Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6

* 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lenb/linux-acpi-2.6: (28 commits)
  ACPI: check battery status on resume for un/plug events during sleep
  ACPICA: Fix incorrect handling of PCI Express Root Bridge _HID
  ACPI: asus_acpi: don't printk on writing garbage to proc files
  ACPI: asus_acpi: fix proc files parsing
  ACPI: SCI interrupt source override
  ACPI: fix printk format warnings
  ACPI: fix section for CPU init functions
  ACPI: update comments in motherboard.c
  ACPI: acpi_pci_link_set() can allocate with either GFP_ATOMIC or GFP_KERNEL
  ACPI: fix potential OOPS in power driver with CONFIG_ACPI_DEBUG
  ACPI: ibm_acpi: delete obsolete documentation
  ACPI: created a dedicated workqueue for notify() execution
  ACPI: Remove deferred execution from global lock acquire wakeup path
  MSI S270 Laptop support: backlight, wlan, bluetooth states
  ACPI: EC: export ec_transaction() for msi-laptop driver
  ACPI: EC: Simplify acpi_hw_low_level*() with inb()/outb().
  ACPI: EC: Unify poll and interrupt gpe handlers
  ACPI: EC: Unify poll and interrupt mode transaction functions
  ACPI: EC: Remove unused variables and duplicated code
  ACPI: EC: Remove unnecessary delay added by previous transation patch.
  ...

include/linux/acpi.h

@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ void acpi_pci_unregister_driver(struct acpi_pci_driver *driver);
 
 extern int ec_read(u8 addr, u8 *val);
 extern int ec_write(u8 addr, u8 val);
+extern int ec_transaction(u8 command,
+                          const u8 *wdata, unsigned wdata_len,
+                          u8 *rdata, unsigned rdata_len);
 
 #endif /*CONFIG_ACPI_EC*/