Merge branches 'release', 'bugzilla-11880', 'bugzilla-12037' and 'bugzilla-12257' into release

arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c

@@ -1359,6 +1359,17 @@ static void __init acpi_process_madt(void)
 			       "Invalid BIOS MADT, disabling ACPI\n");
 			disable_acpi();
 		}
+	} else {
+		/*
+ 		 * ACPI found no MADT, and so ACPI wants UP PIC mode.
+ 		 * In the event an MPS table was found, forget it.
+ 		 * Boot with "acpi=off" to use MPS on such a system.
+ 		 */
+		if (smp_found_config) {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
+				"No APIC-table, disabling MPS\n");
+			smp_found_config = 0;
+		}
 	}
 #endif
 	return;

drivers/acpi/ec.c

@@ -982,9 +982,9 @@ static const struct acpi_device_id ec_device_ids[] = {
 
 int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void)
 {
-	int ret;
 	acpi_status status;
 	struct acpi_table_ecdt *ecdt_ptr;
+	acpi_handle dummy;
 
 	boot_ec = make_acpi_ec();
 	if (!boot_ec)
@@ -1010,30 +1010,31 @@ int __init acpi_ec_ecdt_probe(void)
 		boot_ec->gpe = ecdt_ptr->gpe;
 		boot_ec->handle = ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT;
 		acpi_get_handle(ACPI_ROOT_OBJECT, ecdt_ptr->id, &boot_ec->handle);
-	} else {
+		/* Add some basic check against completely broken table */
-		/* This workaround is needed only on some broken machines,
+		if (boot_ec->data_addr != boot_ec->command_addr)
-		 * which require early EC, but fail to provide ECDT */
+			goto install;
-		acpi_handle x;
+	/* fall through */
-		printk(KERN_DEBUG PREFIX "Look up EC in DSDT\n");
-		status = acpi_get_devices(ec_device_ids[0].id, ec_parse_device,
-						boot_ec, NULL);
-		/* Check that acpi_get_devices actually find something */
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !boot_ec->handle)
-			goto error;
-		/* We really need to limit this workaround, the only ASUS,
-		 * which needs it, has fake EC._INI method, so use it as flag.
-		 * Keep boot_ec struct as it will be needed soon.
-		 */
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(boot_ec->handle, "_INI", &x)))
-			return -ENODEV;
 	}
-
+	/* This workaround is needed only on some broken machines,
-	ret = ec_install_handlers(boot_ec);
+	 * which require early EC, but fail to provide ECDT */
-	if (!ret) {
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG PREFIX "Look up EC in DSDT\n");
+	status = acpi_get_devices(ec_device_ids[0].id, ec_parse_device,
+					boot_ec, NULL);
+	/* Check that acpi_get_devices actually find something */
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status) || !boot_ec->handle)
+		goto error;
+	/* We really need to limit this workaround, the only ASUS,
+	 * which needs it, has fake EC._INI method, so use it as flag.
+	 * Keep boot_ec struct as it will be needed soon.
+	 */
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(boot_ec->handle, "_INI", &dummy)))
+		return -ENODEV;
+install:
+	if (!ec_install_handlers(boot_ec)) {
 		first_ec = boot_ec;
 		return 0;
 	}
-      error:
+error:
 	kfree(boot_ec);
 	boot_ec = NULL;
 	return -ENODEV;

drivers/acpi/video.c

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <linux/backlight.h>
 #include <linux/thermal.h>
 #include <linux/video_output.h>
+#include <linux/sort.h>
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
 #include <acpi/acpi_bus.h>
@@ -625,6 +626,16 @@ acpi_video_bus_DOS(struct acpi_video_bus *video, int bios_flag, int lcd_flag)
 	return status;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Simple comparison function used to sort backlight levels.
+ */
+
+static int
+acpi_video_cmp_level(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+	return *(int *)a - *(int *)b;
+}
+
 /*
  *  Arg:	
  *  	device	: video output device (LCD, CRT, ..)
@@ -676,6 +687,10 @@ acpi_video_init_brightness(struct acpi_video_device *device)
 		count++;
 	}
 
+	/* don't sort the first two brightness levels */
+	sort(&br->levels[2], count - 2, sizeof(br->levels[2]),
+		acpi_video_cmp_level, NULL);
+
 	if (count < 2)
 		goto out_free_levels;