diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
index 3e9720e1f34f..c81d98d09cac 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/acobject.h
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ struct acpi_object_reference {
 	void *object;		/* name_op=>HANDLE to obj, index_op=>union acpi_operand_object */
 	struct acpi_namespace_node *node;	/* ref_of or Namepath */
 	union acpi_operand_object **where;	/* Target of Index */
+	u8 *index_pointer;	/* Used for Buffers and Strings */
 	u32 value;		/* Used for Local/Arg/Index/ddb_handle */
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
index e67d0aca3fe6..815442bbd051 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdebug.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ acpi_ex_do_debug_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 {
 	u32 i;
 	u32 timer;
+	union acpi_operand_object *object_desc;
+	u32 value;
 
 	ACPI_FUNCTION_TRACE_PTR(ex_do_debug_object, source_desc);
 
@@ -254,8 +256,44 @@ acpi_ex_do_debug_object(union acpi_operand_object *source_desc,
 							 object)->object,
 							level + 4, 0);
 			} else {
-				acpi_ex_do_debug_object(source_desc->reference.
-							object, level + 4, 0);
+				object_desc = source_desc->reference.object;
+				value = source_desc->reference.value;
+
+				switch (object_desc->common.type) {
+				case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
+
+					acpi_os_printf("Buffer[%u] = 0x%2.2X\n",
+						       value,
+						       *source_desc->reference.
+						       index_pointer);
+					break;
+
+				case ACPI_TYPE_STRING:
+
+					acpi_os_printf
+					    ("String[%u] = \"%c\" (0x%2.2X)\n",
+					     value,
+					     *source_desc->reference.
+					     index_pointer,
+					     *source_desc->reference.
+					     index_pointer);
+					break;
+
+				case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE:
+
+					acpi_os_printf("Package[%u] = ", value);
+					acpi_ex_do_debug_object(*source_desc->
+								reference.where,
+								level + 4, 0);
+					break;
+
+				default:
+
+					acpi_os_printf
+					    ("Unknown Reference object type %X\n",
+					     object_desc->common.type);
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
index 1da52bef632e..401e7edcd419 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exdump.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_index_field[5] = {
 	{ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(index_field.data_obj), "Data Object"}
 };
 
-static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_reference[8] = {
+static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_reference[9] = {
 	{ACPI_EXD_INIT, ACPI_EXD_TABLE_SIZE(acpi_ex_dump_reference), NULL},
 	{ACPI_EXD_UINT8, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(reference.class), "Class"},
 	{ACPI_EXD_UINT8, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(reference.target_type), "Target Type"},
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@ static struct acpi_exdump_info acpi_ex_dump_reference[8] = {
 	{ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(reference.object), "Object Desc"},
 	{ACPI_EXD_NODE, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(reference.node), "Node"},
 	{ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(reference.where), "Where"},
+	{ACPI_EXD_POINTER, ACPI_EXD_OFFSET(reference.index_pointer),
+	 "Index Pointer"},
 	{ACPI_EXD_REFERENCE, 0, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -1005,14 +1007,13 @@ static void acpi_ex_dump_reference_obj(union acpi_operand_object *obj_desc)
 	} else if (obj_desc->reference.object) {
 		if (ACPI_GET_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE(obj_desc) ==
 		    ACPI_DESC_TYPE_OPERAND) {
-			acpi_os_printf(" Target: %p",
+			acpi_os_printf("%22s %p", "Target :",
 				       obj_desc->reference.object);
 			if (obj_desc->reference.class == ACPI_REFCLASS_TABLE) {
 				acpi_os_printf(" Table Index: %X\n",
 					       obj_desc->reference.value);
 			} else {
-				acpi_os_printf(" Target: %p [%s]\n",
-					       obj_desc->reference.object,
+				acpi_os_printf(" [%s]\n",
 					       acpi_ut_get_type_name(((union
 								       acpi_operand_object
 								       *)
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
index fcc618aa2061..6fac5e0a698a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/acpica/exoparg2.c
@@ -380,6 +380,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
 			return_desc->reference.target_type =
 			    ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD;
+			return_desc->reference.index_pointer =
+			    &(operand[0]->buffer.pointer[index]);
 			break;
 
 		case ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER:
@@ -391,6 +393,8 @@ acpi_status acpi_ex_opcode_2A_1T_1R(struct acpi_walk_state *walk_state)
 
 			return_desc->reference.target_type =
 			    ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER_FIELD;
+			return_desc->reference.index_pointer =
+			    &(operand[0]->buffer.pointer[index]);
 			break;
 
 		case ACPI_TYPE_PACKAGE: