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: (119 commits)
  ACPI: don't pass handle for fixed hardware notifications
  ACPI: remove null pointer checks in deferred execution path
  ACPI: simplify deferred execution path
  acerhdf: additional BIOS versions
  acerhdf: convert to dev_pm_ops
  acerhdf: fix fan control for AOA150 model
  thermal: add missing Kconfig dependency
  acpi: switch /proc/acpi/{debug_layer,debug_level} to seq_file
  hp-wmi: fix rfkill memory leak on unload
  ACPI: remove unnecessary #ifdef CONFIG_DMI
  ACPI: linux/acpi.h should not include linux/dmi.h
  hwmon driver for ACPI 4.0 power meters
  topstar-laptop: add new driver for hotkeys support on Topstar N01
  thinkpad_acpi: fix rfkill memory leak on unload
  thinkpad-acpi: report brightness events when required
  thinkpad-acpi: don't poll by default any of the reserved hotkeys
  thinkpad-acpi: Fix procfs hotkey reset command
  thinkpad-acpi: deprecate hotkey_bios_mask
  thinkpad-acpi: hotkey poll fixes
  thinkpad-acpi: be more strict when detecting a ThinkPad
  ...

drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c

@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ static int ide_get_dev_handle(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle,
 	unsigned int bus, devnum, func;
 	acpi_integer addr;
 	acpi_handle dev_handle;
-	struct acpi_buffer buffer = {.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER,
-					.pointer = NULL};
 	acpi_status status;
 	struct acpi_device_info	*dinfo = NULL;
 	int ret = -ENODEV;
@@ -134,12 +132,11 @@ static int ide_get_dev_handle(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle,
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	status = acpi_get_object_info(dev_handle, &buffer);
+	status = acpi_get_object_info(dev_handle, &dinfo);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		DEBPRINT("get_object_info for device failed\n");
 		goto err;
 	}
-	dinfo = buffer.pointer;
 	if (dinfo && (dinfo->valid & ACPI_VALID_ADR) &&
 	    dinfo->address == addr) {
 		*pcidevfn = addr;