Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
@@ -691,12 +691,22 @@ acpi_install_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
+	/* Allocate memory for the handler object */
+
+	handler = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_handler_info));
+	if (!handler) {
+		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+		goto unlock_and_exit;
+	}
+
+	flags = acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock);
+
 	/* Ensure that we have a valid GPE number */
 
 	gpe_event_info = acpi_ev_get_gpe_event_info(gpe_device, gpe_number);
 	if (!gpe_event_info) {
 		status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
+		goto free_and_exit;
 	}
 
 	/* Make sure that there isn't a handler there already */
@@ -704,24 +714,30 @@ acpi_install_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe
 	if ((gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK) ==
 	    ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_HANDLER) {
 		status = AE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
+		goto free_and_exit;
 	}
 
 	/* Allocate and init handler object */
 
-	handler = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_handler_info));
-	if (!handler) {
-		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
-	}
-
 	handler->address = address;
 	handler->context = context;
 	handler->method_node = gpe_event_info->dispatch.method_node;
+	handler->orig_flags = gpe_event_info->flags &
+			(ACPI_GPE_XRUPT_TYPE_MASK | ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the GPE is associated with a method and it cannot wake up the
+	 * system from sleep states, it was enabled automatically during
+	 * initialization, so it has to be disabled now to avoid spurious
+	 * execution of the handler.
+	 */
+
+	if ((handler->orig_flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_METHOD)
+	    && !(gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_CAN_WAKE))
+		(void)acpi_raw_disable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
 
 	/* Install the handler */
 
-	flags = acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock);
 	gpe_event_info->dispatch.handler = handler;
 
 	/* Setup up dispatch flags to indicate handler (vs. method) */
@@ -735,6 +751,11 @@ acpi_install_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe
 unlock_and_exit:
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+
+free_and_exit:
+	acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock, flags);
+	ACPI_FREE(handler);
+	goto unlock_and_exit;
 }
 
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_gpe_handler)
@@ -770,11 +791,17 @@ acpi_remove_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
 
+	/* Make sure all deferred tasks are completed */
+
+	acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
+
 	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 	}
 
+	flags = acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock);
+
 	/* Ensure that we have a valid GPE number */
 
 	gpe_event_info = acpi_ev_get_gpe_event_info(gpe_device, gpe_number);
@@ -798,34 +825,34 @@ acpi_remove_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_
 		goto unlock_and_exit;
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure all deferred tasks are completed */
-
-	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
-	acpi_os_wait_events_complete(NULL);
-	status = acpi_ut_acquire_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
-	}
-
 	/* Remove the handler */
 
-	flags = acpi_os_acquire_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock);
 	handler = gpe_event_info->dispatch.handler;
 
 	/* Restore Method node (if any), set dispatch flags */
 
 	gpe_event_info->dispatch.method_node = handler->method_node;
-	gpe_event_info->flags &= ~ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK;	/* Clear bits */
-	if (handler->method_node) {
-		gpe_event_info->flags |= ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_METHOD;
-	}
-	acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock, flags);
+	gpe_event_info->flags &=
+		~(ACPI_GPE_XRUPT_TYPE_MASK | ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_MASK);
+	gpe_event_info->flags |= handler->orig_flags;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the GPE was previously associated with a method and it cannot wake
+	 * up the system from sleep states, it should be enabled at this point
+	 * to restore the post-initialization configuration.
+	 */
+
+	if ((handler->orig_flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_METHOD)
+	    && !(gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_CAN_WAKE))
+		(void)acpi_raw_enable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
 
 	/* Now we can free the handler object */
 
 	ACPI_FREE(handler);
 
-      unlock_and_exit:
+unlock_and_exit:
+	acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock, flags);
+
 	(void)acpi_ut_release_mutex(ACPI_MTX_EVENTS);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ struct acpi_handler_info {
 	acpi_event_handler address;	/* Address of handler, if any */
 	void *context;		/* Context to be passed to handler */
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;	/* Method node for this GPE level (saved) */
+	u8 orig_flags;		/* Original misc info about this GPE */
 };
 
 union acpi_gpe_dispatch_info {
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
@@ -134,6 +134,79 @@ acpi_status acpi_ev_enable_gpe(struct ac
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_raw_enable_gpe
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  gpe_event_info  - GPE to enable
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Add a reference to a GPE. On the first reference, the GPE is
+ *              hardware-enabled.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_raw_enable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
+{
+	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+
+	if (gpe_event_info->runtime_count == ACPI_UINT8_MAX) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_LIMIT);
+	}
+
+	gpe_event_info->runtime_count++;
+	if (gpe_event_info->runtime_count == 1) {
+		status = acpi_ev_update_gpe_enable_mask(gpe_event_info);
+		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+			status = acpi_ev_enable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
+		}
+
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+			gpe_event_info->runtime_count--;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_raw_disable_gpe
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  gpe_event_info  - GPE to disable
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Remove a reference to a GPE. When the last reference is
+ *              removed, the GPE is hardware-disabled.
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_raw_disable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info)
+{
+	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+
+	if (!gpe_event_info->runtime_count) {
+		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_LIMIT);
+	}
+
+	gpe_event_info->runtime_count--;
+	if (!gpe_event_info->runtime_count) {
+		status = acpi_ev_update_gpe_enable_mask(gpe_event_info);
+		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+			status = acpi_hw_low_set_gpe(gpe_event_info,
+						     ACPI_GPE_DISABLE);
+		}
+
+		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+			gpe_event_info->runtime_count++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_low_get_gpe_info
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  gpe_number          - Raw GPE number
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ acpi_ev_update_gpe_enable_mask(struct ac
 
 acpi_status acpi_ev_enable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info);
 
+acpi_status acpi_raw_enable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info);
+
+acpi_status acpi_raw_disable_gpe(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info);
+
 struct acpi_gpe_event_info *acpi_ev_get_gpe_event_info(acpi_handle gpe_device,
 						       u32 gpe_number);
 
Index: linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.orig/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
+++ linux-2.6/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxfevnt.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_gpe_wakeup)
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status acpi_enable_gpe(acpi_handle gpe_device, u32 gpe_number)
 {
-	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+	acpi_status status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 	struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
 	acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
@@ -295,29 +295,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_enable_gpe(acpi_handle 
 	/* Ensure that we have a valid GPE number */
 
 	gpe_event_info = acpi_ev_get_gpe_event_info(gpe_device, gpe_number);
-	if (!gpe_event_info) {
-		status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
-	}
-
-	if (gpe_event_info->runtime_count == ACPI_UINT8_MAX) {
-		status = AE_LIMIT;	/* Too many references */
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
-	}
-
-	gpe_event_info->runtime_count++;
-	if (gpe_event_info->runtime_count == 1) {
-		status = acpi_ev_update_gpe_enable_mask(gpe_event_info);
-		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-			status = acpi_ev_enable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
-		}
-
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			gpe_event_info->runtime_count--;
-		}
+	if (gpe_event_info) {
+		status = acpi_raw_enable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
 	}
 
-unlock_and_exit:
 	acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock, flags);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -338,7 +319,7 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_enable_gpe)
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status acpi_disable_gpe(acpi_handle gpe_device, u32 gpe_number)
 {
-	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
+	acpi_status status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
 	struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
 	acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
@@ -349,32 +330,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_disable_gpe(acpi_handle
 	/* Ensure that we have a valid GPE number */
 
 	gpe_event_info = acpi_ev_get_gpe_event_info(gpe_device, gpe_number);
-	if (!gpe_event_info) {
-		status = AE_BAD_PARAMETER;
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
-	}
-
-	/* Hardware-disable a runtime GPE on removal of the last reference */
-
-	if (!gpe_event_info->runtime_count) {
-		status = AE_LIMIT;	/* There are no references to remove */
-		goto unlock_and_exit;
-	}
-
-	gpe_event_info->runtime_count--;
-	if (!gpe_event_info->runtime_count) {
-		status = acpi_ev_update_gpe_enable_mask(gpe_event_info);
-		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
-			status = acpi_hw_low_set_gpe(gpe_event_info,
-						     ACPI_GPE_DISABLE);
-		}
-
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			gpe_event_info->runtime_count++;
-		}
+	if (gpe_event_info) {
+		status = acpi_raw_disable_gpe(gpe_event_info) ;
 	}
 
-unlock_and_exit:
 	acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock, flags);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
@@ -401,7 +360,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_gpe_can_wake(acpi_handl
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
 	acpi_cpu_flags flags;
-	u8 disable = 0;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(acpi_gpe_can_wake);
 
@@ -420,15 +378,12 @@ acpi_status acpi_gpe_can_wake(acpi_handl
 	}
 
 	gpe_event_info->flags |= ACPI_GPE_CAN_WAKE;
-	disable = (gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_METHOD)
-		&& gpe_event_info->runtime_count;
+	if (gpe_event_info->flags & ACPI_GPE_DISPATCH_METHOD) {
+		(void)acpi_raw_disable_gpe(gpe_event_info);
+	}
 
 unlock_and_exit:
 	acpi_os_release_lock(acpi_gbl_gpe_lock, flags);
-
-	if (disable)
-		status = acpi_disable_gpe(gpe_device, gpe_number);
-
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_gpe_can_wake)
