diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/dbm690t/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/amd/dbm690t/acpi_tables.c
index d28acc7bc3..1014962584 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/dbm690t/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/dbm690t/acpi_tables.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
 
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT\n");
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	/* FADT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/mahogany/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/amd/mahogany/acpi_tables.c
index 692b0f2fcf..429a029761 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/mahogany/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/mahogany/acpi_tables.c
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt2;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt3;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt4;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt5;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt2[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt3[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt4[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt5[];
 #endif
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_header_t *ssdt;
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
 	acpi_header_t *ssdtx;
-	acpi_header_t const *p;
+	void *p;
 	int i;
 #endif
 
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 			p = &AmlCode_ssdt5;
 			break;
 		}
-		current += p->length;
-		memcpy((void *)ssdtx, p, p->length);
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+		current += ssdtx->length;
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, ssdtx->length);
 		update_ssdtx((void *)ssdtx, i);
 		ssdtx->checksum = 0;
 		ssdtx->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8 *)ssdtx, ssdtx->length);
@@ -240,9 +241,10 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT\n");
-	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
 	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	/* FADT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/mahogany_fam10/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/amd/mahogany_fam10/acpi_tables.c
index 25ac76f6e3..b9d58ce836 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/mahogany_fam10/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/mahogany_fam10/acpi_tables.c
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt[];
 
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt2;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt3;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt4;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt5;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt2[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt3[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt4[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt5[];
 #endif
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_header_t *ssdt;
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
 	acpi_header_t *ssdtx;
-	acpi_header_t const *p;
+	void *p;
 	int i;
 #endif
 
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	current	  = ( current + 0x0f) & -0x10;
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * SSDT at %lx\n", current);
 	ssdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-	current += AmlCode_ssdt.length;
-	memcpy((void *)ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, AmlCode_ssdt.length);
+	memcpy(ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += ssdt->length;
+	memcpy(ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, ssdt->length);
 	//Here you need to set value in pci1234, sblk and sbdn in get_bus_conf.c
 	update_ssdt((void*)ssdt);
 	/* recalculate checksum */
@@ -237,8 +238,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 			p = &AmlCode_ssdt5;
 			break;
 		}
-		current += p->length;
-		memcpy((void *)ssdtx, p, p->length);
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+		current += ssdtx->length;
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, ssdtx->length);
 		update_ssdtx((void *)ssdtx, i);
 		ssdtx->checksum = 0;
 		ssdtx->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8 *)ssdtx, ssdtx->length);
@@ -250,8 +252,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	current	  = ( current + 0x07) & -0x08;
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT at %lx\n", current);
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current; // it will used by fadt
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n",dsdt,dsdt->length);
 
 	/* FACS */ // it needs 64 bit alignment
diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/pistachio/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/amd/pistachio/acpi_tables.c
index 16d1cbbd47..030a7fa55c 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/pistachio/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/pistachio/acpi_tables.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
 
@@ -187,9 +187,10 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT\n");
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
-
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
 	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
+
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	/* FADT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah/acpi_tables.c
index c7103f1ad9..e225aee991 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah/acpi_tables.c
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt2;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt3;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt4;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt2[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt3[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt4[];
 #endif
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_header_t *dsdt;
 	acpi_header_t *ssdt;
 	acpi_header_t *ssdtx;
-	acpi_header_t const *p;
+	void *p;
 
 	int i;
 
@@ -285,8 +285,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 		default:
 			continue;
 		}
-		current += p->length;
-		memcpy((void *)ssdtx, (void *)p, ((acpi_header_t *)p)->length);
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+		current += ssdtx->length;
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, ssdtx->length);
 		update_ssdtx((void *)ssdtx, i);
 		ssdtx->checksum = 0;
 		ssdtx->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8 *)ssdtx, ssdtx->length);
@@ -303,8 +304,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT at %lx\n", current);
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 
 	/* FDAT */
diff --git a/src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah_fam10/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah_fam10/acpi_tables.c
index 172b6588f7..6282ef60c9 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah_fam10/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/amd/serengeti_cheetah_fam10/acpi_tables.c
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt[];
 
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt2;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt3;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt4;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt5;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt2[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt3[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt4[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt5[];
 #endif
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_header_t *dsdt;
 	acpi_header_t *ssdt;
 	acpi_header_t *ssdtx;
-	acpi_header_t const *p;
+	void *p;
 
 	int i;
 
@@ -262,8 +262,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	current	  = ( current + 0x0f) & -0x10;
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * SSDT at %lx\n", current);
 	ssdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-	current += AmlCode_ssdt.length;
-	memcpy((void *)ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, AmlCode_ssdt.length);
+	memcpy(ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += ssdt->length;
+	memcpy(ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, ssdt->length);
 	//Here you need to set value in pci1234, sblk and sbdn in get_bus_conf.c
 	update_ssdt((void*)ssdt);
 	/* recalculate checksum */
@@ -305,8 +306,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 			//HTX no io apic
 			p = &AmlCode_ssdt5;
 		}
-		current += p->length;
-		memcpy((void *)ssdtx, p, p->length);
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+		current += ssdtx->length;
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, ssdtx->length);
 		update_ssdtx((void *)ssdtx, i);
 		ssdtx->checksum = 0;
 		ssdtx->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8 *)ssdtx, ssdtx->length);
@@ -318,8 +320,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	current	  = ( current + 0x07) & -0x08;
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT at %lx\n", current);
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 
 	/* FACS */ // it needs 64 bit alignment
diff --git a/src/mainboard/asrock/939a785gmh/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/asrock/939a785gmh/acpi_tables.c
index 692b0f2fcf..429a029761 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/asrock/939a785gmh/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/asrock/939a785gmh/acpi_tables.c
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt2;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt3;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt4;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt5;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt2[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt3[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt4[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt5[];
 #endif
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_header_t *ssdt;
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
 	acpi_header_t *ssdtx;
-	acpi_header_t const *p;
+	void *p;
 	int i;
 #endif
 
@@ -223,8 +223,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 			p = &AmlCode_ssdt5;
 			break;
 		}
-		current += p->length;
-		memcpy((void *)ssdtx, p, p->length);
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+		current += ssdtx->length;
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, ssdtx->length);
 		update_ssdtx((void *)ssdtx, i);
 		ssdtx->checksum = 0;
 		ssdtx->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8 *)ssdtx, ssdtx->length);
@@ -240,9 +241,10 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT\n");
-	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
 	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	/* FADT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/asus/a8v-e_se/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/asus/a8v-e_se/acpi_tables.c
index 59cb3d4de6..4108ed1b4a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/asus/a8v-e_se/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/asus/a8v-e_se/acpi_tables.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <../../../southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.h>
 #include <../../../southbridge/via/k8t890/k8t890.h>
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -117,11 +117,12 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	current += sizeof(acpi_facs_t);
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
-	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	dsdt->checksum = 0;	/* Don't trust iasl to get this right. */
-	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(dsdt, dsdt->length);
+	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8*)dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt,
 		     dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/asus/m2v-mx_se/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/asus/m2v-mx_se/acpi_tables.c
index daa65e5a99..46a6c1f6a4 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/asus/m2v-mx_se/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/asus/m2v-mx_se/acpi_tables.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <../../../northbridge/amd/amdk8/amdk8_acpi.h>
 #include <cpu/amd/model_fxx_powernow.h>
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -133,10 +133,11 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	dsdt->checksum = 0;	/* Don't trust iasl to get this right. */
-	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(dsdt, dsdt->length);
+	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8*)dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt,
 		     dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/gigabyte/m57sli/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/gigabyte/m57sli/acpi_tables.c
index 2f39c6411d..1bd302271a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/gigabyte/m57sli/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/gigabyte/m57sli/acpi_tables.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <device/pci.h>
 #include <cpu/amd/amdk8_sysconf.h>
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -143,10 +143,11 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	dsdt->checksum = 0;	/* Don't trust iasl to get this right. */
-	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(dsdt, dsdt->length);
+	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8*)dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt,
 		     dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/intel/d945gclf/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/intel/d945gclf/acpi_tables.c
index 5be0c9aef2..b7f92114c5 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/intel/d945gclf/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/intel/d945gclf/acpi_tables.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 #define OLD_ACPI 0
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 #if CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_SLIC
 unsigned long acpi_create_slic(unsigned long current);
 #endif
@@ -273,8 +273,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 
 #if OLD_ACPI
 	for (i=0; i < dsdt->length; i++) {
diff --git a/src/mainboard/intel/eagleheights/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/intel/eagleheights/acpi_tables.c
index 7a941a5eb6..b4b12b1cbb 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/intel/eagleheights/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/intel/eagleheights/acpi_tables.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include <device/pci_ids.h>
 #include "ioapic.h"
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -204,9 +204,10 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	ALIGN_CURRENT;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt,
 		     dsdt->length);
diff --git a/src/mainboard/iwill/dk8_htx/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/iwill/dk8_htx/acpi_tables.c
index e8d1231774..8862444453 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/iwill/dk8_htx/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/iwill/dk8_htx/acpi_tables.c
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ static void dump_mem(unsigned start, unsigned end)
  }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 #if CONFIG_ACPI_SSDTX_NUM >= 1
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt2;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt3;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt4;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt5;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt2[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt3[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt4[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt5[];
 #endif
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_header_t *dsdt;
 	acpi_header_t *ssdt;
 	acpi_header_t *ssdtx;
-	acpi_header_t const *p;
+	void *p;
 
 	int i;
 
@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
                         p = &AmlCode_ssdt5;
 			break;
                 }
-                current += ((acpi_header_t *)p)->length;
-                memcpy((void *)ssdtx, (void *)p, ((acpi_header_t *)p)->length);
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+		current += ssdtx->length;
+		memcpy(ssdtx, p, ssdtx->length);
                 update_ssdtx((void *)ssdtx, i);
                 ssdtx->checksum = 0;
                 ssdtx->checksum = acpi_checksum((unsigned char *)ssdtx,ssdtx->length);
@@ -313,8 +314,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT\n");
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode,  AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n",dsdt,dsdt->length);
 
 	/* FDAT */
diff --git a/src/mainboard/kontron/986lcd-m/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/kontron/986lcd-m/acpi_tables.c
index 1c6cc9d3ee..55f02b10c2 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/kontron/986lcd-m/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/kontron/986lcd-m/acpi_tables.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include <cpu/x86/msr.h>
 #include "dmi.h"
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 #if CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_SLIC
 unsigned long acpi_create_slic(unsigned long current);
 #endif
@@ -204,8 +204,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 
 	ALIGN_CURRENT;
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/kontron/kt690/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/kontron/kt690/acpi_tables.c
index 7be5e990bc..5ecb613b7b 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/kontron/kt690/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/kontron/kt690/acpi_tables.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
 
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT\n");
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
 	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	/* FADT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/msi/ms9652_fam10/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/msi/ms9652_fam10/acpi_tables.c
index a387408e1b..54e8be4f67 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/msi/ms9652_fam10/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/msi/ms9652_fam10/acpi_tables.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <cpu/amd/amdfam10_sysconf.h>
 #include "mb_sysconf.h"
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -147,8 +147,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	dsdt->checksum = 0;	/* Don't trust iasl to get this right. */
 	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt,
diff --git a/src/mainboard/roda/rk886ex/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/roda/rk886ex/acpi_tables.c
index 0dded2ad91..d89adf5e8b 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/roda/rk886ex/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/roda/rk886ex/acpi_tables.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include <device/pci_ids.h>
 #include "dmi.h"
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 #if CONFIG_HAVE_ACPI_SLIC
 unsigned long acpi_create_slic(unsigned long current);
 #endif
@@ -273,8 +273,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 
 	/* Fix up global NVS region for SMI handler. The GNVS region lives 
 	 * in the (high) table area. The low memory map looks like this:
diff --git a/src/mainboard/technexion/tim5690/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/technexion/tim5690/acpi_tables.c
index 7be5e990bc..5ecb613b7b 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/technexion/tim5690/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/technexion/tim5690/acpi_tables.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
 
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT\n");
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
 	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	/* FADT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/technexion/tim8690/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/technexion/tim8690/acpi_tables.c
index 7be5e990bc..5ecb613b7b 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/technexion/tim8690/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/technexion/tim8690/acpi_tables.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void dump_mem(u32 start, u32 end)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 #define IO_APIC_ADDR	0xfec00000UL
 
@@ -187,8 +187,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	/* DSDT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT\n");
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
 	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	/* FADT */
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * FADT\n");
diff --git a/src/mainboard/tyan/s2891/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/tyan/s2891/acpi_tables.c
index 0ee0d51faa..536e593f6a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/tyan/s2891/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/tyan/s2891/acpi_tables.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <../../../northbridge/amd/amdk8/amdk8_acpi.h>
 #include <cpu/amd/model_fxx_powernow.h>
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	current = ALIGN(current, 16);
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT %p\n", dsdt);
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void*) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n",dsdt,dsdt->length);
 
 	current = ALIGN(current, 16);
diff --git a/src/mainboard/tyan/s2892/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/tyan/s2892/acpi_tables.c
index 0ee0d51faa..536e593f6a 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/tyan/s2892/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/tyan/s2892/acpi_tables.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <../../../northbridge/amd/amdk8/amdk8_acpi.h>
 #include <cpu/amd/model_fxx_powernow.h>
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -139,8 +139,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	current = ALIGN(current, 16);
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT %p\n", dsdt);
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void*) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n",dsdt,dsdt->length);
 
 	current = ALIGN(current, 16);
diff --git a/src/mainboard/tyan/s2895/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/tyan/s2895/acpi_tables.c
index a2fb954f90..ba11a8f0d2 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/tyan/s2895/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/tyan/s2895/acpi_tables.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <../../../northbridge/amd/amdk8/amdk8_acpi.h>
 #include <cpu/amd/model_fxx_powernow.h>
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -164,8 +164,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	current = ALIGN(current, 16);
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT %p\n", dsdt);
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void*) dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n",dsdt,dsdt->length);
 
 	current = ALIGN(current, 16);
diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/acpi_tables.c
index 2589e3fed8..4d51eb6635 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/epia-m/acpi_tables.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <arch/acpi.h>
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 	dsdt->checksum = 0; // don't trust intel iasl compiler to get this right
-	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(dsdt,dsdt->length);
+	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8*)dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n",dsdt,dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * FADT\n");
 
diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/epia-m700/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/via/epia-m700/acpi_tables.c
index b826d6b3ed..ff890032c8 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/via/epia-m700/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/epia-m700/acpi_tables.c
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 #include <device/pci_ids.h>
 #include <../../../northbridge/via/vx800/vx800.h>
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_dsdt;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_ssdt;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_dsdt[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_ssdt[];
 
 extern u32 wake_vec;
 
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ unsigned long acpi_create_madt_lapic_nmis(unsigned long current, u16 flags,
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_madt(unsigned long current)
 {
-	unsigned int gsi_base = 0x18;
-
 	/* Create all subtables for processors. */
 	current = acpi_create_madt_lapics(current);
 
@@ -113,6 +111,7 @@ unsigned long acpi_fill_slit(unsigned long current)
 unsigned long acpi_fill_srat(unsigned long current)
 {
 	/* No NUMA, no SRAT. */
+	return current;
 }
 
 #define ALIGN(x,a)              __ALIGN_MASK(x,(typeof(x))(a)-1)
@@ -122,14 +121,15 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 {
 	unsigned long current;
 	acpi_rsdp_t *rsdp;
-	acpi_srat_t *srat;
 	acpi_rsdt_t *rsdt;
-	acpi_mcfg_t *mcfg;
 	acpi_hpet_t *hpet;
 	acpi_madt_t *madt;
 	acpi_fadt_t *fadt;
 	acpi_facs_t *facs;
-	acpi_header_t *dsdt, *ssdt;
+	acpi_header_t *dsdt;
+#if 0
+	acpi_header_t *ssdt;
+#endif
 
 	/* Align ACPI tables to 16 byte. */
 	start = (start + 0x0f) & -0x10;
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT\n");
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode_dsdt.length;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode_dsdt, AmlCode_dsdt.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode_dsdt, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode_dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	dsdt->checksum = 0; /* Don't trust iasl to get this right. */
-	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(dsdt, dsdt->length);
+	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8*)dsdt, dsdt->length);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT @ %p Length %x\n", dsdt, dsdt->length);
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * FADT\n");
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	/* NO MCFG in VX855, no PCI-E. */
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:    * HPET\n");
-	hpet = (acpi_mcfg_t *) current;
+	hpet = (acpi_hpet_t *) current;
 	acpi_create_hpet(hpet);
 	current += hpet->header.length;
 	acpi_add_table(rsdp, hpet);
@@ -189,10 +190,11 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 #if 0
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * SSDT\n");
 	ssdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode_ssdt.length;
-	memcpy((void *)ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, AmlCode_ssdt.length);
+	memcpy(ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += ssdt->length;
+	memcpy(ssdt, &AmlCode_ssdt, ssdt->length);
 	ssdt->checksum = 0; /* Don't trust iasl to get this right. */
-	ssdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(ssdt, ssdt->length);
+	ssdt->checksum = acpi_checksum((u8*)ssdt, ssdt->length);
 	acpi_add_table(rsdp, ssdt);
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * SSDT @ %08x Length %x\n", ssdt, ssdt->length);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/epia-n/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/via/epia-n/acpi_tables.c
index 0f194de34f..1944b18de6 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/via/epia-n/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/epia-n/acpi_tables.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <device/pci_ids.h>
 #include "../../../southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.h"
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 /*
  * These four macros are copied from <arch/smp/mpspec.h>, I have to do this
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 
 	printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "ACPI:     * DSDT\n");
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *)dsdt, &AmlCode, AmlCode.length);
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 #if 0
 	dsdt->checksum = 0; // don't trust intel iasl compiler to get this right
 	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(dsdt,dsdt->length);
diff --git a/src/mainboard/via/vt8454c/acpi_tables.c b/src/mainboard/via/vt8454c/acpi_tables.c
index b065c1fa5f..d31d8c55eb 100644
--- a/src/mainboard/via/vt8454c/acpi_tables.c
+++ b/src/mainboard/via/vt8454c/acpi_tables.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <device/pci_ids.h>
 #include "dmi.h"
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode[];
 
 unsigned long acpi_fill_mcfg(unsigned long current)
 {
@@ -180,8 +180,10 @@ unsigned long write_acpi_tables(unsigned long start)
 	acpi_create_facs(facs);
 
 	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *) current;
-	current += AmlCode.length;
-	memcpy((void *) dsdt, &AmlCode,AmlCode.length);
+	dsdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+	current += dsdt->length;
+	memcpy(dsdt, &AmlCode, dsdt->length);
 #ifdef DONT_TRUST_IASL
 	dsdt->checksum = 0;	// don't trust intel iasl compiler to get this right
 	dsdt->checksum = acpi_checksum(dsdt, dsdt->length);
diff --git a/src/northbridge/amd/amdfam10/amdfam10_acpi.c b/src/northbridge/amd/amdfam10/amdfam10_acpi.c
index 34d5db5511..ba4c36bee4 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/amd/amdfam10/amdfam10_acpi.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/amd/amdfam10/amdfam10_acpi.c
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void update_ssdt(void *ssdt)
 
 }
 
-void update_sspr(void *sspr, u32 nodeid, u32 cpuindex)
+static void update_sspr(void *sspr, u32 nodeid, u32 cpuindex)
 {
 	u8 *CPU;
 	u8 *CPUIN;
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ void update_sspr(void *sspr, u32 nodeid, u32 cpuindex)
 	CONTROL = sspr + 0x8d;
 	STATUS = sspr + 0x8f;
 
-	sprintf(CPU, "%02x", (u8)cpuindex);
+	sprintf(CPU, "%02x", (char)cpuindex);
 	*CPUIN = (u8) cpuindex;
 
 	for(i=0;i<sysconf.p_state_num;i++) {
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ void update_sspr(void *sspr, u32 nodeid, u32 cpuindex)
 	}
 }
 
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_sspr5;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_sspr4;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_sspr3;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_sspr2;
-extern const acpi_header_t AmlCode_sspr1;
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_sspr5[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_sspr4[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_sspr3[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_sspr2[];
+extern const unsigned char AmlCode_sspr1[];
 
 /* fixme: find one good way for different p_state_num */
 unsigned long acpi_add_ssdt_pstates(acpi_rsdp_t *rsdp, unsigned long current)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ unsigned long acpi_add_ssdt_pstates(acpi_rsdp_t *rsdp, unsigned long current)
 
 	if(!sysconf.p_state_num) return current;
 
-	acpi_header_t *AmlCode_sspr;
+	void *AmlCode_sspr;
 	switch(sysconf.p_state_num) {
 		case 1: AmlCode_sspr = &AmlCode_sspr1; break;
 		case 2: AmlCode_sspr = &AmlCode_sspr2; break;
@@ -342,8 +342,9 @@ unsigned long acpi_add_ssdt_pstates(acpi_rsdp_t *rsdp, unsigned long current)
 
 		current	  = ( current + 0x0f) & -0x10;
 		ssdt = (acpi_header_t *)current;
-		current += AmlCode_sspr->length;
-		memcpy((void *)ssdt, AmlCode_sspr, AmlCode_sspr->length);
+		memcpy(ssdt, AmlCode_sspr, sizeof(acpi_header_t));
+		current += ssdt->length;
+		memcpy(ssdt, AmlCode_sspr, ssdt->length);
 		update_sspr((void*)ssdt,cpu->path.apic.node_id, cpu_index);
 		/* recalculate checksum */
 		ssdt->checksum = 0;