diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index b2dd4d999900..27946975eff0 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -280,13 +280,7 @@ static ssize_t pm_wakeup_irq_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return pm_wakeup_irq ? sprintf(buf, "%u\n", pm_wakeup_irq) : -ENODATA;
 }
 
-static ssize_t pm_wakeup_irq_store(struct kobject *kobj,
-					struct kobj_attribute *attr,
-					const char *buf, size_t n)
-{
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-power_attr(pm_wakeup_irq);
+power_attr_ro(pm_wakeup_irq);
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_PM_SLEEP_DEBUG */
 static inline void pm_print_times_init(void) {}
@@ -564,14 +558,7 @@ static ssize_t pm_trace_dev_match_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 	return show_trace_dev_match(buf, PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
-static ssize_t
-pm_trace_dev_match_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
-			 const char *buf, size_t n)
-{
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
-power_attr(pm_trace_dev_match);
+power_attr_ro(pm_trace_dev_match);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_TRACE */
 
diff --git a/kernel/power/power.h b/kernel/power/power.h
index caadb566e82b..efe1b3b17c88 100644
--- a/kernel/power/power.h
+++ b/kernel/power/power.h
@@ -77,6 +77,15 @@ static struct kobj_attribute _name##_attr = {	\
 	.store	= _name##_store,		\
 }
 
+#define power_attr_ro(_name) \
+static struct kobj_attribute _name##_attr = {	\
+	.attr	= {				\
+		.name = __stringify(_name),	\
+		.mode = S_IRUGO,		\
+	},					\
+	.show	= _name##_show,			\
+}
+
 /* Preferred image size in bytes (default 500 MB) */
 extern unsigned long image_size;
 /* Size of memory reserved for drivers (default SPARE_PAGES x PAGE_SIZE) */
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
index 2e2ba2efa0d9..0adaf0c7c03a 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/Makefile
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ NLS ?=		true
 # cpufreq-bench benchmarking tool
 CPUFREQ_BENCH ?= true
 
+# Do not build libraries, but build the code in statically
+# Libraries are still built, otherwise the Makefile code would
+# be rather ugly.
+export STATIC ?= false
+
 # Prefix to the directories we're installing to
 DESTDIR ?=
 
@@ -161,6 +166,12 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(CPUFREQ_BENCH)),true)
 	COMPILE_BENCH += compile-bench
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(STATIC)),true)
+        UTIL_OBJS += $(LIB_OBJS)
+        UTIL_HEADERS += $(LIB_HEADERS)
+        UTIL_SRC += $(LIB_SRC)
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += $(WARNINGS)
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(V)),false)
@@ -209,7 +220,11 @@ $(OUTPUT)%.o: %.c
 
 $(OUTPUT)cpupower: $(UTIL_OBJS) $(OUTPUT)libcpupower.so.$(LIB_MAJ)
 	$(ECHO) "  CC      " $@
+ifeq ($(strip $(STATIC)),true)
+	$(QUIET) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(UTIL_OBJS) -lrt -lpci -L$(OUTPUT) -o $@
+else
 	$(QUIET) $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(UTIL_OBJS) -lcpupower -lrt -lpci -L$(OUTPUT) -o $@
+endif
 	$(QUIET) $(STRIPCMD) $@
 
 $(OUTPUT)po/$(PACKAGE).pot: $(UTIL_SRC)
@@ -291,7 +306,11 @@ install-bench:
 	@#DESTDIR must be set from outside to survive
 	@sbindir=$(sbindir) bindir=$(bindir) docdir=$(docdir) confdir=$(confdir) $(MAKE) -C bench O=$(OUTPUT) install
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(STATIC)),true)
+install: all install-tools install-man $(INSTALL_NLS) $(INSTALL_BENCH)
+else
 install: all install-lib install-tools install-man $(INSTALL_NLS) $(INSTALL_BENCH)
+endif
 
 uninstall:
 	- rm -f $(DESTDIR)${libdir}/libcpupower.*
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
index 7ec7021a29cd..d0f879b223fc 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/bench/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ ifneq ($(O),)
 endif
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(STATIC)),true)
+LIBS = -L../ -L$(OUTPUT) -lm
+OBJS = $(OUTPUT)main.o $(OUTPUT)parse.o $(OUTPUT)system.o $(OUTPUT)benchmark.o \
+       $(OUTPUT)../lib/cpufreq.o $(OUTPUT)../lib/sysfs.o
+else
 LIBS = -L../ -L$(OUTPUT) -lm -lcpupower
-
 OBJS = $(OUTPUT)main.o $(OUTPUT)parse.o $(OUTPUT)system.o $(OUTPUT)benchmark.o
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../lib -DDEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE=\"$(confdir)/cpufreq-bench.conf\"
 
 $(OUTPUT)%.o : %.c
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
index 0e6764330241..8f3f5bb9c74e 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 #include "cpufreq.h"
+#include "helpers/sysfs.h"
 #include "helpers/helpers.h"
 #include "helpers/bitmask.h"
 
@@ -244,149 +245,21 @@ static int get_boost_mode(unsigned int cpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void debug_output_one(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	char *driver;
-	struct cpufreq_affected_cpus *cpus;
-	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *freqs;
-	unsigned long min, max, freq_kernel, freq_hardware;
-	unsigned long total_trans, latency;
-	unsigned long long total_time;
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
-	struct cpufreq_available_governors *governors;
-	struct cpufreq_stats *stats;
-
-	if (cpufreq_cpu_exists(cpu))
-		return;
-
-	freq_kernel = cpufreq_get_freq_kernel(cpu);
-	freq_hardware = cpufreq_get_freq_hardware(cpu);
-
-	driver = cpufreq_get_driver(cpu);
-	if (!driver) {
-		printf(_("  no or unknown cpufreq driver is active on this CPU\n"));
-	} else {
-		printf(_("  driver: %s\n"), driver);
-		cpufreq_put_driver(driver);
-	}
-
-	cpus = cpufreq_get_related_cpus(cpu);
-	if (cpus) {
-		printf(_("  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: "));
-		while (cpus->next) {
-			printf("%d ", cpus->cpu);
-			cpus = cpus->next;
-		}
-		printf("%d\n", cpus->cpu);
-		cpufreq_put_related_cpus(cpus);
-	}
-
-	cpus = cpufreq_get_affected_cpus(cpu);
-	if (cpus) {
-		printf(_("  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: "));
-		while (cpus->next) {
-			printf("%d ", cpus->cpu);
-			cpus = cpus->next;
-		}
-		printf("%d\n", cpus->cpu);
-		cpufreq_put_affected_cpus(cpus);
-	}
-
-	latency = cpufreq_get_transition_latency(cpu);
-	if (latency) {
-		printf(_("  maximum transition latency: "));
-		print_duration(latency);
-		printf(".\n");
-	}
-
-	if (!(cpufreq_get_hardware_limits(cpu, &min, &max))) {
-		printf(_("  hardware limits: "));
-		print_speed(min);
-		printf(" - ");
-		print_speed(max);
-		printf("\n");
-	}
-
-	freqs = cpufreq_get_available_frequencies(cpu);
-	if (freqs) {
-		printf(_("  available frequency steps: "));
-		while (freqs->next) {
-			print_speed(freqs->frequency);
-			printf(", ");
-			freqs = freqs->next;
-		}
-		print_speed(freqs->frequency);
-		printf("\n");
-		cpufreq_put_available_frequencies(freqs);
-	}
-
-	governors = cpufreq_get_available_governors(cpu);
-	if (governors) {
-		printf(_("  available cpufreq governors: "));
-		while (governors->next) {
-			printf("%s, ", governors->governor);
-			governors = governors->next;
-		}
-		printf("%s\n", governors->governor);
-		cpufreq_put_available_governors(governors);
-	}
-
-	policy = cpufreq_get_policy(cpu);
-	if (policy) {
-		printf(_("  current policy: frequency should be within "));
-		print_speed(policy->min);
-		printf(_(" and "));
-		print_speed(policy->max);
-
-		printf(".\n                  ");
-		printf(_("The governor \"%s\" may"
-		       " decide which speed to use\n                  within this range.\n"),
-		       policy->governor);
-		cpufreq_put_policy(policy);
-	}
-
-	if (freq_kernel || freq_hardware) {
-		printf(_("  current CPU frequency is "));
-		if (freq_hardware) {
-			print_speed(freq_hardware);
-			printf(_(" (asserted by call to hardware)"));
-		} else
-			print_speed(freq_kernel);
-		printf(".\n");
-	}
-	stats = cpufreq_get_stats(cpu, &total_time);
-	if (stats) {
-		printf(_("  cpufreq stats: "));
-		while (stats) {
-			print_speed(stats->frequency);
-			printf(":%.2f%%", (100.0 * stats->time_in_state) / total_time);
-			stats = stats->next;
-			if (stats)
-				printf(", ");
-		}
-		cpufreq_put_stats(stats);
-		total_trans = cpufreq_get_transitions(cpu);
-		if (total_trans)
-			printf("  (%lu)\n", total_trans);
-		else
-			printf("\n");
-	}
-	get_boost_mode(cpu);
-
-}
-
 /* --freq / -f */
 
 static int get_freq_kernel(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 {
 	unsigned long freq = cpufreq_get_freq_kernel(cpu);
-	if (!freq)
+	printf(_("  current CPU frequency: "));
+	if (!freq) {
+		printf(_(" Unable to call to kernel\n"));
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (human) {
 		print_speed(freq);
-		printf("\n");
 	} else
-		printf("%lu\n", freq);
+		printf("%lu", freq);
+	printf(_(" (asserted by call to kernel)\n"));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -396,13 +269,16 @@ static int get_freq_kernel(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 static int get_freq_hardware(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 {
 	unsigned long freq = cpufreq_get_freq_hardware(cpu);
-	if (!freq)
+	printf(_("  current CPU frequency: "));
+	if (!freq) {
+		printf("Unable to call hardware\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (human) {
 		print_speed(freq);
-		printf("\n");
 	} else
-		printf("%lu\n", freq);
+		printf("%lu", freq);
+	printf(_(" (asserted by call to hardware)\n"));
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -411,9 +287,17 @@ static int get_freq_hardware(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 static int get_hardware_limits(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long min, max;
-	if (cpufreq_get_hardware_limits(cpu, &min, &max))
+
+	printf(_("  hardware limits: "));
+	if (cpufreq_get_hardware_limits(cpu, &min, &max)) {
+		printf(_("Not Available\n"));
 		return -EINVAL;
-	printf("%lu %lu\n", min, max);
+	}
+
+	print_speed(min);
+	printf(" - ");
+	print_speed(max);
+	printf("\n");
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -422,9 +306,11 @@ static int get_hardware_limits(unsigned int cpu)
 static int get_driver(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	char *driver = cpufreq_get_driver(cpu);
-	if (!driver)
+	if (!driver) {
+		printf(_("  no or unknown cpufreq driver is active on this CPU\n"));
 		return -EINVAL;
-	printf("%s\n", driver);
+	}
+	printf("  driver: %s\n", driver);
 	cpufreq_put_driver(driver);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -434,9 +320,19 @@ static int get_driver(unsigned int cpu)
 static int get_policy(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_get_policy(cpu);
-	if (!policy)
+	if (!policy) {
+		printf(_("  Unable to determine current policy\n"));
 		return -EINVAL;
-	printf("%lu %lu %s\n", policy->min, policy->max, policy->governor);
+	}
+	printf(_("  current policy: frequency should be within "));
+	print_speed(policy->min);
+	printf(_(" and "));
+	print_speed(policy->max);
+
+	printf(".\n                  ");
+	printf(_("The governor \"%s\" may decide which speed to use\n"
+	       "                  within this range.\n"),
+	       policy->governor);
 	cpufreq_put_policy(policy);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -447,8 +343,12 @@ static int get_available_governors(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_available_governors *governors =
 		cpufreq_get_available_governors(cpu);
-	if (!governors)
+
+	printf(_("  available cpufreq governors: "));
+	if (!governors) {
+		printf(_("Not Available\n"));
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	while (governors->next) {
 		printf("%s ", governors->governor);
@@ -465,8 +365,12 @@ static int get_available_governors(unsigned int cpu)
 static int get_affected_cpus(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_affected_cpus *cpus = cpufreq_get_affected_cpus(cpu);
-	if (!cpus)
+
+	printf(_("  CPUs which need to have their frequency coordinated by software: "));
+	if (!cpus) {
+		printf(_("Not Available\n"));
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	while (cpus->next) {
 		printf("%d ", cpus->cpu);
@@ -482,8 +386,12 @@ static int get_affected_cpus(unsigned int cpu)
 static int get_related_cpus(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_affected_cpus *cpus = cpufreq_get_related_cpus(cpu);
-	if (!cpus)
+
+	printf(_("  CPUs which run at the same hardware frequency: "));
+	if (!cpus) {
+		printf(_("Not Available\n"));
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	while (cpus->next) {
 		printf("%d ", cpus->cpu);
@@ -524,8 +432,12 @@ static int get_freq_stats(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 static int get_latency(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 {
 	unsigned long latency = cpufreq_get_transition_latency(cpu);
-	if (!latency)
+
+	printf(_("  maximum transition latency: "));
+	if (!latency || latency == UINT_MAX) {
+		printf(_(" Cannot determine or is not supported.\n"));
 		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	if (human) {
 		print_duration(latency);
@@ -535,6 +447,36 @@ static int get_latency(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void debug_output_one(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *freqs;
+
+	get_driver(cpu);
+	get_related_cpus(cpu);
+	get_affected_cpus(cpu);
+	get_latency(cpu, 1);
+	get_hardware_limits(cpu);
+
+	freqs = cpufreq_get_available_frequencies(cpu);
+	if (freqs) {
+		printf(_("  available frequency steps:  "));
+		while (freqs->next) {
+			print_speed(freqs->frequency);
+			printf(", ");
+			freqs = freqs->next;
+		}
+		print_speed(freqs->frequency);
+		printf("\n");
+		cpufreq_put_available_frequencies(freqs);
+	}
+
+	get_available_governors(cpu);
+	get_policy(cpu);
+	if (get_freq_hardware(cpu, 1) < 0)
+		get_freq_kernel(cpu, 1);
+	get_boost_mode(cpu);
+}
+
 static struct option info_opts[] = {
 	{"debug",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'e'},
 	{"boost",	 no_argument,		 NULL,	 'b'},
@@ -647,11 +589,14 @@ int cmd_freq_info(int argc, char **argv)
 
 		if (!bitmask_isbitset(cpus_chosen, cpu))
 			continue;
-		if (cpufreq_cpu_exists(cpu)) {
-			printf(_("couldn't analyze CPU %d as it doesn't seem to be present\n"), cpu);
+
+		printf(_("analyzing CPU %d:\n"), cpu);
+
+		if (sysfs_is_cpu_online(cpu) != 1) {
+			printf(_(" *is offline\n"));
+			printf("\n");
 			continue;
 		}
-		printf(_("analyzing CPU %d:\n"), cpu);
 
 		switch (output_param) {
 		case 'b':
@@ -693,6 +638,7 @@ int cmd_freq_info(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
+		printf("\n");
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
index 750c1d82c3f7..8bf8ab5ffa25 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpuidle-info.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
-#include <cpufreq.h>
 
 #include "helpers/helpers.h"
 #include "helpers/sysfs.h"
@@ -25,8 +24,6 @@ static void cpuidle_cpu_output(unsigned int cpu, int verbose)
 	unsigned int idlestates, idlestate;
 	char *tmp;
 
-	printf(_ ("Analyzing CPU %d:\n"), cpu);
-
 	idlestates = sysfs_get_idlestate_count(cpu);
 	if (idlestates == 0) {
 		printf(_("CPU %u: No idle states\n"), cpu);
@@ -71,7 +68,6 @@ static void cpuidle_cpu_output(unsigned int cpu, int verbose)
 		printf(_("Duration: %llu\n"),
 		       sysfs_get_idlestate_time(cpu, idlestate));
 	}
-	printf("\n");
 }
 
 static void cpuidle_general_output(void)
@@ -189,10 +185,17 @@ int cmd_idle_info(int argc, char **argv)
 	for (cpu = bitmask_first(cpus_chosen);
 	     cpu <= bitmask_last(cpus_chosen); cpu++) {
 
-		if (!bitmask_isbitset(cpus_chosen, cpu) ||
-		    cpufreq_cpu_exists(cpu))
+		if (!bitmask_isbitset(cpus_chosen, cpu))
 			continue;
 
+		printf(_("analyzing CPU %d:\n"), cpu);
+
+		if (sysfs_is_cpu_online(cpu) != 1) {
+			printf(_(" *is offline\n"));
+			printf("\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		switch (output_param) {
 
 		case 'o':
@@ -203,6 +206,7 @@ int cmd_idle_info(int argc, char **argv)
 			cpuidle_cpu_output(cpu, verbose);
 			break;
 		}
+		printf("\n");
 	}
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
index 10299f2e9d2a..c7caa8eaa6d0 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-info.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
-#include <cpufreq.h>
 #include "helpers/helpers.h"
 #include "helpers/sysfs.h"
 
@@ -83,12 +82,16 @@ int cmd_info(int argc, char **argv)
 	for (cpu = bitmask_first(cpus_chosen);
 	     cpu <= bitmask_last(cpus_chosen); cpu++) {
 
-		if (!bitmask_isbitset(cpus_chosen, cpu) ||
-		    cpufreq_cpu_exists(cpu))
+		if (!bitmask_isbitset(cpus_chosen, cpu))
 			continue;
 
 		printf(_("analyzing CPU %d:\n"), cpu);
 
+		if (sysfs_is_cpu_online(cpu) != 1){
+			printf(_(" *is offline\n"));
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (params.perf_bias) {
 			ret = msr_intel_get_perf_bias(cpu);
 			if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
index 3e6f374f8dd7..532f46b9a335 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpupower-set.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 
-#include <cpufreq.h>
 #include "helpers/helpers.h"
 #include "helpers/sysfs.h"
 #include "helpers/bitmask.h"
@@ -78,10 +77,15 @@ int cmd_set(int argc, char **argv)
 	for (cpu = bitmask_first(cpus_chosen);
 	     cpu <= bitmask_last(cpus_chosen); cpu++) {
 
-		if (!bitmask_isbitset(cpus_chosen, cpu) ||
-		    cpufreq_cpu_exists(cpu))
+		if (!bitmask_isbitset(cpus_chosen, cpu))
 			continue;
 
+		if (sysfs_is_cpu_online(cpu) != 1){
+			fprintf(stderr, _("Cannot set values on CPU %d:"), cpu);
+			fprintf(stderr, _(" *is offline\n"));
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (params.perf_bias) {
 			ret = msr_intel_set_perf_bias(cpu, perf_bias);
 			if (ret) {
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/topology.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/topology.c
index 9cbb7fd75171..5f9c908f4557 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/topology.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/helpers/topology.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int get_cpu_topology(struct cpupower_topology *cpu_top)
 			cpu_top->pkgs++;
 		}
 	}
-	if (!cpu_top->core_info[0].pkg == -1)
+	if (!(cpu_top->core_info[0].pkg == -1))
 		cpu_top->pkgs++;
 
 	/* Intel's cores count is not consecutively numbered, there may