- * Dispatch the GPE to either an installed handler, or the control method
- * associated with this GPE (_Lxx or _Exx). If a handler exists, we invoke
- * it and do not attempt to run the method. If there is neither a handler
- * nor a method, we disable this GPE to prevent further such pointless
- * events from firing.
+ * Always disable the GPE so that it does not keep firing before
+ * any asynchronous activity completes (either from the execution
+ * of a GPE method or an asynchronous GPE handler.)
+ *
+ * If there is no handler or method to run, just disable the
+ * GPE and leave it disabled permanently to prevent further such
+ * pointless events from firing.
+ */
+ status = acpi_hw_low_set_gpe(gpe_event_info, ACPI_GPE_DISABLE);
+ if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+ ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
+ "Unable to disable GPE%02X", gpe_number));
+ return_UINT32(ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Dispatch the GPE to either an installed handler or the control
+ * method associated with this GPE (_Lxx or _Exx). If a handler
+ * exists, we invoke it and do not attempt to run the method.
+ * If there is neither a handler nor a method, leave the GPE
+ * disabled.