diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c b/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
index 2ea1781290cc..ade02152bb06 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpi_video.c
@@ -2182,6 +2182,30 @@ static bool dmi_is_desktop(void)
 	return false;
 }
 
+/*
+ * We're seeing a lot of bogus backlight interfaces on newer machines
+ * without a LCD such as desktops, servers and HDMI sticks. Checking the
+ * lcd flag fixes this, enable this by default on any machines which are:
+ * 1.  Win8 ready (where we also prefer the native backlight driver, so
+ *     normally the acpi_video code should not register there anyways); *and*
+ * 2.1 Report a desktop/server DMI chassis-type, or
+ * 2.2 Are an ACPI-reduced-hardware platform (and thus won't use the EC for
+       backlight control)
+ */
+static bool should_check_lcd_flag(void)
+{
+	if (!acpi_osi_is_win8())
+		return false;
+
+	if (dmi_is_desktop())
+		return true;
+
+	if (acpi_reduced_hardware())
+		return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 int acpi_video_register(void)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -2195,19 +2219,8 @@ int acpi_video_register(void)
 		goto leave;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * We're seeing a lot of bogus backlight interfaces on newer machines
-	 * without a LCD such as desktops, servers and HDMI sticks. Checking
-	 * the lcd flag fixes this, so enable this on any machines which are
-	 * win8 ready (where we also prefer the native backlight driver, so
-	 * normally the acpi_video code should not register there anyways).
-	 */
-	if (only_lcd == -1) {
-		if (dmi_is_desktop() && acpi_osi_is_win8())
-			only_lcd = true;
-		else
-			only_lcd = false;
-	}
+	if (only_lcd == -1)
+		only_lcd = should_check_lcd_flag();
 
 	dmi_check_system(video_dmi_table);
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c b/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
index 69057fcd2c04..2c2748041cef 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/cppc_acpi.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt)	"ACPI CPPC: " fmt
 
-#include <linux/cpufreq.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/iopoll.h>
 #include <linux/ktime.h>
@@ -119,23 +118,15 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpc_desc *, cpc_desc_ptr);
  */
 #define NUM_RETRIES 500ULL
 
-struct cppc_attr {
-	struct attribute attr;
-	ssize_t (*show)(struct kobject *kobj,
-			struct attribute *attr, char *buf);
-	ssize_t (*store)(struct kobject *kobj,
-			struct attribute *attr, const char *c, ssize_t count);
-};
-
 #define define_one_cppc_ro(_name)		\
-static struct cppc_attr _name =			\
+static struct kobj_attribute _name =		\
 __ATTR(_name, 0444, show_##_name, NULL)
 
 #define to_cpc_desc(a) container_of(a, struct cpc_desc, kobj)
 
 #define show_cppc_data(access_fn, struct_name, member_name)		\
 	static ssize_t show_##member_name(struct kobject *kobj,		\
-					struct attribute *attr,	char *buf) \
+				struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)	\
 	{								\
 		struct cpc_desc *cpc_ptr = to_cpc_desc(kobj);		\
 		struct struct_name st_name = {0};			\
@@ -161,7 +152,7 @@ show_cppc_data(cppc_get_perf_ctrs, cppc_perf_fb_ctrs, reference_perf);
 show_cppc_data(cppc_get_perf_ctrs, cppc_perf_fb_ctrs, wraparound_time);
 
 static ssize_t show_feedback_ctrs(struct kobject *kobj,
-		struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+		struct kobj_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct cpc_desc *cpc_ptr = to_cpc_desc(kobj);
 	struct cppc_perf_fb_ctrs fb_ctrs = {0};
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/utils.c b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
index f1aff4dab476..3b54b8fd7396 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/utils.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/utils.c
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ static int acpi_dev_match_cb(struct device *dev, const void *data)
  * Note that if the device is pluggable, it may since have disappeared.
  *
  * Note that unlike acpi_dev_found() this function checks the status
- * of the device. So for devices which are present in the dsdt, but
+ * of the device. So for devices which are present in the DSDT, but
  * which are disabled (their _STA callback returns 0) this function
  * will return false.
  *
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_dev_present);
 
 /**
  * acpi_dev_get_next_match_dev - Return the next match of ACPI device
- * @adev: Pointer to the previous acpi_device matching this @hid, @uid and @hrv
+ * @adev: Pointer to the previous ACPI device matching this @hid, @uid and @hrv
  * @hid: Hardware ID of the device.
  * @uid: Unique ID of the device, pass NULL to not check _UID
  * @hrv: Hardware Revision of the device, pass -1 to not check _HRV
@@ -846,7 +846,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_dev_present);
  * Return the next match of ACPI device if another matching device was present
  * at the moment of invocation, or NULL otherwise.
  *
- * The caller is responsible to call put_device() on the returned device.
+ * FIXME: The function does not tolerate the sudden disappearance of @adev, e.g.
+ * in the case of a hotplug event. That said, the caller should ensure that
+ * this will never happen.
+ *
+ * The caller is responsible for invoking acpi_dev_put() on the returned device.
  *
  * See additional information in acpi_dev_present() as well.
  */
@@ -875,7 +879,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_dev_get_next_match_dev);
  * Return the first match of ACPI device if a matching device was present
  * at the moment of invocation, or NULL otherwise.
  *
- * The caller is responsible to call put_device() on the returned device.
+ * The caller is responsible for invoking acpi_dev_put() on the returned device.
  *
  * See additional information in acpi_dev_present() as well.
  */
@@ -886,6 +890,17 @@ acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev(const char *hid, const char *uid, s64 hrv)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev);
 
+/**
+ * acpi_reduced_hardware - Return if this is an ACPI-reduced-hw machine
+ *
+ * Return true when running on an ACPI-reduced-hw machine, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool acpi_reduced_hardware(void)
+{
+	return acpi_gbl_reduced_hardware;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_reduced_hardware);
+
 /*
  * acpi_backlight= handling, this is done here rather then in video_detect.c
  * because __setup cannot be used in modules.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
index 83cd4c95faf0..33474fd96991 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video_detect.c
@@ -385,6 +385,30 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id video_detect_dmi_table[] = {
 		DMI_MATCH(DMI_BOARD_NAME, "BA51_MV"),
 		},
 	},
+	{
+	.callback = video_detect_force_native,
+	.ident = "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GA401",
+	.matches = {
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."),
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "GA401"),
+		},
+	},
+	{
+	.callback = video_detect_force_native,
+	.ident = "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GA502",
+	.matches = {
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."),
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "GA502"),
+		},
+	},
+	{
+	.callback = video_detect_force_native,
+	.ident = "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. GA503",
+	.matches = {
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC."),
+		DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "GA503"),
+		},
+	},
 
 	/*
 	 * Desktops which falsely report a backlight and which our heuristics
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index c1c9adaed205..3a82faac5767 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ acpi_evaluate_dsm_typed(acpi_handle handle, const guid_t *guid, u64 rev,
 
 bool acpi_dev_found(const char *hid);
 bool acpi_dev_present(const char *hid, const char *uid, s64 hrv);
+bool acpi_reduced_hardware(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
 
@@ -689,6 +690,20 @@ acpi_dev_get_next_match_dev(struct acpi_device *adev, const char *hid, const cha
 struct acpi_device *
 acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev(const char *hid, const char *uid, s64 hrv);
 
+/**
+ * for_each_acpi_dev_match - iterate over ACPI devices that matching the criteria
+ * @adev: pointer to the matching ACPI device, NULL at the end of the loop
+ * @hid: Hardware ID of the device.
+ * @uid: Unique ID of the device, pass NULL to not check _UID
+ * @hrv: Hardware Revision of the device, pass -1 to not check _HRV
+ *
+ * The caller is responsible for invoking acpi_dev_put() on the returned device.
+ *
+ * FIXME: Due to above requirement there is a window that may invalidate @adev
+ * and next iteration will use a dangling pointer, e.g. in the case of a
+ * hotplug event. That said, the caller should ensure that this will never
+ * happen.
+ */
 #define for_each_acpi_dev_match(adev, hid, uid, hrv)			\
 	for (adev = acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev(hid, uid, hrv);	\
 	     adev;							\
diff --git a/include/acpi/cppc_acpi.h b/include/acpi/cppc_acpi.h
index c7fc4524e151..9f4985b4d64d 100644
--- a/include/acpi/cppc_acpi.h
+++ b/include/acpi/cppc_acpi.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define _CPPC_ACPI_H
 
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/cpufreq.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include <acpi/pcc.h>
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ struct cppc_cpudata {
 	cpumask_var_t shared_cpu_map;
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_CPPC_LIB
 extern int cppc_get_desired_perf(int cpunum, u64 *desired_perf);
 extern int cppc_get_perf_ctrs(int cpu, struct cppc_perf_fb_ctrs *perf_fb_ctrs);
 extern int cppc_set_perf(int cpu, struct cppc_perf_ctrls *perf_ctrls);
@@ -142,5 +144,43 @@ extern unsigned int cppc_get_transition_latency(int cpu);
 extern bool cpc_ffh_supported(void);
 extern int cpc_read_ffh(int cpunum, struct cpc_reg *reg, u64 *val);
 extern int cpc_write_ffh(int cpunum, struct cpc_reg *reg, u64 val);
+#else /* !CONFIG_ACPI_CPPC_LIB */
+static inline int cppc_get_desired_perf(int cpunum, u64 *desired_perf)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+static inline int cppc_get_perf_ctrs(int cpu, struct cppc_perf_fb_ctrs *perf_fb_ctrs)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+static inline int cppc_set_perf(int cpu, struct cppc_perf_ctrls *perf_ctrls)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+static inline int cppc_get_perf_caps(int cpu, struct cppc_perf_caps *caps)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+static inline bool acpi_cpc_valid(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+static inline unsigned int cppc_get_transition_latency(int cpu)
+{
+	return CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
+}
+static inline bool cpc_ffh_supported(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+static inline int cpc_read_ffh(int cpunum, struct cpc_reg *reg, u64 *val)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+static inline int cpc_write_ffh(int cpunum, struct cpc_reg *reg, u64 val)
+{
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+#endif /* !CONFIG_ACPI_CPPC_LIB */
 
 #endif /* _CPPC_ACPI_H*/
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 92f63b8a0180..c60745f657e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -748,6 +748,11 @@ acpi_dev_get_first_match_dev(const char *hid, const char *uid, s64 hrv)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static inline bool acpi_reduced_hardware(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static inline void acpi_dev_put(struct acpi_device *adev) {}
 
 static inline bool is_acpi_node(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)