
@@ -66,11 +65,12 @@ config ACPI_PROCFS
 	  and functions which do not yet exist in /sys.
 
 	  Say N to delete /proc/acpi/ files that have moved to /sys/
+
 config ACPI_PROCFS_POWER
 	bool "Deprecated power /proc/acpi directories"
 	depends on PROC_FS
 	default y
-	---help---
+	help
 	  For backwards compatibility, this option allows
           deprecated power /proc/acpi/ directories to exist, even when
           they have been replaced by functions in /sys.
@@ -86,19 +86,19 @@ config ACPI_SYSFS_POWER
 	bool "Future power /sys interface"
 	select POWER_SUPPLY
 	default y
-	---help---
+	help
 	  Say N to disable power /sys interface
 
 config ACPI_PROC_EVENT
 	bool "Deprecated /proc/acpi/event support"
 	depends on