diff --git a/drivers/acpi/event.c b/drivers/acpi/event.c
index 5c95863f8fa..5479dc0eeee 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/event.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/event.c
@@ -109,6 +109,34 @@ static const struct file_operations acpi_system_event_ops = {
 };
 #endif	/* CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT */
 
+/* ACPI notifier chain */
+BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(acpi_chain_head);
+
+int acpi_notifier_call_chain(struct acpi_device *dev, u32 type, u32 data)
+{
+	struct acpi_bus_event event;
+
+	strcpy(event.device_class, dev->pnp.device_class);
+	strcpy(event.bus_id, dev->pnp.bus_id);
+	event.type = type;
+	event.data = data;
+	return (blocking_notifier_call_chain(&acpi_chain_head, 0, (void *)&event)
+                        == NOTIFY_BAD) ? -EINVAL : 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_notifier_call_chain);
+
+int register_acpi_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&acpi_chain_head, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_acpi_notifier);
+
+int unregister_acpi_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&acpi_chain_head, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(unregister_acpi_notifier);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 static unsigned int acpi_event_seqnum;
 struct acpi_genl_event {
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/video.c b/drivers/acpi/video.c
index 82815cff15a..7f714fa2a45 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/video.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/video.c
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Bruno Ducrot");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ACPI Video Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+static int brightness_switch_enabled = 1;
+module_param(brightness_switch_enabled, bool, 0644);
+
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device);
 static int acpi_video_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *device, int type);
+static int acpi_video_resume(struct acpi_device *device);
 
 static const struct acpi_device_id video_device_ids[] = {
 	{ACPI_VIDEO_HID, 0},
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ static struct acpi_driver acpi_video_bus = {
 	.ops = {
 		.add = acpi_video_bus_add,
 		.remove = acpi_video_bus_remove,
+		.resume = acpi_video_resume,
 		},
 };
 
@@ -275,7 +280,6 @@ static void acpi_video_device_rebind(struct acpi_video_bus *video);
 static void acpi_video_device_bind(struct acpi_video_bus *video,
 				   struct acpi_video_device *device);
 static int acpi_video_device_enumerate(struct acpi_video_bus *video);
-static int acpi_video_switch_output(struct acpi_video_bus *video, int event);
 static int acpi_video_device_lcd_set_level(struct acpi_video_device *device,
 			int level);
 static int acpi_video_device_lcd_get_level_current(
@@ -800,11 +804,40 @@ static void acpi_video_bus_find_cap(struct acpi_video_bus *video)
 static int acpi_video_bus_check(struct acpi_video_bus *video)
 {
 	acpi_status status = -ENOENT;
-
+	long device_id;
+	struct device *dev;
+	struct acpi_device *device;
 
 	if (!video)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	device = video->device;
+
+	status =
+	    acpi_evaluate_integer(device->handle, "_ADR", NULL, &device_id);
+
+	if (!ACPI_SUCCESS(status))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	/* We need to attempt to determine whether the _ADR refers to a
+	   PCI device or not. There's no terribly good way to do this,
+	   so the best we can hope for is to assume that there'll never
+	   be a video device in the host bridge */
+	if (device_id >= 0x10000) {
+		/* It looks like a PCI device. Does it exist? */
+		dev = acpi_get_physical_device(device->handle);
+	} else {
+		/* It doesn't look like a PCI device. Does its parent
+		   exist? */
+		acpi_handle phandle;
+		if (acpi_get_parent(device->handle, &phandle))
+			return -ENODEV;
+		dev = acpi_get_physical_device(phandle);
+	}
+	if (!dev)
+		return -ENODEV;
+	put_device(dev);
+
 	/* Since there is no HID, CID and so on for VGA driver, we have
 	 * to check well known required nodes.
 	 */
@@ -1683,64 +1716,6 @@ static int acpi_video_device_enumerate(struct acpi_video_bus *video)
 	return status;
 }
 
-/*
- *  Arg:
- *  	video	: video bus device 
- *  	event	: notify event
- *
- *  Return:
- *  	< 0	: error
- *  
- *	1. Find out the current active output device.
- *	2. Identify the next output device to switch to.
- *	3. call _DSS to do actual switch.
- */
-
-static int acpi_video_switch_output(struct acpi_video_bus *video, int event)
-{
-	struct list_head *node;
-	struct acpi_video_device *dev = NULL;
-	struct acpi_video_device *dev_next = NULL;
-	struct acpi_video_device *dev_prev = NULL;
-	unsigned long state;
-	int status = 0;
-
-	mutex_lock(&video->device_list_lock);
-
-	list_for_each(node, &video->video_device_list) {
-		dev = container_of(node, struct acpi_video_device, entry);
-		status = acpi_video_device_get_state(dev, &state);
-		if (state & 0x2) {
-			dev_next = container_of(node->next,
-					struct acpi_video_device, entry);
-			dev_prev = container_of(node->prev,
-					struct acpi_video_device, entry);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
-	dev_next = container_of(node->next, struct acpi_video_device, entry);
-	dev_prev = container_of(node->prev, struct acpi_video_device, entry);
-
- out:
-	mutex_unlock(&video->device_list_lock);
-
-	switch (event) {
-	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_CYCLE:
-	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_NEXT_OUTPUT:
-		acpi_video_device_set_state(dev, 0);
-		acpi_video_device_set_state(dev_next, 0x80000001);
-		break;
-	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_PREV_OUTPUT:
-		acpi_video_device_set_state(dev, 0);
-		acpi_video_device_set_state(dev_prev, 0x80000001);
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return status;
-}
-
 static int
 acpi_video_get_next_level(struct acpi_video_device *device,
 			  u32 level_current, u32 event)
@@ -1908,23 +1883,19 @@ static void acpi_video_bus_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 					 * connector. */
 		acpi_video_device_enumerate(video);
 		acpi_video_device_rebind(video);
-		acpi_video_switch_output(video, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE;
 		break;
 
 	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_CYCLE:	/* Cycle Display output hotkey pressed. */
-		acpi_video_switch_output(video, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_SWITCHVIDEOMODE;
 		break;
 	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_NEXT_OUTPUT:	/* Next Display output hotkey pressed. */
-		acpi_video_switch_output(video, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_VIDEO_NEXT;
 		break;
 	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_PREV_OUTPUT:	/* previous Display output hotkey pressed. */
-		acpi_video_switch_output(video, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_VIDEO_PREV;
 		break;
@@ -1936,6 +1907,7 @@ static void acpi_video_bus_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	acpi_notifier_call_chain(device, event, 0);
 	input_report_key(input, keycode, 1);
 	input_sync(input);
 	input_report_key(input, keycode, 0);
@@ -1961,27 +1933,32 @@ static void acpi_video_device_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_CYCLE_BRIGHTNESS:	/* Cycle brightness */
-		acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
+		if (brightness_switch_enabled)
+			acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_BRIGHTNESS_CYCLE;
 		break;
 	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_INC_BRIGHTNESS:	/* Increase brightness */
-		acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
+		if (brightness_switch_enabled)
+			acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP;
 		break;
 	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_DEC_BRIGHTNESS:	/* Decrease brightness */
-		acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
+		if (brightness_switch_enabled)
+			acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN;
 		break;
 	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_ZERO_BRIGHTNESS:	/* zero brightnesss */
-		acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
+		if (brightness_switch_enabled)
+			acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_BRIGHTNESS_ZERO;
 		break;
 	case ACPI_VIDEO_NOTIFY_DISPLAY_OFF:	/* display device off */
-		acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
+		if (brightness_switch_enabled)
+			acpi_video_switch_brightness(video_device, event);
 		acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(device, event, 0);
 		keycode = KEY_DISPLAY_OFF;
 		break;
@@ -1992,6 +1969,7 @@ static void acpi_video_device_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	acpi_notifier_call_chain(device, event, 0);
 	input_report_key(input, keycode, 1);
 	input_sync(input);
 	input_report_key(input, keycode, 0);
@@ -2001,6 +1979,25 @@ static void acpi_video_device_notify(acpi_handle handle, u32 event, void *data)
 }
 
 static int instance;
+static int acpi_video_resume(struct acpi_device *device)
+{
+	struct acpi_video_bus *video;
+	struct acpi_video_device *video_device;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!device || !acpi_driver_data(device))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	video = acpi_driver_data(device);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < video->attached_count; i++) {
+		video_device = video->attached_array[i].bind_info;
+		if (video_device && video_device->backlight)
+			acpi_video_set_brightness(video_device->backlight);
+	}
+	return AE_OK;
+}
+
 static int acpi_video_bus_add(struct acpi_device *device)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 504af20b10c..2f1c68c7a72 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -323,6 +323,9 @@ extern struct kobject *acpi_kobj;
 extern int acpi_bus_generate_netlink_event(const char*, const char*, u8, int);
 void acpi_bus_private_data_handler(acpi_handle, u32, void *);
 int acpi_bus_get_private_data(acpi_handle, void **);
+extern int acpi_notifier_call_chain(struct acpi_device *, u32, u32);
+extern int register_acpi_notifier(struct notifier_block *);
+extern int unregister_acpi_notifier(struct notifier_block *);
 /*
  * External Functions
  */