diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
index d7790db..ebc07aa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsinit.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
 	 * was just loaded
 	 */
 	if (((struct acpi_namespace_node *) obj_handle)->owner_id !=
-			info->table_desc->table_id) {
+			info->table_desc->owner_id) {
 		return (AE_OK);
 	}
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
 		 */
 		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_subtree (obj_handle);
 		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (
-			((struct acpi_namespace_node *) obj_handle)->object->method.owning_id);
+			((struct acpi_namespace_node *) obj_handle)->object->method.owner_id);
 		break;
 
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW ((ACPI_DB_INIT,
 		"\nTable [%4.4s](id %4.4X) - %hd Objects with %hd Devices %hd Methods %hd Regions\n",
-		table_desc->pointer->signature, table_desc->table_id, info.object_count,
+		table_desc->pointer->signature, table_desc->owner_id, info.object_count,
 		info.device_count, info.method_count, info.op_region_count));
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_DISPATCH,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
index c9d9a6c..1b90813 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dispatcher/dsmethod.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
 	union acpi_operand_object       *obj_desc;
 	union acpi_parse_object         *op;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *node;
-	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id;
 	struct acpi_walk_state          *walk_state;
 
 
@@ -132,15 +131,18 @@
 	 * objects (such as Operation Regions) can be created during the
 	 * first pass parse.
 	 */
-	owner_id = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (ACPI_OWNER_TYPE_METHOD);
-	obj_desc->method.owning_id = owner_id;
+	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 (owner_id, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (
+			  obj_desc->method.owner_id, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!walk_state) {
 		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup2;
 	}
 
 	status = acpi_ds_init_aml_walk (walk_state, op, node,
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@
 			  obj_desc->method.aml_length, NULL, 1);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		acpi_ds_delete_walk_state (walk_state);
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup2;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -162,13 +164,16 @@
 	 */
 	status = acpi_ps_parse_aml (walk_state);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		goto cleanup;
+		goto cleanup2;
 	}
 
 	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));
 
+cleanup2:
+	(void) acpi_ut_release_owner_id (obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+
 cleanup:
 	acpi_ps_delete_parse_tree (op);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@
 {
 	acpi_status                     status;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *method_node;
-	struct acpi_walk_state          *next_walk_state;
+	struct acpi_walk_state          *next_walk_state = NULL;
 	union acpi_operand_object       *obj_desc;
 	struct acpi_parameter_info      info;
 	u32                             i;
@@ -289,20 +294,23 @@
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NULL_OBJECT);
 	}
 
-	obj_desc->method.owning_id = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (ACPI_OWNER_TYPE_METHOD);
+	status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+	}
 
 	/* Init for new method, wait on concurrency semaphore */
 
 	status = acpi_ds_begin_method_execution (method_node, obj_desc,
 			  this_walk_state->method_node);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	if (!(obj_desc->method.method_flags & AML_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY)) {
 		/* 1) Parse: Create a new walk state for the preempting walk */
 
-		next_walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (obj_desc->method.owning_id,
+		next_walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (obj_desc->method.owner_id,
 				  op, obj_desc, NULL);
 		if (!next_walk_state) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
@@ -332,7 +340,7 @@
 
 	/* 2) Execute: Create a new state for the preempting walk */
 
-	next_walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (obj_desc->method.owning_id,
+	next_walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (obj_desc->method.owner_id,
 			  NULL, obj_desc, thread);
 	if (!next_walk_state) {
 		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
@@ -383,6 +391,7 @@
 	/* On error, we must delete the new walk state */
 
 cleanup:
+	(void) acpi_ut_release_owner_id (obj_desc->method.owner_id);
 	if (next_walk_state && (next_walk_state->method_desc)) {
 		/* Decrement the thread count on the method parse tree */
 
@@ -584,7 +593,7 @@
 		 * Delete any namespace entries created anywhere else within
 		 * the namespace
 		 */
-		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (walk_state->method_desc->method.owning_id);
+		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (walk_state->method_desc->method.owner_id);
 		status = acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_NAMESPACE);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 			return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
index 8bfa6eff..76c6ebd0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exconfig.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 	 * Delete the entire namespace under this table Node
 	 * (Offset contains the table_id)
 	 */
-	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (table_info->table_id);
+	acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (table_info->owner_id);
 
 	/* Delete the table itself */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c
index 7007abb..6158f51 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exdump.c
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@
 		acpi_ex_out_integer ("param_count", obj_desc->method.param_count);
 		acpi_ex_out_integer ("Concurrency", obj_desc->method.concurrency);
 		acpi_ex_out_pointer ("Semaphore",   obj_desc->method.semaphore);
-		acpi_ex_out_integer ("owning_id",   obj_desc->method.owning_id);
+		acpi_ex_out_integer ("owner_id",    obj_desc->method.owner_id);
 		acpi_ex_out_integer ("aml_length",  obj_desc->method.aml_length);
 		acpi_ex_out_pointer ("aml_start",   obj_desc->method.aml_start);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
index 131f49a..c1ba8b4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exoparg1.c
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@
 			 */
 			return_desc = acpi_ns_get_attached_object (
 					  (struct acpi_namespace_node *) operand[0]);
+			acpi_ut_add_reference (return_desc);
 		}
 		else {
 			/*
@@ -953,20 +954,10 @@
 					 * add another reference to the referenced object, however.
 					 */
 					return_desc = *(operand[0]->reference.where);
-					if (!return_desc) {
-						/*
-						 * We can't return a NULL dereferenced value.  This is
-						 * an uninitialized package element and is thus a
-						 * severe error.
-						 */
-						ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
-							"NULL package element obj %p\n",
-							operand[0]));
-						status = AE_AML_UNINITIALIZED_ELEMENT;
-						goto cleanup;
+					if (return_desc) {
+	                    acpi_ut_add_reference (return_desc);
 					}
 
-					acpi_ut_add_reference (return_desc);
 					break;
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresop.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresop.c
index d8b470e..aaba7ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exresop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exresop.c
@@ -426,6 +426,10 @@
 
 				return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 			}
+
+			if (obj_desc != *stack_ptr) {
+				acpi_ut_remove_reference (obj_desc);
+			}
 			goto next_operand;
 
 
@@ -448,6 +452,10 @@
 
 				return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 			}
+
+			if (obj_desc != *stack_ptr) {
+				acpi_ut_remove_reference (obj_desc);
+			}
 			goto next_operand;
 
 
@@ -471,6 +479,10 @@
 
 				return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 			}
+
+			if (obj_desc != *stack_ptr) {
+				acpi_ut_remove_reference (obj_desc);
+			}
 			goto next_operand;
 
 
@@ -515,6 +527,10 @@
 				if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 					return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 				}
+
+				if (obj_desc != *stack_ptr) {
+					acpi_ut_remove_reference (obj_desc);
+				}
 				break;
 
 			default:
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
index 9df0a64..0bda88d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsaccess.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 
 				/*
 				 * i_aSL Compiler cheats by putting parameter count
-				 * in the owner_iD
+				 * in the owner_iD (param_count max is 7)
 				 */
 				new_node->owner_id = obj_desc->method.param_count;
 #else
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
index 3f94b08..edbf1db 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsalloc.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *node,          /* New Child*/
 	acpi_object_type                type)
 {
-	u16                             owner_id = 0;
+	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id = 0;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *child_node;
 #ifdef ACPI_ALPHABETIC_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 
 void
 acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (
-	u16                             owner_id)
+	acpi_owner_id                    owner_id)
 {
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *child_node;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node      *deletion_node;
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	(void) acpi_ut_release_owner_id (owner_id);
 	return_VOID;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
index c9f35dd..d86ccbc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsdump.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 
 	/* Check if the owner matches */
 
-	if ((info->owner_id != ACPI_UINT32_MAX) &&
+	if ((info->owner_id != ACPI_OWNER_ID_MAX) &&
 		(info->owner_id != this_node->owner_id)) {
 		return (AE_OK);
 	}
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
 	acpi_object_type                type,
 	u8                              display_type,
 	u32                             max_depth,
-	u32                             owner_id,
+	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id,
 	acpi_handle                     start_handle)
 {
 	struct acpi_walk_info           info;
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@
 
 
 	info.debug_level = debug_level;
-	info.owner_id = ACPI_UINT32_MAX;
+	info.owner_id = ACPI_OWNER_ID_MAX;
 	info.display_type = ACPI_DISPLAY_SUMMARY;
 
 	(void) acpi_ns_dump_one_object (handle, 1, &info, NULL);
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@
 	}
 
 	acpi_ns_dump_objects (ACPI_TYPE_ANY, ACPI_DISPLAY_OBJECTS, max_depth,
-			ACPI_UINT32_MAX, search_handle);
+			ACPI_OWNER_ID_MAX, search_handle);
 	return_VOID;
 }
 #endif	/* _ACPI_ASL_COMPILER */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
index f81b836..64e0b2b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/namespace/nsparse.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
 	/* Create and initialize a new walk state */
 
-	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (table_desc->table_id,
+	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (table_desc->owner_id,
 			   NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!walk_state) {
 		acpi_ps_free_op (parse_root);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
index decb2e9..095672a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psloop.c
@@ -407,9 +407,14 @@
 					INCREMENT_ARG_LIST (walk_state->arg_types);
 				}
 
+
 				/* Special processing for certain opcodes */
 
-				if ((walk_state->pass_number <= ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1) &&
+	/* TBD (remove): Temporary mechanism to disable this code if needed */
+
+#ifndef ACPI_NO_MODULE_LEVEL_CODE
+
+			 if ((walk_state->pass_number <= ACPI_IMODE_LOAD_PASS1) &&
 				   ((walk_state->parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_DISASSEMBLE) == 0)) {
 					/*
 					 * We want to skip If/Else/While constructs during Pass1
@@ -434,7 +439,7 @@
 						break;
 					}
 				}
-
+#endif
 				switch (op->common.aml_opcode) {
 				case AML_METHOD_OP:
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/parser/psxface.c b/drivers/acpi/parser/psxface.c
index dba8936..5279b51 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/parser/psxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/parser/psxface.c
@@ -138,11 +138,14 @@
 	 * objects (such as Operation Regions) can be created during the
 	 * first pass parse.
 	 */
-	obj_desc->method.owning_id = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (ACPI_OWNER_TYPE_METHOD);
+	status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (&obj_desc->method.owner_id);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		goto cleanup2;
+	}
 
 	/* Create and initialize a new walk state */
 
-	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (obj_desc->method.owning_id,
+	walk_state = acpi_ds_create_walk_state (obj_desc->method.owner_id,
 			   NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	if (!walk_state) {
 		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
index 629b64c..2ad72f2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbinstal.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
 {
 	struct acpi_table_list          *list_head;
 	struct acpi_table_desc          *table_desc;
+	acpi_status                     status;
 
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_U32 ("tb_init_table_descriptor", table_type);
@@ -263,6 +264,13 @@
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 
+	/* Get a new owner ID for the table */
+
+	status = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (&table_desc->owner_id);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+	}
+
 	/* Install the table into the global data structure */
 
 	list_head = &acpi_gbl_table_lists[table_type];
@@ -325,8 +333,6 @@
 	table_desc->aml_start           = (u8 *) (table_desc->pointer + 1),
 	table_desc->aml_length          = (u32) (table_desc->length -
 			 (u32) sizeof (struct acpi_table_header));
-	table_desc->table_id            = acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (
-			 ACPI_OWNER_TYPE_TABLE);
 	table_desc->loaded_into_namespace = FALSE;
 
 	/*
@@ -339,7 +345,7 @@
 
 	/* Return Data */
 
-	table_info->table_id        = table_desc->table_id;
+	table_info->owner_id        = table_desc->owner_id;
 	table_info->installed_desc  = table_desc;
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbrsdt.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbrsdt.c
index 13c6ddb..069d498 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbrsdt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbrsdt.c
@@ -96,32 +96,13 @@
 		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 *  The signature and checksum must both be correct
-	 */
-	if (ACPI_STRNCMP ((char *) rsdp, RSDP_SIG, sizeof (RSDP_SIG)-1) != 0) {
-		/* Nope, BAD Signature */
+	/* Verify RSDP signature and checksum */
 
-		status = AE_BAD_SIGNATURE;
+	status = acpi_tb_validate_rsdp (rsdp);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
-	/* Check the standard checksum */
-
-	if (acpi_tb_checksum (rsdp, ACPI_RSDP_CHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0) {
-		status = AE_BAD_CHECKSUM;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	/* Check extended checksum if table version >= 2 */
-
-	if (rsdp->revision >= 2) {
-		if (acpi_tb_checksum (rsdp, ACPI_RSDP_XCHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0) {
-			status = AE_BAD_CHECKSUM;
-			goto cleanup;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* The RSDP supplied is OK */
 
 	table_info.pointer     = ACPI_CAST_PTR (struct acpi_table_header, rsdp);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
index 0c0b908..ca2dbdd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxface.c
@@ -260,8 +260,7 @@
 		 * "Scope" operator.  Thus, we need to track ownership by an ID, not
 		 * simply a position within the hierarchy
 		 */
-		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (table_desc->table_id);
-
+		acpi_ns_delete_namespace_by_owner (table_desc->owner_id);
 		table_desc = table_desc->next;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
index fe9c831..abb4c93 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables/tbxfroot.c
@@ -65,6 +65,51 @@
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_validate_rsdp
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  Rsdp        - Pointer to unvalidated RSDP
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Validate the RSDP (ptr)
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_tb_validate_rsdp (
+	struct rsdp_descriptor          *rsdp)
+{
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY ();
+
+
+	/*
+	 *  The signature and checksum must both be correct
+	 */
+	if (ACPI_STRNCMP ((char *) rsdp, RSDP_SIG, sizeof (RSDP_SIG)-1) != 0) {
+		/* Nope, BAD Signature */
+
+		return (AE_BAD_SIGNATURE);
+	}
+
+	/* Check the standard checksum */
+
+	if (acpi_tb_checksum (rsdp, ACPI_RSDP_CHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0) {
+		return (AE_BAD_CHECKSUM);
+	}
+
+	/* Check extended checksum if table version >= 2 */
+
+	if ((rsdp->revision >= 2) &&
+		(acpi_tb_checksum (rsdp, ACPI_RSDP_XCHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0)) {
+		return (AE_BAD_CHECKSUM);
+	}
+
+	return (AE_OK);
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_tb_find_table
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  Signature           - String with ACPI table signature
@@ -218,19 +263,11 @@
 			acpi_gbl_RSDP = address.pointer.logical;
 		}
 
-		/* The signature and checksum must both be correct */
+		/* The RDSP signature and checksum must both be correct */
 
-		if (ACPI_STRNCMP ((char *) acpi_gbl_RSDP, RSDP_SIG,
-				sizeof (RSDP_SIG)-1) != 0) {
-			/* Nope, BAD Signature */
-
-			return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_BAD_SIGNATURE);
-		}
-
-		if (acpi_tb_checksum (acpi_gbl_RSDP, ACPI_RSDP_CHECKSUM_LENGTH) != 0) {
-			/* Nope, BAD Checksum */
-
-			return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_BAD_CHECKSUM);
+		status = acpi_tb_validate_rsdp (acpi_gbl_RSDP);
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+			return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -414,9 +451,9 @@
 	u8                              *start_address,
 	u32                             length)
 {
+	acpi_status                     status;
 	u8                              *mem_rover;
 	u8                              *end_address;
-	u8                              checksum;
 
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("tb_scan_memory_for_rsdp");
@@ -428,45 +465,25 @@
 
 	for (mem_rover = start_address; mem_rover < end_address;
 		 mem_rover += ACPI_RSDP_SCAN_STEP) {
-		/* The signature and checksum must both be correct */
+		/* The RSDP signature and checksum must both be correct */
 
-		if (ACPI_STRNCMP ((char *) mem_rover,
-				RSDP_SIG, sizeof (RSDP_SIG) - 1) != 0) {
-			/* No signature match, keep looking */
-
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		/* Signature matches, check the appropriate checksum */
-
-		if ((ACPI_CAST_PTR (struct rsdp_descriptor, mem_rover))->revision < 2) {
-			/* ACPI version 1.0 */
-
-			checksum = acpi_tb_checksum (mem_rover, ACPI_RSDP_CHECKSUM_LENGTH);
-		}
-		else {
-			/* Post ACPI 1.0, use extended_checksum */
-
-			checksum = acpi_tb_checksum (mem_rover, ACPI_RSDP_XCHECKSUM_LENGTH);
-		}
-
-		if (checksum == 0) {
-			/* Checksum valid, we have found a valid RSDP */
+		status = acpi_tb_validate_rsdp (ACPI_CAST_PTR (struct rsdp_descriptor, mem_rover));
+		if (ACPI_SUCCESS (status)) {
+			/* Sig and checksum valid, we have found a real RSDP */
 
 			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 				"RSDP located at physical address %p\n", mem_rover));
 			return_PTR (mem_rover);
 		}
 
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-			"Found an RSDP at physical address %p, but it has a bad checksum\n",
-			mem_rover));
+		/* No sig match or bad checksum, keep searching */
 	}
 
 	/* Searched entire block, no RSDP was found */
 
 	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_INFO,
-		"Searched entire block, no valid RSDP was found.\n"));
+		"Searched entire block from %p, valid RSDP was not found\n",
+		start_address));
 	return_PTR (NULL);
 }
 
@@ -554,7 +571,7 @@
 			acpi_os_unmap_memory (table_ptr, ACPI_EBDA_WINDOW_SIZE);
 
 			if (mem_rover) {
-				/* Found it, return the physical address */
+				/* Return the physical address */
 
 				physical_address += ACPI_PTR_DIFF (mem_rover, table_ptr);
 
@@ -583,7 +600,7 @@
 		acpi_os_unmap_memory (table_ptr, ACPI_HI_RSDP_WINDOW_SIZE);
 
 		if (mem_rover) {
-			/* Found it, return the physical address */
+			/* Return the physical address */
 
 			physical_address =
 				ACPI_HI_RSDP_WINDOW_BASE + ACPI_PTR_DIFF (mem_rover, table_ptr);
@@ -614,7 +631,7 @@
 					  ACPI_PHYSADDR_TO_PTR (physical_address),
 					  ACPI_EBDA_WINDOW_SIZE);
 			if (mem_rover) {
-				/* Found it, return the physical address */
+				/* Return the physical address */
 
 				table_info->physical_address = ACPI_TO_INTEGER (mem_rover);
 				return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
@@ -634,8 +651,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* RSDP signature was not found */
+	/* A valid RSDP was not found */
 
+	ACPI_REPORT_ERROR (("No valid RSDP was found\n"));
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_NOT_FOUND);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcache.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcache.c
index 0758881..c0df058 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcache.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utcache.c
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@
 	struct acpi_memory_list         *cache;
 
 
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY ();
+
+
 	if (!cache_name || !return_cache || (object_size < 16)) {
 		return (AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
@@ -161,7 +164,10 @@
 	acpi_status                     status;
 
 
-	/* Purge all objects in the cache */
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY ();
+
+
+   /* Purge all objects in the cache */
 
 	status = acpi_os_purge_cache (cache);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@
 	void                            *object;
 
 
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME ("ut_acquire_from_cache");
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_NAME ("os_acquire_object");
 
 
 	if (!cache) {
@@ -286,7 +292,7 @@
 
 		ACPI_MEM_TRACKING (cache->hits++);
 		ACPI_MEM_TRACKING (ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
-			"Object %p from %s\n", object, cache->list_name)));
+			"Object %p from %s cache\n", object, cache->list_name)));
 
 		status = acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
index 08362f6..3d5fbc8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdebug.c
@@ -116,10 +116,9 @@
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  requested_debug_level - Requested debug print level
  *              line_number         - Caller's line number (for error output)
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *              Format              - Printf format field
  *              ...                 - Optional printf arguments
  *
@@ -134,7 +133,9 @@
 acpi_ut_debug_print (
 	u32                             requested_debug_level,
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info,
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *format,
 	...)
 {
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@
 	 * Stay silent if the debug level or component ID is disabled
 	 */
 	if (!(requested_debug_level & acpi_dbg_level) ||
-		!(dbg_info->component_id & acpi_dbg_layer)) {
+		!(component_id & acpi_dbg_layer)) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -169,14 +170,14 @@
 	 * Display the module name, current line number, thread ID (if requested),
 	 * current procedure nesting level, and the current procedure name
 	 */
-	acpi_os_printf ("%8s-%04ld ", dbg_info->module_name, line_number);
+	acpi_os_printf ("%8s-%04ld ", module_name, line_number);
 
 	if (ACPI_LV_THREADS & acpi_dbg_level) {
 		acpi_os_printf ("[%04lX] ", thread_id);
 	}
 
 	acpi_os_printf ("[%02ld] %-22.22s: ",
-		acpi_gbl_nesting_level, dbg_info->proc_name);
+		acpi_gbl_nesting_level, function_name);
 
 	va_start (args, format);
 	acpi_os_vprintf (format, args);
@@ -190,10 +191,9 @@
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  requested_debug_level - Requested debug print level
  *              line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *              Format              - Printf format field
  *              ...                 - Optional printf arguments
  *
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@
 acpi_ut_debug_print_raw (
 	u32                             requested_debug_level,
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info,
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *format,
 	...)
 {
@@ -216,7 +218,7 @@
 
 
 	if (!(requested_debug_level & acpi_dbg_level) ||
-		!(dbg_info->component_id & acpi_dbg_layer)) {
+		!(component_id & acpi_dbg_layer)) {
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -231,10 +233,9 @@
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_trace
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -246,14 +247,17 @@
 void
 acpi_ut_trace (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info)
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id)
 {
 
 	acpi_gbl_nesting_level++;
 	acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr ();
 
-	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-			"%s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str);
+	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+		line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+		"%s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_ut_trace);
 
@@ -263,10 +267,9 @@
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_trace_ptr
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *              Pointer             - Pointer to display
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -279,14 +282,17 @@
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_ptr (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info,
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id,
 	void                            *pointer)
 {
 	acpi_gbl_nesting_level++;
 	acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr ();
 
-	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-			"%s %p\n", acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str, pointer);
+	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+		line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+		"%s %p\n", acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str, pointer);
 }
 
 
@@ -295,10 +301,9 @@
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_trace_str
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *              String              - Additional string to display
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -311,15 +316,18 @@
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_str (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info,
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id,
 	char                            *string)
 {
 
 	acpi_gbl_nesting_level++;
 	acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr ();
 
-	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-			"%s %s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str, string);
+	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+		line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+		"%s %s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str, string);
 }
 
 
@@ -328,10 +336,9 @@
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_trace_u32
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *              Integer             - Integer to display
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -344,15 +351,18 @@
 void
 acpi_ut_trace_u32 (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info,
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id,
 	u32                             integer)
 {
 
 	acpi_gbl_nesting_level++;
 	acpi_ut_track_stack_ptr ();
 
-	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-			"%s %08X\n", acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str, integer);
+	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+		line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+		"%s %08X\n", acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str, integer);
 }
 
 
@@ -361,10 +371,9 @@
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_exit
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *
  * RETURN:      None
  *
@@ -376,11 +385,14 @@
 void
 acpi_ut_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info)
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id)
 {
 
-	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-			"%s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str);
+	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+		line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+		"%s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str);
 
 	acpi_gbl_nesting_level--;
 }
@@ -392,10 +404,9 @@
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_status_exit
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *              Status              - Exit status code
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -408,19 +419,23 @@
 void
 acpi_ut_status_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info,
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id,
 	acpi_status                     status)
 {
 
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS (status)) {
-		acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-				"%s %s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str,
-				acpi_format_exception (status));
+		acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+			line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+			"%s %s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str,
+			acpi_format_exception (status));
 	}
 	else {
-		acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-				"%s ****Exception****: %s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str,
-				acpi_format_exception (status));
+		acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+			line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+			"%s ****Exception****: %s\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str,
+			acpi_format_exception (status));
 	}
 
 	acpi_gbl_nesting_level--;
@@ -433,10 +448,9 @@
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_value_exit
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *              Value               - Value to be printed with exit msg
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -449,13 +463,16 @@
 void
 acpi_ut_value_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info,
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id,
 	acpi_integer                    value)
 {
 
-	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-			"%s %8.8X%8.8X\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str,
-			ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64 (value));
+	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+		line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+		"%s %8.8X%8.8X\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str,
+		ACPI_FORMAT_UINT64 (value));
 
 	acpi_gbl_nesting_level--;
 }
@@ -467,10 +484,9 @@
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_ptr_exit
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  line_number         - Caller's line number
- *              dbg_info            - Contains:
- *                  proc_name           - Caller's procedure name
- *                  module_name         - Caller's module name
- *                  component_id        - Caller's component ID
+ *              function_name       - Caller's procedure name
+ *              module_name         - Caller's module name
+ *              component_id        - Caller's component ID
  *              Ptr                 - Pointer to display
  *
  * RETURN:      None
@@ -483,12 +499,15 @@
 void
 acpi_ut_ptr_exit (
 	u32                             line_number,
-	struct acpi_debug_print_info    *dbg_info,
+	char                            *function_name,
+	char                            *module_name,
+	u32                             component_id,
 	u8                              *ptr)
 {
 
-	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS, line_number, dbg_info,
-			"%s %p\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str, ptr);
+	acpi_ut_debug_print (ACPI_LV_FUNCTIONS,
+		line_number, function_name, module_name, component_id,
+		"%s %p\n", acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str, ptr);
 
 	acpi_gbl_nesting_level--;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
index be97ada..eeafb32 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utdelete.c
@@ -435,35 +435,24 @@
 	union acpi_operand_object       *object,
 	u16                             action)
 {
-	acpi_status                     status;
-	u32                             i;
-	union acpi_generic_state         *state_list = NULL;
-	union acpi_generic_state         *state;
+	acpi_status                     status = AE_OK;
+	union acpi_generic_state        *state_list = NULL;
+	union acpi_operand_object       *next_object = NULL;
+	union acpi_generic_state        *state;
+	acpi_native_uint                i;
 
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR ("ut_update_object_reference", object);
 
 
-	/* Ignore a null object ptr */
+	while (object) {
+		/* Make sure that this isn't a namespace handle */
 
-	if (!object) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
-	}
-
-	/* Make sure that this isn't a namespace handle */
-
-	if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE (object) == ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
-		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
-			"Object %p is NS handle\n", object));
-		return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
-	}
-
-	state = acpi_ut_create_update_state (object, action);
-
-	while (state) {
-		object = state->update.object;
-		action = state->update.value;
-		acpi_ut_delete_generic_state (state);
+		if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE (object) == ACPI_DESC_TYPE_NAMED) {
+			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ALLOCATIONS,
+				"Object %p is NS handle\n", object));
+			return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * All sub-objects must have their reference count incremented also.
@@ -476,12 +465,10 @@
 			acpi_ut_update_ref_count (object->device.device_notify, action);
 			break;
 
-
 		case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
-
 			/*
-			 * We must update all the sub-objects of the package
-			 * (Each of whom may have their own sub-objects, etc.
+			 * We must update all the sub-objects of the package,
+			 * each of whom may have their own sub-objects.
 			 */
 			for (i = 0; i < object->package.count; i++) {
 				/*
@@ -497,35 +484,19 @@
 			}
 			break;
 
-
 		case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD:
 
-			status = acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push (
-					 object->buffer_field.buffer_obj, action, &state_list);
-			if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-				goto error_exit;
-			}
+			next_object = object->buffer_field.buffer_obj;
 			break;
 
-
 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD:
 
-			status = acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push (
-					 object->field.region_obj, action, &state_list);
-			if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-				goto error_exit;
-			}
-		   break;
-
+			next_object = object->field.region_obj;
+			break;
 
 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_BANK_FIELD:
 
-			status = acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push (
-					 object->bank_field.bank_obj, action, &state_list);
-			if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-				goto error_exit;
-			}
-
+			next_object = object->bank_field.bank_obj;
 			status = acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push (
 					 object->bank_field.region_obj, action, &state_list);
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
@@ -533,15 +504,9 @@
 			}
 			break;
 
-
 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_INDEX_FIELD:
 
-			status = acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push (
-					 object->index_field.index_obj, action, &state_list);
-			if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-				goto error_exit;
-			}
-
+			next_object = object->index_field.index_obj;
 			status = acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push (
 					 object->index_field.data_obj, action, &state_list);
 			if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
@@ -549,28 +514,19 @@
 			}
 			break;
 
-
 		case ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REFERENCE:
-
 			/*
 			 * The target of an Index (a package, string, or buffer) must track
 			 * changes to the ref count of the index.
 			 */
 			if (object->reference.opcode == AML_INDEX_OP) {
-				status = acpi_ut_create_update_state_and_push (
-						 object->reference.object, action, &state_list);
-				if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
-					goto error_exit;
-				}
+				next_object = object->reference.object;
 			}
 			break;
 
-
 		case ACPI_TYPE_REGION:
 		default:
-
-			/* No subobjects */
-			break;
+			break;/* No subobjects */
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -579,15 +535,23 @@
 		 * main object to be deleted.
 		 */
 		acpi_ut_update_ref_count (object, action);
+		object = NULL;
 
 		/* Move on to the next object to be updated */
 
-		state = acpi_ut_pop_generic_state (&state_list);
+		if (next_object) {
+			object = next_object;
+			next_object = NULL;
+		}
+		else if (state_list) {
+			state = acpi_ut_pop_generic_state (&state_list);
+			object = state->update.object;
+			acpi_ut_delete_generic_state (state);
+		}
 	}
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (AE_OK);
 
-
 error_exit:
 
 	ACPI_REPORT_ERROR (("Could not update object reference count, %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
index 8653dda..0e4161c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utglobal.c
@@ -738,73 +738,6 @@
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
- * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id
- *
- * PARAMETERS:  id_type         - Type of ID (method or table)
- *
- * DESCRIPTION: Allocate a table or method owner id
- *
- * NOTE: this algorithm has a wraparound problem at 64_k method invocations, and
- *       should be revisited (TBD)
- *
- ******************************************************************************/
-
-acpi_owner_id
-acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (
-	u32                             id_type)
-{
-	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id = 0xFFFF;
-
-
-	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ut_allocate_owner_id");
-
-
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE (acpi_ut_acquire_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES)))
-	{
-		return (0);
-	}
-
-	switch (id_type)
-	{
-	case ACPI_OWNER_TYPE_TABLE:
-
-		owner_id = acpi_gbl_next_table_owner_id;
-		acpi_gbl_next_table_owner_id++;
-
-		/* Check for wraparound */
-
-		if (acpi_gbl_next_table_owner_id == ACPI_FIRST_METHOD_ID)
-		{
-			acpi_gbl_next_table_owner_id = ACPI_FIRST_TABLE_ID;
-			ACPI_REPORT_WARNING (("Table owner ID wraparound\n"));
-		}
-		break;
-
-
-	case ACPI_OWNER_TYPE_METHOD:
-
-		owner_id = acpi_gbl_next_method_owner_id;
-		acpi_gbl_next_method_owner_id++;
-
-		if (acpi_gbl_next_method_owner_id == ACPI_FIRST_TABLE_ID)
-		{
-			/* Check for wraparound */
-
-			acpi_gbl_next_method_owner_id = ACPI_FIRST_METHOD_ID;
-		}
-		break;
-
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	(void) acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
-	return_VALUE (owner_id);
-}
-
-
-/*******************************************************************************
- *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_init_globals
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  None
@@ -848,7 +781,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_MUTEX; i++)
 	{
 		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[i].mutex        = NULL;
-		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[i].owner_id     = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
+		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[i].thread_id    = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
 		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[i].use_count    = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -889,8 +822,7 @@
 	acpi_gbl_ns_lookup_count            = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_ps_find_count              = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_acpi_hardware_present      = TRUE;
-	acpi_gbl_next_table_owner_id        = ACPI_FIRST_TABLE_ID;
-	acpi_gbl_next_method_owner_id       = ACPI_FIRST_METHOD_ID;
+	acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask              = 0;
 	acpi_gbl_debugger_configuration     = DEBUGGER_THREADING;
 	acpi_gbl_db_output_flags            = ACPI_DB_CONSOLE_OUTPUT;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
index 207c836..df715cd 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmisc.c
@@ -52,6 +52,100 @@
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  owner_id        - Where the new owner ID is returned
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Allocate a table or method owner id
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ut_allocate_owner_id (
+	acpi_owner_id                   *owner_id)
+{
+	acpi_native_uint                i;
+	acpi_status                     status;
+
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ut_allocate_owner_id");
+
+
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+	}
+
+	/* Find a free owner ID */
+
+	for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+		if (!(acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask & (1 << i))) {
+			acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask |= (1 << i);
+			*owner_id = (acpi_owner_id) i;
+			goto exit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * If we are here, all owner_ids have been allocated. This probably should
+	 * not happen since the IDs are reused after deallocation. The IDs are
+	 * allocated upon table load (one per table) and method execution, and
+	 * they are released when a table is unloaded or a method completes
+	 * execution.
+	 */
+	status = AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT;
+	ACPI_REPORT_ERROR ((
+		"Could not allocate new owner_id (32 max), AE_OWNER_ID_LIMIT\n"));
+
+exit:
+	(void) acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_release_owner_id
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  owner_id        - A previously allocated owner ID
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Release a table or method owner id
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status
+acpi_ut_release_owner_id (
+	acpi_owner_id                   owner_id)
+{
+	acpi_status                     status;
+
+
+	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE ("ut_release_owner_id");
+
+
+	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE (status)) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+	}
+
+	/* Free the owner ID */
+
+	if (acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask & (1 << owner_id)) {
+		acpi_gbl_owner_id_mask ^= (1 << owner_id);
+	}
+	else {
+		/* This owner_id has not been allocated */
+
+		status = AE_NOT_EXIST;
+	}
+
+	(void) acpi_ut_release_mutex (ACPI_MTX_CACHES);
+	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
+}
+
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_strupr (strupr)
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  src_string      - The source string to convert
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
index a80b97c..0699b6b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utilities/utmutex.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 	if (!acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex) {
 		status = acpi_os_create_semaphore (1, 1,
 				  &acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex);
-		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].owner_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
+		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
 		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].use_count = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
 	status = acpi_os_delete_semaphore (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex);
 
 	acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex = NULL;
-	acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].owner_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
+	acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
 
 	return_ACPI_STATUS (status);
 }
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 			this_thread_id, acpi_ut_get_mutex_name (mutex_id)));
 
 		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].use_count++;
-		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].owner_id = this_thread_id;
+		acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id = this_thread_id;
 	}
 	else {
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * Mutex must be acquired in order to release it!
 	 */
-	if (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].owner_id == ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED) {
+	if (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id == ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED) {
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT ((ACPI_DB_ERROR,
 			"Mutex [%s] is not acquired, cannot release\n",
 			acpi_ut_get_mutex_name (mutex_id)));
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
 
 	/* Mark unlocked FIRST */
 
-	acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].owner_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
+	acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].thread_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
 
 	status = acpi_os_signal_semaphore (acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex, 1);