diff --git a/include/linux/pm_qos.h b/include/linux/pm_qos.h
index e5bbcbaa6f57..4d99e4e6ef83 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_qos.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_qos.h
@@ -110,7 +110,19 @@ static inline void pm_qos_remove_request(struct pm_qos_request *req)
 			{ return; }
 
 static inline int pm_qos_request(int pm_qos_class)
-			{ return 0; }
+{
+	switch (pm_qos_class) {
+	case PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY:
+		return PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LAT_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+	case PM_QOS_NETWORK_LATENCY:
+		return PM_QOS_NETWORK_LAT_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+	case PM_QOS_NETWORK_THROUGHPUT:
+		return PM_QOS_NETWORK_THROUGHPUT_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+	default:
+		return PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE;
+	}
+}
+
 static inline int pm_qos_add_notifier(int pm_qos_class,
 				      struct notifier_block *notifier)
 			{ return 0; }
diff --git a/kernel/power/power.h b/kernel/power/power.h
index 0c4defe6d3b8..21724eee5206 100644
--- a/kernel/power/power.h
+++ b/kernel/power/power.h
@@ -231,8 +231,28 @@ extern int pm_test_level;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND_FREEZER
 static inline int suspend_freeze_processes(void)
 {
-	int error = freeze_processes();
-	return error ? : freeze_kernel_threads();
+	int error;
+
+	error = freeze_processes();
+
+	/*
+	 * freeze_processes() automatically thaws every task if freezing
+	 * fails. So we need not do anything extra upon error.
+	 */
+	if (error)
+		goto Finish;
+
+	error = freeze_kernel_threads();
+
+	/*
+	 * freeze_kernel_threads() thaws only kernel threads upon freezing
+	 * failure. So we have to thaw the userspace tasks ourselves.
+	 */
+	if (error)
+		thaw_processes();
+
+ Finish:
+	return error;
 }
 
 static inline void suspend_thaw_processes(void)
diff --git a/kernel/power/process.c b/kernel/power/process.c
index eeca00311f39..7e426459e60a 100644
--- a/kernel/power/process.c
+++ b/kernel/power/process.c
@@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ int freeze_processes(void)
 /**
  * freeze_kernel_threads - Make freezable kernel threads go to the refrigerator.
  *
- * On success, returns 0.  On failure, -errno and system is fully thawed.
+ * On success, returns 0.  On failure, -errno and only the kernel threads are
+ * thawed, so as to give a chance to the caller to do additional cleanups
+ * (if any) before thawing the userspace tasks. So, it is the responsibility
+ * of the caller to thaw the userspace tasks, when the time is right.
  */
 int freeze_kernel_threads(void)
 {
@@ -159,7 +162,7 @@ int freeze_kernel_threads(void)
 	BUG_ON(in_atomic());
 
 	if (error)
-		thaw_processes();
+		thaw_kernel_threads();
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/power/user.c b/kernel/power/user.c
index e5a21a857302..3e100075b13c 100644
--- a/kernel/power/user.c
+++ b/kernel/power/user.c
@@ -249,13 +249,15 @@ static long snapshot_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 		}
 		pm_restore_gfp_mask();
 		error = hibernation_snapshot(data->platform_support);
-		if (!error) {
+		if (error) {
+			thaw_kernel_threads();
+		} else {
 			error = put_user(in_suspend, (int __user *)arg);
 			if (!error && !freezer_test_done)
 				data->ready = 1;
 			if (freezer_test_done) {
 				freezer_test_done = false;
-				thaw_processes();
+				thaw_kernel_threads();
 			}
 		}
 		break;