diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpufreq.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpufreq.c
index 467d899fbe75..e548ba74a4d2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpufreq.c
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ static int __init imx_cpufreq_driver_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	policy->cur = policy->min = policy->max = imx_get_speed(0);
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.min_freq = 8000;
 	policy->cpuinfo.max_freq = 200000;
 	 /* Manual states, that PLL stabilizes in two CLK32 periods */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/cpu-sa1110.c b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/cpu-sa1110.c
index 78f4c1346044..36b47ff5af11 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/cpu-sa1110.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/cpu-sa1110.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ static int __init sa1110_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (policy->cpu != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	policy->cur = policy->min = policy->max = sa11x0_getspeed(0);
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.min_freq = 59000;
 	policy->cpuinfo.max_freq = 287000;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/cpu-omap.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/cpu-omap.c
index a0c71dca2373..c0d63b0c61c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/cpu-omap.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/cpu-omap.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ static int __init omap_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (policy->cpu != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	policy->cur = policy->min = policy->max = omap_getspeed(0);
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.min_freq = clk_round_rate(mpu_clk, 0) / 1000;
 	policy->cpuinfo.max_freq = clk_round_rate(mpu_clk, VERY_HI_RATE) / 1000;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/cpu.c b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/cpu.c
index 6fd9cfd0a31b..b7a0e0fbd9af 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf533/cpu.c
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ static int __init __bf533_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (policy->cpu != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
-
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
 	/*Now ,only support one cpu */
 	policy->cur = bf533_getfreq(0);
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index 8c6ec7070844..b8498ea62068 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@ acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init (
 			    data->acpi_data.states[i].transition_latency * 1000;
 		}
 	}
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
-
 	policy->cur = processor_get_freq(data, policy->cpu);
 
 	/* table init */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cbe_cpufreq.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cbe_cpufreq.c
index 901236fa0f07..5123e9d4164b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cbe_cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/cbe_cpufreq.c
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ static int cbe_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		pr_debug("%d: %d\n", i, cbe_freqs[i].frequency);
 	}
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
-
 	/* if DEBUG is enabled set_pmode() measures the latency
 	 * of a transition */
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 25000;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/cpufreq.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/cpufreq.c
index 3ae083851b01..1cfb8b0c8fec 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pasemi/cpufreq.c
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ static int pas_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		pr_debug("%d: %d\n", i, pas_freqs[i].frequency);
 	}
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
-
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = get_gizmo_latency();
 
 	cur_astate = get_cur_astate(policy->cpu);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/cpufreq_32.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/cpufreq_32.c
index 1fe35dab0e9e..c04abcc28a7a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/cpufreq_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/cpufreq_32.c
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ static int pmac_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (policy->cpu != 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency	= CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
 	policy->cur = cur_freq;
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/cpufreq_64.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/cpufreq_64.c
index 00f50298c342..4dfb4bc242b5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/cpufreq_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powermac/cpufreq_64.c
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ static unsigned int g5_cpufreq_get_speed(unsigned int cpu)
 
 static int g5_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
 	policy->cur = g5_cpu_freqs[g5_query_freq()].frequency;
 	/* secondary CPUs are tied to the primary one by the
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/cpufreq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpufreq.c
index e61890217c50..71d1c427b907 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpufreq.c
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ static int sh_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	policy->cpuinfo.max_freq = (clk_round_rate(cpuclk, ~0UL) + 500) / 1000;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
 
-	policy->governor	= CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cur		= sh_cpufreq_get(policy->cpu);
 	policy->min		= policy->cpuinfo.min_freq;
 	policy->max		= policy->cpuinfo.max_freq;
diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/us2e_cpufreq.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/us2e_cpufreq.c
index 1f83fe6a82d6..791c15138f3a 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/us2e_cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/us2e_cpufreq.c
@@ -326,7 +326,6 @@ static int __init us2e_freq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	table[2].index = 5;
 	table[3].frequency = CPUFREQ_TABLE_END;
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 0;
 	policy->cur = clock_tick;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index b6434a7ef8b2..ffd01e5dcb52 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 			policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency =
 			    perf->states[i].transition_latency * 1000;
 	}
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 
 	data->max_freq = perf->states[0].core_frequency * 1000;
 	/* table init */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
index 66acd5039918..32f0bda3fc95 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ static int nforce2_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	policy->cur = nforce2_get(policy->cpu);
 	policy->min = policy->cpuinfo.min_freq;
 	policy->max = policy->cpuinfo.max_freq;
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
index f43d98e11cc7..c11baaf9f2b4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ static int eps_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		f_table[k].frequency = CPUFREQ_TABLE_END;
 	}
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 140000; /* 844mV -> 700mV in ns */
 	policy->cur = fsb * current_multiplier;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
index f317276afa7a..1e7ae7dafcf6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ static int elanfreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	}
 
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
 	policy->cur = elanfreq_get_cpu_frequency(0);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
index 461dabc4e495..ed2bda127c44 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
@@ -420,7 +420,6 @@ static int cpufreq_gx_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		policy->min = maxfreq / POLICY_MIN_DIV;
 	policy->max = maxfreq;
 	policy->cur = curfreq;
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.min_freq = maxfreq / max_duration;
 	policy->cpuinfo.max_freq = maxfreq;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
index f0cce3c2dc3a..5045f5d583c8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
@@ -710,6 +710,10 @@ static int enable_arbiter_disable(void)
 	reg = 0x78;
 	dev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8601_0,
 			     NULL);
+	/* Find PM133/VT8605 host bridge */
+	if (dev == NULL)
+		dev = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA,
+				     PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8605_0, NULL);
 	/* Find CLE266 host bridge */
 	if (dev == NULL) {
 		reg = 0x76;
@@ -918,7 +922,6 @@ static int __init longhaul_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if ((longhaul_version != TYPE_LONGHAUL_V1) && (scale_voltage != 0))
 		longhaul_setup_voltagescaling();
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 200000;	/* nsec */
 	policy->cur = calc_speed(longhaul_get_cpu_mult());
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
index 4c76b511e194..8eb414b906d2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ static int cpufreq_p4_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	cpufreq_frequency_table_get_attr(p4clockmod_table, policy->cpu);
 
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 1000000; /* assumed */
 	policy->cur = stock_freq;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
index f89524051e4a..6d0285339317 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ static int powernow_k6_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	}
 
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
 	policy->cur = busfreq * max_multiplier;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
index ca3e1d341889..7decd6a50ffa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
@@ -637,8 +637,6 @@ static int __init powernow_cpu_init (struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	printk (KERN_INFO PFX "Minimum speed %d MHz. Maximum speed %d MHz.\n",
 				minimum_speed/1000, maximum_speed/1000);
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
-
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = cpufreq_scale(2000000UL, fsb, latency);
 
 	policy->cur = powernow_get(0);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 34ed53a06730..b273b69cfddf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -76,7 +76,10 @@ static u32 find_khz_freq_from_fid(u32 fid)
 /* Return a frequency in MHz, given an input fid and did */
 static u32 find_freq_from_fiddid(u32 fid, u32 did)
 {
-	return 100 * (fid + 0x10) >> did;
+	if (current_cpu_data.x86 == 0x10)
+		return 100 * (fid + 0x10) >> did;
+	else
+		return 100 * (fid + 0x8) >> did;
 }
 
 static u32 find_khz_freq_from_fiddid(u32 fid, u32 did)
@@ -1208,7 +1211,6 @@ static int __cpuinit powernowk8_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 	/* run on any CPU again */
 	set_cpus_allowed(current, oldmask);
 
-	pol->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	if (cpu_family == CPU_HW_PSTATE)
 		pol->cpus = cpumask_of_cpu(pol->cpu);
 	else
@@ -1325,21 +1327,16 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_amd64_driver = {
 static int __cpuinit powernowk8_init(void)
 {
 	unsigned int i, supported_cpus = 0;
-	unsigned int booted_cores = 1;
 
 	for_each_online_cpu(i) {
 		if (check_supported_cpu(i))
 			supported_cpus++;
 	}
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	booted_cores = cpu_data[0].booted_cores;
-#endif
-
 	if (supported_cpus == num_online_cpus()) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Found %d %s "
 			"processors (%d cpu cores) (" VERSION ")\n",
-			supported_cpus/booted_cores,
+			num_online_nodes(),
 			boot_cpu_data.x86_model_id, supported_cpus);
 		return cpufreq_register_driver(&cpufreq_amd64_driver);
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
index b8fb4b521c62..d9f3e90a7ae0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ static int sc520_freq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 1000000; /* 1ms */
 	policy->cur = sc520_freq_get_cpu_frequency(0);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
index 6c5dc2c85aeb..811d47438546 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ static int centrino_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	freq = get_cur_freq(policy->cpu);
 
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 10000; /* 10uS transition latency */
 	policy->cur = freq;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
index a5b2346faf1f..36685e8f7be1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ static int speedstep_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		(speed / 1000));
 
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cur = speed;
 
 	result = cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(policy, speedstep_freqs);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
index e1c509aa3054..f2b5a621d27b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ static int speedstep_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		(speed / 1000));
 
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
-	policy->governor = CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = CPUFREQ_ETERNAL;
 	policy->cur = speed;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index 993fa7b89253..721f86f4f008 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ config CPU_FREQ_STAT_DETAILS
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
-# Note that it is not currently possible to set the other governors (such as ondemand)
-# as the default, since if they fail to initialise, cpufreq will be
-# left in an undefined state.
-
 choice
 	prompt "Default CPUFreq governor"
 	default CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE if CPU_FREQ_SA1100 || CPU_FREQ_SA1110
@@ -85,6 +81,29 @@ config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
 	  program shall be able to set the CPU dynamically without having
 	  to enable the userspace governor manually.
 
+config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND
+	bool "ondemand"
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
+	help
+	  Use the CPUFreq governor 'ondemand' as default. This allows
+	  you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
+	  loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
+	  Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the ondemand
+	  governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
+	  driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
+
+config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
+	bool "conservative"
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
+	help
+	  Use the CPUFreq governor 'conservative' as default. This allows
+	  you to get a full dynamic frequency capable system by simply
+	  loading your cpufreq low-level hardware driver.
+	  Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the conservative
+	  governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
+	  driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
 endchoice
 
 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 2f6a73c01b71..f7b9d6fce123 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ static int cpufreq_add_dev (struct sys_device * sys_dev)
 	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
 	 */
@@ -1109,12 +1111,7 @@ unsigned int cpufreq_quick_get(unsigned int cpu)
 	unsigned int ret_freq = 0;
 
 	if (policy) {
-		if (unlikely(lock_policy_rwsem_read(cpu)))
-			return ret_freq;
-
 		ret_freq = policy->cur;
-
-		unlock_policy_rwsem_read(cpu);
 		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 	}
 
@@ -1483,6 +1480,31 @@ static int __cpufreq_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 {
 	int ret;
 
+	/* Only must be defined when default governor is known to have latency
+	   restrictions, like e.g. conservative or ondemand.
+	   That this is the case is already ensured in Kconfig
+	*/
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
+	struct cpufreq_governor *gov = &cpufreq_gov_performance;
+#else
+	struct cpufreq_governor *gov = NULL;
+#endif
+
+	if (policy->governor->max_transition_latency &&
+	    policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency >
+	    policy->governor->max_transition_latency) {
+		if (!gov)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		else {
+			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s governor failed, too long"
+			       " transition latency of HW, fallback"
+			       " to %s governor\n",
+			       policy->governor->name,
+			       gov->name);
+			policy->governor = gov;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (!try_module_get(policy->governor->owner))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1703,7 +1725,7 @@ int cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_update_policy);
 
-static int cpufreq_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+static int __cpuinit cpufreq_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 26f440ccc3fb..4bd33ce8a6f3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static unsigned int 				def_sampling_rate;
 #define DEF_SAMPLING_RATE_LATENCY_MULTIPLIER	(1000)
 #define DEF_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR		(1)
 #define MAX_SAMPLING_DOWN_FACTOR		(10)
-#define TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT		(10 * 1000)
+#define TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT		(10 * 1000 * 1000)
 
 static void do_dbs_timer(struct work_struct *work);
 
@@ -466,9 +466,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		    (!policy->cur))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency >
-				(TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT * 1000))
-			return -EINVAL;
 		if (this_dbs_info->enable) /* Already enabled */
 			break;
 		 
@@ -551,15 +548,17 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_dbs = {
-	.name		= "conservative",
-	.governor	= cpufreq_governor_dbs,
-	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
+struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_conservative = {
+	.name			= "conservative",
+	.governor		= cpufreq_governor_dbs,
+	.max_transition_latency	= TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT,
+	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_gov_conservative);
 
 static int __init cpufreq_gov_dbs_init(void)
 {
-	return cpufreq_register_governor(&cpufreq_gov_dbs);
+	return cpufreq_register_governor(&cpufreq_gov_conservative);
 }
 
 static void __exit cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit(void)
@@ -567,7 +566,7 @@ static void __exit cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit(void)
 	/* Make sure that the scheduled work is indeed not running */
 	flush_scheduled_work();
 
-	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&cpufreq_gov_dbs);
+	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&cpufreq_gov_conservative);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index e794527e4925..369f44595150 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static unsigned int def_sampling_rate;
 			(def_sampling_rate / MIN_SAMPLING_RATE_RATIO)
 #define MAX_SAMPLING_RATE			(500 * def_sampling_rate)
 #define DEF_SAMPLING_RATE_LATENCY_MULTIPLIER	(1000)
-#define TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT		(10 * 1000)
+#define TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT		(10 * 1000 * 1000)
 
 static void do_dbs_timer(struct work_struct *work);
 
@@ -508,12 +508,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		if ((!cpu_online(cpu)) || (!policy->cur))
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-		if (policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency >
-				(TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT * 1000)) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "ondemand governor failed to load "
-			       "due to too long transition latency\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 		if (this_dbs_info->enable) /* Already enabled */
 			break;
 
@@ -585,11 +579,13 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_dbs = {
-	.name = "ondemand",
-	.governor = cpufreq_governor_dbs,
-	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_ondemand = {
+	.name			= "ondemand",
+	.governor		= cpufreq_governor_dbs,
+	.max_transition_latency = TRANSITION_LATENCY_LIMIT,
+	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_gov_ondemand);
 
 static int __init cpufreq_gov_dbs_init(void)
 {
@@ -598,12 +594,12 @@ static int __init cpufreq_gov_dbs_init(void)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "Creation of kondemand failed\n");
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
-	return cpufreq_register_governor(&cpufreq_gov_dbs);
+	return cpufreq_register_governor(&cpufreq_gov_ondemand);
 }
 
 static void __exit cpufreq_gov_dbs_exit(void)
 {
-	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&cpufreq_gov_dbs);
+	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&cpufreq_gov_ondemand);
 	destroy_workqueue(kondemand_wq);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c
index 917b9bab9ccb..8a45d0f93e26 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_stats.c
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ freq_table_get_index(struct cpufreq_stats *stat, unsigned int freq)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static void
-cpufreq_stats_free_table (unsigned int cpu)
+static void __cpuexit cpufreq_stats_free_table(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_stats *stat = cpufreq_stats_table[cpu];
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
@@ -305,8 +304,9 @@ cpufreq_stat_notifier_trans (struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cpufreq_stat_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
-					unsigned long action, void *hcpu)
+static int __cpuinit cpufreq_stat_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
+					       unsigned long action,
+					       void *hcpu)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu = (unsigned long)hcpu;
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ static int cpufreq_stat_cpu_callback(struct notifier_block *nfb,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block cpufreq_stat_cpu_notifier =
+static struct notifier_block cpufreq_stat_cpu_notifier __cpuinitdata =
 {
 	.notifier_call = cpufreq_stat_cpu_callback,
 };
@@ -356,8 +356,7 @@ __init cpufreq_stats_init(void)
 
 	register_hotcpu_notifier(&cpufreq_stat_cpu_notifier);
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		cpufreq_stat_cpu_callback(&cpufreq_stat_cpu_notifier,
-				CPU_ONLINE, (void *)(long)cpu);
+		cpufreq_update_policy(cpu);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -372,13 +371,12 @@ __exit cpufreq_stats_exit(void)
 			CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER);
 	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&cpufreq_stat_cpu_notifier);
 	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-		cpufreq_stat_cpu_callback(&cpufreq_stat_cpu_notifier,
-						CPU_DEAD, (void *)(long)cpu);
+		cpufreq_stats_free_table(cpu);
 	}
 }
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR ("Zou Nan hai <nanhai.zou@intel.com>");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION ("'cpufreq_stats' - A driver to export cpufreq stats"
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION ("'cpufreq_stats' - A driver to export cpufreq stats "
 				"through sysfs filesystem");
 MODULE_LICENSE ("GPL");
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 3ec6e7ff5fbd..23932d7741a9 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -32,12 +32,24 @@
  *                     CPUFREQ NOTIFIER INTERFACE                    *
  *********************************************************************/
 
-int cpufreq_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned int list);
-int cpufreq_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned int list);
-
 #define CPUFREQ_TRANSITION_NOTIFIER	(0)
 #define CPUFREQ_POLICY_NOTIFIER		(1)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
+int cpufreq_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned int list);
+int cpufreq_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned int list);
+#else		/* CONFIG_CPU_FREQ */
+static inline int cpufreq_register_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
+						unsigned int list)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline int cpufreq_unregister_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb,
+						unsigned int list)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif		/* CONFIG_CPU_FREQ */
 
 /* if (cpufreq_driver->target) exists, the ->governor decides what frequency
  * within the limits is used. If (cpufreq_driver->setpolicy> exists, these
@@ -155,6 +167,9 @@ struct cpufreq_governor {
 	char	name[CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN];
 	int 	(*governor)	(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				 unsigned int event);
+	unsigned int max_transition_latency; /* HW must be able to switch to
+			next freq faster than this value in nano secs or we
+			will fallback to performance governor */
 	struct list_head	governor_list;
 	struct module		*owner;
 };
@@ -279,12 +294,24 @@ static inline unsigned int cpufreq_quick_get(unsigned int cpu)
  *********************************************************************/
 
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
+/*
+  Performance governor is fallback governor if any other gov failed to
+  auto load due latency restrictions
+*/
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
 extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_performance;
-#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR	&cpufreq_gov_performance
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
+#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR	(&cpufreq_gov_performance)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE)
 extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_userspace;
-#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR	&cpufreq_gov_userspace
+#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR	(&cpufreq_gov_userspace)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_ONDEMAND)
+extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_ondemand;
+#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR	(&cpufreq_gov_ondemand)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE)
+extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_conservative;
+#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR	(&cpufreq_gov_conservative)
 #endif