diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index 7add32e5d8c5..87b27521fcac 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ typedef u32 acpi_mutex_handle;
 
 /* Total number of aml opcodes defined */
 
-#define AML_NUM_OPCODES                 0x81
+#define AML_NUM_OPCODES                 0x82
 
 /* Forward declarations */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acopcode.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acopcode.h
index a5f17de45ac6..fd85ad05a24a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acopcode.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acopcode.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@
 #define ARGP_DWORD_OP                   ARGP_LIST1 (ARGP_DWORDDATA)
 #define ARGP_ELSE_OP                    ARGP_LIST2 (ARGP_PKGLENGTH,  ARGP_TERMLIST)
 #define ARGP_EVENT_OP                   ARGP_LIST1 (ARGP_NAME)
+#define ARGP_EXTERNAL_OP                ARGP_LIST3 (ARGP_NAMESTRING, ARGP_BYTEDATA,      ARGP_BYTEDATA)
 #define ARGP_FATAL_OP                   ARGP_LIST3 (ARGP_BYTEDATA,   ARGP_DWORDDATA,     ARGP_TERMARG)
 #define ARGP_FIELD_OP                   ARGP_LIST4 (ARGP_PKGLENGTH,  ARGP_NAMESTRING,    ARGP_BYTEDATA,  ARGP_FIELDLIST)
 #define ARGP_FIND_SET_LEFT_BIT_OP       ARGP_LIST2 (ARGP_TERMARG,    ARGP_TARGET)
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@
 #define ARGI_DWORD_OP                   ARGI_INVALID_OPCODE
 #define ARGI_ELSE_OP                    ARGI_INVALID_OPCODE
 #define ARGI_EVENT_OP                   ARGI_INVALID_OPCODE
+#define ARGI_EXTERNAL_OP                ARGI_LIST3 (ARGI_STRING,     ARGI_INTEGER,       ARGI_INTEGER)
 #define ARGI_FATAL_OP                   ARGI_LIST3 (ARGI_INTEGER,    ARGI_INTEGER,       ARGI_INTEGER)
 #define ARGI_FIELD_OP                   ARGI_INVALID_OPCODE
 #define ARGI_FIND_SET_LEFT_BIT_OP       ARGI_LIST2 (ARGI_INTEGER,    ARGI_TARGETREF)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
index 3a95068fc119..2c47b2533144 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/amlcode.h
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #define AML_PACKAGE_OP              (u16) 0x12
 #define AML_VAR_PACKAGE_OP          (u16) 0x13	/* ACPI 2.0 */
 #define AML_METHOD_OP               (u16) 0x14
+#define AML_EXTERNAL_OP             (u16) 0x15	/* ACPI 6.0 */
 #define AML_DUAL_NAME_PREFIX        (u16) 0x2e
 #define AML_MULTI_NAME_PREFIX_OP    (u16) 0x2f
 #define AML_NAME_CHAR_SUBSEQ        (u16) 0x30
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
index e5ff89bcb3f5..deeddd6d2f05 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
@@ -564,6 +564,17 @@ acpi_ds_create_operand(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 								 acpi_operand_object,
 								 acpi_gbl_root_node);
 					status = AE_OK;
+				} else if (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
+					   AML_EXTERNAL_OP) {
+
+					/* TBD: May only be temporary */
+
+					obj_desc =
+					    acpi_ut_create_string_object((acpi_size) name_length);
+
+					ACPI_STRNCPY(obj_desc->string.pointer,
+						     name_string, name_length);
+					status = AE_OK;
 				} else {
 					/*
 					 * We just plain didn't find it -- which is a
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg3.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg3.c
index b813fed95e56..1c64a988cbee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg3.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg3.c
@@ -114,7 +114,18 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_3A_0T_0R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 		/* Might return while OS is shutting down, just continue */
 
 		ACPI_FREE(fatal);
-		break;
+		goto cleanup;
+
+	case AML_EXTERNAL_OP:
+		/*
+		 * If the interpreter sees this opcode, just ignore it. The External
+		 * op is intended for use by disassemblers in order to properly
+		 * disassemble control method invocations. The opcode or group of
+		 * opcodes should be surrounded by an "if (0)" clause to ensure that
+		 * AML interpreters never see the opcode.
+		 */
+		status = AE_OK;
+		goto cleanup;
 
 	default:
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
index 1af4a405e351..ed90fddf2487 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopcode.c
@@ -646,7 +646,13 @@ const struct acpi_opcode_info acpi_gbl_aml_op_info[AML_NUM_OPCODES] = {
 			 AML_CLASS_INTERNAL, AML_TYPE_BOGUS, AML_HAS_ARGS),
 /* 80 */ ACPI_OP("-ExtAccessField-", ARGP_CONNECTFIELD_OP,
 			 ARGI_CONNECTFIELD_OP, ACPI_TYPE_ANY,
-			 AML_CLASS_INTERNAL, AML_TYPE_BOGUS, 0)
+			 AML_CLASS_INTERNAL, AML_TYPE_BOGUS, 0),
+
+/* ACPI 6.0 opcodes */
+
+	/* 81 */ ACPI_OP("External", ARGP_EXTERNAL_OP, ARGI_EXTERNAL_OP,
+			 ACPI_TYPE_ANY, AML_CLASS_EXECUTE, /* ? */
+			 AML_TYPE_EXEC_3A_0T_0R, AML_FLAGS_EXEC_3A_0T_0R)
 
 /*! [End] no source code translation !*/
 };
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopinfo.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopinfo.c
index e18e7c47f482..20e1a35169fc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psopinfo.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ const u8 acpi_gbl_short_op_index[256] = {
 /*              8     9     A     B     C     D     E     F  */
 /* 0x00 */ 0x00, 0x01, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, 0x02, _UNK,
 /* 0x08 */ 0x03, _UNK, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x6E, _UNK,
-/* 0x10 */ 0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x6F, 0x0b, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK,
+/* 0x10 */ 0x08, 0x09, 0x0a, 0x6F, 0x0b, 0x81, _UNK, _UNK,
 /* 0x18 */ _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK,
 /* 0x20 */ _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK,
 /* 0x28 */ _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, _UNK, 0x63, _PFX, _PFX,