5 files changed, 338 insertions, 223 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
index 36c1ca0b9adb..58ad00b31ee9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
@@ -53,133 +53,6 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsmethod")
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_parse_method
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  Node        - Method node
- *
- * RETURN:      Status
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Parse the AML that is associated with the method.
- *
- * MUTEX:       Assumes parser is locked
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-acpi_status acpi_ds_parse_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
-{
-	acpi_status status;
-	union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
-	union acpi_parse_object *op;
-	struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state;
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR("ds_parse_method", node);
-
-	/* Parameter Validation */
-
-	if (!node) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY);
-	}
-
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
-			  "**** Parsing [%4.4s] **** named_obj=%p\n",
-			  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), node));
-
-	/* Extract the method object from the method Node */
-
-	obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
-	if (!obj_desc) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
-	}
-
-	/* Create a mutex for the method if there is a concurrency limit */
-
-	if ((obj_desc->method.concurrency != ACPI_INFINITE_CONCURRENCY) &&
-	    (!obj_desc->method.semaphore)) {
-		status = acpi_os_create_semaphore(obj_desc->method.concurrency,
-						  obj_desc->method.concurrency,
-						  &obj_desc->method.semaphore);
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Allocate a new parser op to be the root of the parsed
-	 * method tree
-	 */
-	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_METHOD_OP);
-	if (!op) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
-	}
-
-	/* Init new op with the method name and pointer back to the Node */
-
-	acpi_ps_set_name(op, node->name.integer);
-	op->common.node = node;
-
-	/*
-	 * Get a new owner_id for objects created by this method. Namespace
-	 * objects (such as Operation Regions) can be created during the
-	 * first pass parse.
-	 */
-	status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	/* Create and initialize a new walk state */
-
-	walk_state =
-	    acpi_ds_create_walk_state(obj_desc->method.owner_id, NULL, NULL,
-				      NULL);
-	if (!walk_state) {
-		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto cleanup2;
-	}
-
-	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(walk_state, op, node,
-				       obj_desc->method.aml_start,
-				       obj_desc->method.aml_length, NULL, 1);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(walk_state);
-		goto cleanup2;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Parse the method, first pass
-	 *
-	 * The first pass load is where newly declared named objects are added into
-	 * the namespace.  Actual evaluation of the named objects (what would be
-	 * called a "second pass") happens during the actual execution of the
-	 * method so that operands to the named objects can take on dynamic
-	 * run-time values.
-	 */
-	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml(walk_state);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto cleanup2;
-	}
-
-	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
-			  "**** [%4.4s] Parsed **** named_obj=%p Op=%p\n",
-			  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), node, op));
-
-	/*
-	 * Delete the parse tree. We simply re-parse the method for every
-	 * execution since there isn't much overhead (compared to keeping lots
-	 * of parse trees around)
-	 */
-	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree(node);
-	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(obj_desc->method.owner_id);
-
-      cleanup2:
-	acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
-
-      cleanup:
-	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree(op);
-	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-}
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_begin_method_execution
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  method_node         - Node of the method
@@ -193,7 +66,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_parse_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
  *              for clearance to execute.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-
 acpi_status
 acpi_ds_begin_method_execution(struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node,
 			       union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
@@ -545,16 +417,54 @@ void acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * There are no more threads executing this method.  Perform
+	 * additional cleanup.
+	 *
+	 * The method Node is stored in the walk state
+	 */
+	method_node = walk_state->method_node;
+
+	/* Lock namespace for possible update */
+
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Delete any namespace entries created immediately underneath
+	 * the method
+	 */
+	if (method_node->child) {
+		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree(method_node);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Delete any namespace entries created anywhere else within
+	 * the namespace by the execution of this method
+	 */
+	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(walk_state->method_desc->method.
+					  owner_id);
+	status = acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
+
+	/* Are there any other threads currently executing this method? */
+
 	if (walk_state->method_desc->method.thread_count) {
+		/*
+		 * Additional threads. Do not release the owner_id in this case,
+		 * we immediately reuse it for the next thread executing this method
+		 */
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
-				  "*** Not deleting method namespace, there are still %d threads\n",
+				  "*** Completed execution of one thread, %d threads remaining\n",
 				  walk_state->method_desc->method.
 				  thread_count));
-	} else {		/* This is the last executing thread */
+	} else {
+		/* This is the only executing thread for this method */
 
 		/*
 		 * Support to dynamically change a method from not_serialized to
-		 * Serialized if it appears that the method is written foolishly and
+		 * Serialized if it appears that the method is incorrectly written and
 		 * does not support multiple thread execution.  The best example of this
 		 * is if such a method creates namespace objects and blocks.  A second
 		 * thread will fail with an AE_ALREADY_EXISTS exception
@@ -570,34 +480,8 @@ void acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 							  semaphore);
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * There are no more threads executing this method.  Perform
-		 * additional cleanup.
-		 *
-		 * The method Node is stored in the walk state
-		 */
-		method_node = walk_state->method_node;
-
-		/*
-		 * Delete any namespace entries created immediately underneath
-		 * the method
-		 */
-		status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			goto exit;
-		}
-
-		if (method_node->child) {
-			acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree(method_node);
-		}
+		/* No more threads, we can free the owner_id */
 
-		/*
-		 * Delete any namespace entries created anywhere else within
-		 * the namespace
-		 */
-		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(walk_state->method_desc->
-						  method.owner_id);
-		status = acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
 		acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&walk_state->method_desc->method.
 					 owner_id);
 	}
@@ -606,3 +490,140 @@ void acpi_ds_terminate_control_method(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_PARSER);
 	return_VOID;
 }
+
+#ifdef ACPI_INIT_PARSE_METHODS
+	/*
+	 * Note 11/2005: Removed this code to parse all methods during table
+	 * load because it causes problems if there are any errors during the
+	 * parse. Also, it seems like overkill and we probably don't want to
+	 * abort a table load because of an issue with a single method.
+	 */
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_parse_method
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Node        - Method node
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Parse the AML that is associated with the method.
+ *
+ * MUTEX:       Assumes parser is locked
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_ds_parse_method(struct acpi_namespace_node *node)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+	union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
+	union acpi_parse_object *op;
+	struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR("ds_parse_method", node);
+
+	/* Parameter Validation */
+
+	if (!node) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_ENTRY);
+	}
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
+			  "**** Parsing [%4.4s] **** named_obj=%p\n",
+			  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), node));
+
+	/* Extract the method object from the method Node */
+
+	obj_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object(node);
+	if (!obj_desc) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
+	}
+
+	/* Create a mutex for the method if there is a concurrency limit */
+
+	if ((obj_desc->method.concurrency != ACPI_INFINITE_CONCURRENCY) &&
+	    (!obj_desc->method.semaphore)) {
+		status = acpi_os_create_semaphore(obj_desc->method.concurrency,
+						  obj_desc->method.concurrency,
+						  &obj_desc->method.semaphore);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Allocate a new parser op to be the root of the parsed
+	 * method tree
+	 */
+	op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(AML_METHOD_OP);
+	if (!op) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
+	}
+
+	/* Init new op with the method name and pointer back to the Node */
+
+	acpi_ps_set_name(op, node->name.integer);
+	op->common.node = node;
+
+	/*
+	 * Get a new owner_id for objects created by this method. Namespace
+	 * objects (such as Operation Regions) can be created during the
+	 * first pass parse.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	/* Create and initialize a new walk state */
+
+	walk_state =
+	    acpi_ds_create_walk_state(obj_desc->method.owner_id, NULL, NULL,
+				      NULL);
+	if (!walk_state) {
+		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+		goto cleanup2;
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk(walk_state, op, node,
+				       obj_desc->method.aml_start,
+				       obj_desc->method.aml_length, NULL, 1);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state(walk_state);
+		goto cleanup2;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Parse the method, first pass
+	 *
+	 * The first pass load is where newly declared named objects are added into
+	 * the namespace.  Actual evaluation of the named objects (what would be
+	 * called a "second pass") happens during the actual execution of the
+	 * method so that operands to the named objects can take on dynamic
+	 * run-time values.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml(walk_state);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		goto cleanup2;
+	}
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
+			  "**** [%4.4s] Parsed **** named_obj=%p Op=%p\n",
+			  acpi_ut_get_node_name(node), node, op));
+
+	/*
+	 * Delete the parse tree. We simply re-parse the method for every
+	 * execution since there isn't much overhead (compared to keeping lots
+	 * of parse trees around)
+	 */
+	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree(node);
+	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner(obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+
+      cleanup2:
+	acpi_ut_release_owner_id(&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+
+      cleanup:
+	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree(op);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
index 89d318cbc8a3..44d4f4bb2f92 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 	char *path;
 	u32 flags;
 
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME("ds_load1_begin_op");
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ds_load1_begin_op");
 
 	op = walk_state->op;
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "Op=%p State=%p\n", op,
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 	if (op) {
 		if (!(walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NAMED)) {
 			*out_op = op;
-			return (AE_OK);
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 		}
 
 		/* Check if this object has already been installed in the namespace */
 
 		if (op->common.node) {
 			*out_op = op;
-			return (AE_OK);
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 #endif
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(path, status);
-			return (status);
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 
 			ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid type (%s) for target of Scope operator [%4.4s] (Cannot override)\n", acpi_ut_get_type_name(node->type), path));
 
-			return (AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 		 *       buffer_field, or Package), the name of the object is already
 		 *       in the namespace.
 		 */
+
 		if (walk_state->deferred_node) {
 			/* This name is already in the namespace, get the node */
 
@@ -265,6 +266,16 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 			break;
 		}
 
+		/*
+		 * If we are executing a method, do not create any namespace objects
+		 * during the load phase, only during execution.
+		 */
+		if (walk_state->method_node) {
+			node = NULL;
+			status = AE_OK;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		flags = ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH;
 		if ((walk_state->opcode != AML_SCOPE_OP) &&
 		    (!(walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_DEFERRED_OP))) {
@@ -290,7 +301,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 				   &(node));
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			ACPI_REPORT_NSERROR(path, status);
-			return (status);
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
 		break;
 	}
@@ -302,28 +313,29 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
 
 		op = acpi_ps_alloc_op(walk_state->opcode);
 		if (!op) {
-			return (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Initialize */
-
-	op->named.name = node->name.integer;
+	/* Initialize the op */
 
 #if (defined (ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION) || defined (ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY))
 	op->named.path = ACPI_CAST_PTR(u8, path);
 #endif
 
-	/*
-	 * Put the Node in the "op" object that the parser uses, so we
-	 * can get it again quickly when this scope is closed
-	 */
-	op->common.node = node;
+	if (node) {
+		/*
+		 * Put the Node in the "op" object that the parser uses, so we
+		 * can get it again quickly when this scope is closed
+		 */
+		op->common.node = node;
+		op->named.name = node->name.integer;
+	}
+
 	acpi_ps_append_arg(acpi_ps_get_parent_scope(&walk_state->parser_state),
 			   op);
-
 	*out_op = op;
-	return (status);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -339,13 +351,13 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
+acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 {
 	union acpi_parse_object *op;
 	acpi_object_type object_type;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME("ds_load1_end_op");
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ds_load1_end_op");
 
 	op = walk_state->op;
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "Op=%p State=%p\n", op,
@@ -354,7 +366,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 	/* We are only interested in opcodes that have an associated name */
 
 	if (!(walk_state->op_info->flags & (AML_NAMED | AML_FIELD))) {
-		return (AE_OK);
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 	}
 
 	/* Get the object type to determine if we should pop the scope */
@@ -363,21 +375,37 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 
 #ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 	if (walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_FIELD) {
-		if (walk_state->opcode == AML_FIELD_OP ||
-		    walk_state->opcode == AML_BANK_FIELD_OP ||
-		    walk_state->opcode == AML_INDEX_FIELD_OP) {
-			status = acpi_ds_init_field_objects(op, walk_state);
+		/*
+		 * If we are executing a method, do not create any namespace objects
+		 * during the load phase, only during execution.
+		 */
+		if (!walk_state->method_node) {
+			if (walk_state->opcode == AML_FIELD_OP ||
+			    walk_state->opcode == AML_BANK_FIELD_OP ||
+			    walk_state->opcode == AML_INDEX_FIELD_OP) {
+				status =
+				    acpi_ds_init_field_objects(op, walk_state);
+			}
 		}
-		return (status);
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
-	if (op->common.aml_opcode == AML_REGION_OP) {
-		status = acpi_ex_create_region(op->named.data, op->named.length,
-					       (acpi_adr_space_type)
-					       ((op->common.value.arg)->common.
-						value.integer), walk_state);
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			return (status);
+	/*
+	 * If we are executing a method, do not create any namespace objects
+	 * during the load phase, only during execution.
+	 */
+	if (!walk_state->method_node) {
+		if (op->common.aml_opcode == AML_REGION_OP) {
+			status =
+			    acpi_ex_create_region(op->named.data,
+						  op->named.length,
+						  (acpi_adr_space_type)
+						  ((op->common.value.arg)->
+						   common.value.integer),
+						  walk_state);
+			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+				return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 #endif
@@ -391,7 +419,12 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 							       common.
 							       aml_opcode))->
 			    object_type;
-			op->common.node->type = (u8) object_type;
+
+			/* Set node type if we have a namespace node */
+
+			if (op->common.node) {
+				op->common.node->type = (u8) object_type;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -424,7 +457,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 			walk_state->num_operands = 0;
 
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-				return (status);
+				return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -439,7 +472,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
 		status = acpi_ds_scope_stack_pop(walk_state);
 	}
 
-	return (status);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -456,8 +489,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state)
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state * walk_state,
-		       union acpi_parse_object ** out_op)
+acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
+		       union acpi_parse_object **out_op)
 {
 	union acpi_parse_object *op;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
@@ -840,6 +873,13 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
 	case AML_TYPE_NAMED_FIELD:
 
+		/*
+		 * If we are executing a method, initialize the field
+		 */
+		if (walk_state->method_node) {
+			status = acpi_ds_init_field_objects(op, walk_state);
+		}
+
 		switch (op->common.aml_opcode) {
 		case AML_INDEX_FIELD_OP:
 
@@ -929,6 +969,24 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 		switch (op->common.aml_opcode) {
 #ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 		case AML_REGION_OP:
+
+			/*
+			 * If we are executing a method, initialize the region
+			 */
+			if (walk_state->method_node) {
+				status =
+				    acpi_ex_create_region(op->named.data,
+							  op->named.length,
+							  (acpi_adr_space_type)
+							  ((op->common.value.
+							    arg)->common.value.
+							   integer),
+							  walk_state);
+				if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+					return (status);
+				}
+			}
+
 			/*
 			 * The op_region is not fully parsed at this time. Only valid
 			 * argument is the space_id. (We must save the address of the
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
index 9faf1d5c86ed..864c642759fa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
@@ -212,7 +212,9 @@ acpi_ns_dump_one_object(acpi_handle obj_handle,
 	/*
 	 * Now we can print out the pertinent information
 	 */
-	acpi_os_printf(" %-12s %p ", acpi_ut_get_type_name(type), this_node);
+	acpi_os_printf(" %-12s %p %2.2X ",
+		       acpi_ut_get_type_name(type), this_node,
+		       this_node->owner_id);
 
 	dbg_level = acpi_dbg_level;
 	acpi_dbg_level = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
index d6813d88a104..6828c7aefa8a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
@@ -793,6 +793,11 @@ void acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[i].use_count = 0;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < ACPI_NUM_OWNERID_MASKS; i++) {
+		acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[i] = 0;
+	}
+	acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[ACPI_NUM_OWNERID_MASKS - 1] = 0x80000000;	/* Last ID is never valid */
+
 	/* GPE support */
 
 	acpi_gbl_gpe_xrupt_list_head = NULL;
@@ -830,8 +835,8 @@ void acpi_ut_init_globals(void)
 	acpi_gbl_ns_lookup_count = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_ps_find_count = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_acpi_hardware_present = TRUE;
-	acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask = 0;
-	acpi_gbl_last_owner_id = 0;
+	acpi_gbl_last_owner_id_index = 0;
+	acpi_gbl_next_owner_id_offset = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_trace_method_name = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_level = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_trace_dbg_layer = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
index 89efba7bf449..64dd64b1aa18 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id)
 {
 	acpi_native_uint i;
 	acpi_native_uint j;
+	acpi_native_uint k;
 	acpi_status status;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE("ut_allocate_owner_id");
@@ -85,32 +86,50 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id)
 
 	/*
 	 * Find a free owner ID, cycle through all possible IDs on repeated
-	 * allocations. Note: Index for next possible ID is equal to the value
-	 * of the last allocated ID.
+	 * allocations. (ACPI_NUM_OWNERID_MASKS + 1) because first index may have
+	 * to be scanned twice.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0, j = acpi_gbl_last_owner_id; i < 32; i++, j++) {
-		if (j >= 32) {
-			j = 0;	/* Wraparound to ID start */
+	for (i = 0, j = acpi_gbl_last_owner_id_index;
+	     i < (ACPI_NUM_OWNERID_MASKS + 1); i++, j++) {
+		if (j >= ACPI_NUM_OWNERID_MASKS) {
+			j = 0;	/* Wraparound to start of mask array */
 		}
 
-		if (!(acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask & (1 << j))) {
-			/*
-			 * Found a free ID. The actual ID is the bit index plus one,
-			 * making zero an invalid Owner ID. Save this as the last ID
-			 * allocated and update the global ID mask.
-			 */
-			acpi_gbl_last_owner_id = (acpi_owner_id) (j + 1);
-			*owner_id = acpi_gbl_last_owner_id;
+		for (k = acpi_gbl_next_owner_id_offset; k < 32; k++) {
+			if (acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[j] == ACPI_UINT32_MAX) {
+				/* There are no free IDs in this mask */
 
-			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_VALUES,
-					  "Current owner_id mask: %8.8X New ID: %2.2X\n",
-					  acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask,
-					  (unsigned int)
-					  acpi_gbl_last_owner_id));
+				break;
+			}
 
-			acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask |= (1 << j);
-			goto exit;
+			if (!(acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[j] & (1 << k))) {
+				/*
+				 * Found a free ID. The actual ID is the bit index plus one,
+				 * making zero an invalid Owner ID. Save this as the last ID
+				 * allocated and update the global ID mask.
+				 */
+				acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[j] |= (1 << k);
+
+				acpi_gbl_last_owner_id_index = (u8) j;
+				acpi_gbl_next_owner_id_offset = (u8) (k + 1);
+
+				/*
+				 * Construct encoded ID from the index and bit position
+				 *
+				 * Note: Last [j].k (bit 255) is never used and is marked
+				 * permanently allocated (prevents +1 overflow)
+				 */
+				*owner_id =
+				    (acpi_owner_id) ((k + 1) + ACPI_MUL_32(j));
+
+				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_VALUES,
+						  "Allocated owner_id: %2.2X\n",
+						  (unsigned int)*owner_id));
+				goto exit;
+			}
 		}
+
+		acpi_gbl_next_owner_id_offset = 0;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -124,7 +143,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id)
 	 * methods, or there may be a bug where the IDs are not released.
 	 */
 	status = AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT;
-	ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate new owner_id (32 max), AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT\n"));
+	ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Could not allocate new owner_id (255 max), AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT\n"));
 
       exit:
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
@@ -141,7 +160,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id)
  *              control method or unloading a table. Either way, we would
  *              ignore any error anyway.
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Release a table or method owner ID.  Valid IDs are 1 - 32
+ * DESCRIPTION: Release a table or method owner ID.  Valid IDs are 1 - 255
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -149,6 +168,8 @@ void acpi_ut_release_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id_ptr)
 {
 	acpi_owner_id owner_id = *owner_id_ptr;
 	acpi_status status;
+	acpi_native_uint index;
+	u32 bit;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32("ut_release_owner_id", owner_id);
 
@@ -158,7 +179,7 @@ void acpi_ut_release_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id_ptr)
 
 	/* Zero is not a valid owner_iD */
 
-	if ((owner_id == 0) || (owner_id > 32)) {
+	if ((owner_id == 0) || (owner_id > 255)) {
 		ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Invalid owner_id: %2.2X\n", owner_id));
 		return_VOID;
 	}
@@ -174,10 +195,18 @@ void acpi_ut_release_owner_id(acpi_owner_id * owner_id_ptr)
 
 	owner_id--;
 
+	/* Decode ID to index/offset pair */
+
+	index = ACPI_DIV_32(owner_id);
+	bit = 1 << ACPI_MOD_32(owner_id);
+
 	/* Free the owner ID only if it is valid */
 
-	if (acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask & (1 << owner_id)) {
-		acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask ^= (1 << owner_id);
+	if (acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[index] & bit) {
+		acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask[index] ^= bit;
+	} else {
+		ACPI_REPORT_ERROR(("Release of non-allocated owner_id: %2.2X\n",
+				   owner_id + 1));
 	}
 
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_CACHES);