diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.txt
index dd3929e85dec..332aed8f4597 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ Optional properties:
   in unit of nanoseconds.
 - voltage-tolerance: Specify the CPU voltage tolerance in percentage.
 - #cooling-cells:
-- cooling-min-level:
-- cooling-max-level:
      Please refer to Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt.
 
 Examples:
@@ -40,8 +38,6 @@ cpus {
 		>;
 		clock-latency = <61036>; /* two CLK32 periods */
 		#cooling-cells = <2>;
-		cooling-min-level = <0>;
-		cooling-max-level = <2>;
 	};
 
 	cpu@1 {
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-mediatek.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-mediatek.txt
index f6403089edcf..d36f07e0a2bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-mediatek.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-mediatek.txt
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ Optional properties:
 	       flow is handled by hardware, hence no software "voltage tracking" is
 	       needed.
 - #cooling-cells:
-- cooling-min-level:
-- cooling-max-level:
 	Please refer to Documentation/devicetree/bindings/thermal/thermal.txt
 	for detail.
 
@@ -67,8 +65,6 @@ Example 1 (MT7623 SoC):
 		clock-names = "cpu", "intermediate";
 		operating-points-v2 = <&cpu_opp_table>;
 		#cooling-cells = <2>;
-		cooling-min-level = <0>;
-		cooling-max-level = <7>;
 	};
 	cpu@1 {
 		device_type = "cpu";
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/mt7623.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/mt7623.dtsi
index b750da5362f7..8e7c65464c9d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/mt7623.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/mt7623.dtsi
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@
 			clock-names = "cpu", "intermediate";
 			operating-points-v2 = <&cpu_opp_table>;
 			#cooling-cells = <2>;
-			cooling-min-level = <0>;
-			cooling-max-level = <7>;
 			clock-frequency = <1300000000>;
 		};
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
index fb586e09682d..833b5f41f596 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ config ARM_DT_BL_CPUFREQ
 config ARM_SCPI_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "SCPI based CPUfreq driver"
 	depends on ARM_SCPI_PROTOCOL && COMMON_CLK_SCPI
+	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUfreq driver support for ARM platforms using SCPI
 	  protocol for CPU power management.
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index d0c34df0529c..9449657d72f0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -794,15 +794,9 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		valid_states++;
 	}
 	freq_table[valid_states].frequency = CPUFREQ_TABLE_END;
+	policy->freq_table = freq_table;
 	perf->state = 0;
 
-	result = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
-	if (result)
-		goto err_freqfree;
-
-	if (perf->states[0].core_frequency * 1000 != policy->cpuinfo.max_freq)
-		pr_warn(FW_WARN "P-state 0 is not max freq\n");
-
 	switch (perf->control_register.space_id) {
 	case ACPI_ADR_SPACE_SYSTEM_IO:
 		/*
@@ -842,8 +836,6 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	return result;
 
-err_freqfree:
-	kfree(freq_table);
 err_unreg:
 	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(cpu);
 err_free_mask:
@@ -871,6 +863,15 @@ static int acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void acpi_cpufreq_cpu_ready(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct acpi_processor_performance *perf = per_cpu_ptr(acpi_perf_data,
+							      policy->cpu);
+
+	if (perf->states[0].core_frequency * 1000 != policy->cpuinfo.max_freq)
+		pr_warn(FW_WARN "P-state 0 is not max freq\n");
+}
+
 static int acpi_cpufreq_resume(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct acpi_cpufreq_data *data = policy->driver_data;
@@ -898,6 +899,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver acpi_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.bios_limit	= acpi_processor_get_bios_limit,
 	.init		= acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init,
 	.exit		= acpi_cpufreq_cpu_exit,
+	.ready		= acpi_cpufreq_cpu_ready,
 	.resume		= acpi_cpufreq_resume,
 	.name		= "acpi-cpufreq",
 	.attr		= acpi_cpufreq_attr,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c b/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
index c56b57dcfda5..1d7ef5fc1977 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/arm_big_little.c
@@ -483,14 +483,7 @@ static int bL_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table[cur_cluster]);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(cpu_dev, "CPU %d, cluster: %d invalid freq table\n",
-			policy->cpu, cur_cluster);
-		put_cluster_clk_and_freq_table(cpu_dev, policy->cpus);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
+	policy->freq_table = freq_table[cur_cluster];
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency =
 				arm_bL_ops->get_transition_latency(cpu_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
index 7281a2c19c36..6cdac1aaf23c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/brcmstb-avs-cpufreq.c
@@ -902,11 +902,7 @@ static int brcm_avs_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "invalid frequency table: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	policy->freq_table = freq_table;
 
 	/* All cores share the same clock and thus the same policy. */
 	cpumask_setall(policy->cpus);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
index a1c3025f9df7..8300a9fcb80c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cppc_cpufreq.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include <linux/time.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ static int cppc_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	policy->cpuinfo.max_freq = cppc_dmi_max_khz;
 
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = cppc_get_transition_latency(cpu_num);
+	policy->transition_delay_us = cppc_get_transition_latency(cpu_num) /
+		NSEC_PER_USEC;
 	policy->shared_type = cpu->shared_type;
 
 	if (policy->shared_type == CPUFREQ_SHARED_TYPE_ANY)
@@ -230,8 +233,13 @@ static int __init cppc_cpufreq_init(void)
 	return ret;
 
 out:
-	for_each_possible_cpu(i)
-		kfree(all_cpu_data[i]);
+	for_each_possible_cpu(i) {
+		cpu = all_cpu_data[i];
+		if (!cpu)
+			break;
+		free_cpumask_var(cpu->shared_cpu_map);
+		kfree(cpu);
+	}
 
 	kfree(all_cpu_data);
 	return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
index de3d104c25d7..190ea0dccb79 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
@@ -258,16 +258,10 @@ static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	priv->cpu_dev = cpu_dev;
 	policy->driver_data = priv;
 	policy->clk = cpu_clk;
+	policy->freq_table = freq_table;
 
 	policy->suspend_freq = dev_pm_opp_get_suspend_opp_freq(cpu_dev) / 1000;
 
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(cpu_dev, "%s: invalid frequency table: %d\n", __func__,
-			ret);
-		goto out_free_cpufreq_table;
-	}
-
 	/* Support turbo/boost mode */
 	if (policy_has_boost_freq(policy)) {
 		/* This gets disabled by core on driver unregister */
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index de33ebf008ad..075d18f6ba7a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -178,14 +178,7 @@ int cpufreq_generic_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table,
 		unsigned int transition_latency)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, table);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("%s: invalid frequency table: %d\n", __func__, ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
+	policy->freq_table = table;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = transition_latency;
 
 	/*
@@ -1219,6 +1212,10 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		goto out_free_policy;
 	}
 
+	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_sort(policy);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_exit_policy;
+
 	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
 	if (new_policy) {
@@ -1249,7 +1246,7 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		policy->cur = cpufreq_driver->get(policy->cpu);
 		if (!policy->cur) {
 			pr_err("%s: ->get() failed\n", __func__);
-			goto out_exit_policy;
+			goto out_destroy_policy;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1296,7 +1293,7 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (new_policy) {
 		ret = cpufreq_add_dev_interface(policy);
 		if (ret)
-			goto out_exit_policy;
+			goto out_destroy_policy;
 
 		cpufreq_stats_create_table(policy);
 
@@ -1311,7 +1308,7 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		       __func__, cpu, ret);
 		/* cpufreq_policy_free() will notify based on this */
 		new_policy = false;
-		goto out_exit_policy;
+		goto out_destroy_policy;
 	}
 
 	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
@@ -1326,15 +1323,16 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 
 	return 0;
 
-out_exit_policy:
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
-		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
-
+out_destroy_policy:
 	for_each_cpu(j, policy->real_cpus)
 		remove_cpu_dev_symlink(policy, get_cpu_device(j));
 
+	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+
+out_exit_policy:
+	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
+		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
+
 out_free_policy:
 	cpufreq_policy_free(policy);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
index cdf097b29862..60bea302abbe 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ static int eps_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = &cpu_data(0);
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *f_table;
 	int k, step, voltage;
-	int ret;
 	int states;
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ACPI_PROCESSOR)
 	unsigned int limit;
@@ -359,12 +358,7 @@ static int eps_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	}
 
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 140000; /* 844mV -> 700mV in ns */
-
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, &centaur->freq_table[0]);
-	if (ret) {
-		kfree(centaur);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	policy->freq_table = &centaur->freq_table[0];
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
index 45e2ca62515e..03419f064752 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ static int elanfreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		if (pos->frequency > max_freq)
 			pos->frequency = CPUFREQ_ENTRY_INVALID;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, elanfreq_table);
+	policy->freq_table = elanfreq_table;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
index 6d007f824ca7..10e119ae66dd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
@@ -362,10 +362,24 @@ int cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		return ret;
 
 	policy->freq_table = table;
-	return set_freq_table_sorted(policy);
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_table_validate_and_show);
 
+int cpufreq_table_validate_and_sort(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!policy->freq_table)
+		return 0;
+
+	ret = cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(policy, policy->freq_table);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return set_freq_table_sorted(policy);
+}
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("CPUfreq frequency table helpers");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/ia64-acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/ia64-acpi-cpufreq.c
index a757c0a1e7b5..7974a2fdb760 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/ia64-acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/ia64-acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -270,10 +270,7 @@ acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init (
 		}
 	}
 
-	result = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
-	if (result) {
-		goto err_freqfree;
-	}
+	policy->freq_table = freq_table;
 
 	/* notify BIOS that we exist */
 	acpi_processor_notify_smm(THIS_MODULE);
@@ -296,8 +293,6 @@ acpi_cpufreq_cpu_init (
 
 	return (result);
 
- err_freqfree:
-	kfree(freq_table);
  err_unreg:
 	acpi_processor_unregister_performance(cpu);
  err_free:
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c
index ff67859948b3..83cf631fc9bc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/imx6q-cpufreq.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static struct clk_bulk_data clks[] = {
 static struct device *cpu_dev;
 static bool free_opp;
 static struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
+static unsigned int max_freq;
 static unsigned int transition_latency;
 
 static u32 *imx6_soc_volt;
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ static int imx6q_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	policy->clk = clks[ARM].clk;
 	ret = cpufreq_generic_init(policy, freq_table, transition_latency);
-	policy->suspend_freq = policy->max;
+	policy->suspend_freq = max_freq;
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -437,12 +438,12 @@ soc_opp_out:
 	 * freq_table initialised from OPP is therefore sorted in the
 	 * same order.
 	 */
+	max_freq = freq_table[--num].frequency;
 	opp = dev_pm_opp_find_freq_exact(cpu_dev,
 				  freq_table[0].frequency * 1000, true);
 	min_volt = dev_pm_opp_get_voltage(opp);
 	dev_pm_opp_put(opp);
-	opp = dev_pm_opp_find_freq_exact(cpu_dev,
-				  freq_table[--num].frequency * 1000, true);
+	opp = dev_pm_opp_find_freq_exact(cpu_dev, max_freq * 1000, true);
 	max_volt = dev_pm_opp_get_voltage(opp);
 	dev_pm_opp_put(opp);
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
index f730b6528c18..61a4c5b08219 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
@@ -895,8 +895,9 @@ static int longhaul_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		longhaul_setup_voltagescaling();
 
 	policy->transition_delay_us = 200000;	/* usec */
+	policy->freq_table = longhaul_table;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, longhaul_table);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver longhaul_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
index 8c04dddd3c28..eb8920d39818 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
@@ -460,21 +460,12 @@ static int mtk_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("%s: invalid frequency table: %d\n", __func__, ret);
-		goto out_free_cpufreq_table;
-	}
-
 	cpumask_copy(policy->cpus, &info->cpus);
+	policy->freq_table = freq_table;
 	policy->driver_data = info;
 	policy->clk = info->cpu_clk;
 
 	return 0;
-
-out_free_cpufreq_table:
-	dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table(info->cpu_dev, &freq_table);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int mtk_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
@@ -578,7 +569,7 @@ static int __init mtk_cpufreq_driver_init(void)
 	match = of_match_node(mtk_cpufreq_machines, np);
 	of_node_put(np);
 	if (!match) {
-		pr_warn("Machine is not compatible with mtk-cpufreq\n");
+		pr_debug("Machine is not compatible with mtk-cpufreq\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c b/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
index a25741b1281b..911206243050 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ static int cpufreq_p4_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	/* the transition latency is set to be 1 higher than the maximum
 	 * transition latency of the ondemand governor */
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 10000001;
+	policy->freq_table = &p4clockmod_table[0];
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, &p4clockmod_table[0]);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
index dedd2568e852..8a8ea68611a8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
@@ -214,8 +214,9 @@ have_busfreq:
 
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 500000;
+	policy->freq_table = clock_ratio;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, clock_ratio);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
index 302e9ce793a0..d6cb052b0a75 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
@@ -639,8 +639,9 @@ static int powernow_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency =
 		cpufreq_scale(2000000UL, fsb, latency);
+	policy->freq_table = powernow_table;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, powernow_table);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int powernow_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index b01e31db5f83..fb77b39a4ce3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -122,14 +122,12 @@ static int query_current_values_with_pending_wait(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 static void count_off_irt(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 {
 	udelay((1 << data->irt) * 10);
-	return;
 }
 
 /* the voltage stabilization time */
 static void count_off_vst(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 {
 	udelay(data->vstable * VST_UNITS_20US);
-	return;
 }
 
 /* need to init the control msr to a safe value (for each cpu) */
@@ -591,10 +589,8 @@ static int fill_powernow_table(struct powernow_k8_data *data,
 
 	powernow_table = kzalloc((sizeof(*powernow_table)
 		* (data->numps + 1)), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!powernow_table) {
-		pr_err("powernow_table memory alloc failure\n");
+	if (!powernow_table)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	for (j = 0; j < data->numps; j++) {
 		int freq;
@@ -760,10 +756,8 @@ static int powernow_k8_cpu_init_acpi(struct powernow_k8_data *data)
 	/* fill in data->powernow_table */
 	powernow_table = kzalloc((sizeof(*powernow_table)
 		* (data->acpi_data.state_count + 1)), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!powernow_table) {
-		pr_debug("powernow_table memory alloc failure\n");
+	if (!powernow_table)
 		goto err_out;
-	}
 
 	/* fill in data */
 	data->numps = data->acpi_data.state_count;
@@ -1042,10 +1036,8 @@ static int powernowk8_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!data) {
-		pr_err("unable to alloc powernow_k8_data\n");
+	if (!data)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	data->cpu = pol->cpu;
 
@@ -1084,15 +1076,7 @@ static int powernowk8_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *pol)
 
 	cpumask_copy(pol->cpus, topology_core_cpumask(pol->cpu));
 	data->available_cores = pol->cpus;
-
-	/* min/max the cpu is capable of */
-	if (cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(pol, data->powernow_table)) {
-		pr_err(FW_BUG "invalid powernow_table\n");
-		powernow_k8_cpu_exit_acpi(data);
-		kfree(data->powernow_table);
-		kfree(data);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	pol->freq_table = data->powernow_table;
 
 	pr_debug("cpu_init done, current fid 0x%x, vid 0x%x\n",
 		data->currfid, data->currvid);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
index 29cdec198657..0591874856d3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernv-cpufreq.c
@@ -812,7 +812,7 @@ gpstates_done:
 
 static int powernv_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	int base, i, ret;
+	int base, i;
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
 	struct global_pstate_info *gpstates;
 
@@ -848,15 +848,10 @@ static int powernv_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	gpstates->timer.expires = jiffies +
 				msecs_to_jiffies(GPSTATE_TIMER_INTERVAL);
 	spin_lock_init(&gpstates->gpstate_lock);
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, powernv_freqs);
-
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		kfree(policy->driver_data);
-		return ret;
-	}
 
+	policy->freq_table = powernv_freqs;
 	policy->fast_switch_possible = true;
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int powernv_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
index 5a4c5a639f61..41a0f0be3f9f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/ppc_cbe_cpufreq.c
@@ -121,9 +121,8 @@ static int cbe_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	cpumask_copy(policy->cpus, cpu_sibling_mask(policy->cpu));
 #endif
 
-	/* this ensures that policy->cpuinfo_min
-	 * and policy->cpuinfo_max are set correctly */
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, cbe_freqs);
+	policy->freq_table = cbe_freqs;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int cbe_cpufreq_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
index 06b024a3e474..46254e583982 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa2xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -292,10 +292,10 @@ static int pxa_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 		pr_info("using %s frequency table\n",
 			pxa255_turbo_table ? "turbo" : "run");
 
-		cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, pxa255_freq_table);
+		policy->freq_table = pxa255_freq_table;
 	}
 	else if (cpu_is_pxa27x()) {
-		cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, pxa27x_freq_table);
+		policy->freq_table = pxa27x_freq_table;
 	}
 
 	pr_info("frequency change support initialized\n");
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa3xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa3xx-cpufreq.c
index a01275900389..7acc7fa4536d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/pxa3xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/pxa3xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ static int setup_freqs_table(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	pxa3xx_freqs_num = num;
 	pxa3xx_freqs_table = table;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, table);
+	policy->freq_table = table;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void __update_core_freq(struct pxa3xx_freq_info *info)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
index 0562761a3dec..3d773f64b4df 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qoriq-cpufreq.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void freq_table_sort(struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table,
 static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
-	int i, count, ret;
+	int i, count;
 	u32 freq;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	const struct clk_hw *hwclk;
@@ -192,16 +192,12 @@ static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	count = clk_hw_get_num_parents(hwclk);
 
 	data->pclk = kcalloc(count, sizeof(struct clk *), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!data->pclk) {
-		pr_err("%s: no memory\n", __func__);
+	if (!data->pclk)
 		goto err_nomem2;
-	}
 
 	table = kcalloc(count + 1, sizeof(*table), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!table) {
-		pr_err("%s: no memory\n", __func__);
+	if (!table)
 		goto err_pclk;
-	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		clk = clk_hw_get_parent_by_index(hwclk, i)->clk;
@@ -213,14 +209,7 @@ static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	freq_table_redup(table, count);
 	freq_table_sort(table, count);
 	table[i].frequency = CPUFREQ_TABLE_END;
-
-	/* set the min and max frequency properly */
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, table);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("invalid frequency table: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_nomem1;
-	}
-
+	policy->freq_table = table;
 	data->table = table;
 
 	/* update ->cpus if we have cluster, no harm if not */
@@ -236,8 +225,6 @@ static int qoriq_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_nomem1:
-	kfree(table);
 err_pclk:
 	kfree(data->pclk);
 err_nomem2:
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
index 6bebc1f9f55a..909bd6e27639 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -351,11 +351,8 @@ struct clk *s3c_cpufreq_clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *name)
 static int s3c_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	policy->clk = clk_arm;
-
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = cpu_cur.info->latency;
-
-	if (ftab)
-		return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, ftab);
+	policy->freq_table = ftab;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -479,10 +476,8 @@ int __init s3c_cpufreq_setboard(struct s3c_cpufreq_board *board)
 	 * initdata. */
 
 	ours = kzalloc(sizeof(*ours), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (ours == NULL) {
-		pr_err("%s: no memory\n", __func__);
+	if (!ours)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	*ours = *board;
 	cpu_cur.board = ours;
@@ -568,10 +563,8 @@ static int s3c_cpufreq_build_freq(void)
 	size++;
 
 	ftab = kzalloc(sizeof(*ftab) * size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ftab) {
-		pr_err("%s: no memory for tables\n", __func__);
+	if (!ftab)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	ftab_size = size;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
index 4225501a4b78..abaa75e86148 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ static int sc520_freq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	/* cpuinfo and default policy values */
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 1000000; /* 1ms */
+	policy->freq_table = sc520_freq_table;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, sc520_freq_table);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
index d300a163945f..87a98ec77773 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -158,13 +158,7 @@ static int scpi_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	}
 
 	policy->driver_data = priv;
-
-	ret = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(cpu_dev, "%s: invalid frequency table: %d\n", __func__,
-			ret);
-		goto out_put_clk;
-	}
+	policy->freq_table = freq_table;
 
 	/* scpi allows DVFS request for any domain from any CPU */
 	policy->dvfs_possible_from_any_cpu = true;
@@ -178,8 +172,6 @@ static int scpi_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	policy->fast_switch_possible = false;
 	return 0;
 
-out_put_clk:
-	clk_put(priv->clk);
 out_free_cpufreq_table:
 	dev_pm_opp_free_cpufreq_table(cpu_dev, &freq_table);
 out_free_priv:
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sfi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sfi-cpufreq.c
index 3779742f86e3..9767afe05da2 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sfi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sfi-cpufreq.c
@@ -72,8 +72,9 @@ static int sfi_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	policy->shared_type = CPUFREQ_SHARED_TYPE_HW;
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 100000;	/* 100us */
+	policy->freq_table = freq_table;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver sfi_cpufreq_driver = {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
index 28893d435cf5..5096c0ab781b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sh-cpufreq.c
@@ -122,11 +122,7 @@ static int sh_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	freq_table = cpuclk->nr_freqs ? cpuclk->freq_table : NULL;
 	if (freq_table) {
-		int result;
-
-		result = cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, freq_table);
-		if (result)
-			return result;
+		policy->freq_table = freq_table;
 	} else {
 		dev_notice(dev, "no frequency table found, falling back "
 			   "to rate rounding.\n");
@@ -137,11 +133,6 @@ static int sh_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 			(clk_round_rate(cpuclk, ~0UL) + 500) / 1000;
 	}
 
-	dev_info(dev, "CPU Frequencies - Minimum %u.%03u MHz, "
-	       "Maximum %u.%03u MHz.\n",
-	       policy->min / 1000, policy->min % 1000,
-	       policy->max / 1000, policy->max % 1000);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -155,6 +146,16 @@ static int sh_cpufreq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void sh_cpufreq_cpu_ready(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct device *dev = get_cpu_device(policy->cpu);
+
+	dev_info(dev, "CPU Frequencies - Minimum %u.%03u MHz, "
+	       "Maximum %u.%03u MHz.\n",
+	       policy->min / 1000, policy->min % 1000,
+	       policy->max / 1000, policy->max % 1000);
+}
+
 static struct cpufreq_driver sh_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.name		= "sh",
 	.flags		= CPUFREQ_NO_AUTO_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING,
@@ -163,6 +164,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver sh_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.verify		= sh_cpufreq_verify,
 	.init		= sh_cpufreq_cpu_init,
 	.exit		= sh_cpufreq_cpu_exit,
+	.ready		= sh_cpufreq_cpu_ready,
 	.attr		= cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
index 90f33efee5fc..bbd1d1e166b8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us2e-cpufreq.c
@@ -292,8 +292,9 @@ static int __init us2e_freq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 0;
 	policy->cur = clock_tick;
+	policy->freq_table = table;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, table);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int us2e_freq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us3-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us3-cpufreq.c
index 30645b0118f9..51e3c6018e74 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us3-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sparc-us3-cpufreq.c
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ static int __init us3_freq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 0;
 	policy->cur = clock_tick;
+	policy->freq_table = table;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, table);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int us3_freq_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
index 4fa5adf16c70..a1fb735685db 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
@@ -394,9 +394,9 @@ static int centrino_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 10000;
 						/* 10uS transition latency */
+	policy->freq_table = per_cpu(centrino_model, policy->cpu)->op_points;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy,
-		per_cpu(centrino_model, policy->cpu)->op_points);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int centrino_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
index 0412a246a785..fbbcb88db061 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
@@ -304,7 +304,9 @@ static int speedstep_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (gf.ret)
 		return gf.ret;
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, speedstep_freqs);
+	policy->freq_table = speedstep_freqs;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
index d23f24ccff38..01fe70dae20b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
@@ -266,7 +266,9 @@ static int speedstep_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 			pr_debug("workaround worked.\n");
 	}
 
-	return cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, speedstep_freqs);
+	policy->freq_table = speedstep_freqs;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned int speedstep_get(unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
index fe7875311d62..1f59966573aa 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ static int tegra186_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 		policy->driver_data =
 			data->regs + info->offset + EDVD_CORE_VOLT_FREQ(core);
-		cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(policy, cluster->table);
+		policy->freq_table = cluster->table;
+		break;
 	}
 
 	policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency = 300 * 1000;
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 21e8d248d956..1fe49724da9e 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ extern struct freq_attr cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_boost_freqs;
 extern struct freq_attr *cpufreq_generic_attr[];
 int cpufreq_table_validate_and_show(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				      struct cpufreq_frequency_table *table);
+int cpufreq_table_validate_and_sort(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 
 unsigned int cpufreq_generic_get(unsigned int cpu);
 int cpufreq_generic_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,