&& (obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex != ACPI_GLOBAL_LOCK)) {
                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
                            "Thread %X cannot release Mutex [%4.4s] acquired by thread %X",
-                           walk_state->thread->thread_id,
+                           (u32) walk_state->thread->thread_id,
                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node),
-                           obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id));
+                           (u32) obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id));
                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NOT_OWNER);
        }
 
 
 ACPI_MODULE_NAME("utdebug")
 
 #ifdef ACPI_DEBUG_OUTPUT
-static u32 acpi_gbl_prev_thread_id = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+static acpi_thread_id acpi_gbl_prev_thread_id;
 static char *acpi_gbl_fn_entry_str = "----Entry";
 static char *acpi_gbl_fn_exit_str = "----Exit-";
 
                if (ACPI_LV_THREADS & acpi_dbg_level) {
                        acpi_os_printf
                            ("\n**** Context Switch from TID %X to TID %X ****\n\n",
-                            acpi_gbl_prev_thread_id, thread_id);
+                            (u32) acpi_gbl_prev_thread_id, (u32) thread_id);
                }
 
                acpi_gbl_prev_thread_id = thread_id;
 
 
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_MUTEX,
                          "Thread %X attempting to acquire Mutex [%s]\n",
-                         this_thread_id, acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id)));
+                         (u32) this_thread_id, acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id)));
 
        status = acpi_os_acquire_mutex(acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].mutex,
                                       ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
        if (ACPI_SUCCESS(status)) {
                ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_MUTEX,
                                  "Thread %X acquired Mutex [%s]\n",
-                                 this_thread_id,
+                                 (u32) this_thread_id,
                                  acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id)));
 
                acpi_gbl_mutex_info[mutex_id].use_count++;
        } else {
                ACPI_EXCEPTION((AE_INFO, status,
                                "Thread %X could not acquire Mutex [%X]",
-                               this_thread_id, mutex_id));
+                               (u32) this_thread_id, mutex_id));
        }
 
        return (status);
 
        this_thread_id = acpi_os_get_thread_id();
        ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_MUTEX,
-                         "Thread %X releasing Mutex [%s]\n", this_thread_id,
+                         "Thread %X releasing Mutex [%s]\n", (u32) this_thread_id,
                          acpi_ut_get_mutex_name(mutex_id)));
 
        if (mutex_id > ACPI_MAX_MUTEX) {
 
 
 /* This Thread ID means that the mutex is not in use (unlocked) */
 
-#define ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED         (u32) -1
+#define ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED         (acpi_thread_id) 0
 
 /* Table for the global mutexes */
 
 
 #include <asm/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock_types.h>
+#include <asm/current.h>
 
 /* Host-dependent types and defines */
 
 
 #define acpi_cpu_flags unsigned long
 
-#define acpi_thread_id u32
+#define acpi_thread_id struct task_struct *
 
-static inline acpi_thread_id acpi_os_get_thread_id(void) { return 0; }
+static inline acpi_thread_id acpi_os_get_thread_id(void) { return current; }
 
 #endif                         /* __ACLINUX_H__ */