3 files changed, 18 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index c159ae64eeb2..5f076aef74fa 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -69,6 +69,15 @@ config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_PERFORMANCE
           the frequency statically to the highest frequency supported by
           the CPU.
 
+config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_POWERSAVE
+        bool "powersave"
+        depends on EMBEDDED
+        select CPU_FREQ_GOV_POWERSAVE
+        help
+          Use the CPUFreq governor 'powersave' as default. This sets
+          the frequency statically to the lowest frequency supported by
+          the CPU.
+
 config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE
         bool "userspace"
         select CPU_FREQ_GOV_USERSPACE
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
index 13fe06b94b0a..88d2f44fba48 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_powersave.c
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_powersave(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
         return 0;
 }
 
-static struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_powersave = {
+struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_powersave = {
         .name           = "powersave",
         .governor       = cpufreq_governor_powersave,
         .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
 };
-
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_gov_powersave);
 
 static int __init cpufreq_gov_powersave_init(void)
 {
@@ -58,5 +58,9 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("CPUfreq policy governor 'powersave'");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_POWERSAVE
+fs_initcall(cpufreq_gov_powersave_init);
+#else
 module_init(cpufreq_gov_powersave_init);
+#endif
 module_exit(cpufreq_gov_powersave_exit);
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index a881fd62c447..e7e91dbfde0f 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ extern struct cpufreq_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_POWERSAVE)
+extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_powersave;
+#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR        (&cpufreq_gov_powersave)
 #elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_USERSPACE)
 extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_userspace;
 #define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR        (&cpufreq_gov_userspace)