diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
index 9fc3f4c..c9d9a6c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
 
 	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (owner_id, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!walk_state) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (walk_state, op, node,
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@
 			  obj_desc->method.aml_length, NULL, 1);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state (walk_state);
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -161,13 +162,14 @@
 	 */
 	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml (walk_state);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE,
 		"**** [%4.4s] Parsed **** named_obj=%p Op=%p\n",
 		acpi_ut_get_node_name (obj_handle), obj_handle, op));
 
+cleanup:
 	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsopcode.c
index ba13bca..750bdb1 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsopcode.c
@@ -119,14 +119,15 @@
 
 	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!walk_state) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (walk_state, op, NULL, aml_start,
 			  aml_length, NULL, 1);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state (walk_state);
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* Mark this parse as a deferred opcode */
@@ -138,8 +139,7 @@
 
 	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml (walk_state);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* Get and init the Op created above */
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@
 
 	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!walk_state) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
+		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* Execute the opcode and arguments */
@@ -169,13 +170,15 @@
 			  aml_length, NULL, 3);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state (walk_state);
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* Mark this execution as a deferred opcode */
 
 	walk_state->deferred_node = node;
 	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml (walk_state);
+
+cleanup:
 	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
index 1ac197c..e2e0a85 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswload.c
@@ -145,15 +145,6 @@
 
 	if (op) {
 		if (!(walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NAMED)) {
-#if 0
-			if ((walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_EXECUTE) ||
-				(walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_CONTROL)) {
-				acpi_os_printf ("\n\n***EXECUTABLE OPCODE %s***\n\n",
-					walk_state->op_info->name);
-				*out_op = op;
-				return (AE_CTRL_SKIP);
-			}
-#endif
 			*out_op = op;
 			return (AE_OK);
 		}
@@ -486,6 +477,15 @@
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "Op=%p State=%p\n", op, walk_state));
 
 	if (op) {
+		if ((walk_state->control_state) &&
+			(walk_state->control_state->common.state ==
+				ACPI_CONTROL_CONDITIONAL_EXECUTING)) {
+			/* We are executing a while loop outside of a method */
+
+			status = acpi_ds_exec_begin_op (walk_state, out_op);
+			return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		}
+
 		/* We only care about Namespace opcodes here */
 
 		if ((!(walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NSOPCODE) &&
@@ -493,9 +493,14 @@
 			(!(walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NAMED))) {
 			if ((walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_EXECUTE) ||
 				(walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_CONTROL)) {
-				ACPI_REPORT_WARNING ((
-					"Encountered executable code at module level, [%s]\n",
-					acpi_ps_get_opcode_name (walk_state->opcode)));
+				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+					"Begin/EXEC: %s (fl %8.8X)\n", walk_state->op_info->name,
+					walk_state->op_info->flags));
+
+				/* Executing a type1 or type2 opcode outside of a method */
+
+				status = acpi_ds_exec_begin_op (walk_state, out_op);
+				return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 			}
 			return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
 		}
@@ -657,8 +662,10 @@
 			break;
 		}
 
+		/* Add new entry into namespace */
+
 		status = acpi_ns_lookup (walk_state->scope_info, buffer_ptr, object_type,
-				  ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE, ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH,
+				  ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS2, ACPI_NS_NO_UPSEARCH,
 				  walk_state, &(node));
 		break;
 	}
@@ -668,7 +675,6 @@
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
-
 	if (!op) {
 		/* Create a new op */
 
@@ -682,9 +688,7 @@
 		if (node) {
 			op->named.name = node->name.integer;
 		}
-		if (out_op) {
-			*out_op = op;
-		}
+		*out_op = op;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -731,9 +735,24 @@
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH, "Opcode [%s] Op %p State %p\n",
 			walk_state->op_info->name, op, walk_state));
 
-	/* Only interested in opcodes that have namespace objects */
+	/* Check if opcode had an associated namespace object */
 
 	if (!(walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NSOBJECT)) {
+#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
+		/* No namespace object. Executable opcode? */
+
+		if ((walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_EXECUTE) ||
+			(walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_CONTROL)) {
+			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
+				"End/EXEC:   %s (fl %8.8X)\n", walk_state->op_info->name,
+				walk_state->op_info->flags));
+
+			/* Executing a type1 or type2 opcode outside of a method */
+
+			status = acpi_ds_exec_end_op (walk_state);
+			return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		}
+#endif
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
 	}
 
@@ -742,7 +761,6 @@
 			"Ending scope Op=%p State=%p\n", op, walk_state));
 	}
 
-
 	object_type = walk_state->op_info->object_type;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
index 4ef0e85..cc45d52 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dswstate.c
@@ -762,6 +762,7 @@
 	/* The next_op of the next_walk will be the beginning of the method */
 
 	walk_state->next_op = NULL;
+	walk_state->pass_number = (u8) pass_number;
 
 	if (info) {
 		if (info->parameter_type == ACPI_PARAM_GPE) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
index 734b2f2..8bfa6eff 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
@@ -376,16 +376,22 @@
 		 */
 		status = acpi_ex_read_data_from_field (walk_state, obj_desc, &buffer_desc);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-			goto cleanup;
+			return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 		}
 
 		table_ptr = ACPI_CAST_PTR (struct acpi_table_header,
 				  buffer_desc->buffer.pointer);
 
-		 /* Sanity check the table length */
+		/* All done with the buffer_desc, delete it */
+
+		buffer_desc->buffer.pointer = NULL;
+		acpi_ut_remove_reference (buffer_desc);
+
+		/* Sanity check the table length */
 
 		if (table_ptr->length < sizeof (struct acpi_table_header)) {
-			return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_BAD_HEADER);
+			status = AE_BAD_HEADER;
+			goto cleanup;
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -413,7 +419,9 @@
 
 	status = acpi_ex_add_table (table_ptr, acpi_gbl_root_node, &ddb_handle);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		goto cleanup;
+		/* On error, table_ptr was deallocated above */
+
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
 	/* Store the ddb_handle into the Target operand */
@@ -421,17 +429,14 @@
 	status = acpi_ex_store (ddb_handle, target, walk_state);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		(void) acpi_ex_unload_table (ddb_handle);
+
+		/* table_ptr was deallocated above */
+
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 	}
 
-	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
-
-
 cleanup:
-
-	if (buffer_desc) {
-		acpi_ut_remove_reference (buffer_desc);
-	}
-	else {
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		ACPI_MEM_FREE (table_ptr);
 	}
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exfield.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exfield.c
index 22c8fa4..a690c92 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exfield.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exfield.c
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
 	if (!obj_desc) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_AML_NO_OPERAND);
 	}
+	if (!ret_buffer_desc) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
+	}
 
 	if (ACPI_GET_OBJECT_TYPE (obj_desc) == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD) {
 		/*
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		acpi_ut_remove_reference (buffer_desc);
 	}
-	else if (ret_buffer_desc) {
+	else {
 		*ret_buffer_desc = buffer_desc;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exnames.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exnames.c
index 639f0bd..b6ba1a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exnames.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exnames.c
@@ -438,6 +438,13 @@
 		status = AE_AML_BAD_NAME;
 	}
 
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		if (name_string) {
+			ACPI_MEM_FREE (name_string);
+		}
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+	}
+
 	*out_name_string = name_string;
 	*out_name_length = (u32) (aml_address - in_aml_address);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
index dbdf826..ffc61dd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
@@ -127,15 +127,16 @@
 
 cleanup:
 
-	if (!walk_state->result_obj) {
-		walk_state->result_obj = return_desc;
-	}
-
 	/* Delete return object on error */
 
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+	if ((ACPI_FAILURE (status)) || walk_state->result_obj) {
 		acpi_ut_remove_reference (return_desc);
 	}
+	else {
+		/* Save the return value */
+
+		walk_state->result_obj = return_desc;
+	}
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
index a0e13e8..f81b836 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
 	 * to service the entire parse.  The second pass of the parse then
 	 * performs another complete parse of the AML..
 	 */
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE, "**** Start pass 1\n"));
 	status = acpi_ns_one_complete_parse (1, table_desc);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@
 	 * overhead of this is compensated for by the fact that the
 	 * parse objects are all cached.
 	 */
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_PARSE, "**** Start pass 2\n"));
 	status = acpi_ns_one_complete_parse (2, table_desc);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psparse.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psparse.c
index bbfdc1a..bdbe0d9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psparse.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
 /* Local prototypes */
 
-static void
+static acpi_status
 acpi_ps_complete_this_op (
 	struct acpi_walk_state          *walk_state,
 	union acpi_parse_object         *op);
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@
  * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current State
  *              Op              - Op to complete
  *
- * RETURN:      None.
+ * RETURN:      Status
  *
  * DESCRIPTION: Perform any cleanup at the completion of an Op.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-static void
+static acpi_status
 acpi_ps_complete_this_op (
 	struct acpi_walk_state          *walk_state,
 	union acpi_parse_object         *op)
@@ -175,19 +175,26 @@
 	/* Check for null Op, can happen if AML code is corrupt */
 
 	if (!op) {
-		return_VOID;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);  /* OK for now */
 	}
 
 	/* Delete this op and the subtree below it if asked to */
 
 	if (((walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_TREE_MASK) != ACPI_PARSE_DELETE_TREE) ||
 		 (walk_state->op_info->class == AML_CLASS_ARGUMENT)) {
-		return_VOID;
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure that we only delete this subtree */
 
 	if (op->common.parent) {
+		prev = op->common.parent->common.value.arg;
+		if (!prev) {
+			/* Nothing more to do */
+
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Check if we need to replace the operator and its subtree
 		 * with a return value op (placeholder op)
@@ -206,7 +213,7 @@
 			 */
 			replacement_op = acpi_ps_alloc_op (AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP);
 			if (!replacement_op) {
-				goto cleanup;
+				goto allocate_error;
 			}
 			break;
 
@@ -223,18 +230,17 @@
 				(op->common.parent->common.aml_opcode == AML_VAR_PACKAGE_OP)) {
 				replacement_op = acpi_ps_alloc_op (AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP);
 				if (!replacement_op) {
-					goto cleanup;
+					goto allocate_error;
 				}
 			}
-
-			if ((op->common.parent->common.aml_opcode == AML_NAME_OP) &&
-				(walk_state->descending_callback != acpi_ds_exec_begin_op)) {
+			else if ((op->common.parent->common.aml_opcode == AML_NAME_OP) &&
+					 (walk_state->pass_number <= ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS2)) {
 				if ((op->common.aml_opcode == AML_BUFFER_OP) ||
 					(op->common.aml_opcode == AML_PACKAGE_OP) ||
 					(op->common.aml_opcode == AML_VAR_PACKAGE_OP)) {
 					replacement_op = acpi_ps_alloc_op (op->common.aml_opcode);
 					if (!replacement_op) {
-						goto cleanup;
+						goto allocate_error;
 					}
 
 					replacement_op->named.data = op->named.data;
@@ -244,15 +250,15 @@
 			break;
 
 		default:
+
 			replacement_op = acpi_ps_alloc_op (AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP);
 			if (!replacement_op) {
-				goto cleanup;
+				goto allocate_error;
 			}
 		}
 
 		/* We must unlink this op from the parent tree */
 
-		prev = op->common.parent->common.value.arg;
 		if (prev == op) {
 			/* This op is the first in the list */
 
@@ -298,7 +304,15 @@
 	/* Now we can actually delete the subtree rooted at Op */
 
 	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
-	return_VOID;
+	return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
+
+
+allocate_error:
+
+	/* Always delete the subtree, even on error */
+
+	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
 }
 
 
@@ -443,6 +457,7 @@
 	struct acpi_walk_state          *walk_state)
 {
 	acpi_status                     status = AE_OK;
+	acpi_status                     status2;
 	union acpi_parse_object         *op = NULL;     /* current op */
 	union acpi_parse_object         *arg = NULL;
 	union acpi_parse_object         *pre_op = NULL;
@@ -744,7 +759,6 @@
 				break;
 
 			default:
-
 				/*
 				 * Op is not a constant or string, append each argument
 				 * to the Op
@@ -770,6 +784,23 @@
 
 				/* Special processing for certain opcodes */
 
+				if (walk_state->pass_number <= ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1) {
+					switch (op->common.aml_opcode) {
+					case AML_IF_OP:
+					case AML_ELSE_OP:
+					case AML_WHILE_OP:
+
+						/* Skip body of if/else/while in pass 1 */
+
+						parser_state->aml   = parser_state->pkg_end;
+						walk_state->arg_count = 0;
+						break;
+
+					default:
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+
 				switch (op->common.aml_opcode) {
 				case AML_METHOD_OP:
 
@@ -796,7 +827,7 @@
 
 					if ((op->common.parent) &&
 						(op->common.parent->common.aml_opcode == AML_NAME_OP) &&
-						(walk_state->descending_callback != acpi_ds_exec_begin_op)) {
+						(walk_state->pass_number <= ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS2)) {
 						/*
 						 * Skip parsing of Buffers and Packages
 						 * because we don't have enough info in the first pass
@@ -900,15 +931,21 @@
 		 */
 		parser_state->scope->parse_scope.arg_count--;
 
-		/* Close this Op (will result in parse subtree deletion) */
+		/* Finished with pre_op */
 
-		acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
-		op = NULL;
 		if (pre_op) {
 			acpi_ps_free_op (pre_op);
 			pre_op = NULL;
 		}
 
+		/* Close this Op (will result in parse subtree deletion) */
+
+		status2 = acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE (status2)) {
+			return_ACPI_STATUS (status2);
+		}
+		op = NULL;
+
 		switch (status) {
 		case AE_OK:
 			break;
@@ -936,7 +973,10 @@
 				status = walk_state->ascending_callback (walk_state);
 				status = acpi_ps_next_parse_state (walk_state, op, status);
 
-				acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+				status2 = acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+				if (ACPI_FAILURE (status2)) {
+					return_ACPI_STATUS (status2);
+				}
 				op = NULL;
 			}
 			status = AE_OK;
@@ -962,7 +1002,10 @@
 			status = walk_state->ascending_callback (walk_state);
 			status = acpi_ps_next_parse_state (walk_state, op, status);
 
-			acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+			status2 = acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+			if (ACPI_FAILURE (status2)) {
+				return_ACPI_STATUS (status2);
+			}
 			op = NULL;
 
 			status = AE_OK;
@@ -976,7 +1019,10 @@
 			/* Clean up */
 			do {
 				if (op) {
-					acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+					status2 = acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+					if (ACPI_FAILURE (status2)) {
+						return_ACPI_STATUS (status2);
+					}
 				}
 				acpi_ps_pop_scope (parser_state, &op,
 					&walk_state->arg_types, &walk_state->arg_count);
@@ -990,7 +1036,10 @@
 
 			do {
 				if (op) {
-					acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+					status2 = acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+					if (ACPI_FAILURE (status2)) {
+						return_ACPI_STATUS (status2);
+					}
 				}
 				acpi_ps_pop_scope (parser_state, &op,
 					&walk_state->arg_types, &walk_state->arg_count);
@@ -1053,7 +1102,10 @@
 					/* Clean up */
 					do {
 						if (op) {
-							acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+							status2 = acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+							if (ACPI_FAILURE (status2)) {
+								return_ACPI_STATUS (status2);
+							}
 						}
 
 						acpi_ps_pop_scope (parser_state, &op,
@@ -1065,12 +1117,17 @@
 				}
 
 				else if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-					acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+					/* First error is most important */
+
+					(void) acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
 					return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 				}
 			}
 
-			acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+			status2 = acpi_ps_complete_this_op (walk_state, op);
+			if (ACPI_FAILURE (status2)) {
+				return_ACPI_STATUS (status2);
+			}
 		}
 
 		acpi_ps_pop_scope (parser_state, &op, &walk_state->arg_types,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
index dc3c3f6..198997a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
@@ -331,8 +331,10 @@
 
 
 cleanup:
-	acpi_os_unmap_memory (rsdt_info->pointer,
-		(acpi_size) rsdt_info->pointer->length);
+	if (rsdt_info->pointer) {
+		acpi_os_unmap_memory (rsdt_info->pointer,
+			(acpi_size) rsdt_info->pointer->length);
+	}
 	ACPI_MEM_FREE (rsdt_info);
 
 	if (header) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
index f6de4ed..bb65877 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
@@ -787,7 +787,6 @@
 	acpi_mutex_handle               mutex_id)
 {
 	acpi_status                     status;
-	u32                             i;
 	u32                             this_thread_id;
 
 
@@ -814,25 +813,32 @@
 		return (AE_NOT_ACQUIRED);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Deadlock prevention.  Check if this thread owns any mutexes of value
-	 * greater than this one.  If so, the thread has violated the mutex
-	 * ordering rule.  This indicates a coding error somewhere in
-	 * the ACPI subsystem code.
-	 */
-	for (i = mutex_id; i < MAX_MUTEX; i++) {
-		if (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[i].owner_id == this_thread_id) {
-			if (i == mutex_id) {
-				continue;
+#ifdef ACPI_MUTEX_DEBUG
+	{
+		u32                             i;
+		/*
+		 * Mutex debug code, for internal debugging only.
+		 *
+		 * Deadlock prevention.  Check if this thread owns any mutexes of value
+		 * greater than this one.  If so, the thread has violated the mutex
+		 * ordering rule.  This indicates a coding error somewhere in
+		 * the ACPI subsystem code.
+		 */
+		for (i = mutex_id; i < MAX_MUTEX; i++) {
+			if (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[i].owner_id == this_thread_id) {
+				if (i == mutex_id) {
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
+					"Invalid release order: owns [%s], releasing [%s]\n",
+					acpi_ut_get_mutex_name (i), acpi_ut_get_mutex_name (mutex_id)));
+
+				return (AE_RELEASE_DEADLOCK);
 			}
-
-			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
-				"Invalid release order: owns [%s], releasing [%s]\n",
-				acpi_ut_get_mutex_name (i), acpi_ut_get_mutex_name (mutex_id)));
-
-			return (AE_RELEASE_DEADLOCK);
 		}
 	}
+#endif
 
 	/* Mark unlocked FIRST */