wait_queue_head_t wait;
        struct list_head list;
        struct delayed_work work;
+       atomic_t irq_count;
        u8 handlers_installed;
 } *boot_ec, *first_ec;
 
 
 static int acpi_ec_wait(struct acpi_ec *ec, enum ec_event event, int force_poll)
 {
+       atomic_set(&ec->irq_count, 0);
        if (likely(test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags)) &&
            likely(!force_poll)) {
                if (wait_event_timeout(ec->wait, acpi_ec_check_status(ec, event),
        u8 state = acpi_ec_read_status(ec);
 
        pr_debug(PREFIX "~~~> interrupt\n");
+       atomic_inc(&ec->irq_count);
+       if (atomic_read(&ec->irq_count) > 5) {
+               pr_err(PREFIX "GPE storm detected, disabling EC GPE\n");
+               ec_switch_to_poll_mode(ec);
+               goto end;
+       }
        clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_WAIT_GPE, &ec->flags);
        if (test_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags))
                wake_up(&ec->wait);
                set_bit(EC_FLAGS_GPE_MODE, &ec->flags);
                clear_bit(EC_FLAGS_RESCHEDULE_POLL, &ec->flags);
        }
+end:
        ec_schedule_ec_poll(ec);
        return ACPI_SUCCESS(status) ?
            ACPI_INTERRUPT_HANDLED : ACPI_INTERRUPT_NOT_HANDLED;
 static void do_ec_poll(struct work_struct *work)
 {
        struct acpi_ec *ec = container_of(work, struct acpi_ec, work.work);
+       atomic_set(&ec->irq_count, 0);
        (void)acpi_ec_gpe_handler(ec);
 }
 
        init_waitqueue_head(&ec->wait);
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ec->list);
        INIT_DELAYED_WORK_DEFERRABLE(&ec->work, do_ec_poll);
+       atomic_set(&ec->irq_count, 0);
        return ec;
 }