* Obtain the method mutex if necessary. Do not acquire mutex for a
                 * recursive call.
                 */
-               if (acpi_os_get_thread_id() !=
-                   obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread_id) {
+               if (!walk_state ||
+                   !obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread ||
+                   (walk_state->thread !=
+                    obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread)) {
                        /*
                         * Acquire the method mutex. This releases the interpreter if we
                         * block (and reacquires it before it returns)
                        }
 
                        /* Update the mutex and walk info and save the original sync_level */
-                       obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread_id =
-                               acpi_os_get_thread_id();
 
                        if (walk_state) {
                                obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
                                    original_sync_level =
                                    walk_state->thread->current_sync_level;
 
+                               obj_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread =
+                                   walk_state->thread;
                                walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
                                    obj_desc->method.sync_level;
                        } else {
 
                        acpi_os_release_mutex(method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.
                                              os_mutex);
-                       method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
+                       method_desc->method.mutex->mutex.owner_thread = NULL;
                }
        }
 
 
 static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_mutex[5] = {
        {ACPI_EXD_INIT, ACPI_EXD_TABLE_SIZE(acpi_ex_dump_mutex), NULL},
        {ACPI_EXD_UINT8, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(mutex.sync_level), "Sync Level"},
-       {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(mutex.owner_thread_id), "Owner Thread"},
+       {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(mutex.owner_thread), "Owner Thread"},
        {ACPI_EXD_UINT16, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(mutex.acquisition_depth),
         "Acquire Depth"},
        {ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(mutex.os_mutex), "OsMutex"}
 
  *
  ******************************************************************************/
 
-void acpi_ex_unlink_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc,
-                         struct acpi_thread_state *thread)
+void acpi_ex_unlink_mutex(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
 {
+       struct acpi_thread_state *thread = obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread;
+
        if (!thread) {
                return;
        }
 
        /* Support for multiple acquires by the owning thread */
 
-       if (obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread_id == acpi_os_get_thread_id()) {
-               /*
-                * The mutex is already owned by this thread, just increment the
-                * acquisition depth
-                */
-               obj_desc->mutex.acquisition_depth++;
-               return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+       if (obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread) {
+               if (obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id ==
+                   walk_state->thread->thread_id) {
+                       /*
+                        * The mutex is already owned by this thread, just increment the
+                        * acquisition depth
+                        */
+                       obj_desc->mutex.acquisition_depth++;
+                       return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_OK);
+               }
        }
 
        /* Acquire the mutex, wait if necessary. Special case for Global Lock */
 
        /* Have the mutex: update mutex and walk info and save the sync_level */
 
-       obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread_id = acpi_os_get_thread_id();
+       obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread = walk_state->thread;
        obj_desc->mutex.acquisition_depth = 1;
        obj_desc->mutex.original_sync_level =
            walk_state->thread->current_sync_level;
 
        /* The mutex must have been previously acquired in order to release it */
 
-       if (!obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread_id) {
+       if (!obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread) {
                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
                            "Cannot release Mutex [%4.4s], not acquired",
                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node)));
         * The Mutex is owned, but this thread must be the owner.
         * Special case for Global Lock, any thread can release
         */
-       if ((obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread_id !=
+       if ((obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id !=
             walk_state->thread->thread_id)
            && (obj_desc->mutex.os_mutex != acpi_gbl_global_lock_mutex)) {
                ACPI_ERROR((AE_INFO,
                            "Thread %lX cannot release Mutex [%4.4s] acquired by thread %lX",
                            (unsigned long)walk_state->thread->thread_id,
                            acpi_ut_get_node_name(obj_desc->mutex.node),
-                           (unsigned long)obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread_id));
+                           (unsigned long)obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread->thread_id));
                return_ACPI_STATUS(AE_AML_NOT_OWNER);
        }
 
 
        /* Unlink the mutex from the owner's list */
 
-       acpi_ex_unlink_mutex(obj_desc, walk_state->thread);
+       acpi_ex_unlink_mutex(obj_desc);
 
        /* Release the mutex, special case for Global Lock */
 
 
        /* Update the mutex and restore sync_level */
 
-       obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
+       obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread = NULL;
        walk_state->thread->current_sync_level =
            obj_desc->mutex.original_sync_level;
 
 
                /* Mark mutex unowned */
 
-               obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread_id = ACPI_MUTEX_NOT_ACQUIRED;
+               obj_desc->mutex.owner_thread = NULL;
 
                /* Update Thread sync_level (Last mutex is the important one) */