15 files changed, 341 insertions, 272 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
index cfc8aba72f86..36b6da2918a6 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_perflib.c
@@ -784,9 +784,7 @@ acpi_processor_register_performance(struct acpi_processor_performance
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_processor_register_performance);
 
-void
-acpi_processor_unregister_performance(struct acpi_processor_performance
-				      *performance, unsigned int cpu)
+void acpi_processor_unregister_performance(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct acpi_processor *pr;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index 0136dfcdabf0..15b921a9248c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -65,18 +65,21 @@ enum {
 #define MSR_K7_HWCR_CPB_DIS	(1ULL << 25)
 
 struct acpi_cpufreq_data {
-	struct acpi_processor_performance *acpi_data;
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
 	unsigned int resume;
 	unsigned int cpu_feature;
+	unsigned int acpi_perf_cpu;
 	cpumask_var_t freqdomain_cpus;
 };
 
-static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct acpi_cpufreq_data *, acfreq_data);
-
 /* acpi_perf_data is a pointer to percpu data. */
 static struct acpi_processor_performance __percpu *acpi_perf_data;
 
+static inline struct acpi_processor_performance *to_perf_data(struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data)
+{
+	return per_cpu_ptr(acpi_perf_data, data->acpi_perf_cpu);
+}
+
 static struct cpufreq_driver acpi_cpufreq_driver;
 
 static unsigned int acpi_pstate_strict;
@@ -144,7 +147,7 @@ static int _store_boost(int val)
 
 static ssize_t show_freqdomain_cpus(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 {
-	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = per_cpu(acfreq_data, policy->cpu);
+	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 
 	return cpufreq_show_cpus(data->freqdomain_cpus, buf);
 }
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ static unsigned extract_io(u32 value, struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data)
 	struct acpi_processor_performance *perf;
 	int i;
 
-	perf = data->acpi_data;
+	perf = to_perf_data(data);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < perf->state_count; i++) {
 		if (value == perf->states[i].status)
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ static unsigned extract_msr(u32 msr, struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data)
 	else
 		msr &= INTEL_MSR_RANGE;
 
-	perf = data->acpi_data;
+	perf = to_perf_data(data);
 
 	cpufreq_for_each_entry(pos, data->freq_table)
 		if (msr == perf->states[pos->driver_data].status)
@@ -327,7 +330,8 @@ static void drv_write(struct drv_cmd *cmd)
 	put_cpu();
 }
 
-static u32 get_cur_val(const struct cpumask *mask)
+static u32
+get_cur_val(const struct cpumask *mask, struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data)
 {
 	struct acpi_processor_performance *perf;
 	struct drv_cmd cmd;
@@ -335,7 +339,7 @@ static u32 get_cur_val(const struct cpumask *mask)
 	if (unlikely(cpumask_empty(mask)))
 		return 0;
 
-	switch (per_cpu(acfreq_data, cpumask_first(mask))->cpu_feature) {
+	switch (data->cpu_feature) {
 	case SYSTEM_INTEL_MSR_CAPABLE:
 		cmd.type = SYSTEM_INTEL_MSR_CAPABLE;
 		cmd.addr.msr.reg = MSR_IA32_PERF_CTL;
@@ -346,7 +350,7 @@ static u32 get_cur_val(const struct cpumask *mask)
 		break;
 	case SYSTEM_IO_CAPABLE:
 		cmd.type = SYSTEM_IO_CAPABLE;
-		perf = per_cpu(acfreq_data, cpumask_first(mask))->acpi_data;
+		perf = to_perf_data(data);
 		cmd.addr.io.port = perf->control_register.address;
 		cmd.addr.io.bit_width = perf->control_register.bit_width;
 		break;
@@ -364,19 +368,24 @@ static u32 get_cur_val(const struct cpumask *mask)
 
 static unsigned int get_cur_freq_on_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = per_cpu(acfreq_data, cpu);
+	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	unsigned int freq;
 	unsigned int cached_freq;
 
 	pr_debug("get_cur_freq_on_cpu (%d)\n", cpu);
 
-	if (unlikely(data == NULL ||
-		     data->acpi_data == NULL || data->freq_table == NULL)) {
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	if (unlikely(!policy))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
-	cached_freq = data->freq_table[data->acpi_data->state].frequency;
-	freq = extract_freq(get_cur_val(cpumask_of(cpu)), data);
+	data = policy->driver_data;
+	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
+	if (unlikely(!data || !data->freq_table))
+		return 0;
+
+	cached_freq = data->freq_table[to_perf_data(data)->state].frequency;
+	freq = extract_freq(get_cur_val(cpumask_of(cpu), data), data);
 	if (freq != cached_freq) {
 		/*
 		 * The dreaded BIOS frequency change behind our back.
@@ -397,7 +406,7 @@ static unsigned int check_freqs(const struct cpumask *mask, unsigned int freq,
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-		cur_freq = extract_freq(get_cur_val(mask), data);
+		cur_freq = extract_freq(get_cur_val(mask, data), data);
 		if (cur_freq == freq)
 			return 1;
 		udelay(10);
@@ -408,18 +417,17 @@ static unsigned int check_freqs(const struct cpumask *mask, unsigned int freq,
 static int acpi_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			       unsigned int index)
 {
-	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = per_cpu(acfreq_data, policy->cpu);
+	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 	struct acpi_processor_performance *perf;
 	struct drv_cmd cmd;
 	unsigned int next_perf_state = 0; /* Index into perf table */
 	int result = 0;
 
-	if (unlikely(data == NULL ||
-	     data->acpi_data == NULL || data->freq_table == NULL)) {
+	if (unlikely(data == NULL || data->freq_table == NULL)) {
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	perf = data->acpi_data;
+	perf = to_perf_data(data);
 	next_perf_state = data->freq_table[index].driver_data;
 	if (perf->state == next_perf_state) {
 		if (unlikely(data->resume)) {
@@ -482,8 +490,9 @@ out:
 static unsigned long
 acpi_cpufreq_guess_freq(struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data, unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct acpi_processor_performance *perf = data->acpi_data;
+	struct acpi_processor_performance *perf;
 
+	perf = to_perf_data(data);
 	if (cpu_khz) {
 		/* search the closest match to cpu_khz */
 		unsigned int i;
@@ -672,17 +681,17 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	data->acpi_data = per_cpu_ptr(acpi_perf_data, cpu);
-	per_cpu(acfreq_data, cpu) = data;
+	perf = per_cpu_ptr(acpi_perf_data, cpu);
+	data->acpi_perf_cpu = cpu;
+	policy->driver_data = data;
 
 	if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC))
 		acpi_cpufreq_driver.flags |= CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS;
 
-	result = acpi_processor_register_performance(data->acpi_data, cpu);
+	result = acpi_processor_register_performance(perf, cpu);
 	if (result)
 		goto err_free_mask;
 
-	perf = data->acpi_data;
 	policy->shared_type = perf->shared_type;
 
 	/*
@@ -838,26 +847,25 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 err_freqfree:
 	kfree(data->freq_table);
 err_unreg:
-	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(perf, cpu);
+	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(cpu);
 err_free_mask:
 	free_cpumask_var(data->freqdomain_cpus);
 err_free:
 	kfree(data);
-	per_cpu(acfreq_data, cpu) = NULL;
+	policy->driver_data = NULL;
 
 	return result;
 }
 
 static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = per_cpu(acfreq_data, policy->cpu);
+	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 
 	pr_debug("acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit\n");
 
 	if (data) {
-		per_cpu(acfreq_data, policy->cpu) = NULL;
-		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(data->acpi_data,
-						      policy->cpu);
+		policy->driver_data = NULL;
+		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(data->acpi_perf_cpu);
 		free_cpumask_var(data->freqdomain_cpus);
 		kfree(data->freq_table);
 		kfree(data);
@@ -868,7 +876,7 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 static int acpi_cpufreq_resume(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = per_cpu(acfreq_data, policy->cpu);
+	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = policy->driver_data;
 
 	pr_debug("acpi_cpufreq_resume\n");
 
@@ -880,7 +888,9 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_resume(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 static struct freq_attr *acpi_cpufreq_attr[] = {
 	&cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_available_freqs,
 	&freqdomain_cpus,
-	NULL,	/* this is a placeholder for cpb, do not remove */
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_CPB
+	&cpb,
+#endif
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -953,17 +963,16 @@ static int __init acpi_cpufreq_init(void)
 	 * only if configured. This is considered legacy code, which
 	 * will probably be removed at some point in the future.
 	 */
-	if (check_amd_hwpstate_cpu(0)) {
-		struct freq_attr **iter;
-
-		pr_debug("adding sysfs entry for cpb\n");
+	if (!check_amd_hwpstate_cpu(0)) {
+		struct freq_attr **attr;
 
-		for (iter = acpi_cpufreq_attr; *iter != NULL; iter++)
-			;
+		pr_debug("CPB unsupported, do not expose it\n");
 
-		/* make sure there is a terminator behind it */
-		if (iter[1] == NULL)
-			*iter = &cpb;
+		for (attr = acpi_cpufreq_attr; *attr; attr++)
+			if (*attr == &cpb) {
+				*attr = NULL;
+				break;
+			}
 	}
 #endif
 	acpi_cpufreq_boost_init();
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 7a3c30c4336f..46251e8d30f2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -112,12 +112,6 @@ static inline bool has_target(void)
 	return cpufreq_driver->target_index || cpufreq_driver->target;
 }
 
-/*
- * rwsem to guarantee that cpufreq driver module doesn't unload during critical
- * sections
- */
-static DECLARE_RWSEM(cpufreq_rwsem);
-
 /* internal prototypes */
 static int __cpufreq_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		unsigned int event);
@@ -277,10 +271,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_generic_get);
  * 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)
@@ -291,9 +281,6 @@ struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_get(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (WARN_ON(cpu >= nr_cpu_ids))
 		return NULL;
 
-	if (!down_read_trylock(&cpufreq_rwsem))
-		return NULL;
-
 	/* get the cpufreq driver */
 	read_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
@@ -306,9 +293,6 @@ struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_get(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
-	if (!policy)
-		up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
-
 	return policy;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_cpu_get);
@@ -320,13 +304,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(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);
-	up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_cpu_put);
 
@@ -851,9 +832,6 @@ static ssize_t show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 	struct freq_attr *fattr = to_attr(attr);
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	if (!down_read_trylock(&cpufreq_rwsem))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	down_read(&policy->rwsem);
 
 	if (fattr->show)
@@ -862,7 +840,6 @@ static ssize_t show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 		ret = -EIO;
 
 	up_read(&policy->rwsem);
-	up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -879,9 +856,6 @@ static ssize_t store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 	if (!cpu_online(policy->cpu))
 		goto unlock;
 
-	if (!down_read_trylock(&cpufreq_rwsem))
-		goto unlock;
-
 	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
 	/* Updating inactive policies is invalid, so avoid doing that. */
@@ -897,8 +871,6 @@ static ssize_t store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 
 unlock_policy_rwsem:
 	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
 unlock:
 	put_online_cpus();
 
@@ -1060,11 +1032,10 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev_interface(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return cpufreq_add_dev_symlink(policy);
 }
 
-static void cpufreq_init_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int cpufreq_init_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_governor *gov = NULL;
 	struct cpufreq_policy new_policy;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	memcpy(&new_policy, policy, sizeof(*policy));
 
@@ -1083,12 +1054,7 @@ static void cpufreq_init_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		cpufreq_parse_governor(gov->name, &new_policy.policy, NULL);
 
 	/* set default policy */
-	ret = cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_debug("setting policy failed\n");
-		if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
-			cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
-	}
+	return cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);
 }
 
 static int cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
@@ -1276,15 +1242,11 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 			? add_cpu_dev_symlink(policy, cpu) : 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!down_read_trylock(&cpufreq_rwsem))
-		return 0;
-
 	/* 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;
 	}
 
@@ -1297,7 +1259,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 		recover_policy = false;
 		policy = cpufreq_policy_alloc(dev);
 		if (!policy)
-			goto nomem_out;
+			goto out_release_rwsem;
 	}
 
 	cpumask_copy(policy->cpus, cpumask_of(cpu));
@@ -1308,7 +1270,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	ret = cpufreq_driver->init(policy);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_debug("initialization failed\n");
-		goto err_set_policy_cpu;
+		goto out_free_policy;
 	}
 
 	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
@@ -1340,7 +1302,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 		policy->cur = cpufreq_driver->get(policy->cpu);
 		if (!policy->cur) {
 			pr_err("%s: ->get() failed\n", __func__);
-			goto err_get_freq;
+			goto out_exit_policy;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1390,7 +1352,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	if (!recover_policy) {
 		ret = cpufreq_add_dev_interface(policy, dev);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_out_unregister;
+			goto out_exit_policy;
 		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
 				CPUFREQ_CREATE_POLICY, policy);
 
@@ -1399,7 +1361,12 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 		write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 	}
 
-	cpufreq_init_policy(policy);
+	ret = cpufreq_init_policy(policy);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("%s: Failed to initialize policy for cpu: %d (%d)\n",
+		       __func__, cpu, ret);
+		goto out_remove_policy_notify;
+	}
 
 	if (!recover_policy) {
 		policy->user_policy.policy = policy->policy;
@@ -1409,8 +1376,6 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 
 	kobject_uevent(&policy->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
 
-	up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
-
 	/* Callback for handling stuff after policy is ready */
 	if (cpufreq_driver->ready)
 		cpufreq_driver->ready(policy);
@@ -1419,17 +1384,17 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_out_unregister:
-err_get_freq:
+out_remove_policy_notify:
+	/* cpufreq_policy_free() will notify based on this */
+	recover_policy = true;
+out_exit_policy:
 	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
 		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
-err_set_policy_cpu:
+out_free_policy:
 	cpufreq_policy_free(policy, recover_policy);
-nomem_out:
-	up_read(&cpufreq_rwsem);
-
+out_release_rwsem:
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -2296,16 +2261,31 @@ static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	old_gov = policy->governor;
 	/* end old governor */
 	if (old_gov) {
-		__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP);
+		ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP);
+		if (ret) {
+			/* This can happen due to race with other operations */
+			pr_debug("%s: Failed to Stop Governor: %s (%d)\n",
+				 __func__, old_gov->name, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-		__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT);
+		ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT);
 		down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s: Failed to Exit Governor: %s (%d)\n",
+			       __func__, old_gov->name, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* start new governor */
 	policy->governor = new_policy->governor;
-	if (!__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT)) {
-		if (!__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START))
+	ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT);
+	if (!ret) {
+		ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START);
+		if (!ret)
 			goto out;
 
 		up_write(&policy->rwsem);
@@ -2317,11 +2297,13 @@ static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	pr_debug("starting governor %s failed\n", policy->governor->name);
 	if (old_gov) {
 		policy->governor = old_gov;
-		__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT);
-		__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START);
+		if (__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT))
+			policy->governor = NULL;
+		else
+			__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_START);
 	}
 
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return ret;
 
  out:
 	pr_debug("governor: change or update limits\n");
@@ -2588,19 +2570,20 @@ int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 
 	pr_debug("unregistering driver %s\n", driver->name);
 
+	/* Protect against concurrent cpu hotplug */
+	get_online_cpus();
 	subsys_interface_unregister(&cpufreq_interface);
 	if (cpufreq_boost_supported())
 		cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(&boost.attr);
 
 	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&cpufreq_cpu_notifier);
 
-	down_write(&cpufreq_rwsem);
 	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
 	cpufreq_driver = NULL;
 
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-	up_write(&cpufreq_rwsem);
+	put_online_cpus();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index c86a10c30912..84a1506950a7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static inline unsigned int get_freq_target(struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners,
 static void cs_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)
 {
 	struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s *dbs_info = &per_cpu(cs_cpu_dbs_info, cpu);
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = dbs_info->cdbs.shared->policy;
 	struct dbs_data *dbs_data = policy->governor_data;
 	struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
 
@@ -102,26 +102,15 @@ static void cs_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)
 	}
 }
 
-static void cs_dbs_timer(struct work_struct *work)
+static unsigned int cs_dbs_timer(struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs,
+				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool modify_all)
 {
-	struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s *dbs_info = container_of(work,
-			struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s, cdbs.work.work);
-	unsigned int cpu = dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy->cpu;
-	struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s *core_dbs_info = &per_cpu(cs_cpu_dbs_info,
-			cpu);
-	struct dbs_data *dbs_data = dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy->governor_data;
 	struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
-	int delay = delay_for_sampling_rate(cs_tuners->sampling_rate);
-	bool modify_all = true;
 
-	mutex_lock(&core_dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
-	if (!need_load_eval(&core_dbs_info->cdbs, cs_tuners->sampling_rate))
-		modify_all = false;
-	else
-		dbs_check_cpu(dbs_data, cpu);
+	if (modify_all)
+		dbs_check_cpu(dbs_data, cdbs->shared->policy->cpu);
 
-	gov_queue_work(dbs_data, dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy, delay, modify_all);
-	mutex_unlock(&core_dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
+	return delay_for_sampling_rate(cs_tuners->sampling_rate);
 }
 
 static int dbs_cpufreq_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
@@ -135,7 +124,7 @@ static int dbs_cpufreq_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	if (!dbs_info->enable)
 		return 0;
 
-	policy = dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy;
+	policy = dbs_info->cdbs.shared->policy;
 
 	/*
 	 * we only care if our internally tracked freq moves outside the 'valid'
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index 57a39f8a92b7..939197ffa4ac 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ static struct attribute_group *get_sysfs_attr(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
 
 void dbs_check_cpu(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cdbs = dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs = dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
 	struct od_dbs_tuners *od_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
 	struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cdbs->shared->policy;
 	unsigned int sampling_rate;
 	unsigned int max_load = 0;
 	unsigned int ignore_nice;
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ void dbs_check_cpu(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, int cpu)
 		ignore_nice = cs_tuners->ignore_nice_load;
 	}
 
-	policy = cdbs->cur_policy;
-
 	/* Get Absolute Load */
 	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
-		struct cpu_dbs_common_info *j_cdbs;
+		struct cpu_dbs_info *j_cdbs;
 		u64 cur_wall_time, cur_idle_time;
 		unsigned int idle_time, wall_time;
 		unsigned int load;
@@ -163,9 +161,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dbs_check_cpu);
 static inline void __gov_queue_work(int cpu, struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 		unsigned int delay)
 {
-	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cdbs = dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs = dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
 
-	mod_delayed_work_on(cpu, system_wq, &cdbs->work, delay);
+	mod_delayed_work_on(cpu, system_wq, &cdbs->dwork, delay);
 }
 
 void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
@@ -199,33 +197,63 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gov_queue_work);
 static inline void gov_cancel_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 		struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cdbs;
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs;
 	int i;
 
 	for_each_cpu(i, policy->cpus) {
 		cdbs = dbs_data->cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(i);
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&cdbs->work);
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&cdbs->dwork);
 	}
 }
 
 /* Will return if we need to evaluate cpu load again or not */
-bool need_load_eval(struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cdbs,
-		unsigned int sampling_rate)
+static bool need_load_eval(struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared,
+			   unsigned int sampling_rate)
 {
-	if (policy_is_shared(cdbs->cur_policy)) {
+	if (policy_is_shared(shared->policy)) {
 		ktime_t time_now = ktime_get();
-		s64 delta_us = ktime_us_delta(time_now, cdbs->time_stamp);
+		s64 delta_us = ktime_us_delta(time_now, shared->time_stamp);
 
 		/* Do nothing if we recently have sampled */
 		if (delta_us < (s64)(sampling_rate / 2))
 			return false;
 		else
-			cdbs->time_stamp = time_now;
+			shared->time_stamp = time_now;
 	}
 
 	return true;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(need_load_eval);
+
+static void dbs_timer(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs = container_of(work, struct cpu_dbs_info,
+						 dwork.work);
+	struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared = cdbs->shared;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = shared->policy;
+	struct dbs_data *dbs_data = policy->governor_data;
+	unsigned int sampling_rate, delay;
+	bool modify_all = true;
+
+	mutex_lock(&shared->timer_mutex);
+
+	if (dbs_data->cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
+		struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
+
+		sampling_rate = cs_tuners->sampling_rate;
+	} else {
+		struct od_dbs_tuners *od_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
+
+		sampling_rate = od_tuners->sampling_rate;
+	}
+
+	if (!need_load_eval(cdbs->shared, sampling_rate))
+		modify_all = false;
+
+	delay = dbs_data->cdata->gov_dbs_timer(cdbs, dbs_data, modify_all);
+	gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy, delay, modify_all);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&shared->timer_mutex);
+}
 
 static void set_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 		unsigned int sampling_rate)
@@ -239,6 +267,37 @@ static void set_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 	}
 }
 
+static int alloc_common_dbs_info(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				 struct common_dbs_data *cdata)
+{
+	struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared;
+	int j;
+
+	/* Allocate memory for the common information for policy->cpus */
+	shared = kzalloc(sizeof(*shared), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!shared)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Set shared for all CPUs, online+offline */
+	for_each_cpu(j, policy->related_cpus)
+		cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j)->shared = shared;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void free_common_dbs_info(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				 struct common_dbs_data *cdata)
+{
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(policy->cpu);
+	struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared = cdbs->shared;
+	int j;
+
+	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus)
+		cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j)->shared = NULL;
+
+	kfree(shared);
+}
+
 static int cpufreq_governor_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 				 struct common_dbs_data *cdata)
@@ -246,9 +305,18 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	unsigned int latency;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* State should be equivalent to EXIT */
+	if (policy->governor_data)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (dbs_data) {
 		if (WARN_ON(have_governor_per_policy()))
 			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = alloc_common_dbs_info(policy, cdata);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		dbs_data->usage_count++;
 		policy->governor_data = dbs_data;
 		return 0;
@@ -258,12 +326,16 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	if (!dbs_data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	ret = alloc_common_dbs_info(policy, cdata);
+	if (ret)
+		goto free_dbs_data;
+
 	dbs_data->cdata = cdata;
 	dbs_data->usage_count = 1;
 
 	ret = cdata->init(dbs_data, !policy->governor->initialized);
 	if (ret)
-		goto free_dbs_data;
+		goto free_common_dbs_info;
 
 	/* policy latency is in ns. Convert it to us first */
 	latency = policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency / 1000;
@@ -300,15 +372,22 @@ put_kobj:
 	}
 cdata_exit:
 	cdata->exit(dbs_data, !policy->governor->initialized);
+free_common_dbs_info:
+	free_common_dbs_info(policy, cdata);
 free_dbs_data:
 	kfree(dbs_data);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void cpufreq_governor_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-				  struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+static int cpufreq_governor_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
 {
 	struct common_dbs_data *cdata = dbs_data->cdata;
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(policy->cpu);
+
+	/* State should be equivalent to INIT */
+	if (!cdbs->shared || cdbs->shared->policy)
+		return -EBUSY;
 
 	policy->governor_data = NULL;
 	if (!--dbs_data->usage_count) {
@@ -323,6 +402,9 @@ static void cpufreq_governor_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		cdata->exit(dbs_data, policy->governor->initialized == 1);
 		kfree(dbs_data);
 	}
+
+	free_common_dbs_info(policy, cdata);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
@@ -330,12 +412,17 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 {
 	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);
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
+	struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared = cdbs->shared;
 	int io_busy = 0;
 
 	if (!policy->cur)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* State should be equivalent to INIT */
+	if (!shared || shared->policy)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	if (cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
 		struct cs_dbs_tuners *cs_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
 
@@ -349,12 +436,14 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		io_busy = od_tuners->io_is_busy;
 	}
 
+	shared->policy = policy;
+	shared->time_stamp = ktime_get();
+	mutex_init(&shared->timer_mutex);
+
 	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
-		struct cpu_dbs_common_info *j_cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(j);
+		struct cpu_dbs_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);
 
@@ -366,8 +455,7 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		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);
+		INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&j_cdbs->dwork, dbs_timer);
 	}
 
 	if (cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
@@ -386,20 +474,24 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		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)
+static int 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);
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
+	struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared = cdbs->shared;
+
+	/* State should be equivalent to START */
+	if (!shared || !shared->policy)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	gov_cancel_work(dbs_data, policy);
 
 	if (cdata->governor == GOV_CONSERVATIVE) {
 		struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s *cs_dbs_info =
@@ -408,38 +500,40 @@ static void cpufreq_governor_stop(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		cs_dbs_info->enable = 0;
 	}
 
-	gov_cancel_work(dbs_data, policy);
-
-	mutex_destroy(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
-	cpu_cdbs->cur_policy = NULL;
+	shared->policy = NULL;
+	mutex_destroy(&shared->timer_mutex);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static void cpufreq_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-				    struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
+static int 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);
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs = cdata->get_cpu_cdbs(cpu);
 
-	if (!cpu_cdbs->cur_policy)
-		return;
+	/* State should be equivalent to START */
+	if (!cdbs->shared || !cdbs->shared->policy)
+		return -EBUSY;
 
-	mutex_lock(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
-	if (policy->max < cpu_cdbs->cur_policy->cur)
-		__cpufreq_driver_target(cpu_cdbs->cur_policy, policy->max,
+	mutex_lock(&cdbs->shared->timer_mutex);
+	if (policy->max < cdbs->shared->policy->cur)
+		__cpufreq_driver_target(cdbs->shared->policy, policy->max,
 					CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
-	else if (policy->min > cpu_cdbs->cur_policy->cur)
-		__cpufreq_driver_target(cpu_cdbs->cur_policy, policy->min,
+	else if (policy->min > cdbs->shared->policy->cur)
+		__cpufreq_driver_target(cdbs->shared->policy, policy->min,
 					CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
 	dbs_check_cpu(dbs_data, cpu);
-	mutex_unlock(&cpu_cdbs->timer_mutex);
+	mutex_unlock(&cdbs->shared->timer_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			 struct common_dbs_data *cdata, unsigned int event)
 {
 	struct dbs_data *dbs_data;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Lock governor to block concurrent initialization of governor */
 	mutex_lock(&cdata->mutex);
@@ -449,7 +543,7 @@ int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	else
 		dbs_data = cdata->gdbs_data;
 
-	if (WARN_ON(!dbs_data && (event != CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT))) {
+	if (!dbs_data && (event != CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT)) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
@@ -459,17 +553,19 @@ int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		ret = cpufreq_governor_init(policy, dbs_data, cdata);
 		break;
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT:
-		cpufreq_governor_exit(policy, dbs_data);
+		ret = cpufreq_governor_exit(policy, dbs_data);
 		break;
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_START:
 		ret = cpufreq_governor_start(policy, dbs_data);
 		break;
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP:
-		cpufreq_governor_stop(policy, dbs_data);
+		ret = cpufreq_governor_stop(policy, dbs_data);
 		break;
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS:
-		cpufreq_governor_limits(policy, dbs_data);
+		ret = cpufreq_governor_limits(policy, dbs_data);
 		break;
+	default:
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 unlock:
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
index 34736f5e869d..50f171796632 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ store_one(_gov, file_name)
 
 /* create helper routines */
 #define define_get_cpu_dbs_routines(_dbs_info)				\
-static struct cpu_dbs_common_info *get_cpu_cdbs(int cpu)		\
+static struct cpu_dbs_info *get_cpu_cdbs(int cpu)			\
 {									\
 	return &per_cpu(_dbs_info, cpu).cdbs;				\
 }									\
@@ -128,9 +128,20 @@ static void *get_cpu_dbs_info_s(int cpu)				\
  * cs_*: Conservative governor
  */
 
+/* Common to all CPUs of a policy */
+struct cpu_common_dbs_info {
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	/*
+	 * percpu mutex that serializes governor limit change with dbs_timer
+	 * invocation. We do not want dbs_timer to run when user is changing
+	 * the governor or limits.
+	 */
+	struct mutex timer_mutex;
+	ktime_t time_stamp;
+};
+
 /* Per cpu structures */
-struct cpu_dbs_common_info {
-	int cpu;
+struct cpu_dbs_info {
 	u64 prev_cpu_idle;
 	u64 prev_cpu_wall;
 	u64 prev_cpu_nice;
@@ -141,19 +152,12 @@ struct cpu_dbs_common_info {
 	 * wake-up from idle.
 	 */
 	unsigned int prev_load;
-	struct cpufreq_policy *cur_policy;
-	struct delayed_work work;
-	/*
-	 * percpu mutex that serializes governor limit change with gov_dbs_timer
-	 * invocation. We do not want gov_dbs_timer to run when user is changing
-	 * the governor or limits.
-	 */
-	struct mutex timer_mutex;
-	ktime_t time_stamp;
+	struct delayed_work dwork;
+	struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared;
 };
 
 struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s {
-	struct cpu_dbs_common_info cdbs;
+	struct cpu_dbs_info cdbs;
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
 	unsigned int freq_lo;
 	unsigned int freq_lo_jiffies;
@@ -163,7 +167,7 @@ struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s {
 };
 
 struct cs_cpu_dbs_info_s {
-	struct cpu_dbs_common_info cdbs;
+	struct cpu_dbs_info cdbs;
 	unsigned int down_skip;
 	unsigned int requested_freq;
 	unsigned int enable:1;
@@ -204,9 +208,11 @@ struct common_dbs_data {
 	 */
 	struct dbs_data *gdbs_data;
 
-	struct cpu_dbs_common_info *(*get_cpu_cdbs)(int cpu);
+	struct cpu_dbs_info *(*get_cpu_cdbs)(int cpu);
 	void *(*get_cpu_dbs_info_s)(int cpu);
-	void (*gov_dbs_timer)(struct work_struct *work);
+	unsigned int (*gov_dbs_timer)(struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs,
+				      struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
+				      bool modify_all);
 	void (*gov_check_cpu)(int cpu, unsigned int load);
 	int (*init)(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify);
 	void (*exit)(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool notify);
@@ -265,8 +271,6 @@ static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_min_gov_pol				\
 extern struct mutex cpufreq_governor_lock;
 
 void dbs_check_cpu(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, int cpu);
-bool need_load_eval(struct cpu_dbs_common_info *cdbs,
-		unsigned int sampling_rate);
 int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		struct common_dbs_data *cdata, unsigned int event);
 void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 3c1e10f2304c..1fa9088c84a8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static void dbs_freq_increase(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int freq)
 static void od_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)
 {
 	struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s *dbs_info = &per_cpu(od_cpu_dbs_info, cpu);
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = dbs_info->cdbs.shared->policy;
 	struct dbs_data *dbs_data = policy->governor_data;
 	struct od_dbs_tuners *od_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
 
@@ -191,46 +191,40 @@ static void od_check_cpu(int cpu, unsigned int load)
 	}
 }
 
-static void od_dbs_timer(struct work_struct *work)
+static unsigned int od_dbs_timer(struct cpu_dbs_info *cdbs,
+				 struct dbs_data *dbs_data, bool modify_all)
 {
-	struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s *dbs_info =
-		container_of(work, struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s, cdbs.work.work);
-	unsigned int cpu = dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy->cpu;
-	struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s *core_dbs_info = &per_cpu(od_cpu_dbs_info,
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cdbs->shared->policy;
+	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
+	struct od_cpu_dbs_info_s *dbs_info = &per_cpu(od_cpu_dbs_info,
 			cpu);
-	struct dbs_data *dbs_data = dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy->governor_data;
 	struct od_dbs_tuners *od_tuners = dbs_data->tuners;
-	int delay = 0, sample_type = core_dbs_info->sample_type;
-	bool modify_all = true;
+	int delay = 0, sample_type = dbs_info->sample_type;
 
-	mutex_lock(&core_dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
-	if (!need_load_eval(&core_dbs_info->cdbs, od_tuners->sampling_rate)) {
-		modify_all = false;
+	if (!modify_all)
 		goto max_delay;
-	}
 
 	/* Common NORMAL_SAMPLE setup */
-	core_dbs_info->sample_type = OD_NORMAL_SAMPLE;
+	dbs_info->sample_type = OD_NORMAL_SAMPLE;
 	if (sample_type == OD_SUB_SAMPLE) {
-		delay = core_dbs_info->freq_lo_jiffies;
-		__cpufreq_driver_target(core_dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy,
-				core_dbs_info->freq_lo, CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
+		delay = dbs_info->freq_lo_jiffies;
+		__cpufreq_driver_target(policy, dbs_info->freq_lo,
+					CPUFREQ_RELATION_H);
 	} else {
 		dbs_check_cpu(dbs_data, cpu);
-		if (core_dbs_info->freq_lo) {
+		if (dbs_info->freq_lo) {
 			/* Setup timer for SUB_SAMPLE */
-			core_dbs_info->sample_type = OD_SUB_SAMPLE;
-			delay = core_dbs_info->freq_hi_jiffies;
+			dbs_info->sample_type = OD_SUB_SAMPLE;
+			delay = dbs_info->freq_hi_jiffies;
 		}
 	}
 
 max_delay:
 	if (!delay)
 		delay = delay_for_sampling_rate(od_tuners->sampling_rate
-				* core_dbs_info->rate_mult);
+				* dbs_info->rate_mult);
 
-	gov_queue_work(dbs_data, dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy, delay, modify_all);
-	mutex_unlock(&core_dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
+	return delay;
 }
 
 /************************** sysfs interface ************************/
@@ -273,27 +267,27 @@ static void update_sampling_rate(struct dbs_data *dbs_data,
 		dbs_info = &per_cpu(od_cpu_dbs_info, cpu);
 		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 
-		mutex_lock(&dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
+		mutex_lock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
 
-		if (!delayed_work_pending(&dbs_info->cdbs.work)) {
-			mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
+		if (!delayed_work_pending(&dbs_info->cdbs.dwork)) {
+			mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
 			continue;
 		}
 
 		next_sampling = jiffies + usecs_to_jiffies(new_rate);
-		appointed_at = dbs_info->cdbs.work.timer.expires;
+		appointed_at = dbs_info->cdbs.dwork.timer.expires;
 
 		if (time_before(next_sampling, appointed_at)) {
 
-			mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
-			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dbs_info->cdbs.work);
-			mutex_lock(&dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
+			mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
+			cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dbs_info->cdbs.dwork);
+			mutex_lock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
 
-			gov_queue_work(dbs_data, dbs_info->cdbs.cur_policy,
-					usecs_to_jiffies(new_rate), true);
+			gov_queue_work(dbs_data, policy,
+				       usecs_to_jiffies(new_rate), true);
 
 		}
-		mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.timer_mutex);
+		mutex_unlock(&dbs_info->cdbs.shared->timer_mutex);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -556,13 +550,16 @@ static void od_set_powersave_bias(unsigned int powersave_bias)
 
 	get_online_cpus();
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct cpu_common_dbs_info *shared;
+
 		if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &done))
 			continue;
 
-		policy = per_cpu(od_cpu_dbs_info, cpu).cdbs.cur_policy;
-		if (!policy)
+		shared = per_cpu(od_cpu_dbs_info, cpu).cdbs.shared;
+		if (!shared)
 			continue;
 
+		policy = shared->policy;
 		cpumask_or(&done, &done, policy->cpus);
 
 		if (policy->governor != &cpufreq_gov_ondemand)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
index a0d2a423cea9..4085244c8a67 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int eps_acpi_init(void)
 static int eps_acpi_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	if (eps_acpi_cpu_perf) {
-		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(eps_acpi_cpu_perf, 0);
+		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(0);
 		free_cpumask_var(eps_acpi_cpu_perf->shared_cpu_map);
 		kfree(eps_acpi_cpu_perf);
 		eps_acpi_cpu_perf = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/ia64-acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/ia64-acpi-cpufreq.c
index c30aaa6a54e8..0202429f1c5b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/ia64-acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/ia64-acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 struct cpufreq_acpi_io {
 	struct acpi_processor_performance	acpi_data;
-	struct cpufreq_frequency_table		*freq_table;
 	unsigned int				resume;
 };
 
@@ -221,6 +220,7 @@ acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init (
 	unsigned int		cpu = policy->cpu;
 	struct cpufreq_acpi_io	*data;
 	unsigned int		result = 0;
+	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
 
 	pr_debug("acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init\n");
 
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init (
 	}
 
 	/* alloc freq_table */
-	data->freq_table = kzalloc(sizeof(*data->freq_table) *
+	freq_table = kzalloc(sizeof(*freq_table) *
 	                           (data->acpi_data.state_count + 1),
 	                           GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!data->freq_table) {
+	if (!freq_table) {
 		result = -ENOMEM;
 		goto err_unreg;
 	}
@@ -276,14 +276,14 @@ acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init (
 	for (i = 0; i <= data->acpi_data.state_count; i++)
 	{
 		if (i < data->acpi_data.state_count) {
-			data->freq_table[i].frequency =
+			freq_table[i].frequency =
 			      data->acpi_data.states[i].core_frequency * 1000;
 		} else {
-			data->freq_table[i].frequency = CPUFREQ_TABLE_END;
+			freq_table[i].frequency = CPUFREQ_TABLE_END;
 		}
 	}
 
-	result = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, data->freq_table);
+	result = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
 	if (result) {
 		goto err_freqfree;
 	}
@@ -311,9 +311,9 @@ acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init (
 	return (result);
 
  err_freqfree:
-	kfree(data->freq_table);
+	kfree(freq_table);
  err_unreg:
-	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(&data->acpi_data, cpu);
+	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(cpu);
  err_free:
 	kfree(data);
 	acpi_io_data[cpu] = NULL;
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit (
 
 	if (data) {
 		acpi_io_data[policy->cpu] = NULL;
-		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(&data->acpi_data,
-		                                      policy->cpu);
+		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(policy->cpu);
+		kfree(policy->freq_table);
 		kfree(data);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/integrator-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/integrator-cpufreq.c
index 129e266f7621..2faa4216bf2a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/integrator-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/integrator-cpufreq.c
@@ -98,11 +98,10 @@ static int integrator_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	/* get current setting */
 	cm_osc = __raw_readl(cm_base + INTEGRATOR_HDR_OSC_OFFSET);
 
-	if (machine_is_integrator()) {
+	if (machine_is_integrator())
 		vco.s = (cm_osc >> 8) & 7;
-	} else if (machine_is_cintegrator()) {
+	else if (machine_is_cintegrator())
 		vco.s = 1;
-	}
 	vco.v = cm_osc & 255;
 	vco.r = 22;
 	freqs.old = icst_hz(&cclk_params, vco) / 1000;
@@ -163,11 +162,10 @@ static unsigned int integrator_get(unsigned int cpu)
 	/* detect memory etc. */
 	cm_osc = __raw_readl(cm_base + INTEGRATOR_HDR_OSC_OFFSET);
 
-	if (machine_is_integrator()) {
+	if (machine_is_integrator())
 		vco.s = (cm_osc >> 8) & 7;
-	} else {
+	else
 		vco.s = 1;
-	}
 	vco.v = cm_osc & 255;
 	vco.r = 22;
 
@@ -203,7 +201,7 @@ static int __init integrator_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct resource *res;
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
-        if (!res)
+	if (!res)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	cm_base = devm_ioremap(&pdev->dev, res->start, resource_size(res));
@@ -234,6 +232,6 @@ static struct platform_driver integrator_cpufreq_driver = {
 module_platform_driver_probe(integrator_cpufreq_driver,
 			     integrator_cpufreq_probe);
 
-MODULE_AUTHOR ("Russell M. King");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION ("cpufreq driver for ARM Integrator CPUs");
-MODULE_LICENSE ("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Russell M. King");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("cpufreq driver for ARM Integrator CPUs");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index fcb929ec5304..7b2721fb861f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -484,12 +484,11 @@ static void __init intel_pstate_sysfs_expose_params(void)
 }
 /************************** sysfs end ************************/
 
-static void intel_pstate_hwp_enable(void)
+static void intel_pstate_hwp_enable(struct cpudata *cpudata)
 {
-	hwp_active++;
 	pr_info("intel_pstate: HWP enabled\n");
 
-	wrmsrl( MSR_PM_ENABLE, 0x1);
+	wrmsrl_on_cpu(cpudata->cpu, MSR_PM_ENABLE, 0x1);
 }
 
 static int byt_get_min_pstate(void)
@@ -933,6 +932,10 @@ static int intel_pstate_init_cpu(unsigned int cpunum)
 	cpu = all_cpu_data[cpunum];
 
 	cpu->cpu = cpunum;
+
+	if (hwp_active)
+		intel_pstate_hwp_enable(cpu);
+
 	intel_pstate_get_cpu_pstates(cpu);
 
 	init_timer_deferrable(&cpu->timer);
@@ -1246,7 +1249,7 @@ static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	if (static_cpu_has_safe(X86_FEATURE_HWP) && !no_hwp)
-		intel_pstate_hwp_enable();
+		hwp_active++;
 
 	if (!hwp_active && hwp_only)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
index 37c5742482d8..c1ae1999770a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static int powernow_acpi_init(void)
 	return 0;
 
 err2:
-	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(acpi_processor_perf, 0);
+	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(0);
 err1:
 	free_cpumask_var(acpi_processor_perf->shared_cpu_map);
 err05:
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static int powernow_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI
 	if (acpi_processor_perf) {
-		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(acpi_processor_perf, 0);
+		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(0);
 		free_cpumask_var(acpi_processor_perf->shared_cpu_map);
 		kfree(acpi_processor_perf);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 5c035d04d827..0b5bf135b090 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ err_out_mem:
 	kfree(powernow_table);
 
 err_out:
-	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(&data->acpi_data, data->cpu);
+	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(data->cpu);
 
 	/* data->acpi_data.state_count informs us at ->exit()
 	 * whether ACPI was used */
@@ -863,8 +863,7 @@ static int fill_powernow_table_fidvid(struct powernow_k8_data *data,
 static void powernow_k8_cpu_exit_acpi(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 {
 	if (data->acpi_data.state_count)
-		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(&data->acpi_data,
-				data->cpu);
+		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(data->cpu);
 	free_cpumask_var(data->acpi_data.shared_cpu_map);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.c b/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.c
index 59fc190f1e92..70fa438000af 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-acpi-processor.c
@@ -560,11 +560,9 @@ static int __init xen_acpi_processor_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 err_unregister:
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
-		struct acpi_processor_performance *perf;
-		perf = per_cpu_ptr(acpi_perf_data, i);
-		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(perf, i);
-	}
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
+		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(i);
+
 err_out:
 	/* Freeing a NULL pointer is OK: alloc_percpu zeroes. */
 	free_acpi_perf_data();
@@ -579,11 +577,9 @@ static void __exit xen_acpi_processor_exit(void)
 	kfree(acpi_ids_done);
 	kfree(acpi_id_present);
 	kfree(acpi_id_cst_present);
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
-		struct acpi_processor_performance *perf;
-		perf = per_cpu_ptr(acpi_perf_data, i);
-		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(perf, i);
-	}
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
+		acpi_processor_unregister_performance(i);
+
 	free_acpi_perf_data();
 }
 
diff --git a/include/acpi/processor.h b/include/acpi/processor.h
index 4188a4d3b597..aad1f2a3cd2b 100644
--- a/include/acpi/processor.h
+++ b/include/acpi/processor.h
@@ -228,10 +228,7 @@ extern int acpi_processor_preregister_performance(struct
 
 extern int acpi_processor_register_performance(struct acpi_processor_performance
 					       *performance, unsigned int cpu);
-extern void acpi_processor_unregister_performance(struct
-						  acpi_processor_performance
-						  *performance,
-						  unsigned int cpu);
+extern void acpi_processor_unregister_performance(unsigned int cpu);
 
 /* note: this locks both the calling module and the processor module
          if a _PPC object exists, rmmod is disallowed then */