diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi_numa.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi_numa.c
index eac1d0cc595c..7ff800045434 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi_numa.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/acpi_numa.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static inline int get_cpu_for_acpi_id(u32 uid)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int __init acpi_parse_gicc_pxm(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init acpi_parse_gicc_pxm(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				      const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_gicc_affinity *pa;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 1598d6f7200a..e6a148604dcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ acpi_map_gic_cpu_interface(struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *processor)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_gic_cpu_interface(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_gic_cpu_interface(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			     const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *processor;
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ acpi_parse_gic_cpu_interface(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (BAD_MADT_GICC_ENTRY(processor, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	acpi_map_gic_cpu_interface(processor);
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
index 41eb281709da..3973d2c2a9b0 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/acpi.c
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ struct acpi_table_madt *acpi_madt __initdata;
 static u8 has_8259;
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 			  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic_override *lapic;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ acpi_parse_lsapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic_nmi *lacpi_nmi;
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long e
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_iosapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_iosapic(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_io_sapic *iosapic;
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ acpi_parse_iosapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end
 static unsigned int __initdata acpi_madt_rev;
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_plat_int_src(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_plat_int_src(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 			const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_interrupt_source *plintsrc;
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ unsigned int get_cpei_target_cpu(void)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 		       const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_interrupt_override *p;
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_nmi_src(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_nmi_src(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_nmi_source *nmi_src;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index 2624de16cd7a..b694a32f95d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static int acpi_register_lapic(int id, u32 acpiid, u8 enabled)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_x2apic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_x2apic(union acpi_subtable_headers *header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_x2apic *processor = NULL;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_X2APIC
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(processor, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_X2APIC
 	apic_id = processor->local_apic_id;
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_lapic(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic *processor = NULL;
 
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(processor, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* Ignore invalid ID */
 	if (processor->id == 0xff)
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_sapic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_sapic(union acpi_subtable_headers *header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_sapic *processor = NULL;
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ acpi_parse_sapic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(processor, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	acpi_register_lapic((processor->id << 8) | processor->eid,/* APIC ID */
 			    processor->processor_id, /* ACPI ID */
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ acpi_parse_sapic(struct acpi_subtable_header *header, const unsigned long end)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 			  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic_override *lapic_addr_ovr = NULL;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(lapic_addr_ovr, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	acpi_lapic_addr = lapic_addr_ovr->address;
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_addr_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_x2apic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_x2apic_nmi(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 		      const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_x2apic_nmi *x2apic_nmi = NULL;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(x2apic_nmi, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	if (x2apic_nmi->lint != 1)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "NMI not connected to LINT 1!\n");
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_local_apic_nmi *lapic_nmi = NULL;
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long e
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(lapic_nmi, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	if (lapic_nmi->lint != 1)
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "NMI not connected to LINT 1!\n");
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int __init mp_register_ioapic_irq(u8 bus_irq, u8 polarity,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_ioapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_ioapic(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_io_apic *ioapic = NULL;
 	struct ioapic_domain_cfg cfg = {
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ acpi_parse_ioapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(ioapic, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* Statically assign IRQ numbers for IOAPICs hosting legacy IRQs */
 	if (ioapic->global_irq_base < nr_legacy_irqs())
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ static void __init acpi_sci_ioapic_setup(u8 bus_irq, u16 polarity, u16 trigger,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 		       const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_interrupt_override *intsrc = NULL;
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(intsrc, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	if (intsrc->source_irq == acpi_gbl_FADT.sci_interrupt) {
 		acpi_sci_ioapic_setup(intsrc->source_irq,
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ acpi_parse_int_src_ovr(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_nmi_src(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
+acpi_parse_nmi_src(union acpi_subtable_headers * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_nmi_source *nmi_src = NULL;
 
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ acpi_parse_nmi_src(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end
 	if (BAD_MADT_ENTRY(nmi_src, end))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_madt_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* TBD: Support nimsrc entries? */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/numa.c b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
index 7bbbf8256a41..d6433b14864c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/numa.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/numa.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ acpi_numa_x2apic_affinity_init(struct acpi_srat_x2apic_cpu_affinity *pa)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_x2apic_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_x2apic_affinity(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			   const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_x2apic_cpu_affinity *processor_affinity;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (!processor_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
 	acpi_numa_x2apic_affinity_init(processor_affinity);
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ acpi_parse_x2apic_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_processor_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_processor_affinity(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			      const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_cpu_affinity *processor_affinity;
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ acpi_parse_processor_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (!processor_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
 	acpi_numa_processor_affinity_init(processor_affinity);
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ acpi_parse_processor_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_gicc_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_gicc_affinity(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			 const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_gicc_affinity *processor_affinity;
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ acpi_parse_gicc_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	if (!processor_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
 	acpi_numa_gicc_affinity_init(processor_affinity);
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ acpi_parse_gicc_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 static int __initdata parsed_numa_memblks;
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_memory_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
+acpi_parse_memory_affinity(union acpi_subtable_headers * header,
 			   const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_srat_mem_affinity *memory_affinity;
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ acpi_parse_memory_affinity(struct acpi_subtable_header * header,
 	if (!memory_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(header);
+	acpi_table_print_srat_entry(&header->common);
 
 	/* let architecture-dependent part to do it */
 	if (!acpi_numa_memory_affinity_init(memory_affinity))
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 5efd4219f112..a894ce3556f2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -2240,10 +2240,10 @@ static struct acpi_probe_entry *ape;
 static int acpi_probe_count;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(acpi_probe_mutex);
 
-static int __init acpi_match_madt(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init acpi_match_madt(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				  const unsigned long end)
 {
-	if (!ape->subtable_valid || ape->subtable_valid(header, ape))
+	if (!ape->subtable_valid || ape->subtable_valid(&header->common, ape))
 		if (!ape->probe_subtbl(header, end))
 			acpi_probe_count++;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/tables.c b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
index 48eabb6c2d4f..967e1168becf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/tables.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/tables.c
@@ -49,6 +49,15 @@ static struct acpi_table_desc initial_tables[ACPI_MAX_TABLES] __initdata;
 
 static int acpi_apic_instance __initdata;
 
+enum acpi_subtable_type {
+	ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON,
+};
+
+struct acpi_subtable_entry {
+	union acpi_subtable_headers *hdr;
+	enum acpi_subtable_type type;
+};
+
 /*
  * Disable table checksum verification for the early stage due to the size
  * limitation of the current x86 early mapping implementation.
@@ -217,6 +226,42 @@ void acpi_table_print_madt_entry(struct acpi_subtable_header *header)
 	}
 }
 
+static unsigned long __init
+acpi_get_entry_type(struct acpi_subtable_entry *entry)
+{
+	switch (entry->type) {
+	case ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON:
+		return entry->hdr->common.type;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned long __init
+acpi_get_entry_length(struct acpi_subtable_entry *entry)
+{
+	switch (entry->type) {
+	case ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON:
+		return entry->hdr->common.length;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static unsigned long __init
+acpi_get_subtable_header_length(struct acpi_subtable_entry *entry)
+{
+	switch (entry->type) {
+	case ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON:
+		return sizeof(entry->hdr->common);
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static enum acpi_subtable_type __init
+acpi_get_subtable_type(char *id)
+{
+	return ACPI_SUBTABLE_COMMON;
+}
+
 /**
  * acpi_parse_entries_array - for each proc_num find a suitable subtable
  *
@@ -246,8 +291,8 @@ acpi_parse_entries_array(char *id, unsigned long table_size,
 		struct acpi_subtable_proc *proc, int proc_num,
 		unsigned int max_entries)
 {
-	struct acpi_subtable_header *entry;
-	unsigned long table_end;
+	struct acpi_subtable_entry entry;
+	unsigned long table_end, subtable_len, entry_len;
 	int count = 0;
 	int errs = 0;
 	int i;
@@ -270,19 +315,20 @@ acpi_parse_entries_array(char *id, unsigned long table_size,
 
 	/* Parse all entries looking for a match. */
 
-	entry = (struct acpi_subtable_header *)
+	entry.type = acpi_get_subtable_type(id);
+	entry.hdr = (union acpi_subtable_headers *)
 	    ((unsigned long)table_header + table_size);
+	subtable_len = acpi_get_subtable_header_length(&entry);
 
-	while (((unsigned long)entry) + sizeof(struct acpi_subtable_header) <
-	       table_end) {
+	while (((unsigned long)entry.hdr) + subtable_len  < table_end) {
 		if (max_entries && count >= max_entries)
 			break;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < proc_num; i++) {
-			if (entry->type != proc[i].id)
+			if (acpi_get_entry_type(&entry) != proc[i].id)
 				continue;
 			if (!proc[i].handler ||
-			     (!errs && proc[i].handler(entry, table_end))) {
+			     (!errs && proc[i].handler(entry.hdr, table_end))) {
 				errs++;
 				continue;
 			}
@@ -297,13 +343,14 @@ acpi_parse_entries_array(char *id, unsigned long table_size,
 		 * If entry->length is 0, break from this loop to avoid
 		 * infinite loop.
 		 */
-		if (entry->length == 0) {
+		entry_len = acpi_get_entry_length(&entry);
+		if (entry_len == 0) {
 			pr_err("[%4.4s:0x%02x] Invalid zero length\n", id, proc->id);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		entry = (struct acpi_subtable_header *)
-		    ((unsigned long)entry + entry->length);
+		entry.hdr = (union acpi_subtable_headers *)
+		    ((unsigned long)entry.hdr + entry_len);
 	}
 
 	if (max_entries && count > max_entries) {
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
index f5fe0100f9ff..de14e06fd9ec 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v2m.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static struct fwnode_handle *gicv2m_get_fwnode(struct device *dev)
 }
 
 static int __init
-acpi_parse_madt_msi(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+acpi_parse_madt_msi(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 		    const unsigned long end)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-pci-msi.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-pci-msi.c
index 8d6d009d1d58..c81d5b81da56 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-pci-msi.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-pci-msi.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static int __init its_pci_of_msi_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 
 static int __init
-its_pci_msi_parse_madt(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+its_pci_msi_parse_madt(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 		       const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_translator *its_entry;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-platform-msi.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-platform-msi.c
index 7b8e87b493fe..9cdcda5bb3bd 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-platform-msi.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its-platform-msi.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int __init its_pmsi_init_one(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 static int __init
-its_pmsi_parse_madt(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+its_pmsi_parse_madt(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_translator *its_entry;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
index db20e992a40f..d6677075d68f 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3-its.c
@@ -3764,13 +3764,13 @@ static int __init acpi_get_its_numa_node(u32 its_id)
 	return NUMA_NO_NODE;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_match_srat_its(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_match_srat_its(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 					  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_parse_srat_its(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_parse_srat_its(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			 const unsigned long end)
 {
 	int node;
@@ -3837,7 +3837,7 @@ static int __init acpi_get_its_numa_node(u32 its_id) { return NUMA_NO_NODE; }
 static void __init acpi_its_srat_maps_free(void) { }
 #endif
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_parse_madt_its(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_parse_madt_its(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 					  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_translator *its_entry;
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
index 0868a9d81c3c..44db6b809c52 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ gic_acpi_register_redist(phys_addr_t phys_base, void __iomem *redist_base)
 }
 
 static int __init
-gic_acpi_parse_madt_redist(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+gic_acpi_parse_madt_redist(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			   const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_redistributor *redist =
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ gic_acpi_parse_madt_redist(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 static int __init
-gic_acpi_parse_madt_gicc(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+gic_acpi_parse_madt_gicc(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			 const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *gicc =
@@ -1452,14 +1452,14 @@ static int __init gic_acpi_collect_gicr_base(void)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_match_gicr(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_match_gicr(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	/* Subtable presence means that redist exists, that's it */
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_match_gicc(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_match_gicc(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				      const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *gicc =
@@ -1525,7 +1525,7 @@ static bool __init acpi_validate_gic_table(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 	return true;
 }
 
-static int __init gic_acpi_parse_virt_madt_gicc(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init gic_acpi_parse_virt_madt_gicc(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 						const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *gicc =
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
index ba2a37a27a54..a749d73f8337 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
@@ -1508,7 +1508,7 @@ static struct
 } acpi_data __initdata;
 
 static int __init
-gic_acpi_parse_madt_cpu(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+gic_acpi_parse_madt_cpu(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 			const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_madt_generic_interrupt *processor;
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ gic_acpi_parse_madt_cpu(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
 }
 
 /* The things you have to do to just *count* something... */
-static int __init acpi_dummy_func(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int __init acpi_dummy_func(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				  const unsigned long end)
 {
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
index 256f18b67e8a..08a0a3517138 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/pcc.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static const struct mbox_chan_ops pcc_chan_ops = {
  *
  * This gets called for each entry in the PCC table.
  */
-static int parse_pcc_subspace(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+static int parse_pcc_subspace(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 		const unsigned long end)
 {
 	struct acpi_pcct_subspace *ss = (struct acpi_pcct_subspace *) header;
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 87715f20b69a..7c3c4ebaded6 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -141,10 +141,13 @@ enum acpi_address_range_id {
 
 
 /* Table Handlers */
+union acpi_subtable_headers {
+	struct acpi_subtable_header common;
+};
 
 typedef int (*acpi_tbl_table_handler)(struct acpi_table_header *table);
 
-typedef int (*acpi_tbl_entry_handler)(struct acpi_subtable_header *header,
+typedef int (*acpi_tbl_entry_handler)(union acpi_subtable_headers *header,
 				      const unsigned long end);
 
 /* Debugger support */
