diff --git a/drivers/acpi/executer/exmutex.c b/drivers/acpi/executer/exmutex.c
index bf90f04..f1dd1b0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/executer/exmutex.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/executer/exmutex.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 #include <acpi/acpi.h>
 #include <acpi/acinterp.h>
+#include <acpi/acevents.h>
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_EXECUTER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exmutex")
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_BAD_PARAMETER);
 	}
 
-	/* Sanity check -- we must have a valid thread ID */
+	/* Sanity check: we must have a valid thread ID */
 
 	if (!walk_state->thread) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
@@ -174,24 +175,28 @@
 	/* Support for multiple acquires by the owning thread */
 
 	if (obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread) {
-
-		/* Special case for Global Lock, allow all threads */
-
-		if ((obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id ==
-		     walk_state->thread->thread_id) ||
-		    (obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex == ACPI_GLOBAL_LOCK)) {
+		if (obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id ==
+		    walk_state->thread->thread_id) {
 			/*
-			 * The mutex is already owned by this thread,
-			 * just increment the acquisition depth
+			 * The mutex is already owned by this thread, just increment the
+			 * acquisition depth
 			 */
 			obj_desc->mutex.acquisition_depth++;
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Acquire the mutex, wait if necessary */
+	/* Acquire the mutex, wait if necessary. Special case for Global Lock */
 
-	status = acpi_ex_system_acquire_mutex(time_desc, obj_desc);
+	if (obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex == acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex) {
+		status =
+		    acpi_ev_acquire_global_lock((u16) time_desc->integer.value);
+	} else {
+		status = acpi_ex_system_wait_mutex(obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex,
+						   (u16) time_desc->integer.
+						   value);
+	}
+
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 
 		/* Includes failure from a timeout on time_desc */
@@ -211,7 +216,6 @@
 	/* Link the mutex to the current thread for force-unlock at method exit */
 
 	acpi_ex_link_mutex(obj_desc, walk_state->thread);
-
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 }
 
@@ -232,7 +236,7 @@
 acpi_ex_release_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
 		      struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 {
-	acpi_status status;
+	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ex_release_mutex);
 
@@ -249,7 +253,7 @@
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED);
 	}
 
-	/* Sanity check -- we must have a valid thread ID */
+	/* Sanity check: we must have a valid thread ID */
 
 	if (!walk_state->thread) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
@@ -264,7 +268,7 @@
 	 */
 	if ((obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id !=
 	     walk_state->thread->thread_id)
-	    && (obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex != ACPI_GLOBAL_LOCK)) {
+	    && (obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex != acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex)) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
 			    "Thread %lX cannot release Mutex [%4.4s] acquired by thread %lX",
 			    (unsigned long)walk_state->thread->thread_id,
@@ -274,8 +278,8 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * The sync level of the mutex must be less than or
-	 * equal to the current sync level
+	 * The sync level of the mutex must be less than or equal to the current
+	 * sync level
 	 */
 	if (obj_desc->mutex.sync_level > walk_state->thread->current_sync_level) {
 		ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
@@ -298,11 +302,15 @@
 
 	acpi_ex_unlink_mutex(obj_desc);
 
-	/* Release the mutex */
+	/* Release the mutex, special case for Global Lock */
 
-	status = acpi_ex_system_release_mutex(obj_desc);
+	if (obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex == acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex) {
+		status = acpi_ev_release_global_lock();
+	} else {
+		acpi_os_release_mutex(obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex);
+	}
 
-	/* Update the mutex and walk state, restore sync_level before acquire */
+	/* Update the mutex and restore sync_level */
 
 	obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread = NULL;
 	walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
@@ -326,34 +334,38 @@
 void acpi_ex_release_all_mutexes(struct acpi_thread_state *thread)
 {
 	union acpi_operand_object *next = thread->acquired_mutex_list;
-	union acpi_operand_object *this;
-	acpi_status status;
+	union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
 
 	/* Traverse the list of owned mutexes, releasing each one */
 
 	while (next) {
-		this = next;
-		next = this->mutex.next;
+		obj_desc = next;
+		next = obj_desc->mutex.next;
 
-		this->mutex.acquisition_depth = 1;
-		this->mutex.prev = NULL;
-		this->mutex.next = NULL;
+		obj_desc->mutex.prev = NULL;
+		obj_desc->mutex.next = NULL;
+		obj_desc->mutex.acquisition_depth = 1;
 
-		/* Release the mutex */
+		/* Release the mutex, special case for Global Lock */
 
-		status = acpi_ex_system_release_mutex(this);
-		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-			continue;
+		if (obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex == acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex) {
+
+			/* Ignore errors */
+
+			(void)acpi_ev_release_global_lock();
+		} else {
+			acpi_os_release_mutex(obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex);
 		}
 
 		/* Mark mutex unowned */
 
-		this->mutex.owner_thread = NULL;
+		obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread = NULL;
 
 		/* Update Thread sync_level (Last mutex is the important one) */
 
-		thread->current_sync_level = this->mutex.original_sync_level;
+		thread->current_sync_level =
+		    obj_desc->mutex.original_sync_level;
 	}
 }