diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index 134a8af51511..0e99a760aebd 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -273,10 +273,38 @@ static void dpm_wait_for_suppliers(struct device *dev, bool async)
 	device_links_read_unlock(idx);
 }
 
-static void dpm_wait_for_superior(struct device *dev, bool async)
+static bool dpm_wait_for_superior(struct device *dev, bool async)
 {
-	dpm_wait(dev->parent, async);
+	struct device *parent;
+
+	/*
+	 * If the device is resumed asynchronously and the parent's callback
+	 * deletes both the device and the parent itself, the parent object may
+	 * be freed while this function is running, so avoid that by reference
+	 * counting the parent once more unless the device has been deleted
+	 * already (in which case return right away).
+	 */
+	mutex_lock(&dpm_list_mtx);
+
+	if (!device_pm_initialized(dev)) {
+		mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	parent = get_device(dev->parent);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dpm_list_mtx);
+
+	dpm_wait(parent, async);
+	put_device(parent);
+
 	dpm_wait_for_suppliers(dev, async);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the parent's callback has deleted the device, attempting to resume
+	 * it would be invalid, so avoid doing that then.
+	 */
+	return device_pm_initialized(dev);
 }
 
 static void dpm_wait_for_consumers(struct device *dev, bool async)
@@ -621,7 +649,8 @@ static int device_resume_noirq(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool asyn
 	if (!dev->power.is_noirq_suspended)
 		goto Out;
 
-	dpm_wait_for_superior(dev, async);
+	if (!dpm_wait_for_superior(dev, async))
+		goto Out;
 
 	skip_resume = dev_pm_may_skip_resume(dev);
 
@@ -829,7 +858,8 @@ static int device_resume_early(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool asyn
 	if (!dev->power.is_late_suspended)
 		goto Out;
 
-	dpm_wait_for_superior(dev, async);
+	if (!dpm_wait_for_superior(dev, async))
+		goto Out;
 
 	callback = dpm_subsys_resume_early_cb(dev, state, &info);
 
@@ -944,7 +974,9 @@ static int device_resume(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool async)
 		goto Complete;
 	}
 
-	dpm_wait_for_superior(dev, async);
+	if (!dpm_wait_for_superior(dev, async))
+		goto Complete;
+
 	dpm_watchdog_set(&wd, dev);
 	device_lock(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
index a06777c35fc0..bda0b2406fba 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int cppc_cpufreq_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int cppc_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int cppc_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	cpufreq_verify_within_cpu_limits(policy);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
index cd53272e2fa2..f7a7bcf6f52e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ static int nforce2_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
  * nforce2_verify - verifies a new CPUFreq policy
  * @policy: new policy
  */
-static int nforce2_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int nforce2_verify(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int fsb_pol_max;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 77114a3897fb..4adac3a8c265 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ static void cpufreq_exit_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 static int cpufreq_start_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 static void cpufreq_stop_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 static void cpufreq_governor_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
+static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+			      struct cpufreq_governor *new_gov,
+			      unsigned int new_pol);
 
 /**
  * Two notifier lists: the "policy" list is involved in the
@@ -616,25 +619,22 @@ static struct cpufreq_governor *find_governor(const char *str_governor)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int cpufreq_parse_policy(char *str_governor,
-				struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static unsigned int cpufreq_parse_policy(char *str_governor)
 {
-	if (!strncasecmp(str_governor, "performance", CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN)) {
-		policy->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	if (!strncasecmp(str_governor, "powersave", CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN)) {
-		policy->policy = CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -EINVAL;
+	if (!strncasecmp(str_governor, "performance", CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN))
+		return CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE;
+
+	if (!strncasecmp(str_governor, "powersave", CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN))
+		return CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE;
+
+	return CPUFREQ_POLICY_UNKNOWN;
 }
 
 /**
  * cpufreq_parse_governor - parse a governor string only for has_target()
+ * @str_governor: Governor name.
  */
-static int cpufreq_parse_governor(char *str_governor,
-				  struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_parse_governor(char *str_governor)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_governor *t;
 
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static int cpufreq_parse_governor(char *str_governor,
 
 		ret = request_module("cpufreq_%s", str_governor);
 		if (ret)
-			return -EINVAL;
+			return NULL;
 
 		mutex_lock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);
 
@@ -659,12 +659,7 @@ static int cpufreq_parse_governor(char *str_governor,
 
 	mutex_unlock(&cpufreq_governor_mutex);
 
-	if (t) {
-		policy->governor = t;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return t;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -765,29 +760,34 @@ static ssize_t show_scaling_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 static ssize_t store_scaling_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
+	char str_governor[16];
 	int ret;
-	char	str_governor[16];
-	struct cpufreq_policy new_policy;
-
-	memcpy(&new_policy, policy, sizeof(*policy));
 
 	ret = sscanf(buf, "%15s", str_governor);
 	if (ret != 1)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver->setpolicy) {
-		if (cpufreq_parse_policy(str_governor, &new_policy))
+		unsigned int new_pol;
+
+		new_pol = cpufreq_parse_policy(str_governor);
+		if (!new_pol)
 			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = cpufreq_set_policy(policy, NULL, new_pol);
 	} else {
-		if (cpufreq_parse_governor(str_governor, &new_policy))
+		struct cpufreq_governor *new_gov;
+
+		new_gov = cpufreq_parse_governor(str_governor);
+		if (!new_gov)
 			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = cpufreq_set_policy(policy, new_gov,
+					 CPUFREQ_POLICY_UNKNOWN);
+
+		module_put(new_gov->owner);
 	}
 
-	ret = cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);
-
-	if (new_policy.governor)
-		module_put(new_policy.governor->owner);
-
 	return ret ? ret : count;
 }
 
@@ -1053,40 +1053,33 @@ __weak struct cpufreq_governor *cpufreq_default_governor(void)
 
 static int cpufreq_init_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_governor *gov = NULL, *def_gov = NULL;
-	struct cpufreq_policy new_policy;
-
-	memcpy(&new_policy, policy, sizeof(*policy));
-
-	def_gov = cpufreq_default_governor();
+	struct cpufreq_governor *def_gov = cpufreq_default_governor();
+	struct cpufreq_governor *gov = NULL;
+	unsigned int pol = CPUFREQ_POLICY_UNKNOWN;
 
 	if (has_target()) {
-		/*
-		 * Update governor of new_policy to the governor used before
-		 * hotplug
-		 */
+		/* Update policy governor to the one used before hotplug. */
 		gov = find_governor(policy->last_governor);
 		if (gov) {
 			pr_debug("Restoring governor %s for cpu %d\n",
-				policy->governor->name, policy->cpu);
-		} else {
-			if (!def_gov)
-				return -ENODATA;
+				 policy->governor->name, policy->cpu);
+		} else if (def_gov) {
 			gov = def_gov;
+		} else {
+			return -ENODATA;
 		}
-		new_policy.governor = gov;
 	} else {
 		/* Use the default policy if there is no last_policy. */
 		if (policy->last_policy) {
-			new_policy.policy = policy->last_policy;
+			pol = policy->last_policy;
+		} else if (def_gov) {
+			pol = cpufreq_parse_policy(def_gov->name);
 		} else {
-			if (!def_gov)
-				return -ENODATA;
-			cpufreq_parse_policy(def_gov->name, &new_policy);
+			return -ENODATA;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);
+	return cpufreq_set_policy(policy, gov, pol);
 }
 
 static int cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu)
@@ -1114,13 +1107,10 @@ static int cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cp
 
 void refresh_frequency_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy new_policy;
-
 	if (!policy_is_inactive(policy)) {
-		new_policy = *policy;
 		pr_debug("updating policy for CPU %u\n", policy->cpu);
 
-		cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);
+		cpufreq_set_policy(policy, policy->governor, policy->policy);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refresh_frequency_limits);
@@ -2364,46 +2354,49 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_get_policy);
 /**
  * cpufreq_set_policy - Modify cpufreq policy parameters.
  * @policy: Policy object to modify.
- * @new_policy: New policy data.
+ * @new_gov: Policy governor pointer.
+ * @new_pol: Policy value (for drivers with built-in governors).
  *
- * Pass @new_policy to the cpufreq driver's ->verify() callback. Next, copy the
- * min and max parameters of @new_policy to @policy and either invoke the
- * driver's ->setpolicy() callback (if present) or carry out a governor update
- * for @policy.  That is, run the current governor's ->limits() callback (if the
- * governor field in @new_policy points to the same object as the one in
- * @policy) or replace the governor for @policy with the new one stored in
- * @new_policy.
+ * Invoke the cpufreq driver's ->verify() callback to sanity-check the frequency
+ * limits to be set for the policy, update @policy with the verified limits
+ * values and either invoke the driver's ->setpolicy() callback (if present) or
+ * carry out a governor update for @policy.  That is, run the current governor's
+ * ->limits() callback (if @new_gov points to the same object as the one in
+ * @policy) or replace the governor for @policy with @new_gov.
  *
  * The cpuinfo part of @policy is not updated by this function.
  */
-int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-		       struct cpufreq_policy *new_policy)
+static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+			      struct cpufreq_governor *new_gov,
+			      unsigned int new_pol)
 {
+	struct cpufreq_policy_data new_data;
 	struct cpufreq_governor *old_gov;
 	int ret;
 
-	pr_debug("setting new policy for CPU %u: %u - %u kHz\n",
-		 new_policy->cpu, new_policy->min, new_policy->max);
-
-	memcpy(&new_policy->cpuinfo, &policy->cpuinfo, sizeof(policy->cpuinfo));
-
+	memcpy(&new_data.cpuinfo, &policy->cpuinfo, sizeof(policy->cpuinfo));
+	new_data.freq_table = policy->freq_table;
+	new_data.cpu = policy->cpu;
 	/*
 	 * PM QoS framework collects all the requests from users and provide us
 	 * the final aggregated value here.
 	 */
-	new_policy->min = freq_qos_read_value(&policy->constraints, FREQ_QOS_MIN);
-	new_policy->max = freq_qos_read_value(&policy->constraints, FREQ_QOS_MAX);
+	new_data.min = freq_qos_read_value(&policy->constraints, FREQ_QOS_MIN);
+	new_data.max = freq_qos_read_value(&policy->constraints, FREQ_QOS_MAX);
+
+	pr_debug("setting new policy for CPU %u: %u - %u kHz\n",
+		 new_data.cpu, new_data.min, new_data.max);
 
 	/*
 	 * Verify that the CPU speed can be set within these limits and make sure
 	 * that min <= max.
 	 */
-	ret = cpufreq_driver->verify(new_policy);
+	ret = cpufreq_driver->verify(&new_data);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	policy->min = new_policy->min;
-	policy->max = new_policy->max;
+	policy->min = new_data.min;
+	policy->max = new_data.max;
 	trace_cpu_frequency_limits(policy);
 
 	policy->cached_target_freq = UINT_MAX;
@@ -2412,12 +2405,12 @@ int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		 policy->min, policy->max);
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver->setpolicy) {
-		policy->policy = new_policy->policy;
+		policy->policy = new_pol;
 		pr_debug("setting range\n");
 		return cpufreq_driver->setpolicy(policy);
 	}
 
-	if (new_policy->governor == policy->governor) {
+	if (new_gov == policy->governor) {
 		pr_debug("governor limits update\n");
 		cpufreq_governor_limits(policy);
 		return 0;
@@ -2434,7 +2427,7 @@ int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	}
 
 	/* start new governor */
-	policy->governor = new_policy->governor;
+	policy->governor = new_gov;
 	ret = cpufreq_init_governor(policy);
 	if (!ret) {
 		ret = cpufreq_start_governor(policy);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
index ded427e0a488..e117b0059123 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		return 0;
 }
 
-int cpufreq_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+int cpufreq_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy,
 				   struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *pos;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_frequency_table_verify);
  * Generic routine to verify policy & frequency table, requires driver to set
  * policy->freq_table prior to it.
  */
-int cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+int cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	if (!policy->freq_table)
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c b/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
index e97b5733aa24..75b3ef7ec679 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void gx_set_cpuspeed(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int khz)
  *      for the hardware supported by the driver.
  */
 
-static int cpufreq_gx_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int cpufreq_gx_verify(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	unsigned int tmp_freq = 0;
 	u8 tmp1, tmp2;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index ad6a17cf0011..c81e1ff29069 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -2036,8 +2036,9 @@ static int intel_pstate_get_max_freq(struct cpudata *cpu)
 			cpu->pstate.max_freq : cpu->pstate.turbo_freq;
 }
 
-static void intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-					    struct cpudata *cpu)
+static void intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(struct cpudata *cpu,
+					    unsigned int policy_min,
+					    unsigned int policy_max)
 {
 	int max_freq = intel_pstate_get_max_freq(cpu);
 	int32_t max_policy_perf, min_policy_perf;
@@ -2056,18 +2057,17 @@ static void intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		turbo_max = cpu->pstate.turbo_pstate;
 	}
 
-	max_policy_perf = max_state * policy->max / max_freq;
-	if (policy->max == policy->min) {
+	max_policy_perf = max_state * policy_max / max_freq;
+	if (policy_max == policy_min) {
 		min_policy_perf = max_policy_perf;
 	} else {
-		min_policy_perf = max_state * policy->min / max_freq;
+		min_policy_perf = max_state * policy_min / max_freq;
 		min_policy_perf = clamp_t(int32_t, min_policy_perf,
 					  0, max_policy_perf);
 	}
 
 	pr_debug("cpu:%d max_state %d min_policy_perf:%d max_policy_perf:%d\n",
-		 policy->cpu, max_state,
-		 min_policy_perf, max_policy_perf);
+		 cpu->cpu, max_state, min_policy_perf, max_policy_perf);
 
 	/* Normalize user input to [min_perf, max_perf] */
 	if (per_cpu_limits) {
@@ -2081,7 +2081,7 @@ static void intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		global_min = DIV_ROUND_UP(turbo_max * global.min_perf_pct, 100);
 		global_min = clamp_t(int32_t, global_min, 0, global_max);
 
-		pr_debug("cpu:%d global_min:%d global_max:%d\n", policy->cpu,
+		pr_debug("cpu:%d global_min:%d global_max:%d\n", cpu->cpu,
 			 global_min, global_max);
 
 		cpu->min_perf_ratio = max(min_policy_perf, global_min);
@@ -2094,7 +2094,7 @@ static void intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					  cpu->max_perf_ratio);
 
 	}
-	pr_debug("cpu:%d max_perf_ratio:%d min_perf_ratio:%d\n", policy->cpu,
+	pr_debug("cpu:%d max_perf_ratio:%d min_perf_ratio:%d\n", cpu->cpu,
 		 cpu->max_perf_ratio,
 		 cpu->min_perf_ratio);
 }
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ static int intel_pstate_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
 
-	intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(policy, cpu);
+	intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(cpu, policy->min, policy->max);
 
 	if (cpu->policy == CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE) {
 		/*
@@ -2143,8 +2143,8 @@ static int intel_pstate_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void intel_pstate_adjust_policy_max(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-					 struct cpudata *cpu)
+static void intel_pstate_adjust_policy_max(struct cpudata *cpu,
+					   struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	if (!hwp_active &&
 	    cpu->pstate.max_pstate_physical > cpu->pstate.max_pstate &&
@@ -2155,7 +2155,7 @@ static void intel_pstate_adjust_policy_max(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	}
 }
 
-static int intel_pstate_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int intel_pstate_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpu = all_cpu_data[policy->cpu];
 
@@ -2163,11 +2163,7 @@ static int intel_pstate_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	cpufreq_verify_within_limits(policy, policy->cpuinfo.min_freq,
 				     intel_pstate_get_max_freq(cpu));
 
-	if (policy->policy != CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE &&
-	    policy->policy != CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	intel_pstate_adjust_policy_max(policy, cpu);
+	intel_pstate_adjust_policy_max(cpu, policy);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2268,7 +2264,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver intel_pstate = {
 	.name		= "intel_pstate",
 };
 
-static int intel_cpufreq_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int intel_cpufreq_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpu = all_cpu_data[policy->cpu];
 
@@ -2276,9 +2272,9 @@ static int intel_cpufreq_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	cpufreq_verify_within_limits(policy, policy->cpuinfo.min_freq,
 				     intel_pstate_get_max_freq(cpu));
 
-	intel_pstate_adjust_policy_max(policy, cpu);
+	intel_pstate_adjust_policy_max(cpu, policy);
 
-	intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(policy, cpu);
+	intel_pstate_update_perf_limits(cpu, policy->min, policy->max);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c b/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
index 64b8689f7a4a..0b08be8bff76 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int longrun_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
  * Validates a new CPUFreq policy. This function has to be called with
  * cpufreq_driver locked.
  */
-static int longrun_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int longrun_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	if (!policy)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -130,10 +130,6 @@ static int longrun_verify_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	policy->cpu = 0;
 	cpufreq_verify_within_cpu_limits(policy);
 
-	if ((policy->policy != CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE) &&
-	    (policy->policy != CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
index 89d4fa8b65e9..5789fe7a94bd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct pcc_cpu {
 
 static struct pcc_cpu __percpu *pcc_cpu_info;
 
-static int pcc_cpufreq_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int pcc_cpufreq_verify(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	cpufreq_verify_within_cpu_limits(policy);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
index 5096c0ab781b..0ac265d47ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static int sh_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return work_on_cpu(policy->cpu, __sh_cpufreq_target, &data);
 }
 
-static int sh_cpufreq_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int sh_cpufreq_verify(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	struct clk *cpuclk = &per_cpu(sh_cpuclk, policy->cpu);
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
index 707dbc1b7ac8..98d392196df2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver ucv2_driver;
 /* make sure that only the "userspace" governor is run
  * -- anything else wouldn't make sense on this platform, anyway.
  */
-static int ucv2_verify_speed(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int ucv2_verify_speed(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	if (policy->cpu)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 31b1b0e03df8..018dce868de6 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -148,6 +148,20 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
 	struct notifier_block nb_max;
 };
 
+/*
+ * Used for passing new cpufreq policy data to the cpufreq driver's ->verify()
+ * callback for sanitization.  That callback is only expected to modify the min
+ * and max values, if necessary, and specifically it must not update the
+ * frequency table.
+ */
+struct cpufreq_policy_data {
+	struct cpufreq_cpuinfo		cpuinfo;
+	struct cpufreq_frequency_table	*freq_table;
+	unsigned int			cpu;
+	unsigned int			min;    /* in kHz */
+	unsigned int			max;    /* in kHz */
+};
+
 struct cpufreq_freqs {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
 	unsigned int old;
@@ -201,8 +215,6 @@ u64 get_cpu_idle_time(unsigned int cpu, u64 *wall, int io_busy);
 struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_acquire(unsigned int cpu);
 void cpufreq_cpu_release(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 int cpufreq_get_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu);
-int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-		       struct cpufreq_policy *new_policy);
 void refresh_frequency_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 void cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu);
 void cpufreq_update_limits(unsigned int cpu);
@@ -284,7 +296,7 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
 
 	/* needed by all drivers */
 	int		(*init)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
-	int		(*verify)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
+	int		(*verify)(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy);
 
 	/* define one out of two */
 	int		(*setpolicy)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
@@ -415,8 +427,9 @@ static inline int cpufreq_thermal_control_enabled(struct cpufreq_driver *drv)
 		(drv->flags & CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV);
 }
 
-static inline void cpufreq_verify_within_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
-		unsigned int min, unsigned int max)
+static inline void cpufreq_verify_within_limits(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy,
+						unsigned int min,
+						unsigned int max)
 {
 	if (policy->min < min)
 		policy->min = min;
@@ -432,10 +445,10 @@ static inline void cpufreq_verify_within_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 }
 
 static inline void
-cpufreq_verify_within_cpu_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+cpufreq_verify_within_cpu_limits(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy)
 {
 	cpufreq_verify_within_limits(policy, policy->cpuinfo.min_freq,
-			policy->cpuinfo.max_freq);
+				     policy->cpuinfo.max_freq);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
@@ -513,6 +526,7 @@ static inline unsigned long cpufreq_scale(unsigned long old, u_int div,
  *                          CPUFREQ GOVERNORS                        *
  *********************************************************************/
 
+#define CPUFREQ_POLICY_UNKNOWN		(0)
 /*
  * If (cpufreq_driver->target) exists, the ->governor decides what frequency
  * within the limits is used. If (cpufreq_driver->setpolicy> exists, these
@@ -684,9 +698,9 @@ static inline void dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table(struct device *dev,
 int cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				    struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table);
 
-int cpufreq_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+int cpufreq_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy,
 				   struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table);
-int cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
+int cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify(struct cpufreq_policy_data *policy);
 
 int cpufreq_table_index_unsorted(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				 unsigned int target_freq,
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/lib/cpufreq.c b/tools/power/cpupower/lib/cpufreq.c
index 2f55d4d23446..6e04304560ca 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/lib/cpufreq.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/lib/cpufreq.c
@@ -332,21 +332,18 @@ void cpufreq_put_available_governors(struct cpufreq_available_governors *any)
 }
 
 
-struct cpufreq_frequencies
-*cpufreq_get_frequencies(const char *type, unsigned int cpu)
+struct cpufreq_available_frequencies
+*cpufreq_get_available_frequencies(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_frequencies *first = NULL;
-	struct cpufreq_frequencies *current = NULL;
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *first = NULL;
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *current = NULL;
 	char one_value[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
 	char linebuf[MAX_LINE_LEN];
-	char fname[MAX_LINE_LEN];
 	unsigned int pos, i;
 	unsigned int len;
 
-	snprintf(fname, MAX_LINE_LEN, "scaling_%s_frequencies", type);
-
-	len = sysfs_cpufreq_read_file(cpu, fname,
-				linebuf, sizeof(linebuf));
+	len = sysfs_cpufreq_read_file(cpu, "scaling_available_frequencies",
+				      linebuf, sizeof(linebuf));
 	if (len == 0)
 		return NULL;
 
@@ -391,9 +388,65 @@ struct cpufreq_frequencies
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void cpufreq_put_frequencies(struct cpufreq_frequencies *any)
+struct cpufreq_available_frequencies
+*cpufreq_get_boost_frequencies(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_frequencies *tmp, *next;
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *first = NULL;
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *current = NULL;
+	char one_value[SYSFS_PATH_MAX];
+	char linebuf[MAX_LINE_LEN];
+	unsigned int pos, i;
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	len = sysfs_cpufreq_read_file(cpu, "scaling_boost_frequencies",
+				      linebuf, sizeof(linebuf));
+	if (len == 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	pos = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+		if (linebuf[i] == ' ' || linebuf[i] == '\n') {
+			if (i - pos < 2)
+				continue;
+			if (i - pos >= SYSFS_PATH_MAX)
+				goto error_out;
+			if (current) {
+				current->next = malloc(sizeof(*current));
+				if (!current->next)
+					goto error_out;
+				current = current->next;
+			} else {
+				first = malloc(sizeof(*first));
+				if (!first)
+					goto error_out;
+				current = first;
+			}
+			current->first = first;
+			current->next = NULL;
+
+			memcpy(one_value, linebuf + pos, i - pos);
+			one_value[i - pos] = '\0';
+			if (sscanf(one_value, "%lu", &current->frequency) != 1)
+				goto error_out;
+
+			pos = i + 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return first;
+
+ error_out:
+	while (first) {
+		current = first->next;
+		free(first);
+		first = current;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void cpufreq_put_available_frequencies(struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *any)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *tmp, *next;
 
 	if (!any)
 		return;
@@ -406,6 +459,11 @@ void cpufreq_put_frequencies(struct cpufreq_frequencies *any)
 	}
 }
 
+void cpufreq_put_boost_frequencies(struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *any)
+{
+	cpufreq_put_available_frequencies(any);
+}
+
 static struct cpufreq_affected_cpus *sysfs_get_cpu_list(unsigned int cpu,
 							const char *file)
 {
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/lib/cpufreq.h b/tools/power/cpupower/lib/cpufreq.h
index a55f0d19215b..95f4fd9e2656 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/lib/cpufreq.h
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/lib/cpufreq.h
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ struct cpufreq_available_governors {
 	struct cpufreq_available_governors *first;
 };
 
-struct cpufreq_frequencies {
+struct cpufreq_available_frequencies {
 	unsigned long frequency;
-	struct cpufreq_frequencies *next;
-	struct cpufreq_frequencies *first;
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *next;
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *first;
 };
 
 
@@ -124,11 +124,17 @@ void cpufreq_put_available_governors(
  * cpufreq_put_frequencies after use.
  */
 
-struct cpufreq_frequencies
-*cpufreq_get_frequencies(const char *type, unsigned int cpu);
+struct cpufreq_available_frequencies
+*cpufreq_get_available_frequencies(unsigned int cpu);
 
-void cpufreq_put_frequencies(
-		struct cpufreq_frequencies *first);
+void cpufreq_put_available_frequencies(
+		struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *first);
+
+struct cpufreq_available_frequencies
+*cpufreq_get_boost_frequencies(unsigned int cpu);
+
+void cpufreq_put_boost_frequencies(
+		struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *first);
 
 
 /* determine affected CPUs
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1 b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1
index baf741d06e82..a5e4523a219b 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/man/cpupower.1
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ all cores
 Print the package name and version number.
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-cpupower-set(1), cpupower-info(1), cpupower-idle(1),
-cpupower-frequency-set(1), cpupower-frequency-info(1), cpupower-monitor(1),
-powertop(1)
+cpupower-set(1), cpupower-info(1), cpupower-idle-info(1),
+cpupower-idle-set(1), cpupower-frequency-set(1), cpupower-frequency-info(1),
+cpupower-monitor(1), powertop(1)
 .PP
 .SH AUTHORS
 .nf
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
index e63cf55f81cf..6efc0f6b1b11 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/cpufreq-info.c
@@ -244,14 +244,14 @@ static int get_boost_mode_x86(unsigned int cpu)
 
 static int get_boost_mode(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_frequencies *freqs;
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *freqs;
 
 	if (cpupower_cpu_info.vendor == X86_VENDOR_AMD ||
 	    cpupower_cpu_info.vendor == X86_VENDOR_HYGON ||
 	    cpupower_cpu_info.vendor == X86_VENDOR_INTEL)
 		return get_boost_mode_x86(cpu);
 
-	freqs = cpufreq_get_frequencies("boost", cpu);
+	freqs = cpufreq_get_boost_frequencies(cpu);
 	if (freqs) {
 		printf(_("  boost frequency steps: "));
 		while (freqs->next) {
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static int get_boost_mode(unsigned int cpu)
 		}
 		print_speed(freqs->frequency);
 		printf("\n");
-		cpufreq_put_frequencies(freqs);
+		cpufreq_put_available_frequencies(freqs);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ static int get_latency(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int human)
 
 static void debug_output_one(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_frequencies *freqs;
+	struct cpufreq_available_frequencies *freqs;
 
 	get_driver(cpu);
 	get_related_cpus(cpu);
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ static void debug_output_one(unsigned int cpu)
 	get_latency(cpu, 1);
 	get_hardware_limits(cpu, 1);
 
-	freqs = cpufreq_get_frequencies("available", cpu);
+	freqs = cpufreq_get_available_frequencies(cpu);
 	if (freqs) {
 		printf(_("  available frequency steps:  "));
 		while (freqs->next) {
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static void debug_output_one(unsigned int cpu)
 		}
 		print_speed(freqs->frequency);
 		printf("\n");
-		cpufreq_put_frequencies(freqs);
+		cpufreq_put_available_frequencies(freqs);
 	}
 
 	get_available_governors(cpu);
diff --git a/tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py b/tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py
index 2d6d342b148f..256199c7a182 100755
--- a/tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py
+++ b/tools/power/x86/intel_pstate_tracer/intel_pstate_tracer.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ then this utility enables and collects trace data for a user specified interval
 and generates performance plots.
 
 Prerequisites:
-    Python version 2.7.x
+    Python version 2.7.x or higher
     gnuplot 5.0 or higher
-    gnuplot-py 1.8
+    gnuplot-py 1.8 or higher
     (Most of the distributions have these required packages. They may be called
-     gnuplot-py, phython-gnuplot. )
+     gnuplot-py, phython-gnuplot or phython3-gnuplot, gnuplot-nox, ... )
 
     HWP (Hardware P-States are disabled)
     Kernel config for Linux trace is enabled
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def plot_perf_busy_with_sample(cpu_index):
     if os.path.exists(file_name):
         output_png = "cpu%03d_perf_busy_vs_samples.png" % cpu_index
         g_plot = common_all_gnuplot_settings(output_png)
-        g_plot('set yrange [0:40]')
+#   autoscale this one, no set y1 range
         g_plot('set y2range [0:200]')
         g_plot('set y2tics 0, 10')
         g_plot('set title "{} : cpu perf busy vs. sample : CPU {:0>3} : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, cpu_index, datetime.now()))
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def plot_perf_busy(cpu_index):
     if os.path.exists(file_name):
         output_png = "cpu%03d_perf_busy.png" % cpu_index
         g_plot = common_all_gnuplot_settings(output_png)
-        g_plot('set yrange [0:40]')
+#   autoscale this one, no set y1 range
         g_plot('set y2range [0:200]')
         g_plot('set y2tics 0, 10')
         g_plot('set title "{} : perf busy : CPU {:0>3} : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, cpu_index, datetime.now()))
@@ -144,9 +144,7 @@ def plot_durations(cpu_index):
     if os.path.exists(file_name):
         output_png = "cpu%03d_durations.png" % cpu_index
         g_plot = common_all_gnuplot_settings(output_png)
-#       Should autoscale be used here? Should seconds be used here?
-        g_plot('set yrange [0:5000]')
-        g_plot('set ytics 0, 500')
+#       autoscale this one, no set y range
         g_plot('set title "{} : durations : CPU {:0>3} : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, cpu_index, datetime.now()))
         g_plot('set ylabel "Timer Duration (MilliSeconds)"')
 #       override common
@@ -176,12 +174,12 @@ def plot_pstate_cpu_with_sample():
     if os.path.exists('cpu.csv'):
         output_png = 'all_cpu_pstates_vs_samples.png'
         g_plot = common_all_gnuplot_settings(output_png)
-        g_plot('set yrange [0:40]')
+#       autoscale this one, no set y range
 #       override common
         g_plot('set xlabel "Samples"')
         g_plot('set ylabel "P-State"')
         g_plot('set title "{} : cpu pstate vs. sample : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, datetime.now()))
-        title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).replace('\n', ' ')
+        title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).decode('utf-8').replace('\n', ' ')
         plot_str = "plot for [i in title_list] i.'.csv' using {:d}:{:d} pt 7 ps 1 title i".format(C_SAMPLE, C_TO)
         g_plot('title_list = "{}"'.format(title_list))
         g_plot(plot_str)
@@ -191,14 +189,14 @@ def plot_pstate_cpu():
 
     output_png = 'all_cpu_pstates.png'
     g_plot = common_all_gnuplot_settings(output_png)
-    g_plot('set yrange [0:40]')
+#   autoscale this one, no set y range
     g_plot('set ylabel "P-State"')
     g_plot('set title "{} : cpu pstates : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, datetime.now()))
 
 #    the following command is really cool, but doesn't work with the CPU masking option because it aborts on the first missing file.
 #    plot_str = 'plot for [i=0:*] file=sprintf("cpu%03d.csv",i) title_s=sprintf("cpu%03d",i) file using 16:7 pt 7 ps 1 title title_s'
 #
-    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).replace('\n', ' ')
+    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).decode('utf-8').replace('\n', ' ')
     plot_str = "plot for [i in title_list] i.'.csv' using {:d}:{:d} pt 7 ps 1 title i".format(C_ELAPSED, C_TO)
     g_plot('title_list = "{}"'.format(title_list))
     g_plot(plot_str)
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ def plot_load_cpu():
     g_plot('set ylabel "CPU load (percent)"')
     g_plot('set title "{} : cpu loads : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, datetime.now()))
 
-    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).replace('\n', ' ')
+    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).decode('utf-8').replace('\n', ' ')
     plot_str = "plot for [i in title_list] i.'.csv' using {:d}:{:d} pt 7 ps 1 title i".format(C_ELAPSED, C_LOAD)
     g_plot('title_list = "{}"'.format(title_list))
     g_plot(plot_str)
@@ -222,11 +220,11 @@ def plot_frequency_cpu():
 
     output_png = 'all_cpu_frequencies.png'
     g_plot = common_all_gnuplot_settings(output_png)
-    g_plot('set yrange [0:4]')
+#   autoscale this one, no set y range
     g_plot('set ylabel "CPU Frequency (GHz)"')
     g_plot('set title "{} : cpu frequencies : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, datetime.now()))
 
-    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).replace('\n', ' ')
+    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).decode('utf-8').replace('\n', ' ')
     plot_str = "plot for [i in title_list] i.'.csv' using {:d}:{:d} pt 7 ps 1 title i".format(C_ELAPSED, C_FREQ)
     g_plot('title_list = "{}"'.format(title_list))
     g_plot(plot_str)
@@ -236,12 +234,12 @@ def plot_duration_cpu():
 
     output_png = 'all_cpu_durations.png'
     g_plot = common_all_gnuplot_settings(output_png)
-    g_plot('set yrange [0:5000]')
+#   autoscale this one, no set y range
     g_plot('set ytics 0, 500')
     g_plot('set ylabel "Timer Duration (MilliSeconds)"')
     g_plot('set title "{} : cpu durations : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, datetime.now()))
 
-    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).replace('\n', ' ')
+    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).decode('utf-8').replace('\n', ' ')
     plot_str = "plot for [i in title_list] i.'.csv' using {:d}:{:d} pt 7 ps 1 title i".format(C_ELAPSED, C_DURATION)
     g_plot('title_list = "{}"'.format(title_list))
     g_plot(plot_str)
@@ -255,7 +253,7 @@ def plot_scaled_cpu():
     g_plot('set ylabel "Scaled Busy (Unitless)"')
     g_plot('set title "{} : cpu scaled busy : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, datetime.now()))
 
-    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).replace('\n', ' ')
+    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).decode('utf-8').replace('\n', ' ')
     plot_str = "plot for [i in title_list] i.'.csv' using {:d}:{:d} pt 7 ps 1 title i".format(C_ELAPSED, C_SCALED)
     g_plot('title_list = "{}"'.format(title_list))
     g_plot(plot_str)
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ def plot_boost_cpu():
     g_plot('set ylabel "CPU IO Boost (percent)"')
     g_plot('set title "{} : cpu io boost : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, datetime.now()))
 
-    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).replace('\n', ' ')
+    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).decode('utf-8').replace('\n', ' ')
     plot_str = "plot for [i in title_list] i.'.csv' using {:d}:{:d} pt 7 ps 1 title i".format(C_ELAPSED, C_BOOST)
     g_plot('title_list = "{}"'.format(title_list))
     g_plot(plot_str)
@@ -283,7 +281,7 @@ def plot_ghz_cpu():
     g_plot('set ylabel "TSC Frequency (GHz)"')
     g_plot('set title "{} : cpu TSC Frequencies (Sanity check calculation) : {:%F %H:%M}"'.format(testname, datetime.now()))
 
-    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).replace('\n', ' ')
+    title_list = subprocess.check_output('ls cpu???.csv | sed -e \'s/.csv//\'',shell=True).decode('utf-8').replace('\n', ' ')
     plot_str = "plot for [i in title_list] i.'.csv' using {:d}:{:d} pt 7 ps 1 title i".format(C_ELAPSED, C_GHZ)
     g_plot('title_list = "{}"'.format(title_list))
     g_plot(plot_str)