diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
index 0223673..eda4263 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-acpi.c
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@
 #include <acpi/acmacros.h>
 #include <acpi/actypes.h>
 
-#define SATA_ROOT_PORT(x)	(((x) >> 16) & 0xffff)
-#define SATA_PORT_NUMBER(x)	((x) & 0xffff)	/* or NO_PORT_MULT */
 #define NO_PORT_MULT		0xffff
-#define SATA_ADR_RSVD		0xffffffff
+#define SATA_ADR(root,pmp)	(((root) << 16) | (pmp))
 
 #define REGS_PER_GTF		7
 struct taskfile_array {
@@ -42,230 +40,64 @@
 	return (dev->bus == &pci_bus_type);
 }
 
-/**
- * sata_get_dev_handle - finds acpi_handle and PCI device.function
- * @dev: device to locate
- * @handle: returned acpi_handle for @dev
- * @pcidevfn: return PCI device.func for @dev
- *
- * This function is somewhat SATA-specific.  Or at least the
- * PATA & SATA versions of this function are different,
- * so it's not entirely generic code.
- *
- * Returns 0 on success, <0 on error.
- */
-static int sata_get_dev_handle(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle,
-					acpi_integer *pcidevfn)
+static void ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
-	struct pci_dev	*pci_dev;
-	acpi_integer	addr;
+	acpi_integer adr = SATA_ADR(ap->port_no, NO_PORT_MULT);
 
-	if (!is_pci_dev(dev))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	ap->device->acpi_handle = acpi_get_child(ap->host->acpi_handle, adr);
+}
 
-	pci_dev = to_pci_dev(dev);	/* NOTE: PCI-specific */
-	/* Please refer to the ACPI spec for the syntax of _ADR. */
-	addr = (PCI_SLOT(pci_dev->devfn) << 16) | PCI_FUNC(pci_dev->devfn);
-	*pcidevfn = addr;
-	*handle = acpi_get_child(DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(dev->parent), addr);
-	if (!*handle)
-		return -ENODEV;
-	return 0;
+static void ata_acpi_associate_ide_port(struct ata_port *ap)
+{
+	int max_devices, i;
+
+	ap->acpi_handle = acpi_get_child(ap->host->acpi_handle, ap->port_no);
+	if (!ap->acpi_handle)
+		return;
+
+	max_devices = 1;
+	if (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_SLAVE_POSS)
+		max_devices++;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < max_devices; i++) {
+		struct ata_device *dev = &ap->device[i];
+
+		dev->acpi_handle = acpi_get_child(ap->acpi_handle, i);
+	}
 }
 
 /**
- * pata_get_dev_handle - finds acpi_handle and PCI device.function
- * @dev: device to locate
- * @handle: returned acpi_handle for @dev
- * @pcidevfn: return PCI device.func for @dev
+ * ata_acpi_associate - associate ATA host with ACPI objects
+ * @host: target ATA host
  *
- * The PATA and SATA versions of this function are different.
+ * Look up ACPI objects associated with @host and initialize
+ * acpi_handle fields of @host, its ports and devices accordingly.
  *
- * Returns 0 on success, <0 on error.
+ * LOCKING:
+ * EH context.
+ *
+ * RETURNS:
+ * 0 on success, -errno on failure.
  */
-static int pata_get_dev_handle(struct device *dev, acpi_handle *handle,
-				acpi_integer *pcidevfn)
+void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host)
 {
-	unsigned int bus, devnum, func;
-	acpi_integer addr;
-	acpi_handle dev_handle, parent_handle;
-	struct acpi_buffer buffer = {.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER,
-					.pointer = NULL};
-	acpi_status status;
-	struct acpi_device_info	*dinfo = NULL;
-	int ret = -ENODEV;
-	struct pci_dev *pdev;
+	int i;
 
-	if (!is_pci_dev(dev))
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (!is_pci_dev(host->dev) || libata_noacpi)
+		return;
 
-	pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
+	host->acpi_handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(host->dev);
+	if (!host->acpi_handle)
+		return;
 
-	bus = pdev->bus->number;
-	devnum = PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn);
-	func = PCI_FUNC(pdev->devfn);
+	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
+		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
 
-	dev_handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(dev);
-	parent_handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(dev->parent);
-
-	status = acpi_get_object_info(parent_handle, &buffer);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-		goto err;
-
-	dinfo = buffer.pointer;
-	if (dinfo && (dinfo->valid & ACPI_VALID_ADR) &&
-	    dinfo->address == bus) {
-		/* ACPI spec for _ADR for PCI bus: */
-		addr = (acpi_integer)(devnum << 16 | func);
-		*pcidevfn = addr;
-		*handle = dev_handle;
-	} else {
-		goto err;
+		if (host->ports[0]->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA)
+			ata_acpi_associate_sata_port(ap);
+		else
+			ata_acpi_associate_ide_port(ap);
 	}
-
-	if (!*handle)
-		goto err;
-	ret = 0;
-err:
-	kfree(dinfo);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-struct walk_info {		/* can be trimmed some */
-	struct device	*dev;
-	struct acpi_device *adev;
-	acpi_handle	handle;
-	acpi_integer	pcidevfn;
-	unsigned int	drivenum;
-	acpi_handle	obj_handle;
-	struct ata_port *ataport;
-	struct ata_device *atadev;
-	u32		sata_adr;
-	int		status;
-	char		basepath[ACPI_PATHNAME_MAX];
-	int		basepath_len;
-};
-
-static acpi_status get_devices(acpi_handle handle,
-				u32 level, void *context, void **return_value)
-{
-	acpi_status		status;
-	struct walk_info	*winfo = context;
-	struct acpi_buffer	namebuf = {ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER, NULL};
-	char			*pathname;
-	struct acpi_buffer	buffer;
-	struct acpi_device_info	*dinfo;
-
-	status = acpi_get_name(handle, ACPI_FULL_PATHNAME, &namebuf);
-	if (status)
-		goto ret;
-	pathname = namebuf.pointer;
-
-	buffer.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
-	buffer.pointer = NULL;
-	status = acpi_get_object_info(handle, &buffer);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status))
-		goto out2;
-
-	dinfo = buffer.pointer;
-
-	/* find full device path name for pcidevfn */
-	if (dinfo && (dinfo->valid & ACPI_VALID_ADR) &&
-	    dinfo->address == winfo->pcidevfn) {
-		if (ata_msg_probe(winfo->ataport))
-			ata_dev_printk(winfo->atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
-				":%s: matches pcidevfn (0x%llx)\n",
-				pathname, winfo->pcidevfn);
-		strlcpy(winfo->basepath, pathname,
-			sizeof(winfo->basepath));
-		winfo->basepath_len = strlen(pathname);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* if basepath is not yet known, ignore this object */
-	if (!winfo->basepath_len)
-		goto out;
-
-	/* if this object is in scope of basepath, maybe use it */
-	if (strncmp(pathname, winfo->basepath,
-	    winfo->basepath_len) == 0) {
-		if (!(dinfo->valid & ACPI_VALID_ADR))
-			goto out;
-		if (ata_msg_probe(winfo->ataport))
-			ata_dev_printk(winfo->atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
-				"GOT ONE: (%s) root_port = 0x%llx,"
-				" port_num = 0x%llx\n", pathname,
-				SATA_ROOT_PORT(dinfo->address),
-				SATA_PORT_NUMBER(dinfo->address));
-		/* heuristics: */
-		if (SATA_PORT_NUMBER(dinfo->address) != NO_PORT_MULT)
-			if (ata_msg_probe(winfo->ataport))
-				ata_dev_printk(winfo->atadev,
-					KERN_DEBUG, "warning: don't"
-					" know how to handle SATA port"
-					" multiplier\n");
-		if (SATA_ROOT_PORT(dinfo->address) ==
-			winfo->ataport->port_no &&
-		    SATA_PORT_NUMBER(dinfo->address) == NO_PORT_MULT) {
-			if (ata_msg_probe(winfo->ataport))
-				ata_dev_printk(winfo->atadev,
-					KERN_DEBUG,
-					"THIS ^^^^^ is the requested"
-					" SATA drive (handle = 0x%p)\n",
-					handle);
-			winfo->sata_adr = dinfo->address;
-			winfo->obj_handle = handle;
-		}
-	}
-out:
-	kfree(dinfo);
-out2:
-	kfree(pathname);
-
-ret:
-	return status;
-}
-
-/* Get the SATA drive _ADR object. */
-static int get_sata_adr(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle,
-			acpi_integer pcidevfn, unsigned int drive,
-			struct ata_port *ap,
-			struct ata_device *atadev, u32 *dev_adr)
-{
-	acpi_status	status;
-	struct walk_info *winfo;
-	int		err = -ENOMEM;
-
-	winfo = kzalloc(sizeof(struct walk_info), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!winfo)
-		goto out;
-
-	winfo->dev = dev;
-	winfo->atadev = atadev;
-	winfo->ataport = ap;
-	if (acpi_bus_get_device(handle, &winfo->adev) < 0)
-		if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
-			ata_dev_printk(winfo->atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
-				"acpi_bus_get_device failed\n");
-	winfo->handle = handle;
-	winfo->pcidevfn = pcidevfn;
-	winfo->drivenum = drive;
-
-	status = acpi_get_devices(NULL, get_devices, winfo, NULL);
-	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
-		if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
-			ata_dev_printk(winfo->atadev, KERN_DEBUG,
-				"%s: acpi_get_devices failed\n",
-				__FUNCTION__);
-		err = -ENODEV;
-	} else {
-		*dev_adr = winfo->sata_adr;
-		atadev->obj_handle = winfo->obj_handle;
-		err = 0;
-	}
-	kfree(winfo);
-out:
-	return err;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -290,20 +122,15 @@
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = dev->ap;
 	acpi_status status;
-	acpi_handle dev_handle = NULL;
-	acpi_handle chan_handle, drive_handle;
-	acpi_integer pcidevfn = 0;
-	u32 dev_adr;
 	struct acpi_buffer output;
 	union acpi_object *out_obj;
-	struct device *gdev = ap->host->dev;
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 
 	*gtf_length = 0;
 	*gtf_address = 0UL;
 	*obj_loc = 0UL;
 
-	if (libata_noacpi)
+	if (!dev->acpi_handle)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
@@ -319,78 +146,14 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Don't continue if device has no _ADR method.
-	 * _GTF is intended for known motherboard devices. */
-	if (!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA)) {
-		err = pata_get_dev_handle(gdev, &dev_handle, &pcidevfn);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
-				ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG,
-					"%s: pata_get_dev_handle failed (%d)\n",
-					__FUNCTION__, err);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	} else {
-		err = sata_get_dev_handle(gdev, &dev_handle, &pcidevfn);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
-				ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG,
-					"%s: sata_get_dev_handle failed (%d\n",
-					__FUNCTION__, err);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Get this drive's _ADR info. if not already known. */
-	if (!dev->obj_handle) {
-		if (!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA)) {
-			/* get child objects of dev_handle == channel objects,
-	 		 * + _their_ children == drive objects */
-			/* channel is ap->port_no */
-			chan_handle = acpi_get_child(dev_handle,
-						ap->port_no);
-			if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
-				ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG,
-					"%s: chan adr=%d: chan_handle=0x%p\n",
-					__FUNCTION__, ap->port_no,
-					chan_handle);
-			if (!chan_handle) {
-				err = -ENODEV;
-				goto out;
-			}
-			/* TBD: could also check ACPI object VALID bits */
-			drive_handle = acpi_get_child(chan_handle, dev->devno);
-			if (!drive_handle) {
-				err = -ENODEV;
-				goto out;
-			}
-			dev_adr = dev->devno;
-			dev->obj_handle = drive_handle;
-		} else {	/* for SATA mode */
-			dev_adr = SATA_ADR_RSVD;
-			err = get_sata_adr(gdev, dev_handle, pcidevfn, 0,
-					ap, dev, &dev_adr);
-		}
-		if (err < 0 || dev_adr == SATA_ADR_RSVD ||
-		    !dev->obj_handle) {
-			if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
-				ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG,
-					"%s: get_sata/pata_adr failed: "
-					"err=%d, dev_adr=%u, obj_handle=0x%p\n",
-					__FUNCTION__, err, dev_adr,
-					dev->obj_handle);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Setting up output buffer */
 	output.length = ACPI_ALLOCATE_BUFFER;
 	output.pointer = NULL;	/* ACPI-CA sets this; save/free it later */
 
 	/* _GTF has no input parameters */
 	err = -EIO;
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(dev->obj_handle, "_GTF",
-					NULL, &output);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(dev->acpi_handle, "_GTF",
+				      NULL, &output);
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 		if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
 			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG,
@@ -528,7 +291,7 @@
 		ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG, "%s: ENTER: port#: %d\n",
 			       __FUNCTION__, ap->port_no);
 
-	if (libata_noacpi || !(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA))
+	if (!(ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_ACPI_SATA))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (!ata_dev_enabled(dev) || (ap->flags & ATA_FLAG_DISABLED))
@@ -571,8 +334,6 @@
 	unsigned long gtf_address;
 	unsigned long obj_loc;
 
-	if (libata_noacpi)
-		return 0;
 	/*
 	 * TBD - implement PATA support.  For now,
 	 * we should not run GTF on PATA devices since some
@@ -624,16 +385,12 @@
 int ata_acpi_push_id(struct ata_device *dev)
 {
 	struct ata_port *ap = dev->ap;
-	acpi_handle handle;
-	acpi_integer pcidevfn;
 	int err;
-	struct device *gdev = ap->host->dev;
-	u32 dev_adr;
 	acpi_status status;
 	struct acpi_object_list input;
 	union acpi_object in_params[1];
 
-	if (libata_noacpi)
+	if (!dev->acpi_handle)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
@@ -648,34 +405,6 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	/* Don't continue if device has no _ADR method.
-	 * _SDD is intended for known motherboard devices. */
-	err = sata_get_dev_handle(gdev, &handle, &pcidevfn);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
-			ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG,
-				"%s: sata_get_dev_handle failed (%d\n",
-				__FUNCTION__, err);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	/* Get this drive's _ADR info, if not already known */
-	if (!dev->obj_handle) {
-		dev_adr = SATA_ADR_RSVD;
-		err = get_sata_adr(gdev, handle, pcidevfn, dev->devno, ap, dev,
-					&dev_adr);
-		if (err < 0 || dev_adr == SATA_ADR_RSVD ||
-			!dev->obj_handle) {
-			if (ata_msg_probe(ap))
-				ata_dev_printk(dev, KERN_DEBUG,
-					"%s: get_sata_adr failed: "
-					"err=%d, dev_adr=%u, obj_handle=0x%p\n",
-					__FUNCTION__, err, dev_adr,
-					dev->obj_handle);
-			goto out;
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* Give the drive Identify data to the drive via the _SDD method */
 	/* _SDD: set up input parameters */
 	input.count = 1;
@@ -687,7 +416,7 @@
 
 	/* It's OK for _SDD to be missing too. */
 	swap_buf_le16(dev->id, ATA_ID_WORDS);
-	status = acpi_evaluate_object(dev->obj_handle, "_SDD", &input, NULL);
+	status = acpi_evaluate_object(dev->acpi_handle, "_SDD", &input, NULL);
 	swap_buf_le16(dev->id, ATA_ID_WORDS);
 
 	err = ACPI_FAILURE(status) ? -EIO : 0;
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 981b397..5a46cde 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -6293,6 +6293,9 @@
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
 
+	/* associate with ACPI nodes */
+	ata_acpi_associate(host);
+
 	/* set cable, sata_spd_limit and report */
 	for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
 		struct ata_port *ap = host->ports[i];
diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata.h b/drivers/ata/libata.h
index 5e24666..29037cd 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata.h
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata.h
@@ -98,9 +98,11 @@
 
 /* libata-acpi.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ATA_ACPI
+extern void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host);
 extern int ata_acpi_exec_tfs(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern int ata_acpi_push_id(struct ata_device *dev);
 #else
+static inline void ata_acpi_associate(struct ata_host *host) { }
 static inline int ata_acpi_exec_tfs(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	return 0;