u32 field_bit_position;
        u32 field_bit_length;
        u16 resource_length;
+       u16 pin_number_index;
        u8 field_flags;
        u8 attribute;
        u8 field_type;
 
        ACPI_OBJECT_COMMON_HEADER ACPI_COMMON_FIELD_INFO u16 resource_length;
        union acpi_operand_object *region_obj;  /* Containing op_region object */
        u8 *resource_buffer;    /* resource_template for serial regions/fields */
+       u16 pin_number_index;   /* Index relative to previous Connection/Template */
 };
 
 struct acpi_object_bank_field {
 
                         */
                        info->resource_buffer = NULL;
                        info->connection_node = NULL;
+                       info->pin_number_index = 0;
 
                        /*
                         * A Connection() is either an actual resource descriptor (buffer)
                        }
 
                        info->field_bit_position += info->field_bit_length;
+                       info->pin_number_index++;       /* Index relative to previous Connection() */
                        break;
 
                default:
 
        union acpi_operand_object *region_obj2;
        void *region_context = NULL;
        struct acpi_connection_info *context;
+       acpi_physical_address address;
 
        ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE(ev_address_space_dispatch);
 
        /* We have everything we need, we can invoke the address space handler */
 
        handler = handler_desc->address_space.handler;
-
-       ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_OPREGION,
-                         "Handler %p (@%p) Address %8.8X%8.8X [%s]\n",
-                         ®ion_obj->region.handler->address_space, handler,
-                         ACPI_FORMAT_NATIVE_UINT(region_obj->region.address +
-                                                 region_offset),
-                         acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.
-                                                 space_id)));
+       address = (region_obj->region.address + region_offset);
 
        /*
         * Special handling for generic_serial_bus and general_purpose_io:
         * There are three extra parameters that must be passed to the
         * handler via the context:
-        *   1) Connection buffer, a resource template from Connection() op.
-        *   2) Length of the above buffer.
-        *   3) Actual access length from the access_as() op.
+        *   1) Connection buffer, a resource template from Connection() op
+        *   2) Length of the above buffer
+        *   3) Actual access length from the access_as() op
+        *
+        * In addition, for general_purpose_io, the Address and bit_width fields
+        * are defined as follows:
+        *   1) Address is the pin number index of the field (bit offset from
+        *      the previous Connection)
+        *   2) bit_width is the actual bit length of the field (number of pins)
         */
-       if (((region_obj->region.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_GSBUS) ||
-            (region_obj->region.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_GPIO)) &&
+       if ((region_obj->region.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_GSBUS) &&
            context && field_obj) {
 
                /* Get the Connection (resource_template) buffer */
                context->length = field_obj->field.resource_length;
                context->access_length = field_obj->field.access_length;
        }
+       if ((region_obj->region.space_id == ACPI_ADR_SPACE_GPIO) &&
+           context && field_obj) {
+
+               /* Get the Connection (resource_template) buffer */
+
+               context->connection = field_obj->field.resource_buffer;
+               context->length = field_obj->field.resource_length;
+               context->access_length = field_obj->field.access_length;
+               address = field_obj->field.pin_number_index;
+               bit_width = field_obj->field.bit_length;
+       }
+
+       ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_OPREGION,
+                         "Handler %p (@%p) Address %8.8X%8.8X [%s]\n",
+                         ®ion_obj->region.handler->address_space, handler,
+                         ACPI_FORMAT_NATIVE_UINT(address),
+                         acpi_ut_get_region_name(region_obj->region.
+                                                 space_id)));
 
        if (!(handler_desc->address_space.handler_flags &
              ACPI_ADDR_HANDLER_DEFAULT_INSTALLED)) {
 
        /* Call the handler */
 
-       status = handler(function,
-                        (region_obj->region.address + region_offset),
-                        bit_width, value, context,
+       status = handler(function, address, bit_width, value, context,
                         region_obj2->extra.region_context);
 
        if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
 
                buffer = &buffer_desc->integer.value;
        }
 
+       if ((obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD) &&
+           (obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==
+            ACPI_ADR_SPACE_GPIO)) {
+               /*
+                * For GPIO (general_purpose_io), the Address will be the bit offset
+                * from the previous Connection() operator, making it effectively a
+                * pin number index. The bit_length is the length of the field, which
+                * is thus the number of pins.
+                */
+               ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_BFIELD,
+                                 "GPIO FieldRead [FROM]:  Pin %u Bits %u\n",
+                                 obj_desc->field.pin_number_index,
+                                 obj_desc->field.bit_length));
+
+               /* Lock entire transaction if requested */
+
+               acpi_ex_acquire_global_lock(obj_desc->common_field.field_flags);
+
+               /* Perform the write */
+
+               status = acpi_ex_access_region(obj_desc, 0,
+                                              (u64 *)buffer, ACPI_READ);
+               acpi_ex_release_global_lock(obj_desc->common_field.field_flags);
+               if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+                       acpi_ut_remove_reference(buffer_desc);
+               } else {
+                       *ret_buffer_desc = buffer_desc;
+               }
+               return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+       }
+
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_BFIELD,
                          "FieldRead [TO]:   Obj %p, Type %X, Buf %p, ByteLen %X\n",
                          obj_desc, obj_desc->common.type, buffer,
 
                *result_desc = buffer_desc;
                return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
+       } else if ((obj_desc->common.type == ACPI_TYPE_LOCAL_REGION_FIELD) &&
+                  (obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==
+                   ACPI_ADR_SPACE_GPIO)) {
+               /*
+                * For GPIO (general_purpose_io), we will bypass the entire field
+                * mechanism and handoff the bit address and bit width directly to
+                * the handler. The Address will be the bit offset
+                * from the previous Connection() operator, making it effectively a
+                * pin number index. The bit_length is the length of the field, which
+                * is thus the number of pins.
+                */
+               if (source_desc->common.type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER) {
+                       return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_OPERAND_TYPE);
+               }
+
+               ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_BFIELD,
+                                 "GPIO FieldWrite [FROM]: (%s:%X), Val %.8X  [TO]:  Pin %u Bits %u\n",
+                                 acpi_ut_get_type_name(source_desc->common.
+                                                       type),
+                                 source_desc->common.type,
+                                 (u32)source_desc->integer.value,
+                                 obj_desc->field.pin_number_index,
+                                 obj_desc->field.bit_length));
+
+               buffer = &source_desc->integer.value;
+
+               /* Lock entire transaction if requested */
+
+               acpi_ex_acquire_global_lock(obj_desc->common_field.field_flags);
+
+               /* Perform the write */
+
+               status = acpi_ex_access_region(obj_desc, 0,
+                                              (u64 *)buffer, ACPI_WRITE);
+               acpi_ex_release_global_lock(obj_desc->common_field.field_flags);
+               return_ACPI_STATUS(status);
        }
 
        /* Get a pointer to the data to be written */
 
                        obj_desc->field.resource_length = info->resource_length;
                }
 
+               obj_desc->field.pin_number_index = info->pin_number_index;
+
                /* Allow full data read from EC address space */
 
                if ((obj_desc->field.region_obj->region.space_id ==