Merge branch 'acpica'

* acpica:
  ACPICA: Enable auto-serialization as a default kernel behavior.
  ACPICA: Ignore sync_level for methods that have been auto-serialized.
  ACPICA: Add additional named objects for the auto-serialize method scan.
  ACPICA: Add auto-serialization support for ill-behaved control methods.
  ACPICA: Remove global option to serialize all control methods.

17 files changed, 281 insertions, 124 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index bf0fda0125f0..91f0be8555f5 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/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
@@ -49,16 +49,155 @@
 #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
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  status          - Execution status
@@ -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
@@ -100,37 +100,6 @@ void acpi_ex_enter_interpreter(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
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  None
@@ -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
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -160,44 +138,6 @@ void acpi_ex_exit_interpreter(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
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  obj_desc        - Object to be truncated
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/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;