Merge branch 'acpica' into linux-next

* acpica:
  ACPICA: Update version to 20170629
  ACPICA: Update resource descriptor handling
  ACPICA: iasl: Update to IORT SMMUv3 disassembling
  ACPICA: Disassembler: skip parsing of incorrect external declarations
  ACPICA: iASL: Ensure that the target node is valid in acpi_ex_create_alias
  ACPICA: Tables: Add deferred table verification support
  ACPICA: Tables: Combine checksum/duplication verification together
  ACPICA: Tables: Change table duplication check to be related to acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum
  ACPICA: Tables: Do not validate signature for dynamic table load
  ACPICA: Tables: Cleanup table handler invokers
  ACPICA: Tables: Add sanity check in acpi_put_table()
  ACPICA: linuxize: cleanup typedef definitions
  Back port of "ACPICA: Use designated initializers"
  ACPICA: iASL compiler: allow compilation of externals with paths that refer to existing names
  ACPICA: Tools: Deallocate memory allocated by ac_get_all_tables_from_file via ac_delete_table_list
  ACPICA: IORT: Update SMMU models for revision C
  ACPICA: Small indentation changes, no functional change

15 files changed, 334 insertions, 189 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acapps.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acapps.h
index bb6a84b0b4b3..7a1a68b5ac5c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acapps.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acapps.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ ac_get_all_tables_from_file(char *filename,
 			    u8 get_only_aml_tables,
 			    struct acpi_new_table_desc **return_list_head);
 
+void ac_delete_table_list(struct acpi_new_table_desc *list_head);
+
 u8 ac_is_file_binary(FILE * file);
 
 acpi_status ac_validate_table_header(FILE * file, long table_offset);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index 8ddd3b20e0c6..bae943b5f377 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ struct acpi_namespace_node {
 #define ANOBJ_EVALUATED                 0x20	/* Set on first evaluation of node */
 #define ANOBJ_ALLOCATED_BUFFER          0x40	/* Method AML buffer is dynamic (install_method) */
 
+#define IMPLICIT_EXTERNAL               0x02	/* iASL only: This object created implicitly via External */
 #define ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL               0x08	/* iASL only: This object created via External() */
 #define ANOBJ_METHOD_NO_RETVAL          0x10	/* iASL only: Method has no return value */
 #define ANOBJ_METHOD_SOME_NO_RETVAL     0x20	/* iASL only: Method has at least one return value */
@@ -867,7 +868,7 @@ struct acpi_parse_obj_named {
 
 /* This version is used by the iASL compiler only */
 
-#define ACPI_MAX_PARSEOP_NAME   20
+#define ACPI_MAX_PARSEOP_NAME       20
 
 struct acpi_parse_obj_asl {
 	ACPI_PARSE_COMMON union acpi_parse_object *child;
@@ -907,7 +908,7 @@ union acpi_parse_object {
 struct asl_comment_state {
 	u8 comment_type;
 	u32 spaces_before;
-	union acpi_parse_object *latest_parse_node;
+	union acpi_parse_object *latest_parse_op;
 	union acpi_parse_object *parsing_paren_brace_node;
 	u8 capture_comments;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index 27c3f982d810..549f227348cd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ struct acpi_object_integer {
 	_type                           *pointer; \
 	u32                             length;
 
-struct acpi_object_string {	/* Null terminated, ASCII characters only */
+/* Null terminated, ASCII characters only */
+
+struct acpi_object_string {
 	ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_BUFFER_INFO(char)	/* String in AML stream or allocated string */
 };
 
@@ -211,7 +213,9 @@ struct acpi_object_method {
 	union acpi_operand_object       *notify_list[2];    /* Handlers for system/device notifies */\
 	union acpi_operand_object       *handler;	/* Handler for Address space */
 
-struct acpi_object_notify_common {	/* COMMON NOTIFY for POWER, PROCESSOR, DEVICE, and THERMAL */
+/* COMMON NOTIFY for POWER, PROCESSOR, DEVICE, and THERMAL */
+
+struct acpi_object_notify_common {
 ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_NOTIFY_INFO};
 
 struct acpi_object_device {
@@ -258,7 +262,9 @@ ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_NOTIFY_INFO};
 	u8                              access_length;	/* For serial regions/fields */
 
 
-struct acpi_object_field_common {	/* COMMON FIELD (for BUFFER, REGION, BANK, and INDEX fields) */
+/* COMMON FIELD (for BUFFER, REGION, BANK, and INDEX fields) */
+
+struct acpi_object_field_common {
 	ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_FIELD_INFO union acpi_operand_object *region_obj;	/* Parent Operation Region object (REGION/BANK fields only) */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
index c8da453bd960..84a3ceb6e384 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/actables.h
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ void acpi_tb_release_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc);
 acpi_status acpi_tb_validate_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc);
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, char *signature);
+acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc,
+			  char *signature, u32 *table_index);
 
 u8 acpi_tb_is_table_loaded(u32 table_index);
 
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ acpi_tb_install_and_load_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 
 acpi_status acpi_tb_unload_table(u32 table_index);
 
+void acpi_tb_notify_table(u32 event, void *table);
+
 void acpi_tb_terminate(void);
 
 acpi_status acpi_tb_delete_namespace_by_owner(u32 table_index);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
index d43d7da4c734..68675868e20f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_create_alias(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 				  target_node->object);
 	}
 
+	/* Ensure that the target node is valid */
+	if (!target_node) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NULL_OBJECT);
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * For objects that can never change (i.e., the NS node will
 	 * permanently point to the same object), we can simply attach
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
index 7ef13934968f..e5c095ca6083 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/hwxfsleep.c
@@ -72,13 +72,16 @@ static acpi_status acpi_hw_sleep_dispatch(u8 sleep_state, u32 function_id);
 static struct acpi_sleep_functions acpi_sleep_dispatch[] = {
 	{ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(legacy_function,
 			  ACPI_HW_OPTIONAL_FUNCTION(acpi_hw_legacy_sleep)),
-	 ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(extended_function, acpi_hw_extended_sleep) },
+	 ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(extended_function,
+			  acpi_hw_extended_sleep)},
 	{ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(legacy_function,
 			  ACPI_HW_OPTIONAL_FUNCTION(acpi_hw_legacy_wake_prep)),
-	 ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(extended_function, acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep) },
+	 ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(extended_function,
+			  acpi_hw_extended_wake_prep)},
 	{ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(legacy_function,
 			  ACPI_HW_OPTIONAL_FUNCTION(acpi_hw_legacy_wake)),
-	 ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(extended_function, acpi_hw_extended_wake) }
+	 ACPI_STRUCT_INIT(extended_function,
+			  acpi_hw_extended_wake)}
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
index e5f4fa496572..14be12fe9f35 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
@@ -634,6 +634,12 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 					    this_node->object;
 				}
 			}
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+			if (!acpi_gbl_disasm_flag &&
+			    (this_node->flags & ANOBJ_IS_EXTERNAL)) {
+				this_node->flags |= IMPLICIT_EXTERNAL;
+			}
+#endif
 		}
 
 		/* Special handling for the last segment (num_segments == 0) */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
index ef6384e374fc..0bef6df71bba 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
@@ -359,6 +359,32 @@ acpi_ps_create_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		    acpi_ps_build_named_op(walk_state, aml_op_start, op,
 					   &named_op);
 		acpi_ps_free_op(op);
+
+#ifdef ACPI_ASL_COMPILER
+		if (acpi_gbl_disasm_flag
+		    && walk_state->opcode == AML_EXTERNAL_OP
+		    && status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
+			/*
+			 * If parsing of AML_EXTERNAL_OP's name path fails, then skip
+			 * past this opcode and keep parsing. This is a much better
+			 * alternative than to abort the entire disassembler. At this
+			 * point, the parser_state is at the end of the namepath of the
+			 * external declaration opcode. Setting walk_state->Aml to
+			 * walk_state->parser_state.Aml + 2 moves increments the
+			 * walk_state->Aml past the object type and the paramcount of the
+			 * external opcode. For the error message, only print the AML
+			 * offset. We could attempt to print the name but this may cause
+			 * a segmentation fault when printing the namepath because the
+			 * AML may be incorrect.
+			 */
+			acpi_os_printf
+			    ("// Invalid external declaration at AML offset 0x%x.\n",
+			     walk_state->aml -
+			     walk_state->parser_state.aml_start);
+			walk_state->aml = walk_state->parser_state.aml + 2;
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_CTRL_PARSE_CONTINUE);
+		}
+#endif
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
index c9d6fa6d7cc6..b19a2f0ea331 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbdata.c
@@ -50,6 +50,57 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_TABLES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("tbdata")
 
+/* Local prototypes */
+static acpi_status
+acpi_tb_check_duplication(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 *table_index);
+
+static u8
+acpi_tb_compare_tables(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 table_index);
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_compare_tables
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  table_desc          - Table 1 descriptor to be compared
+ *              table_index         - Index of table 2 to be compared
+ *
+ * RETURN:      TRUE if both tables are identical.
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: This function compares a table with another table that has
+ *              already been installed in the root table list.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static u8
+acpi_tb_compare_tables(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 table_index)
+{
+	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+	u8 is_identical;
+	struct acpi_table_header *table;
+	u32 table_length;
+	u8 table_flags;
+
+	status =
+	    acpi_tb_acquire_table(&acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[table_index],
+				  &table, &table_length, &table_flags);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return (FALSE);
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Check for a table match on the entire table length,
+	 * not just the header.
+	 */
+	is_identical = (u8)((table_desc->length != table_length ||
+			     memcmp(table_desc->pointer, table, table_length)) ?
+			    FALSE : TRUE);
+
+	/* Release the acquired table */
+
+	acpi_tb_release_table(table, table_length, table_flags);
+	return (is_identical);
+}
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_init_table_descriptor
@@ -64,6 +115,7 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("tbdata")
  * DESCRIPTION: Initialize a new table descriptor
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
+
 void
 acpi_tb_init_table_descriptor(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc,
 			      acpi_physical_address address,
@@ -338,7 +390,7 @@ void acpi_tb_invalidate_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc)
 acpi_status acpi_tb_validate_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc)
 {
 
-	if (!table_desc->pointer && !acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum) {
+	if (!table_desc->pointer && !acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation) {
 		/*
 		 * Only validates the header of the table.
 		 * Note that Length contains the size of the mapping after invoking
@@ -354,22 +406,100 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_validate_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc)
 	return (acpi_tb_validate_table(table_desc));
 }
 
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_check_duplication
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  table_desc          - Table descriptor
+ *              table_index         - Where the table index is returned
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Avoid installing duplicated tables. However table override and
+ *              user aided dynamic table load is allowed, thus comparing the
+ *              address of the table is not sufficient, and checking the entire
+ *              table content is required.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static acpi_status
+acpi_tb_check_duplication(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 *table_index)
+{
+	u32 i;
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(tb_check_duplication);
+
+	/* Check if table is already registered */
+
+	for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count; ++i) {
+
+		/* Do not compare with unverified tables */
+
+		if (!
+		    (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].
+		     flags & ACPI_TABLE_IS_VERIFIED)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Check for a table match on the entire table length,
+		 * not just the header.
+		 */
+		if (!acpi_tb_compare_tables(table_desc, i)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Note: the current mechanism does not unregister a table if it is
+		 * dynamically unloaded. The related namespace entries are deleted,
+		 * but the table remains in the root table list.
+		 *
+		 * The assumption here is that the number of different tables that
+		 * will be loaded is actually small, and there is minimal overhead
+		 * in just keeping the table in case it is needed again.
+		 *
+		 * If this assumption changes in the future (perhaps on large
+		 * machines with many table load/unload operations), tables will
+		 * need to be unregistered when they are unloaded, and slots in the
+		 * root table list should be reused when empty.
+		 */
+		if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].flags &
+		    ACPI_TABLE_IS_LOADED) {
+
+			/* Table is still loaded, this is an error */
+
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_ALREADY_EXISTS);
+		} else {
+			*table_index = i;
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_CTRL_TERMINATE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Indicate no duplication to the caller */
+
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_verify_temp_table
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  table_desc          - Table descriptor
  *              signature           - Table signature to verify
+ *              table_index         - Where the table index is returned
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: This function is called to validate and verify the table, the
  *              returned table descriptor is in "VALIDATED" state.
+ *              Note that 'TableIndex' is required to be set to !NULL to
+ *              enable duplication check.
  *
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 acpi_status
-acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, char *signature)
+acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc,
+			  char *signature, u32 *table_index)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
@@ -392,9 +522,10 @@ acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, char *signature)
 		goto invalidate_and_exit;
 	}
 
-	/* Verify the checksum */
+	if (acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation) {
+
+		/* Verify the checksum */
 
-	if (acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum) {
 		status =
 		    acpi_tb_verify_checksum(table_desc->pointer,
 					    table_desc->length);
@@ -411,9 +542,34 @@ acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, char *signature)
 
 			goto invalidate_and_exit;
 		}
+
+		/* Avoid duplications */
+
+		if (table_index) {
+			status =
+			    acpi_tb_check_duplication(table_desc, table_index);
+			if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+				if (status != AE_CTRL_TERMINATE) {
+					ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, AE_NO_MEMORY,
+							"%4.4s 0x%8.8X%8.8X"
+							" Table is duplicated",
+							acpi_ut_valid_nameseg
+							(table_desc->signature.
+							 ascii) ? table_desc->
+							signature.
+							ascii : "????",
+							ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64
+							(table_desc->address)));
+				}
+
+				goto invalidate_and_exit;
+			}
+		}
+
+		table_desc->flags |= ACPI_TABLE_IS_VERIFIED;
 	}
 
-	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 
 invalidate_and_exit:
 	acpi_tb_invalidate_table(table_desc);
@@ -436,6 +592,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
 {
 	struct acpi_table_desc *tables;
 	u32 table_count;
+	u32 current_table_count, max_table_count;
+	u32 i;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(tb_resize_root_table_list);
 
@@ -455,8 +613,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
 		table_count = acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count;
 	}
 
-	tables = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(((acpi_size)table_count +
-				       ACPI_ROOT_TABLE_SIZE_INCREMENT) *
+	max_table_count = table_count + ACPI_ROOT_TABLE_SIZE_INCREMENT;
+	tables = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(((acpi_size)max_table_count) *
 				      sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
 	if (!tables) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
@@ -466,9 +624,16 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
 
 	/* Copy and free the previous table array */
 
+	current_table_count = 0;
 	if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables) {
-		memcpy(tables, acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables,
-		       (acpi_size)table_count * sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
+		for (i = 0; i < table_count; i++) {
+			if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].address) {
+				memcpy(tables + current_table_count,
+				       acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables + i,
+				       sizeof(struct acpi_table_desc));
+				current_table_count++;
+			}
+		}
 
 		if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags & ACPI_ROOT_ORIGIN_ALLOCATED) {
 			ACPI_FREE(acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables);
@@ -476,8 +641,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list(void)
 	}
 
 	acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables = tables;
-	acpi_gbl_root_table_list.max_table_count =
-	    table_count + ACPI_ROOT_TABLE_SIZE_INCREMENT;
+	acpi_gbl_root_table_list.max_table_count = max_table_count;
+	acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count = current_table_count;
 	acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags |= ACPI_ROOT_ORIGIN_ALLOCATED;
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
@@ -818,13 +983,9 @@ acpi_tb_load_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *parent_node)
 		acpi_ev_update_gpes(owner_id);
 	}
 
-	/* Invoke table handler if present */
-
-	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
-		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD, table,
-					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
-	}
+	/* Invoke table handler */
 
+	acpi_tb_notify_table(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_LOAD, table);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -894,15 +1055,11 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_unload_table(u32 table_index)
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NOT_EXIST);
 	}
 
-	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+	/* Invoke table handler */
 
-	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
-		status = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table);
-		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-			(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD,
-						     table,
-						     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
-		}
+	status = acpi_get_table_by_index(table_index, &table);
+	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+		acpi_tb_notify_table(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_UNLOAD, table);
 	}
 
 	/* Delete the portion of the namespace owned by this table */
@@ -918,3 +1075,26 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_unload_table(u32 table_index)
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_tb_unload_table)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_notify_table
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  event               - Table event
+ *              table               - Validated table pointer
+ *
+ * RETURN:      None
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Notify a table event to the users.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+void acpi_tb_notify_table(u32 event, void *table)
+{
+	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
+		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(event, table,
+					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
index 4620f3c68c13..0dfc0ac3c141 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbinstal.c
@@ -48,54 +48,6 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_TABLES
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("tbinstal")
 
-/* Local prototypes */
-static u8
-acpi_tb_compare_tables(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 table_index);
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_compare_tables
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  table_desc          - Table 1 descriptor to be compared
- *              table_index         - Index of table 2 to be compared
- *
- * RETURN:      TRUE if both tables are identical.
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: This function compares a table with another table that has
- *              already been installed in the root table list.
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-static u8
-acpi_tb_compare_tables(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 table_index)
-{
-	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
-	u8 is_identical;
-	struct acpi_table_header *table;
-	u32 table_length;
-	u8 table_flags;
-
-	status =
-	    acpi_tb_acquire_table(&acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[table_index],
-				  &table, &table_length, &table_flags);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return (FALSE);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Check for a table match on the entire table length,
-	 * not just the header.
-	 */
-	is_identical = (u8)((table_desc->length != table_length ||
-			     memcmp(table_desc->pointer, table, table_length)) ?
-			    FALSE : TRUE);
-
-	/* Release the acquired table */
-
-	acpi_tb_release_table(table, table_length, table_flags);
-	return (is_identical);
-}
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_install_table_with_override
@@ -112,7 +64,6 @@ acpi_tb_compare_tables(struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc, u32 table_index)
  *              table array.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
-
 void
 acpi_tb_install_table_with_override(struct acpi_table_desc *new_table_desc,
 				    u8 override, u32 *table_index)
@@ -210,95 +161,29 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 		goto release_and_exit;
 	}
 
-	/* Validate and verify a table before installation */
-
-	status = acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(&new_table_desc, NULL);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		goto release_and_exit;
-	}
-
 	/* Acquire the table lock */
 
 	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 
-	if (reload) {
-		/*
-		 * Validate the incoming table signature.
-		 *
-		 * 1) Originally, we checked the table signature for "SSDT" or "PSDT".
-		 * 2) We added support for OEMx tables, signature "OEM".
-		 * 3) Valid tables were encountered with a null signature, so we just
-		 *    gave up on validating the signature, (05/2008).
-		 * 4) We encountered non-AML tables such as the MADT, which caused
-		 *    interpreter errors and kernel faults. So now, we once again allow
-		 *    only "SSDT", "OEMx", and now, also a null signature. (05/2011).
-		 */
-		if ((new_table_desc.signature.ascii[0] != 0x00) &&
-		    (!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME
-		     (&new_table_desc.signature, ACPI_SIG_SSDT))
-		    && (strncmp(new_table_desc.signature.ascii, "OEM", 3))) {
-			ACPI_BIOS_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-					 "Table has invalid signature [%4.4s] (0x%8.8X), "
-					 "must be SSDT or OEMx",
-					 acpi_ut_valid_nameseg(new_table_desc.
-							       signature.
-							       ascii) ?
-					 new_table_desc.signature.
-					 ascii : "????",
-					 new_table_desc.signature.integer));
-
-			status = AE_BAD_SIGNATURE;
-			goto unlock_and_exit;
-		}
-
-		/* Check if table is already registered */
-
-		for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count;
-		     ++i) {
-			/*
-			 * Check for a table match on the entire table length,
-			 * not just the header.
-			 */
-			if (!acpi_tb_compare_tables(&new_table_desc, i)) {
-				continue;
-			}
+	/* Validate and verify a table before installation */
 
+	status = acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(&new_table_desc, NULL, &i);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		if (status == AE_CTRL_TERMINATE) {
 			/*
-			 * Note: the current mechanism does not unregister a table if it is
-			 * dynamically unloaded. The related namespace entries are deleted,
-			 * but the table remains in the root table list.
-			 *
-			 * The assumption here is that the number of different tables that
-			 * will be loaded is actually small, and there is minimal overhead
-			 * in just keeping the table in case it is needed again.
-			 *
-			 * If this assumption changes in the future (perhaps on large
-			 * machines with many table load/unload operations), tables will
-			 * need to be unregistered when they are unloaded, and slots in the
-			 * root table list should be reused when empty.
+			 * Table was unloaded, allow it to be reloaded.
+			 * As we are going to return AE_OK to the caller, we should
+			 * take the responsibility of freeing the input descriptor.
+			 * Refill the input descriptor to ensure
+			 * acpi_tb_install_table_with_override() can be called again to
+			 * indicate the re-installation.
 			 */
-			if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].flags &
-			    ACPI_TABLE_IS_LOADED) {
-
-				/* Table is still loaded, this is an error */
-
-				status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
-				goto unlock_and_exit;
-			} else {
-				/*
-				 * Table was unloaded, allow it to be reloaded.
-				 * As we are going to return AE_OK to the caller, we should
-				 * take the responsibility of freeing the input descriptor.
-				 * Refill the input descriptor to ensure
-				 * acpi_tb_install_table_with_override() can be called again to
-				 * indicate the re-installation.
-				 */
-				acpi_tb_uninstall_table(&new_table_desc);
-				(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-				*table_index = i;
-				return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
-			}
+			acpi_tb_uninstall_table(&new_table_desc);
+			(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+			*table_index = i;
+			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 		}
+		goto unlock_and_exit;
 	}
 
 	/* Add the table to the global root table list */
@@ -306,14 +191,10 @@ acpi_tb_install_standard_table(acpi_physical_address address,
 	acpi_tb_install_table_with_override(&new_table_desc, override,
 					    table_index);
 
-	/* Invoke table handler if present */
+	/* Invoke table handler */
 
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
-	if (acpi_gbl_table_handler) {
-		(void)acpi_gbl_table_handler(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_INSTALL,
-					     new_table_desc.pointer,
-					     acpi_gbl_table_handler_context);
-	}
+	acpi_tb_notify_table(ACPI_TABLE_EVENT_INSTALL, new_table_desc.pointer);
 	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 
 unlock_and_exit:
@@ -382,9 +263,11 @@ void acpi_tb_override_table(struct acpi_table_desc *old_table_desc)
 
 finish_override:
 
-	/* Validate and verify a table before overriding */
-
-	status = acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(&new_table_desc, NULL);
+	/*
+	 * Validate and verify a table before overriding, no nested table
+	 * duplication check as it's too complicated and unnecessary.
+	 */
+	status = acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(&new_table_desc, NULL, NULL);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
index 010b1c43df92..26ad596c973e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxface.c
@@ -167,7 +167,8 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL_INIT(acpi_initialize_tables)
 acpi_status ACPI_INIT_FUNCTION acpi_reallocate_root_table(void)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
-	u32 i;
+	struct acpi_table_desc *table_desc;
+	u32 i, j;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_reallocate_root_table);
 
@@ -179,6 +180,8 @@ acpi_status ACPI_INIT_FUNCTION acpi_reallocate_root_table(void)
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
 	}
 
+	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
+
 	/*
 	 * Ensure OS early boot logic, which is required by some hosts. If the
 	 * table state is reported to be wrong, developers should fix the
@@ -186,17 +189,39 @@ acpi_status ACPI_INIT_FUNCTION acpi_reallocate_root_table(void)
 	 * early stage.
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count; ++i) {
-		if (acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].pointer) {
+		table_desc = &acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i];
+		if (table_desc->pointer) {
 			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 				    "Table [%4.4s] is not invalidated during early boot stage",
-				    acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].
-				    signature.ascii));
+				    table_desc->signature.ascii));
 		}
 	}
 
-	acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags |= ACPI_ROOT_ALLOW_RESIZE;
+	if (!acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation) {
+		/*
+		 * Now it's safe to do full table validation. We can do deferred
+		 * table initilization here once the flag is set.
+		 */
+		acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation = TRUE;
+		for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count;
+		     ++i) {
+			table_desc = &acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i];
+			if (!(table_desc->flags & ACPI_TABLE_IS_VERIFIED)) {
+				status =
+				    acpi_tb_verify_temp_table(table_desc, NULL,
+							      &j);
+				if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+					acpi_tb_uninstall_table(table_desc);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
+	acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags |= ACPI_ROOT_ALLOW_RESIZE;
 	status = acpi_tb_resize_root_table_list();
+	acpi_gbl_root_table_list.flags |= ACPI_ROOT_ORIGIN_ALLOCATED;
+
+	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
@@ -369,6 +394,10 @@ void acpi_put_table(struct acpi_table_header *table)
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_put_table);
 
+	if (!table) {
+		return_VOID;
+	}
+
 	(void)acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_TABLES);
 
 	/* Walk the root table list */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
index b71ce3b817ea..d81f442228b8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/tbxfload.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_tb_load_namespace(void)
 	for (i = 0; i < acpi_gbl_root_table_list.current_table_count; ++i) {
 		table = &acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i];
 
-		if (!acpi_gbl_root_table_list.tables[i].address ||
+		if (!table->address ||
 		    (!ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table->signature.ascii, ACPI_SIG_SSDT)
 		     && !ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table->signature.ascii,
 					   ACPI_SIG_PSDT)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
index 70f78a4bf13b..d955bf852a03 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utresrc.c
@@ -184,9 +184,11 @@ acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ut_walk_aml_resources);
 
-	/* The absolute minimum resource template is one end_tag descriptor */
-
-	if (aml_length < sizeof(struct aml_resource_end_tag)) {
+	/*
+	 * The absolute minimum resource template is one end_tag descriptor.
+	 * However, we will treat a lone end_tag as just a simple buffer.
+	 */
+	if (aml_length <= sizeof(struct aml_resource_end_tag)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NO_RESOURCE_END_TAG);
 	}
 
@@ -243,8 +245,10 @@ acpi_ut_walk_aml_resources(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 				*context = aml;
 			}
 
-			/* Normal exit */
-
+			/*
+			 * Normal exit. Note: We allow the buffer to be larger than
+			 * the resource template, as long as the END_TAG exists.
+			 */
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index af74b420ec83..59f2f96fdb7e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -995,9 +995,6 @@ void __init acpi_early_init(void)
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "Core revision %08x\n", ACPI_CA_VERSION);
 
-	/* It's safe to verify table checksums during late stage */
-	acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum = TRUE;
-
 	/* enable workarounds, unless strict ACPI spec. compliance */
 	if (!acpi_strict)
 		acpi_gbl_enable_interpreter_slack = TRUE;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables.c b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
index ff425390bfa8..80ce2a7d224b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
@@ -740,10 +740,10 @@ int __init acpi_table_init(void)
 
 	if (acpi_verify_table_checksum) {
 		pr_info("Early table checksum verification enabled\n");
-		acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum = TRUE;
+		acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation = TRUE;
 	} else {
 		pr_info("Early table checksum verification disabled\n");
-		acpi_gbl_verify_table_checksum = FALSE;
+		acpi_gbl_enable_table_validation = FALSE;
 	}
 
 	status = acpi_initialize_tables(initial_tables, ACPI_MAX_TABLES, 0);