diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp.h b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp.h
index 6c781edabcc6..f946e47eca7c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #define info(format, arg...) printk(KERN_INFO "%s: " format, MY_NAME , ## arg)
 #define warn(format, arg...) printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: " format, MY_NAME , ## arg)
 
+struct acpiphp_context;
 struct acpiphp_bridge;
 struct acpiphp_slot;
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ struct acpiphp_bridge {
 	struct kref ref;
 	acpi_handle handle;
 
+	struct acpiphp_context *context;
 	/* Ejectable PCI-to-PCI bridge (PCI bridge and PCI function) */
 	struct acpiphp_func *func;
 
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ struct acpiphp_slot {
  * typically 8 objects per slot (i.e. for each PCI function)
  */
 struct acpiphp_func {
+	struct acpiphp_context *context;
 	struct acpiphp_slot *slot;	/* parent */
 
 	struct list_head sibling;
@@ -128,6 +131,13 @@ struct acpiphp_func {
 	u32		flags;		/* see below */
 };
 
+struct acpiphp_context {
+	acpi_handle handle;
+	struct acpiphp_func *func;
+	struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge;
+	unsigned int refcount;
+};
+
 /*
  * struct acpiphp_attention_info - device specific attention registration
  *
diff --git a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
index d75ba7e0ca8d..a0c518c2185e 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/hotplug/acpiphp_glue.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 
 static LIST_HEAD(bridge_list);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(bridge_mutex);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(acpiphp_context_lock);
 
 #define MY_NAME "acpiphp_glue"
 
@@ -79,6 +80,74 @@ is_pci_dock_device(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 	}
 }
 
+static void acpiphp_context_handler(acpi_handle handle, void *context)
+{
+	/* Intentionally empty. */
+}
+
+/**
+ * acpiphp_init_context - Create hotplug context and grab a reference to it.
+ * @handle: ACPI object handle to create the context for.
+ *
+ * Call under acpiphp_context_lock.
+ */
+static struct acpiphp_context *acpiphp_init_context(acpi_handle handle)
+{
+	struct acpiphp_context *context;
+	acpi_status status;
+
+	context = kzalloc(sizeof(*context), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!context)
+		return NULL;
+
+	context->handle = handle;
+	context->refcount = 1;
+	status = acpi_attach_data(handle, acpiphp_context_handler, context);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		kfree(context);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return context;
+}
+
+/**
+ * acpiphp_get_context - Get hotplug context and grab a reference to it.
+ * @handle: ACPI object handle to get the context for.
+ *
+ * Call under acpiphp_context_lock.
+ */
+static struct acpiphp_context *acpiphp_get_context(acpi_handle handle)
+{
+	struct acpiphp_context *context = NULL;
+	acpi_status status;
+	void *data;
+
+	status = acpi_get_data(handle, acpiphp_context_handler, &data);
+	if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
+		context = data;
+		context->refcount++;
+	}
+	return context;
+}
+
+/**
+ * acpiphp_put_context - Drop a reference to ACPI hotplug context.
+ * @handle: ACPI object handle to put the context for.
+ *
+ * The context object is removed if there are no more references to it.
+ *
+ * Call under acpiphp_context_lock.
+ */
+static void acpiphp_put_context(struct acpiphp_context *context)
+{
+	if (--context->refcount)
+		return;
+
+	WARN_ON(context->func || context->bridge);
+	acpi_detach_data(context->handle, acpiphp_context_handler);
+	kfree(context);
+}
+
 static inline void get_bridge(struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge)
 {
 	kref_get(&bridge->ref);
@@ -91,25 +160,37 @@ static inline void put_bridge(struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge)
 
 static void free_bridge(struct kref *kref)
 {
+	struct acpiphp_context *context;
 	struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge;
 	struct acpiphp_slot *slot, *next;
 	struct acpiphp_func *func, *tmp;
 
+	mutex_lock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+
 	bridge = container_of(kref, struct acpiphp_bridge, ref);
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(slot, next, &bridge->slots, node) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(func, tmp, &slot->funcs, sibling) {
+			context = func->context;
+			context->func = NULL;
+			acpiphp_put_context(context);
 			kfree(func);
 		}
 		kfree(slot);
 	}
 
-	/* Release reference acquired by acpiphp_bridge_handle_to_function() */
+	/* Release the reference acquired by acpiphp_enumerate_slots(). */
 	if ((bridge->flags & BRIDGE_HAS_EJ0) && bridge->func)
 		put_bridge(bridge->func->slot->bridge);
+
 	put_device(&bridge->pci_bus->dev);
 	pci_dev_put(bridge->pci_dev);
+	context = bridge->context;
+	context->bridge = NULL;
+	acpiphp_put_context(context);
 	kfree(bridge);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -194,10 +275,11 @@ static void acpiphp_dock_release(void *data)
 }
 
 /* callback routine to register each ACPI PCI slot object */
-static acpi_status
-register_slot(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
+static acpi_status register_slot(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *data,
+				 void **rv)
 {
-	struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge = (struct acpiphp_bridge *)context;
+	struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge = data;
+	struct acpiphp_context *context;
 	struct acpiphp_slot *slot;
 	struct acpiphp_func *newfunc;
 	acpi_status status = AE_OK;
@@ -230,6 +312,18 @@ register_slot(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 	newfunc->handle = handle;
 	newfunc->function = function;
 
+	mutex_lock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+	context = acpiphp_init_context(handle);
+	if (!context) {
+		mutex_unlock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+		acpi_handle_err(handle, "No hotplug context\n");
+		kfree(newfunc);
+		return AE_NOT_EXIST;
+	}
+	newfunc->context = context;
+	context->func = newfunc;
+	mutex_unlock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+
 	if (acpi_has_method(handle, "_EJ0"))
 		newfunc->flags = FUNC_HAS_EJ0;
 
@@ -266,8 +360,8 @@ register_slot(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 	if (!found) {
 		slot = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpiphp_slot), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!slot) {
-			kfree(newfunc);
-			return AE_NO_MEMORY;
+			status = AE_NO_MEMORY;
+			goto err_out;
 		}
 
 		slot->bridge = bridge;
@@ -291,7 +385,9 @@ register_slot(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 			else
 				warn("acpiphp_register_hotplug_slot failed "
 					"(err code = 0x%x)\n", retval);
-			goto err_exit;
+
+			status = AE_OK;
+			goto err;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -329,15 +425,20 @@ register_slot(acpi_handle handle, u32 lvl, void *context, void **rv)
 
 	return AE_OK;
 
- err_exit:
+ err:
 	bridge->nr_slots--;
 	mutex_lock(&bridge_mutex);
 	list_del(&slot->node);
 	mutex_unlock(&bridge_mutex);
 	kfree(slot);
-	kfree(newfunc);
 
-	return AE_OK;
+ err_out:
+	mutex_lock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+	context->func = NULL;
+	acpiphp_put_context(context);
+	mutex_unlock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+	kfree(newfunc);
+	return status;
 }
 
 
@@ -352,32 +453,6 @@ static int detect_ejectable_slots(acpi_handle handle)
 	return found;
 }
 
-
-/* find acpiphp_func from acpiphp_bridge */
-static struct acpiphp_func *acpiphp_bridge_handle_to_function(acpi_handle handle)
-{
-	struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge;
-	struct acpiphp_slot *slot;
-	struct acpiphp_func *func = NULL;
-
-	mutex_lock(&bridge_mutex);
-	list_for_each_entry(bridge, &bridge_list, list) {
-		list_for_each_entry(slot, &bridge->slots, node) {
-			list_for_each_entry(func, &slot->funcs, sibling) {
-				if (func->handle == handle) {
-					get_bridge(func->slot->bridge);
-					mutex_unlock(&bridge_mutex);
-					return func;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&bridge_mutex);
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-
 static struct acpiphp_bridge *acpiphp_handle_to_bridge(acpi_handle handle)
 {
 	struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge;
@@ -1108,6 +1183,7 @@ static void handle_hotplug_event_func(acpi_handle handle, u32 type,
  */
 void acpiphp_enumerate_slots(struct pci_bus *bus)
 {
+	struct acpiphp_context *context;
 	struct acpiphp_bridge *bridge;
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	acpi_status status;
@@ -1120,8 +1196,8 @@ void acpiphp_enumerate_slots(struct pci_bus *bus)
 		return;
 
 	bridge = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpiphp_bridge), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (bridge == NULL) {
-		err("out of memory\n");
+	if (!bridge) {
+		acpi_handle_err(handle, "No memory for bridge object\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1131,6 +1207,21 @@ void acpiphp_enumerate_slots(struct pci_bus *bus)
 	bridge->pci_dev = pci_dev_get(bus->self);
 	bridge->pci_bus = bus;
 
+	mutex_lock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+	context = acpiphp_get_context(handle);
+	if (!context) {
+		context = acpiphp_init_context(handle);
+		if (!context) {
+			mutex_unlock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+			acpi_handle_err(handle, "No hotplug context\n");
+			kfree(bridge);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+	bridge->context = context;
+	context->bridge = bridge;
+	mutex_unlock(&acpiphp_context_lock);
+
 	/*
 	 * Grab a ref to the subordinate PCI bus in case the bus is
 	 * removed via PCI core logical hotplug. The ref pins the bus
@@ -1169,13 +1260,15 @@ void acpiphp_enumerate_slots(struct pci_bus *bus)
 
 	dbg("found ejectable p2p bridge\n");
 	bridge->flags |= BRIDGE_HAS_EJ0;
-	bridge->func = acpiphp_bridge_handle_to_function(bridge->handle);
-	if (bridge->func) {
-		status = acpi_remove_notify_handler(bridge->func->handle,
-						    ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY,
+	if (context->func) {
+		get_bridge(context->func->slot->bridge);
+		bridge->func = context->func;
+		handle = context->handle;
+		WARN_ON(bridge->handle != handle);
+		status = acpi_remove_notify_handler(handle, ACPI_SYSTEM_NOTIFY,
 						    handle_hotplug_event_func);
 		if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-			acpi_handle_err(bridge->func->handle,
+			acpi_handle_err(handle,
 					"failed to remove notify handler\n");
 	}
 	return;