3 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
index 1bf9b060d522..76bef8b078cb 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5440-cpufreq.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int exynos_cpufreq_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver exynos_driver = {
-        .flags          = CPUFREQ_STICKY,
+        .flags          = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION,
         .verify         = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
         .target_index   = exynos_target,
         .get            = exynos_getspeed,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index 62a1ce47d3df..0023c7d40a51 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1204,6 +1204,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_amd64_driver = {
+        .flags          = CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION,
         .verify         = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
         .target_index   = powernowk8_target,
         .bios_limit     = acpi_processor_get_bios_limit,
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 93a8c34d6c7f..5bd6ab9b0c27 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -237,6 +237,13 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
  */
 #define CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY (1 << 3)
 
+/*
+ * Driver will do POSTCHANGE notifications from outside of their ->target()
+ * routine and so must set cpufreq_driver->flags with this flag, so that core
+ * can handle them specially.
+ */
+#define CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION  (1 << 4)
+
 int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
 int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);