diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
index ce2af07f62b3..ebb467fe3678 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acevents.h
@@ -112,7 +112,8 @@ acpi_ev_initialize_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info *gpe_xrupt_info,
 acpi_status acpi_ev_delete_gpe_block(struct acpi_gpe_block_info *gpe_block);
 
 u32
-acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info,
+acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_namespace_node *gpe_device,
+		     struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info,
 		     u32 gpe_number);
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index 2f841d019a3a..6a71f8e673e9 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ struct acpi_predefined_data {
 
 /* Dispatch info for each GPE -- either a method or handler, cannot be both */
 
-struct acpi_handler_info {
-	acpi_event_handler address;	/* Address of handler, if any */
+struct acpi_gpe_handler_info {
+	acpi_gpe_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 original_flags;      /* Original (pre-handler) GPE info */
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ struct acpi_handler_info {
 
 union acpi_gpe_dispatch_info {
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;	/* Method node for this GPE level */
-	struct acpi_handler_info *handler;  /* Installed GPE handler */
+	struct acpi_gpe_handler_info *handler;  /* Installed GPE handler */
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
index 005c170d2448..3fb621eec2fa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evgpe.c
@@ -409,7 +409,9 @@ u32 acpi_ev_gpe_detect(struct acpi_gpe_xrupt_info * gpe_xrupt_list)
 					 * or method.
 					 */
 					int_status |=
-					    acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(&gpe_block->
+					    acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(gpe_block->
+								 node,
+								 &gpe_block->
 						event_info[((acpi_size) i * ACPI_GPE_REGISTER_WIDTH) + j], j + gpe_register_info->base_gpe_number);
 				}
 			}
@@ -542,7 +544,8 @@ static void acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe(void *context)
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch
  *
- * PARAMETERS:  gpe_event_info  - Info for this GPE
+ * PARAMETERS:  gpe_device      - Device node. NULL for GPE0/GPE1
+ *              gpe_event_info  - Info for this GPE
  *              gpe_number      - Number relative to the parent GPE block
  *
  * RETURN:      INTERRUPT_HANDLED or INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED
@@ -555,7 +558,8 @@ static void acpi_ev_asynch_enable_gpe(void *context)
  ******************************************************************************/
 
 u32
-acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
+acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_namespace_node *gpe_device,
+		    struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 
@@ -593,7 +597,9 @@ acpi_ev_gpe_dispatch(struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info, u32 gpe_number)
 		 * Ignore return status for now.
 		 * TBD: leave GPE disabled on error?
 		 */
-		(void)gpe_event_info->dispatch.handler->address(gpe_event_info->
+		(void)gpe_event_info->dispatch.handler->address(gpe_device,
+								gpe_number,
+								gpe_event_info->
 								dispatch.
 								handler->
 								context);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
index 042a6d69f38e..d193b905dfa2 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/evxface.c
@@ -671,10 +671,10 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_remove_notify_handler)
 acpi_status
 acpi_install_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
 			 u32 gpe_number,
-			 u32 type, acpi_event_handler address, void *context)
+			 u32 type, acpi_gpe_handler address, void *context)
 {
 	struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
-	struct acpi_handler_info *handler;
+	struct acpi_gpe_handler_info *handler;
 	acpi_status status;
 	acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ acpi_install_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
 
 	/* Allocate memory for the handler object */
 
-	handler = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_handler_info));
+	handler = ACPI_ALLOCATE_ZEROED(sizeof(struct acpi_gpe_handler_info));
 	if (!handler) {
 		status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
 		goto unlock_and_exit;
@@ -777,10 +777,10 @@ ACPI_EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_install_gpe_handler)
  ******************************************************************************/
 acpi_status
 acpi_remove_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
-			u32 gpe_number, acpi_event_handler address)
+			u32 gpe_number, acpi_gpe_handler address)
 {
 	struct acpi_gpe_event_info *gpe_event_info;
-	struct acpi_handler_info *handler;
+	struct acpi_gpe_handler_info *handler;
 	acpi_status status;
 	acpi_cpu_flags flags;
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/ec.c b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
index 302b31ed31f1..81887724de80 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/ec.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/ec.c
@@ -606,7 +606,8 @@ static int ec_check_sci(struct acpi_ec *ec, u8 state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static u32 acpi_ec_gpe_handler(void *data)
+static u32 acpi_ec_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
+	u32 gpe_number, void *data)
 {
 	struct acpi_ec *ec = data;
 
diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
index 035da9e64a17..c4bacc6ec450 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si_intf.c
@@ -1928,7 +1928,8 @@ static void __devinit hardcode_find_bmc(void)
 static int acpi_failure;
 
 /* For GPE-type interrupts. */
-static u32 ipmi_acpi_gpe(void *context)
+static u32 ipmi_acpi_gpe(acpi_handle gpe_device,
+	u32 gpe_number, void *context)
 {
 	struct smi_info *smi_info = context;
 	unsigned long   flags;
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index 5f8ccf1b5ae9..b806e5611c90 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ acpi_remove_address_space_handler(acpi_handle device,
 acpi_status
 acpi_install_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
 			 u32 gpe_number,
-			 u32 type, acpi_event_handler address, void *context);
+			 u32 type, acpi_gpe_handler address, void *context);
 
 acpi_status
 acpi_remove_gpe_handler(acpi_handle gpe_device,
-			u32 gpe_number, acpi_event_handler address);
+			u32 gpe_number, acpi_gpe_handler address);
 
 #ifdef ACPI_FUTURE_USAGE
 acpi_status acpi_install_exception_handler(acpi_exception_handler handler);
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index e73893994b5d..b9575ad9b748 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -896,6 +896,9 @@ typedef void
  */
 typedef u32(*acpi_event_handler) (void *context);
 
+typedef
+u32 (*acpi_gpe_handler) (acpi_handle gpe_device, u32 gpe_number, void *context);
+
 typedef
 void (*acpi_notify_handler) (acpi_handle device, u32 value, void *context);