1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
index 69571ee6a175..a07f17a5f38f 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_schedutil.c
@@ -84,13 +84,18 @@ static bool sugov_should_update_freq(struct sugov_policy *sg_policy, u64 time)
          *
          * However, drivers cannot in general deal with cross-cpu
          * requests, so while get_next_freq() will work, our
-         * sugov_update_commit() call may not.
+         * sugov_update_commit() call may not for the fast switching platforms.
          *
          * Hence stop here for remote requests if they aren't supported
          * by the hardware, as calculating the frequency is pointless if
          * we cannot in fact act on it.
+         *
+         * For the slow switching platforms, the kthread is always scheduled on
+         * the right set of CPUs and any CPU can find the next frequency and
+         * schedule the kthread.
          */
-        if (!cpufreq_can_do_remote_dvfs(sg_policy->policy))
+        if (sg_policy->policy->fast_switch_enabled &&
+            !cpufreq_can_do_remote_dvfs(sg_policy->policy))
                 return false;
 
         if (sg_policy->work_in_progress)