Index: linux-pm/drivers/acpi/osl.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ struct acpi_os_dpc {
 	acpi_osd_exec_callback function;
 	void *context;
 	struct work_struct work;
-	int wait;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT
@@ -1087,9 +1086,6 @@ static void acpi_os_execute_deferred(str
 {
 	struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc = container_of(work, struct acpi_os_dpc, work);
 
-	if (dpc->wait)
-		acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
-
 	dpc->function(dpc->context);
 	kfree(dpc);
 }
@@ -1109,8 +1105,8 @@ static void acpi_os_execute_deferred(str
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-static acpi_status __acpi_os_execute(acpi_execute_type type,
-	acpi_osd_exec_callback function, void *context, int hp)
+acpi_status acpi_os_execute(acpi_execute_type type,
+			    acpi_osd_exec_callback function, void *context)
 {
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	struct acpi_os_dpc *dpc;
@@ -1137,20 +1133,11 @@ static acpi_status __acpi_os_execute(acp
 	dpc->context = context;
 
 	/*
-	 * We can't run hotplug code in keventd_wq/kacpid_wq/kacpid_notify_wq
-	 * because the hotplug code may call driver .remove() functions,
-	 * which invoke flush_scheduled_work/acpi_os_wait_events_complete
-	 * to flush these workqueues.
-	 *
 	 * To prevent lockdep from complaining unnecessarily, make sure that
 	 * there is a different static lockdep key for each workqueue by using
 	 * INIT_WORK() for each of them separately.
 	 */
-	if (hp) {
-		queue = kacpi_hotplug_wq;
-		dpc->wait = 1;
-		INIT_WORK(&dpc->work, acpi_os_execute_deferred);
-	} else if (type == OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER) {
+	if (type == OSL_NOTIFY_HANDLER) {
 		queue = kacpi_notify_wq;
 		INIT_WORK(&dpc->work, acpi_os_execute_deferred);
 	} else {
@@ -1175,28 +1162,59 @@ static acpi_status __acpi_os_execute(acp
 	}
 	return status;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_os_execute);
 
-acpi_status acpi_os_execute(acpi_execute_type type,
-			    acpi_osd_exec_callback function, void *context)
+void acpi_os_wait_events_complete(void)
 {
-	return __acpi_os_execute(type, function, context, 0);
+	flush_workqueue(kacpid_wq);
+	flush_workqueue(kacpi_notify_wq);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_os_execute);
 
-acpi_status acpi_os_hotplug_execute(acpi_osd_exec_callback function,
-	void *context)
+struct acpi_hp_work {
+	struct work_struct work;
+	acpi_hp_callback func;
+	void *data;
+	u32 src;
+};
+
+static void acpi_hotplug_work_fn(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	return __acpi_os_execute(0, function, context, 1);
+	struct acpi_hp_work *hpw = container_of(work, struct acpi_hp_work, work);
+
+	acpi_os_wait_events_complete();
+	hpw->func(hpw->data, hpw->src);
+	kfree(hpw);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_os_hotplug_execute);
 
-void acpi_os_wait_events_complete(void)
+acpi_status acpi_hotplug_execute(acpi_hp_callback func, void *data, u32 src)
 {
-	flush_workqueue(kacpid_wq);
-	flush_workqueue(kacpi_notify_wq);
+	struct acpi_hp_work *hpw;
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_EXEC,
+		  "Scheduling function [%p(%p, %u)] for deferred execution.\n",
+		  func, data, src));
+
+	hpw = kmalloc(sizeof(*hpw), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hpw)
+		return AE_NO_MEMORY;
+
+	INIT_WORK(&hpw->work, acpi_hotplug_work_fn);
+	hpw->func = func;
+	hpw->data = data;
+	hpw->src = src;
+	/*
+	 * We can't run hotplug code in kacpid_wq/kacpid_notify_wq etc., because
+	 * the hotplug code may call driver .remove() functions, which may
+	 * invoke flush_scheduled_work()/acpi_os_wait_events_complete() to flush
+	 * these workqueues.
+	 */
+	if (!queue_work(kacpi_hotplug_wq, &hpw->work)) {
+		kfree(hpw);
+		return AE_ERROR;
+	}
+	return AE_OK;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_os_wait_events_complete);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_os_create_semaphore(u32 max_units, u32 initial_units, acpi_handle * handle)
@@ -1845,25 +1863,3 @@ void acpi_os_set_prepare_extended_sleep(
 {
 	__acpi_os_prepare_extended_sleep = func;
 }
-
-
-void alloc_acpi_hp_work(acpi_handle handle, u32 type, void *context,
-			void (*func)(struct work_struct *work))
-{
-	struct acpi_hp_work *hp_work;
-	int ret;
-
-	hp_work = kmalloc(sizeof(*hp_work), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!hp_work)
-		return;
-
-	hp_work->handle = handle;
-	hp_work->type = type;
-	hp_work->context = context;
-
-	INIT_WORK(&hp_work->work, func);
-	ret = queue_work(kacpi_hotplug_wq, &hp_work->work);
-	if (!ret)
-		kfree(hp_work);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(alloc_acpi_hp_work);
Index: linux-pm/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ linux-pm/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -339,15 +339,6 @@ struct acpi_bus_event {
 	u32 data;
 };
 
-struct acpi_hp_work {
-	struct work_struct work;
-	acpi_handle handle;
-	u32 type;
-	void *context;
-};
-void alloc_acpi_hp_work(acpi_handle handle, u32 type, void *context,
-			void (*func)(struct work_struct *work));
-
 extern struct kobject *acpi_kobj;
 extern int acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(const char*, const char*, u8, int);
 void acpi_bus_private_data_handler(acpi_handle, void *);
@@ -393,6 +384,9 @@ int acpi_match_device_ids(struct acpi_de
 int acpi_create_dir(struct acpi_device *);
 void acpi_remove_dir(struct acpi_device *);
 
+typedef void (*acpi_hp_callback)(void *data, u32 src);
+
+acpi_status acpi_hotplug_execute(acpi_hp_callback func, void *data, u32 src);
 
 /**
  * module_acpi_driver(acpi_driver) - Helper macro for registering an ACPI driver
Index: linux-pm/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
+++ linux-pm/include/acpi/platform/aclinux.h
@@ -243,9 +243,6 @@ void acpi_os_gpe_count(u32 gpe_number);
 
 void acpi_os_fixed_event_count(u32 fixed_event_number);
 
-acpi_status
-acpi_os_hotplug_execute(acpi_osd_exec_callback function, void *context);
-
 #endif				/* __KERNEL__ */
 
 #endif				/* __ACLINUX_H__ */
Index: linux-pm/drivers/acpi/scan.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ static int acpi_scan_hot_remove(struct a
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void acpi_bus_device_eject(struct acpi_device *device, u32 ost_src)
+void acpi_bus_device_eject(void *data, u32 ost_src)
 {
+	struct acpi_device *device = data;
 	acpi_handle handle = device->handle;
 	struct acpi_scan_handler *handler;
 	u32 ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_NON_SPECIFIC_FAILURE;
@@ -328,8 +329,9 @@ void acpi_bus_device_eject(struct acpi_d
 	goto out;
 }
 
-static void acpi_scan_bus_device_check(acpi_handle handle, u32 ost_source)
+static void acpi_scan_bus_device_check(void *data, u32 ost_source)
 {
+	acpi_handle handle = data;
 	struct acpi_device *device = NULL;
 	u32 ost_code = ACPI_OST_SC_NON_SPECIFIC_FAILURE;
 	int error;
@@ -364,18 +366,6 @@ static void acpi_scan_bus_device_check(a
 	unlock_device_hotplug();
 }
 
-static void acpi_scan_bus_check(void *context)
-{
-	acpi_scan_bus_device_check((acpi_handle)context,
-				   ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK);
-}
-
-static void acpi_scan_device_check(void *context)
-{
-	acpi_scan_bus_device_check((acpi_handle)context,
-				   ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_CHECK);
-}
-
 static void acpi_hotplug_unsupported(acpi_handle handle, u32 type)
 {
 	u32 ost_status;
@@ -404,18 +394,8 @@ static void acpi_hotplug_unsupported(acp
 	acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(handle, type, ost_status, NULL);
 }
 
-/**
- * acpi_bus_hot_remove_device: Hot-remove a device and its children.
- * @context: Address of the ACPI device object to hot-remove.
- */
-static void acpi_bus_hot_remove_device(void *context)
-{
-	acpi_bus_device_eject(context, ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST);
-}
-
 static void acpi_hotplug_notify_cb(acpi_handle handle, u32 type, void *data)
 {
-	acpi_osd_exec_callback callback;
 	struct acpi_scan_handler *handler = data;
 	struct acpi_device *adev;
 	acpi_status status;
@@ -426,11 +406,9 @@ static void acpi_hotplug_notify_cb(acpi_
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK:
 		acpi_handle_debug(handle, "ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK event\n");
-		callback = acpi_scan_bus_check;
 		break;
 	case ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_CHECK:
 		acpi_handle_debug(handle, "ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_CHECK event\n");
-		callback = acpi_scan_device_check;
 		break;
 	case ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST:
 		acpi_handle_debug(handle, "ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST event\n");
@@ -439,8 +417,7 @@ static void acpi_hotplug_notify_cb(acpi_
 			goto err_out;
 
 		get_device(&adev->dev);
-		callback = acpi_bus_hot_remove_device;
-		status = acpi_os_hotplug_execute(callback, adev);
+		status = acpi_hotplug_execute(acpi_bus_device_eject, adev, type);
 		if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
 			return;
 
@@ -450,7 +427,7 @@ static void acpi_hotplug_notify_cb(acpi_
 		/* non-hotplug event; possibly handled by other handler */
 		return;
 	}
-	status = acpi_os_hotplug_execute(callback, handle);
+	status = acpi_hotplug_execute(acpi_scan_bus_device_check, handle, type);
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
 		return;
 
@@ -485,11 +462,6 @@ static ssize_t power_state_show(struct d
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR(power_state, 0444, power_state_show, NULL);
 
-static void acpi_eject_store_work(void *context)
-{
-	acpi_bus_device_eject(context, ACPI_OST_EC_OSPM_EJECT);
-}
-
 static ssize_t
 acpi_eject_store(struct device *d, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		const char *buf, size_t count)
@@ -512,7 +484,8 @@ acpi_eject_store(struct device *d, struc
 	acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(acpi_device->handle, ACPI_OST_EC_OSPM_EJECT,
 				  ACPI_OST_SC_EJECT_IN_PROGRESS, NULL);
 	get_device(&acpi_device->dev);
-	status = acpi_os_hotplug_execute(acpi_eject_store_work, acpi_device);
+	status = acpi_hotplug_execute(acpi_bus_device_eject, acpi_device,
+				      ACPI_OST_EC_OSPM_EJECT);
 	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
 		return count;
 
Index: linux-pm/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/acpi/pci_root.c
@@ -598,16 +598,10 @@ static void handle_root_bridge_removal(s
 	acpi_bus_device_eject(device, ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST);
 }
 
-static void _handle_hotplug_event_root(struct work_struct *work)
+static void hotplug_event_root(void *data, u32 type)
 {
+	acpi_handle handle = data;
 	struct acpi_pci_root *root;
-	struct acpi_hp_work *hp_work;
-	acpi_handle handle;
-	u32 type;
-
-	hp_work = container_of(work, struct acpi_hp_work, work);
-	handle = hp_work->handle;
-	type = hp_work->type;
 
 	acpi_scan_lock_acquire();
 
@@ -648,14 +642,12 @@ static void _handle_hotplug_event_root(s
 	}
 
 	acpi_scan_lock_release();
-	kfree(hp_work); /* allocated in handle_hotplug_event_bridge */
 }
 
 static void handle_hotplug_event_root(acpi_handle handle, u32 type,
 					void *context)
 {
-	alloc_acpi_hp_work(handle, type, context,
-				_handle_hotplug_event_root);
+	acpi_hotplug_execute(hotplug_event_root, handle, type);
 }
 
 static acpi_status __init
Index: linux-pm/drivers/acpi/dock.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -669,39 +669,20 @@ static void dock_notify(struct dock_stat
 	}
 }
 
-struct dock_data {
-	struct dock_station *ds;
-	u32 event;
-};
-
-static void acpi_dock_deferred_cb(void *context)
+static void acpi_dock_deferred_cb(void *data, u32 event)
 {
-	struct dock_data *data = context;
-
 	acpi_scan_lock_acquire();
-	dock_notify(data->ds, data->event);
+	dock_notify(data, event);
 	acpi_scan_lock_release();
-	kfree(data);
 }
 
 static void dock_notify_handler(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 {
-	struct dock_data *dd;
-
 	if (event != ACPI_NOTIFY_BUS_CHECK && event != ACPI_NOTIFY_DEVICE_CHECK
 	   && event != ACPI_NOTIFY_EJECT_REQUEST)
 		return;
 
-	dd = kmalloc(sizeof(*dd), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (dd) {
-		acpi_status status;
-
-		dd->ds = data;
-		dd->event = event;
-		status = acpi_os_hotplug_execute(acpi_dock_deferred_cb, dd);
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-			kfree(dd);
-	}
+	acpi_hotplug_execute(acpi_dock_deferred_cb, data, event);
 }
 
 /**
Index: linux-pm/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
+++ linux-pm/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
@@ -871,21 +871,17 @@ static void hotplug_event(acpi_handle ha
 		put_bridge(bridge);
 }
 
-static void hotplug_event_work(struct work_struct *work)
+static void hotplug_event_work(void *data, u32 type)
 {
-	struct acpiphp_context *context;
-	struct acpi_hp_work *hp_work;
+	struct acpiphp_context *context = data;
+	acpi_handle handle = context->handle;
 
-	hp_work = container_of(work, struct acpi_hp_work, work);
-	context = hp_work->context;
 	acpi_scan_lock_acquire();
 
-	hotplug_event(hp_work->handle, hp_work->type, context);
+	hotplug_event(handle, type, context);
 
 	acpi_scan_lock_release();
-	acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(hp_work->handle, hp_work->type,
-				  ACPI_OST_SC_SUCCESS, NULL);
-	kfree(hp_work); /* allocated in handle_hotplug_event() */
+	acpi_evaluate_hotplug_ost(handle, type, ACPI_OST_SC_SUCCESS, NULL);
 	put_bridge(context->func.parent);
 }
 
@@ -936,10 +932,10 @@ static void handle_hotplug_event(acpi_ha
 
 	mutex_lock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
 	context = acpiphp_get_context(handle);
-	if (context) {
+	if (context && !WARN_ON(context->handle != handle)) {
 		get_bridge(context->func.parent);
 		acpiphp_put_context(context);
-		alloc_acpi_hp_work(handle, type, context, hotplug_event_work);
+		acpi_hotplug_execute(hotplug_event_work, context, type);
 		mutex_unlock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
 		return;
 	}
Index: linux-pm/drivers/acpi/internal.h
===================================================================
--- linux-pm.orig/drivers/acpi/internal.h
+++ linux-pm/drivers/acpi/internal.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void acpi_device_add_finalize(struct acp
 void acpi_free_pnp_ids(struct acpi_device_pnp *pnp);
 int acpi_bind_one(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle);
 int acpi_unbind_one(struct device *dev);
-void acpi_bus_device_eject(struct acpi_device *device, u32 ost_src);
+void acpi_bus_device_eject(void *data, u32 ost_src);
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Power Resource
