diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 09b5ab6a8a5c..8b9b56d58065 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -13462,6 +13462,17 @@ W:	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Util-linux
 T:	git git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git
 S:	Maintained
 
+UUID HELPERS
+M:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>
+R:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
+L:	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
+T:	git git://git.infradead.org/users/hch/uuid.git
+F:	lib/uuid.c
+F:	lib/test_uuid.c
+F:	include/linux/uuid.h
+F:	include/uapi/linux/uuid.h
+S:	Maintained
+
 UVESAFB DRIVER
 M:	Michal Januszewski <spock@gentoo.org>
 L:	linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/sysinfo.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/sysinfo.h
index e784bed6ed7f..2b498e58b914 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/sysinfo.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/sysinfo.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct sysinfo_2_2_2 {
 	unsigned short cpus_shared;
 	char reserved_4[3];
 	unsigned char vsne;
-	uuid_be uuid;
+	uuid_t uuid;
 	char reserved_5[160];
 	char ext_name[256];
 };
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct sysinfo_3_2_2 {
 		char reserved_1[3];
 		unsigned char evmne;
 		unsigned int reserved_2;
-		uuid_be uuid;
+		uuid_t uuid;
 	} vm[8];
 	char reserved_3[1504];
 	char ext_names[8][256];
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/sysinfo.c b/arch/s390/kernel/sysinfo.c
index eefcb54872a5..fb869b103825 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/sysinfo.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/sysinfo.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static void print_ext_name(struct seq_file *m, int lvl,
 
 static void print_uuid(struct seq_file *m, int i, struct sysinfo_3_2_2 *info)
 {
-	if (!memcmp(&info->vm[i].uuid, &NULL_UUID_BE, sizeof(uuid_be)))
+	if (uuid_is_null(&info->vm[i].uuid))
 		return;
 	seq_printf(m, "VM%02d UUID:            %pUb\n", i, &info->vm[i].uuid);
 }
diff --git a/block/partitions/ldm.c b/block/partitions/ldm.c
index edcea70674c9..2a365c756648 100644
--- a/block/partitions/ldm.c
+++ b/block/partitions/ldm.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ static bool ldm_parse_privhead(const u8 *data, struct privhead *ph)
 		ldm_error("PRIVHEAD disk size doesn't match real disk size");
 		return false;
 	}
-	if (uuid_be_to_bin(data + 0x0030, (uuid_be *)ph->disk_id)) {
+	if (uuid_parse(data + 0x0030, &ph->disk_id)) {
 		ldm_error("PRIVHEAD contains an invalid GUID.");
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static bool ldm_compare_privheads (const struct privhead *ph1,
 		(ph1->logical_disk_size  == ph2->logical_disk_size)	&&
 		(ph1->config_start       == ph2->config_start)		&&
 		(ph1->config_size        == ph2->config_size)		&&
-		!memcmp (ph1->disk_id, ph2->disk_id, GUID_SIZE));
+		uuid_equal(&ph1->disk_id, &ph2->disk_id));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static struct vblk * ldm_get_disk_objid (const struct ldmdb *ldb)
 
 	list_for_each (item, &ldb->v_disk) {
 		struct vblk *v = list_entry (item, struct vblk, list);
-		if (!memcmp (v->vblk.disk.disk_id, ldb->ph.disk_id, GUID_SIZE))
+		if (uuid_equal(&v->vblk.disk.disk_id, &ldb->ph.disk_id))
 			return v;
 	}
 
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static bool ldm_parse_dsk3 (const u8 *buffer, int buflen, struct vblk *vb)
 	disk = &vb->vblk.disk;
 	ldm_get_vstr (buffer + 0x18 + r_diskid, disk->alt_name,
 		sizeof (disk->alt_name));
-	if (uuid_be_to_bin(buffer + 0x19 + r_name, (uuid_be *)disk->disk_id))
+	if (uuid_parse(buffer + 0x19 + r_name, &disk->disk_id))
 		return false;
 
 	return true;
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static bool ldm_parse_dsk4 (const u8 *buffer, int buflen, struct vblk *vb)
 		return false;
 
 	disk = &vb->vblk.disk;
-	memcpy (disk->disk_id, buffer + 0x18 + r_name, GUID_SIZE);
+	uuid_copy(&disk->disk_id, (uuid_t *)(buffer + 0x18 + r_name));
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/block/partitions/ldm.h b/block/partitions/ldm.h
index 374242c0971a..f4c6055df956 100644
--- a/block/partitions/ldm.h
+++ b/block/partitions/ldm.h
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ struct frag {				/* VBLK Fragment handling */
 
 /* In memory LDM database structures. */
 
-#define GUID_SIZE		16
-
 struct privhead {			/* Offsets and sizes are in sectors. */
 	u16	ver_major;
 	u16	ver_minor;
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ struct privhead {			/* Offsets and sizes are in sectors. */
 	u64	logical_disk_size;
 	u64	config_start;
 	u64	config_size;
-	u8	disk_id[GUID_SIZE];
+	uuid_t	disk_id;
 };
 
 struct tocblock {			/* We have exactly two bitmaps. */
@@ -154,7 +152,7 @@ struct vblk_dgrp {			/* VBLK Disk Group */
 };
 
 struct vblk_disk {			/* VBLK Disk */
-	u8	disk_id[GUID_SIZE];
+	uuid_t	disk_id;
 	u8	alt_name[128];
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
index 502ea4dc2080..560fdae8cc59 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_extlog.c
@@ -141,9 +141,9 @@ static int extlog_print(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	int	cpu = mce->extcpu;
 	struct acpi_hest_generic_status *estatus, *tmp;
 	struct acpi_hest_generic_data *gdata;
-	const uuid_le *fru_id = &NULL_UUID_LE;
+	const guid_t *fru_id = &guid_null;
 	char *fru_text = "";
-	uuid_le *sec_type;
+	guid_t *sec_type;
 	static u32 err_seq;
 
 	estatus = extlog_elog_entry_check(cpu, bank);
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ static int extlog_print(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	err_seq++;
 	gdata = (struct acpi_hest_generic_data *)(tmp + 1);
 	if (gdata->validation_bits & CPER_SEC_VALID_FRU_ID)
-		fru_id = (uuid_le *)gdata->fru_id;
+		fru_id = (guid_t *)gdata->fru_id;
 	if (gdata->validation_bits & CPER_SEC_VALID_FRU_TEXT)
 		fru_text = gdata->fru_text;
-	sec_type = (uuid_le *)gdata->section_type;
-	if (!uuid_le_cmp(*sec_type, CPER_SEC_PLATFORM_MEM)) {
+	sec_type = (guid_t *)gdata->section_type;
+	if (guid_equal(sec_type, &CPER_SEC_PLATFORM_MEM)) {
 		struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem = (void *)(gdata + 1);
 		if (gdata->error_data_length >= sizeof(*mem))
 			trace_extlog_mem_event(mem, err_seq, fru_id, fru_text,
@@ -182,17 +182,17 @@ static int extlog_print(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 
 static bool __init extlog_get_l1addr(void)
 {
-	u8 uuid[16];
+	guid_t guid;
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(extlog_dsm_uuid, uuid);
-
+	if (guid_parse(extlog_dsm_uuid, &guid))
+		return false;
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(NULL, "\\_SB", &handle)))
 		return false;
-	if (!acpi_check_dsm(handle, uuid, EXTLOG_DSM_REV, 1 << EXTLOG_FN_ADDR))
+	if (!acpi_check_dsm(handle, &guid, EXTLOG_DSM_REV, 1 << EXTLOG_FN_ADDR))
 		return false;
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, uuid, EXTLOG_DSM_REV,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, &guid, EXTLOG_DSM_REV,
 				      EXTLOG_FN_ADDR, NULL, ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER);
 	if (!obj) {
 		return false;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
index d0855c09f32f..980515e029fa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/ghes.c
@@ -431,12 +431,13 @@ static void ghes_do_proc(struct ghes *ghes,
 {
 	int sev, sec_sev;
 	struct acpi_hest_generic_data *gdata;
+	guid_t *sec_type;
 
 	sev = ghes_severity(estatus->error_severity);
 	apei_estatus_for_each_section(estatus, gdata) {
+		sec_type = (guid_t *)gdata->section_type;
 		sec_sev = ghes_severity(gdata->error_severity);
-		if (!uuid_le_cmp(*(uuid_le *)gdata->section_type,
-				 CPER_SEC_PLATFORM_MEM)) {
+		if (guid_equal(sec_type, &CPER_SEC_PLATFORM_MEM)) {
 			struct cper_sec_mem_err *mem_err;
 			mem_err = (struct cper_sec_mem_err *)(gdata+1);
 			ghes_edac_report_mem_error(ghes, sev, mem_err);
@@ -445,8 +446,7 @@ static void ghes_do_proc(struct ghes *ghes,
 			ghes_handle_memory_failure(gdata, sev);
 		}
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_APEI_PCIEAER
-		else if (!uuid_le_cmp(*(uuid_le *)gdata->section_type,
-				      CPER_SEC_PCIE)) {
+		else if (guid_equal(sec_type, &CPER_SEC_PCIE)) {
 			struct cper_sec_pcie *pcie_err;
 			pcie_err = (struct cper_sec_pcie *)(gdata+1);
 			if (sev == GHES_SEV_RECOVERABLE &&
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index 784bda663d16..5a6fbe0fcaf2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -196,42 +196,19 @@ static void acpi_print_osc_error(acpi_handle handle,
 	pr_debug("\n");
 }
 
-acpi_status acpi_str_to_uuid(char *str, u8 *uuid)
-{
-	int i;
-	static int opc_map_to_uuid[16] = {6, 4, 2, 0, 11, 9, 16, 14, 19, 21,
-		24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34};
-
-	if (strlen(str) != 36)
-		return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-	for (i = 0; i < 36; i++) {
-		if (i == 8 || i == 13 || i == 18 || i == 23) {
-			if (str[i] != '-')
-				return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-		} else if (!isxdigit(str[i]))
-			return AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-		uuid[i] = hex_to_bin(str[opc_map_to_uuid[i]]) << 4;
-		uuid[i] |= hex_to_bin(str[opc_map_to_uuid[i] + 1]);
-	}
-	return AE_OK;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_str_to_uuid);
-
 acpi_status acpi_run_osc(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_osc_context *context)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	struct acpi_object_list input;
 	union acpi_object in_params[4];
 	union acpi_object *out_obj;
-	u8 uuid[16];
+	guid_t guid;
 	u32 errors;
 	struct acpi_buffer output = {ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL};
 
 	if (!context)
 		return AE_ERROR;
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_str_to_uuid(context->uuid_str, uuid)))
+	if (guid_parse(context->uuid_str, &guid))
 		return AE_ERROR;
 	context->ret.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
 	context->ret.pointer = NULL;
@@ -241,7 +218,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_run_osc(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_osc_context *context)
 	input.pointer = in_params;
 	in_params[0].type 		= ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER;
 	in_params[0].buffer.length 	= 16;
-	in_params[0].buffer.pointer	= uuid;
+	in_params[0].buffer.pointer	= (u8 *)&guid;
 	in_params[1].type 		= ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
 	in_params[1].integer.value 	= context->rev;
 	in_params[2].type 		= ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
index 656acb5d7166..097eff0b963d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/core.c
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ struct nfit_table_prev {
 	struct list_head flushes;
 };
 
-static u8 nfit_uuid[NFIT_UUID_MAX][16];
+static guid_t nfit_uuid[NFIT_UUID_MAX];
 
-const u8 *to_nfit_uuid(enum nfit_uuids id)
+const guid_t *to_nfit_uuid(enum nfit_uuids id)
 {
-	return nfit_uuid[id];
+	return &nfit_uuid[id];
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(to_nfit_uuid);
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ int acpi_nfit_ctl(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc, struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
 	u32 offset, fw_status = 0;
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	unsigned int func;
-	const u8 *uuid;
+	const guid_t *guid;
 	int rc, i;
 
 	func = cmd;
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ int acpi_nfit_ctl(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc, struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
 		cmd_mask = nvdimm_cmd_mask(nvdimm);
 		dsm_mask = nfit_mem->dsm_mask;
 		desc = nd_cmd_dimm_desc(cmd);
-		uuid = to_nfit_uuid(nfit_mem->family);
+		guid = to_nfit_uuid(nfit_mem->family);
 		handle = adev->handle;
 	} else {
 		struct acpi_device *adev = to_acpi_dev(acpi_desc);
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int acpi_nfit_ctl(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc, struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
 		cmd_mask = nd_desc->cmd_mask;
 		dsm_mask = cmd_mask;
 		desc = nd_cmd_bus_desc(cmd);
-		uuid = to_nfit_uuid(NFIT_DEV_BUS);
+		guid = to_nfit_uuid(NFIT_DEV_BUS);
 		handle = adev->handle;
 		dimm_name = "bus";
 	}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ int acpi_nfit_ctl(struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc, struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
 			in_buf.buffer.pointer,
 			min_t(u32, 256, in_buf.buffer.length), true);
 
-	out_obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, uuid, 1, func, &in_obj);
+	out_obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, guid, 1, func, &in_obj);
 	if (!out_obj) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s:%s _DSM failed cmd: %s\n", __func__, dimm_name,
 				cmd_name);
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ int nfit_spa_type(struct acpi_nfit_system_address *spa)
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NFIT_UUID_MAX; i++)
-		if (memcmp(to_nfit_uuid(i), spa->range_guid, 16) == 0)
+		if (guid_equal(to_nfit_uuid(i), (guid_t *)&spa->range_guid))
 			return i;
 	return -1;
 }
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	struct acpi_device *adev, *adev_dimm;
 	struct device *dev = acpi_desc->dev;
 	unsigned long dsm_mask;
-	const u8 *uuid;
+	const guid_t *guid;
 	int i;
 	int family = -1;
 
@@ -1444,7 +1444,7 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 	/*
 	 * Until standardization materializes we need to consider 4
 	 * different command sets.  Note, that checking for function0 (bit0)
-	 * tells us if any commands are reachable through this uuid.
+	 * tells us if any commands are reachable through this GUID.
 	 */
 	for (i = NVDIMM_FAMILY_INTEL; i <= NVDIMM_FAMILY_MSFT; i++)
 		if (acpi_check_dsm(adev_dimm->handle, to_nfit_uuid(i), 1, 1))
@@ -1474,9 +1474,9 @@ static int acpi_nfit_add_dimm(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	uuid = to_nfit_uuid(nfit_mem->family);
+	guid = to_nfit_uuid(nfit_mem->family);
 	for_each_set_bit(i, &dsm_mask, BITS_PER_LONG)
-		if (acpi_check_dsm(adev_dimm->handle, uuid, 1, 1ULL << i))
+		if (acpi_check_dsm(adev_dimm->handle, guid, 1, 1ULL << i))
 			set_bit(i, &nfit_mem->dsm_mask);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1611,7 +1611,7 @@ static int acpi_nfit_register_dimms(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc)
 static void acpi_nfit_init_dsms(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc)
 {
 	struct nvdimm_bus_descriptor *nd_desc = &acpi_desc->nd_desc;
-	const u8 *uuid = to_nfit_uuid(NFIT_DEV_BUS);
+	const guid_t *guid = to_nfit_uuid(NFIT_DEV_BUS);
 	struct acpi_device *adev;
 	int i;
 
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ static void acpi_nfit_init_dsms(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc)
 		return;
 
 	for (i = ND_CMD_ARS_CAP; i <= ND_CMD_CLEAR_ERROR; i++)
-		if (acpi_check_dsm(adev->handle, uuid, 1, 1ULL << i))
+		if (acpi_check_dsm(adev->handle, guid, 1, 1ULL << i))
 			set_bit(i, &nd_desc->cmd_mask);
 }
 
@@ -3051,19 +3051,19 @@ static __init int nfit_init(void)
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct acpi_nfit_control_region) != 80);
 	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct acpi_nfit_data_region) != 40);
 
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_VOLATILE_MEMORY, nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_VOLATILE]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_PERSISTENT_MEMORY, nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_PM]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_CONTROL_REGION, nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_DCR]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_DATA_REGION, nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_BDW]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_VOLATILE_VIRTUAL_DISK, nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_VDISK]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_VOLATILE_VIRTUAL_CD, nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_VCD]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_PERSISTENT_VIRTUAL_DISK, nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_PDISK]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_PERSISTENT_VIRTUAL_CD, nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_PCD]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_NFIT_BUS, nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_BUS]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_NFIT_DIMM, nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_DIMM]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_NFIT_DIMM_N_HPE1, nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_DIMM_N_HPE1]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_NFIT_DIMM_N_HPE2, nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_DIMM_N_HPE2]);
-	acpi_str_to_uuid(UUID_NFIT_DIMM_N_MSFT, nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_DIMM_N_MSFT]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_VOLATILE_MEMORY, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_VOLATILE]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_PERSISTENT_MEMORY, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_PM]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_CONTROL_REGION, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_DCR]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_DATA_REGION, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_BDW]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_VOLATILE_VIRTUAL_DISK, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_VDISK]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_VOLATILE_VIRTUAL_CD, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_VCD]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_PERSISTENT_VIRTUAL_DISK, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_PDISK]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_PERSISTENT_VIRTUAL_CD, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_SPA_PCD]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_NFIT_BUS, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_BUS]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_NFIT_DIMM, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_DIMM]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_NFIT_DIMM_N_HPE1, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_DIMM_N_HPE1]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_NFIT_DIMM_N_HPE2, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_DIMM_N_HPE2]);
+	guid_parse(UUID_NFIT_DIMM_N_MSFT, &nfit_uuid[NFIT_DEV_DIMM_N_MSFT]);
 
 	nfit_wq = create_singlethread_workqueue("nfit");
 	if (!nfit_wq)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h b/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
index 58fb7d68e04a..29bdd959517f 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/nfit.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #include <linux/libnvdimm.h>
 #include <linux/ndctl.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <linux/uuid.h>
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <acpi/acuuid.h>
 
@@ -237,7 +236,7 @@ static inline struct acpi_nfit_desc *to_acpi_desc(
 	return container_of(nd_desc, struct acpi_nfit_desc, nd_desc);
 }
 
-const u8 *to_nfit_uuid(enum nfit_uuids id);
+const guid_t *to_nfit_uuid(enum nfit_uuids id);
 int acpi_nfit_init(struct acpi_nfit_desc *acpi_desc, void *nfit, acpi_size sz);
 void acpi_nfit_shutdown(void *data);
 void __acpi_nfit_notify(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle, u32 event);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index 27d0dcfcf47d..b9d956c916f5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -613,19 +613,19 @@ acpi_status acpi_evaluate_lck(acpi_handle handle, int lock)
 /**
  * acpi_evaluate_dsm - evaluate device's _DSM method
  * @handle: ACPI device handle
- * @uuid: UUID of requested functions, should be 16 bytes
+ * @guid: GUID of requested functions, should be 16 bytes
  * @rev: revision number of requested function
  * @func: requested function number
  * @argv4: the function specific parameter
  *
- * Evaluate device's _DSM method with specified UUID, revision id and
+ * Evaluate device's _DSM method with specified GUID, revision id and
  * function number. Caller needs to free the returned object.
  *
  * Though ACPI defines the fourth parameter for _DSM should be a package,
  * some old BIOSes do expect a buffer or an integer etc.
  */
 union acpi_object *
-acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 func,
+acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const guid_t *guid, u64 rev, u64 func,
 		  union acpi_object *argv4)
 {
 	acpi_status ret;
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 func,
 
 	params[0].type = ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER;
 	params[0].buffer.length = 16;
-	params[0].buffer.pointer = (char *)uuid;
+	params[0].buffer.pointer = (u8 *)guid;
 	params[1].type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
 	params[1].integer.value = rev;
 	params[2].type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_evaluate_dsm);
 /**
  * acpi_check_dsm - check if _DSM method supports requested functions.
  * @handle: ACPI device handle
- * @uuid: UUID of requested functions, should be 16 bytes at least
+ * @guid: GUID of requested functions, should be 16 bytes at least
  * @rev: revision number of requested functions
  * @funcs: bitmap of requested functions
  *
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_evaluate_dsm);
  * functions. Currently only support 64 functions at maximum, should be
  * enough for now.
  */
-bool acpi_check_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 funcs)
+bool acpi_check_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const guid_t *guid, u64 rev, u64 funcs)
 {
 	int i;
 	u64 mask = 0;
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ bool acpi_check_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 funcs)
 	if (funcs == 0)
 		return false;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, uuid, rev, 0, NULL);
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, guid, rev, 0, NULL);
 	if (!obj)
 		return false;
 
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ bool acpi_check_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 funcs)
 
 	/*
 	 * Bit 0 indicates whether there's support for any functions other than
-	 * function 0 for the specified UUID and revision.
+	 * function 0 for the specified GUID and revision.
 	 */
 	if ((mask & 0x1) && (mask & funcs) == funcs)
 		return true;
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
index b917b9d5f710..c378c7b15d49 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_crb.c
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
 
 #define ACPI_SIG_TPM2 "TPM2"
 
-static const u8 CRB_ACPI_START_UUID[] = {
-	/* 0000 */ 0xAB, 0x6C, 0xBF, 0x6B, 0x63, 0x54, 0x14, 0x47,
-	/* 0008 */ 0xB7, 0xCD, 0xF0, 0x20, 0x3C, 0x03, 0x68, 0xD4
-};
+static const guid_t crb_acpi_start_guid =
+	GUID_INIT(0x6BBF6CAB, 0x5463, 0x4714,
+		  0xB7, 0xCD, 0xF0, 0x20, 0x3C, 0x03, 0x68, 0xD4);
 
 enum crb_defaults {
 	CRB_ACPI_START_REVISION_ID = 1,
@@ -266,7 +265,7 @@ static int crb_do_acpi_start(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 	int rc;
 
 	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(chip->acpi_dev_handle,
-				CRB_ACPI_START_UUID,
+				&crb_acpi_start_guid,
 				CRB_ACPI_START_REVISION_ID,
 				CRB_ACPI_START_INDEX,
 				NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
index 692a2c6ae036..86dd8521feef 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ppi.c
@@ -32,20 +32,16 @@
 #define PPI_VS_REQ_START	128
 #define PPI_VS_REQ_END		255
 
-static const u8 tpm_ppi_uuid[] = {
-	0xA6, 0xFA, 0xDD, 0x3D,
-	0x1B, 0x36,
-	0xB4, 0x4E,
-	0xA4, 0x24,
-	0x8D, 0x10, 0x08, 0x9D, 0x16, 0x53
-};
+static const guid_t tpm_ppi_guid =
+	GUID_INIT(0x3DDDFAA6, 0x361B, 0x4EB4,
+		  0xA4, 0x24, 0x8D, 0x10, 0x08, 0x9D, 0x16, 0x53);
 
 static inline union acpi_object *
 tpm_eval_dsm(acpi_handle ppi_handle, int func, acpi_object_type type,
 	     union acpi_object *argv4)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!ppi_handle);
-	return acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(ppi_handle, tpm_ppi_uuid,
+	return acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(ppi_handle, &tpm_ppi_guid,
 				       TPM_PPI_REVISION_ID,
 				       func, argv4, type);
 }
@@ -107,7 +103,7 @@ static ssize_t tpm_store_ppi_request(struct device *dev,
 	 * is updated with function index from SUBREQ to SUBREQ2 since PPI
 	 * version 1.1
 	 */
-	if (acpi_check_dsm(chip->acpi_dev_handle, tpm_ppi_uuid,
+	if (acpi_check_dsm(chip->acpi_dev_handle, &tpm_ppi_guid,
 			   TPM_PPI_REVISION_ID, 1 << TPM_PPI_FN_SUBREQ2))
 		func = TPM_PPI_FN_SUBREQ2;
 
@@ -268,7 +264,7 @@ static ssize_t show_ppi_operations(acpi_handle dev_handle, char *buf, u32 start,
 		"User not required",
 	};
 
-	if (!acpi_check_dsm(dev_handle, tpm_ppi_uuid, TPM_PPI_REVISION_ID,
+	if (!acpi_check_dsm(dev_handle, &tpm_ppi_guid, TPM_PPI_REVISION_ID,
 			    1 << TPM_PPI_FN_GETOPR))
 		return -EPERM;
 
@@ -341,12 +337,12 @@ void tpm_add_ppi(struct tpm_chip *chip)
 	if (!chip->acpi_dev_handle)
 		return;
 
-	if (!acpi_check_dsm(chip->acpi_dev_handle, tpm_ppi_uuid,
+	if (!acpi_check_dsm(chip->acpi_dev_handle, &tpm_ppi_guid,
 			    TPM_PPI_REVISION_ID, 1 << TPM_PPI_FN_VERSION))
 		return;
 
 	/* Cache PPI version string. */
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(chip->acpi_dev_handle, tpm_ppi_uuid,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(chip->acpi_dev_handle, &tpm_ppi_guid,
 				      TPM_PPI_REVISION_ID, TPM_PPI_FN_VERSION,
 				      NULL, ACPI_TYPE_STRING);
 	if (obj) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_acpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_acpi.c
index eb638a1e69d2..42fb436f6cdc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_acpi.c
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@ static struct intel_dsm_priv {
 	acpi_handle dhandle;
 } intel_dsm_priv;
 
-static const u8 intel_dsm_guid[] = {
-	0xd3, 0x73, 0xd8, 0x7e,
-	0xd0, 0xc2,
-	0x4f, 0x4e,
-	0xa8, 0x54,
-	0x0f, 0x13, 0x17, 0xb0, 0x1c, 0x2c
-};
+static const guid_t intel_dsm_guid =
+	GUID_INIT(0x7ed873d3, 0xc2d0, 0x4e4f,
+		  0xa8, 0x54, 0x0f, 0x13, 0x17, 0xb0, 0x1c, 0x2c);
 
 static char *intel_dsm_port_name(u8 id)
 {
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ static void intel_dsm_platform_mux_info(void)
 	int i;
 	union acpi_object *pkg, *connector_count;
 
-	pkg = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(intel_dsm_priv.dhandle, intel_dsm_guid,
+	pkg = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(intel_dsm_priv.dhandle, &intel_dsm_guid,
 			INTEL_DSM_REVISION_ID, INTEL_DSM_FN_PLATFORM_MUX_INFO,
 			NULL, ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE);
 	if (!pkg) {
@@ -118,7 +114,7 @@ static bool intel_dsm_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 	if (!dhandle)
 		return false;
 
-	if (!acpi_check_dsm(dhandle, intel_dsm_guid, INTEL_DSM_REVISION_ID,
+	if (!acpi_check_dsm(dhandle, &intel_dsm_guid, INTEL_DSM_REVISION_ID,
 			    1 << INTEL_DSM_FN_PLATFORM_MUX_INFO)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("no _DSM method for intel device\n");
 		return false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
index 39468c218027..7459ef9943ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_acpi.c
@@ -60,15 +60,13 @@ bool nouveau_is_v1_dsm(void) {
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VGA_SWITCHEROO
-static const char nouveau_dsm_muid[] = {
-	0xA0, 0xA0, 0x95, 0x9D, 0x60, 0x00, 0x48, 0x4D,
-	0xB3, 0x4D, 0x7E, 0x5F, 0xEA, 0x12, 0x9F, 0xD4,
-};
+static const guid_t nouveau_dsm_muid =
+	GUID_INIT(0x9D95A0A0, 0x0060, 0x4D48,
+		  0xB3, 0x4D, 0x7E, 0x5F, 0xEA, 0x12, 0x9F, 0xD4);
 
-static const char nouveau_op_dsm_muid[] = {
-	0xF8, 0xD8, 0x86, 0xA4, 0xDA, 0x0B, 0x1B, 0x47,
-	0xA7, 0x2B, 0x60, 0x42, 0xA6, 0xB5, 0xBE, 0xE0,
-};
+static const guid_t nouveau_op_dsm_muid =
+	GUID_INIT(0xA486D8F8, 0x0BDA, 0x471B,
+		  0xA7, 0x2B, 0x60, 0x42, 0xA6, 0xB5, 0xBE, 0xE0);
 
 static int nouveau_optimus_dsm(acpi_handle handle, int func, int arg, uint32_t *result)
 {
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ static int nouveau_optimus_dsm(acpi_handle handle, int func, int arg, uint32_t *
 		args_buff[i] = (arg >> i * 8) & 0xFF;
 
 	*result = 0;
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, nouveau_op_dsm_muid, 0x00000100,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, &nouveau_op_dsm_muid, 0x00000100,
 				      func, &argv4, ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER);
 	if (!obj) {
 		acpi_handle_info(handle, "failed to evaluate _DSM\n");
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ static int nouveau_dsm(acpi_handle handle, int func, int arg)
 		.integer.value = arg,
 	};
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, nouveau_dsm_muid, 0x00000102,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, &nouveau_dsm_muid, 0x00000102,
 				      func, &argv4, ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER);
 	if (!obj) {
 		acpi_handle_info(handle, "failed to evaluate _DSM\n");
@@ -259,7 +257,7 @@ static void nouveau_dsm_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, acpi_handle *dhandle_out
 	if (!acpi_has_method(dhandle, "_DSM"))
 		return;
 
-	supports_mux = acpi_check_dsm(dhandle, nouveau_dsm_muid, 0x00000102,
+	supports_mux = acpi_check_dsm(dhandle, &nouveau_dsm_muid, 0x00000102,
 				      1 << NOUVEAU_DSM_POWER);
 	optimus_funcs = nouveau_dsm_get_optimus_functions(dhandle);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/mxm/base.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/mxm/base.c
index e3e2f5e83815..f44682d62f75 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/mxm/base.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nvkm/subdev/mxm/base.c
@@ -81,10 +81,9 @@ mxm_shadow_dsm(struct nvkm_mxm *mxm, u8 version)
 {
 	struct nvkm_subdev *subdev = &mxm->subdev;
 	struct nvkm_device *device = subdev->device;
-	static char muid[] = {
-		0x00, 0xA4, 0x04, 0x40, 0x7D, 0x91, 0xF2, 0x4C,
-		0xB8, 0x9C, 0x79, 0xB6, 0x2F, 0xD5, 0x56, 0x65
-	};
+	static guid_t muid =
+		GUID_INIT(0x4004A400, 0x917D, 0x4CF2,
+			  0xB8, 0x9C, 0x79, 0xB6, 0x2F, 0xD5, 0x56, 0x65);
 	u32 mxms_args[] = { 0x00000000 };
 	union acpi_object argv4 = {
 		.buffer.type = ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER,
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ mxm_shadow_dsm(struct nvkm_mxm *mxm, u8 version)
 	 * unless you pass in exactly the version it supports..
 	 */
 	rev = (version & 0xf0) << 4 | (version & 0x0f);
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, muid, rev, 0x00000010, &argv4);
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, &muid, rev, 0x00000010, &argv4);
 	if (!obj) {
 		nvkm_debug(subdev, "DSM MXMS failed\n");
 		return false;
diff --git a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
index fb55fb4c39fc..04015032a35a 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/i2c-hid/i2c-hid.c
@@ -872,10 +872,9 @@ static int i2c_hid_fetch_hid_descriptor(struct i2c_hid *ihid)
 static int i2c_hid_acpi_pdata(struct i2c_client *client,
 		struct i2c_hid_platform_data *pdata)
 {
-	static u8 i2c_hid_guid[] = {
-		0xF7, 0xF6, 0xDF, 0x3C, 0x67, 0x42, 0x55, 0x45,
-		0xAD, 0x05, 0xB3, 0x0A, 0x3D, 0x89, 0x38, 0xDE,
-	};
+	static guid_t i2c_hid_guid =
+		GUID_INIT(0x3CDFF6F7, 0x4267, 0x4555,
+			  0xAD, 0x05, 0xB3, 0x0A, 0x3D, 0x89, 0x38, 0xDE);
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 	struct acpi_device *adev;
 	acpi_handle handle;
@@ -884,7 +883,7 @@ static int i2c_hid_acpi_pdata(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!handle || acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &adev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, i2c_hid_guid, 1, 1, NULL,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, &i2c_hid_guid, 1, 1, NULL,
 				      ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER);
 	if (!obj) {
 		dev_err(&client->dev, "device _DSM execution failed\n");
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/dmar.c b/drivers/iommu/dmar.c
index cbf7763d8091..c8b0329c85d2 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/dmar.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/dmar.c
@@ -1808,10 +1808,9 @@ IOMMU_INIT_POST(detect_intel_iommu);
  * for Directed-IO Architecture Specifiction, Rev 2.2, Section 8.8
  * "Remapping Hardware Unit Hot Plug".
  */
-static u8 dmar_hp_uuid[] = {
-	/* 0000 */    0xA6, 0xA3, 0xC1, 0xD8, 0x9B, 0xBE, 0x9B, 0x4C,
-	/* 0008 */    0x91, 0xBF, 0xC3, 0xCB, 0x81, 0xFC, 0x5D, 0xAF
-};
+static guid_t dmar_hp_guid =
+	GUID_INIT(0xD8C1A3A6, 0xBE9B, 0x4C9B,
+		  0x91, 0xBF, 0xC3, 0xCB, 0x81, 0xFC, 0x5D, 0xAF);
 
 /*
  * Currently there's only one revision and BIOS will not check the revision id,
@@ -1824,7 +1823,7 @@ static u8 dmar_hp_uuid[] = {
 
 static inline bool dmar_detect_dsm(acpi_handle handle, int func)
 {
-	return acpi_check_dsm(handle, dmar_hp_uuid, DMAR_DSM_REV_ID, 1 << func);
+	return acpi_check_dsm(handle, &dmar_hp_guid, DMAR_DSM_REV_ID, 1 << func);
 }
 
 static int dmar_walk_dsm_resource(acpi_handle handle, int func,
@@ -1843,7 +1842,7 @@ static int dmar_walk_dsm_resource(acpi_handle handle, int func,
 	if (!dmar_detect_dsm(handle, func))
 		return 0;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, dmar_hp_uuid, DMAR_DSM_REV_ID,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(handle, &dmar_hp_guid, DMAR_DSM_REV_ID,
 				      func, NULL, ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER);
 	if (!obj)
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/md/md.c b/drivers/md/md.c
index 833cc7082034..6d493b54d56c 100644
--- a/drivers/md/md.c
+++ b/drivers/md/md.c
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ static int read_disk_sb(struct md_rdev *rdev, int size)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int uuid_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
+static int md_uuid_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
 {
 	return	sb1->set_uuid0 == sb2->set_uuid0 &&
 		sb1->set_uuid1 == sb2->set_uuid1 &&
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static int uuid_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
 		sb1->set_uuid3 == sb2->set_uuid3;
 }
 
-static int sb_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
+static int md_sb_equal(mdp_super_t *sb1, mdp_super_t *sb2)
 {
 	int ret;
 	mdp_super_t *tmp1, *tmp2;
@@ -1025,12 +1025,12 @@ static int super_90_load(struct md_rdev *rdev, struct md_rdev *refdev, int minor
 	} else {
 		__u64 ev1, ev2;
 		mdp_super_t *refsb = page_address(refdev->sb_page);
-		if (!uuid_equal(refsb, sb)) {
+		if (!md_uuid_equal(refsb, sb)) {
 			pr_warn("md: %s has different UUID to %s\n",
 				b, bdevname(refdev->bdev,b2));
 			goto abort;
 		}
-		if (!sb_equal(refsb, sb)) {
+		if (!md_sb_equal(refsb, sb)) {
 			pr_warn("md: %s has same UUID but different superblock to %s\n",
 				b, bdevname(refdev->bdev, b2));
 			goto abort;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pci-core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pci-core.c
index 92fc3f7c538d..9577beb278e7 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pci-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-pci-core.c
@@ -404,10 +404,9 @@ struct intel_host {
 	bool	d3_retune;
 };
 
-const u8 intel_dsm_uuid[] = {
-	0xA5, 0x3E, 0xC1, 0xF6, 0xCD, 0x65, 0x1F, 0x46,
-	0xAB, 0x7A, 0x29, 0xF7, 0xE8, 0xD5, 0xBD, 0x61,
-};
+const guid_t intel_dsm_guid =
+	GUID_INIT(0xF6C13EA5, 0x65CD, 0x461F,
+		  0xAB, 0x7A, 0x29, 0xF7, 0xE8, 0xD5, 0xBD, 0x61);
 
 static int __intel_dsm(struct intel_host *intel_host, struct device *dev,
 		       unsigned int fn, u32 *result)
@@ -416,7 +415,7 @@ static int __intel_dsm(struct intel_host *intel_host, struct device *dev,
 	int err = 0;
 	size_t len;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(dev), intel_dsm_uuid, 0, fn, NULL);
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(dev), &intel_dsm_guid, 0, fn, NULL);
 	if (!obj)
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_misc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_misc.c
index e13aa064a8e9..6b15a507999c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_misc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns/hns_dsaf_misc.c
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@ enum _dsm_rst_type {
 	HNS_ROCE_RESET_FUNC     = 0x7,
 };
 
-const u8 hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_uuid[] = {
-	0x1A, 0xAA, 0x85, 0x1A, 0x93, 0xE2, 0x5E, 0x41,
-	0x8E, 0x28, 0x8D, 0x69, 0x0A, 0x0F, 0x82, 0x0A
-};
+const guid_t hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_guid =
+	GUID_INIT(0x1A85AA1A, 0xE293, 0x415E,
+		  0x8E, 0x28, 0x8D, 0x69, 0x0A, 0x0F, 0x82, 0x0A);
 
 static void dsaf_write_sub(struct dsaf_device *dsaf_dev, u32 reg, u32 val)
 {
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ static void hns_dsaf_acpi_srst_by_port(struct dsaf_device *dsaf_dev, u8 op_type,
 	argv4.package.elements = obj_args;
 
 	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(dsaf_dev->dev),
-				hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_uuid, 0, op_type, &argv4);
+				&hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_guid, 0, op_type, &argv4);
 	if (!obj) {
 		dev_warn(dsaf_dev->dev, "reset port_type%d port%d fail!",
 			 port_type, port);
@@ -434,7 +433,7 @@ static phy_interface_t hns_mac_get_phy_if_acpi(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb)
 	argv4.package.elements = &obj_args,
 
 	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(mac_cb->dev),
-				hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_uuid, 0,
+				&hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_guid, 0,
 				HNS_OP_GET_PORT_TYPE_FUNC, &argv4);
 
 	if (!obj || obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)
@@ -474,7 +473,7 @@ int hns_mac_get_sfp_prsnt_acpi(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb, int *sfp_prsnt)
 	argv4.package.elements = &obj_args,
 
 	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(mac_cb->dev),
-				hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_uuid, 0,
+				&hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_guid, 0,
 				HNS_OP_GET_SFP_STAT_FUNC, &argv4);
 
 	if (!obj || obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)
@@ -565,7 +564,7 @@ hns_mac_config_sds_loopback_acpi(struct hns_mac_cb *mac_cb, bool en)
 	argv4.package.elements = obj_args;
 
 	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(mac_cb->dsaf_dev->dev),
-				hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_uuid, 0,
+				&hns_dsaf_acpi_dsm_guid, 0,
 				HNS_OP_SERDES_LP_FUNC, &argv4);
 	if (!obj) {
 		dev_warn(mac_cb->dsaf_dev->dev, "set port%d serdes lp fail!",
diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/btt_devs.c b/drivers/nvdimm/btt_devs.c
index ae00dc0d9791..4c989bb9a8a0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/btt_devs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/btt_devs.c
@@ -222,13 +222,6 @@ struct device *nd_btt_create(struct nd_region *nd_region)
 	return dev;
 }
 
-static bool uuid_is_null(u8 *uuid)
-{
-	static const u8 null_uuid[16];
-
-	return (memcmp(uuid, null_uuid, 16) == 0);
-}
-
 /**
  * nd_btt_arena_is_valid - check if the metadata layout is valid
  * @nd_btt:	device with BTT geometry and backing device info
@@ -249,7 +242,7 @@ bool nd_btt_arena_is_valid(struct nd_btt *nd_btt, struct btt_sb *super)
 	if (memcmp(super->signature, BTT_SIG, BTT_SIG_LEN) != 0)
 		return false;
 
-	if (!uuid_is_null(super->parent_uuid))
+	if (!guid_is_null((guid_t *)&super->parent_uuid))
 		if (memcmp(super->parent_uuid, parent_uuid, 16) != 0)
 			return false;
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
index 990e6fb32a63..c190d7e36900 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static struct nvmf_host *nvmf_host_add(const char *hostnqn)
 
 	kref_init(&host->ref);
 	memcpy(host->nqn, hostnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
-	uuid_be_gen(&host->id);
+	uuid_gen(&host->id);
 
 	list_add_tail(&host->list, &nvmf_hosts);
 out_unlock:
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static struct nvmf_host *nvmf_host_default(void)
 		return NULL;
 
 	kref_init(&host->ref);
-	uuid_be_gen(&host->id);
+	uuid_gen(&host->id);
 	snprintf(host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE,
 		"nqn.2014-08.org.nvmexpress:NVMf:uuid:%pUb", &host->id);
 
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ int nvmf_connect_admin_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memcpy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id, sizeof(uuid_be));
+	uuid_copy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id);
 	data->cntlid = cpu_to_le16(0xffff);
 	strncpy(data->subsysnqn, ctrl->opts->subsysnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
 	strncpy(data->hostnqn, ctrl->opts->host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ int nvmf_connect_io_queue(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, u16 qid)
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	memcpy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id, sizeof(uuid_be));
+	uuid_copy(&data->hostid, &ctrl->opts->host->id);
 	data->cntlid = cpu_to_le16(ctrl->cntlid);
 	strncpy(data->subsysnqn, ctrl->opts->subsysnqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
 	strncpy(data->hostnqn, ctrl->opts->host->nqn, NVMF_NQN_SIZE);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
index f5a9c1fb186f..29be7600689d 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct nvmf_host {
 	struct kref		ref;
 	struct list_head	list;
 	char			nqn[NVMF_NQN_SIZE];
-	uuid_be			id;
+	uuid_t			id;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
index e761a52f8f53..1df653ae3638 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fc.c
@@ -878,8 +878,7 @@ nvme_fc_connect_admin_queue(struct nvme_fc_ctrl *ctrl,
 	assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.sqsize = cpu_to_be16(qsize);
 	/* Linux supports only Dynamic controllers */
 	assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.cntlid = cpu_to_be16(0xffff);
-	memcpy(&assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.hostid, &ctrl->ctrl.opts->host->id,
-		min_t(size_t, FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTID_LEN, sizeof(uuid_be)));
+	uuid_copy(&assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.hostid, &ctrl->ctrl.opts->host->id);
 	strncpy(assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.hostnqn, ctrl->ctrl.opts->host->nqn,
 		min(FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTNQN_LEN, NVMF_NQN_SIZE));
 	strncpy(assoc_rqst->assoc_cmd.subnqn, ctrl->ctrl.opts->subsysnqn,
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
index cfc5c7fb0ab7..8ff6e430b30a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/nvmet.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/percpu-refcount.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
 #include <linux/nvme.h>
 #include <linux/configfs.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c b/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
index 001860361434..47070cff508c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-acpi.c
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@
 #include "pci.h"
 
 /*
- * The UUID is defined in the PCI Firmware Specification available here:
+ * The GUID is defined in the PCI Firmware Specification available here:
  * https://www.pcisig.com/members/downloads/pcifw_r3_1_13Dec10.pdf
  */
-const u8 pci_acpi_dsm_uuid[] = {
-	0xd0, 0x37, 0xc9, 0xe5, 0x53, 0x35, 0x7a, 0x4d,
-	0x91, 0x17, 0xea, 0x4d, 0x19, 0xc3, 0x43, 0x4d
-};
+const guid_t pci_acpi_dsm_guid =
+	GUID_INIT(0xe5c937d0, 0x3553, 0x4d7a,
+		  0x91, 0x17, 0xea, 0x4d, 0x19, 0xc3, 0x43, 0x4d);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_PCI_QUIRKS) && defined(CONFIG_ARM64)
 static int acpi_get_rc_addr(struct acpi_device *adev, struct resource *res)
@@ -680,7 +679,7 @@ void acpi_pci_add_bus(struct pci_bus *bus)
 	if (!pci_is_root_bus(bus))
 		return;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(bus->bridge), pci_acpi_dsm_uuid, 3,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(bus->bridge), &pci_acpi_dsm_guid, 3,
 				RESET_DELAY_DSM, NULL);
 	if (!obj)
 		return;
@@ -745,7 +744,7 @@ static void pci_acpi_optimize_delay(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (bridge->ignore_reset_delay)
 		pdev->d3cold_delay = 0;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, pci_acpi_dsm_uuid, 3,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, &pci_acpi_dsm_guid, 3,
 				FUNCTION_DELAY_DSM, NULL);
 	if (!obj)
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/pci/pci-label.c b/drivers/pci/pci-label.c
index 51357377efbc..2d8db3ead6e8 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/pci-label.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/pci-label.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int dsm_get_label(struct device *dev, char *buf,
 	if (!handle)
 		return -1;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, pci_acpi_dsm_uuid, 0x2,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, &pci_acpi_dsm_guid, 0x2,
 				DEVICE_LABEL_DSM, NULL);
 	if (!obj)
 		return -1;
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static bool device_has_dsm(struct device *dev)
 	if (!handle)
 		return false;
 
-	return !!acpi_check_dsm(handle, pci_acpi_dsm_uuid, 0x2,
+	return !!acpi_check_dsm(handle, &pci_acpi_dsm_guid, 0x2,
 				1 << DEVICE_LABEL_DSM);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
index dc095a292c61..3be980d47268 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ struct sdebug_dev_info {
 	unsigned int channel;
 	unsigned int target;
 	u64 lun;
-	uuid_be lu_name;
+	uuid_t lu_name;
 	struct sdebug_host_info *sdbg_host;
 	unsigned long uas_bm[1];
 	atomic_t num_in_q;
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ static const u64 naa3_comp_c = 0x3111111000000000ULL;
 static int inquiry_vpd_83(unsigned char *arr, int port_group_id,
 			  int target_dev_id, int dev_id_num,
 			  const char *dev_id_str, int dev_id_str_len,
-			  const uuid_be *lu_name)
+			  const uuid_t *lu_name)
 {
 	int num, port_a;
 	char b[32];
@@ -3568,7 +3568,7 @@ static void sdebug_q_cmd_wq_complete(struct work_struct *work)
 }
 
 static bool got_shared_uuid;
-static uuid_be shared_uuid;
+static uuid_t shared_uuid;
 
 static struct sdebug_dev_info *sdebug_device_create(
 			struct sdebug_host_info *sdbg_host, gfp_t flags)
@@ -3578,12 +3578,12 @@ static struct sdebug_dev_info *sdebug_device_create(
 	devip = kzalloc(sizeof(*devip), flags);
 	if (devip) {
 		if (sdebug_uuid_ctl == 1)
-			uuid_be_gen(&devip->lu_name);
+			uuid_gen(&devip->lu_name);
 		else if (sdebug_uuid_ctl == 2) {
 			if (got_shared_uuid)
 				devip->lu_name = shared_uuid;
 			else {
-				uuid_be_gen(&shared_uuid);
+				uuid_gen(&shared_uuid);
 				got_shared_uuid = true;
 				devip->lu_name = shared_uuid;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/thermal/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c b/drivers/thermal/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
index 9413c4abf0b9..a9ec94ed7a42 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/int340x_thermal/int3400_thermal.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ enum int3400_thermal_uuid {
 	INT3400_THERMAL_MAXIMUM_UUID,
 };
 
-static u8 *int3400_thermal_uuids[INT3400_THERMAL_MAXIMUM_UUID] = {
+static char *int3400_thermal_uuids[INT3400_THERMAL_MAXIMUM_UUID] = {
 	"42A441D6-AE6A-462b-A84B-4A8CE79027D3",
 	"3A95C389-E4B8-4629-A526-C52C88626BAE",
 	"97C68AE7-15FA-499c-B8C9-5DA81D606E0A",
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ static int int3400_thermal_get_uuids(struct int3400_thermal_priv *priv)
 		}
 
 		for (j = 0; j < INT3400_THERMAL_MAXIMUM_UUID; j++) {
-			u8 uuid[16];
+			guid_t guid;
 
-			acpi_str_to_uuid(int3400_thermal_uuids[j], uuid);
-			if (!strncmp(uuid, objb->buffer.pointer, 16)) {
+			guid_parse(int3400_thermal_uuids[j], &guid);
+			if (guid_equal((guid_t *)objb->buffer.pointer, &guid)) {
 				priv->uuid_bitmap |= (1 << j);
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c
index 84a2cebfc712..fe851544d7fb 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/dwc3/dwc3-pci.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_CNPLP		0x9dee
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_CNPH		0xa36e
 
-#define PCI_INTEL_BXT_DSM_UUID		"732b85d5-b7a7-4a1b-9ba0-4bbd00ffd511"
+#define PCI_INTEL_BXT_DSM_GUID		"732b85d5-b7a7-4a1b-9ba0-4bbd00ffd511"
 #define PCI_INTEL_BXT_FUNC_PMU_PWR	4
 #define PCI_INTEL_BXT_STATE_D0		0
 #define PCI_INTEL_BXT_STATE_D3		3
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@
  * struct dwc3_pci - Driver private structure
  * @dwc3: child dwc3 platform_device
  * @pci: our link to PCI bus
- * @uuid: _DSM UUID
+ * @guid: _DSM GUID
  * @has_dsm_for_pm: true for devices which need to run _DSM on runtime PM
  */
 struct dwc3_pci {
 	struct platform_device *dwc3;
 	struct pci_dev *pci;
 
-	u8 uuid[16];
+	guid_t guid;
 
 	unsigned int has_dsm_for_pm:1;
 };
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int dwc3_pci_quirks(struct dwc3_pci *dwc)
 
 		if (pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_BXT ||
 				pdev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_BXT_M) {
-			acpi_str_to_uuid(PCI_INTEL_BXT_DSM_UUID, dwc->uuid);
+			guid_parse(PCI_INTEL_BXT_DSM_GUID, &dwc->guid);
 			dwc->has_dsm_for_pm = true;
 		}
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int dwc3_pci_dsm(struct dwc3_pci *dwc, int param)
 	tmp.type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
 	tmp.integer.value = param;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(&dwc->pci->dev), dwc->uuid,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(&dwc->pci->dev), &dwc->guid,
 			1, PCI_INTEL_BXT_FUNC_PMU_PWR, &argv4);
 	if (!obj) {
 		dev_err(&dwc->pci->dev, "failed to evaluate _DSM\n");
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
index fcf1f3f63e7a..4842be5687a7 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-pci.c
@@ -213,13 +213,12 @@ static void xhci_pci_quirks(struct device *dev, struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 static void xhci_pme_acpi_rtd3_enable(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
-	static const u8 intel_dsm_uuid[] = {
-		0xb7, 0x0c, 0x34, 0xac,	0x01, 0xe9, 0xbf, 0x45,
-		0xb7, 0xe6, 0x2b, 0x34, 0xec, 0x93, 0x1e, 0x23,
-	};
+	static const guid_t intel_dsm_guid =
+		GUID_INIT(0xac340cb7, 0xe901, 0x45bf,
+			  0xb7, 0xe6, 0x2b, 0x34, 0xec, 0x93, 0x1e, 0x23);
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(&dev->dev), intel_dsm_uuid, 3, 1,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(&dev->dev), &intel_dsm_guid, 3, 1,
 				NULL);
 	ACPI_FREE(obj);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/usb/misc/ucsi.c b/drivers/usb/misc/ucsi.c
index 07397bddefa3..81251aaa20f9 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/misc/ucsi.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/misc/ucsi.c
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ struct ucsi {
 
 static int ucsi_acpi_cmd(struct ucsi *ucsi, struct ucsi_control *ctrl)
 {
-	uuid_le uuid = UUID_LE(0x6f8398c2, 0x7ca4, 0x11e4,
-			       0xad, 0x36, 0x63, 0x10, 0x42, 0xb5, 0x00, 0x8f);
+	guid_t guid = GUID_INIT(0x6f8398c2, 0x7ca4, 0x11e4,
+				0xad, 0x36, 0x63, 0x10, 0x42, 0xb5, 0x00, 0x8f);
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 
 	ucsi->data->ctrl.raw_cmd = ctrl->raw_cmd;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(ucsi->dev), uuid.b, 1, 1, NULL);
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(ucsi->dev), &guid, 1, 1, NULL);
 	if (!obj) {
 		dev_err(ucsi->dev, "%s: failed to evaluate _DSM\n", __func__);
 		return -EIO;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/typec_wcove.c b/drivers/usb/typec/typec_wcove.c
index d5a7b21fa3f1..c2ce25289027 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/typec_wcove.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/typec_wcove.c
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ enum wcove_typec_role {
 	WCOVE_ROLE_DEVICE,
 };
 
-static uuid_le uuid = UUID_LE(0x482383f0, 0x2876, 0x4e49,
-			      0x86, 0x85, 0xdb, 0x66, 0x21, 0x1a, 0xf0, 0x37);
+static guid_t guid = GUID_INIT(0x482383f0, 0x2876, 0x4e49,
+			       0x86, 0x85, 0xdb, 0x66, 0x21, 0x1a, 0xf0, 0x37);
 
 static int wcove_typec_func(struct wcove_typec *wcove,
 			    enum wcove_typec_func func, int param)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static int wcove_typec_func(struct wcove_typec *wcove,
 	tmp.type = ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER;
 	tmp.integer.value = param;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(wcove->dev), uuid.b, 1, func,
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(wcove->dev), &guid, 1, func,
 				&argv4);
 	if (!obj) {
 		dev_err(wcove->dev, "%s: failed to evaluate _DSM\n", __func__);
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static int wcove_typec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	if (!acpi_check_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(&pdev->dev), uuid.b, 0, 0x1f)) {
+	if (!acpi_check_dsm(ACPI_HANDLE(&pdev->dev), &guid, 0, 0x1f)) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Missing _DSM functions\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/xen/tmem.c b/drivers/xen/tmem.c
index 4ac2ca8a7656..bf13d1ec51f3 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/tmem.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/tmem.c
@@ -233,12 +233,12 @@ static int tmem_cleancache_init_fs(size_t pagesize)
 	return xen_tmem_new_pool(uuid_private, 0, pagesize);
 }
 
-static int tmem_cleancache_init_shared_fs(char *uuid, size_t pagesize)
+static int tmem_cleancache_init_shared_fs(uuid_t *uuid, size_t pagesize)
 {
 	struct tmem_pool_uuid shared_uuid;
 
-	shared_uuid.uuid_lo = *(u64 *)uuid;
-	shared_uuid.uuid_hi = *(u64 *)(&uuid[8]);
+	shared_uuid.uuid_lo = *(u64 *)&uuid->b[0];
+	shared_uuid.uuid_hi = *(u64 *)&uuid->b[8];
 	return xen_tmem_new_pool(shared_uuid, TMEM_POOL_SHARED, pagesize);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/cmservice.c b/fs/afs/cmservice.c
index 3062cceb5c2a..782d4d05a53b 100644
--- a/fs/afs/cmservice.c
+++ b/fs/afs/cmservice.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int afs_deliver_cb_init_call_back_state3(struct afs_call *call)
 {
 	struct sockaddr_rxrpc srx;
 	struct afs_server *server;
-	struct uuid_v1 *r;
+	struct afs_uuid *r;
 	unsigned loop;
 	__be32 *b;
 	int ret;
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ static int afs_deliver_cb_init_call_back_state3(struct afs_call *call)
 		}
 
 		_debug("unmarshall UUID");
-		call->request = kmalloc(sizeof(struct uuid_v1), GFP_KERNEL);
+		call->request = kmalloc(sizeof(struct afs_uuid), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!call->request)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ static int afs_deliver_cb_probe(struct afs_call *call)
 static void SRXAFSCB_ProbeUuid(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct afs_call *call = container_of(work, struct afs_call, work);
-	struct uuid_v1 *r = call->request;
+	struct afs_uuid *r = call->request;
 
 	struct {
 		__be32	match;
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ static void SRXAFSCB_ProbeUuid(struct work_struct *work)
  */
 static int afs_deliver_cb_probe_uuid(struct afs_call *call)
 {
-	struct uuid_v1 *r;
+	struct afs_uuid *r;
 	unsigned loop;
 	__be32 *b;
 	int ret;
@@ -502,15 +502,15 @@ static int afs_deliver_cb_probe_uuid(struct afs_call *call)
 		}
 
 		_debug("unmarshall UUID");
-		call->request = kmalloc(sizeof(struct uuid_v1), GFP_KERNEL);
+		call->request = kmalloc(sizeof(struct afs_uuid), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!call->request)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		b = call->buffer;
 		r = call->request;
-		r->time_low			= b[0];
-		r->time_mid			= htons(ntohl(b[1]));
-		r->time_hi_and_version		= htons(ntohl(b[2]));
+		r->time_low			= ntohl(b[0]);
+		r->time_mid			= ntohl(b[1]);
+		r->time_hi_and_version		= ntohl(b[2]);
 		r->clock_seq_hi_and_reserved 	= ntohl(b[3]);
 		r->clock_seq_low		= ntohl(b[4]);
 
diff --git a/fs/afs/internal.h b/fs/afs/internal.h
index 393672997cc2..4e2556606623 100644
--- a/fs/afs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/afs/internal.h
@@ -410,6 +410,15 @@ struct afs_interface {
 	unsigned	mtu;		/* MTU of interface */
 };
 
+struct afs_uuid {
+	__be32		time_low;			/* low part of timestamp */
+	__be16		time_mid;			/* mid part of timestamp */
+	__be16		time_hi_and_version;		/* high part of timestamp and version  */
+	__u8		clock_seq_hi_and_reserved;	/* clock seq hi and variant */
+	__u8		clock_seq_low;			/* clock seq low */
+	__u8		node[6];			/* spatially unique node ID (MAC addr) */
+};
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /*
  * cache.c
@@ -544,7 +553,7 @@ extern int afs_drop_inode(struct inode *);
  * main.c
  */
 extern struct workqueue_struct *afs_wq;
-extern struct uuid_v1 afs_uuid;
+extern struct afs_uuid afs_uuid;
 
 /*
  * misc.c
diff --git a/fs/afs/main.c b/fs/afs/main.c
index 51d7d17bca57..9944770849da 100644
--- a/fs/afs/main.c
+++ b/fs/afs/main.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static char *rootcell;
 module_param(rootcell, charp, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(rootcell, "root AFS cell name and VL server IP addr list");
 
-struct uuid_v1 afs_uuid;
+struct afs_uuid afs_uuid;
 struct workqueue_struct *afs_wq;
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/ext4/super.c b/fs/ext4/super.c
index d37c81f327e7..9006cb5857b8 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/super.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/super.c
@@ -3950,7 +3950,7 @@ static int ext4_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 		sb->s_qcop = &ext4_qctl_operations;
 	sb->s_quota_types = QTYPE_MASK_USR | QTYPE_MASK_GRP | QTYPE_MASK_PRJ;
 #endif
-	memcpy(sb->s_uuid, es->s_uuid, sizeof(es->s_uuid));
+	memcpy(&sb->s_uuid, es->s_uuid, sizeof(es->s_uuid));
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sbi->s_orphan); /* unlinked but open files */
 	mutex_init(&sbi->s_orphan_lock);
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 83355ec4a92c..0b89b0b7b9f7 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ static int f2fs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 	sb->s_time_gran = 1;
 	sb->s_flags = (sb->s_flags & ~MS_POSIXACL) |
 		(test_opt(sbi, POSIX_ACL) ? MS_POSIXACL : 0);
-	memcpy(sb->s_uuid, raw_super->uuid, sizeof(raw_super->uuid));
+	memcpy(&sb->s_uuid, raw_super->uuid, sizeof(raw_super->uuid));
 
 	/* init f2fs-specific super block info */
 	sbi->valid_super_block = valid_super_block;
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
index 83953cdbbc6c..e76058d34b74 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/ops_fstype.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static void gfs2_sb_in(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, const void *buf)
 
 	memcpy(sb->sb_lockproto, str->sb_lockproto, GFS2_LOCKNAME_LEN);
 	memcpy(sb->sb_locktable, str->sb_locktable, GFS2_LOCKNAME_LEN);
-	memcpy(s->s_uuid, str->sb_uuid, 16);
+	memcpy(&s->s_uuid, str->sb_uuid, 16);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/sys.c b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
index 7a515345610c..e77bc52b468f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/sys.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/sys.c
@@ -71,25 +71,14 @@ static ssize_t fsname_show(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *buf)
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", sdp->sd_fsname);
 }
 
-static int gfs2_uuid_valid(const u8 *uuid)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
-		if (uuid[i])
-			return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static ssize_t uuid_show(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *buf)
 {
 	struct super_block *s = sdp->sd_vfs;
-	const u8 *uuid = s->s_uuid;
+
 	buf[0] = '\0';
-	if (!gfs2_uuid_valid(uuid))
+	if (uuid_is_null(&s->s_uuid))
 		return 0;
-	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%pUB\n", uuid);
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%pUB\n", &s->s_uuid);
 }
 
 static ssize_t freeze_show(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, char *buf)
@@ -712,14 +701,13 @@ static int gfs2_uevent(struct kset *kset, struct kobject *kobj,
 {
 	struct gfs2_sbd *sdp = container_of(kobj, struct gfs2_sbd, sd_kobj);
 	struct super_block *s = sdp->sd_vfs;
-	const u8 *uuid = s->s_uuid;
 
 	add_uevent_var(env, "LOCKTABLE=%s", sdp->sd_table_name);
 	add_uevent_var(env, "LOCKPROTO=%s", sdp->sd_proto_name);
 	if (!test_bit(SDF_NOJOURNALID, &sdp->sd_flags))
 		add_uevent_var(env, "JOURNALID=%d", sdp->sd_lockstruct.ls_jid);
-	if (gfs2_uuid_valid(uuid))
-		add_uevent_var(env, "UUID=%pUB", uuid);
+	if (!uuid_is_null(&s->s_uuid))
+		add_uevent_var(env, "UUID=%pUB", &s->s_uuid);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/export.c b/fs/nfsd/export.c
index e71f11b1a180..3bc08c394a3f 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/export.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/export.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ secinfo_parse(char **mesg, char *buf, struct svc_export *exp) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 static inline int
-uuid_parse(char **mesg, char *buf, unsigned char **puuid)
+nfsd_uuid_parse(char **mesg, char *buf, unsigned char **puuid)
 {
 	int len;
 
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int svc_export_parse(struct cache_detail *cd, char *mesg, int mlen)
 			if (strcmp(buf, "fsloc") == 0)
 				err = fsloc_parse(&mesg, buf, &exp.ex_fslocs);
 			else if (strcmp(buf, "uuid") == 0)
-				err = uuid_parse(&mesg, buf, &exp.ex_uuid);
+				err = nfsd_uuid_parse(&mesg, buf, &exp.ex_uuid);
 			else if (strcmp(buf, "secinfo") == 0)
 				err = secinfo_parse(&mesg, buf, &exp);
 			else
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/super.c b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
index ca1646fbcaef..83005f486451 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/super.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/super.c
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ static int ocfs2_initialize_super(struct super_block *sb,
 	cbits = le32_to_cpu(di->id2.i_super.s_clustersize_bits);
 	bbits = le32_to_cpu(di->id2.i_super.s_blocksize_bits);
 	sb->s_maxbytes = ocfs2_max_file_offset(bbits, cbits);
-	memcpy(sb->s_uuid, di->id2.i_super.s_uuid,
+	memcpy(&sb->s_uuid, di->id2.i_super.s_uuid,
 	       sizeof(di->id2.i_super.s_uuid));
 
 	osb->osb_dx_mask = (1 << (cbits - bbits)) - 1;
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
index 7a44533f4bbf..33fe6ca929f7 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ int ovl_set_attr(struct dentry *upperdentry, struct kstat *stat)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static struct ovl_fh *ovl_encode_fh(struct dentry *lower, uuid_be *uuid)
+static struct ovl_fh *ovl_encode_fh(struct dentry *lower, uuid_t *uuid)
 {
 	struct ovl_fh *fh;
 	int fh_type, fh_len, dwords;
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@ static int ovl_set_origin(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *lower,
 			  struct dentry *upper)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = lower->d_sb;
-	uuid_be *uuid = (uuid_be *) &sb->s_uuid;
 	const struct ovl_fh *fh = NULL;
 	int err;
 
@@ -294,8 +293,8 @@ static int ovl_set_origin(struct dentry *dentry, struct dentry *lower,
 	 * up and a pure upper inode.
 	 */
 	if (sb->s_export_op && sb->s_export_op->fh_to_dentry &&
-	    uuid_be_cmp(*uuid, NULL_UUID_BE)) {
-		fh = ovl_encode_fh(lower, uuid);
+	    !uuid_is_null(&sb->s_uuid)) {
+		fh = ovl_encode_fh(lower, &sb->s_uuid);
 		if (IS_ERR(fh))
 			return PTR_ERR(fh);
 	}
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
index f3136c31e72a..de0d4f742f36 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/namei.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static struct dentry *ovl_get_origin(struct dentry *dentry,
 	 * Make sure that the stored uuid matches the uuid of the lower
 	 * layer where file handle will be decoded.
 	 */
-	if (uuid_be_cmp(fh->uuid, *(uuid_be *) &mnt->mnt_sb->s_uuid))
+	if (!uuid_equal(&fh->uuid, &mnt->mnt_sb->s_uuid))
 		goto out;
 
 	origin = exportfs_decode_fh(mnt, (struct fid *)fh->fid,
diff --git a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
index 0623cebeefff..10863b4105fa 100644
--- a/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
+++ b/fs/overlayfs/overlayfs.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct ovl_fh {
 	u8 len;		/* size of this header + size of fid */
 	u8 flags;	/* OVL_FH_FLAG_* */
 	u8 type;	/* fid_type of fid */
-	uuid_be uuid;	/* uuid of filesystem */
+	uuid_t uuid;	/* uuid of filesystem */
 	u8 fid[0];	/* file identifier */
 } __packed;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/Makefile b/fs/xfs/Makefile
index 5c90f82b8f6b..a6e955bfead8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/xfs/Makefile
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ xfs-y				+= xfs_aops.o \
 				   xfs_sysfs.o \
 				   xfs_trans.o \
 				   xfs_xattr.o \
-				   kmem.o \
-				   uuid.o
+				   kmem.o
 
 # low-level transaction/log code
 xfs-y				+= xfs_log.o \
diff --git a/fs/xfs/uuid.c b/fs/xfs/uuid.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b83f76b6d410..000000000000
--- a/fs/xfs/uuid.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2003,2005 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc.,  51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- */
-#include <xfs.h>
-
-/* IRIX interpretation of an uuid_t */
-typedef struct {
-	__be32	uu_timelow;
-	__be16	uu_timemid;
-	__be16	uu_timehi;
-	__be16	uu_clockseq;
-	__be16	uu_node[3];
-} xfs_uu_t;
-
-/*
- * uuid_getnodeuniq - obtain the node unique fields of a UUID.
- *
- * This is not in any way a standard or condoned UUID function;
- * it just something that's needed for user-level file handles.
- */
-void
-uuid_getnodeuniq(uuid_t *uuid, int fsid [2])
-{
-	xfs_uu_t *uup = (xfs_uu_t *)uuid;
-
-	fsid[0] = (be16_to_cpu(uup->uu_clockseq) << 16) |
-		   be16_to_cpu(uup->uu_timemid);
-	fsid[1] = be32_to_cpu(uup->uu_timelow);
-}
-
-int
-uuid_is_nil(uuid_t *uuid)
-{
-	int	i;
-	char	*cp = (char *)uuid;
-
-	if (uuid == NULL)
-		return 0;
-	/* implied check of version number here... */
-	for (i = 0; i < sizeof *uuid; i++)
-		if (*cp++) return 0;	/* not nil */
-	return 1;	/* is nil */
-}
-
-int
-uuid_equal(uuid_t *uuid1, uuid_t *uuid2)
-{
-	return memcmp(uuid1, uuid2, sizeof(uuid_t)) ? 0 : 1;
-}
diff --git a/fs/xfs/uuid.h b/fs/xfs/uuid.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 104db0f3bed6..000000000000
--- a/fs/xfs/uuid.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2000-2003,2005 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
- * All Rights Reserved.
- *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it would be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc.,  51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
- */
-#ifndef __XFS_SUPPORT_UUID_H__
-#define __XFS_SUPPORT_UUID_H__
-
-typedef struct {
-	unsigned char	__u_bits[16];
-} uuid_t;
-
-extern int uuid_is_nil(uuid_t *uuid);
-extern int uuid_equal(uuid_t *uuid1, uuid_t *uuid2);
-extern void uuid_getnodeuniq(uuid_t *uuid, int fsid [2]);
-
-static inline void
-uuid_copy(uuid_t *dst, uuid_t *src)
-{
-	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(uuid_t));
-}
-
-#endif	/* __XFS_SUPPORT_UUID_H__ */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index 08cb7d1a4a3a..013cc78d7daf 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -834,9 +834,7 @@ xfs_inode_item_format_convert(
 		in_f->ilf_dsize = in_f32->ilf_dsize;
 		in_f->ilf_ino = in_f32->ilf_ino;
 		/* copy biggest field of ilf_u */
-		memcpy(in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid.__u_bits,
-		       in_f32->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid.__u_bits,
-		       sizeof(uuid_t));
+		uuid_copy(&in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid, &in_f32->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid);
 		in_f->ilf_blkno = in_f32->ilf_blkno;
 		in_f->ilf_len = in_f32->ilf_len;
 		in_f->ilf_boffset = in_f32->ilf_boffset;
@@ -851,9 +849,7 @@ xfs_inode_item_format_convert(
 		in_f->ilf_dsize = in_f64->ilf_dsize;
 		in_f->ilf_ino = in_f64->ilf_ino;
 		/* copy biggest field of ilf_u */
-		memcpy(in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid.__u_bits,
-		       in_f64->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid.__u_bits,
-		       sizeof(uuid_t));
+		uuid_copy(&in_f->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid, &in_f64->ilf_u.ilfu_uuid);
 		in_f->ilf_blkno = in_f64->ilf_blkno;
 		in_f->ilf_len = in_f64->ilf_len;
 		in_f->ilf_boffset = in_f64->ilf_boffset;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
index 044fb0e15390..2d167fe643ec 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_linux.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define __XFS_LINUX__
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
 
 /*
  * Kernel specific type declarations for XFS
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ typedef __u32			xfs_nlink_t;
 
 #include "kmem.h"
 #include "mrlock.h"
-#include "uuid.h"
 
 #include <linux/semaphore.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index cd0b077deb35..8cec1e5505a4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -352,13 +352,13 @@ xlog_header_check_mount(
 {
 	ASSERT(head->h_magicno == cpu_to_be32(XLOG_HEADER_MAGIC_NUM));
 
-	if (uuid_is_nil(&head->h_fs_uuid)) {
+	if (uuid_is_null(&head->h_fs_uuid)) {
 		/*
 		 * IRIX doesn't write the h_fs_uuid or h_fmt fields. If
-		 * h_fs_uuid is nil, we assume this log was last mounted
+		 * h_fs_uuid is null, we assume this log was last mounted
 		 * by IRIX and continue.
 		 */
-		xfs_warn(mp, "nil uuid in log - IRIX style log");
+		xfs_warn(mp, "null uuid in log - IRIX style log");
 	} else if (unlikely(!uuid_equal(&mp->m_sb.sb_uuid, &head->h_fs_uuid))) {
 		xfs_warn(mp, "log has mismatched uuid - can't recover");
 		xlog_header_check_dump(mp, head);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index 2eaf81859166..d249546da15e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -74,20 +74,19 @@ xfs_uuid_mount(
 	int			hole, i;
 
 	/* Publish UUID in struct super_block */
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(mp->m_super->s_uuid) != sizeof(uuid_t));
-	memcpy(&mp->m_super->s_uuid, uuid, sizeof(uuid_t));
+	uuid_copy(&mp->m_super->s_uuid, uuid);
 
 	if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_NOUUID)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (uuid_is_nil(uuid)) {
-		xfs_warn(mp, "Filesystem has nil UUID - can't mount");
+	if (uuid_is_null(uuid)) {
+		xfs_warn(mp, "Filesystem has null UUID - can't mount");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&xfs_uuid_table_mutex);
 	for (i = 0, hole = -1; i < xfs_uuid_table_size; i++) {
-		if (uuid_is_nil(&xfs_uuid_table[i])) {
+		if (uuid_is_null(&xfs_uuid_table[i])) {
 			hole = i;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -124,7 +123,7 @@ xfs_uuid_unmount(
 
 	mutex_lock(&xfs_uuid_table_mutex);
 	for (i = 0; i < xfs_uuid_table_size; i++) {
-		if (uuid_is_nil(&xfs_uuid_table[i]))
+		if (uuid_is_null(&xfs_uuid_table[i]))
 			continue;
 		if (!uuid_equal(uuid, &xfs_uuid_table[i]))
 			continue;
@@ -793,7 +792,10 @@ xfs_mountfs(
 	 *  Copies the low order bits of the timestamp and the randomly
 	 *  set "sequence" number out of a UUID.
 	 */
-	uuid_getnodeuniq(&sbp->sb_uuid, mp->m_fixedfsid);
+	mp->m_fixedfsid[0] =
+		(get_unaligned_be16(&sbp->sb_uuid.b[8]) << 16) |
+		 get_unaligned_be16(&sbp->sb_uuid.b[4]);
+	mp->m_fixedfsid[1] = get_unaligned_be32(&sbp->sb_uuid.b[0]);
 
 	mp->m_dmevmask = 0;	/* not persistent; set after each mount */
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 197f3fffc9a7..ea7df16e71a7 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -61,17 +61,18 @@ bool acpi_ata_match(acpi_handle handle);
 bool acpi_bay_match(acpi_handle handle);
 bool acpi_dock_match(acpi_handle handle);
 
-bool acpi_check_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 funcs);
-union acpi_object *acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid,
+bool acpi_check_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const guid_t *guid, u64 rev, u64 funcs);
+union acpi_object *acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const guid_t *guid,
 			u64 rev, u64 func, union acpi_object *argv4);
 
 static inline union acpi_object *
-acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 func,
-			union acpi_object *argv4, acpi_object_type type)
+acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(acpi_handle handle, const guid_t *guid, u64 rev,
+			u64 func, union acpi_object *argv4,
+			acpi_object_type type)
 {
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, uuid, rev, func, argv4);
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, guid, rev, func, argv4);
 	if (obj && obj->type != type) {
 		ACPI_FREE(obj);
 		obj = NULL;
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 137e4a3d89c5..cafdfb84ca28 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/resource_ext.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/property.h>
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
 
 #ifndef _LINUX
 #define _LINUX
@@ -457,7 +458,6 @@ struct acpi_osc_context {
 	struct acpi_buffer ret;		/* free by caller if success */
 };
 
-acpi_status acpi_str_to_uuid(char *str, u8 *uuid);
 acpi_status acpi_run_osc(acpi_handle handle, struct acpi_osc_context *context);
 
 /* Indexes into _OSC Capabilities Buffer (DWORDs 2 & 3 are device-specific) */
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static inline bool acpi_driver_match_device(struct device *dev,
 }
 
 static inline union acpi_object *acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle,
-						   const u8 *uuid,
+						   const guid_t *guid,
 						   int rev, int func,
 						   union acpi_object *argv4)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/cleancache.h b/include/linux/cleancache.h
index fccf7f44139d..bbb3712dd892 100644
--- a/include/linux/cleancache.h
+++ b/include/linux/cleancache.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct cleancache_filekey {
 
 struct cleancache_ops {
 	int (*init_fs)(size_t);
-	int (*init_shared_fs)(char *uuid, size_t);
+	int (*init_shared_fs)(uuid_t *uuid, size_t);
 	int (*get_page)(int, struct cleancache_filekey,
 			pgoff_t, struct page *);
 	void (*put_page)(int, struct cleancache_filekey,
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 4388ab58843d..023f0324762b 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/percpu-rwsem.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <linux/delayed_call.h>
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/fs.h>
@@ -1328,8 +1329,8 @@ struct super_block {
 
 	struct sb_writers	s_writers;
 
-	char s_id[32];				/* Informational name */
-	u8 s_uuid[16];				/* UUID */
+	char			s_id[32];	/* Informational name */
+	uuid_t			s_uuid;		/* UUID */
 
 	void 			*s_fs_info;	/* Filesystem private info */
 	unsigned int		s_max_links;
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index acff9437e5c3..e619fae2f037 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -219,12 +219,6 @@ static inline struct gendisk *part_to_disk(struct hd_struct *part)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static inline int blk_part_pack_uuid(const u8 *uuid_str, u8 *to)
-{
-	uuid_be_to_bin(uuid_str, (uuid_be *)to);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline int disk_max_parts(struct gendisk *disk)
 {
 	if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT)
@@ -736,11 +730,6 @@ static inline dev_t blk_lookup_devt(const char *name, int partno)
 	dev_t devt = MKDEV(0, 0);
 	return devt;
 }
-
-static inline int blk_part_pack_uuid(const u8 *uuid_str, u8 *to)
-{
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
 #endif /* CONFIG_BLOCK */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_GENHD_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/nvme-fc.h b/include/linux/nvme-fc.h
index e997c4a49a88..bc711a10be05 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvme-fc.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvme-fc.h
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ struct fcnvme_lsdesc_rjt {
 };
 
 
-#define FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTID_LEN		16
 #define FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTNQN_LEN	256
 #define FCNVME_ASSOC_SUBNQN_LEN		256
 
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ struct fcnvme_lsdesc_cr_assoc_cmd {
 	__be16	cntlid;
 	__be16	sqsize;
 	__be32	rsvd52;
-	u8	hostid[FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTID_LEN];
+	uuid_t	hostid;
 	u8	hostnqn[FCNVME_ASSOC_HOSTNQN_LEN];
 	u8	subnqn[FCNVME_ASSOC_SUBNQN_LEN];
 	u8	rsvd632[384];
diff --git a/include/linux/nvme.h b/include/linux/nvme.h
index b625bacf37ef..e400a69fa1d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/nvme.h
+++ b/include/linux/nvme.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #define _LINUX_NVME_H
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
 
 /* NQN names in commands fields specified one size */
 #define NVMF_NQN_FIELD_LEN	256
@@ -843,7 +844,7 @@ struct nvmf_connect_command {
 };
 
 struct nvmf_connect_data {
-	__u8		hostid[16];
+	uuid_t		hostid;
 	__le16		cntlid;
 	char		resv4[238];
 	char		subsysnqn[NVMF_NQN_FIELD_LEN];
diff --git a/include/linux/pci-acpi.h b/include/linux/pci-acpi.h
index 7a4e83a8c89c..dd86c97f2454 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci-acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci-acpi.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static inline void acpiphp_remove_slots(struct pci_bus *bus) { }
 static inline void acpiphp_check_host_bridge(struct acpi_device *adev) { }
 #endif
 
-extern const u8 pci_acpi_dsm_uuid[];
+extern const guid_t pci_acpi_dsm_guid;
 #define DEVICE_LABEL_DSM	0x07
 #define RESET_DELAY_DSM		0x08
 #define FUNCTION_DELAY_DSM	0x09
diff --git a/include/linux/uuid.h b/include/linux/uuid.h
index 4dff73a89758..75f7182d5360 100644
--- a/include/linux/uuid.h
+++ b/include/linux/uuid.h
@@ -18,29 +18,16 @@
 
 #include <uapi/linux/uuid.h>
 
-/*
- * V1 (time-based) UUID definition [RFC 4122].
- * - the timestamp is a 60-bit value, split 32/16/12, and goes in 100ns
- *   increments since midnight 15th October 1582
- *   - add AFS_UUID_TO_UNIX_TIME to convert unix time in 100ns units to UUID
- *     time
- * - the clock sequence is a 14-bit counter to avoid duplicate times
- */
-struct uuid_v1 {
-	__be32		time_low;			/* low part of timestamp */
-	__be16		time_mid;			/* mid part of timestamp */
-	__be16		time_hi_and_version;		/* high part of timestamp and version  */
-#define UUID_TO_UNIX_TIME	0x01b21dd213814000ULL
-#define UUID_TIMEHI_MASK	0x0fff
-#define UUID_VERSION_TIME	0x1000	/* time-based UUID */
-#define UUID_VERSION_NAME	0x3000	/* name-based UUID */
-#define UUID_VERSION_RANDOM	0x4000	/* (pseudo-)random generated UUID */
-	u8		clock_seq_hi_and_reserved;	/* clock seq hi and variant */
-#define UUID_CLOCKHI_MASK	0x3f
-#define UUID_VARIANT_STD	0x80
-	u8		clock_seq_low;			/* clock seq low */
-	u8		node[6];			/* spatially unique node ID (MAC addr) */
-};
+typedef struct {
+	__u8 b[16];
+} uuid_t;
+
+#define UUID_INIT(a, b, c, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7)			\
+((uuid_t)								\
+{{ ((a) >> 24) & 0xff, ((a) >> 16) & 0xff, ((a) >> 8) & 0xff, (a) & 0xff, \
+   ((b) >> 8) & 0xff, (b) & 0xff,					\
+   ((c) >> 8) & 0xff, (c) & 0xff,					\
+   (d0), (d1), (d2), (d3), (d4), (d5), (d6), (d7) }})
 
 /*
  * The length of a UUID string ("aaaaaaaa-bbbb-cccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee")
@@ -48,27 +35,73 @@ struct uuid_v1 {
  */
 #define	UUID_STRING_LEN		36
 
-static inline int uuid_le_cmp(const uuid_le u1, const uuid_le u2)
+extern const guid_t guid_null;
+extern const uuid_t uuid_null;
+
+static inline bool guid_equal(const guid_t *u1, const guid_t *u2)
 {
-	return memcmp(&u1, &u2, sizeof(uuid_le));
+	return memcmp(u1, u2, sizeof(guid_t)) == 0;
 }
 
-static inline int uuid_be_cmp(const uuid_be u1, const uuid_be u2)
+static inline void guid_copy(guid_t *dst, const guid_t *src)
 {
-	return memcmp(&u1, &u2, sizeof(uuid_be));
+	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(guid_t));
+}
+
+static inline bool guid_is_null(guid_t *guid)
+{
+	return guid_equal(guid, &guid_null);
+}
+
+static inline bool uuid_equal(const uuid_t *u1, const uuid_t *u2)
+{
+	return memcmp(u1, u2, sizeof(uuid_t)) == 0;
+}
+
+static inline void uuid_copy(uuid_t *dst, const uuid_t *src)
+{
+	memcpy(dst, src, sizeof(uuid_t));
+}
+
+static inline bool uuid_is_null(uuid_t *uuid)
+{
+	return uuid_equal(uuid, &uuid_null);
 }
 
 void generate_random_uuid(unsigned char uuid[16]);
 
-extern void uuid_le_gen(uuid_le *u);
-extern void uuid_be_gen(uuid_be *u);
+extern void guid_gen(guid_t *u);
+extern void uuid_gen(uuid_t *u);
 
 bool __must_check uuid_is_valid(const char *uuid);
 
-extern const u8 uuid_le_index[16];
-extern const u8 uuid_be_index[16];
+extern const u8 guid_index[16];
+extern const u8 uuid_index[16];
 
-int uuid_le_to_bin(const char *uuid, uuid_le *u);
-int uuid_be_to_bin(const char *uuid, uuid_be *u);
+int guid_parse(const char *uuid, guid_t *u);
+int uuid_parse(const char *uuid, uuid_t *u);
+
+/* backwards compatibility, don't use in new code */
+typedef uuid_t uuid_be;
+#define UUID_BE(a, _b, c, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7) \
+	UUID_INIT(a, _b, c, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7)
+#define NULL_UUID_BE 							\
+	UUID_BE(0x00000000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,	\
+	     0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00)
+
+#define uuid_le_gen(u)		guid_gen(u)
+#define uuid_be_gen(u)		uuid_gen(u)
+#define uuid_le_to_bin(guid, u)	guid_parse(guid, u)
+#define uuid_be_to_bin(uuid, u)	uuid_parse(uuid, u)
+
+static inline int uuid_le_cmp(const guid_t u1, const guid_t u2)
+{
+	return memcmp(&u1, &u2, sizeof(guid_t));
+}
+
+static inline int uuid_be_cmp(const uuid_t u1, const uuid_t u2)
+{
+	return memcmp(&u1, &u2, sizeof(uuid_t));
+}
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/uuid.h b/include/uapi/linux/uuid.h
index 3738e5fb6a4d..8ef82f433877 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/uuid.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/uuid.h
@@ -22,33 +22,21 @@
 
 typedef struct {
 	__u8 b[16];
-} uuid_le;
+} guid_t;
 
-typedef struct {
-	__u8 b[16];
-} uuid_be;
-
-#define UUID_LE(a, b, c, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7)		\
-((uuid_le)								\
+#define GUID_INIT(a, b, c, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7)			\
+((guid_t)								\
 {{ (a) & 0xff, ((a) >> 8) & 0xff, ((a) >> 16) & 0xff, ((a) >> 24) & 0xff, \
    (b) & 0xff, ((b) >> 8) & 0xff,					\
    (c) & 0xff, ((c) >> 8) & 0xff,					\
    (d0), (d1), (d2), (d3), (d4), (d5), (d6), (d7) }})
 
-#define UUID_BE(a, b, c, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7)		\
-((uuid_be)								\
-{{ ((a) >> 24) & 0xff, ((a) >> 16) & 0xff, ((a) >> 8) & 0xff, (a) & 0xff, \
-   ((b) >> 8) & 0xff, (b) & 0xff,					\
-   ((c) >> 8) & 0xff, (c) & 0xff,					\
-   (d0), (d1), (d2), (d3), (d4), (d5), (d6), (d7) }})
-
+/* backwards compatibility, don't use in new code */
+typedef guid_t uuid_le;
+#define UUID_LE(a, b, c, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7)		\
+	GUID_INIT(a, b, c, d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7)
 #define NULL_UUID_LE							\
 	UUID_LE(0x00000000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,	\
-		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00)
-
-#define NULL_UUID_BE							\
-	UUID_BE(0x00000000, 0x0000, 0x0000, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,	\
-		0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00)
-
+	     0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00)
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_UUID_H_ */
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
index ece4b177052b..939a158eab11 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl_binary.c
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ static ssize_t bin_uuid(struct file *file,
 	/* Only supports reads */
 	if (oldval && oldlen) {
 		char buf[UUID_STRING_LEN + 1];
-		uuid_be uuid;
+		uuid_t uuid;
 
 		result = kernel_read(file, 0, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
 		if (result < 0)
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ static ssize_t bin_uuid(struct file *file,
 		buf[result] = '\0';
 
 		result = -EIO;
-		if (uuid_be_to_bin(buf, &uuid))
+		if (uuid_parse(buf, &uuid))
 			goto out;
 
 		if (oldlen > 16)
diff --git a/lib/test_uuid.c b/lib/test_uuid.c
index 547d3127a3cf..478c049630b5 100644
--- a/lib/test_uuid.c
+++ b/lib/test_uuid.c
@@ -11,25 +11,25 @@
 
 struct test_uuid_data {
 	const char *uuid;
-	uuid_le le;
-	uuid_be be;
+	guid_t le;
+	uuid_t be;
 };
 
 static const struct test_uuid_data test_uuid_test_data[] = {
 	{
 		.uuid = "c33f4995-3701-450e-9fbf-206a2e98e576",
-		.le = UUID_LE(0xc33f4995, 0x3701, 0x450e, 0x9f, 0xbf, 0x20, 0x6a, 0x2e, 0x98, 0xe5, 0x76),
-		.be = UUID_BE(0xc33f4995, 0x3701, 0x450e, 0x9f, 0xbf, 0x20, 0x6a, 0x2e, 0x98, 0xe5, 0x76),
+		.le = GUID_INIT(0xc33f4995, 0x3701, 0x450e, 0x9f, 0xbf, 0x20, 0x6a, 0x2e, 0x98, 0xe5, 0x76),
+		.be = UUID_INIT(0xc33f4995, 0x3701, 0x450e, 0x9f, 0xbf, 0x20, 0x6a, 0x2e, 0x98, 0xe5, 0x76),
 	},
 	{
 		.uuid = "64b4371c-77c1-48f9-8221-29f054fc023b",
-		.le = UUID_LE(0x64b4371c, 0x77c1, 0x48f9, 0x82, 0x21, 0x29, 0xf0, 0x54, 0xfc, 0x02, 0x3b),
-		.be = UUID_BE(0x64b4371c, 0x77c1, 0x48f9, 0x82, 0x21, 0x29, 0xf0, 0x54, 0xfc, 0x02, 0x3b),
+		.le = GUID_INIT(0x64b4371c, 0x77c1, 0x48f9, 0x82, 0x21, 0x29, 0xf0, 0x54, 0xfc, 0x02, 0x3b),
+		.be = UUID_INIT(0x64b4371c, 0x77c1, 0x48f9, 0x82, 0x21, 0x29, 0xf0, 0x54, 0xfc, 0x02, 0x3b),
 	},
 	{
 		.uuid = "0cb4ddff-a545-4401-9d06-688af53e7f84",
-		.le = UUID_LE(0x0cb4ddff, 0xa545, 0x4401, 0x9d, 0x06, 0x68, 0x8a, 0xf5, 0x3e, 0x7f, 0x84),
-		.be = UUID_BE(0x0cb4ddff, 0xa545, 0x4401, 0x9d, 0x06, 0x68, 0x8a, 0xf5, 0x3e, 0x7f, 0x84),
+		.le = GUID_INIT(0x0cb4ddff, 0xa545, 0x4401, 0x9d, 0x06, 0x68, 0x8a, 0xf5, 0x3e, 0x7f, 0x84),
+		.be = UUID_INIT(0x0cb4ddff, 0xa545, 0x4401, 0x9d, 0x06, 0x68, 0x8a, 0xf5, 0x3e, 0x7f, 0x84),
 	},
 };
 
@@ -61,28 +61,28 @@ static void __init test_uuid_failed(const char *prefix, bool wrong, bool be,
 
 static void __init test_uuid_test(const struct test_uuid_data *data)
 {
-	uuid_le le;
-	uuid_be be;
+	guid_t le;
+	uuid_t be;
 	char buf[48];
 
 	/* LE */
 	total_tests++;
-	if (uuid_le_to_bin(data->uuid, &le))
+	if (guid_parse(data->uuid, &le))
 		test_uuid_failed("conversion", false, false, data->uuid, NULL);
 
 	total_tests++;
-	if (uuid_le_cmp(data->le, le)) {
+	if (!guid_equal(&data->le, &le)) {
 		sprintf(buf, "%pUl", &le);
 		test_uuid_failed("cmp", false, false, data->uuid, buf);
 	}
 
 	/* BE */
 	total_tests++;
-	if (uuid_be_to_bin(data->uuid, &be))
+	if (uuid_parse(data->uuid, &be))
 		test_uuid_failed("conversion", false, true, data->uuid, NULL);
 
 	total_tests++;
-	if (uuid_be_cmp(data->be, be)) {
+	if (uuid_equal(&data->be, &be)) {
 		sprintf(buf, "%pUb", &be);
 		test_uuid_failed("cmp", false, true, data->uuid, buf);
 	}
@@ -90,17 +90,17 @@ static void __init test_uuid_test(const struct test_uuid_data *data)
 
 static void __init test_uuid_wrong(const char *data)
 {
-	uuid_le le;
-	uuid_be be;
+	guid_t le;
+	uuid_t be;
 
 	/* LE */
 	total_tests++;
-	if (!uuid_le_to_bin(data, &le))
+	if (!guid_parse(data, &le))
 		test_uuid_failed("negative", true, false, data, NULL);
 
 	/* BE */
 	total_tests++;
-	if (!uuid_be_to_bin(data, &be))
+	if (!uuid_parse(data, &be))
 		test_uuid_failed("negative", true, true, data, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/uuid.c b/lib/uuid.c
index 37687af77ff8..680b9fb9ba09 100644
--- a/lib/uuid.c
+++ b/lib/uuid.c
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
 #include <linux/uuid.h>
 #include <linux/random.h>
 
-const u8 uuid_le_index[16] = {3,2,1,0,5,4,7,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15};
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(uuid_le_index);
-const u8 uuid_be_index[16] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15};
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(uuid_be_index);
+const guid_t guid_null;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(guid_null);
+const uuid_t uuid_null;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(uuid_null);
+
+const u8 guid_index[16] = {3,2,1,0,5,4,7,6,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15};
+const u8 uuid_index[16] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15};
 
 /***************************************************************
  * Random UUID interface
@@ -53,21 +56,21 @@ static void __uuid_gen_common(__u8 b[16])
 	b[8] = (b[8] & 0x3F) | 0x80;
 }
 
-void uuid_le_gen(uuid_le *lu)
+void guid_gen(guid_t *lu)
 {
 	__uuid_gen_common(lu->b);
 	/* version 4 : random generation */
 	lu->b[7] = (lu->b[7] & 0x0F) | 0x40;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uuid_le_gen);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(guid_gen);
 
-void uuid_be_gen(uuid_be *bu)
+void uuid_gen(uuid_t *bu)
 {
 	__uuid_gen_common(bu->b);
 	/* version 4 : random generation */
 	bu->b[6] = (bu->b[6] & 0x0F) | 0x40;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uuid_be_gen);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(uuid_gen);
 
 /**
   * uuid_is_valid - checks if UUID string valid
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ bool uuid_is_valid(const char *uuid)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(uuid_is_valid);
 
-static int __uuid_to_bin(const char *uuid, __u8 b[16], const u8 ei[16])
+static int __uuid_parse(const char *uuid, __u8 b[16], const u8 ei[16])
 {
 	static const u8 si[16] = {0,2,4,6,9,11,14,16,19,21,24,26,28,30,32,34};
 	unsigned int i;
@@ -115,14 +118,14 @@ static int __uuid_to_bin(const char *uuid, __u8 b[16], const u8 ei[16])
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int uuid_le_to_bin(const char *uuid, uuid_le *u)
+int guid_parse(const char *uuid, guid_t *u)
 {
-	return __uuid_to_bin(uuid, u->b, uuid_le_index);
+	return __uuid_parse(uuid, u->b, guid_index);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(uuid_le_to_bin);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(guid_parse);
 
-int uuid_be_to_bin(const char *uuid, uuid_be *u)
+int uuid_parse(const char *uuid, uuid_t *u)
 {
-	return __uuid_to_bin(uuid, u->b, uuid_be_index);
+	return __uuid_parse(uuid, u->b, uuid_index);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(uuid_be_to_bin);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(uuid_parse);
diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 2d41de3f98a1..9f37d6208e99 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1308,14 +1308,14 @@ char *uuid_string(char *buf, char *end, const u8 *addr,
 	char uuid[UUID_STRING_LEN + 1];
 	char *p = uuid;
 	int i;
-	const u8 *index = uuid_be_index;
+	const u8 *index = uuid_index;
 	bool uc = false;
 
 	switch (*(++fmt)) {
 	case 'L':
 		uc = true;		/* fall-through */
 	case 'l':
-		index = uuid_le_index;
+		index = guid_index;
 		break;
 	case 'B':
 		uc = true;
diff --git a/mm/cleancache.c b/mm/cleancache.c
index ba5d8f3e6d68..f7b9fdc79d97 100644
--- a/mm/cleancache.c
+++ b/mm/cleancache.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void __cleancache_init_shared_fs(struct super_block *sb)
 	int pool_id = CLEANCACHE_NO_BACKEND_SHARED;
 
 	if (cleancache_ops) {
-		pool_id = cleancache_ops->init_shared_fs(sb->s_uuid, PAGE_SIZE);
+		pool_id = cleancache_ops->init_shared_fs(&sb->s_uuid, PAGE_SIZE);
 		if (pool_id < 0)
 			pool_id = CLEANCACHE_NO_POOL;
 	}
diff --git a/mm/shmem.c b/mm/shmem.c
index e67d6ba4e98e..391f2dcca727 100644
--- a/mm/shmem.c
+++ b/mm/shmem.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ static struct vfsmount *shm_mnt;
 #include <uapi/linux/memfd.h>
 #include <linux/userfaultfd_k.h>
 #include <linux/rmap.h>
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/pgtable.h>
@@ -3761,6 +3762,7 @@ int shmem_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, void *data, int silent)
 #ifdef CONFIG_TMPFS_POSIX_ACL
 	sb->s_flags |= MS_POSIXACL;
 #endif
+	uuid_gen(&sb->s_uuid);
 
 	inode = shmem_get_inode(sb, NULL, S_IFDIR | sbinfo->mode, 0, VM_NORESERVE);
 	if (!inode)
diff --git a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
index d7f282d75cc1..1d32cd20009a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
+++ b/security/integrity/evm/evm_crypto.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static void hmac_add_misc(struct shash_desc *desc, struct inode *inode,
 	hmac_misc.mode = inode->i_mode;
 	crypto_shash_update(desc, (const u8 *)&hmac_misc, sizeof(hmac_misc));
 	if (evm_hmac_attrs & EVM_ATTR_FSUUID)
-		crypto_shash_update(desc, inode->i_sb->s_uuid,
+		crypto_shash_update(desc, &inode->i_sb->s_uuid.b[0],
 				    sizeof(inode->i_sb->s_uuid));
 	crypto_shash_final(desc, digest);
 }
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
index 3ab1067db624..6f885fab9d84 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ struct ima_rule_entry {
 	enum ima_hooks func;
 	int mask;
 	unsigned long fsmagic;
-	u8 fsuuid[16];
+	uuid_t fsuuid;
 	kuid_t uid;
 	kuid_t fowner;
 	bool (*uid_op)(kuid_t, kuid_t);    /* Handlers for operators       */
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ static bool ima_match_rules(struct ima_rule_entry *rule, struct inode *inode,
 	    && rule->fsmagic != inode->i_sb->s_magic)
 		return false;
 	if ((rule->flags & IMA_FSUUID) &&
-	    memcmp(rule->fsuuid, inode->i_sb->s_uuid, sizeof(rule->fsuuid)))
+	    !uuid_equal(&rule->fsuuid, &inode->i_sb->s_uuid))
 		return false;
 	if ((rule->flags & IMA_UID) && !rule->uid_op(cred->uid, rule->uid))
 		return false;
@@ -711,14 +711,12 @@ static int ima_parse_rule(char *rule, struct ima_rule_entry *entry)
 		case Opt_fsuuid:
 			ima_log_string(ab, "fsuuid", args[0].from);
 
-			if (memchr_inv(entry->fsuuid, 0x00,
-				       sizeof(entry->fsuuid))) {
+			if (uuid_is_null(&entry->fsuuid)) {
 				result = -EINVAL;
 				break;
 			}
 
-			result = blk_part_pack_uuid(args[0].from,
-						    entry->fsuuid);
+			result = uuid_parse(args[0].from, &entry->fsuuid);
 			if (!result)
 				entry->flags |= IMA_FSUUID;
 			break;
@@ -1087,7 +1085,7 @@ int ima_policy_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 	}
 
 	if (entry->flags & IMA_FSUUID) {
-		seq_printf(m, "fsuuid=%pU", entry->fsuuid);
+		seq_printf(m, "fsuuid=%pU", &entry->fsuuid);
 		seq_puts(m, " ");
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
index e3f06672fd6d..e7d766d56c8e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@
 #include "skl.h"
 
 /* Unique identification for getting NHLT blobs */
-static u8 OSC_UUID[16] = {0x6E, 0x88, 0x9F, 0xA6, 0xEB, 0x6C, 0x94, 0x45,
-				0xA4, 0x1F, 0x7B, 0x5D, 0xCE, 0x24, 0xC5, 0x53};
+static guid_t osc_guid =
+	GUID_INIT(0xA69F886E, 0x6CEB, 0x4594,
+		  0xA4, 0x1F, 0x7B, 0x5D, 0xCE, 0x24, 0xC5, 0x53);
 
 struct nhlt_acpi_table *skl_nhlt_init(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ struct nhlt_acpi_table *skl_nhlt_init(struct device *dev)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, OSC_UUID, 1, 1, NULL);
+	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, &osc_guid, 1, 1, NULL);
 	if (obj && obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
 		nhlt_ptr = (struct nhlt_resource_desc  *)obj->buffer.pointer;
 		nhlt_table = (struct nhlt_acpi_table *)
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/iomap.c b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/iomap.c
index 64cae1a5deff..e1f75a1914a1 100644
--- a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/iomap.c
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/iomap.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ acpi_status __wrap_acpi_evaluate_object(acpi_handle handle, acpi_string path,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__wrap_acpi_evaluate_object);
 
-union acpi_object * __wrap_acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid,
+union acpi_object * __wrap_acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const guid_t *guid,
 		u64 rev, u64 func, union acpi_object *argv4)
 {
 	union acpi_object *obj = ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
@@ -379,11 +379,11 @@ union acpi_object * __wrap_acpi_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle, const u8 *uuid,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	ops = list_first_or_null_rcu(&iomap_head, typeof(*ops), list);
 	if (ops)
-		obj = ops->evaluate_dsm(handle, uuid, rev, func, argv4);
+		obj = ops->evaluate_dsm(handle, guid, rev, func, argv4);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (IS_ERR(obj))
-		return acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, uuid, rev, func, argv4);
+		return acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, guid, rev, func, argv4);
 	return obj;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__wrap_acpi_evaluate_dsm);
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
index c2187178fb13..28859da78edf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit.c
@@ -1559,7 +1559,7 @@ static unsigned long nfit_ctl_handle;
 union acpi_object *result;
 
 static union acpi_object *nfit_test_evaluate_dsm(acpi_handle handle,
-		const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 func, union acpi_object *argv4)
+		const guid_t *guid, u64 rev, u64 func, union acpi_object *argv4)
 {
 	if (handle != &nfit_ctl_handle)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENXIO);
diff --git a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit_test.h b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit_test.h
index f54c0032c6ff..d3d63dd5ed38 100644
--- a/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit_test.h
+++ b/tools/testing/nvdimm/test/nfit_test.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #ifndef __NFIT_TEST_H__
 #define __NFIT_TEST_H__
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/uuid.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock_types.h>
 
@@ -36,7 +37,8 @@ typedef void *acpi_handle;
 
 typedef struct nfit_test_resource *(*nfit_test_lookup_fn)(resource_size_t);
 typedef union acpi_object *(*nfit_test_evaluate_dsm_fn)(acpi_handle handle,
-		const u8 *uuid, u64 rev, u64 func, union acpi_object *argv4);
+		 const guid_t *guid, u64 rev, u64 func,
+		 union acpi_object *argv4);
 void __iomem *__wrap_ioremap_nocache(resource_size_t offset,
 		unsigned long size);
 void __wrap_iounmap(volatile void __iomem *addr);