diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 32003fd..baa389b 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -945,11 +945,16 @@
 				 * Otherwise, ignore this info and continue.
 				 */
 				cx.entry_method = ACPI_CSTATE_HALT;
+				snprintf(cx.desc, ACPI_CX_DESC_LEN, "ACPI HLT");
 			} else {
 				continue;
 			}
+		} else {
+			snprintf(cx.desc, ACPI_CX_DESC_LEN, "ACPI IOPORT 0x%x",
+				 cx.address);
 		}
 
+
 		obj = &(element->package.elements[2]);
 		if (obj->type != ACPI_TYPE_INTEGER)
 			continue;
@@ -1643,6 +1648,11 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX; i++) {
+		dev->states[i].name[0] = '\0';
+		dev->states[i].desc[0] = '\0';
+	}
+
 	for (i = 1; i < ACPI_PROCESSOR_MAX_POWER && i <= max_cstate; i++) {
 		cx = &pr->power.states[i];
 		state = &dev->states[count];
@@ -1659,6 +1669,7 @@
 		cpuidle_set_statedata(state, cx);
 
 		snprintf(state->name, CPUIDLE_NAME_LEN, "C%d", i);
+		strncpy(state->desc, cx->desc, CPUIDLE_DESC_LEN);
 		state->exit_latency = cx->latency;
 		state->target_residency = cx->latency * latency_factor;
 		state->power_usage = cx->power;