diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
index 1e6204518496..87d6eb01beaf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acglobal.h
@@ -172,11 +172,7 @@ ACPI_GLOBAL(u8, acpi_gbl_disable_mem_tracking);
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-#if !defined (ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION) || defined (ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY)
 #define NUM_PREDEFINED_NAMES            10
-#else
-#define NUM_PREDEFINED_NAMES            9
-#endif
 
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_namespace_node, acpi_gbl_root_node_struct);
 ACPI_GLOBAL(struct acpi_namespace_node *, acpi_gbl_root_node);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
index bbb3b4d1e796..9bd25f36c608 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acnamesp.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #define ACPI_NS_TEMPORARY           0x0040
 #define ACPI_NS_OVERRIDE_IF_FOUND   0x0080
 #define ACPI_NS_EARLY_INIT          0x0100
+#define ACPI_NS_PREFIX_MUST_EXIST   0x0200
 
 /* Flags for acpi_ns_walk_namespace */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
index acf27156dbd4..14be32961b4c 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acstruct.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ struct acpi_walk_state {
 	struct acpi_parse_state parser_state;	/* Current state of parser */
 	u32 prev_arg_types;
 	u32 arg_count;		/* push for fixed or var args */
+	u16 method_nesting_depth;
+	u8 method_is_nested;
 
 	struct acpi_namespace_node arguments[ACPI_METHOD_NUM_ARGS];	/* Control method arguments */
 	struct acpi_namespace_node local_variables[ACPI_METHOD_NUM_LOCALS];	/* Control method locals */
@@ -74,7 +76,8 @@ struct acpi_walk_state {
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *method_call_node;	/* Called method Node */
 	union acpi_parse_object *method_call_op;	/* method_call Op if running a method */
 	union acpi_operand_object *method_desc;	/* Method descriptor if running a method */
-	struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;	/* Method node if running a method. */
+	struct acpi_namespace_node *method_node;	/* Method node if running a method */
+	char *method_pathname;	/* Full pathname of running method */
 	union acpi_parse_object *op;	/* Current parser op */
 	const struct acpi_opcode_info *op_info;	/* Info on current opcode */
 	union acpi_parse_object *origin;	/* Start of walk [Obsolete] */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbxface.c
index f2526726daf6..3eb45ea93e5e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dbxface.c
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ acpi_db_start_command(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 void acpi_db_method_end(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
+static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_db_get_display_op(struct acpi_walk_state
+						       *walk_state,
+						       union acpi_parse_object
+						       *op);
+#endif
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_start_command
@@ -113,6 +120,70 @@ void acpi_db_signal_break_point(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	acpi_os_printf("**break** Executed AML BreakPoint opcode\n");
 }
 
+#ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_get_display_op
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  walk_state      - Current walk
+ *              op              - Current executing op (from aml interpreter)
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Opcode to display
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Find the opcode to display during single stepping
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+static union acpi_parse_object *acpi_db_get_display_op(struct acpi_walk_state
+						       *walk_state,
+						       union acpi_parse_object
+						       *op)
+{
+	union acpi_parse_object *display_op;
+	union acpi_parse_object *parent_op;
+
+	display_op = op;
+	parent_op = op->common.parent;
+	if (parent_op) {
+		if ((walk_state->control_state) &&
+		    (walk_state->control_state->common.state ==
+		     ACPI_CONTROL_PREDICATE_EXECUTING)) {
+			/*
+			 * We are executing the predicate of an IF or WHILE statement
+			 * Search upwards for the containing IF or WHILE so that the
+			 * entire predicate can be displayed.
+			 */
+			while (parent_op) {
+				if ((parent_op->common.aml_opcode == AML_IF_OP)
+				    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
+					AML_WHILE_OP)) {
+					display_op = parent_op;
+					break;
+				}
+				parent_op = parent_op->common.parent;
+			}
+		} else {
+			while (parent_op) {
+				if ((parent_op->common.aml_opcode == AML_IF_OP)
+				    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
+					AML_ELSE_OP)
+				    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
+					AML_SCOPE_OP)
+				    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
+					AML_METHOD_OP)
+				    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
+					AML_WHILE_OP)) {
+					break;
+				}
+				display_op = parent_op;
+				parent_op = parent_op->common.parent;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return display_op;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_db_single_step
@@ -134,8 +205,6 @@ acpi_db_single_step(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	union acpi_parse_object *next;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
 	u32 original_debug_level;
-	union acpi_parse_object *display_op;
-	union acpi_parse_object *parent_op;
 	u32 aml_offset;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_ENTRY();
@@ -222,51 +291,12 @@ acpi_db_single_step(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		next = op->common.next;
 		op->common.next = NULL;
 
-		display_op = op;
-		parent_op = op->common.parent;
-		if (parent_op) {
-			if ((walk_state->control_state) &&
-			    (walk_state->control_state->common.state ==
-			     ACPI_CONTROL_PREDICATE_EXECUTING)) {
-				/*
-				 * We are executing the predicate of an IF or WHILE statement
-				 * Search upwards for the containing IF or WHILE so that the
-				 * entire predicate can be displayed.
-				 */
-				while (parent_op) {
-					if ((parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
-					     AML_IF_OP)
-					    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
-						AML_WHILE_OP)) {
-						display_op = parent_op;
-						break;
-					}
-					parent_op = parent_op->common.parent;
-				}
-			} else {
-				while (parent_op) {
-					if ((parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
-					     AML_IF_OP)
-					    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
-						AML_ELSE_OP)
-					    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
-						AML_SCOPE_OP)
-					    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
-						AML_METHOD_OP)
-					    || (parent_op->common.aml_opcode ==
-						AML_WHILE_OP)) {
-						break;
-					}
-					display_op = parent_op;
-					parent_op = parent_op->common.parent;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		/* Now we can disassemble and display it */
 
 #ifdef ACPI_DISASSEMBLER
-		acpi_dm_disassemble(walk_state, display_op, ACPI_UINT32_MAX);
+		acpi_dm_disassemble(walk_state,
+				    acpi_db_get_display_op(walk_state, op),
+				    ACPI_UINT32_MAX);
 #else
 		/*
 		 * The AML Disassembler is not configured - at least we can
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
index dd4deb678d13..c1a4d02fafd5 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsmethod.c
@@ -532,6 +532,9 @@ acpi_ds_call_control_method(struct acpi_thread_state *thread,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	next_walk_state->method_nesting_depth =
+	    this_walk_state->method_nesting_depth + 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * Delete the operands on the previous walkstate operand stack
 	 * (they were copied to new objects)
@@ -549,6 +552,17 @@ acpi_ds_call_control_method(struct acpi_thread_state *thread,
 			  "**** Begin nested execution of [%4.4s] **** WalkState=%p\n",
 			  method_node->name.ascii, next_walk_state));
 
+	this_walk_state->method_pathname =
+	    acpi_ns_get_normalized_pathname(method_node, TRUE);
+	this_walk_state->method_is_nested = TRUE;
+
+	/* Optional object evaluation log */
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EVALUATION,
+			      "%-26s:  %*s%s\n", "   Nested method call",
+			      next_walk_state->method_nesting_depth * 3, " ",
+			      &this_walk_state->method_pathname[1]));
+
 	/* Invoke an internal method if necessary */
 
 	if (obj_desc->method.info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_INTERNAL_ONLY) {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
index 6992c8d5ab43..6a9cc613adaa 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsobject.c
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_DISPATCHER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("dsobject")
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_build_internal_object
@@ -299,8 +298,6 @@ acpi_ds_create_node(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 
-#endif				/* ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION */
-
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_init_object_from_op
@@ -404,9 +401,7 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 				/* Truncate value if we are executing from a 32-bit ACPI table */
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 				(void)acpi_ex_truncate_for32bit_table(obj_desc);
-#endif
 				break;
 
 			case AML_REVISION_OP:
@@ -428,7 +423,6 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 			obj_desc->integer.value = op->common.value.integer;
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 			if (acpi_ex_truncate_for32bit_table(obj_desc)) {
 
 				/* Warn if we found a 64-bit constant in a 32-bit table */
@@ -439,7 +433,6 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 								 value.integer),
 					      (u32)obj_desc->integer.value));
 			}
-#endif
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -477,7 +470,6 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			    ((u32)opcode) - AML_FIRST_LOCAL_OP;
 			obj_desc->reference.class = ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL;
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 			status =
 			    acpi_ds_method_data_get_node(ACPI_REFCLASS_LOCAL,
 							 obj_desc->reference.
@@ -487,7 +479,6 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 							  acpi_namespace_node,
 							  &obj_desc->reference.
 							  object));
-#endif
 			break;
 
 		case AML_TYPE_METHOD_ARGUMENT:
@@ -498,7 +489,6 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			    ((u32)opcode) - AML_FIRST_ARG_OP;
 			obj_desc->reference.class = ACPI_REFCLASS_ARG;
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 			status = acpi_ds_method_data_get_node(ACPI_REFCLASS_ARG,
 							      obj_desc->
 							      reference.value,
@@ -509,7 +499,6 @@ acpi_ds_init_object_from_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 							       &obj_desc->
 							       reference.
 							       object));
-#endif
 			break;
 
 		default:	/* Object name or Debug object */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
index d703a5594a02..584853385268 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dspkginit.c
@@ -152,6 +152,32 @@ acpi_ds_build_internal_package_obj(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; arg && (i < element_count); i++) {
 		if (arg->common.aml_opcode == AML_INT_RETURN_VALUE_OP) {
+			if (!arg->common.node) {
+				/*
+				 * This is the case where an expression has returned a value.
+				 * The use of expressions (term_args) within individual
+				 * package elements is not supported by the AML interpreter,
+				 * even though the ASL grammar supports it. Example:
+				 *
+				 *      Name (INT1, 0x1234)
+				 *
+				 *      Name (PKG3, Package () {
+				 *          Add (INT1, 0xAAAA0000)
+				 *      })
+				 *
+				 *  1) No known AML interpreter supports this type of construct
+				 *  2) This fixes a fault if the construct is encountered
+				 */
+				ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, AE_SUPPORT,
+						"Expressions within package elements are not supported"));
+
+				/* Cleanup the return object, it is not needed */
+
+				acpi_ut_remove_reference(walk_state->results->
+							 results.obj_desc[0]);
+				return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_SUPPORT);
+			}
+
 			if (arg->common.node->type == ACPI_TYPE_METHOD) {
 				/*
 				 * A method reference "looks" to the parser to be a method
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
index 8d1b75400515..fb9ed5e1da89 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dsutils.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ void acpi_ds_clear_implicit_return(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ds_do_implicit_return
@@ -401,7 +400,6 @@ void acpi_ds_clear_operands(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	walk_state->num_operands = 0;
 	return_VOID;
 }
-#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
index d06c41446282..e2ef09643d50 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload.c
@@ -73,12 +73,10 @@ acpi_ds_init_callbacks(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state, u32 pass_number)
 
 		/* Execution pass */
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 		walk_state->parse_flags |= ACPI_PARSE_EXECUTE |
 		    ACPI_PARSE_DELETE_TREE;
 		walk_state->descending_callback = acpi_ds_exec_begin_op;
 		walk_state->ascending_callback = acpi_ds_exec_end_op;
-#endif
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -364,7 +362,7 @@ acpi_ds_load1_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 
 	/* Initialize the op */
 
-#if (defined (ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION) || defined (ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY))
+#ifdef ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY
 	op->named.path = path;
 #endif
 
@@ -422,7 +420,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
 	object_type = walk_state->op_info->object_type;
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 	if (walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_FIELD) {
 		/*
 		 * If we are executing a method, do not create any namespace objects
@@ -466,7 +463,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load1_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-#endif
 
 	if (op->common.aml_opcode == AML_NAME_OP) {
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
index b4685bb5f071..9a309f5c4de8 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswload2.c
@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ acpi_ds_load2_begin_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 		}
 #endif
 
+		/*
+		 * For name creation opcodes, the full namepath prefix must
+		 * exist, except for the final (new) nameseg.
+		 */
+		if (walk_state->op_info->flags & AML_NAMED) {
+			flags |= ACPI_NS_PREFIX_MUST_EXIST;
+		}
+
 		/* Add new entry or lookup existing entry */
 
 		status =
@@ -363,10 +371,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;
 	union acpi_parse_object *arg;
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *new_node;
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 	u32 i;
 	u8 region_space;
-#endif
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ds_load2_end_op);
 
@@ -453,7 +459,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	arg = op->common.value.arg;
 
 	switch (walk_state->op_info->type) {
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 
 	case AML_TYPE_CREATE_FIELD:
 		/*
@@ -550,12 +555,10 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 		}
 
 		break;
-#endif				/* ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION */
 
 	case AML_TYPE_NAMED_COMPLEX:
 
 		switch (op->common.aml_opcode) {
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 		case AML_REGION_OP:
 		case AML_DATA_REGION_OP:
 
@@ -643,8 +646,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ds_load2_end_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 			}
 			break;
 
-#endif				/* ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION */
-
 		default:
 
 			/* All NAMED_COMPLEX opcodes must be handled above */
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
index c879380e5ce1..4c1ec202d5ab 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/dswstate.c
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ struct acpi_walk_state *acpi_ds_create_walk_state(acpi_owner_id owner_id,
 
 	/* Init the method args/local */
 
-#if (!defined (ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION) && !defined (ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY))
+#ifndef ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY
 	acpi_ds_method_data_init(walk_state);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
index 98de48481776..1a70b80cc406 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exconvrt.c
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii(u64 integer, u16 base, u8 *string, u8 data_width)
 
 		/* hex_length: 2 ascii hex chars per data byte */
 
-		hex_length = ACPI_MUL_2(data_width);
+		hex_length = (data_width * 2);
 		for (i = 0, j = (hex_length - 1); i < hex_length; i++, j--) {
 
 			/* Get one hex digit, most significant digits first */
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii(u64 integer, u16 base, u8 *string, u8 data_width)
  *
  * RETURN:      Status
  *
- * DESCRIPTION: Convert an ACPI Object to a string
+ * DESCRIPTION: Convert an ACPI Object to a string. Supports both implicit
+ *              and explicit conversions and related rules.
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
@@ -393,9 +394,11 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_string(union acpi_operand_object * obj_desc,
 
 		switch (type) {
 		case ACPI_EXPLICIT_CONVERT_DECIMAL:
-
-			/* Make room for maximum decimal number */
-
+			/*
+			 * From to_decimal_string, integer source.
+			 *
+			 * Make room for the maximum decimal number size
+			 */
 			string_length = ACPI_MAX_DECIMAL_DIGITS;
 			base = 10;
 			break;
@@ -440,8 +443,10 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_string(union acpi_operand_object * obj_desc,
 		switch (type) {
 		case ACPI_EXPLICIT_CONVERT_DECIMAL:	/* Used by to_decimal_string */
 			/*
-			 * From ACPI: "If Data is a buffer, it is converted to a string of
-			 * decimal values separated by commas."
+			 * Explicit conversion from the to_decimal_string ASL operator.
+			 *
+			 * From ACPI: "If the input is a buffer, it is converted to a
+			 * a string of decimal values separated by commas."
 			 */
 			base = 10;
 
@@ -462,20 +467,29 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_string(union acpi_operand_object * obj_desc,
 
 		case ACPI_IMPLICIT_CONVERT_HEX:
 			/*
+			 * Implicit buffer-to-string conversion
+			 *
 			 * From the ACPI spec:
-			 *"The entire contents of the buffer are converted to a string of
+			 * "The entire contents of the buffer are converted to a string of
 			 * two-character hexadecimal numbers, each separated by a space."
+			 *
+			 * Each hex number is prefixed with 0x (11/2018)
 			 */
 			separator = ' ';
-			string_length = (obj_desc->buffer.length * 3);
+			string_length = (obj_desc->buffer.length * 5);
 			break;
 
-		case ACPI_EXPLICIT_CONVERT_HEX:	/* Used by to_hex_string */
+		case ACPI_EXPLICIT_CONVERT_HEX:
 			/*
+			 * Explicit conversion from the to_hex_string ASL operator.
+			 *
 			 * From ACPI: "If Data is a buffer, it is converted to a string of
 			 * hexadecimal values separated by commas."
+			 *
+			 * Each hex number is prefixed with 0x (11/2018)
 			 */
-			string_length = (obj_desc->buffer.length * 3);
+			separator = ',';
+			string_length = (obj_desc->buffer.length * 5);
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -504,10 +518,21 @@ acpi_ex_convert_to_string(union acpi_operand_object * obj_desc,
 		 * (separated by commas or spaces)
 		 */
 		for (i = 0; i < obj_desc->buffer.length; i++) {
+			if (base == 16) {
+
+				/* Emit 0x prefix for explict/implicit hex conversion */
+
+				*new_buf++ = '0';
+				*new_buf++ = 'x';
+			}
+
 			new_buf += acpi_ex_convert_to_ascii((u64) obj_desc->
 							    buffer.pointer[i],
 							    base, new_buf, 1);
-			*new_buf++ = separator;	/* each separated by a comma or space */
+
+			/* Each digit is separated by either a comma or space */
+
+			*new_buf++ = separator;
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
index e49fa3c1321a..3304c6b1e8a7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/excreate.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 #define _COMPONENT          ACPI_EXECUTER
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("excreate")
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_create_alias
@@ -390,7 +389,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_create_power_resource(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	acpi_ut_remove_reference(obj_desc);
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
-#endif
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
index d5b3efd35a5b..3a477566ba1b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 		 * NOTE: A length of zero is ok, and will create a zero-length, null
 		 *       terminated string.
 		 */
-		while ((length < operand[0]->buffer.length) &&
-		       (length < operand[1]->integer.value) &&
-		       (operand[0]->buffer.pointer[length])) {
+		while ((length < operand[0]->buffer.length) &&	/* Length of input buffer */
+		       (length < operand[1]->integer.value) &&	/* Length operand */
+		       (operand[0]->buffer.pointer[length])) {	/* Null terminator */
 			length++;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exserial.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exserial.c
index 9920fac6413f..ec61553c4483 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exserial.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exserial.c
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ acpi_ex_write_serial_bus(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	u32 buffer_length;
+	u32 data_length;
 	void *buffer;
 	union acpi_operand_object *buffer_desc;
 	u32 function;
@@ -324,8 +325,9 @@ acpi_ex_write_serial_bus(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 	/* Copy the input buffer data to the transfer buffer */
 
 	buffer = buffer_desc->buffer.pointer;
-	memcpy(buffer, source_desc->buffer.pointer,
-	       min(buffer_length, source_desc->buffer.length));
+	data_length = (buffer_length < source_desc->buffer.length ?
+		       buffer_length : source_desc->buffer.length);
+	memcpy(buffer, source_desc->buffer.pointer, data_length);
 
 	/* Lock entire transaction if requested */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
index 6ce307d5ce2a..bd22e27adf9b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exutils.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ ACPI_MODULE_NAME("exutils")
 /* Local prototypes */
 static u32 acpi_ex_digits_needed(u64 value, u32 base);
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ex_enter_interpreter
@@ -409,5 +408,3 @@ u8 acpi_is_valid_space_id(u8 space_id)
 
 	return (TRUE);
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
index e3f10afde5ff..75192b958544 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsaccess.c
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 	acpi_object_type this_search_type;
 	u32 search_parent_flag = ACPI_NS_SEARCH_PARENT;
 	u32 local_flags;
+	acpi_interpreter_mode local_interpreter_mode;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ns_lookup);
 
@@ -506,6 +507,7 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 	 */
 	this_search_type = ACPI_TYPE_ANY;
 	current_node = this_node;
+
 	while (num_segments && current_node) {
 		num_segments--;
 		if (!num_segments) {
@@ -536,6 +538,16 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 			}
 		}
 
+		/* Handle opcodes that create a new name_seg via a full name_path */
+
+		local_interpreter_mode = interpreter_mode;
+		if ((flags & ACPI_NS_PREFIX_MUST_EXIST) && (num_segments > 0)) {
+
+			/* Every element of the path must exist (except for the final name_seg) */
+
+			local_interpreter_mode = ACPI_IMODE_EXECUTE;
+		}
+
 		/* Extract one ACPI name from the front of the pathname */
 
 		ACPI_MOVE_32_TO_32(&simple_name, path);
@@ -544,12 +556,19 @@ acpi_ns_lookup(union acpi_generic_state *scope_info,
 
 		status =
 		    acpi_ns_search_and_enter(simple_name, walk_state,
-					     current_node, interpreter_mode,
+					     current_node,
+					     local_interpreter_mode,
 					     this_search_type, local_flags,
 					     &this_node);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 			if (status == AE_NOT_FOUND) {
-
+#if !defined ACPI_ASL_COMPILER	/* Note: iASL reports this error by itself, not needed here */
+				if (flags & ACPI_NS_PREFIX_MUST_EXIST) {
+					acpi_os_printf(ACPI_MSG_BIOS_ERROR
+						       "Object does not exist: %4.4s\n",
+						       &simple_name);
+				}
+#endif
 				/* Name not found in ACPI namespace */
 
 				ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_NAMES,
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
index 64ba80ede0ad..6390b7951ebf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nseval.c
@@ -104,6 +104,13 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_NO_MEMORY);
 	}
 
+	/* Optional object evaluation log */
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EVALUATION,
+			      "%-26s:  %s (%s)\n", "   Enter evaluation",
+			      &info->full_pathname[1],
+			      acpi_ut_get_type_name(info->node->type)));
+
 	/* Count the number of arguments being passed in */
 
 	info->param_count = 0;
@@ -289,6 +296,12 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_evaluate(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
 			  info->relative_pathname));
 
 cleanup:
+	/* Optional object evaluation log */
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EVALUATION,
+			      "%-26s:  %s\n", "   Exit evaluation",
+			      &info->full_pathname[1]));
+
 	/*
 	 * Namespace was unlocked by the handling acpi_ns* function, so we
 	 * just free the pathname and return
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
index e291bb8cd369..04bc73e82aed 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsload.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_unload_namespace(acpi_handle handle);
 static acpi_status acpi_ns_delete_subtree(acpi_handle start_handle);
 #endif
 
-#ifndef ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ns_load_table
@@ -297,4 +296,3 @@ acpi_status acpi_ns_unload_namespace(acpi_handle handle)
 	return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
 }
 #endif
-#endif
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
index c9ef4949869f..488ff39d86f7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/nsparse.c
@@ -107,8 +107,20 @@ acpi_ns_execute_table(u32 table_index, struct acpi_namespace_node *start_node)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	/* Optional object evaluation log */
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EVALUATION,
+			      "%-26s:  (Definition Block level)\n",
+			      "Module-level evaluation"));
+
 	status = acpi_ps_execute_table(info);
 
+	/* Optional object evaluation log */
+
+	ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EVALUATION,
+			      "%-26s:  (Definition Block level)\n",
+			      "Module-level complete"));
+
 cleanup:
 	if (info) {
 		ACPI_FREE(info->full_pathname);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
index 0fa01c9e353e..e00d1af6fa80 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psloop.c
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 	parser_state = &walk_state->parser_state;
 	walk_state->arg_types = 0;
 
-#if (!defined (ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION) && !defined (ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY))
+#ifndef ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY
 
 	if (walk_state->walk_type & ACPI_WALK_METHOD_RESTART) {
 
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 				 */
 				if ((walk_state->
 				     parse_flags & ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL)
-				    && status == AE_ALREADY_EXISTS) {
+				    && ((status == AE_ALREADY_EXISTS)
+					|| (status == AE_NOT_FOUND))) {
 					status = AE_OK;
 				}
 				if (status == AE_CTRL_PARSE_CONTINUE) {
@@ -537,10 +538,7 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_loop(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 					 * the scope op because the parse failure indicates that
 					 * the device may not exist.
 					 */
-					ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-						    "Skip parsing opcode %s",
-						    acpi_ps_get_opcode_name
-						    (walk_state->opcode)));
+					ACPI_INFO(("Skipping parse of AML opcode: %s (0x%4.4X)", acpi_ps_get_opcode_name(walk_state->opcode), walk_state->opcode));
 
 					/*
 					 * Determine the opcode length before skipping the opcode.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
index 3138e7a00da8..e1fd819a2955 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psobject.c
@@ -600,8 +600,7 @@ acpi_ps_complete_op(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state,
 			 * because there could be correct AML beyond the parts that caused
 			 * the runtime error.
 			 */
-			ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
-				    "Ignore error and continue table load"));
+			ACPI_INFO(("Ignoring error and continuing table load"));
 			return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
 		}
 		return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
index a16a6ea5ae02..65603473b6cb 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psparse.c
@@ -479,6 +479,21 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_parse_aml(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 				  "Completed one call to walk loop, %s State=%p\n",
 				  acpi_format_exception(status), walk_state));
 
+		if (walk_state->method_pathname && walk_state->method_is_nested) {
+
+			/* Optional object evaluation log */
+
+			ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT_RAW((ACPI_DB_EVALUATION,
+					      "%-26s:  %*s%s\n",
+					      "   Exit nested method",
+					      (walk_state->
+					       method_nesting_depth + 1) * 3,
+					      " ",
+					      &walk_state->method_pathname[1]));
+
+			ACPI_FREE(walk_state->method_pathname);
+			walk_state->method_is_nested = FALSE;
+		}
 		if (status == AE_CTRL_TRANSFER) {
 			/*
 			 * A method call was detected.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
index f26bcbbc2c27..5743b22399a0 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/psxface.c
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_method(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	walk_state->method_pathname = info->full_pathname;
+	walk_state->method_is_nested = FALSE;
+
 	if (info->obj_desc->method.info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL) {
 		walk_state->parse_flags |= ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL;
 	}
@@ -267,6 +270,9 @@ acpi_status acpi_ps_execute_table(struct acpi_evaluate_info *info)
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	walk_state->method_pathname = info->full_pathname;
+	walk_state->method_is_nested = FALSE;
+
 	if (info->obj_desc->method.info_flags & ACPI_METHOD_MODULE_LEVEL) {
 		walk_state->parse_flags |= ACPI_PARSE_MODULE_LEVEL;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
index fa674e9b0e62..f8c5b49344df 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utglobal.c
@@ -83,10 +83,7 @@ const struct acpi_predefined_names acpi_gbl_pre_defined_names[] = {
 	{"_REV", ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER, ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, 2)},
 	{"_OS_", ACPI_TYPE_STRING, ACPI_OS_NAME},
 	{"_GL_", ACPI_TYPE_MUTEX, ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, 1)},
-
-#if !defined (ACPI_NO_METHOD_EXECUTION) || defined (ACPI_CONSTANT_EVAL_ONLY)
 	{"_OSI", ACPI_TYPE_METHOD, ACPI_CAST_PTR(char, 1)},
-#endif
 
 	/* Table terminator */
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
index ed73d79b500e..afaadc73196b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utmisc.c
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ u8 acpi_ut_is_aml_table(struct acpi_table_header *table)
 	if (ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table->signature, ACPI_SIG_DSDT) ||
 	    ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table->signature, ACPI_SIG_PSDT) ||
 	    ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table->signature, ACPI_SIG_SSDT) ||
-	    ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table->signature, ACPI_SIG_OSDT)) {
+	    ACPI_COMPARE_NAME(table->signature, ACPI_SIG_OSDT) ||
+	    ACPI_IS_OEM_SIG(table->signature)) {
 		return (TRUE);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
index 64b63c81994b..902a47463abf 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static struct acpi_interface_info acpi_default_supported_interfaces[] = {
 	{"Windows 2016", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS1},	/* Windows 10 version 1607 - Added 12/2017 */
 	{"Windows 2017", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS2},	/* Windows 10 version 1703 - Added 12/2017 */
 	{"Windows 2017.2", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS3},	/* Windows 10 version 1709 - Added 02/2018 */
+	{"Windows 2018", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS4},	/* Windows 10 version 1803 - Added 11/2018 */
+	{"Windows 2018.2", NULL, 0, ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS5},	/* Windows 10 version 1809 - Added 11/2018 */
 
 	/* Feature Group Strings */
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acoutput.h b/include/acpi/acoutput.h
index 3a26aa7ead23..6db9a6d40c85 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acoutput.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acoutput.h
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@
 #define ACPI_LV_RESOURCES           0x00010000
 #define ACPI_LV_USER_REQUESTS       0x00020000
 #define ACPI_LV_PACKAGE             0x00040000
-#define ACPI_LV_VERBOSITY1          0x0007FF40 | ACPI_LV_ALL_EXCEPTIONS
+#define ACPI_LV_EVALUATION          0x00080000
+#define ACPI_LV_VERBOSITY1          0x000FFF40 | ACPI_LV_ALL_EXCEPTIONS
 
 /* Trace verbosity level 2 [Function tracing and memory allocation] */
 
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@
 #define ACPI_DB_INTERRUPTS          ACPI_DEBUG_LEVEL (ACPI_LV_INTERRUPTS)
 #define ACPI_DB_USER_REQUESTS       ACPI_DEBUG_LEVEL (ACPI_LV_USER_REQUESTS)
 #define ACPI_DB_PACKAGE             ACPI_DEBUG_LEVEL (ACPI_LV_PACKAGE)
+#define ACPI_DB_EVALUATION          ACPI_DEBUG_LEVEL (ACPI_LV_EVALUATION)
 #define ACPI_DB_MUTEX               ACPI_DEBUG_LEVEL (ACPI_LV_MUTEX)
 #define ACPI_DB_EVENTS              ACPI_DEBUG_LEVEL (ACPI_LV_EVENTS)
 
@@ -148,7 +150,7 @@
 
 /* Defaults for debug_level, debug and normal */
 
-#define ACPI_DEBUG_DEFAULT          (ACPI_LV_INFO | ACPI_LV_REPAIR)
+#define ACPI_DEBUG_DEFAULT          (ACPI_LV_INIT | ACPI_LV_DEBUG_OBJECT | ACPI_LV_EVALUATION | ACPI_LV_REPAIR)
 #define ACPI_NORMAL_DEFAULT         (ACPI_LV_INIT | ACPI_LV_DEBUG_OBJECT | ACPI_LV_REPAIR)
 #define ACPI_DEBUG_ALL              (ACPI_LV_AML_DISASSEMBLE | ACPI_LV_ALL_EXCEPTIONS | ACPI_LV_ALL)
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index 0c19b68bf060..7aa38b648564 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 /* Current ACPICA subsystem version in YYYYMMDD format */
 
-#define ACPI_CA_VERSION                 0x20181003
+#define ACPI_CA_VERSION                 0x20181213
 
 #include <acpi/acconfig.h>
 #include <acpi/actypes.h>
diff --git a/include/acpi/actbl.h b/include/acpi/actbl.h
index 517addd6b11d..0a977eca0a74 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actbl.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actbl.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define ACPI_SIG_XSDT           "XSDT"	/* Extended  System Description Table */
 #define ACPI_SIG_SSDT           "SSDT"	/* Secondary System Description Table */
 #define ACPI_RSDP_NAME          "RSDP"	/* Short name for RSDP, not signature */
+#define ACPI_OEM_NAME           "OEM"	/* Short name for OEM, not signature */
 
 /*
  * All tables and structures must be byte-packed to match the ACPI
diff --git a/include/acpi/actbl3.h b/include/acpi/actbl3.h
index 501f341d1d92..ea1ca49c9c1b 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actbl3.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actbl3.h
@@ -365,6 +365,29 @@ struct acpi_table_tcpa_server {
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
+/* Revision 3 */
+
+struct acpi_table_tpm23 {
+	struct acpi_table_header header;	/* Common ACPI table header */
+	u32 reserved;
+	u64 control_address;
+	u32 start_method;
+};
+
+/* Value for start_method above */
+
+#define ACPI_TPM23_ACPI_START_METHOD                 2
+
+/*
+ * Optional trailer for revision 3. If start method is 2, there is a 4 byte
+ * reserved area of all zeros.
+ */
+struct acpi_tmp23_trailer {
+	u32 reserved;
+};
+
+/* Revision 4 */
+
 struct acpi_table_tpm2 {
 	struct acpi_table_header header;	/* Common ACPI table header */
 	u16 platform_class;
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 66ceb12ebc63..2590627dbfcc 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@ typedef u64 acpi_integer;
 #define ACPI_VALIDATE_RSDP_SIG(a)       (!strncmp (ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (a)), ACPI_SIG_RSDP, 8))
 #define ACPI_MAKE_RSDP_SIG(dest)        (memcpy (ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (dest)), ACPI_SIG_RSDP, 8))
 
+/* Support for OEMx signature (x can be any character) */
+#define ACPI_IS_OEM_SIG(a)        (!strncmp (ACPI_CAST_PTR (char, (a)), ACPI_OEM_NAME, 3) &&\
+	 strnlen (a, ACPI_NAME_SIZE) == ACPI_NAME_SIZE)
+
 /*
  * Algorithm to obtain access bit width.
  * Can be used with access_width of struct acpi_generic_address and access_size of
@@ -1273,6 +1277,8 @@ typedef enum {
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS1             0x0E
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS2             0x0F
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS3             0x10
+#define ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS4             0x11
+#define ACPI_OSI_WIN_10_RS5             0x12
 
 /* Definitions of getopt */
 
diff --git a/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/apmain.c b/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/apmain.c
index db213171f8d9..2d9b94b631cb 100644
--- a/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/apmain.c
+++ b/tools/power/acpi/tools/acpidump/apmain.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static int ap_insert_action(char *argument, u32 to_be_done)
 
 	current_action++;
 	if (current_action > AP_MAX_ACTIONS) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Too many table options (max %u)\n",
+		fprintf(stderr, "Too many table options (max %d)\n",
 			AP_MAX_ACTIONS);
 		return (-1);
 	}