Merge commit 'cpufreq/next'

Documentation/cpu-freq/user-guide.txt

@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ scaling_governor,		and by "echoing" the name of another
 				work on some specific architectures or
 				processors.
 
-cpuinfo_cur_freq :		Current speed of the CPU, in KHz.
+cpuinfo_cur_freq :		Current frequency of the CPU as obtained from
+				the hardware, in KHz. This is the frequency
+				the CPU actually runs at.
 
 scaling_available_frequencies : List of available frequencies, in KHz.
 
@@ -196,7 +198,10 @@ related_cpus :			List of CPUs that need some sort of frequency
 
 scaling_driver :		Hardware driver for cpufreq.
 
-scaling_cur_freq :		Current frequency of the CPU, in KHz.
+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
+				at.
 
 If you have selected the "userspace" governor which allows you to
 set the CPU operating frequency to a specific value, you can read out

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c

@@ -588,6 +588,21 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id sw_any_bug_dmi_table[] = {
 	},
 	{ }
 };
+
+static int acpi_cpufreq_blacklist(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
+{
+	/* http://www.intel.com/Assets/PDF/specupdate/314554.pdf
+	 * AL30: A Machine Check Exception (MCE) Occurring during an
+	 * Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology Ratio Change May Cause
+	 * Both Processor Cores to Lock Up when HT is enabled*/
+	if (c->x86_vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL) {
+		if ((c->x86 == 15) &&
+		    (c->x86_model == 6) &&
+		    (c->x86_mask == 8) && smt_capable())
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif
 
 static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
@@ -602,6 +617,12 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	dprintk("acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init\n");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	result = acpi_cpufreq_blacklist(c);
+	if (result)
+		return result;
+#endif
+
 	data = kzalloc(sizeof(struct acpi_cpufreq_data), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;

arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c

@@ -854,6 +854,10 @@ static int powernow_k8_cpu_init_acpi(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
+	/* fill in data */
+	data->numps = data->acpi_data.state_count;
+	powernow_k8_acpi_pst_values(data, 0);
+
 	if (cpu_family == CPU_HW_PSTATE)
 		ret_val = fill_powernow_table_pstate(data, powernow_table);
 	else
@@ -866,11 +870,8 @@ static int powernow_k8_cpu_init_acpi(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 	powernow_table[data->acpi_data.state_count].index = 0;
 	data->powernow_table = powernow_table;
 
-	/* fill in data */
-	data->numps = data->acpi_data.state_count;
 	if (cpumask_first(cpu_core_mask(data->cpu)) == data->cpu)
 		print_basics(data);
-	powernow_k8_acpi_pst_values(data, 0);
 
 	/* notify BIOS that we exist */
 	acpi_processor_notify_smm(THIS_MODULE);
@@ -941,7 +942,6 @@ static int fill_powernow_table_fidvid(struct powernow_k8_data *data,
 		struct cpufreq_frequency_table *powernow_table)
 {
 	int i;
-	int cntlofreq = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < data->acpi_data.state_count; i++) {
 		u32 fid;
@@ -982,27 +982,6 @@ static int fill_powernow_table_fidvid(struct powernow_k8_data *data,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/* verify only 1 entry from the lo frequency table */
-		if (fid < HI_FID_TABLE_BOTTOM) {
-			if (cntlofreq) {
-				/* if both entries are the same,
-				 * ignore this one ... */
-				if ((freq != powernow_table[cntlofreq].frequency) ||
-				    (index != powernow_table[cntlofreq].index)) {
-					printk(KERN_ERR PFX
-						"Too many lo freq table "
-						"entries\n");
-					return 1;
-				}
-
-				dprintk("double low frequency table entry, "
-						"ignoring it.\n");
-				invalidate_entry(data, i);
-				continue;
-			} else
-				cntlofreq = i;
-		}
-
 		if (freq != (data->acpi_data.states[i].core_frequency * 1000)) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO PFX "invalid freq entries "
 				"%u kHz vs. %u kHz\n", freq,

drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c

@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(cpufreq_driver_lock);
  *   are concerned with are online after they get the lock.
  * - Governor routines that can be called in cpufreq hotplug path should not
  *   take this sem as top level hotplug notifier handler takes this.
+ * - Lock should not be held across
+ *     __cpufreq_governor(data, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP);
  */
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, policy_cpu);
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct rw_semaphore, cpu_policy_rwsem);
@@ -686,6 +688,9 @@ static struct attribute *default_attrs[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+struct kobject *cpufreq_global_kobject;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_global_kobject);
+
 #define to_policy(k) container_of(k, struct cpufreq_policy, kobj)
 #define to_attr(a) container_of(a, struct freq_attr, attr)
 
@@ -756,92 +761,20 @@ static struct kobj_type ktype_cpufreq = {
 	.release	= cpufreq_sysfs_release,
 };
 
-
-/**
- * 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
+/*
+ * Returns:
+ *   Negative: Failure
+ *   0:        Success
+ *   Positive: When we have a managed CPU and the sysfs got symlinked
  */
-static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
+int cpufreq_add_dev_policy(unsigned int cpu, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+		struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 {
-	unsigned int cpu = sys_dev->id;
 	int ret = 0;
-	struct cpufreq_policy new_policy;
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
-	struct freq_attr **drv_attr;
-	struct sys_device *cpu_sys_dev;
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int j;
 
-	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu))
-		return 0;
-
-	cpufreq_debug_disable_ratelimit();
-	dprintk("adding CPU %u\n", cpu);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	/* check whether a different CPU already registered this
-	 * CPU because it is in the same boat. */
-	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-	if (unlikely(policy)) {
-		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-		cpufreq_debug_enable_ratelimit();
-		return 0;
-	}
-#endif
-
-	if (!try_module_get(cpufreq_driver->owner)) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto module_out;
-	}
-
-	policy = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cpufreq_policy), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!policy) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto nomem_out;
-	}
-	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&policy->cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_free_policy;
-	}
-	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&policy->related_cpus, GFP_KERNEL)) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_free_cpumask;
-	}
-
-	policy->cpu = cpu;
-	cpumask_copy(policy->cpus, cpumask_of(cpu));
-
-	/* Initially set CPU itself as the policy_cpu */
-	per_cpu(policy_cpu, cpu) = cpu;
-	ret = (lock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu) < 0);
-	WARN_ON(ret);
-
-	init_completion(&policy->kobj_unregister);
-	INIT_WORK(&policy->update, handle_update);
-
-	/* Set governor before ->init, so that driver could check it */
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
-	/* call driver. From then on the cpufreq must be able
-	 * to accept all calls to ->verify and ->setpolicy for this CPU
-	 */
-	ret = cpufreq_driver->init(policy);
-	if (ret) {
-		dprintk("initialization failed\n");
-		goto err_unlock_policy;
-	}
-	policy->user_policy.min = policy->min;
-	policy->user_policy.max = policy->max;
-
-	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
-				     CPUFREQ_START, policy);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 	if (per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_governor, cpu)) {
 		policy->governor = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_governor, cpu);
@@ -872,9 +805,8 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 				/* Should not go through policy unlock path */
 				if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
 					cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
-				ret = -EBUSY;
 				cpufreq_cpu_put(managed_policy);
-				goto err_free_cpumask;
+				return -EBUSY;
 			}
 
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
@@ -893,17 +825,62 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 			 * Call driver->exit() because only the cpu parent of
 			 * the kobj needed to call init().
 			 */
-			goto out_driver_exit; /* call driver->exit() */
+			if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
+				cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
+
+			if (!ret)
+				return 1;
+			else
+				return ret;
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-	memcpy(&new_policy, policy, sizeof(struct cpufreq_policy));
+	return ret;
+}
+
+
+/* symlink affected CPUs */
+int cpufreq_add_dev_symlink(unsigned int cpu, struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	unsigned int j;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
+		struct cpufreq_policy *managed_policy;
+		struct sys_device *cpu_sys_dev;
+
+		if (j == cpu)
+			continue;
+		if (!cpu_online(j))
+			continue;
+
+		dprintk("CPU %u already managed, adding link\n", j);
+		managed_policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+		cpu_sys_dev = get_cpu_sysdev(j);
+		ret = sysfs_create_link(&cpu_sys_dev->kobj, &policy->kobj,
+					"cpufreq");
+		if (ret) {
+			cpufreq_cpu_put(managed_policy);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int cpufreq_add_dev_interface(unsigned int cpu, struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+		struct sys_device *sys_dev)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_policy new_policy;
+	struct freq_attr **drv_attr;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
+	unsigned int j;
 
 	/* prepare interface data */
-	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&policy->kobj, &ktype_cpufreq, &sys_dev->kobj,
-				   "cpufreq");
+	ret = kobject_init_and_add(&policy->kobj, &ktype_cpufreq,
+				   &sys_dev->kobj, "cpufreq");
 	if (ret)
-		goto out_driver_exit;
+		return ret;
 
 	/* set up files for this cpu device */
 	drv_attr = cpufreq_driver->attr;
@@ -926,35 +903,20 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
-		if (!cpu_online(j))
-			continue;
+	if (!cpu_online(j))
+		continue;
 		per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, j) = policy;
 		per_cpu(policy_cpu, j) = policy->cpu;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
-	/* symlink affected CPUs */
-	for_each_cpu(j, policy->cpus) {
-		struct cpufreq_policy *managed_policy;
-
-		if (j == cpu)
-			continue;
-		if (!cpu_online(j))
-			continue;
-
-		dprintk("CPU %u already managed, adding link\n", j);
-		managed_policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-		cpu_sys_dev = get_cpu_sysdev(j);
-		ret = sysfs_create_link(&cpu_sys_dev->kobj, &policy->kobj,
-					"cpufreq");
-		if (ret) {
-			cpufreq_cpu_put(managed_policy);
-			goto err_out_unregister;
-		}
-	}
+	ret = cpufreq_add_dev_symlink(cpu, policy);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_out_kobj_put;
 
-	policy->governor = NULL; /* to assure that the starting sequence is
-				  * run in cpufreq_set_policy */
+	memcpy(&new_policy, policy, sizeof(struct cpufreq_policy));
+	/* assure that the starting sequence is run in __cpufreq_set_policy */
+	policy->governor = NULL;
 
 	/* set default policy */
 	ret = __cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);
@@ -963,8 +925,107 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 
 	if (ret) {
 		dprintk("setting policy failed\n");
-		goto err_out_unregister;
+		if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
+			cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
+	}
+	return ret;
+
+err_out_kobj_put:
+	kobject_put(&policy->kobj);
+	wait_for_completion(&policy->kobj_unregister);
+	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 sys_device *sys_dev)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu = sys_dev->id;
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int j;
+
+	if (cpu_is_offline(cpu))
+		return 0;
+
+	cpufreq_debug_disable_ratelimit();
+	dprintk("adding CPU %u\n", cpu);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+	/* check whether a different CPU already registered this
+	 * CPU because it is in the same boat. */
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	if (unlikely(policy)) {
+		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
+		cpufreq_debug_enable_ratelimit();
+		return 0;
+	}
+#endif
+
+	if (!try_module_get(cpufreq_driver->owner)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto module_out;
+	}
+
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
+	policy = kzalloc(sizeof(struct cpufreq_policy), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!policy)
+		goto nomem_out;
+
+	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&policy->cpus, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto err_free_policy;
+
+	if (!zalloc_cpumask_var(&policy->related_cpus, GFP_KERNEL))
+		goto err_free_cpumask;
+
+	policy->cpu = cpu;
+	cpumask_copy(policy->cpus, cpumask_of(cpu));
+
+	/* Initially set CPU itself as the policy_cpu */
+	per_cpu(policy_cpu, cpu) = cpu;
+	ret = (lock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu) < 0);
+	WARN_ON(ret);
+
+	init_completion(&policy->kobj_unregister);
+	INIT_WORK(&policy->update, handle_update);
+
+	/* Set governor before ->init, so that driver could check it */
+	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
+	/* call driver. From then on the cpufreq must be able
+	 * to accept all calls to ->verify and ->setpolicy for this CPU
+	 */
+	ret = cpufreq_driver->init(policy);
+	if (ret) {
+		dprintk("initialization failed\n");
+		goto err_unlock_policy;
 	}
+	policy->user_policy.min = policy->min;
+	policy->user_policy.max = policy->max;
+
+	blocking_notifier_call_chain(&cpufreq_policy_notifier_list,
+				     CPUFREQ_START, policy);
+
+	ret = cpufreq_add_dev_policy(cpu, policy, sys_dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		if (ret > 0)
+			/* This is a managed cpu, symlink created,
+			   exit with 0 */
+			ret = 0;
+		goto err_unlock_policy;
+	}
+
+	ret = cpufreq_add_dev_interface(cpu, policy, sys_dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_out_unregister;
 
 	unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
 
@@ -982,14 +1043,9 @@ err_out_unregister:
 		per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, j) = NULL;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
-err_out_kobj_put:
 	kobject_put(&policy->kobj);
 	wait_for_completion(&policy->kobj_unregister);
 
-out_driver_exit:
-	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
-		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
-
 err_unlock_policy:
 	unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
 err_free_cpumask:
@@ -1653,8 +1709,17 @@ static int __cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *data,
 			dprintk("governor switch\n");
 
 			/* end old governor */
-			if (data->governor)
+			if (data->governor) {
+				/*
+				 * Need to release the rwsem around governor
+				 * stop due to lock dependency between
+				 * cancel_delayed_work_sync and the read lock
+				 * taken in the delayed work handler.
+				 */
+				unlock_policy_rwsem_write(data->cpu);
 				__cpufreq_governor(data, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP);
+				lock_policy_rwsem_write(data->cpu);
+			}
 
 			/* start new governor */
 			data->governor = policy->governor;
@@ -1884,7 +1949,11 @@ static int __init cpufreq_core_init(void)
 		per_cpu(policy_cpu, cpu) = -1;
 		init_rwsem(&per_cpu(cpu_policy_rwsem, cpu));
 	}
+
+	cpufreq_global_kobject = kobject_create_and_add("cpufreq",
+						&cpu_sysdev_class.kset.kobj);
+	BUG_ON(!cpufreq_global_kobject);
+
 	return 0;
 }
-
 core_initcall(cpufreq_core_init);

drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c

@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ static unsigned int min_sampling_rate;
 #define TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT		(10 * 1000 * 1000)
 
 static void do_dbs_timer(struct work_struct *work);
+static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				unsigned int event);
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
+static
+#endif
+struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_ondemand = {
+       .name                   = "ondemand",
+       .governor               = cpufreq_governor_dbs,
+       .max_transition_latency = TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT,
+       .owner                  = THIS_MODULE,
+};
 
 /* Sampling types */
 enum {DBS_NORMAL_SAMPLE, DBS_SUB_SAMPLE};
@@ -207,20 +219,23 @@ static void ondemand_powersave_bias_init(void)
 }
 
 /************************** sysfs interface ************************/
-static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_max(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
+
+static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_max(struct kobject *kobj,
+				      struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	printk_once(KERN_INFO "CPUFREQ: ondemand sampling_rate_max "
 	       "sysfs file is deprecated - used by: %s\n", current->comm);
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", -1U);
 }
 
-static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_min(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_sampling_rate_min(struct kobject *kobj,
+				      struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", min_sampling_rate);
 }
 
 #define define_one_ro(_name)		\
-static struct freq_attr _name =		\
+static struct global_attr _name =	\
 __ATTR(_name, 0444, show_##_name, NULL)
 
 define_one_ro(sampling_rate_max);
@@ -229,7 +244,7 @@ define_one_ro(sampling_rate_min);
 /* cpufreq_ondemand Governor Tunables */
 #define show_one(file_name, object)					\
 static ssize_t show_##file_name						\
-(struct cpufreq_policy *unused, char *buf)				\
+(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)              \
 {									\
 	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", dbs_tuners_ins.object);		\
 }
@@ -238,8 +253,38 @@ show_one(up_threshold, up_threshold);
 show_one(ignore_nice_load, ignore_nice);
 show_one(powersave_bias, powersave_bias);
 
-static ssize_t store_sampling_rate(struct cpufreq_policy *unused,
-		const char *buf, size_t count)
+/*** delete after deprecation time ***/
+
+#define DEPRECATION_MSG(file_name)					\
+	printk_once(KERN_INFO "CPUFREQ: Per core ondemand sysfs "	\
+		    "interface is deprecated - " #file_name "\n");
+
+#define show_one_old(file_name)						\
+static ssize_t show_##file_name##_old					\
+(struct cpufreq_policy *unused, char *buf)				\
+{									\
+	printk_once(KERN_INFO "CPUFREQ: Per core ondemand sysfs "	\
+		    "interface is deprecated - " #file_name "\n");	\
+	return show_##file_name(NULL, NULL, buf);			\
+}
+show_one_old(sampling_rate);
+show_one_old(up_threshold);
+show_one_old(ignore_nice_load);
+show_one_old(powersave_bias);
+show_one_old(sampling_rate_min);
+show_one_old(sampling_rate_max);
+
+#define define_one_ro_old(object, _name)       \
+static struct freq_attr object =               \
+__ATTR(_name, 0444, show_##_name##_old, NULL)
+
+define_one_ro_old(sampling_rate_min_old, sampling_rate_min);
+define_one_ro_old(sampling_rate_max_old, sampling_rate_max);
+
+/*** delete after deprecation time ***/
+
+static ssize_t store_sampling_rate(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+				   const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
 	int ret;
@@ -254,8 +299,8 @@ static ssize_t store_sampling_rate(struct cpufreq_policy *unused,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_up_threshold(struct cpufreq_policy *unused,
-		const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t store_up_threshold(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+				  const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
 	int ret;
@@ -273,8 +318,8 @@ static ssize_t store_up_threshold(struct cpufreq_policy *unused,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_ignore_nice_load(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-		const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t store_ignore_nice_load(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+				      const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
 	int ret;
@@ -310,8 +355,8 @@ static ssize_t store_ignore_nice_load(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return count;
 }
 
-static ssize_t store_powersave_bias(struct cpufreq_policy *unused,
-		const char *buf, size_t count)
+static ssize_t store_powersave_bias(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+				    const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
 	unsigned int input;
 	int ret;
@@ -332,7 +377,7 @@ static ssize_t store_powersave_bias(struct cpufreq_policy *unused,
 }
 
 #define define_one_rw(_name) \
-static struct freq_attr _name = \
+static struct global_attr _name = \
 __ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name, store_##_name)
 
 define_one_rw(sampling_rate);
@@ -355,6 +400,47 @@ static struct attribute_group dbs_attr_group = {
 	.name = "ondemand",
 };
 
+/*** delete after deprecation time ***/
+
+#define write_one_old(file_name)					\
+static ssize_t store_##file_name##_old					\
+(struct cpufreq_policy *unused, const char *buf, size_t count)		\
+{									\
+       printk_once(KERN_INFO "CPUFREQ: Per core ondemand sysfs "	\
+		   "interface is deprecated - " #file_name "\n");	\
+       return store_##file_name(NULL, NULL, buf, count);		\
+}
+write_one_old(sampling_rate);
+write_one_old(up_threshold);
+write_one_old(ignore_nice_load);
+write_one_old(powersave_bias);
+
+#define define_one_rw_old(object, _name)       \
+static struct freq_attr object =               \
+__ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name##_old, store_##_name##_old)
+
+define_one_rw_old(sampling_rate_old, sampling_rate);
+define_one_rw_old(up_threshold_old, up_threshold);
+define_one_rw_old(ignore_nice_load_old, ignore_nice_load);
+define_one_rw_old(powersave_bias_old, powersave_bias);
+
+static struct attribute *dbs_attributes_old[] = {
+       &sampling_rate_max_old.attr,
+       &sampling_rate_min_old.attr,
+       &sampling_rate_old.attr,
+       &up_threshold_old.attr,
+       &ignore_nice_load_old.attr,
+       &powersave_bias_old.attr,
+       NULL
+};
+
+static struct attribute_group dbs_attr_group_old = {
+       .attrs = dbs_attributes_old,
+       .name = "ondemand",
+};
+
+/*** delete after deprecation time ***/
+
 /************************** sysfs end ************************/
 
 static void dbs_check_cpu(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *this_dbs_info)
@@ -545,7 +631,7 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 
 		mutex_lock(&dbs_mutex);
 
-		rc = sysfs_create_group(&policy->kobj, &dbs_attr_group);
+		rc = sysfs_create_group(&policy->kobj, &dbs_attr_group_old);
 		if (rc) {
 			mutex_unlock(&dbs_mutex);
 			return rc;
@@ -566,13 +652,20 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		}
 		this_dbs_info->cpu = cpu;
 		ondemand_powersave_bias_init_cpu(cpu);
-		mutex_init(&this_dbs_info->timer_mutex);
 		/*
 		 * Start the timerschedule work, when this governor
 		 * is used for first time
 		 */
 		if (dbs_enable == 1) {
 			unsigned int latency;
+
+			rc = sysfs_create_group(cpufreq_global_kobject,
+						&dbs_attr_group);
+			if (rc) {
+				mutex_unlock(&dbs_mutex);
+				return rc;
+			}
+
 			/* policy latency is in nS. Convert it to uS first */
 			latency = policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency / 1000;
 			if (latency == 0)
@@ -586,6 +679,7 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		}
 		mutex_unlock(&dbs_mutex);
 
+		mutex_init(&this_dbs_info->timer_mutex);
 		dbs_timer_init(this_dbs_info);
 		break;
 
@@ -593,10 +687,13 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		dbs_timer_exit(this_dbs_info);
 
 		mutex_lock(&dbs_mutex);
-		sysfs_remove_group(&policy->kobj, &dbs_attr_group);
+		sysfs_remove_group(&policy->kobj, &dbs_attr_group_old);
 		mutex_destroy(&this_dbs_info->timer_mutex);
 		dbs_enable--;
 		mutex_unlock(&dbs_mutex);
+		if (!dbs_enable)
+			sysfs_remove_group(cpufreq_global_kobject,
+					   &dbs_attr_group);
 
 		break;
 
@@ -614,16 +711,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
-static
-#endif
-struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_ondemand = {
-	.name			= "ondemand",
-	.governor		= cpufreq_governor_dbs,
-	.max_transition_latency = TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT,
-	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
-};
-
 static int __init cpufreq_gov_dbs_init(void)
 {
 	int err;

include/linux/cpufreq.h

@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ static inline int cpufreq_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
 
 struct cpufreq_governor;
 
+/* /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq: entry point for global variables */
+extern struct kobject *cpufreq_global_kobject;
+
 #define CPUFREQ_ETERNAL			(-1)
 struct cpufreq_cpuinfo {
 	unsigned int		max_freq;
@@ -274,6 +277,13 @@ struct freq_attr {
 	ssize_t (*store)(struct cpufreq_policy *, const char *, size_t count);
 };
 
+struct global_attr {
+	struct attribute attr;
+	ssize_t (*show)(struct kobject *kobj,
+			struct attribute *attr, char *buf);
+	ssize_t (*store)(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+			 const char *c, size_t count);
+};
 
 /*********************************************************************
  *                        CPUFREQ 2.6. INTERFACE                     *