Merge branch 'pm-cpufreq'

* pm-cpufreq: (40 commits)
  thermal: exynos: boost: Automatic enable/disable of BOOST feature (at Exynos4412)
  cpufreq: exynos4x12: Change L0 driver data to CPUFREQ_BOOST_FREQ
  Documentation: cpufreq / boost: Update BOOST documentation
  cpufreq: exynos: Extend Exynos cpufreq driver to support boost
  cpufreq / boost: Kconfig: Support for software-managed BOOST
  acpi-cpufreq: Adjust the code to use the common boost attribute
  cpufreq: Add boost frequency support in core
  intel_pstate: Add trace point to report internal state.
  cpufreq: introduce cpufreq_generic_get() routine
  ARM: SA1100: Create dummy clk_get_rate() to avoid build failures
  cpufreq: stats: create sysfs entries when cpufreq_stats is a module
  cpufreq: stats: free table and remove sysfs entry in a single routine
  cpufreq: stats: remove hotplug notifiers
  cpufreq: stats: handle cpufreq_unregister_driver() and suspend/resume properly
  cpufreq: speedstep: remove unused speedstep_get_state
  powernow-k6: reorder frequencies
  powernow-k6: correctly initialize default parameters
  powernow-k6: disable cache when changing frequency
  Documentation: add ABI entry for intel_pstate
  cpufreq: exynos: Convert exynos-cpufreq to platform driver
  ...

41 files changed, 832 insertions, 596 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index 38093e27237..d100926aca0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ if CPU_FREQ
 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
 	bool
 
+config CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
+	bool
+	depends on THERMAL
+
 config CPU_FREQ_STAT
 	tristate "CPU frequency translation statistics"
 	default y
@@ -181,7 +185,8 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 
 config GENERIC_CPUFREQ_CPU0
 	tristate "Generic CPU0 cpufreq driver"
-	depends on HAVE_CLK && REGULATOR && PM_OPP && OF
+	depends on HAVE_CLK && REGULATOR && OF
+	select PM_OPP
 	help
 	  This adds a generic cpufreq driver for CPU0 frequency management.
 	  It supports both uniprocessor (UP) and symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
index ce52ed94924..31297499a60 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 config ARM_BIG_LITTLE_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Generic ARM big LITTLE CPUfreq driver"
-	depends on ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY && PM_OPP && HAVE_CLK
+	depends on ARM && BIG_LITTLE && ARM_CPU_TOPOLOGY && HAVE_CLK
+	select PM_OPP
 	help
 	  This enables the Generic CPUfreq driver for ARM big.LITTLE platforms.
 
@@ -54,7 +55,8 @@ config ARM_EXYNOS5250_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_EXYNOS5440_CPUFREQ
 	bool "SAMSUNG EXYNOS5440"
 	depends on SOC_EXYNOS5440
-	depends on HAVE_CLK && PM_OPP && OF
+	depends on HAVE_CLK && OF
+	select PM_OPP
 	default y
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for Samsung EXYNOS5440
@@ -64,6 +66,21 @@ config ARM_EXYNOS5440_CPUFREQ
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
+config ARM_EXYNOS_CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
+	bool "EXYNOS Frequency Overclocking - Software"
+	depends on ARM_EXYNOS_CPUFREQ
+	select CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
+	select EXYNOS_THERMAL
+	help
+	  This driver supports software managed overclocking (BOOST).
+	  It allows usage of special frequencies for Samsung Exynos
+	  processors if thermal conditions are appropriate.
+
+	  It reguires, for safe operation, thermal framework with properly
+	  defined trip points.
+
+	  If in doubt, say N.
+
 config ARM_HIGHBANK_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Calxeda Highbank-based"
 	depends on ARCH_HIGHBANK
@@ -79,11 +96,11 @@ config ARM_HIGHBANK_CPUFREQ
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
 config ARM_IMX6Q_CPUFREQ
-	tristate "Freescale i.MX6Q cpufreq support"
-	depends on SOC_IMX6Q
+	tristate "Freescale i.MX6 cpufreq support"
+	depends on ARCH_MXC
 	depends on REGULATOR_ANATOP
 	help
-	  This adds cpufreq driver support for Freescale i.MX6Q SOC.
+	  This adds cpufreq driver support for Freescale i.MX6 series SoCs.
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index caf41ebea18..79e5608e71b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static struct acpi_processor_performance __percpu *acpi_perf_data;
 static struct cpufreq_driver acpi_cpufreq_driver;
 
 static unsigned int acpi_pstate_strict;
-static bool boost_enabled, boost_supported;
 static struct msr __percpu *msrs;
 
 static bool boost_state(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -133,49 +132,16 @@ static void boost_set_msrs(bool enable, const struct cpumask *cpumask)
 	wrmsr_on_cpus(cpumask, msr_addr, msrs);
 }
 
-static ssize_t _store_boost(const char *buf, size_t count)
+static int _store_boost(int val)
 {
-	int ret;
-	unsigned long val = 0;
-
-	if (!boost_supported)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 10, &val);
-	if (ret || (val > 1))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if ((val && boost_enabled) || (!val && !boost_enabled))
-		return count;
-
 	get_online_cpus();
-
 	boost_set_msrs(val, cpu_online_mask);
-
 	put_online_cpus();
-
-	boost_enabled = val;
 	pr_debug("Core Boosting %sabled.\n", val ? "en" : "dis");
 
-	return count;
-}
-
-static ssize_t store_global_boost(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
-				  const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	return _store_boost(buf, count);
-}
-
-static ssize_t show_global_boost(struct kobject *kobj,
-				 struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
-{
-	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", boost_enabled);
+	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct global_attr global_boost = __ATTR(boost, 0644,
-						show_global_boost,
-						store_global_boost);
-
 static ssize_t show_freqdomain_cpus(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 {
 	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = per_cpu(acfreq_data, policy->cpu);
@@ -186,15 +152,32 @@ static ssize_t show_freqdomain_cpus(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 cpufreq_freq_attr_ro(freqdomain_cpus);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ_CPB
+static ssize_t store_boost(const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int ret;
+	unsigned long val = 0;
+
+	if (!acpi_cpufreq_driver.boost_supported)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = kstrtoul(buf, 10, &val);
+	if (ret || (val > 1))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	_store_boost((int) val);
+
+	return count;
+}
+
 static ssize_t store_cpb(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, const char *buf,
 			 size_t count)
 {
-	return _store_boost(buf, count);
+	return store_boost(buf, count);
 }
 
 static ssize_t show_cpb(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 {
-	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", boost_enabled);
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", acpi_cpufreq_driver.boost_enabled);
 }
 
 cpufreq_freq_attr_rw(cpb);
@@ -554,7 +537,7 @@ static int boost_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
 	switch (action) {
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
 	case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
-		boost_set_msrs(boost_enabled, cpumask);
+		boost_set_msrs(acpi_cpufreq_driver.boost_enabled, cpumask);
 		break;
 
 	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
@@ -911,6 +894,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver acpi_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.resume		= acpi_cpufreq_resume,
 	.name		= "acpi-cpufreq",
 	.attr		= acpi_cpufreq_attr,
+	.set_boost      = _store_boost,
 };
 
 static void __init acpi_cpufreq_boost_init(void)
@@ -921,33 +905,22 @@ static void __init acpi_cpufreq_boost_init(void)
 		if (!msrs)
 			return;
 
-		boost_supported = true;
-		boost_enabled = boost_state(0);
-
+		acpi_cpufreq_driver.boost_supported = true;
+		acpi_cpufreq_driver.boost_enabled = boost_state(0);
 		get_online_cpus();
 
 		/* Force all MSRs to the same value */
-		boost_set_msrs(boost_enabled, cpu_online_mask);
+		boost_set_msrs(acpi_cpufreq_driver.boost_enabled,
+			       cpu_online_mask);
 
 		register_cpu_notifier(&boost_nb);
 
 		put_online_cpus();
-	} else
-		global_boost.attr.mode = 0444;
-
-	/* We create the boost file in any case, though for systems without
-	 * hardware support it will be read-only and hardwired to return 0.
-	 */
-	if (cpufreq_sysfs_create_file(&(global_boost.attr)))
-		pr_warn(PFX "could not register global boost sysfs file\n");
-	else
-		pr_debug("registered global boost sysfs file\n");
+	}
 }
 
 static void __exit acpi_cpufreq_boost_exit(void)
 {
-	cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(&(global_boost.attr));
-
 	if (msrs) {
 		unregister_cpu_notifier(&boost_nb);
 
@@ -993,12 +966,11 @@ static int __init acpi_cpufreq_init(void)
 			*iter = &cpb;
 	}
 #endif
+	acpi_cpufreq_boost_init();
 
 	ret = cpufreq_register_driver(&acpi_cpufreq_driver);
 	if (ret)
 		free_acpi_perf_data();
-	else
-		acpi_cpufreq_boost_init();
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c b/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
index 5519933813e..72f87e9317e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ static int bL_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 static struct cpufreq_driver bL_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.name			= "arm-big-little",
 	.flags			= CPUFREQ_STICKY |
-					CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY,
+					CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
+					CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
 	.verify			= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index		= bL_cpufreq_set_target,
 	.get			= bL_cpufreq_get_rate,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/at32ap-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/at32ap-cpufreq.c
index 7c03dd84f66..a1c79f549ed 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/at32ap-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/at32ap-cpufreq.c
@@ -21,17 +21,8 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 
-static struct clk *cpuclk;
 static struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
 
-static unsigned int at32_get_speed(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	/* No SMP support */
-	if (cpu)
-		return 0;
-	return (unsigned int)((clk_get_rate(cpuclk) + 500) / 1000);
-}
-
 static unsigned int	ref_freq;
 static unsigned long	loops_per_jiffy_ref;
 
@@ -39,7 +30,7 @@ static int at32_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 {
 	unsigned int old_freq, new_freq;
 
-	old_freq = at32_get_speed(0);
+	old_freq = policy->cur;
 	new_freq = freq_table[index].frequency;
 
 	if (!ref_freq) {
@@ -50,7 +41,7 @@ static int at32_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 	if (old_freq < new_freq)
 		boot_cpu_data.loops_per_jiffy = cpufreq_scale(
 				loops_per_jiffy_ref, ref_freq, new_freq);
-	clk_set_rate(cpuclk, new_freq * 1000);
+	clk_set_rate(policy->clk, new_freq * 1000);
 	if (new_freq < old_freq)
 		boot_cpu_data.loops_per_jiffy = cpufreq_scale(
 				loops_per_jiffy_ref, ref_freq, new_freq);
@@ -61,6 +52,7 @@ static int at32_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 static int at32_cpufreq_driver_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int frequency, rate, min_freq;
+	static struct clk *cpuclk;
 	int retval, steps, i;
 
 	if (policy->cpu != 0)
@@ -103,6 +95,7 @@ static int at32_cpufreq_driver_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		frequency /= 2;
 	}
 
+	policy->clk = cpuclk;
 	freq_table[steps - 1].frequency = CPUFREQ_TABLE_END;
 
 	retval = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
@@ -123,7 +116,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver at32_driver = {
 	.init		= at32_cpufreq_driver_init,
 	.verify		= cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index	= at32_set_target,
-	.get		= at32_get_speed,
+	.get		= cpufreq_generic_get,
 	.flags		= CPUFREQ_STICKY,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
index d4585ce2346..bb7b3082efb 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ static struct clk *cpu_clk;
 static struct regulator *cpu_reg;
 static struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
 
-static unsigned int cpu0_get_speed(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	return clk_get_rate(cpu_clk) / 1000;
-}
-
 static int cpu0_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 {
 	struct dev_pm_opp *opp;
@@ -44,7 +39,7 @@ static int cpu0_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 	int ret;
 
 	freq_Hz = clk_round_rate(cpu_clk, freq_table[index].frequency * 1000);
-	if (freq_Hz < 0)
+	if (freq_Hz <= 0)
 		freq_Hz = freq_table[index].frequency * 1000;
 
 	freq_exact = freq_Hz;
@@ -100,6 +95,7 @@ static int cpu0_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 
 static int cpu0_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
+	policy->clk = cpu_clk;
 	return cpufreq_generic_init(policy, freq_table, transition_latency);
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +103,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver cpu0_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY,
 	.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
 	.target_index = cpu0_set_target,
-	.get = cpu0_get_speed,
+	.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
 	.init = cpu0_cpufreq_init,
 	.exit = cpufreq_generic_exit,
 	.name = "generic_cpu0",
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 8d19f7c0601..08ca8c9f41c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ 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);
-static DEFINE_MUTEX(cpufreq_governor_lock);
+DEFINE_MUTEX(cpufreq_governor_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(cpufreq_policy_list);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
@@ -176,6 +176,20 @@ int cpufreq_generic_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_generic_init);
 
+unsigned int cpufreq_generic_get(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
+
+	if (!policy || IS_ERR(policy->clk)) {
+		pr_err("%s: No %s associated to cpu: %d\n", __func__,
+				policy ? "clk" : "policy", cpu);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return clk_get_rate(policy->clk) / 1000;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_generic_get);
+
 struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = NULL;
@@ -320,10 +334,51 @@ void cpufreq_notify_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_notify_transition);
 
+/* Do post notifications when there are chances that transition has failed */
+void cpufreq_notify_post_transition(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+		struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs, int transition_failed)
+{
+	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+	if (!transition_failed)
+		return;
+
+	swap(freqs->old, freqs->new);
+	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, freqs, CPUFREQ_PRECHANGE);
+	cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, freqs, CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_notify_post_transition);
+
 
 /*********************************************************************
  *                          SYSFS INTERFACE                          *
  *********************************************************************/
+ssize_t show_boost(struct kobject *kobj,
+				 struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled);
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_boost(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+				  const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int ret, enable;
+
+	ret = sscanf(buf, "%d", &enable);
+	if (ret != 1 || enable < 0 || enable > 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(enable)) {
+		pr_err("%s: Cannot %s BOOST!\n", __func__,
+		       enable ? "enable" : "disable");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("%s: cpufreq BOOST %s\n", __func__,
+		 enable ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+
+	return count;
+}
+define_one_global_rw(boost);
 
 static struct cpufreq_governor *__find_governor(const char *str_governor)
 {
@@ -929,6 +984,9 @@ static void cpufreq_policy_put_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	struct kobject *kobj;
 	struct completion *cmp;
 
+	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
+			CPUFREQ_REMOVE_POLICY, policy);
+
 	down_read(&policy->rwsem);
 	kobj = &policy->kobj;
 	cmp = &policy->kobj_unregister;
@@ -1051,6 +1109,11 @@ static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif,
 		goto err_set_policy_cpu;
 	}
 
+	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) {
 		policy->cur = cpufreq_driver->get(policy->cpu);
 		if (!policy->cur) {
@@ -1059,6 +1122,46 @@ static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Sometimes boot loaders set CPU frequency to a value outside of
+	 * frequency table present with cpufreq core. In such cases CPU might be
+	 * unstable if it has to run on that frequency for long duration of time
+	 * and so its better to set it to a frequency which is specified in
+	 * freq-table. This also makes cpufreq stats inconsistent as
+	 * cpufreq-stats would fail to register because current frequency of CPU
+	 * isn't found in freq-table.
+	 *
+	 * Because we don't want this change to effect boot process badly, we go
+	 * for the next freq which is >= policy->cur ('cur' must be set by now,
+	 * otherwise we will end up setting freq to lowest of the table as 'cur'
+	 * is initialized to zero).
+	 *
+	 * We are passing target-freq as "policy->cur - 1" otherwise
+	 * __cpufreq_driver_target() would simply fail, as policy->cur will be
+	 * equal to target-freq.
+	 */
+	if ((cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK)
+	    && has_target()) {
+		/* Are we running at unknown frequency ? */
+		ret = cpufreq_frequency_table_get_index(policy, policy->cur);
+		if (ret == -EINVAL) {
+			/* Warn user and fix it */
+			pr_warn("%s: CPU%d: Running at unlisted freq: %u KHz\n",
+				__func__, policy->cpu, policy->cur);
+			ret = __cpufreq_driver_target(policy, policy->cur - 1,
+				CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
+
+			/*
+			 * Reaching here after boot in a few seconds may not
+			 * mean that system will remain stable at "unknown"
+			 * frequency for longer duration. Hence, a BUG_ON().
+			 */
+			BUG_ON(ret);
+			pr_warn("%s: CPU%d: Unlisted initial frequency changed to: %u KHz\n",
+				__func__, policy->cpu, policy->cur);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* related cpus should atleast have policy->cpus */
 	cpumask_or(policy->related_cpus, policy->related_cpus, policy->cpus);
 
@@ -1085,15 +1188,12 @@ static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif,
 	}
 #endif
 
-	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 (!frozen) {
 		ret = cpufreq_add_dev_interface(policy, dev);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_out_unregister;
+		blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
+				CPUFREQ_CREATE_POLICY, policy);
 	}
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
@@ -1115,12 +1215,12 @@ static int __cpufreq_add_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif,
 	return 0;
 
 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);
 
-err_get_freq:
 	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
 		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
 err_set_policy_cpu:
@@ -1725,17 +1825,8 @@ int __cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			pr_err("%s: Failed to change cpu frequency: %d\n",
 					__func__, retval);
 
-		if (notify) {
-			/*
-			 * Notify with old freq in case we failed to change
-			 * frequency
-			 */
-			if (retval)
-				freqs.new = freqs.old;
-
-			cpufreq_notify_transition(policy, &freqs,
-					CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE);
-		}
+		if (notify)
+			cpufreq_notify_post_transition(policy, &freqs, retval);
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -2120,6 +2211,73 @@ static struct notifier_block __refdata cpufreq_cpu_notifier = {
 };
 
 /*********************************************************************
+ *               BOOST						     *
+ *********************************************************************/
+static int cpufreq_boost_set_sw(int state)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(policy, &cpufreq_policy_list, policy_list) {
+		freq_table = cpufreq_frequency_get_table(policy->cpu);
+		if (freq_table) {
+			ret = cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(policy,
+							freq_table);
+			if (ret) {
+				pr_err("%s: Policy frequency update failed\n",
+				       __func__);
+				break;
+			}
+			policy->user_policy.max = policy->max;
+			__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled == state)
+		return 0;
+
+	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+	cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled = state;
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+
+	ret = cpufreq_driver->set_boost(state);
+	if (ret) {
+		write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+		cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled = !state;
+		write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+
+		pr_err("%s: Cannot %s BOOST\n", __func__,
+		       state ? "enable" : "disable");
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int cpufreq_boost_supported(void)
+{
+	if (likely(cpufreq_driver))
+		return cpufreq_driver->boost_supported;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_boost_supported);
+
+int cpufreq_boost_enabled(void)
+{
+	return cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_boost_enabled);
+
+/*********************************************************************
  *               REGISTER / UNREGISTER CPUFREQ DRIVER                *
  *********************************************************************/
 
@@ -2159,9 +2317,25 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 	cpufreq_driver = driver_data;
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
+	if (cpufreq_boost_supported()) {
+		/*
+		 * Check if driver provides function to enable boost -
+		 * if not, use cpufreq_boost_set_sw as default
+		 */
+		if (!cpufreq_driver->set_boost)
+			cpufreq_driver->set_boost = cpufreq_boost_set_sw;
+
+		ret = cpufreq_sysfs_create_file(&boost.attr);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s: cannot register global BOOST sysfs file\n",
+				__func__);
+			goto err_null_driver;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ret = subsys_interface_register(&cpufreq_interface);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_null_driver;
+		goto err_boost_unreg;
 
 	if (!(cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_STICKY)) {
 		int i;
@@ -2188,6 +2362,9 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 	return 0;
 err_if_unreg:
 	subsys_interface_unregister(&cpufreq_interface);
+err_boost_unreg:
+	if (cpufreq_boost_supported())
+		cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(&boost.attr);
 err_null_driver:
 	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 	cpufreq_driver = NULL;
@@ -2214,6 +2391,9 @@ int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 	pr_debug("unregistering driver %s\n", driver->name);
 
 	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);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index e6be63561fa..ba43991ba98 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 {
 	int i;
 
+	mutex_lock(&cpufreq_governor_lock);
 	if (!policy->governor_enabled)
-		return;
+		goto out_unlock;
 
 	if (!all_cpus) {
 		/*
@@ -135,6 +136,9 @@ void gov_queue_work(struct dbs_data *dbs_data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		for_each_cpu(i, policy->cpus)
 			__gov_queue_work(i, dbs_data, delay);
 	}
+
+out_unlock:
+	mutex_unlock(&c