14 files changed, 176 insertions, 171 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/power/pm_qos_interface.txt b/Documentation/power/pm_qos_interface.txt
index c40866e8b957..bfed898a03fc 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/pm_qos_interface.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/pm_qos_interface.txt
@@ -18,44 +18,46 @@ and pm_qos_params.h.  This is done because having the available parameters
 being runtime configurable or changeable from a driver was seen as too easy to
 abuse.
 
-For each parameter a list of performance requirements is maintained along with
+For each parameter a list of performance requests is maintained along with
 an aggregated target value.  The aggregated target value is updated with
-changes to the requirement list or elements of the list.  Typically the
-aggregated target value is simply the max or min of the requirement values held
+changes to the request list or elements of the list.  Typically the
+aggregated target value is simply the max or min of the request values held
 in the parameter list elements.
 
 From kernel mode the use of this interface is simple:
-pm_qos_add_requirement(param_id, name, target_value):
-Will insert a named element in the list for that identified PM_QOS parameter
-with the target value.  Upon change to this list the new target is recomputed
-and any registered notifiers are called only if the target value is now
-different.
 
-pm_qos_update_requirement(param_id, name, new_target_value):
-Will search the list identified by the param_id for the named list element and
-then update its target value, calling the notification tree if the aggregated
-target is changed.  with that name is already registered.
+handle = pm_qos_add_request(param_class, target_value):
+Will insert an element into the list for that identified PM_QOS class with the
+target value.  Upon change to this list the new target is recomputed and any
+registered notifiers are called only if the target value is now different.
+Clients of pm_qos need to save the returned handle.
 
-pm_qos_remove_requirement(param_id, name):
-Will search the identified list for the named element and remove it, after
-removal it will update the aggregate target and call the notification tree if
-the target was changed as a result of removing the named requirement.
+void pm_qos_update_request(handle, new_target_value):
+Will update the list element pointed to by the handle with the new target value
+and recompute the new aggregated target, calling the notification tree if the
+target is changed.
+
+void pm_qos_remove_request(handle):
+Will remove the element.  After removal it will update the aggregate target and
+call the notification tree if the target was changed as a result of removing
+the request.
 
 
 From user mode:
-Only processes can register a pm_qos requirement.  To provide for automatic
-cleanup for process the interface requires the process to register its
-parameter requirements in the following way:
+Only processes can register a pm_qos request.  To provide for automatic
+cleanup of a process, the interface requires the process to register its
+parameter requests in the following way:
 
 To register the default pm_qos target for the specific parameter, the process
 must open one of /dev/[cpu_dma_latency, network_latency, network_throughput]
 
 As long as the device node is held open that process has a registered
-requirement on the parameter.  The name of the requirement is "process_<PID>"
-derived from the current->pid from within the open system call.
+request on the parameter.
 
-To change the requested target value the process needs to write a s32 value to
-the open device node.  This translates to a pm_qos_update_requirement call.
+To change the requested target value the process needs to write an s32 value to
+the open device node.  Alternatively the user mode program could write a hex
+string for the value using 10 char long format e.g. "0x12345678".  This
+translates to a pm_qos_update_request call.
 
 To remove the user mode request for a target value simply close the device
 node.
diff --git a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
index 5939e7f7d8e9..c3817e1f32c7 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int acpi_processor_power_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *offset)
                    "max_cstate:              C%d\n"
                    "maximum allowed latency: %d usec\n",
                    pr->power.state ? pr->power.state - pr->power.states : 0,
-                   max_cstate, pm_qos_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY));
+                   max_cstate, pm_qos_request(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY));
 
         seq_puts(seq, "states:\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/ladder.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/ladder.c
index 1c1ceb4f218f..12c98900dcf8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/ladder.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/ladder.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int ladder_select_state(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
         struct ladder_device *ldev = &__get_cpu_var(ladder_devices);
         struct ladder_device_state *last_state;
         int last_residency, last_idx = ldev->last_state_idx;
-        int latency_req = pm_qos_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY);
+        int latency_req = pm_qos_request(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY);
 
         /* Special case when user has set very strict latency requirement */
         if (unlikely(latency_req == 0)) {
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
index f8e57c6303f2..b81ad9c731ae 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/governors/menu.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static u64 div_round64(u64 dividend, u32 divisor)
 static int menu_select(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 {
         struct menu_device *data = &__get_cpu_var(menu_devices);
-        int latency_req = pm_qos_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY);
+        int latency_req = pm_qos_request(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY);
         int i;
         int multiplier;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
index dbf81788bb40..d5d55c6a373f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000e/netdev.c
@@ -2524,12 +2524,12 @@ static void e1000_configure_rx(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
                          * excessive C-state transition latencies result in
                          * dropped transactions.
                          */
-                        pm_qos_update_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-                                                  adapter->netdev->name, 55);
+                        pm_qos_update_request(
+                                adapter->netdev->pm_qos_req, 55);
                 } else {
-                        pm_qos_update_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-                                                  adapter->netdev->name,
-                                                  PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+                        pm_qos_update_request(
+                                adapter->netdev->pm_qos_req,
+                                PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
                 }
         }
 
@@ -2824,8 +2824,8 @@ int e1000e_up(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 
         /* DMA latency requirement to workaround early-receive/jumbo issue */
         if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_ERT)
-                pm_qos_add_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-                                       adapter->netdev->name,
+                adapter->netdev->pm_qos_req =
+                        pm_qos_add_request(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
                                        PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 
         /* hardware has been reset, we need to reload some things */
@@ -2887,9 +2887,11 @@ void e1000e_down(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
         e1000_clean_tx_ring(adapter);
         e1000_clean_rx_ring(adapter);
 
-        if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_ERT)
-                pm_qos_remove_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-                                          adapter->netdev->name);
+        if (adapter->flags & FLAG_HAS_ERT) {
+                pm_qos_remove_request(
+                              adapter->netdev->pm_qos_req);
+                adapter->netdev->pm_qos_req = NULL;
+        }
 
         /*
          * TODO: for power management, we could drop the link and
diff --git a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
index 1b1edad1eb5e..f16e981812a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igbvf/netdev.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #define DRV_VERSION "1.0.0-k0"
 char igbvf_driver_name[] = "igbvf";
 const char igbvf_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
+struct pm_qos_request_list *igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req;
 static const char igbvf_driver_string[] =
                                 "Intel(R) Virtual Function Network Driver";
 static const char igbvf_copyright[] = "Copyright (c) 2009 Intel Corporation.";
@@ -2899,7 +2900,7 @@ static int __init igbvf_init_module(void)
         printk(KERN_INFO "%s\n", igbvf_copyright);
 
         ret = pci_register_driver(&igbvf_driver);
-        pm_qos_add_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, igbvf_driver_name,
+        igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req = pm_qos_add_request(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
                                PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 
         return ret;
@@ -2915,7 +2916,8 @@ module_init(igbvf_init_module);
 static void __exit igbvf_exit_module(void)
 {
         pci_unregister_driver(&igbvf_driver);
-        pm_qos_remove_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, igbvf_driver_name);
+        pm_qos_remove_request(igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req);
+        igbvf_driver_pm_qos_req = NULL;
 }
 module_exit(igbvf_exit_module);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
index 9b72c45a7748..2b05fe5e994c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2x00/ipw2100.c
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@ that only one external action is invoked at a time.
 #define DRV_DESCRIPTION "Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Driver"
 #define DRV_COPYRIGHT   "Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation"
 
+struct pm_qos_request_list *ipw2100_pm_qos_req;
+
 /* Debugging stuff */
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPW2100_DEBUG
 #define IPW2100_RX_DEBUG        /* Reception debugging */
@@ -1739,7 +1741,7 @@ static int ipw2100_up(struct ipw2100_priv *priv, int deferred)
         /* the ipw2100 hardware really doesn't want power management delays
          * longer than 175usec
          */
-        pm_qos_update_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, "ipw2100", 175);
+        pm_qos_update_request(ipw2100_pm_qos_req, 175);
 
         /* If the interrupt is enabled, turn it off... */
         spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->low_lock, flags);
@@ -1887,8 +1889,7 @@ static void ipw2100_down(struct ipw2100_priv *priv)
         ipw2100_disable_interrupts(priv);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->low_lock, flags);
 
-        pm_qos_update_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, "ipw2100",
-                        PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+        pm_qos_update_request(ipw2100_pm_qos_req, PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 
         /* We have to signal any supplicant if we are disassociating */
         if (associated)
@@ -6669,7 +6670,7 @@ static int __init ipw2100_init(void)
         if (ret)
                 goto out;
 
-        pm_qos_add_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, "ipw2100",
+        ipw2100_pm_qos_req = pm_qos_add_request(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
                         PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPW2100_DEBUG
         ipw2100_debug_level = debug;
@@ -6692,7 +6693,7 @@ static void __exit ipw2100_exit(void)
                            &driver_attr_debug_level);
 #endif
         pci_unregister_driver(&ipw2100_pci_driver);
-        pm_qos_remove_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, "ipw2100");
+        pm_qos_remove_request(ipw2100_pm_qos_req);
 }
 
 module_init(ipw2100_init);
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index fa8b47637997..3857517f1ca5 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/if_link.h>
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/pm_qos_params.h>
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
@@ -711,6 +712,9 @@ struct net_device {
          * the interface.
          */
         char                    name[IFNAMSIZ];
+
+        struct pm_qos_request_list *pm_qos_req;
+
         /* device name hash chain */
         struct hlist_node       name_hlist;
         /* snmp alias */
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_qos_params.h b/include/linux/pm_qos_params.h
index d74f75ed1e47..8ba440e5eb7f 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_qos_params.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_qos_params.h
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 #define PM_QOS_NUM_CLASSES 4
 #define PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE -1
 
-int pm_qos_add_requirement(int qos, char *name, s32 value);
-int pm_qos_update_requirement(int qos, char *name, s32 new_value);
-void pm_qos_remove_requirement(int qos, char *name);
+struct pm_qos_request_list;
 
-int pm_qos_requirement(int qos);
+struct pm_qos_request_list *pm_qos_add_request(int pm_qos_class, s32 value);
+void pm_qos_update_request(struct pm_qos_request_list *pm_qos_req,
+                s32 new_value);
+void pm_qos_remove_request(struct pm_qos_request_list *pm_qos_req);
 
-int pm_qos_add_notifier(int qos, struct notifier_block *notifier);
-int pm_qos_remove_notifier(int qos, struct notifier_block *notifier);
+int pm_qos_request(int pm_qos_class);
+int pm_qos_add_notifier(int pm_qos_class, struct notifier_block *notifier);
+int pm_qos_remove_notifier(int pm_qos_class, struct notifier_block *notifier);
 
diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 8b611a561985..dd76cdede64d 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
+#include <linux/pm_qos_params.h>
 
 #define snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream) ((substream)->private_data)
 #define snd_pcm_chip(pcm) ((pcm)->private_data)
@@ -365,7 +366,7 @@ struct snd_pcm_substream {
         int number;
         char name[32];                  /* substream name */
         int stream;                     /* stream (direction) */
-        char latency_id[20];            /* latency identifier */
+        struct pm_qos_request_list *latency_pm_qos_req; /* pm_qos request */
         size_t buffer_bytes_max;        /* limit ring buffer size */
         struct snd_dma_buffer dma_buffer;
         unsigned int dma_buf_id;
diff --git a/kernel/pm_qos_params.c b/kernel/pm_qos_params.c
index 3db49b9ca374..a1aea040eb57 100644
--- a/kernel/pm_qos_params.c
+++ b/kernel/pm_qos_params.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * This module exposes the interface to kernel space for specifying
  * QoS dependencies.  It provides infrastructure for registration of:
  *
- * Dependents on a QoS value : register requirements
+ * Dependents on a QoS value : register requests
  * Watchers of QoS value : get notified when target QoS value changes
  *
  * This QoS design is best effort based.  Dependents register their QoS needs.
@@ -14,19 +14,21 @@
  * timeout: usec <-- currently not used.
  * throughput: kbs (kilo byte / sec)
  *
- * There are lists of pm_qos_objects each one wrapping requirements, notifiers
+ * There are lists of pm_qos_objects each one wrapping requests, notifiers
  *
- * User mode requirements on a QOS parameter register themselves to the
+ * User mode requests on a QOS parameter register themselves to the
  * subsystem by opening the device node /dev/... and writing there request to
  * the node.  As long as the process holds a file handle open to the node the
  * client continues to be accounted for.  Upon file release the usermode
- * requirement is removed and a new qos target is computed.  This way when the
- * requirement that the application has is cleaned up when closes the file
+ * request is removed and a new qos target is computed.  This way when the
+ * request that the application has is cleaned up when closes the file
  * pointer or exits the pm_qos_object will get an opportunity to clean up.
  *
  * Mark Gross <mgross@linux.intel.com>
  */
 
+/*#define DEBUG*/
+
 #include <linux/pm_qos_params.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
@@ -42,25 +44,25 @@
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 
 /*
- * locking rule: all changes to requirements or notifiers lists
+ * locking rule: all changes to requests or notifiers lists
  * or pm_qos_object list and pm_qos_objects need to happen with pm_qos_lock
  * held, taken with _irqsave.  One lock to rule them all
  */
-struct requirement_list {
+struct pm_qos_request_list {
         struct list_head list;
         union {
                 s32 value;
                 s32 usec;
                 s32 kbps;
         };
-        char *name;
+        int pm_qos_class;
 };
 
 static s32 max_compare(s32 v1, s32 v2);
 static s32 min_compare(s32 v1, s32 v2);
 
 struct pm_qos_object {
-        struct requirement_list requirements;
+        struct pm_qos_request_list requests;
         struct blocking_notifier_head *notifiers;
         struct miscdevice pm_qos_power_miscdev;
         char *name;
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@ struct pm_qos_object {
 static struct pm_qos_object null_pm_qos;
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(cpu_dma_lat_notifier);
 static struct pm_qos_object cpu_dma_pm_qos = {
-        .requirements = {LIST_HEAD_INIT(cpu_dma_pm_qos.requirements.list)},
+        .requests = {LIST_HEAD_INIT(cpu_dma_pm_qos.requests.list)},
         .notifiers = &cpu_dma_lat_notifier,
         .name = "cpu_dma_latency",
         .default_value = 2000 * USEC_PER_SEC,
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ static struct pm_qos_object cpu_dma_pm_qos = {
 
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(network_lat_notifier);
 static struct pm_qos_object network_lat_pm_qos = {
-        .requirements = {LIST_HEAD_INIT(network_lat_pm_qos.requirements.list)},
+        .requests = {LIST_HEAD_INIT(network_lat_pm_qos.requests.list)},
         .notifiers = &network_lat_notifier,
         .name = "network_latency",
         .default_value = 2000 * USEC_PER_SEC,
@@ -93,8 +95,7 @@ static struct pm_qos_object network_lat_pm_qos = {
 
 static BLOCKING_NOTIFIER_HEAD(network_throughput_notifier);
 static struct pm_qos_object network_throughput_pm_qos = {
-        .requirements =
-                {LIST_HEAD_INIT(network_throughput_pm_qos.requirements.list)},
+        .requests = {LIST_HEAD_INIT(network_throughput_pm_qos.requests.list)},
         .notifiers = &network_throughput_notifier,
         .name = "network_throughput",
         .default_value = 0,
@@ -135,31 +136,34 @@ static s32 min_compare(s32 v1, s32 v2)
 }
 
 
-static void update_target(int target)
+static void update_target(int pm_qos_class)
 {
         s32 extreme_value;
-        struct requirement_list *node;
+        struct pm_qos_request_list *node;
         unsigned long flags;
         int call_notifier = 0;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&pm_qos_lock, flags);
-        extreme_value = pm_qos_array[target]->default_value;
+        extreme_value = pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->default_value;
         list_for_each_entry(node,
-                        &pm_qos_array[target]->requirements.list, list) {
-                extreme_value = pm_qos_array[target]->comparitor(
+                        &pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->requests.list, list) {
+                extreme_value = pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->comparitor(
                                 extreme_value, node->value);
         }
-        if (atomic_read(&pm_qos_array[target]->target_value) != extreme_value) {
+        if (atomic_read(&pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->target_value) !=
+                        extreme_value) {
                 call_notifier = 1;
-                atomic_set(&pm_qos_array[target]->target_value, extreme_value);
-                pr_debug(KERN_ERR "new target for qos %d is %d\n", target,
-                        atomic_read(&pm_qos_array[target]->target_value));
+                atomic_set(&pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->target_value,
+                                extreme_value);
+                pr_debug(KERN_ERR "new target for qos %d is %d\n", pm_qos_class,
+                        atomic_read(&pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->target_value));
         }
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm_qos_lock, flags);
 
         if (call_notifier)
-                blocking_notifier_call_chain(pm_qos_array[target]->notifiers,
-                        (unsigned long) extreme_value, NULL);
+                blocking_notifier_call_chain(
+                                pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->notifiers,
+                                        (unsigned long) extreme_value, NULL);
 }
 
 static int register_pm_qos_misc(struct pm_qos_object *qos)
@@ -185,125 +189,110 @@ static int find_pm_qos_object_by_minor(int minor)
 }
 
 /**
- * pm_qos_requirement - returns current system wide qos expectation
+ * pm_qos_request - returns current system wide qos expectation
  * @pm_qos_class: identification of which qos value is requested
  *
  * This function returns the current target value in an atomic manner.
  */
-int pm_qos_requirement(int pm_qos_class)
+int pm_qos_request(int pm_qos_class)
 {
         return atomic_read(&pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->target_value);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_requirement);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_request);
 
 /**
- * pm_qos_add_requirement - inserts new qos request into the list
+ * pm_qos_add_request - inserts new qos request into the list
  * @pm_qos_class: identifies which list of qos request to us
- * @name: identifies the request
  * @value: defines the qos request
  *
  * This function inserts a new entry in the pm_qos_class list of requested qos
  * performance characteristics.  It recomputes the aggregate QoS expectations
- * for the pm_qos_class of parameters.
+ * for the pm_qos_class of parameters, and returns the pm_qos_request list
+ * element as a handle for use in updating and removal.  Call needs to save
+ * this handle for later use.
  */
-int pm_qos_add_requirement(int pm_qos_class, char *name, s32 value)
+struct pm_qos_request_list *pm_qos_add_request(int pm_qos_class, s32 value)
 {
-        struct requirement_list *dep;
+        struct pm_qos_request_list *dep;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        dep = kzalloc(sizeof(struct requirement_list), GFP_KERNEL);
+        dep = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pm_qos_request_list), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (dep) {
                 if (value == PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE)
                         dep->value = pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->default_value;
                 else
                         dep->value = value;
-                dep->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
-                if (!dep->name)
-                        goto cleanup;
+                dep->pm_qos_class = pm_qos_class;
 
                 spin_lock_irqsave(&pm_qos_lock, flags);
                 list_add(&dep->list,
-                        &pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->requirements.list);
+                        &pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->requests.list);
                 spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm_qos_lock, flags);
                 update_target(pm_qos_class);
-
-                return 0;
         }
 
-cleanup:
-        kfree(dep);
-        return -ENOMEM;
+        return dep;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_add_requirement);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_add_request);
 
 /**
- * pm_qos_update_requirement - modifies an existing qos request
- * @pm_qos_class: identifies which list of qos request to us
- * @name: identifies the request
+ * pm_qos_update_request - modifies an existing qos request
+ * @pm_qos_req : handle to list element holding a pm_qos request to use
  * @value: defines the qos request
  *
- * Updates an existing qos requirement for the pm_qos_class of parameters along
+ * Updates an existing qos request for the pm_qos_class of parameters along
  * with updating the target pm_qos_class value.
  *
- * If the named request isn't in the list then no change is made.
+ * Attempts are made to make this code callable on hot code paths.
  */
-int pm_qos_update_requirement(int pm_qos_class, char *name, s32 new_value)
+void pm_qos_update_request(struct pm_qos_request_list *pm_qos_req,
+                s32 new_value)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
-        struct requirement_list *node;
         int pending_update = 0;
+        s32 temp;
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&pm_qos_lock, flags);
-        list_for_each_entry(node,
-                &pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->requirements.list, list) {
-                if (strcmp(node->name, name) == 0) {
-                        if (new_value == PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE)
-                                node->value =
-                                pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->default_value;
-                        else
-                                node->value = new_value;
-                        pending_update = 1;
-                        break;
-                }
+        if (new_value == PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE)
+                temp = pm_qos_array[pm_qos_req->pm_qos_class]->default_value;
+        else
+                temp = new_value;
+
+        if (temp != pm_qos_req->value) {
+                pending_update = 1;
+                pm_qos_req->value = temp;
         }
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm_qos_lock, flags);
         if (pending_update)
-                update_target(pm_qos_class);
-
-        return 0;
+                update_target(pm_qos_req->pm_qos_class);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_update_requirement);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_update_request);
 
 /**
- * pm_qos_remove_requirement - modifies an existing qos request
- * @pm_qos_class: identifies which list of qos request to us
- * @name: identifies the request
+ * pm_qos_remove_request - modifies an existing qos request
+ * @pm_qos_req: handle to request list element
  *
- * Will remove named qos request from pm_qos_class list of parameters and
- * recompute the current target value for the pm_qos_class.
+ * Will remove pm qos request from the list of requests and
+ * recompute the current target value for the pm_qos_class.  Call this
+ * on slow code paths.
  */
-void pm_qos_remove_requirement(int pm_qos_class, char *name)
+void pm_qos_remove_request(struct pm_qos_request_list *pm_qos_req)
 {
         unsigned long flags;
-        struct requirement_list *node;
-        int pending_update = 0;
+        int qos_class;
+
+        if (pm_qos_req == NULL)
+                return;
+                /* silent return to keep pcm code cleaner */
 
+        qos_class = pm_qos_req->pm_qos_class;
         spin_lock_irqsave(&pm_qos_lock, flags);
-        list_for_each_entry(node,
-                &pm_qos_array[pm_qos_class]->requirements.list, list) {
-                if (strcmp(node->name, name) == 0) {
-                        kfree(node->name);
-                        list_del(&node->list);
-                        kfree(node);
-                        pending_update = 1;
-                        break;
-                }
-        }
+        list_del(&pm_qos_req->list);
+        kfree(pm_qos_req);
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pm_qos_lock, flags);
-        if (pending_update)
-                update_target(pm_qos_class);
+        update_target(qos_class);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_remove_requirement);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_remove_request);
 
 /**
  * pm_qos_add_notifier - sets notification entry for changes to target value
@@ -313,7 +302,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_remove_requirement);
  * will register the notifier into a notification chain that gets called
  * upon changes to the pm_qos_class target value.
  */
- int pm_qos_add_notifier(int pm_qos_class, struct notifier_block *notifier)
+int pm_qos_add_notifier(int pm_qos_class, struct notifier_block *notifier)
 {
         int retval;
 
@@ -343,21 +332,16 @@ int pm_qos_remove_notifier(int pm_qos_class, struct notifier_block *notifier)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_qos_remove_notifier);
 
-#define PID_NAME_LEN 32
-
 static int pm_qos_power_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-        int ret;
         long pm_qos_class;
-        char name[PID_NAME_LEN];
 
         pm_qos_class = find_pm_qos_object_by_minor(iminor(inode));
         if (pm_qos_class >= 0) {
-                filp->private_data = (void *)pm_qos_class;
-                snprintf(name, PID_NAME_LEN, "process_%d", current->pid);
-                ret = pm_qos_add_requirement(pm_qos_class, name,
-                                        PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
-                if (ret >= 0)
+                filp->private_data = (void *) pm_qos_add_request(pm_qos_class,
+                                PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+
+                if (filp->private_data)
                         return 0;
         }
         return -EPERM;
@@ -365,32 +349,40 @@ static int pm_qos_power_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 
 static int pm_qos_power_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 {
-        int pm_qos_class;
-        char name[PID_NAME_LEN];
+        struct pm_qos_request_list *req;
 
-        pm_qos_class = (long)filp->private_data;
-        snprintf(name, PID_NAME_LEN, "process_%d", current->pid);
-        pm_qos_remove_requirement(pm_qos_class, name);
+        req = (struct pm_qos_request_list *)filp->private_data;
+        pm_qos_remove_request(req);
 
         return 0;
 }
 
+
 static ssize_t pm_qos_power_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
                 size_t count, loff_t *f_pos)
 {
         s32 value;
-        int pm_qos_class;
-        char name[PID_NAME_LEN];
-
-        pm_qos_class = (long)filp->private_data;
-        if (count != sizeof(s32))
+        int x;
+        char ascii_value[11];
+        struct pm_qos_request_list *pm_qos_req;
+
+        if (count == sizeof(s32)) {
+                if (copy_from_user(&value, buf, sizeof(s32)))
+                        return -EFAULT;
+        } else if (count == 11) { /* len('0x12345678/0') */
+                if (copy_from_user(ascii_value, buf, 11))
+                        return -EFAULT;
+                x = sscanf(ascii_value, "%x", &value);
+                if (x != 1)
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                pr_debug(KERN_ERR "%s, %d, 0x%x\n", ascii_value, x, value);
+        } else
                 return -EINVAL;
-        if (copy_from_user(&value, buf, sizeof(s32)))
-                return -EFAULT;
-        snprintf(name, PID_NAME_LEN, "process_%d", current->pid);
-        pm_qos_update_requirement(pm_qos_class, name, value);
 
-        return  sizeof(s32);
+        pm_qos_req = (struct pm_qos_request_list *)filp->private_data;
+        pm_qos_update_request(pm_qos_req, value);
+
+        return count;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 4aefa6dc3091..29de1965ff74 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ void ieee80211_recalc_ps(struct ieee80211_local *local, s32 latency)
                 s32 beaconint_us;
 
                 if (latency < 0)
-                        latency = pm_qos_requirement(PM_QOS_NETWORK_LATENCY);
+                        latency = pm_qos_request(PM_QOS_NETWORK_LATENCY);
 
                 beaconint_us = ieee80211_tu_to_usec(
                                         found->vif.bss_conf.beacon_int);
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 0d428d0896db..cbe815dfbdc8 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -648,9 +648,6 @@ int snd_pcm_new_stream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int substream_count)
                 substream->number = idx;
                 substream->stream = stream;
                 sprintf(substream->name, "subdevice #%i", idx);
-                snprintf(substream->latency_id, sizeof(substream->latency_id),
-                         "ALSA-PCM%d-%d%c%d", pcm->card->number, pcm->device,
-                         (stream ? 'c' : 'p'), idx);
                 substream->buffer_bytes_max = UINT_MAX;
                 if (prev == NULL)
                         pstr->substream = substream;
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 872887624030..605c86df71c5 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -481,11 +481,13 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
         snd_pcm_timer_resolution_change(substream);
         runtime->status->state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP;
 
-        pm_qos_remove_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-                                substream->latency_id);
+        if (substream->latency_pm_qos_req) {
+                pm_qos_remove_request(substream->latency_pm_qos_req);
+                substream->latency_pm_qos_req = NULL;
+        }
         if ((usecs = period_to_usecs(runtime)) >= 0)
-                pm_qos_add_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-                                        substream->latency_id, usecs);
+                substream->latency_pm_qos_req = pm_qos_add_request(
+                                        PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, usecs);
         return 0;
  _error:
         /* hardware might be unuseable from this time,
@@ -540,8 +542,8 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
         if (substream->ops->hw_free)
                 result = substream->ops->hw_free(substream);
         runtime->status->state = SNDRV_PCM_STATE_OPEN;
-        pm_qos_remove_requirement(PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
-                substream->latency_id);
+        pm_qos_remove_request(substream->latency_pm_qos_req);
+        substream->latency_pm_qos_req = NULL;
         return result;
 }