diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 5ba4d9d..736d4560 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
 
 	acpi_sleep=	[HW,ACPI] Sleep options
 			Format: { s3_bios, s3_mode, s3_beep, s4_nohwsig,
-				  old_ordering, s4_nonvs }
+				  old_ordering, s4_nonvs, sci_force_enable }
 			See Documentation/power/video.txt for information on
 			s3_bios and s3_mode.
 			s3_beep is for debugging; it makes the PC's speaker beep
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@
 			of _PTS is used by default).
 			s4_nonvs prevents the kernel from saving/restoring the
 			ACPI NVS memory during hibernation.
+			sci_force_enable causes the kernel to set SCI_EN directly
+			on resume from S1/S3 (which is against the ACPI spec,
+			but some broken systems don't work without it).
 
 	acpi_use_timer_override [HW,ACPI]
 			Use timer override. For some broken Nvidia NF5 boards
diff --git a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
index 169091f..75afa12 100644
--- a/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
+++ b/Documentation/laptops/thinkpad-acpi.txt
@@ -1092,8 +1092,8 @@
     its level up and down at every change.
 
 
-Volume control
---------------
+Volume control (Console Audio control)
+--------------------------------------
 
 procfs: /proc/acpi/ibm/volume
 ALSA: "ThinkPad Console Audio Control", default ID: "ThinkPadEC"
@@ -1110,9 +1110,53 @@
 Software volume control should be done only in the main AC97/HDA
 mixer.
 
-This feature allows volume control on ThinkPad models with a digital
-volume knob (when available, not all models have it), as well as
-mute/unmute control.  The available commands are:
+
+About the ThinkPad Console Audio control:
+
+ThinkPads have a built-in amplifier and muting circuit that drives the
+console headphone and speakers.  This circuit is after the main AC97
+or HDA mixer in the audio path, and under exclusive control of the
+firmware.
+
+ThinkPads have three special hotkeys to interact with the console
+audio control: volume up, volume down and mute.
+
+It is worth noting that the normal way the mute function works (on
+ThinkPads that do not have a "mute LED") is:
+
+1. Press mute to mute.  It will *always* mute, you can press it as
+   many times as you want, and the sound will remain mute.
+
+2. Press either volume key to unmute the ThinkPad (it will _not_
+   change the volume, it will just unmute).
+
+This is a very superior design when compared to the cheap software-only
+mute-toggle solution found on normal consumer laptops:  you can be
+absolutely sure the ThinkPad will not make noise if you press the mute
+button, no matter the previous state.
+
+The IBM ThinkPads, and the earlier Lenovo ThinkPads have variable-gain
+amplifiers driving the speakers and headphone output, and the firmware
+also handles volume control for the headphone and speakers on these
+ThinkPads without any help from the operating system (this volume
+control stage exists after the main AC97 or HDA mixer in the audio
+path).
+
+The newer Lenovo models only have firmware mute control, and depend on
+the main HDA mixer to do volume control (which is done by the operating
+system).  In this case, the volume keys are filtered out for unmute
+key press (there are some firmware bugs in this area) and delivered as
+normal key presses to the operating system (thinkpad-acpi is not
+involved).
+
+
+The ThinkPad-ACPI volume control:
+
+The preferred way to interact with the Console Audio control is the
+ALSA interface.
+
+The legacy procfs interface allows one to read the current state,
+and if volume control is enabled, accepts the following commands:
 
 	echo up   >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume
 	echo down >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume
@@ -1121,12 +1165,10 @@
 	echo 'level <level>' >/proc/acpi/ibm/volume
 
 The <level> number range is 0 to 14 although not all of them may be
-distinct. The unmute the volume after the mute command, use either the
+distinct. To unmute the volume after the mute command, use either the
 up or down command (the level command will not unmute the volume), or
 the unmute command.
 
-The current volume level and mute state is shown in the file.
-
 You can use the volume_capabilities parameter to tell the driver
 whether your thinkpad has volume control or mute-only control:
 volume_capabilities=1 for mixers with mute and volume control,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
index 82e5086..f996103 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
 #endif
 		if (strncmp(str, "old_ordering", 12) == 0)
 			acpi_old_suspend_ordering();
+		if (strncmp(str, "sci_force_enable", 16) == 0)
+			acpi_set_sci_en_on_resume();
 		str = strchr(str, ',');
 		if (str != NULL)
 			str += strspn(str, ", \t");
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
index 5f2c379..79d33d9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/sleep.c
@@ -81,6 +81,23 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP
 static u32 acpi_target_sleep_state = ACPI_STATE_S0;
 /*
+ * According to the ACPI specification the BIOS should make sure that ACPI is
+ * enabled and SCI_EN bit is set on wake-up from S1 - S3 sleep states.  Still,
+ * some BIOSes don't do that and therefore we use acpi_enable() to enable ACPI
+ * on such systems during resume.  Unfortunately that doesn't help in
+ * particularly pathological cases in which SCI_EN has to be set directly on
+ * resume, although the specification states very clearly that this flag is
+ * owned by the hardware.  The set_sci_en_on_resume variable will be set in such
+ * cases.
+ */
+static bool set_sci_en_on_resume;
+
+void __init acpi_set_sci_en_on_resume(void)
+{
+	set_sci_en_on_resume = true;
+}
+
+/*
  * ACPI 1.0 wants us to execute _PTS before suspending devices, so we allow the
  * user to request that behavior by using the 'acpi_old_suspend_ordering'
  * kernel command line option that causes the following variable to be set.
@@ -170,18 +187,6 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_ACPI_SLEEP */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND
-/*
- * According to the ACPI specification the BIOS should make sure that ACPI is
- * enabled and SCI_EN bit is set on wake-up from S1 - S3 sleep states.  Still,
- * some BIOSes don't do that and therefore we use acpi_enable() to enable ACPI
- * on such systems during resume.  Unfortunately that doesn't help in
- * particularly pathological cases in which SCI_EN has to be set directly on
- * resume, although the specification states very clearly that this flag is
- * owned by the hardware.  The set_sci_en_on_resume variable will be set in such
- * cases.
- */
-static bool set_sci_en_on_resume;
-
 extern void do_suspend_lowlevel(void);
 
 static u32 acpi_suspend_states[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index 05dff63..72e76b4 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -999,8 +999,10 @@
 		sprintf(name, "acpi_video%d", count++);
 		device->backlight = backlight_device_register(name,
 			NULL, device, &acpi_backlight_ops);
-		device->backlight->props.max_brightness = device->brightness->count-3;
 		kfree(name);
+		if (IS_ERR(device->backlight))
+			return;
+		device->backlight->props.max_brightness = device->brightness->count-3;
 
 		result = sysfs_create_link(&device->backlight->dev.kobj,
 					   &device->dev->dev.kobj, "device");
@@ -1979,6 +1981,10 @@
 	unsigned long long level_current, level_next;
 	int result = -EINVAL;
 
+	/* no warning message if acpi_backlight=vendor is used */
+	if (!acpi_video_backlight_support())
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!device->brightness)
 		goto out;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 679cd08..176f175 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -3204,7 +3204,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	spmi_find_bmc();
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_PNP
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	pnp_register_driver(&ipmi_pnp_driver);
 #endif
 
@@ -3330,7 +3330,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 	pci_unregister_driver(&ipmi_pci_driver);
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_PNP
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 	pnp_unregister_driver(&ipmi_pnp_driver);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
index ec4faff..db32c25 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
@@ -231,8 +231,36 @@
 
 	  This driver was formerly known as ibm-acpi.
 
+	  Extra functionality will be available if the rfkill (CONFIG_RFKILL)
+	  and/or ALSA (CONFIG_SND) subsystems are available in the kernel.
+	  Note that if you want ThinkPad-ACPI to be built-in instead of
+	  modular, ALSA and rfkill will also have to be built-in.
+
 	  If you have an IBM or Lenovo ThinkPad laptop, say Y or M here.
 
+config THINKPAD_ACPI_ALSA_SUPPORT
+	bool "Console audio control ALSA interface"
+	depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
+	depends on SND
+	depends on SND = y || THINKPAD_ACPI = SND
+	default y
+	---help---
+	  Enables monitoring of the built-in console audio output control
+	  (headphone and speakers), which is operated by the mute and (in
+	  some ThinkPad models) volume hotkeys.
+
+	  If this option is enabled, ThinkPad-ACPI will export an ALSA card
+	  with a single read-only mixer control, which should be used for
+	  on-screen-display feedback purposes by the Desktop Environment.
+
+	  Optionally, the driver will also allow software control (the
+	  ALSA mixer will be made read-write).  Please refer to the driver
+	  documentation for details.
+
+	  All IBM models have both volume and mute control.  Newer Lenovo
+	  models only have mute control (the volume hotkeys are just normal
+	  keys and volume control is done through the main HDA mixer).
+
 config THINKPAD_ACPI_DEBUGFACILITIES
 	bool "Maintainer debug facilities"
 	depends on THINKPAD_ACPI
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
index 4c7e702..1b1dddb 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/dell-wmi.c
@@ -202,8 +202,13 @@
 	struct acpi_buffer response = { ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL };
 	static struct key_entry *key;
 	union acpi_object *obj;
+	acpi_status status;
 
-	wmi_get_event_data(value, &response);
+	status = wmi_get_event_data(value, &response);
+	if (status != AE_OK) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "dell-wmi: bad event status 0x%x\n", status);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	obj = (union acpi_object *)response.pointer;
 
@@ -325,7 +330,7 @@
 	int err;
 	acpi_status status;
 
-	if (wmi_has_guid(DELL_EVENT_GUID)) {
+	if (!wmi_has_guid(DELL_EVENT_GUID)) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "dell-wmi: No known WMI GUID found\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
index 8781d8fa..5b648f0 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/hp-wmi.c
@@ -338,8 +338,13 @@
 	static struct key_entry *key;
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 	int eventcode;
+	acpi_status status;
 
-	wmi_get_event_data(value, &response);
+	status = wmi_get_event_data(value, &response);
+	if (status != AE_OK) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "hp-wmi: bad event status 0x%x\n", status);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	obj = (union acpi_object *)response.pointer;
 
@@ -581,7 +586,7 @@
 	if (wmi_has_guid(HPWMI_EVENT_GUID)) {
 		err = wmi_install_notify_handler(HPWMI_EVENT_GUID,
 						 hp_wmi_notify, NULL);
-		if (!err)
+		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(err))
 			hp_wmi_input_setup();
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c
index 7f77f90..f5f70d4 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/msi-wmi.c
@@ -149,8 +149,13 @@
 	static struct key_entry *key;
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 	ktime_t cur;
+	acpi_status status;
 
-	wmi_get_event_data(value, &response);
+	status = wmi_get_event_data(value, &response);
+	if (status != AE_OK) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO DRV_PFX "bad event status 0x%x\n", status);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	obj = (union acpi_object *)response.pointer;
 
@@ -236,7 +241,7 @@
 	}
 	err = wmi_install_notify_handler(MSIWMI_EVENT_GUID,
 			msi_wmi_notify, NULL);
-	if (err)
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(err))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	err = msi_wmi_input_setup();
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
index 448c8ae..e67e4fe 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/thinkpad_acpi.c
@@ -6384,11 +6384,13 @@
  * and we leave them unchanged.
  */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_ALSA_SUPPORT
+
 #define TPACPI_ALSA_DRVNAME  "ThinkPad EC"
 #define TPACPI_ALSA_SHRTNAME "ThinkPad Console Audio Control"
 #define TPACPI_ALSA_MIXERNAME TPACPI_ALSA_SHRTNAME
 
-static int alsa_index = SNDRV_DEFAULT_IDX1;
+static int alsa_index = ~((1 << (SNDRV_CARDS - 3)) - 1); /* last three slots */
 static char *alsa_id = "ThinkPadEC";
 static int alsa_enable = SNDRV_DEFAULT_ENABLE1;
 
@@ -6705,10 +6707,11 @@
 
 	rc = snd_card_create(alsa_index, alsa_id, THIS_MODULE,
 			    sizeof(struct tpacpi_alsa_data), &card);
-	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
-	if (!card)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (rc < 0 || !card) {
+		printk(TPACPI_ERR
+			"Failed to create ALSA card structures: %d\n", rc);
+		return 1;
+	}
 
 	BUG_ON(!card->private_data);
 	data = card->private_data;
@@ -6741,8 +6744,9 @@
 		rc = snd_ctl_add(card, ctl_vol);
 		if (rc < 0) {
 			printk(TPACPI_ERR
-				"Failed to create ALSA volume control\n");
-			goto err_out;
+				"Failed to create ALSA volume control: %d\n",
+				rc);
+			goto err_exit;
 		}
 		data->ctl_vol_id = &ctl_vol->id;
 	}
@@ -6750,22 +6754,25 @@
 	ctl_mute = snd_ctl_new1(&volume_alsa_control_mute, NULL);
 	rc = snd_ctl_add(card, ctl_mute);
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		printk(TPACPI_ERR "Failed to create ALSA mute control\n");
-		goto err_out;
+		printk(TPACPI_ERR "Failed to create ALSA mute control: %d\n",
+			rc);
+		goto err_exit;
 	}
 	data->ctl_mute_id = &ctl_mute->id;
 
 	snd_card_set_dev(card, &tpacpi_pdev->dev);
 	rc = snd_card_register(card);
-
-err_out:
 	if (rc < 0) {
-		snd_card_free(card);
-		card = NULL;
+		printk(TPACPI_ERR "Failed to register ALSA card: %d\n", rc);
+		goto err_exit;
 	}
 
 	alsa_card = card;
-	return rc;
+	return 0;
+
+err_exit:
+	snd_card_free(card);
+	return 1;
 }
 
 #define TPACPI_VOL_Q_MUTEONLY	0x0001	/* Mute-only control available */
@@ -7016,6 +7023,28 @@
 	.shutdown = volume_shutdown,
 };
 
+#else /* !CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_ALSA_SUPPORT */
+
+#define alsa_card NULL
+
+static void inline volume_alsa_notify_change(void)
+{
+}
+
+static int __init volume_init(struct ibm_init_struct *iibm)
+{
+	printk(TPACPI_INFO
+		"volume: disabled as there is no ALSA support in this kernel\n");
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static struct ibm_struct volume_driver_data = {
+	.name = "volume",
+};
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_ALSA_SUPPORT */
+
 /*************************************************************************
  * Fan subdriver
  */
@@ -8738,6 +8767,7 @@
 		 "used for backwards compatibility with userspace, "
 		 "see documentation");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_ALSA_SUPPORT
 module_param_named(volume_mode, volume_mode, uint, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(volume_mode,
 		 "Selects volume control strategy: "
@@ -8760,6 +8790,7 @@
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(id, "ALSA id for the ACPI EC Mixer");
 module_param_named(enable, alsa_enable, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable, "Enable the ALSA interface for the ACPI EC Mixer");
+#endif /* CONFIG_THINKPAD_ACPI_ALSA_SUPPORT */
 
 #define TPACPI_PARAM(feature) \
 	module_param_call(feature, set_ibm_param, NULL, NULL, 0); \
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
index cc9ad740..b104302 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
@@ -714,6 +714,22 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool guid_already_parsed(const char *guid_string)
+{
+	struct guid_block *gblock;
+	struct wmi_block *wblock;
+	struct list_head *p;
+
+	list_for_each(p, &wmi_blocks.list) {
+		wblock = list_entry(p, struct wmi_block, list);
+		gblock = &wblock->gblock;
+
+		if (strncmp(gblock->guid, guid_string, 16) == 0)
+			return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * Parse the _WDG method for the GUID data blocks
  */
@@ -723,6 +739,7 @@
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 	struct guid_block *gblock;
 	struct wmi_block *wblock;
+	char guid_string[37];
 	acpi_status status;
 	u32 i, total;
 
@@ -745,6 +762,19 @@
 	memcpy(gblock, obj->buffer.pointer, obj->buffer.length);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+		/*
+		  Some WMI devices, like those for nVidia hooks, have a
+		  duplicate GUID. It's not clear what we should do in this
+		  case yet, so for now, we'll just ignore the duplicate.
+		  Anyone who wants to add support for that device can come
+		  up with a better workaround for the mess then.
+		*/
+		if (guid_already_parsed(gblock[i].guid) == true) {
+			wmi_gtoa(gblock[i].guid, guid_string);
+			printk(KERN_INFO PREFIX "Skipping duplicate GUID %s\n",
+				guid_string);
+			continue;
+		}
 		wblock = kzalloc(sizeof(struct wmi_block), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!wblock)
 			return AE_NO_MEMORY;
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index ce945d4..3692425 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@
 void __init acpi_no_s4_hw_signature(void);
 void __init acpi_old_suspend_ordering(void);
 void __init acpi_s4_no_nvs(void);
+void __init acpi_set_sci_en_on_resume(void);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_SLEEP */
 
 struct acpi_osc_context {