Merge branch 'acpica' into acpi-trace

37 files changed, 1326 insertions, 691 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
index c1a963581dc0..fedcc16b56cc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ obj-y	+= acpi.o
 acpi-y :=		\
 	dsargs.o	\
 	dscontrol.o	\
+	dsdebug.o	\
 	dsfield.o	\
 	dsinit.o	\
 	dsmethod.o	\
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ acpi-y +=		\
 	utmath.o	\
 	utmisc.o	\
 	utmutex.o	\
+	utnonansi.o	\
 	utobject.o	\
 	utosi.o		\
 	utownerid.o	\
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
index 43685dd36c77..b5a9c5126209 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdebug.h
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ void acpi_db_display_interfaces(char *action_arg, char *interface_name_arg);
 
 acpi_status acpi_db_sleep(char *object_arg);
 
+void acpi_db_trace(char *enable_arg, char *method_arg, char *once_arg);
+
 void acpi_db_display_locks(void);
 
 void acpi_db_display_resources(char *object_arg);
@@ -262,6 +264,23 @@ char *acpi_db_get_next_token(char *string,
 			     char **next, acpi_object_type * return_type);
 
 /*
+ * dbobject
+ */
+void acpi_db_decode_internal_object(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc);
+
+void
+acpi_db_display_internal_object(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
+				struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+void acpi_db_decode_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+void acpi_db_decode_locals(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+void
+acpi_db_dump_method_info(acpi_status status,
+			 struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+/*
  * dbstats - Generation and display of ACPI table statistics
  */
 void acpi_db_generate_statistics(union acpi_parse_object *root, u8 is_method);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
index 408f04bcaab4..7094dc89eb81 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acdispat.h
@@ -354,4 +354,12 @@ acpi_status
 acpi_ds_result_push(union acpi_operand_object *object,
 		    struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
+/*
+ * dsdebug - parser debugging routines
+ */
+void
+acpi_ds_dump_method_stack(acpi_status status,
+			  struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+			  union acpi_parse_object *op);
+
 #endif				/* _ACDISPAT_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 53f96a370762..79eb35d080a0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -290,8 +290,6 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_fixed_event_count[ACPI_NUM_FIXED_EVENTS]);
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_original_dbg_level);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_original_dbg_layer);
-ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level);
-ACPI_GLOBAL(u32, acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer);
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
@@ -309,6 +307,7 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_no_resource_disassembly, FALSE);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_ignore_noop_operator, FALSE);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_cstyle_disassembly, TRUE);
 ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_force_aml_disassembly, FALSE);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL(union acpi_parse_object *, acpi_gbl_previous_op, NULL);
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_db_opt_disasm);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_db_opt_verbose);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
index 7ac98000b46b..e820ed8f173f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acinterp.h
@@ -131,6 +131,28 @@ void
 acpi_ex_do_debug_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 			u32 level, u32 index);
 
+void
+acpi_ex_start_trace_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
+			   union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
+			   struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+void
+acpi_ex_stop_trace_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
+			  union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
+			  struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+void
+acpi_ex_start_trace_opcode(union acpi_parse_object *op,
+			   struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+void
+acpi_ex_stop_trace_opcode(union acpi_parse_object *op,
+			  struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
+
+void
+acpi_ex_trace_point(acpi_trace_event_type type,
+		    u8 begin, u8 *aml, char *pathname);
+
 /*
  * exfield - ACPI AML (p-code) execution - field manipulation
  */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index bc600969c6a1..a6b68878cdbe 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -174,8 +174,12 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node {
 	 */
 #ifdef ACPI_LARGE_NAMESPACE_NODE
 	union acpi_parse_object *op;
+	void *method_locals;
+	void *method_args;
 	u32 value;
 	u32 length;
+	u8 arg_count;
+
 #endif
 };
 
@@ -715,7 +719,7 @@ union acpi_parse_value {
 	union acpi_parse_object *arg;	/* arguments and contained ops */
 };
 
-#ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
+#if defined(ACPI_DISASSEMBLER) || defined(ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT)
 #define ACPI_DISASM_ONLY_MEMBERS(a)     a;
 #else
 #define ACPI_DISASM_ONLY_MEMBERS(a)
@@ -726,7 +730,7 @@ union acpi_parse_value {
 	u8                              descriptor_type; /* To differentiate various internal objs */\
 	u8                              flags;          /* Type of Op */\
 	u16                             aml_opcode;     /* AML opcode */\
-	u32                             aml_offset;     /* Offset of declaration in AML */\
+	u8                              *aml;           /* Address of declaration in AML */\
 	union acpi_parse_object         *next;          /* Next op */\
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *node;          /* For use by interpreter */\
 	union acpi_parse_value          value;          /* Value or args associated with the opcode */\
@@ -1103,6 +1107,9 @@ struct acpi_db_method_info {
 	 *   Index of current thread inside all them created.
 	 */
 	char init_args;
+#ifdef ACPI_DEBUGGER
+	acpi_object_type arg_types[4];
+#endif
 	char *arguments[4];
 	char num_threads_str[11];
 	char id_of_thread_str[11];
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
index c240bdf824f2..e85366ceb15a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acmacros.h
@@ -220,6 +220,15 @@
 #define ACPI_MUL_32(a)                  _ACPI_MUL(a, 5)
 #define ACPI_MOD_32(a)                  _ACPI_MOD(a, 32)
 
+/* Test for ASCII character */
+
+#define ACPI_IS_ASCII(c)                ((c) < 0x80)
+
+/* Signed integers */
+
+#define ACPI_SIGN_POSITIVE              0
+#define ACPI_SIGN_NEGATIVE              1
+
 /*
  * Rounding macros (Power of two boundaries only)
  */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index 0dd088290d80..ea0d9076d408 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -272,17 +272,20 @@ acpi_ns_check_package(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info,
  */
 u32 acpi_ns_opens_scope(acpi_object_type type);
 
-acpi_status
-acpi_ns_build_external_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
-			    acpi_size size, char *name_buffer);
-
 char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node);
 
+u32
+acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+			      char *full_path, u32 path_size, u8 no_trailing);
+
+char *acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+				      u8 no_trailing);
+
 char *acpi_ns_name_of_current_scope(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(acpi_handle target_handle,
-			   struct acpi_buffer *buffer);
+			   struct acpi_buffer *buffer, u8 no_trailing);
 
 u8
 acpi_ns_pattern_match(struct acpi_namespace_node *obj_node, char *search_for);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index c81d98d09cac..0bd02c4a5f75 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ struct acpi_object_method {
 	u8 param_count;
 	u8 sync_level;
 	union acpi_operand_object *mutex;
+	union acpi_operand_object *node;
 	u8 *aml_start;
 	union {
 		acpi_internal_method implementation;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
index 0cdd2fce493a..6021ccfb0b1c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acparser.h
@@ -225,11 +225,11 @@ void acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree(union acpi_parse_object *root);
 /*
  * psutils - parser utilities
  */
-union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_create_scope_op(void);
+union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_create_scope_op(u8 *aml);
 
 void acpi_ps_init_op(union acpi_parse_object *op, u16 opcode);
 
-union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_alloc_op(u16 opcode);
+union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_alloc_op(u16 opcode, u8 *aml);
 
 void acpi_ps_free_op(union acpi_parse_object *op);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
index 44997ca02ae2..f9992dced1f9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ struct acpi_walk_state {
 	u8 namespace_override;	/* Override existing objects */
 	u8 result_size;		/* Total elements for the result stack */
 	u8 result_count;	/* Current number of occupied elements of result stack */
-	u32 aml_offset;
+	u8 *aml;
 	u32 arg_types;
 	u32 method_breakpoint;	/* For single stepping */
 	u32 user_breakpoint;	/* User AML breakpoint */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
index 6de0d3573037..566ff4df02fd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
@@ -167,6 +167,17 @@ struct acpi_pkg_info {
 #define DB_QWORD_DISPLAY    8
 
 /*
+ * utnonansi - Non-ANSI C library functions
+ */
+void acpi_ut_strupr(char *src_string);
+
+void acpi_ut_strlwr(char *src_string);
+
+int acpi_ut_stricmp(char *string1, char *string2);
+
+acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 *ret_integer);
+
+/*
  * utglobal - Global data structures and procedures
  */
 acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void);
@@ -205,8 +216,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_hardware_initialize(void);
 
 void acpi_ut_subsystem_shutdown(void);
 
-#define ACPI_IS_ASCII(c)  ((c) < 0x80)
-
 /*
  * utcopy - Object construction and conversion interfaces
  */
@@ -567,16 +576,6 @@ acpi_ut_get_resource_end_tag(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc, u8 **end_tag);
 /*
  * utstring - String and character utilities
  */
-void acpi_ut_strupr(char *src_string);
-
-#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
-void acpi_ut_strlwr(char *src_string);
-
-int acpi_ut_stricmp(char *string1, char *string2);
-#endif
-
-acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 *ret_integer);
-
 void acpi_ut_print_string(char *string, u16 max_length);
 
 #if defined ACPI_ASL_COMPILER || defined ACPI_EXEC_APP
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsargs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsargs.c
index 3e6989738e85..e2ab59e39162 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsargs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsargs.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ acpi_ds_execute_arguments(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 
 	/* Allocate a new parser op to be the root of the parsed tree */
 
-	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_EVAL_SUBTREE_OP);
+	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_EVAL_SUBTREE_OP, aml_start);
 	if (!op) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ acpi_ds_execute_arguments(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 
 	/* Evaluate the deferred arguments */
 
-	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_EVAL_SUBTREE_OP);
+	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_EVAL_SUBTREE_OP, aml_start);
 	if (!op) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsdebug.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a651d30133d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsdebug.c
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Module Name: dsdebug - Parser/Interpreter interface - debugging
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2015, Intel Corp.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer,
+ *    without modification.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer
+ *    substantially similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below
+ *    ("Disclaimer") and any redistribution must be conditioned upon
+ *    including a substantially similar Disclaimer requirement for further
+ *    binary redistribution.
+ * 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names
+ *    of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the
+ * GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * NO WARRANTY
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+ * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+ */
+
+#include <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include "accommon.h"
+#include "acdispat.h"
+#include "acnamesp.h"
+#ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
+#include "acdisasm.h"
+#endif
+#include "acinterp.h"
+
+#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_DISPATCHER
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsdebug")
+
+#if defined(ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT) || defined(ACPI_DEBUGGER)
+/* Local prototypes */
+static void
+acpi_ds_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+			    const char *message);
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_print_node_pathname
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Object
+ *              message         - Prefix message
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Print an object's full namespace pathname
+ *              Manages allocation/freeing of a pathname buffer
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static void
+acpi_ds_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+			    const char *message)
+{
+	struct acpi_buffer buffer;
+	acpi_status status;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_print_node_pathname);
+
+	if (!node) {
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "[NULL NAME]"));
+		return_VOID;
+	}
+
+	/* Convert handle to full pathname and print it (with supplied message) */
+
+	buffer.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_LOCAL_BUFFER;
+
+	status = acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(node, &buffer, FALSE);
+	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+		if (message) {
+			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "%s ",
+					      message));
+		}
+
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "[%s] (Node %p)",
+				      (char *)buffer.pointer, node));
+		ACPI_FREE(buffer.pointer);
+	}
+
+	return_VOID;
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_dump_method_stack
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  status          - Method execution status
+ *              walk_state      - Current state of the parse tree walk
+ *              op              - Executing parse op
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Called when a method has been aborted because of an error.
+ *              Dumps the method execution stack.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_ds_dump_method_stack(acpi_status status,
+			  struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+			  union acpi_parse_object *op)
+{
+	union acpi_parse_object *next;
+	struct acpi_thread_state *thread;
+	struct acpi_walk_state *next_walk_state;
+	struct acpi_namespace_node *previous_method = NULL;
+	union acpi_operand_object *method_desc;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_dump_method_stack);
+
+	/* Ignore control codes, they are not errors */
+
+	if ((status & AE_CODE_MASK) == AE_CODE_CONTROL) {
+		return_VOID;
+	}
+
+	/* We may be executing a deferred opcode */
+
+	if (walk_state->deferred_node) {
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+				  "Executing subtree for Buffer/Package/Region\n"));
+		return_VOID;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If there is no Thread, we are not actually executing a method.
+	 * This can happen when the iASL compiler calls the interpreter
+	 * to perform constant folding.
+	 */
+	thread = walk_state->thread;
+	if (!thread) {
+		return_VOID;
+	}
+
+	/* Display exception and method name */
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+			  "\n**** Exception %s during execution of method ",
+			  acpi_format_exception(status)));
+	acpi_ds_print_node_pathname(walk_state->method_node, NULL);
+
+	/* Display stack of executing methods */
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+			      "\n\nMethod Execution Stack:\n"));
+	next_walk_state = thread->walk_state_list;
+
+	/* Walk list of linked walk states */
+
+	while (next_walk_state) {
+		method_desc = next_walk_state->method_desc;
+		if (method_desc) {
+			acpi_ex_stop_trace_method((struct acpi_namespace_node *)
+						  method_desc->method.node,
+						  method_desc, walk_state);
+		}
+
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+				  "    Method [%4.4s] executing: ",
+				  acpi_ut_get_node_name(next_walk_state->
+							method_node)));
+
+		/* First method is the currently executing method */
+
+		if (next_walk_state == walk_state) {
+			if (op) {
+
+				/* Display currently executing ASL statement */
+
+				next = op->common.next;
+				op->common.next = NULL;
+
+#ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
+				acpi_dm_disassemble(next_walk_state, op,
+						    ACPI_UINT32_MAX);
+#endif
+				op->common.next = next;
+			}
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * This method has called another method
+			 * NOTE: the method call parse subtree is already deleted at this
+			 * point, so we cannot disassemble the method invocation.
+			 */
+			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+					      "Call to method "));
+			acpi_ds_print_node_pathname(previous_method, NULL);
+		}
+
+		previous_method = next_walk_state->method_node;
+		next_walk_state = next_walk_state->next;
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "\n"));
+	}
+
+	return_VOID;
+}
+
+#else
+void
+acpi_ds_dump_method_stack(acpi_status status,
+			  struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+			  union acpi_parse_object *op)
+{
+	return;
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index 85bb951430d9..bc32f3194afe 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -46,11 +46,9 @@
 #include "acdispat.h"
 #include "acinterp.h"
 #include "acnamesp.h"
-#ifdef	ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
-#include "acdisasm.h"
-#endif
 #include "acparser.h"
 #include "amlcode.h"
+#include "acdebug.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_DISPATCHER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsmethod")
@@ -103,7 +101,7 @@ acpi_ds_auto_serialize_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 
 	/* Create/Init a root op for the method parse tree */
 
-	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_METHOD_OP);
+	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_METHOD_OP, obj_desc->method.aml_start);
 	if (!op) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Called on method error. Invoke the global exception handler if
- *              present, dump the method data if the disassembler is configured
+ *              present, dump the method data if the debugger is configured
  *
  *              Note: Allows the exception handler to change the status code
  *
@@ -214,6 +212,8 @@ acpi_ds_detect_named_opcodes(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 {
+	u32 aml_offset;
+
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
 	/* Ignore AE_OK and control exception codes */
@@ -234,26 +234,30 @@ acpi_ds_method_error(acpi_status status, struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 		 * Handler can map the exception code to anything it wants, including
 		 * AE_OK, in which case the executing method will not be aborted.
 		 */
+		aml_offset = (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->aml,
+						walk_state->parser_state.
+						aml_start);
+
 		status = acpi_gbl_exception_handler(status,
 						    walk_state->method_node ?
 						    walk_state->method_node->
 						    name.integer : 0,
 						    walk_state->opcode,
-						    walk_state->aml_offset,
-						    NULL);
+						    aml_offset, NULL);
 		acpi_ex_enter_interpreter();
 	}
 
 	acpi_ds_clear_implicit_return(walk_state);
 
-#ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_ds_dump_method_stack(status, walk_state, walk_state->op);
 
-		/* Display method locals/args if disassembler is present */
+		/* Display method locals/args if debugger is present */
 
-		acpi_dm_dump_method_info(status, walk_state, walk_state->op);
-	}
+#ifdef ACPI_DEBUGGER
+		acpi_db_dump_method_info(status, walk_state);
 #endif
+	}
 
 	return (status);
 }
@@ -328,6 +332,8 @@ acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY);
 	}
 
+	acpi_ex_start_trace_method(method_node, obj_desc, walk_state);
+
 	/* Prevent wraparound of thread count */
 
 	if (obj_desc->method.thread_count == ACPI_UINT8_MAX) {
@@ -574,9 +580,7 @@ cleanup:
 	/* On error, we must terminate the method properly */
 
 	acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(obj_desc, next_walk_state);
-	if (next_walk_state) {
-		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(next_walk_state);
-	}
+	acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(next_walk_state);
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -826,5 +830,8 @@ acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(union acpi_operand_object *method_desc,
 		}
 	}
 
+	acpi_ex_stop_trace_method((struct acpi_namespace_node *)method_desc->
+				  method.node, method_desc, walk_state);
+
 	return_VOID;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
index 845ff44919c3..097188a6b1c1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 
 		/* Create a new op */
 
-		op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(walk_state->opcode);
+		op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(walk_state->opcode, walk_state->aml);
 		if (!op) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
index fcaa30c611fb..e2c08cd79aca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 		/* Create a new op */
 
-		op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(walk_state->opcode);
+		op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(walk_state->opcode, walk_state->aml);
 		if (!op) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
index aaeea4840aaa..ccb7219bdcee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ acpi_ex_create_method(u8 * aml_start,
 
 	obj_desc->method.aml_start = aml_start;
 	obj_desc->method.aml_length = aml_length;
+	obj_desc->method.node = operand[0];
 
 	/*
 	 * Disassemble the method flags. Split off the arg_count, Serialized
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
index 815442bbd051..de92458236f5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
@@ -43,11 +43,21 @@
 
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
+#include "acnamesp.h"
 #include "acinterp.h"
+#include "acparser.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_EXECUTER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exdebug")
 
+static union acpi_operand_object *acpi_gbl_trace_method_object = NULL;
+
+/* Local prototypes */
+
+#ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
+static const char *acpi_ex_get_trace_event_name(acpi_trace_event_type type);
+#endif
+
 #ifndef ACPI_NO_ERROR_MESSAGES
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -70,6 +80,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exdebug")
  * enabled if necessary.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
+
 void
 acpi_ex_do_debug_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 			u32 level, u32 index)
@@ -308,3 +319,316 @@ acpi_ex_do_debug_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 	return_VOID;
 }
 #endif
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_interpreter_trace_enabled
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  name                - Whether method name should be matched,
+ *                                    this should be checked before starting
+ *                                    the tracer
+ *
+ * RETURN:      TRUE if interpreter trace is enabled.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Check whether interpreter trace is enabled
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static u8 acpi_ex_interpreter_trace_enabled(char *name)
+{
+
+	/* Check if tracing is enabled */
+
+	if (!(acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_ENABLED)) {
+		return (FALSE);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Check if tracing is filtered:
+	 *
+	 * 1. If the tracer is started, acpi_gbl_trace_method_object should have
+	 *    been filled by the trace starter
+	 * 2. If the tracer is not started, acpi_gbl_trace_method_name should be
+	 *    matched if it is specified
+	 * 3. If the tracer is oneshot style, acpi_gbl_trace_method_name should
+	 *    not be cleared by the trace stopper during the first match
+	 */
+	if (acpi_gbl_trace_method_object) {
+		return (TRUE);
+	}
+	if (name &&
+	    (acpi_gbl_trace_method_name &&
+	     strcmp(acpi_gbl_trace_method_name, name))) {
+		return (FALSE);
+	}
+	if ((acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_ONESHOT) &&
+	    !acpi_gbl_trace_method_name) {
+		return (FALSE);
+	}
+
+	return (TRUE);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_get_trace_event_name
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  type            - Trace event type
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Trace event name.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Used to obtain the full trace event name.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+#ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
+
+static const char *acpi_ex_get_trace_event_name(acpi_trace_event_type type)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case ACPI_TRACE_AML_METHOD:
+
+		return "Method";
+
+	case ACPI_TRACE_AML_OPCODE:
+
+		return "Opcode";
+
+	case ACPI_TRACE_AML_REGION:
+
+		return "Region";
+
+	default:
+
+		return "";
+	}
+}
+
+#endif
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_trace_point
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Trace event type
+ *              begin               - TRUE if before execution
+ *              aml                 - Executed AML address
+ *              pathname            - Object path
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Internal interpreter execution trace.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_ex_trace_point(acpi_trace_event_type type,
+		    u8 begin, u8 *aml, char *pathname)
+{
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ex_trace_point);
+
+	if (pathname) {
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_TRACE_POINT,
+				  "%s %s [0x%p:%s] execution.\n",
+				  acpi_ex_get_trace_event_name(type),
+				  begin ? "Begin" : "End", aml, pathname));
+	} else {
+		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_TRACE_POINT,
+				  "%s %s [0x%p] execution.\n",
+				  acpi_ex_get_trace_event_name(type),
+				  begin ? "Begin" : "End", aml));
+	}
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_start_trace_method
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  method_node         - Node of the method
+ *              obj_desc            - The method object
+ *              walk_state          - current state, NULL if not yet executing
+ *                                    a method.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Start control method execution trace
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_ex_start_trace_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
+			   union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
+			   struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	char *pathname = NULL;
+	u8 enabled = FALSE;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ex_start_trace_method);
+
+	if (method_node) {
+		pathname = acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(method_node, TRUE);
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	enabled = acpi_ex_interpreter_trace_enabled(pathname);
+	if (enabled && !acpi_gbl_trace_method_object) {
+		acpi_gbl_trace_method_object = obj_desc;
+		acpi_gbl_original_dbg_level = acpi_dbg_level;
+		acpi_gbl_original_dbg_layer = acpi_dbg_layer;
+		acpi_dbg_level = ACPI_TRACE_LEVEL_ALL;
+		acpi_dbg_layer = ACPI_TRACE_LAYER_ALL;
+
+		if (acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level) {
+			acpi_dbg_level = acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level;
+		}
+		if (acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer) {
+			acpi_dbg_layer = acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer;
+		}
+	}
+	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+
+exit:
+	if (enabled) {
+		ACPI_TRACE_POINT(ACPI_TRACE_AML_METHOD, TRUE,
+				 obj_desc ? obj_desc->method.aml_start : NULL,
+				 pathname);
+	}
+	if (pathname) {
+		ACPI_FREE(pathname);
+	}
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_stop_trace_method
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  method_node         - Node of the method
+ *              obj_desc            - The method object
+ *              walk_state          - current state, NULL if not yet executing
+ *                                    a method.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Stop control method execution trace
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_ex_stop_trace_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
+			  union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
+			  struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	char *pathname = NULL;
+	u8 enabled;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ex_stop_trace_method);
+
+	if (method_node) {
+		pathname = acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(method_node, TRUE);
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto exit_path;
+	}
+
+	enabled = acpi_ex_interpreter_trace_enabled(NULL);
+
+	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+
+	if (enabled) {
+		ACPI_TRACE_POINT(ACPI_TRACE_AML_METHOD, FALSE,
+				 obj_desc ? obj_desc->method.aml_start : NULL,
+				 pathname);
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto exit_path;
+	}
+
+	/* Check whether the tracer should be stopped */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_trace_method_object == obj_desc) {
+
+		/* Disable further tracing if type is one-shot */
+
+		if (acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_ONESHOT) {
+			acpi_gbl_trace_method_name = NULL;
+		}
+
+		acpi_dbg_level = acpi_gbl_original_dbg_level;
+		acpi_dbg_layer = acpi_gbl_original_dbg_layer;
+		acpi_gbl_trace_method_object = NULL;
+	}
+
+	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+
+exit_path:
+	if (pathname) {
+		ACPI_FREE(pathname);
+	}
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_start_trace_opcode
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  op                  - The parser opcode object
+ *              walk_state          - current state, NULL if not yet executing
+ *                                    a method.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Start opcode execution trace
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_ex_start_trace_opcode(union acpi_parse_object *op,
+			   struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
+{
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ex_start_trace_opcode);
+
+	if (acpi_ex_interpreter_trace_enabled(NULL) &&
+	    (acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_OPCODE)) {
+		ACPI_TRACE_POINT(ACPI_TRACE_AML_OPCODE, TRUE,
+				 op->common.aml, op->common.aml_op_name);
+	}
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_stop_trace_opcode
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  op                  - The parser opcode object
+ *              walk_state          - current state, NULL if not yet executing
+ *                                    a method.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Stop opcode execution trace
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_ex_stop_trace_opcode(union acpi_parse_object *op,
+			  struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
+{
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME(ex_stop_trace_opcode);
+
+	if (acpi_ex_interpreter_trace_enabled(NULL) &&
+	    (acpi_gbl_trace_flags & ACPI_TRACE_OPCODE)) {
+		ACPI_TRACE_POINT(ACPI_TRACE_AML_OPCODE, FALSE,
+				 op->common.aml, op->common.aml_op_name);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
index 401e7edcd419..b6495fb552f0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
@@ -995,9 +995,8 @@ static void acpi_ex_dump_reference_obj(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
 	if (obj_desc->reference.class == ACPI_REFCLASS_NAME) {
 		acpi_os_printf(" %p ", obj_desc->reference.node);
 
-		status =
-		    acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(obj_desc->reference.node,
-					       &ret_buf);
+		status = acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(obj_desc->reference.node,
+						    &ret_buf, FALSE);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			acpi_os_printf(" Could not convert name to pathname\n");
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
index d293d9748036..8934b4eddb73 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsnames.c
@@ -51,73 +51,6 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("nsnames")
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_build_external_path
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  node            - NS node whose pathname is needed
- *              size            - Size of the pathname
- *              *name_buffer    - Where to return the pathname
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *              Places the pathname into the name_buffer, in external format
- *              (name segments separated by path separators)
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Generate a full pathaname
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status
-acpi_ns_build_external_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
-			    acpi_size size, char *name_buffer)
-{
-	acpi_size index;
-	struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
-
-	/* Special case for root */
-
-	index = size - 1;
-	if (index < ACPI_NAME_SIZE) {
-		name_buffer[0] = AML_ROOT_PREFIX;
-		name_buffer[1] = 0;
-		return (AE_OK);
-	}
-
-	/* Store terminator byte, then build name backwards */
-
-	parent_node = node;
-	name_buffer[index] = 0;
-
-	while ((index > ACPI_NAME_SIZE) && (parent_node != acpi_gbl_root_node)) {
-		index -= ACPI_NAME_SIZE;
-
-		/* Put the name into the buffer */
-
-		ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32((name_buffer + index), &parent_node->name);
-		parent_node = parent_node->parent;
-
-		/* Prefix name with the path separator */
-
-		index--;
-		name_buffer[index] = ACPI_PATH_SEPARATOR;
-	}
-
-	/* Overwrite final separator with the root prefix character */
-
-	name_buffer[index] = AML_ROOT_PREFIX;
-
-	if (index != 0) {
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-			    "Could not construct external pathname; index=%u, size=%u, Path=%s",
-			    (u32) index, (u32) size, &name_buffer[size]));
-
-		return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
-	}
-
-	return (AE_OK);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_external_pathname
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node whose pathname is needed
@@ -130,37 +63,13 @@ acpi_ns_build_external_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
  *              for error and debug statements.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-
 char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 {
-	acpi_status status;
 	char *name_buffer;
-	acpi_size size;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_get_external_pathname, node);
 
-	/* Calculate required buffer size based on depth below root */
-
-	size = acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(node);
-	if (!size) {
-		return_PTR(NULL);
-	}
-
-	/* Allocate a buffer to be returned to caller */
-
-	name_buffer = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(size);
-	if (!name_buffer) {
-		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not allocate %u bytes", (u32)size));
-		return_PTR(NULL);
-	}
-
-	/* Build the path in the allocated buffer */
-
-	status = acpi_ns_build_external_path(node, size, name_buffer);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		ACPI_FREE(name_buffer);
-		return_PTR(NULL);
-	}
+	name_buffer = acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(node, FALSE);
 
 	return_PTR(name_buffer);
 }
@@ -180,33 +89,12 @@ char *acpi_ns_get_external_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 acpi_size acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 {
 	acpi_size size;
-	struct acpi_namespace_node *next_node;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
-	/*
-	 * Compute length of pathname as 5 * number of name segments.
-	 * Go back up the parent tree to the root
-	 */
-	size = 0;
-	next_node = node;
+	size = acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(node, NULL, 0, FALSE);
 
-	while (next_node && (next_node != acpi_gbl_root_node)) {
-		if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(next_node) != ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
-			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-				    "Invalid Namespace Node (%p) while traversing namespace",
-				    next_node));
-			return (0);
-		}
-		size += ACPI_PATH_SEGMENT_LENGTH;
-		next_node = next_node->parent;
-	}
-
-	if (!size) {
-		size = 1;	/* Root node case */
-	}
-
-	return (size + 1);	/* +1 for null string terminator */
+	return (size);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -216,6 +104,8 @@ acpi_size acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  * PARAMETERS:  target_handle           - Handle of named object whose name is
  *                                        to be found
  *              buffer                  - Where the pathname is returned
+ *              no_trailing             - Remove trailing '_' for each name
+ *                                        segment
  *
  * RETURN:      Status, Buffer is filled with pathname if status is AE_OK
  *
@@ -225,7 +115,7 @@ acpi_size acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(acpi_handle target_handle,
-			   struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
+			   struct acpi_buffer * buffer, u8 no_trailing)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
@@ -240,7 +130,8 @@ acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(acpi_handle target_handle,
 
 	/* Determine size required for the caller buffer */
 
-	required_size = acpi_ns_get_pathname_length(node);
+	required_size =
+	    acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(node, NULL, 0, no_trailing);
 	if (!required_size) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
@@ -254,8 +145,8 @@ acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(acpi_handle target_handle,
 
 	/* Build the path in the caller buffer */
 
-	status =
-	    acpi_ns_build_external_path(node, required_size, buffer->pointer);
+	(void)acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(node, buffer->pointer,
+					    required_size, no_trailing);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
@@ -264,3 +155,149 @@ acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(acpi_handle target_handle,
 			  (char *)buffer->pointer, (u32) required_size));
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_build_normalized_path
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  node        - Namespace node
+ *              full_path   - Where the path name is returned
+ *              path_size   - Size of returned path name buffer
+ *              no_trailing - Remove trailing '_' from each name segment
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Return 1 if the AML path is empty, otherwise returning (length
+ *              of pathname + 1) which means the 'FullPath' contains a trailing
+ *              null.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Build and return a full namespace pathname.
+ *              Note that if the size of 'FullPath' isn't large enough to
+ *              contain the namespace node's path name, the actual required
+ *              buffer length is returned, and it should be greater than
+ *              'PathSize'. So callers are able to check the returning value
+ *              to determine the buffer size of 'FullPath'.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+u32
+acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+			      char *full_path, u32 path_size, u8 no_trailing)
+{
+	u32 length = 0, i;
+	char name[ACPI_NAME_SIZE];
+	u8 do_no_trailing;
+	char c, *left, *right;
+	struct acpi_namespace_node *next_node;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_build_normalized_path, node);
+
+#define ACPI_PATH_PUT8(path, size, byte, length)    \
+	do {                                            \
+		if ((length) < (size))                      \
+		{                                           \
+			(path)[(length)] = (byte);              \
+		}                                           \
+		(length)++;                                 \
+	} while (0)
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure the path_size is correct, so that we don't need to
+	 * validate both full_path and path_size.
+	 */
+	if (!full_path) {
+		path_size = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!node) {
+		goto build_trailing_null;
+	}
+
+	next_node = node;
+	while (next_node && next_node != acpi_gbl_root_node) {
+		if (next_node != node) {
+			ACPI_PATH_PUT8(full_path, path_size,
+				       AML_DUAL_NAME_PREFIX, length);
+		}
+		ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(name, &next_node->name);
+		do_no_trailing = no_trailing;
+		for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+			c = name[4 - i - 1];
+			if (do_no_trailing && c != '_') {
+				do_no_trailing = FALSE;
+			}
+			if (!do_no_trailing) {
+				ACPI_PATH_PUT8(full_path, path_size, c, length);
+			}
+		}
+		next_node = next_node->parent;
+	}
+	ACPI_PATH_PUT8(full_path, path_size, AML_ROOT_PREFIX, length);
+
+	/* Reverse the path string */
+
+	if (length <= path_size) {
+		left = full_path;
+		right = full_path + length - 1;
+		while (left < right) {
+			c = *left;
+			*left++ = *right;
+			*right-- = c;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Append the trailing null */
+
+build_trailing_null:
+	ACPI_PATH_PUT8(full_path, path_size, '\0', length);
+
+#undef ACPI_PATH_PUT8
+
+	return_UINT32(length);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  node            - Namespace node whose pathname is needed
+ *              no_trailing     - Remove trailing '_' from each name segment
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Pointer to storage containing the fully qualified name of
+ *              the node, In external format (name segments separated by path
+ *              separators.)
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Used to obtain the full pathname to a namespace node, usually
+ *              for error and debug statements. All trailing '_' will be
+ *              removed from the full pathname if 'NoTrailing' is specified..
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+char *acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
+				      u8 no_trailing)
+{
+	char *name_buffer;
+	acpi_size size;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ns_get_normalized_pathname, node);
+
+	/* Calculate required buffer size based on depth below root */
+
+	size = acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(node, NULL, 0, no_trailing);
+	if (!size) {
+		return_PTR(NULL);
+	}
+
+	/* Allocate a buffer to be returned to caller */
+
+	name_buffer = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(size);
+	if (!name_buffer) {
+		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO, "Could not allocate %u bytes", (u32)size));
+		return_PTR(NULL);
+	}
+
+	/* Build the path in the allocated buffer */
+
+	(void)acpi_ns_build_normalized_path(node, name_buffer, size,
+					    no_trailing);
+
+	return_PTR(name_buffer);
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
index 57a4cfe547e4..3736d43b18b9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(u32 pass_number,
 {
 	union acpi_parse_object *parse_root;
 	acpi_status status;
-       u32 aml_length;
+	u32 aml_length;
 	u8 *aml_start;
 	struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state;
 	struct acpi_table_header *table;
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(u32 pass_number,
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_one_complete_parse);
 
+	status = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+	}
+
+	/* Table must consist of at least a complete header */
+
+	if (table->length < sizeof(struct acpi_table_header)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_HEADER);
+	}
+
+	aml_start = (u8 *)table + sizeof(struct acpi_table_header);
+	aml_length = table->length - sizeof(struct acpi_table_header);
+
 	status = acpi_tb_get_owner_id(table_index, &owner_id);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
@@ -85,7 +99,7 @@ acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(u32 pass_number,
 
 	/* Create and init a Root Node */
 
-	parse_root = acpi_ps_create_scope_op();
+	parse_root = acpi_ps_create_scope_op(aml_start);
 	if (!parse_root) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
@@ -98,23 +112,12 @@ acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(u32 pass_number,
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 
-	status = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table);
+	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(walk_state, parse_root, NULL,
+				       aml_start, aml_length, NULL,
+				       (u8)pass_number);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(walk_state);
-		acpi_ps_free_op(parse_root);
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-	}
-
-	/* Table must consist of at least a complete header */
-
-	if (table->length < sizeof(struct acpi_table_header)) {
-		status = AE_BAD_HEADER;
-	} else {
-		aml_start = (u8 *) table + sizeof(struct acpi_table_header);
-		aml_length = table->length - sizeof(struct acpi_table_header);
-		status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(walk_state, parse_root, NULL,
-					       aml_start, aml_length, NULL,
-					       (u8) pass_number);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* Found OSDT table, enable the namespace override feature */
@@ -124,11 +127,6 @@ acpi_ns_one_complete_parse(u32 pass_number,
 		walk_state->namespace_override = TRUE;
 	}
 
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(walk_state);
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
 	/* start_node is the default location to load the table */
 
 	if (start_node && start_node != acpi_gbl_root_node) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
index 8d8104b8bd28..9a34c5f04075 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsutils.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ acpi_ns_print_node_pathname(struct acpi_namespace_node *node,
 
 	buffer.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_LOCAL_BUFFER;
 
-	status = acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(node, &buffer);
+	status = acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(node, &buffer, FALSE);
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
 		if (message) {
 			acpi_os_printf("%s ", message);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
index 9ff643b9553f..4b4d2f43d406 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsxfname.c
@@ -172,11 +172,15 @@ acpi_get_name(acpi_handle handle, u32 name_type, struct acpi_buffer * buffer)
 		return (status);
 	}
 
-	if (name_type == ACPI_FULL_PATHNAME) {
+	if (name_type == ACPI_FULL_PATHNAME ||
+	    name_type == ACPI_FULL_PATHNAME_NO_TRAILING) {
 
 		/* Get the full pathname (From the namespace root) */
 
-		status = acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(handle, buffer);
+		status = acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(handle, buffer,
+						    name_type ==
+						    ACPI_FULL_PATHNAME ? FALSE :
+						    TRUE);
 		return (status);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
index 6d038770577b..29d8b7b01dca 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psargs.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_namepath(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 				  "Control Method - %p Desc %p Path=%p\n", node,
 				  method_desc, path));
 
-		name_op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP);
+		name_op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP, start);
 		if (!name_op) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 		}
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_simple_arg(struct acpi_parse_state *parser_state,
 static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_next_field(struct acpi_parse_state
 						       *parser_state)
 {
-	u32 aml_offset;
+	u8 *aml;
 	union acpi_parse_object *field;
 	union acpi_parse_object *arg = NULL;
 	u16 opcode;
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@ static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_next_field(struct acpi_parse_state
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ps_get_next_field);
 
-	aml_offset =
-	    (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(parser_state->aml, parser_state->aml_start);
+	aml = parser_state->aml;
 
 	/* Determine field type */
 
@@ -536,13 +535,11 @@ static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_next_field(struct acpi_parse_state
 
 	/* Allocate a new field op */
 
-	field = acpi_ps_alloc_op(opcode);
+	field = acpi_ps_alloc_op(opcode, aml);
 	if (!field) {
 		return_PTR(NULL);
 	}
 
-	field->common.aml_offset = aml_offset;
-
 	/* Decode the field type */
 
 	switch (opcode) {
@@ -604,6 +601,7 @@ static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_next_field(struct acpi_parse_state
 		 * Argument for Connection operator can be either a Buffer
 		 * (resource descriptor), or a name_string.
 		 */
+		aml = parser_state->aml;
 		if (ACPI_GET8(parser_state->aml) == AML_BUFFER_OP) {
 			parser_state->aml++;
 
@@ -616,7 +614,8 @@ static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_next_field(struct acpi_parse_state
 
 				/* Non-empty list */
 
-				arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_BYTELIST_OP);
+				arg =
+				    acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_BYTELIST_OP, aml);
 				if (!arg) {
 					acpi_ps_free_op(field);
 					return_PTR(NULL);
@@ -665,7 +664,7 @@ static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_get_next_field(struct acpi_parse_state
 
 			parser_state->aml = pkg_end;
 		} else {
-			arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP);
+			arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP, aml);
 			if (!arg) {
 				acpi_ps_free_op(field);
 				return_PTR(NULL);
@@ -730,7 +729,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_arg(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 		/* Constants, strings, and namestrings are all the same size */
 
-		arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_BYTE_OP);
+		arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_BYTE_OP, parser_state->aml);
 		if (!arg) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 		}
@@ -777,7 +776,8 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_arg(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 			/* Non-empty list */
 
-			arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_BYTELIST_OP);
+			arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_BYTELIST_OP,
+					       parser_state->aml);
 			if (!arg) {
 				return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 			}
@@ -807,7 +807,9 @@ acpi_ps_get_next_arg(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 			/* null_name or name_string */
 
-			arg = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP);
+			arg =
+			    acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_NAMEPATH_OP,
+					     parser_state->aml);
 			if (!arg) {
 				return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
index 90437227d790..6b11fd7a93dc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
+#include "acinterp.h"
 #include "acparser.h"
 #include "acdispat.h"
 #include "amlcode.h"
@@ -125,10 +126,7 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		 */
 		while (GET_CURRENT_ARG_TYPE(walk_state->arg_types)
 		       && !walk_state->arg_count) {
-			walk_state->aml_offset =
-			    (u32) ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->parser_state.aml,
-						walk_state->parser_state.
-						aml_start);
+			walk_state->aml = walk_state->parser_state.aml;
 
 			status =
 			    acpi_ps_get_next_arg(walk_state,
@@ -140,7 +138,6 @@ acpi_ps_get_arguments(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			}
 
 			if (arg) {
-				arg->common.aml_offset = walk_state->aml_offset;
 				acpi_ps_append_arg(op, arg);
 			}
 
@@ -494,16 +491,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			op->common.aml_offset = walk_state->aml_offset;
-
-			if (walk_state->op_info) {
-				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
-						  "Opcode %4.4X [%s] Op %p Aml %p AmlOffset %5.5X\n",
-						  (u32) op->common.aml_opcode,
-						  walk_state->op_info->name, op,
-						  parser_state->aml,
-						  op->common.aml_offset));
-			}
+			acpi_ex_start_trace_opcode(op, walk_state);
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
index 2f5ddd806c58..e54bc2aa7a88 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
@@ -66,12 +66,11 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 
 static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 {
+	u32 aml_offset;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ps_get_aml_opcode, walk_state);
 
-	walk_state->aml_offset =
-	    (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->parser_state.aml,
-			       walk_state->parser_state.aml_start);
+	walk_state->aml = walk_state->parser_state.aml;
 	walk_state->opcode = acpi_ps_peek_opcode(&(walk_state->parser_state));
 
 	/*
@@ -98,10 +97,14 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 		/* The opcode is unrecognized. Complain and skip unknown opcodes */
 
 		if (walk_state->pass_number == 2) {
+			aml_offset = (u32)ACPI_PTR_DIFF(walk_state->aml,
+							walk_state->
+							parser_state.aml_start);
+
 			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 				    "Unknown opcode 0x%.2X at table offset 0x%.4X, ignoring",
 				    walk_state->opcode,
-				    (u32)(walk_state->aml_offset +
+				    (u32)(aml_offset +
 					  sizeof(struct acpi_table_header))));
 
 			ACPI_DUMP_BUFFER((walk_state->parser_state.aml - 16),
@@ -115,14 +118,14 @@ static acpi_status acpi_ps_get_aml_opcode(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 			acpi_os_printf
 			    ("/*\nError: Unknown opcode 0x%.2X at table offset 0x%.4X, context:\n",
 			     walk_state->opcode,
-			     (u32)(walk_state->aml_offset +
+			     (u32)(aml_offset +
 				   sizeof(struct acpi_table_header)));
 
 			/* Dump the context surrounding the invalid opcode */
 
 			acpi_ut_dump_buffer(((u8 *)walk_state->parser_state.
 					     aml - 16), 48, DB_BYTE_DISPLAY,
-					    (walk_state->aml_offset +
+					    (aml_offset +
 					     sizeof(struct acpi_table_header) -
 					     16));
 			acpi_os_printf(" */\n");
@@ -294,7 +297,7 @@ acpi_ps_create_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	/* Create Op structure and append to parent's argument list */
 
 	walk_state->op_info = acpi_ps_get_opcode_info(walk_state->opcode);
-	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(walk_state->opcode);
+	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(walk_state->opcode, aml_op_start);
 	if (!op) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
index a555f7f7b9a2..98001d7f6f80 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ acpi_ps_complete_this_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);	/* OK for now */
 	}
 
+	acpi_ex_stop_trace_opcode(op, walk_state);
+
 	/* Delete this op and the subtree below it if asked to */
 
 	if (((walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_TREE_MASK) !=
@@ -185,7 +187,8 @@ acpi_ps_complete_this_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 			 * op must be replaced by a placeholder return op
 			 */
 			replacement_op =
-			    acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP);
+			    acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP,
+					     op->common.aml);
 			if (!replacement_op) {
 				status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 			}
@@ -209,7 +212,8 @@ acpi_ps_complete_this_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 			    || (op->common.parent->common.aml_opcode ==
 				AML_VAR_PACKAGE_OP)) {
 				replacement_op =
-				    acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP);
+				    acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP,
+						     op->common.aml);
 				if (!replacement_op) {
 					status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 				}
@@ -224,7 +228,8 @@ acpi_ps_complete_this_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 					AML_VAR_PACKAGE_OP)) {
 					replacement_op =
 					    acpi_ps_alloc_op(op->common.
-							     aml_opcode);
+							     aml_opcode,
+							     op->common.aml);
 					if (!replacement_op) {
 						status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 					} else {
@@ -240,7 +245,8 @@ acpi_ps_complete_this_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 		default:
 
 			replacement_op =
-			    acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP);
+			    acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP,
+					     op->common.aml);
 			if (!replacement_op) {
 				status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
index 32440912023a..183cc1efbc51 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psutils.c
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("psutils")
  * DESCRIPTION: Create a Scope and associated namepath op with the root name
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_create_scope_op(void)
+union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_create_scope_op(u8 *aml)
 {
 	union acpi_parse_object *scope_op;
 
-	scope_op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_SCOPE_OP);
+	scope_op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_SCOPE_OP, aml);
 	if (!scope_op) {
 		return (NULL);
 	}
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ void acpi_ps_init_op(union acpi_parse_object *op, u16 opcode)
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_alloc_op
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  opcode          - Opcode that will be stored in the new Op
+ *              aml             - Address of the opcode
  *
  * RETURN:      Pointer to the new Op, null on failure
  *
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ void acpi_ps_init_op(union acpi_parse_object *op, u16 opcode)
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_alloc_op(u16 opcode)
+union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_alloc_op(u16 opcode, u8 *aml)
 {
 	union acpi_parse_object *op;
 	const struct acpi_opcode_info *op_info;
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ union acpi_parse_object *acpi_ps_alloc_op(u16 opcode)
 
 	if (op) {
 		acpi_ps_init_op(op, opcode);
+		op->common.aml = aml;
 		op->common.flags = flags;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
index 841a5ea06094..4254805dd319 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
@@ -47,15 +47,12 @@
 #include "acdispat.h"
 #include "acinterp.h"
 #include "actables.h"
+#include "acnamesp.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_PARSER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("psxface")
 
 /* Local Prototypes */
-static void acpi_ps_start_trace(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info);
-
-static void acpi_ps_stop_trace(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info);
-
 static void
 acpi_ps_update_parameter_list(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info, u16 action);
 
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ acpi_ps_update_parameter_list(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info, u16 action);
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_debug_trace(char *name, u32 debug_level, u32 debug_layer, u32 flags)
+acpi_debug_trace(const char *name, u32 debug_level, u32 debug_layer, u32 flags)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 
@@ -85,108 +82,14 @@ acpi_debug_trace(char *name, u32 debug_level, u32 debug_layer, u32 flags)
 		return (status);
 	}
 
-	/* TBDs: Validate name, allow full path or just nameseg */
-
-	acpi_gbl_trace_method_name = *ACPI_CAST_PTR(u32, name);
+	acpi_gbl_trace_method_name = name;
 	acpi_gbl_trace_flags = flags;
-
-	if (debug_level) {
-		acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level = debug_level;
-	}
-	if (debug_layer) {
-		acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer = debug_layer;
-	}
+	acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level = debug_level;
+	acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer = debug_layer;
+	status = AE_OK;
 
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-	return (AE_OK);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_start_trace
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  info        - Method info struct
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Start control method execution trace
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-static void acpi_ps_start_trace(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
-{
-	acpi_status status;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
-
-	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ((!acpi_gbl_trace_method_name) ||
-	    (acpi_gbl_trace_method_name != info->node->name.integer)) {
-		goto exit;
-	}
-
-	acpi_gbl_original_dbg_level = acpi_dbg_level;
-	acpi_gbl_original_dbg_layer = acpi_dbg_layer;
-
-	acpi_dbg_level = 0x00FFFFFF;
-	acpi_dbg_layer = ACPI_UINT32_MAX;
-
-	if (acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level) {
-		acpi_dbg_level = acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level;
-	}
-	if (acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer) {
-		acpi_dbg_layer = acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer;
-	}
-
-exit:
-	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ps_stop_trace
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  info        - Method info struct
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Stop control method execution trace
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-static void acpi_ps_stop_trace(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
-{
-	acpi_status status;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
-
-	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if ((!acpi_gbl_trace_method_name) ||
-	    (acpi_gbl_trace_method_name != info->node->name.integer)) {
-		goto exit;
-	}
-
-	/* Disable further tracing if type is one-shot */
-
-	if (acpi_gbl_trace_flags & 1) {
-		acpi_gbl_trace_method_name = 0;
-		acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level = 0;
-		acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer = 0;
-	}
-
-	acpi_dbg_level = acpi_gbl_original_dbg_level;
-	acpi_dbg_layer = acpi_gbl_original_dbg_layer;
-
-exit:
-	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+	return (status);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -212,7 +115,7 @@ exit:
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_method(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
+acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_method(struct acpi_evaluate_info * info)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	union acpi_parse_object *op;
@@ -243,10 +146,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_method(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
 	 */
 	acpi_ps_update_parameter_list(info, REF_INCREMENT);
 
-	/* Begin tracing if requested */
-
-	acpi_ps_start_trace(info);
-
 	/*
 	 * Execute the method. Performs parse simultaneously
 	 */
@@ -256,7 +155,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_method(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
 
 	/* Create and init a Root Node */
 
-	op = acpi_ps_create_scope_op();
+	op = acpi_ps_create_scope_op(info->obj_desc->method.aml_start);
 	if (!op) {
 		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -326,10 +225,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_method(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
 cleanup:
 	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree(op);
 
-	/* End optional tracing */
-
-	acpi_ps_stop_trace(info);
-
 	/* Take away the extra reference that we gave the parameters above */
 
 	acpi_ps_update_parameter_list(info, REF_DECREMENT);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
index 3fa829e96c2a..a5344428f3ae 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/rscreate.c
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ acpi_rs_create_pci_routing_table(union acpi_operand_object *package_object,
 				status =
 				    acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname((acpi_handle)
 							       node,
-							       &path_buffer);
+							       &path_buffer,
+							       FALSE);
 
 				/* +1 to include null terminator */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
index cd02693841db..4146229103c8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdebug.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include "accommon.h"
+#include "acinterp.h"
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utdebug")
@@ -560,8 +561,37 @@ acpi_ut_ptr_exit(u32 line_number,
 	}
 }
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_trace_point
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  type                - Trace event type
+ *              begin               - TRUE if before execution
+ *              aml                 - Executed AML address
+ *              pathname            - Object path
+ *              pointer             - Pointer to the related object
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Interpreter execution trace.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void
+acpi_trace_point(acpi_trace_event_type type, u8 begin, u8 *aml, char *pathname)
+{
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
+
+	acpi_ex_trace_point(type, begin, aml, pathname);
+
+#ifdef ACPI_USE_SYSTEM_TRACER
+	acpi_os_trace_point(type, begin, aml, pathname);
 #endif
+}
 
+ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_trace_point)
+#endif
 #ifdef ACPI_APPLICATION
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
@@ -575,7 +605,6 @@ acpi_ut_ptr_exit(u32 line_number,
  * DESCRIPTION: Print error message to the console, used by applications.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-
 void ACPI_INTERNAL_VAR_XFACE acpi_log_error(const char *format, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
index 71fce389fd48..1638312e3d8f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utdelete.c
@@ -209,6 +209,9 @@ static void acpi_ut_delete_internal_obj(union acpi_operand_object *object)
 			acpi_ut_delete_object_desc(object->method.mutex);
 			object->method.mutex = NULL;
 		}
+		if (object->method.node) {
+			object->method.node = NULL;
+		}
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
index e402e07b4846..7f897c63aa5b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utinit.c
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 	acpi_gbl_acpi_hardware_present = TRUE;
 	acpi_gbl_last_owner_id_index = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_next_owner_id_offset = 0;
-	acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level = 0;
-	acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_debugger_configuration = DEBUGGER_THREADING;
 	acpi_gbl_osi_mutex = NULL;
 	acpi_gbl_reg_methods_executed = FALSE;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
index 71b66537f826..98087ea1cdb3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ acpi_ut_display_init_pathname(u8 type,
 	/* Get the full pathname to the node */
 
 	buffer.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_LOCAL_BUFFER;
-	status = acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(obj_handle, &buffer);
+	status = acpi_ns_handle_to_pathname(obj_handle, &buffer, FALSE);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utnonansi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utnonansi.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1d5f6b17b766
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utnonansi.c
@@ -0,0 +1,380 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * Module Name: utnonansi - Non-ansi C library functions
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000 - 2015, Intel Corp.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions, and the following disclaimer,
+ *    without modification.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce at minimum a disclaimer
+ *    substantially similar to the "NO WARRANTY" disclaimer below
+ *    ("Disclaimer") and any redistribution must be conditioned upon
+ *    including a substantially similar Disclaimer requirement for further
+ *    binary redistribution.
+ * 3. Neither the names of the above-listed copyright holders nor the names
+ *    of any contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+ *    from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * Alternatively, this software may be distributed under the terms of the
+ * GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * NO WARRANTY
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
+ * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+ * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+ * STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
+ * IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
+ */
+
+#include <acpi/acpi.h>
+#include "accommon.h"
+
+#define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
+ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utnonansi")
+
+/*
+ * Non-ANSI C library functions - strlwr, strupr, stricmp, and a 64-bit
+ * version of strtoul.
+ */
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strlwr (strlwr)
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  src_string      - The source string to convert
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert a string to lowercase
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+void acpi_ut_strlwr(char *src_string)
+{
+	char *string;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
+
+	if (!src_string) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Walk entire string, lowercasing the letters */
+
+	for (string = src_string; *string; string++) {
+		*string = (char)tolower((int)*string);
+	}
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strupr (strupr)
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  src_string      - The source string to convert
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert a string to uppercase
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void acpi_ut_strupr(char *src_string)
+{
+	char *string;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
+
+	if (!src_string) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Walk entire string, uppercasing the letters */
+
+	for (string = src_string; *string; string++) {
+		*string = (char)toupper((int)*string);
+	}
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_stricmp (stricmp)
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  string1             - first string to compare
+ *              string2             - second string to compare
+ *
+ * RETURN:      int that signifies string relationship. Zero means strings
+ *              are equal.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Case-insensitive string compare. Implementation of the
+ *              non-ANSI stricmp function.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+int acpi_ut_stricmp(char *string1, char *string2)
+{
+	int c1;
+	int c2;
+
+	do {
+		c1 = tolower((int)*string1);
+		c2 = tolower((int)*string2);
+
+		string1++;
+		string2++;
+	}
+	while ((c1 == c2) && (c1));
+
+	return (c1 - c2);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strtoul64
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  string          - Null terminated string
+ *              base            - Radix of the string: 16 or ACPI_ANY_BASE;
+ *                                ACPI_ANY_BASE means 'in behalf of to_integer'
+ *              ret_integer     - Where the converted integer is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status and Converted value
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert a string into an unsigned value. Performs either a
+ *              32-bit or 64-bit conversion, depending on the current mode
+ *              of the interpreter.
+ *
+ * NOTE:        Does not support Octal strings, not needed.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 *ret_integer)
+{
+	u32 this_digit = 0;
+	u64 return_value = 0;
+	u64 quotient;
+	u64 dividend;
+	u32 to_integer_op = (base == ACPI_ANY_BASE);
+	u32 mode32 = (acpi_gbl_integer_byte_width == 4);
+	u8 valid_digits = 0;
+	u8 sign_of0x = 0;
+	u8 term = 0;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_STR(ut_stroul64, string);
+
+	switch (base) {
+	case ACPI_ANY_BASE:
+	case 16:
+
+		break;
+
+	default:
+
+		/* Invalid Base */
+
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+	}
+
+	if (!string) {
+		goto error_exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Skip over any white space in the buffer */
+
+	while ((*string) && (isspace((int)*string) || *string == '\t')) {
+		string++;
+	}
+
+	if (to_integer_op) {
+		/*
+		 * Base equal to ACPI_ANY_BASE means 'ToInteger operation case'.
+		 * We need to determine if it is decimal or hexadecimal.
+		 */
+		if ((*string == '0') && (tolower((int)*(string + 1)) == 'x')) {
+			sign_of0x = 1;
+			base = 16;
+
+			/* Skip over the leading '0x' */
+			string += 2;
+		} else {
+			base = 10;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Any string left? Check that '0x' is not followed by white space. */
+
+	if (!(*string) || isspace((int)*string) || *string == '\t') {
+		if (to_integer_op) {
+			goto error_exit;
+		} else {
+			goto all_done;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Perform a 32-bit or 64-bit conversion, depending upon the current
+	 * execution mode of the interpreter
+	 */
+	dividend = (mode32) ? ACPI_UINT32_MAX : ACPI_UINT64_MAX;
+
+	/* Main loop: convert the string to a 32- or 64-bit integer */
+
+	while (*string) {
+		if (isdigit((int)*string)) {
+
+			/* Convert ASCII 0-9 to Decimal value */
+
+			this_digit = ((u8)*string) - '0';
+		} else if (base == 10) {
+
+			/* Digit is out of range; possible in to_integer case only */
+
+			term = 1;
+		} else {
+			this_digit = (u8)toupper((int)*string);
+			if (isxdigit((int)this_digit)) {
+
+				/* Convert ASCII Hex char to value */
+
+				this_digit = this_digit - 'A' + 10;
+			} else {
+				term = 1;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (term) {
+			if (to_integer_op) {
+				goto error_exit;
+			} else {
+				break;
+			}
+		} else if ((valid_digits == 0) && (this_digit == 0)
+			   && !sign_of0x) {
+
+			/* Skip zeros */
+			string++;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		valid_digits++;
+
+		if (sign_of0x
+		    && ((valid_digits > 16)
+			|| ((valid_digits > 8) && mode32))) {
+			/*
+			 * This is to_integer operation case.
+			 * No any restrictions for string-to-integer conversion,
+			 * see ACPI spec.
+			 */
+			goto error_exit;
+		}
+
+		/* Divide the digit into the correct position */
+
+		(void)acpi_ut_short_divide((dividend - (u64)this_digit),
+					   base, &quotient, NULL);
+
+		if (return_value > quotient) {
+			if (to_integer_op) {
+				goto error_exit;
+			} else {
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		return_value *= base;
+		return_value += this_digit;
+		string++;
+	}
+
+	/* All done, normal exit */
+
+all_done:
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "Converted value: %8.8X%8.8X\n",
+			  ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(return_value)));
+
+	*ret_integer = return_value;
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+
+error_exit:
+	/* Base was set/validated above */
+
+	if (base == 10) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DECIMAL_CONSTANT);
+	} else {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_HEX_CONSTANT);
+	}
+}
+
+#if defined (ACPI_DEBUGGER) || defined (ACPI_APPLICATION)
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_safe_strcpy, acpi_ut_safe_strcat, acpi_ut_safe_strncat
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Adds a "DestSize" parameter to each of the standard string
+ *              functions. This is the size of the Destination buffer.
+ *
+ * RETURN:      TRUE if the operation would overflow the destination buffer.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Safe versions of standard Clib string functions. Ensure that
+ *              the result of the operation will not overflow the output string
+ *              buffer.
+ *
+ * NOTE:        These functions are typically only helpful for processing
+ *              user input and command lines. For most ACPICA code, the
+ *              required buffer length is precisely calculated before buffer
+ *              allocation, so the use of these functions is unnecessary.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+u8 acpi_ut_safe_strcpy(char *dest, acpi_size dest_size, char *source)
+{
+
+	if (strlen(source) >= dest_size) {
+		return (TRUE);
+	}
+
+	strcpy(dest, source);
+	return (FALSE);
+}
+
+u8 acpi_ut_safe_strcat(char *dest, acpi_size dest_size, char *source)
+{
+
+	if ((strlen(dest) + strlen(source)) >= dest_size) {
+		return (TRUE);
+	}
+
+	strcat(dest, source);
+	return (FALSE);
+}
+
+u8
+acpi_ut_safe_strncat(char *dest,
+		     acpi_size dest_size,
+		     char *source, acpi_size max_transfer_length)
+{
+	acpi_size actual_transfer_length;
+
+	actual_transfer_length = ACPI_MIN(max_transfer_length, strlen(source));
+
+	if ((strlen(dest) + actual_transfer_length) >= dest_size) {
+		return (TRUE);
+	}
+
+	strncat(dest, source, max_transfer_length);
+	return (FALSE);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstring.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstring.c
index 8f3c883dfe0e..4ddd105d9741 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstring.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utstring.c
@@ -48,286 +48,6 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_UTILITIES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utstring")
 
-/*
- * Non-ANSI C library functions - strlwr, strupr, stricmp, and a 64-bit
- * version of strtoul.
- */
-#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strlwr (strlwr)
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  src_string      - The source string to convert
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Convert string to lowercase
- *
- * NOTE: This is not a POSIX function, so it appears here, not in utclib.c
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-void acpi_ut_strlwr(char *src_string)
-{
-	char *string;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
-
-	if (!src_string) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Walk entire string, lowercasing the letters */
-
-	for (string = src_string; *string; string++) {
-		*string = (char)tolower((int)*string);
-	}
-
-	return;
-}
-
-/******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_stricmp (stricmp)
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  string1             - first string to compare
- *              string2             - second string to compare
- *
- * RETURN:      int that signifies string relationship. Zero means strings
- *              are equal.
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Implementation of the non-ANSI stricmp function (compare
- *              strings with no case sensitivity)
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-int acpi_ut_stricmp(char *string1, char *string2)
-{
-	int c1;
-	int c2;
-
-	do {
-		c1 = tolower((int)*string1);
-		c2 = tolower((int)*string2);
-
-		string1++;
-		string2++;
-	}
-	while ((c1 == c2) && (c1));
-
-	return (c1 - c2);
-}
-#endif
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strupr (strupr)
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  src_string      - The source string to convert
- *
- * RETURN:      None
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Convert string to uppercase
- *
- * NOTE: This is not a POSIX function, so it appears here, not in utclib.c
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-void acpi_ut_strupr(char *src_string)
-{
-	char *string;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
-
-	if (!src_string) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Walk entire string, uppercasing the letters */
-
-	for (string = src_string; *string; string++) {
-		*string = (char)toupper((int)*string);
-	}
-
-	return;
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strtoul64
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  string          - Null terminated string
- *              base            - Radix of the string: 16 or ACPI_ANY_BASE;
- *                                ACPI_ANY_BASE means 'in behalf of to_integer'
- *              ret_integer     - Where the converted integer is returned
- *
- * RETURN:      Status and Converted value
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Convert a string into an unsigned value. Performs either a
- *              32-bit or 64-bit conversion, depending on the current mode
- *              of the interpreter.
- *              NOTE: Does not support Octal strings, not needed.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-acpi_status acpi_ut_strtoul64(char *string, u32 base, u64 *ret_integer)
-{
-	u32 this_digit = 0;
-	u64 return_value = 0;
-	u64 quotient;
-	u64 dividend;
-	u32 to_integer_op = (base == ACPI_ANY_BASE);
-	u32 mode32 = (acpi_gbl_integer_byte_width == 4);
-	u8 valid_digits = 0;
-	u8 sign_of0x = 0;
-	u8 term = 0;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_STR(ut_stroul64, string);
-
-	switch (base) {
-	case ACPI_ANY_BASE:
-	case 16:
-
-		break;
-
-	default:
-
-		/* Invalid Base */
-
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
-	}
-
-	if (!string) {
-		goto error_exit;
-	}
-
-	/* Skip over any white space in the buffer */
-
-	while ((*string) && (isspace((int)*string) || *string == '\t')) {
-		string++;
-	}
-
-	if (to_integer_op) {
-		/*
-		 * Base equal to ACPI_ANY_BASE means 'ToInteger operation case'.
-		 * We need to determine if it is decimal or hexadecimal.
-		 */
-		if ((*string == '0') && (tolower((int)*(string + 1)) == 'x')) {
-			sign_of0x = 1;
-			base = 16;
-
-			/* Skip over the leading '0x' */
-			string += 2;
-		} else {
-			base = 10;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Any string left? Check that '0x' is not followed by white space. */
-
-	if (!(*string) || isspace((int)*string) || *string == '\t') {
-		if (to_integer_op) {
-			goto error_exit;
-		} else {
-			goto all_done;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Perform a 32-bit or 64-bit conversion, depending upon the current
-	 * execution mode of the interpreter
-	 */
-	dividend = (mode32) ? ACPI_UINT32_MAX : ACPI_UINT64_MAX;
-
-	/* Main loop: convert the string to a 32- or 64-bit integer */
-
-	while (*string) {
-		if (isdigit((int)*string)) {
-
-			/* Convert ASCII 0-9 to Decimal value */
-
-			this_digit = ((u8)*string) - '0';
-		} else if (base == 10) {
-
-			/* Digit is out of range; possible in to_integer case only */
-
-			term = 1;
-		} else {
-			this_digit = (u8)toupper((int)*string);
-			if (isxdigit((int)this_digit)) {
-
-				/* Convert ASCII Hex char to value */
-
-				this_digit = this_digit - 'A' + 10;
-			} else {
-				term = 1;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (term) {
-			if (to_integer_op) {
-				goto error_exit;
-			} else {
-				break;
-			}
-		} else if ((valid_digits == 0) && (this_digit == 0)
-			   && !sign_of0x) {
-
-			/* Skip zeros */
-			string++;
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		valid_digits++;
-
-		if (sign_of0x
-		    && ((valid_digits > 16)
-			|| ((valid_digits > 8) && mode32))) {
-			/*
-			 * This is to_integer operation case.
-			 * No any restrictions for string-to-integer conversion,
-			 * see ACPI spec.
-			 */
-			goto error_exit;
-		}
-
-		/* Divide the digit into the correct position */
-
-		(void)acpi_ut_short_divide((dividend - (u64)this_digit),
-					   base, &quotient, NULL);
-
-		if (return_value > quotient) {
-			if (to_integer_op) {
-				goto error_exit;
-			} else {
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return_value *= base;
-		return_value += this_digit;
-		string++;
-	}
-
-	/* All done, normal exit */
-
-all_done:
-
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC, "Converted value: %8.8X%8.8X\n",
-			  ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64(return_value)));
-
-	*ret_integer = return_value;
-	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
-
-error_exit:
-	/* Base was set/validated above */
-
-	if (base == 10) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_DECIMAL_CONSTANT);
-	} else {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_HEX_CONSTANT);
-	}
-}
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_print_string
@@ -342,7 +62,6 @@ error_exit:
  *              sequences.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-
 void acpi_ut_print_string(char *string, u16 max_length)
 {
 	u32 i;
@@ -584,64 +303,3 @@ void ut_convert_backslashes(char *pathname)
 	}
 }
 #endif
-
-#if defined (ACPI_DEBUGGER) || defined (ACPI_APPLICATION)
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_safe_strcpy, acpi_ut_safe_strcat, acpi_ut_safe_strncat
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Adds a "DestSize" parameter to each of the standard string
- *              functions. This is the size of the Destination buffer.
- *
- * RETURN:      TRUE if the operation would overflow the destination buffer.
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Safe versions of standard Clib string functions. Ensure that
- *              the result of the operation will not overflow the output string
- *              buffer.
- *
- * NOTE:        These functions are typically only helpful for processing
- *              user input and command lines. For most ACPICA code, the
- *              required buffer length is precisely calculated before buffer
- *              allocation, so the use of these functions is unnecessary.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-u8 acpi_ut_safe_strcpy(char *dest, acpi_size dest_size, char *source)
-{
-
-	if (strlen(source) >= dest_size) {
-		return (TRUE);
-	}
-
-	strcpy(dest, source);
-	return (FALSE);
-}
-
-u8 acpi_ut_safe_strcat(char *dest, acpi_size dest_size, char *source)
-{
-
-	if ((strlen(dest) + strlen(source)) >= dest_size) {
-		return (TRUE);
-	}
-
-	strcat(dest, source);
-	return (FALSE);
-}
-
-u8
-acpi_ut_safe_strncat(char *dest,
-		     acpi_size dest_size,
-		     char *source, acpi_size max_transfer_length)
-{
-	acpi_size actual_transfer_length;
-
-	actual_transfer_length = ACPI_MIN(max_transfer_length, strlen(source));
-
-	if ((strlen(dest) + actual_transfer_length) >= dest_size) {
-		return (TRUE);
-	}
-
-	strncat(dest, source, max_transfer_length);
-	return (FALSE);
-}
-#endif