diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt
index ff2f28332cc4..109e97bbab77 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt
@@ -196,8 +196,6 @@ affected_cpus :			List of Online CPUs that require software
 related_cpus :			List of Online + Offline CPUs that need software
 				coordination of frequency.
 
-scaling_driver :		Hardware driver for cpufreq.
-
 scaling_cur_freq :		Current frequency of the CPU as determined by
 				the governor and cpufreq core, in KHz. This is
 				the frequency the kernel thinks the CPU runs
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
index 4f3dbc8cf729..611cb09239eb 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # big LITTLE core layer and glue drivers
 config ARM_BIG_LITTLE_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Generic ARM big LITTLE CPUfreq driver"
-	depends on ARM && BIG_LITTLE && ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY && HAVE_CLK
+	depends on (ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY || ARM64) && HAVE_CLK
 	select PM_OPP
 	help
 	  This enables the Generic CPUfreq driver for ARM big.LITTLE platforms.
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c b/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
index e1a6ba66a7f5..f1e42f8ce0fc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/topology.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-#include <asm/bL_switcher.h>
 
 #include "arm_big_little.h"
 
@@ -41,12 +40,16 @@
 #define MAX_CLUSTERS	2
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BL_SWITCHER
+#include <asm/bL_switcher.h>
 static bool bL_switching_enabled;
 #define is_bL_switching_enabled()	bL_switching_enabled
 #define set_switching_enabled(x)	(bL_switching_enabled = (x))
 #else
 #define is_bL_switching_enabled()	false
 #define set_switching_enabled(x)	do { } while (0)
+#define bL_switch_request(...)		do { } while (0)
+#define bL_switcher_put_enabled()	do { } while (0)
+#define bL_switcher_get_enabled()	do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
 #define ACTUAL_FREQ(cluster, freq)  ((cluster == A7_CLUSTER) ? freq << 1 : freq)
@@ -186,6 +189,15 @@ bL_cpufreq_set_rate(u32 cpu, u32 old_cluster, u32 new_cluster, u32 rate)
 		mutex_unlock(&cluster_lock[old_cluster]);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: clk_set_rate has to handle the case where clk_change_rate
+	 * can fail due to hardware or firmware issues. Until the clk core
+	 * layer is fixed, we can check here. In most of the cases we will
+	 * be reading only the cached value anyway. This needs to  be removed
+	 * once clk core is fixed.
+	 */
+	if (bL_cpufreq_get_rate(cpu) != new_rate)
+		return -EIO;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -322,7 +334,6 @@ static void put_cluster_clk_and_freq_table(struct device *cpu_dev)
 static int _get_cluster_clk_and_freq_table(struct device *cpu_dev)
 {
 	u32 cluster = raw_cpu_to_cluster(cpu_dev->id);
-	char name[14] = "cpu-cluster.";
 	int ret;
 
 	if (freq_table[cluster])
@@ -342,8 +353,7 @@ static int _get_cluster_clk_and_freq_table(struct device *cpu_dev)
 		goto free_opp_table;
 	}
 
-	name[12] = cluster + '0';
-	clk[cluster] = clk_get(cpu_dev, name);
+	clk[cluster] = clk_get(cpu_dev, NULL);
 	if (!IS_ERR(clk[cluster])) {
 		dev_dbg(cpu_dev, "%s: clk: %p & freq table: %p, cluster: %d\n",
 				__func__, clk[cluster], freq_table[cluster],
@@ -506,6 +516,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver bL_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.attr			= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BL_SWITCHER
 static int bL_cpufreq_switcher_notifier(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 					unsigned long action, void *_arg)
 {
@@ -538,6 +549,20 @@ static struct notifier_block bL_switcher_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = bL_cpufreq_switcher_notifier,
 };
 
+static int __bLs_register_notifier(void)
+{
+	return bL_switcher_register_notifier(&bL_switcher_notifier);
+}
+
+static int __bLs_unregister_notifier(void)
+{
+	return bL_switcher_unregister_notifier(&bL_switcher_notifier);
+}
+#else
+static int __bLs_register_notifier(void) { return 0; }
+static int __bLs_unregister_notifier(void) { return 0; }
+#endif
+
 int bL_cpufreq_register(struct cpufreq_arm_bL_ops *ops)
 {
 	int ret, i;
@@ -555,8 +580,7 @@ int bL_cpufreq_register(struct cpufreq_arm_bL_ops *ops)
 
 	arm_bL_ops = ops;
 
-	ret = bL_switcher_get_enabled();
-	set_switching_enabled(ret);
+	set_switching_enabled(bL_switcher_get_enabled());
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_CLUSTERS; i++)
 		mutex_init(&cluster_lock[i]);
@@ -567,7 +591,7 @@ int bL_cpufreq_register(struct cpufreq_arm_bL_ops *ops)
 				__func__, ops->name, ret);
 		arm_bL_ops = NULL;
 	} else {
-		ret = bL_switcher_register_notifier(&bL_switcher_notifier);
+		ret = __bLs_register_notifier();
 		if (ret) {
 			cpufreq_unregister_driver(&bL_cpufreq_driver);
 			arm_bL_ops = NULL;
@@ -591,7 +615,7 @@ void bL_cpufreq_unregister(struct cpufreq_arm_bL_ops *ops)
 	}
 
 	bL_switcher_get_enabled();
-	bL_switcher_unregister_notifier(&bL_switcher_notifier);
+	__bLs_unregister_notifier();
 	cpufreq_unregister_driver(&bL_cpufreq_driver);
 	bL_switcher_put_enabled();
 	pr_info("%s: Un-registered platform driver: %s\n", __func__,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
index bab67db54b7e..528a82bf5038 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ static struct platform_driver dt_cpufreq_platdrv = {
 };
 module_platform_driver(dt_cpufreq_platdrv);
 
+MODULE_ALIAS("platform:cpufreq-dt");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@linaro.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic cpufreq driver");
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
index a2258090b58b..db69eeb501a7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int nforce2_detect_chipset(void)
  * nforce2_init - initializes the nForce2 CPUFreq driver
  *
  * Initializes the nForce2 FSB support. Returns -ENODEV on unsupported
- * devices, -EINVAL on problems during initiatization, and zero on
+ * devices, -EINVAL on problems during initialization, and zero on
  * success.
  */
 static int __init nforce2_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 8ae655c364f4..b612411655f9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -31,10 +31,62 @@
 #include <linux/tick.h>
 #include <trace/events/power.h>
 
-/* Macros to iterate over lists */
-/* Iterate over online CPUs policies */
 static LIST_HEAD(cpufreq_policy_list);
-#define for_each_policy(__policy)				\
+
+static inline bool policy_is_inactive(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	return cpumask_empty(policy->cpus);
+}
+
+static bool suitable_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, bool active)
+{
+	return active == !policy_is_inactive(policy);
+}
+
+/* Finds Next Acive/Inactive policy */
+static struct cpufreq_policy *next_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+					  bool active)
+{
+	do {
+		policy = list_next_entry(policy, policy_list);
+
+		/* No more policies in the list */
+		if (&policy->policy_list == &cpufreq_policy_list)
+			return NULL;
+	} while (!suitable_policy(policy, active));
+
+	return policy;
+}
+
+static struct cpufreq_policy *first_policy(bool active)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+
+	/* No policies in the list */
+	if (list_empty(&cpufreq_policy_list))
+		return NULL;
+
+	policy = list_first_entry(&cpufreq_policy_list, typeof(*policy),
+				  policy_list);
+
+	if (!suitable_policy(policy, active))
+		policy = next_policy(policy, active);
+
+	return policy;
+}
+
+/* Macros to iterate over CPU policies */
+#define for_each_suitable_policy(__policy, __active)	\
+	for (__policy = first_policy(__active);		\
+	     __policy;					\
+	     __policy = next_policy(__policy, __active))
+
+#define for_each_active_policy(__policy)		\
+	for_each_suitable_policy(__policy, true)
+#define for_each_inactive_policy(__policy)		\
+	for_each_suitable_policy(__policy, false)
+
+#define for_each_policy(__policy)			\
 	list_for_each_entry(__policy, &cpufreq_policy_list, policy_list)
 
 /* Iterate over governors */
@@ -49,13 +101,9 @@ static LIST_HEAD(cpufreq_governor_list);
  */
 static struct cpufreq_driver *cpufreq_driver;
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpufreq_policy *, cpufreq_cpu_data);
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpufreq_policy *, cpufreq_cpu_data_fallback);
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(cpufreq_driver_lock);
 DEFINE_MUTEX(cpufreq_governor_lock);
 
-/* This one keeps track of the previously set governor of a removed CPU */
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(char[CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN], cpufreq_cpu_governor);
-
 /* Flag to suspend/resume CPUFreq governors */
 static bool cpufreq_suspended;
 
@@ -178,7 +226,7 @@ int cpufreq_generic_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = transition_latency;
 
 	/*
-	 * The driver only supports the SMP configuartion where all processors
+	 * The driver only supports the SMP configuration where all processors
 	 * share the clock and voltage and clock.
 	 */
 	cpumask_setall(policy->cpus);
@@ -187,10 +235,18 @@ int cpufreq_generic_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_generic_init);
 
-unsigned int cpufreq_generic_get(unsigned int cpu)
+/* Only for cpufreq core internal use */
+struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
 
+	return policy && cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, policy->cpus) ? policy : NULL;
+}
+
+unsigned int cpufreq_generic_get(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
+
 	if (!policy || IS_ERR(policy->clk)) {
 		pr_err("%s: No %s associated to cpu: %d\n",
 		       __func__, policy ? "clk" : "policy", cpu);
@@ -201,18 +257,29 @@ unsigned int cpufreq_generic_get(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_generic_get);
 
-/* Only for cpufreq core internal use */
-struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	return per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
-}
-
+/**
+ * cpufreq_cpu_get: returns policy for a cpu and marks it busy.
+ *
+ * @cpu: cpu to find policy for.
+ *
+ * This returns policy for 'cpu', returns NULL if it doesn't exist.
+ * It also increments the kobject reference count to mark it busy and so would
+ * require a corresponding call to cpufreq_cpu_put() to decrement it back.
+ * If corresponding call cpufreq_cpu_put() isn't made, the policy wouldn't be
+ * freed as that depends on the kobj count.
+ *
+ * It also takes a read-lock of 'cpufreq_rwsem' and doesn't put it back if a
+ * valid policy is found. This is done to make sure the driver doesn't get
+ * unregistered while the policy is being used.
+ *
+ * Return: A valid policy on success, otherwise NULL on failure.
+ */
 struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	if (cpu >= nr_cpu_ids)
+	if (WARN_ON(cpu >= nr_cpu_ids))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (!down_read_trylock(&cpufreq_rwsem))
@@ -223,7 +290,7 @@ struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_get(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver) {
 		/* get the CPU */
-		policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
+		policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
 		if (policy)
 			kobject_get(&policy->kobj);
 	}
@@ -237,6 +304,16 @@ struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_get(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_cpu_get);
 
+/**
+ * cpufreq_cpu_put: Decrements the usage count of a policy
+ *
+ * @policy: policy earlier returned by cpufreq_cpu_get().
+ *
+ * This decrements the kobject reference count incremented earlier by calling
+ * cpufreq_cpu_get().
+ *
+ * It also drops the read-lock of 'cpufreq_rwsem' taken at cpufreq_cpu_get().
+ */
 void cpufreq_cpu_put(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	kobject_put(&policy->kobj);
@@ -798,11 +875,18 @@ static ssize_t store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 
 	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
+	/* Updating inactive policies is invalid, so avoid doing that. */
+	if (unlikely(policy_is_inactive(policy))) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto unlock_policy_rwsem;
+	}
+
 	if (fattr->store)
 		ret = fattr->store(policy, buf, count);
 	else
 		ret = -EIO;
 
+unlock_policy_rwsem:
 	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
 	up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
@@ -873,28 +957,67 @@ void cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(const struct attribute *attr)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file);
 
-/* symlink affected CPUs */
+static int add_cpu_dev_symlink(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, int cpu)
+{
+	struct device *cpu_dev;
+
+	pr_debug("%s: Adding symlink for CPU: %u\n", __func__, cpu);
+
+	if (!policy)
+		return 0;
+
+	cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
+	if (WARN_ON(!cpu_dev))
+		return 0;
+
+	return sysfs_create_link(&cpu_dev->kobj, &policy->kobj, "cpufreq");
+}
+
+static void remove_cpu_dev_symlink(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, int cpu)
+{
+	struct device *cpu_dev;
+
+	pr_debug("%s: Removing symlink for CPU: %u\n", __func__, cpu);
+
+	cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
+	if (WARN_ON(!cpu_dev))
+		return;
+
+	sysfs_remove_link(&cpu_dev->kobj, "cpufreq");
+}
+
+/* Add/remove symlinks for all related CPUs */
 static int cpufreq_add_dev_symlink(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int j;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
-		struct device *cpu_dev;
-
-		if (j == policy->cpu)
+	/* Some related CPUs might not be present (physically hotplugged) */
+	for_each_cpu_and(j, policy->related_cpus, cpu_present_mask) {
+		if (j == policy->kobj_cpu)
 			continue;
 
-		pr_debug("Adding link for CPU: %u\n", j);
-		cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(j);
-		ret = sysfs_create_link(&cpu_dev->kobj, &policy->kobj,
-					"cpufreq");
+		ret = add_cpu_dev_symlink(policy, j);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void cpufreq_remove_dev_symlink(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	unsigned int j;
+
+	/* Some related CPUs might not be present (physically hotplugged) */
+	for_each_cpu_and(j, policy->related_cpus, cpu_present_mask) {
+		if (j == policy->kobj_cpu)
+			continue;
+
+		remove_cpu_dev_symlink(policy, j);
+	}
+}
+
 static int cpufreq_add_dev_interface(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				     struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -937,7 +1060,7 @@ static void cpufreq_init_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	memcpy(&new_policy, policy, sizeof(*policy));
 
 	/* Update governor of new_policy to the governor used before hotplug */
-	gov = find_governor(per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_governor, policy->cpu));
+	gov = find_governor(policy->last_governor);
 	if (gov)
 		pr_debug("Restoring governor %s for cpu %d\n",
 				policy->governor->name, policy->cpu);
@@ -963,7 +1086,10 @@ static int cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				  unsigned int cpu, struct device *dev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* Has this CPU been taken care of already? */
+	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, policy->cpus))
+		return 0;
 
 	if (has_target()) {
 		ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP);
@@ -974,13 +1100,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	}
 
 	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-
 	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, policy->cpus);
-	per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu) = policy;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-
 	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
 	if (has_target()) {
@@ -994,7 +1114,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		}
 	}
 
-	return sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj, &policy->kobj, "cpufreq");
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_restore(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -1003,20 +1123,25 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_restore(unsigned int cpu)
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	read_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-
-	policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data_fallback, cpu);
-
+	policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
-	if (policy)
-		policy->governor = NULL;
+	if (likely(policy)) {
+		/* Policy should be inactive here */
+		WARN_ON(!policy_is_inactive(policy));
+
+		down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+		policy->cpu = cpu;
+		up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	}
 
 	return policy;
 }
 
-static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(void)
+static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	int ret;
 
 	policy = kzalloc(sizeof(*policy), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!policy)
@@ -1028,6 +1153,13 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(void)
 	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&policy->related_cpus, GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto err_free_cpumask;
 
+	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&policy->kobj, &ktype_cpufreq, &dev->kobj,
+				   "cpufreq");
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("%s: failed to init policy->kobj: %d\n", __func__, ret);
+		goto err_free_rcpumask;
+	}
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&policy->policy_list);
 	init_rwsem(&policy->rwsem);
 	spin_lock_init(&policy->transition_lock);
@@ -1035,8 +1167,15 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(void)
 	init_completion(&policy->kobj_unregister);
 	INIT_WORK(&policy->update, handle_update);
 
+	policy->cpu = dev->id;
+
+	/* Set this once on allocation */
+	policy->kobj_cpu = dev->id;
+
 	return policy;
 
+err_free_rcpumask:
+	free_cpumask_var(policy->related_cpus);
 err_free_cpumask:
 	free_cpumask_var(policy->cpus);
 err_free_policy:
@@ -1045,18 +1184,20 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(void)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void cpufreq_policy_put_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void cpufreq_policy_put_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, bool notify)
 {
 	struct kobject *kobj;
 	struct completion *cmp;
 
-	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
-			CPUFREQ_REMOVE_POLICY, policy);
+	if (notify)
+		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
+					     CPUFREQ_REMOVE_POLICY, policy);
 
-	down_read(&policy->rwsem);
+	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	cpufreq_remove_dev_symlink(policy);
 	kobj = &policy->kobj;
 	cmp = &policy->kobj_unregister;
-	up_read(&policy->rwsem);
+	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 	kobject_put(kobj);
 
 	/*
@@ -1069,68 +1210,64 @@ static void cpufreq_policy_put_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	pr_debug("wait complete\n");
 }
 
-static void cpufreq_policy_free(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void cpufreq_policy_free(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, bool notify)
 {
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int cpu;
+
+	/* Remove policy from list */
+	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+	list_del(&policy->policy_list);
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus)
+		per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu) = NULL;
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+
+	cpufreq_policy_put_kobj(policy, notify);
 	free_cpumask_var(policy->related_cpus);
 	free_cpumask_var(policy->cpus);
 	kfree(policy);
 }
 
-static int update_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu,
-			     struct device *cpu_dev)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (WARN_ON(cpu == policy->cpu))
-		return 0;
-
-	/* Move kobject to the new policy->cpu */
-	ret = kobject_move(&policy->kobj, &cpu_dev->kobj);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("%s: Failed to move kobj: %d\n", __func__, ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-	policy->cpu = cpu;
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
+/**
+ * cpufreq_add_dev - add a CPU device
+ *
+ * Adds the cpufreq interface for a CPU device.
+ *
+ * The Oracle says: try running cpufreq registration/unregistration concurrently
+ * with with cpu hotplugging and all hell will break loose. Tried to clean this
+ * mess up, but more thorough testing is needed. - Mathieu
+ */
+static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
 	unsigned int j, cpu = dev->id;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	bool recover_policy = cpufreq_suspended;
-
-	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu))
-		return 0;
+	bool recover_policy = !sif;
 
 	pr_debug("adding CPU %u\n", cpu);
 
-	/* check whether a different CPU already registered this
-	 * CPU because it is in the same boat. */
-	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
-	if (unlikely(policy))
-		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Only possible if 'cpu' wasn't physically present earlier and we are
+	 * here from subsys_interface add callback. A hotplug notifier will
+	 * follow and we will handle it like logical CPU hotplug then. For now,
+	 * just create the sysfs link.
+	 */
+	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu))
+		return add_cpu_dev_symlink(per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu), cpu);
 
 	if (!down_read_trylock(&cpufreq_rwsem))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Check if this cpu was hot-unplugged earlier and has siblings */
-	read_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-	for_each_policy(policy) {
-		if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus)) {
-			read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-			ret = cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(policy, cpu, dev);
-			up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
-			return ret;
-		}
+	/* Check if this CPU already has a policy to manage it */
+	policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
+	if (policy && !policy_is_inactive(policy)) {
+		WARN_ON(!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus));
+		ret = cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(policy, cpu, dev);
+		up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
+		return ret;
 	}
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
 	/*
 	 * Restore the saved policy when doing light-weight init and fall back
@@ -1139,22 +1276,11 @@ static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	policy = recover_policy ? cpufreq_policy_restore(cpu) : NULL;
 	if (!policy) {
 		recover_policy = false;
-		policy = cpufreq_policy_alloc();
+		policy = cpufreq_policy_alloc(dev);
 		if (!policy)
 			goto nomem_out;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * In the resume path, since we restore a saved policy, the assignment
-	 * to policy->cpu is like an update of the existing policy, rather than
-	 * the creation of a brand new one. So we need to perform this update
-	 * by invoking update_policy_cpu().
-	 */
-	if (recover_policy && cpu != policy->cpu)
-		WARN_ON(update_policy_cpu(policy, cpu, dev));
-	else
-		policy->cpu = cpu;
-
 	cpumask_copy(policy->cpus, cpumask_of(cpu));
 
 	/* call driver. From then on the cpufreq must be able
@@ -1181,21 +1307,12 @@ static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 		policy->user_policy.min = policy->min;
 		policy->user_policy.max = policy->max;
 
-		/* prepare interface data */
-		ret = kobject_init_and_add(&policy->kobj, &ktype_cpufreq,
-					   &dev->kobj, "cpufreq");
-		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("%s: failed to init policy->kobj: %d\n",
-			       __func__, ret);
-			goto err_init_policy_kobj;
-		}
+		write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+		for_each_cpu(j, policy->related_cpus)
+			per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, j) = policy;
+		write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 	}
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus)
-		per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, j) = policy;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-
 	if (cpufreq_driver->get && !cpufreq_driver->setpolicy) {
 		policy->cur = cpufreq_driver->get(policy->cpu);
 		if (!policy->cur) {
@@ -1253,11 +1370,11 @@ static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 			goto err_out_unregister;
 		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
 				CPUFREQ_CREATE_POLICY, policy);
-	}
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-	list_add(&policy->policy_list, &cpufreq_policy_list);
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+		write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+		list_add(&policy->policy_list, &cpufreq_policy_list);
+		write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+	}
 
 	cpufreq_init_policy(policy);
 
@@ -1281,68 +1398,28 @@ static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 
 err_out_unregister:
 err_get_freq:
-	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus)
-		per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, j) = NULL;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-
-	if (!recover_policy) {
-		kobject_put(&policy->kobj);
-		wait_for_completion(&policy->kobj_unregister);
-	}
-err_init_policy_kobj:
 	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
 		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
 err_set_policy_cpu:
-	if (recover_policy) {
-		/* Do not leave stale fallback data behind. */
-		per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data_fallback, cpu) = NULL;
-		cpufreq_policy_put_kobj(policy);
-	}
-	cpufreq_policy_free(policy);
-
+	cpufreq_policy_free(policy, recover_policy);
 nomem_out:
 	up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * cpufreq_add_dev - add a CPU device
- *
- * Adds the cpufreq interface for a CPU device.
- *
- * The Oracle says: try running cpufreq registration/unregistration concurrently
- * with with cpu hotplugging and all hell will break loose. Tried to clean this
- * mess up, but more thorough testing is needed. - Mathieu
- */
-static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
-{
-	return __cpufreq_add_dev(dev, sif);
-}
-
 static int __cpufreq_remove_dev_prepare(struct device *dev,
 					struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu = dev->id, cpus;
-	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int cpu = dev->id;
+	int ret = 0;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 
 	pr_debug("%s: unregistering CPU %u\n", __func__, cpu);
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-
-	policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
-
-	/* Save the policy somewhere when doing a light-weight tear-down */
-	if (cpufreq_suspended)
-		per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data_fallback, cpu) = policy;
-
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get_raw(cpu);
 	if (!policy) {
 		pr_debug("%s: No cpu_data found\n", __func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1354,108 +1431,75 @@ static int __cpufreq_remove_dev_prepare(struct device *dev,
 			pr_err("%s: Failed to stop governor\n", __func__);
 			return ret;
 		}
-
-		strncpy(per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_governor, cpu),
-			policy->governor->name, CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN);
 	}
 
-	down_read(&policy->rwsem);
-	cpus = cpumask_weight(policy->cpus);
-	up_read(&policy->rwsem);
+	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, policy->cpus);
 
-	if (cpu != policy->cpu) {
-		sysfs_remove_link(&dev->kobj, "cpufreq");
-	} else if (cpus > 1) {
+	if (policy_is_inactive(policy)) {
+		if (has_target())
+			strncpy(policy->last_governor, policy->governor->name,
+				CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN);
+	} else if (cpu == policy->cpu) {
 		/* Nominate new CPU */
-		int new_cpu = cpumask_any_but(policy->cpus, cpu);
-		struct device *cpu_dev = get_cpu_device(new_cpu);
+		policy->cpu = cpumask_any(policy->cpus);
+	}
+	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
-		sysfs_remove_link(&cpu_dev->kobj, "cpufreq");
-		ret = update_policy_cpu(policy, new_cpu, cpu_dev);
-		if (ret) {
-			if (sysfs_create_link(&cpu_dev->kobj, &policy->kobj,
-					      "cpufreq"))
-				pr_err("%s: Failed to restore kobj link to cpu:%d\n",
-				       __func__, cpu_dev->id);
-			return ret;
+	/* Start governor again for active policy */
+	if (!policy_is_inactive(policy)) {
+		if (has_target()) {
+			ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START);
+			if (!ret)
+				ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS);
+
+			if (ret)
+				pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor\n", __func__);
 		}
-
-		if (!cpufreq_suspended)
-			pr_debug("%s: policy Kobject moved to cpu: %d from: %d\n",
-				 __func__, new_cpu, cpu);
 	} else if (cpufreq_driver->stop_cpu) {
 		cpufreq_driver->stop_cpu(policy);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int __cpufreq_remove_dev_finish(struct device *dev,
 				       struct subsys_interface *sif)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu = dev->id, cpus;
+	unsigned int cpu = dev->id;
 	int ret;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
-
-	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-	policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
-	per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu) = NULL;
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
 
 	if (!policy) {
 		pr_debug("%s: No cpu_data found\n", __func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-	cpus = cpumask_weight(policy->cpus);
-
-	if (cpus > 1)
-		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, policy->cpus);
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	/* Only proceed for inactive policies */
+	if (!policy_is_inactive(policy))
+		return 0;
 
 	/* If cpu is last user of policy, free policy */
-	if (cpus == 1) {
-		if (has_target()) {
-			ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy,
-					CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT);
-			if (ret) {
-				pr_err("%s: Failed to exit governor\n",
-				       __func__);
-				return ret;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (!cpufreq_suspended)
-			cpufreq_policy_put_kobj(policy);
-
-		/*
-		 * Perform the ->exit() even during light-weight tear-down,
-		 * since this is a core component, and is essential for the
-		 * subsequent light-weight ->init() to succeed.
-		 */
-		if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
-			cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
-
-		/* Remove policy from list of active policies */
-		write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-		list_del(&policy->policy_list);
-		write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-
-		if (!cpufreq_suspended)
-			cpufreq_policy_free(policy);
-	} else if (has_target()) {
-		ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START);
-		if (!ret)
-			ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS);
-
+	if (has_target()) {
+		ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT);
 		if (ret) {
-			pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor\n", __func__);
+			pr_err("%s: Failed to exit governor\n", __func__);
 			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Perform the ->exit() even during light-weight tear-down,
+	 * since this is a core component, and is essential for the
+	 * subsequent light-weight ->init() to succeed.
+	 */
+	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
+		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
+
+	/* Free the policy only if the driver is getting removed. */
+	if (sif)
+		cpufreq_policy_free(policy, true);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1469,8 +1513,33 @@ static int cpufreq_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	unsigned int cpu = dev->id;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu))
+	/*
+	 * Only possible if 'cpu' is getting physically removed now. A hotplug
+	 * notifier should have already been called and we just need to remove
+	 * link or free policy here.
+	 */
+	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu)) {
+		struct cpufreq_policy *policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
+		struct cpumask mask;
+
+		if (!policy)
+			return 0;
+
+		cpumask_copy(&mask, policy->related_cpus);
+		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, &mask);
+
+		/*
+		 * Free policy only if all policy->related_cpus are removed
+		 * physically.
+		 */
+		if (cpumask_intersects(&mask, cpu_present_mask)) {
+			remove_cpu_dev_symlink(policy, cpu);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		cpufreq_policy_free(policy, true);
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	ret = __cpufreq_remove_dev_prepare(dev, sif);
 
@@ -1567,6 +1636,10 @@ static unsigned int __cpufreq_get(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	ret_freq = cpufreq_driver->get(policy->cpu);
 
+	/* Updating inactive policies is invalid, so avoid doing that. */
+	if (unlikely(policy_is_inactive(policy)))
+		return ret_freq;
+
 	if (ret_freq && policy->cur &&
 		!(cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS)) {
 		/* verify no discrepancy between actual and
@@ -1656,7 +1729,7 @@ void cpufreq_suspend(void)
 
 	pr_debug("%s: Suspending Governors\n", __func__);
 
-	for_each_policy(policy) {
+	for_each_active_policy(policy) {
 		if (__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP))
 			pr_err("%s: Failed to stop governor for policy: %p\n",
 				__func__, policy);
@@ -1690,7 +1763,7 @@ void cpufreq_resume(void)
 
 	pr_debug("%s: Resuming Governors\n", __func__);
 
-	for_each_policy(policy) {
+	for_each_active_policy(policy) {
 		if (cpufreq_driver->resume && cpufreq_driver->resume(policy))
 			pr_err("%s: Failed to resume driver: %p\n", __func__,
 				policy);
@@ -1891,7 +1964,7 @@ static int __target_index(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		 * Failed after setting to intermediate freq? Driver should have
 		 * reverted back to initial frequency and so should we. Check
 		 * here for intermediate_freq instead of get_intermediate, in
-		 * case we have't switched to intermediate freq at all.
+		 * case we haven't switched to intermediate freq at all.
 		 */
 		if (unlikely(retval && intermediate_freq)) {
 			freqs.old = intermediate_freq;
@@ -2092,7 +2165,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_register_governor);
 
 void cpufreq_unregister_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor)
 {
-	int cpu;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (!governor)
 		return;
@@ -2100,12 +2174,15 @@ void cpufreq_unregister_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor)
 	if (cpufreq_disabled())
 		return;
 
-	for_each_present_cpu(cpu) {
-		if (cpu_online(cpu))
-			continue;
-		if (!strcmp(per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_governor, cpu), governor->name))
-			strcpy(per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_governor, cpu), "\0");
+	/* clear last_governor for all inactive policies */
+	read_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+	for_each_inactive_policy(policy) {
+		if (!strcmp(policy->last_governor, governor->name)) {
+			policy->governor = NULL;
+			strcpy(policy->last_governor, "\0");
+		}
 	}
+	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
 	mutex_lock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);
 	list_del(&governor->governor_list);
@@ -2304,7 +2381,7 @@ static int cpufreq_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 	if (dev) {
 		switch (action & ~CPU_TASKS_FROZEN) {
 		case CPU_ONLINE:
-			__cpufreq_add_dev(dev, NULL);
+			cpufreq_add_dev(dev, NULL);
 			break;
 
 		case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
@@ -2316,7 +2393,7 @@ static int cpufreq_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 			break;
 
 		case CPU_DOWN_FAILED:
-			__cpufreq_add_dev(dev, NULL);
+			cpufreq_add_dev(dev, NULL);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -2336,7 +2413,7 @@ static int cpufreq_boost_set_sw(int state)
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	for_each_policy(policy) {
+	for_each_active_policy(policy) {
 		freq_table = cpufreq_frequency_get_table(policy->cpu);
 		if (freq_table) {
 			ret = cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 25a70d06c5bf..c86a10c30912 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ static int dbs_cpufreq_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct notifier_block cs_cpufreq_notifier_block = {
+	.notifier_call = dbs_cpufreq_notifier,
+};
+
 /************************** sysfs interface ************************/
 static struct common_dbs_data cs_dbs_cdata;
 
@@ -317,7 +321,7 @@ static struct attribute_group cs_attr_group_gov_pol = {
 
 /************************** sysfs end ************************/
 
-static int cs_init(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+static int cs_init(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify)
 {
 	struct cs_dbs_tuners *tuners;
 
@@ -336,25 +340,25 @@ static int cs_init(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
 	dbs_data->tuners = tuners;
 	dbs_data->min_sampling_rate = MIN_SAMPLING_RATE_RATIO *
 		jiffies_to_usecs(10);
-	mutex_init(&dbs_data->mutex);
+
+	if (notify)
+		cpufreq_register_notifier(&cs_cpufreq_notifier_block,
+					  CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cs_exit(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+static void cs_exit(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify)
 {
+	if (notify)
+		cpufreq_unregister_notifier(&cs_cpufreq_notifier_block,
+					    CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
+
 	kfree(dbs_data->tuners);
 }
 
 define_get_cpu_dbs_routines(cs_cpu_dbs_info);
 
-static struct notifier_block cs_cpufreq_notifier_block = {
-	.notifier_call = dbs_cpufreq_notifier,
-};
-
-static struct cs_ops cs_ops = {
-	.notifier_block = &cs_cpufreq_notifier_block,
-};
-
 static struct common_dbs_data cs_dbs_cdata = {
 	.governor = GOV_CONSERVATIVE,
 	.attr_group_gov_sys = &cs_attr_group_gov_sys,
@@ -363,9 +367,9 @@ static struct common_dbs_data cs_dbs_cdata = {
 	.get_cpu_dbs_info_s = get_cpu_dbs_info_s,
 	.gov_dbs_timer = cs_dbs_timer,
 	.gov_check_cpu = cs_check_cpu,
-	.gov_ops = &cs_ops,
 	.init = cs_init,
 	.exit = cs_exit,
+	.mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(cs_dbs_cdata.mutex),
 };
 
 static int cs_cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index 1b44496b2d2b..57a39f8a92b7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -239,211 +239,242 @@ static void set_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 	}
 }
 
+static int cpufreq_governor_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
+				 struct common_dbs_data *cdata)
+{
+	unsigned int latency;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (dbs_data) {
+		if (WARN_ON(have_governor_per_policy()))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		dbs_data->usage_count++;
+		policy->governor_data = dbs_data;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	dbs_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*dbs_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dbs_data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dbs_data->cdata = cdata;
+	dbs_data->usage_count = 1;
+
+	ret = cdata->init(dbs_data, !policy->governor->initialized);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_dbs_data;
+
+	/* policy latency is in ns. Convert it to us first */
+	latency = policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency / 1000;
+	if (latency == 0)
+		latency = 1;
+
+	/* Bring kernel and HW constraints together */
+	dbs_data->min_sampling_rate = max(dbs_data->min_sampling_rate,
+					  MIN_LATENCY_MULTIPLIER * latency);
+	set_sampling_rate(dbs_data, max(dbs_data->min_sampling_rate,
+					latency * LATENCY_MULTIPLIER));
+
+	if (!have_governor_per_policy()) {
+		if (WARN_ON(cpufreq_get_global_kobject())) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto cdata_exit;
+		}
+		cdata->gdbs_data = dbs_data;
+	}
+
+	ret = sysfs_create_group(get_governor_parent_kobj(policy),
+				 get_sysfs_attr(dbs_data));
+	if (ret)
+		goto put_kobj;
+
+	policy->governor_data = dbs_data;
+
+	return 0;
+
+put_kobj:
+	if (!have_governor_per_policy()) {
+		cdata->gdbs_data = NULL;
+		cpufreq_put_global_kobject();
+	}
+cdata_exit:
+	cdata->exit(dbs_data, !policy->governor->initialized);
+free_dbs_data:
+	kfree(dbs_data);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void cpufreq_governor_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				  struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+{
+	struct common_dbs_data *cdata = dbs_data->cdata;
+
+	policy->governor_data = NULL;
+	if (!--dbs_data->usage_count) {
+		sysfs_remove_group(get_governor_parent_kobj(policy),
+				   get_sysfs_attr(dbs_data));
+
+		if (!have_governor_per_policy()) {
+			cdata->gdbs_data = NULL;
+			cpufreq_put_global_kobject();
+		}
+
+		cdata->exit(dbs_data, policy->governor->initialized == 1);
+		kfree(dbs_data);
+	}
+}
+
+static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				  struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+{
+	struct common_dbs_data *cdata = dbs_data->cdata;
+	unsigned int sampling_rate, ignore_nice, j, cpu = policy->cpu;
+	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cpu_cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
+	int io_busy = 0;
+
+	if (!policy->cur)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
+		struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
+
+		sampling_rate = cs_tuners->sampling_rate;
+		ignore_nice = cs_tuners->ignore_nice_load;
+	} else {
+		struct od_dbs_tuners *od_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
+
+		sampling_rate = od_tuners->sampling_rate;
+		ignore_nice = od_tuners->ignore_nice_load;
+		io_busy = od_tuners->io_is_busy;
+	}
+
+	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
+		struct cpu_dbs_common_info *j_cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j);
+		unsigned int prev_load;
+
+		j_cdbs->cpu = j;
+		j_cdbs->cur_policy = policy;
+		j_cdbs->prev_cpu_idle =
+			get_cpu_idle_time(j, &j_cdbs->prev_cpu_wall, io_busy);
+
+		prev_load = (unsigned int)(j_cdbs->prev_cpu_wall -
+					    j_cdbs->prev_cpu_idle);
+		j_cdbs->prev_load = 100 * prev_load /
+				    (unsigned int)j_cdbs->prev_cpu_wall;
+
+		if (ignore_nice)
+			j_cdbs->prev_cpu_nice = kcpustat_cpu(j).cpustat[CPUTIME_NICE];
+
+		mutex_init(&j_cdbs->timer_mutex);
+		INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&j_cdbs->work, cdata->gov_dbs_timer);
+	}
+
+	if (cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
+		struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s *cs_dbs_info =
+			cdata->get_cpu_dbs_info_s(cpu);
+
+		cs_dbs_info->down_skip = 0;
+		cs_dbs_info->enable = 1;
+		cs_dbs_info->requested_freq = policy->cur;
+	} else {
+		struct od_ops *od_ops = cdata->gov_ops;
+		struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s *od_dbs_info = cdata->get_cpu_dbs_info_s(cpu);
+
+		od_dbs_info->rate_mult = 1;
+		od_dbs_info->sample_type = OD_NORMAL_SAMPLE;
+		od_ops->powersave_bias_init_cpu(cpu);
+	}
+
+	/* Initiate timer time stamp */
+	cpu_cdbs->time_stamp = ktime_get();
+
+	gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy, delay_for_sampling_rate(sampling_rate),
+		       true);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void cpufreq_governor_stop(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				  struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+{
+	struct common_dbs_data *cdata = dbs_data->cdata;
+	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
+	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cpu_cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
+
+	if (cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
+		struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s *cs_dbs_info =
+			cdata->get_cpu_dbs_info_s(cpu);
+
+		cs_dbs_info->enable = 0;
+	}
+
+	gov_cancel_work(dbs_data, policy);
+
+	mutex_destroy(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
+	cpu_cdbs->cur_policy = NULL;
+}
+
+static void cpufreq_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				    struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+{
+	struct common_dbs_data *cdata = dbs_data->cdata;
+	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
+	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cpu_cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
+
+	if (!cpu_cdbs->cur_policy)
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
+	if (policy->max < cpu_cdbs->cur_policy->cur)
+		__cpufreq_driver_target(cpu_cdbs->cur_policy, policy->max,
+					CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
+	else if (policy->min > cpu_cdbs->cur_policy->cur)
+		__cpufreq_driver_target(cpu_cdbs->cur_policy, policy->min,
+					CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
+	dbs_check_cpu(dbs_data, cpu);
+	mutex_unlock(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
+}
+
 int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-		struct common_dbs_data *cdata, unsigned int event)
+			 struct common_dbs_data *cdata, unsigned int event)
 {
 	struct dbs_data *dbs_data;
-	struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s *od_dbs_info = NULL;
-	struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s *cs_dbs_info = NULL;
-	struct od_ops *od_ops = NULL;
-	struct od_dbs_tuners *od_tuners = NULL;
-	struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners = NULL;
-	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cpu_cdbs;
-	unsigned int sampling_rate, latency, ignore_nice, j, cpu = policy->cpu;
-	int io_busy = 0;
-	int rc;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	/* Lock governor to block concurrent initialization of governor */
+	mutex_lock(&cdata->mutex);
 
 	if (have_governor_per_policy())
 		dbs_data = policy->governor_data;
 	else
 		dbs_data = cdata->gdbs_data;
 
-	WARN_ON(!dbs_data && (event != CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT));
+	if (WARN_ON(!dbs_data && (event != CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT))) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT:
-		if (have_governor_per_policy()) {
-			WARN_ON(dbs_data);
-		} else if (dbs_data) {
-			dbs_data->usage_count++;
-			policy->governor_data = dbs_data;
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		dbs_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*dbs_data), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!dbs_data) {
-			pr_err("%s: POLICY_INIT: kzalloc failed\n", __func__);
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		}
-
-		dbs_data->cdata = cdata;
-		dbs_data->usage_count = 1;
-		rc = cdata->init(dbs_data);
-		if (rc) {
-			pr_err("%s: POLICY_INIT: init() failed\n", __func__);
-			kfree(dbs_data);
-			return rc;
-		}
-
-		if (!have_governor_per_policy())
-			WARN_ON(cpufreq_get_global_kobject());
-
-		rc = sysfs_create_group(get_governor_parent_kobj(policy),
-				get_sysfs_attr(dbs_data));
-		if (rc) {
-			cdata->exit(dbs_data);
-			kfree(dbs_data);
-			return rc;
-		}
-
-		policy->governor_data = dbs_data;
-
-		/* policy latency is in ns. Convert it to us first */
-		latency = policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency / 1000;
-		if (latency == 0)
-			latency = 1;
-
-		/* Bring kernel and HW constraints together */
-		dbs_data->min_sampling_rate = max(dbs_data->min_sampling_rate,
-				MIN_LATENCY_MULTIPLIER * latency);
-		set_sampling_rate(dbs_data, max(dbs_data->min_sampling_rate,
-					latency * LATENCY_MULTIPLIER));
-
-		if ((cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) &&
-				(!policy->governor->initialized)) {
-			struct cs_ops *cs_ops = dbs_data->cdata->gov_ops;
-
-			cpufreq_register_notifier(cs_ops->notifier_block,
-					CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
-		}
-
-		if (!have_governor_per_policy())
-			cdata->gdbs_data = dbs_data;
-
-		return 0;
+		ret = cpufreq_governor_init(policy, dbs_data, cdata);
+		break;
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT:
-		if (!--dbs_data->usage_count) {
-			sysfs_remove_group(get_governor_parent_kobj(policy),
-					get_sysfs_attr(dbs_data));
-
-			if (!have_governor_per_policy())
-				cpufreq_put_global_kobject();
-
-			if ((dbs_data->cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) &&
-				(policy->governor->initialized == 1)) {
-				struct cs_ops *cs_ops = dbs_data->cdata->gov_ops;
-
-				cpufreq_unregister_notifier(cs_ops->notifier_block,
-						CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
-			}
-
-			cdata->exit(dbs_data);
-			kfree(dbs_data);
-			cdata->gdbs_data = NULL;
-		}
-
-		policy->governor_data = NULL;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	cpu_cdbs = dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
-
-	if (dbs_data->cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
-		cs_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
-		cs_dbs_info = dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_dbs_info_s(cpu);
-		sampling_rate = cs_tuners->sampling_rate;
-		ignore_nice = cs_tuners->ignore_nice_load;
-	} else {
-		od_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
-		od_dbs_info = dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_dbs_info_s(cpu);
-		sampling_rate = od_tuners->sampling_rate;
-		ignore_nice = od_tuners->ignore_nice_load;
-		od_ops = dbs_data->cdata->gov_ops;
-		io_busy = od_tuners->io_is_busy;
-	}
-
-	switch (event) {
+		cpufreq_governor_exit(policy, dbs_data);
+		break;
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_START:
-		if (!policy->cur)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		mutex_lock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-
-		for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
-			struct cpu_dbs_common_info *j_cdbs =
-				dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j);
-			unsigned int prev_load;
-
-			j_cdbs->cpu = j;
-			j_cdbs->cur_policy = policy;
-			j_cdbs->prev_cpu_idle = get_cpu_idle_time(j,
-					       &j_cdbs->prev_cpu_wall, io_busy);
-
-			prev_load = (unsigned int)
-				(j_cdbs->prev_cpu_wall - j_cdbs->prev_cpu_idle);
-			j_cdbs->prev_load = 100 * prev_load /
-					(unsigned int) j_cdbs->prev_cpu_wall;
-
-			if (ignore_nice)
-				j_cdbs->prev_cpu_nice =
-					kcpustat_cpu(j).cpustat[CPUTIME_NICE];
-
-			mutex_init(&j_cdbs->timer_mutex);
-			INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&j_cdbs->work,
-					     dbs_data->cdata->gov_dbs_timer);
-		}
-
-		if (dbs_data->cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
-			cs_dbs_info->down_skip = 0;
-			cs_dbs_info->enable = 1;
-			cs_dbs_info->requested_freq = policy->cur;
-		} else {
-			od_dbs_info->rate_mult = 1;
-			od_dbs_info->sample_type = OD_NORMAL_SAMPLE;
-			od_ops->powersave_bias_init_cpu(cpu);
-		}
-
-		mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-
-		/* Initiate timer time stamp */
-		cpu_cdbs->time_stamp = ktime_get();
-
-		gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy,
-				delay_for_sampling_rate(sampling_rate), true);
+		ret = cpufreq_governor_start(policy, dbs_data);
 		break;
-
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP:
-		if (dbs_data->cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE)
-			cs_dbs_info->enable = 0;
-
-		gov_cancel_work(dbs_data, policy);
-
-		mutex_lock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-		mutex_destroy(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
-		cpu_cdbs->cur_policy = NULL;
-
-		mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-
+		cpufreq_governor_stop(policy, dbs_data);
 		break;
-
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS:
-		mutex_lock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-		if (!cpu_cdbs->cur_policy) {
-			mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);
-			break;
-		}
-		mutex_lock(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
-		if (policy->max < cpu_cdbs->cur_policy->cur)
-			__cpufreq_driver_target(cpu_cdbs->cur_policy,
-					policy->max, CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
-		else if (policy->min > cpu_cdbs->cur_policy->cur)
-			__cpufreq_driver_target(cpu_cdbs->cur_policy,
-					policy->min, CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
-		dbs_check_cpu(dbs_data, cpu);
-		mutex_unlock(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
-		mutex_unlock(&dbs_data->mutex);
+		cpufreq_governor_limits(policy, dbs_data);
 		break;
 	}
-	return 0;
+
+unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&cdata->mutex);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_governor_dbs);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
index cc401d147e72..34736f5e869d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
@@ -208,11 +208,16 @@ struct common_dbs_data {
 	void *(*get_cpu_dbs_info_s)(int cpu);
 	void (*gov_dbs_timer)(struct work_struct *work);
 	void (*gov_check_cpu)(int cpu, unsigned int load);
-	int (*init)(struct dbs_data *dbs_data);
-	void (*exit)(struct dbs_data *dbs_data);
+	int (*init)(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify);
+	void (*exit)(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify);
 
 	/* Governor specific ops, see below */
 	void *gov_ops;
+
+	/*
+	 * Protects governor's data (struct dbs_data and struct common_dbs_data)
+	 */
+	struct mutex mutex;
 };
 
 /* Governor Per policy data */
@@ -221,9 +226,6 @@ struct dbs_data {
 	unsigned int min_sampling_rate;
 	int usage_count;
 	void *tuners;
-
-	/* dbs_mutex protects dbs_enable in governor start/stop */
-	struct mutex mutex;
 };
 
 /* Governor specific ops, will be passed to dbs_data->gov_ops */
@@ -234,10 +236,6 @@ struct od_ops {
 	void (*freq_increase)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int freq);
 };
 
-struct cs_ops {
-	struct notifier_block *notifier_block;
-};
-
 static inline int delay_for_sampling_rate(unsigned int sampling_rate)
 {
 	int delay = usecs_to_jiffies(sampling_rate);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index ad3f38fd3eb9..3c1e10f2304c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static struct attribute_group od_attr_group_gov_pol = {
 
 /************************** sysfs end ************************/
 
-static int od_init(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+static int od_init(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify)
 {
 	struct od_dbs_tuners *tuners;
 	u64 idle_time;
@@ -513,11 +513,10 @@ static int od_init(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
 	tuners->io_is_busy = should_io_be_busy();
 
 	dbs_data->tuners = tuners;
-	mutex_init(&dbs_data->mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void od_exit(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+static void od_exit(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify)
 {
 	kfree(dbs_data->tuners);
 }
@@ -541,6 +540,7 @@ static struct common_dbs_data od_dbs_cdata = {
 	.gov_ops = &od_ops,
 	.init = od_init,
 	.exit = od_exit,
+	.mutex = __MUTEX_INITIALIZER(od_dbs_cdata.mutex),
 };
 
 static void od_set_powersave_bias(unsigned int powersave_bias)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c b/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
index 1d723dc8880c..3488c9c175eb 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ module_param(max_duration, int, 0444);
 
 
 /**
- * we can detect a core multipiler from dir0_lsb
+ * we can detect a core multiplier from dir0_lsb
  * from GX1 datasheet p.56,
  *	MULT[3:0]:
  *	0000 = SYSCLK multiplied by 4 (test only)
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int cpufreq_gx_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	/* it needs to be assured that at least one supported frequency is
 	 * within policy->min and policy->max. If it is not, policy->max
-	 * needs to be increased until one freuqency is supported.
+	 * needs to be increased until one frequency is supported.
 	 * policy->min may not be decreased, though. This way we guarantee a
 	 * specific processing capacity.
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index 6414661ac1c4..1da3197425c5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ static inline int32_t mul_fp(int32_t x, int32_t y)
 	return ((int64_t)x * (int64_t)y) >> FRAC_BITS;
 }
 
-static inline int32_t div_fp(int32_t x, int32_t y)
+static inline int32_t div_fp(s64 x, s64 y)
 {
-	return div_s64((int64_t)x << FRAC_BITS, y);
+	return div64_s64((int64_t)x << FRAC_BITS, y);
 }
 
 static inline int ceiling_fp(int32_t x)
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct sample {
 	int32_t core_pct_busy;
 	u64 aperf;
 	u64 mperf;
+	u64 tsc;
 	int freq;
 	ktime_t time;
 };
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ struct cpudata {
 	ktime_t last_sample_time;
 	u64	prev_aperf;
 	u64	prev_mperf;
+	u64	prev_tsc;
 	struct sample sample;
 };
 
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ static ssize_t store_no_turbo(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
 
 	update_turbo_state();
 	if (limits.turbo_disabled) {
-		pr_warn("Turbo disabled by BIOS or unavailable on processor\n");
+		pr_warn("intel_pstate: Turbo disabled by BIOS or unavailable on processor\n");
 		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
@@ -484,7 +486,7 @@ static void __init intel_pstate_sysfs_expose_params(void)
 static void intel_pstate_hwp_enable(void)
 {
 	hwp_active++;
-	pr_info("intel_pstate HWP enabled\n");
+	pr_info("intel_pstate: HWP enabled\n");
 
 	wrmsrl( MSR_PM_ENABLE, 0x1);
 }
@@ -535,7 +537,7 @@ static void byt_set_pstate(struct cpudata *cpudata, int pstate)
 
 	val |= vid;
 
-	wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL, val);
+	wrmsrl_on_cpu(cpudata->cpu, MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL, val);
 }
 
 #define BYT_BCLK_FREQS 5
@@ -704,19 +706,20 @@ static void intel_pstate_get_min_max(struct cpudata *cpu, int *min, int *max)
 	*min = clamp_t(int, min_perf, cpu->pstate.min_pstate, max_perf);
 }
 
-static void intel_pstate_set_pstate(struct cpudata *cpu, int pstate)
+static void intel_pstate_set_pstate(struct cpudata *cpu, int pstate, bool force)
 {
 	int max_perf, min_perf;
 
-	update_turbo_state();
+	if (force) {
+		update_turbo_state();
 
-	intel_pstate_get_min_max(cpu, &min_perf, &max_perf);
+		intel_pstate_get_min_max(cpu, &min_perf, &max_perf);
 
-	pstate = clamp_t(int, pstate, min_perf, max_perf);
-
-	if (pstate == cpu->pstate.current_pstate)
-		return;
+		pstate = clamp_t(int, pstate, min_perf, max_perf);
 
+		if (pstate == cpu->pstate.current_pstate)
+			return;
+	}
 	trace_cpu_frequency(pstate * cpu->pstate.scaling, cpu->cpu);
 
 	cpu->pstate.current_pstate = pstate;
@@ -733,7 +736,7 @@ static void intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates(struct cpudata *cpu)
 
 	if (pstate_funcs.get_vid)
 		pstate_funcs.get_vid(cpu);
-	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, cpu->pstate.min_pstate);
+	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, cpu->pstate.min_pstate, false);
 }
 
 static inline void intel_pstate_calc_busy(struct cpudata *cpu)
@@ -756,23 +759,28 @@ static inline void intel_pstate_sample(struct cpudata *cpu)
 {
 	u64 aperf, mperf;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	u64 tsc;
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_APERF, aperf);
 	rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_MPERF, mperf);
+	tsc = native_read_tsc();
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	cpu->last_sample_time = cpu->sample.time;
 	cpu->sample.time = ktime_get();
 	cpu->sample.aperf = aperf;
 	cpu->sample.mperf = mperf;
+	cpu->sample.tsc =  tsc;
 	cpu->sample.aperf -= cpu->prev_aperf;
 	cpu->sample.mperf -= cpu->prev_mperf;
+	cpu->sample.tsc -= cpu->prev_tsc;
 
 	intel_pstate_calc_busy(cpu);
 
 	cpu->prev_aperf = aperf;
 	cpu->prev_mperf = mperf;
+	cpu->prev_tsc = tsc;
 }
 
 static inline void intel_hwp_set_sample_time(struct cpudata *cpu)
@@ -794,7 +802,7 @@ static inline void intel_pstate_set_sample_time(struct cpudata *cpu)
 static inline int32_t intel_pstate_get_scaled_busy(struct cpudata *cpu)
 {
 	int32_t core_busy, max_pstate, current_pstate, sample_ratio;
-	u32 duration_us;
+	s64 duration_us;
 	u32 sample_time;
 
 	/*
@@ -821,8 +829,8 @@ static inline int32_t intel_pstate_get_scaled_busy(struct cpudata *cpu)
 	 * to adjust our busyness.
 	 */
 	sample_time = pid_params.sample_rate_ms  * USEC_PER_MSEC;
-	duration_us = (u32) ktime_us_delta(cpu->sample.time,
-					   cpu->last_sample_time);
+	duration_us = ktime_us_delta(cpu->sample.time,
+				     cpu->last_sample_time);
 	if (duration_us > sample_time * 3) {
 		sample_ratio = div_fp(int_tofp(sample_time),
 				      int_tofp(duration_us));
@@ -837,6 +845,10 @@ static inline void intel_pstate_adjust_busy_pstate(struct cpudata *cpu)
 	int32_t busy_scaled;
 	struct _pid *pid;
 	signed int ctl;
+	int from;
+	struct sample *sample;
+
+	from = cpu->pstate.current_pstate;
 
 	pid = &cpu->pid;
 	busy_scaled = intel_pstate_get_scaled_busy(cpu);
@@ -844,7 +856,17 @@ static inline void intel_pstate_adjust_busy_pstate(struct cpudata *cpu)
 	ctl = pid_calc(pid, busy_scaled);
 
 	/* Negative values of ctl increase the pstate and vice versa */
-	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, cpu->pstate.current_pstate - ctl);
+	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, cpu->pstate.current_pstate - ctl, true);
+
+	sample = &cpu->sample;
+	trace_pstate_sample(fp_toint(sample->core_pct_busy),
+		fp_toint(busy_scaled),
+		from,
+		cpu->pstate.current_pstate,
+		sample->mperf,
+		sample->aperf,
+		sample->tsc,
+		sample->freq);
 }
 
 static void intel_hwp_timer_func(unsigned long __data)
@@ -858,21 +880,11 @@ static void intel_hwp_timer_func(unsigned long __data)
 static void intel_pstate_timer_func(unsigned long __data)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpu = (struct cpudata *) __data;
-	struct sample *sample;
 
 	intel_pstate_sample(cpu);
 
-	sample = &cpu->sample;
-
 	intel_pstate_adjust_busy_pstate(cpu);
 
-	trace_pstate_sample(fp_toint(sample->core_pct_busy),
-			fp_toint(intel_pstate_get_scaled_busy(cpu)),
-			cpu->pstate.current_pstate,
-			sample->mperf,
-			sample->aperf,
-			sample->freq);
-
 	intel_pstate_set_sample_time(cpu);
 }
 
@@ -935,7 +947,7 @@ static int intel_pstate_init_cpu(unsigned int cpunum)
 
 	add_timer_on(&cpu->timer, cpunum);
 
-	pr_debug("Intel pstate controlling: cpu %d\n", cpunum);
+	pr_debug("intel_pstate: controlling: cpu %d\n", cpunum);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1001,13 +1013,13 @@ static void intel_pstate_stop_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	int cpu_num = policy->cpu;
 	struct cpudata *cpu = all_cpu_data[cpu_num];
 
-	pr_info("intel_pstate CPU %d exiting\n", cpu_num);
+	pr_debug("intel_pstate: CPU %d exiting\n", cpu_num);
 
 	del_timer_sync(&all_cpu_data[cpu_num]->timer);
 	if (hwp_active)
 		return;
 
-	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, cpu->pstate.min_pstate);
+	intel_pstate_set_pstate(cpu, cpu->pstate.min_pstate, false);
 }
 
 static int intel_pstate_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
index e24269ab4e9b..1d99c97defa9 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ module_param(pxa27x_maxfreq, uint, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(pxa27x_maxfreq, "Set the pxa27x maxfreq in MHz"
 		 "(typically 624=>pxa270, 416=>pxa271, 520=>pxa272)");
 
-typedef struct {
+struct pxa_freqs {
 	unsigned int khz;
 	unsigned int membus;
 	unsigned int cccr;
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned int cclkcfg;
 	int vmin;
 	int vmax;
-} pxa_freqs_t;
+};
 
 /* Define the refresh period in mSec for the SDRAM and the number of rows */
 #define SDRAM_TREF	64	/* standard 64ms SDRAM */
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static unsigned int sdram_rows;
 /* Use the run mode frequencies for the CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE policy */
 #define CCLKCFG			CCLKCFG_TURBO | CCLKCFG_FCS
 
-static pxa_freqs_t pxa255_run_freqs[] =
+static const struct pxa_freqs pxa255_run_freqs[] =
 {
 	/* CPU   MEMBUS  CCCR  DIV2 CCLKCFG	           run  turbo PXbus SDRAM */
 	{ 99500,  99500, 0x121, 1,  CCLKCFG, -1, -1},	/*  99,   99,   50,   50  */
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static pxa_freqs_t pxa255_run_freqs[] =
 };
 
 /* Use the turbo mode frequencies for the CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE policy */
-static pxa_freqs_t pxa255_turbo_freqs[] =
+static const struct pxa_freqs pxa255_turbo_freqs[] =
 {
 	/* CPU   MEMBUS  CCCR  DIV2 CCLKCFG	   run  turbo PXbus SDRAM */
 	{ 99500, 99500,  0x121, 1,  CCLKCFG, -1, -1},	/*  99,   99,   50,   50  */
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(pxa255_turbo_table, "Selects the frequency table (0 = run table
    ((HT) ? CCLKCFG_HALFTURBO : 0) | \
    ((T)  ? CCLKCFG_TURBO : 0))
 
-static pxa_freqs_t pxa27x_freqs[] = {
+static struct pxa_freqs pxa27x_freqs[] = {
 	{104000, 104000, PXA27x_CCCR(1,	 8, 2), 0, CCLKCFG2(1, 0, 1),  900000, 1705000 },
 	{156000, 104000, PXA27x_CCCR(1,	 8, 3), 0, CCLKCFG2(1, 0, 1), 1000000, 1705000 },
 	{208000, 208000, PXA27x_CCCR(0, 16, 2), 1, CCLKCFG2(0, 0, 1), 1180000, 1705000 },
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ extern unsigned get_clk_frequency_khz(int info);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REGULATOR
 
-static int pxa_cpufreq_change_voltage(pxa_freqs_t *pxa_freq)
+static int pxa_cpufreq_change_voltage(const struct pxa_freqs *pxa_freq)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int vmin, vmax;
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void __init pxa_cpufreq_init_voltages(void)
 	}
 }
 #else
-static int pxa_cpufreq_change_voltage(pxa_freqs_t *pxa_freq)
+static int pxa_cpufreq_change_voltage(struct pxa_freqs *pxa_freq)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static void __init pxa_cpufreq_init_voltages(void) { }
 #endif
 
 static void find_freq_tables(struct cpufreq_frequency_table **freq_table,
-			     pxa_freqs_t **pxa_freqs)
+			     const struct pxa_freqs **pxa_freqs)
 {
 	if (cpu_is_pxa25x()) {
 		if (!pxa255_turbo_table) {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static unsigned int pxa_cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 static int pxa_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int idx)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *pxa_freqs_table;
-	pxa_freqs_t *pxa_freq_settings;
+	const struct pxa_freqs *pxa_freq_settings;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int new_freq_cpu, new_freq_mem;
 	unsigned int unused, preset_mdrefr, postset_mdrefr, cclkcfg;
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ static int pxa_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	int i;
 	unsigned int freq;
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *pxa255_freq_table;
-	pxa_freqs_t *pxa255_freqs;
+	const struct pxa_freqs *pxa255_freqs;
 
 	/* try to guess pxa27x cpu */
 	if (cpu_is_pxa27x())
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
index 88b21ae0d6b0..358f0752c31e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@
 
 /**
  * struct cpu_data
- * @parent: the parent node of cpu clock
+ * @pclk: the parent clock of cpu
  * @table: frequency table
  */
 struct cpu_data {
-	struct device_node *parent;
+	struct clk **pclk;
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table;
 };
 
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void freq_table_sort(struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table,
 
 static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct device_node *np;
+	struct device_node *np, *pnode;
 	int i, count, ret;
 	u32 freq, mask;
 	struct clk *clk;
@@ -219,17 +219,23 @@ static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		goto err_nomem2;
 	}
 
-	data->parent = of_parse_phandle(np, "clocks", 0);
-	if (!data->parent) {
+	pnode = of_parse_phandle(np, "clocks", 0);
+	if (!pnode) {
 		pr_err("%s: could not get clock information\n", __func__);
 		goto err_nomem2;
 	}
 
-	count = of_property_count_strings(data->parent, "clock-names");
+	count = of_property_count_strings(pnode, "clock-names");
+	data->pclk = kcalloc(count, sizeof(struct clk *), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data->pclk) {
+		pr_err("%s: no memory\n", __func__);
+		goto err_node;
+	}
+
 	table = kcalloc(count + 1, sizeof(*table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!table) {
 		pr_err("%s: no memory\n", __func__);
-		goto err_node;
+		goto err_pclk;
 	}
 
 	if (fmask)
@@ -238,7 +244,8 @@ static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		mask = 0x0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		clk = of_clk_get(data->parent, i);
+		clk = of_clk_get(pnode, i);
+		data->pclk[i] = clk;
 		freq = clk_get_rate(clk);
 		/*
 		 * the clock is valid if its frequency is not masked
@@ -273,13 +280,16 @@ static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = u64temp + 1;
 
 	of_node_put(np);
+	of_node_put(pnode);
 
 	return 0;
 
 err_nomem1:
 	kfree(table);
+err_pclk:
+	kfree(data->pclk);
 err_node:
-	of_node_put(data->parent);
+	of_node_put(pnode);
 err_nomem2:
 	policy->driver_data = NULL;
 	kfree(data);
@@ -293,7 +303,7 @@ static int __exit qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct cpu_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 
-	of_node_put(data->parent);
+	kfree(data->pclk);
 	kfree(data->table);
 	kfree(data);
 	policy->driver_data = NULL;
@@ -307,7 +317,7 @@ static int qoriq_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	struct clk *parent;
 	struct cpu_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 
-	parent = of_clk_get(data->parent, data->table[index].driver_data);
+	parent = data->pclk[data->table[index].driver_data];
 	return clk_set_parent(policy->clk, parent);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 2ee4888c1f47..29ad97c34fd5 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
 
 	unsigned int		shared_type; /* ACPI: ANY or ALL affected CPUs
 						should set cpufreq */
-	unsigned int		cpu;    /* cpu nr of CPU managing this policy */
+	unsigned int		cpu;    /* cpu managing this policy, must be online */
+	unsigned int		kobj_cpu; /* cpu managing sysfs files, can be offline */
+
 	struct clk		*clk;
 	struct cpufreq_cpuinfo	cpuinfo;/* see above */
 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
 	struct cpufreq_governor	*governor; /* see below */
 	void			*governor_data;
 	bool			governor_enabled; /* governor start/stop flag */
+	char			last_governor[CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN]; /* last governor used */
 
 	struct work_struct	update; /* if update_policy() needs to be
 					 * called, but you're in IRQ context */
diff --git a/include/trace/events/power.h b/include/trace/events/power.h
index d19840b0cac8..630d1e5e4de0 100644
--- a/include/trace/events/power.h
+++ b/include/trace/events/power.h
@@ -42,45 +42,54 @@ TRACE_EVENT(pstate_sample,
 
 	TP_PROTO(u32 core_busy,
 		u32 scaled_busy,
-		u32 state,
+		u32 from,
+		u32 to,
 		u64 mperf,
 		u64 aperf,
+		u64 tsc,
 		u32 freq
 		),
 
 	TP_ARGS(core_busy,
 		scaled_busy,
-		state,
+		from,
+		to,
 		mperf,
 		aperf,
+		tsc,
 		freq
 		),
 
 	TP_STRUCT__entry(
 		__field(u32, core_busy)
 		__field(u32, scaled_busy)
-		__field(u32, state)
+		__field(u32, from)
+		__field(u32, to)
 		__field(u64, mperf)
 		__field(u64, aperf)
+		__field(u64, tsc)
 		__field(u32, freq)
-
-	),
+		),
 
 	TP_fast_assign(
 		__entry->core_busy = core_busy;
 		__entry->scaled_busy = scaled_busy;
-		__entry->state = state;
+		__entry->from = from;
+		__entry->to = to;
 		__entry->mperf = mperf;
 		__entry->aperf = aperf;
+		__entry->tsc = tsc;
 		__entry->freq = freq;
 		),
 
-	TP_printk("core_busy=%lu scaled=%lu state=%lu mperf=%llu aperf=%llu freq=%lu ",
+	TP_printk("core_busy=%lu scaled=%lu from=%lu to=%lu mperf=%llu aperf=%llu tsc=%llu freq=%lu ",
 		(unsigned long)__entry->core_busy,
 		(unsigned long)__entry->scaled_busy,
-		(unsigned long)__entry->state,
+		(unsigned long)__entry->from,
+		(unsigned long)__entry->to,
 		(unsigned long long)__entry->mperf,
 		(unsigned long long)__entry->aperf,
+		(unsigned long long)__entry->tsc,
 		(unsigned long)__entry->freq
 		)