diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
index d4a49016..b0e3d15 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/aclocal.h
@@ -942,6 +942,9 @@
 
 #define ACPI_OSI_INVALID                0x01
 #define ACPI_OSI_DYNAMIC                0x02
+#define ACPI_OSI_FEATURE                0x04
+#define ACPI_OSI_DEFAULT_INVALID        0x08
+#define ACPI_OSI_OPTIONAL_FEATURE       (ACPI_OSI_FEATURE | ACPI_OSI_DEFAULT_INVALID | ACPI_OSI_INVALID)
 
 struct acpi_port_info {
 	char *name;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
index 4c081c4..d5a62a6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acutils.h
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@
 
 acpi_status acpi_ut_remove_interface(acpi_string interface_name);
 
+acpi_status acpi_ut_update_interfaces(u8 action);
+
 struct acpi_interface_info *acpi_ut_get_interface(acpi_string interface_name);
 
 acpi_status acpi_ut_osi_implementation(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state);
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
index 7e80772..8856bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utosi.c
@@ -77,21 +77,20 @@
 
 	/* Feature Group Strings */
 
-	{"Extended Address Space Descriptor", NULL, 0, 0}
+	{"Extended Address Space Descriptor", NULL, ACPI_OSI_FEATURE, 0},
 
 	/*
 	 * All "optional" feature group strings (features that are implemented
-	 * by the host) should be dynamically added by the host via
-	 * acpi_install_interface and should not be manually added here.
-	 *
-	 * Examples of optional feature group strings:
-	 *
-	 * "Module Device"
-	 * "Processor Device"
-	 * "3.0 Thermal Model"
-	 * "3.0 _SCP Extensions"
-	 * "Processor Aggregator Device"
+	 * by the host) should be dynamically modified to VALID by the host via
+	 * acpi_install_interface or acpi_update_interfaces. Such optional feature
+	 * group strings are set as INVALID by default here.
 	 */
+
+	{"Module Device", NULL, ACPI_OSI_OPTIONAL_FEATURE, 0},
+	{"Processor Device", NULL, ACPI_OSI_OPTIONAL_FEATURE, 0},
+	{"3.0 Thermal Model", NULL, ACPI_OSI_OPTIONAL_FEATURE, 0},
+	{"3.0 _SCP Extensions", NULL, ACPI_OSI_OPTIONAL_FEATURE, 0},
+	{"Processor Aggregator Device", NULL, ACPI_OSI_OPTIONAL_FEATURE, 0}
 };
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -158,11 +157,20 @@
 	while (next_interface) {
 		acpi_gbl_supported_interfaces = next_interface->next;
 
-		/* Only interfaces added at runtime can be freed */
-
 		if (next_interface->flags & ACPI_OSI_DYNAMIC) {
+
+			/* Only interfaces added at runtime can be freed */
+
 			ACPI_FREE(next_interface->name);
 			ACPI_FREE(next_interface);
+		} else {
+			/* Interface is in static list. Reset it to invalid or valid. */
+
+			if (next_interface->flags & ACPI_OSI_DEFAULT_INVALID) {
+				next_interface->flags |= ACPI_OSI_INVALID;
+			} else {
+				next_interface->flags &= ~ACPI_OSI_INVALID;
+			}
 		}
 
 		next_interface = acpi_gbl_supported_interfaces;
@@ -278,6 +286,49 @@
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_update_interfaces
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  action              - Actions to be performed during the
+ *                                    update
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Update _OSI interface strings, disabling or enabling OS vendor
+ *              strings or/and feature group strings.
+ *              Caller MUST hold acpi_gbl_osi_mutex
+ *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+acpi_status acpi_ut_update_interfaces(u8 action)
+{
+	struct acpi_interface_info *next_interface;
+
+	next_interface = acpi_gbl_supported_interfaces;
+	while (next_interface) {
+		if (((next_interface->flags & ACPI_OSI_FEATURE) &&
+		     (action & ACPI_FEATURE_STRINGS)) ||
+		    (!(next_interface->flags & ACPI_OSI_FEATURE) &&
+		     (action & ACPI_VENDOR_STRINGS))) {
+			if (action & ACPI_DISABLE_INTERFACES) {
+
+				/* Mark the interfaces as invalid */
+
+				next_interface->flags |= ACPI_OSI_INVALID;
+			} else {
+				/* Mark the interfaces as valid */
+
+				next_interface->flags &= ~ACPI_OSI_INVALID;
+			}
+		}
+
+		next_interface = next_interface->next;
+	}
+
+	return (AE_OK);
+}
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_ut_get_interface
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  interface_name      - The interface to find
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
index 6505774..03a211e 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/utxface.c
@@ -389,6 +389,34 @@
 
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
+ * FUNCTION:    acpi_update_interfaces
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS:  action              - Actions to be performed during the
+ *                                    update
+ *
+ * RETURN:      Status
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION: Update _OSI interface strings, disabling or enabling OS vendor
+ *              string or/and feature group strings.
+ *
+ ****************************************************************************/
+acpi_status acpi_update_interfaces(u8 action)
+{
+	acpi_status status;
+
+	status = acpi_os_acquire_mutex(acpi_gbl_osi_mutex, ACPI_WAIT_FOREVER);
+	if (ACPI_FAILURE(status)) {
+		return (status);
+	}
+
+	status = acpi_ut_update_interfaces(action);
+
+	acpi_os_release_mutex(acpi_gbl_osi_mutex);
+	return (status);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************************
+ *
  * FUNCTION:    acpi_check_address_range
  *
  * PARAMETERS:  space_id            - Address space ID
@@ -402,6 +430,7 @@
  *              ASL operation region address ranges.
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
+
 u32
 acpi_check_address_range(acpi_adr_space_type space_id,
 			 acpi_physical_address address,
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpixf.h b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
index 292af0c..0dd03f2 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpixf.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpixf.h
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
 
 acpi_status acpi_remove_interface(acpi_string interface_name);
 
+acpi_status acpi_update_interfaces(u8 action);
+
 u32
 acpi_check_address_range(acpi_adr_space_type space_id,
 			 acpi_physical_address address,
diff --git a/include/acpi/actypes.h b/include/acpi/actypes.h
index 787a977..eae55fb 100644
--- a/include/acpi/actypes.h
+++ b/include/acpi/actypes.h
@@ -1152,4 +1152,18 @@
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_7                  0x0B
 #define ACPI_OSI_WIN_8                  0x0C
 
+/* _OSI update actions */
+
+#define ACPI_VENDOR_STRINGS                 0x01
+#define ACPI_FEATURE_STRINGS                0x02
+#define ACPI_ENABLE_INTERFACES              0x00
+#define ACPI_DISABLE_INTERFACES             0x04
+
+#define ACPI_DISABLE_ALL_VENDOR_STRINGS     (ACPI_DISABLE_INTERFACES | ACPI_VENDOR_STRINGS)
+#define ACPI_DISABLE_ALL_FEATURE_STRINGS    (ACPI_DISABLE_INTERFACES | ACPI_FEATURE_STRINGS)
+#define ACPI_DISABLE_ALL_STRINGS            (ACPI_DISABLE_INTERFACES | ACPI_VENDOR_STRINGS | ACPI_FEATURE_STRINGS)
+#define ACPI_ENABLE_ALL_VENDOR_STRINGS      (ACPI_ENABLE_INTERFACES | ACPI_VENDOR_STRINGS)
+#define ACPI_ENABLE_ALL_FEATURE_STRINGS     (ACPI_ENABLE_INTERFACES | ACPI_FEATURE_STRINGS)
+#define ACPI_ENABLE_ALL_STRINGS             (ACPI_ENABLE_INTERFACES | ACPI_VENDOR_STRINGS | ACPI_FEATURE_STRINGS)
+
 #endif				/* __ACTYPES_H__ */