diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
index ad4234518ef64c72f8c4c6491ff9eedd2ee8ef3a..b1e1bdc63b01f207c12ba45d26da315d83ec7465 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
}
static struct cpufreq_driver dt_cpufreq_driver = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = set_target,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index d0a3525ce27f897eab9c693a3f9143cc10cce05c..7d0ae968def74c03f92f2379f1eb0694c12c25bb 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -2810,8 +2810,7 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
if (ret)
goto err_boost_unreg;
- if (!(cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_STICKY) &&
- list_empty(&cpufreq_policy_list)) {
+ if (unlikely(list_empty(&cpufreq_policy_list))) {
/* if all ->init() calls failed, unregister */
ret = -ENODEV;
pr_debug("%s: No CPU initialized for driver %s\n", __func__,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
index 91f477a6cbc460305f125383a1bfa3a0b239e2f0..9e97f60f819961e5b18e0dba572d17945b2ff277 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/davinci-cpufreq.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int davinci_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
}
static struct cpufreq_driver davinci_driver = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = davinci_target,
.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/loongson1-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/loongson1-cpufreq.c
index 86f612593e497424040dcffcc6b174204e724fdf..fb72d709db565f4266158b65788bd0ddf86668bd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/loongson1-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/loongson1-cpufreq.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static int ls1x_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
static struct cpufreq_driver ls1x_cpufreq_driver = {
.name = "cpufreq-ls1x",
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = ls1x_cpufreq_target,
.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
index 022e3e966e71a5eb85c3d9abb191bbaaa39561e6..f2e491b25b0728402554533a16a6501fbf4ed80a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/mediatek-cpufreq.c
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ static int mtk_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
}
static struct cpufreq_driver mtk_cpufreq_driver = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
index 3694bb030df3d902b53ae98210a6a82c7a317b55..e035ee216b0f878083f4292b255f851638736cb8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int omap_cpu_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
}
static struct cpufreq_driver omap_driver = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = omap_target,
.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
index 9ed5341dc515bf44e84b90560e7fd5045f893f86..2a3b4f44488be78f079f3c69d7ce9833aa72996f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/qcom-cpufreq-hw.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static struct freq_attr *qcom_cpufreq_hw_attr[] = {
};
static struct cpufreq_driver cpufreq_qcom_hw_driver = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
index 37efc0dc3f91f512dbcc2ad9a6182e37dc147d2b..7380c32b238e0e38c8eb30bedc9172f6a4d3b09c 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/s3c24xx-cpufreq.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ static int s3c_cpufreq_resume(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
#endif
static struct cpufreq_driver s3c24xx_driver = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.target = s3c_cpufreq_target,
.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
.init = s3c_cpufreq_init,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/s5pv210-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/s5pv210-cpufreq.c
index bed496cf8d24712e9e58f284c31b7cbf2c5067ae..69786e5bbf057dcea234805d6686e1dbf0a9ea89 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/s5pv210-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/s5pv210-cpufreq.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int s5pv210_cpufreq_reboot_notifier_event(struct notifier_block *this,
}
static struct cpufreq_driver s5pv210_driver = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = s5pv210_target,
.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sa1100-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sa1100-cpufreq.c
index 5c075ef6adc0831090987a40a7e40214feef2b79..252b9fc26124e0045dd0a0c7e9b93f6e0423e620 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sa1100-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sa1100-cpufreq.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int __init sa1100_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
}
static struct cpufreq_driver sa1100_driver __refdata = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
CPUFREQ_NO_AUTO_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = sa1100_target,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/sa1110-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sa1110-cpufreq.c
index d9d04d935b3ae82d1e7f61dab55577764f60718c..1a83c8678a63f61b44b4a3e3cdc404aa6d4a3d6e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/sa1110-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/sa1110-cpufreq.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int __init sa1110_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
/* sa1110_driver needs __refdata because it must remain after init registers
* it with cpufreq_register_driver() */
static struct cpufreq_driver sa1110_driver __refdata = {
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
CPUFREQ_NO_AUTO_DYNAMIC_SWITCHING,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = sa1110_target,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
index 491a0a24fb1ed52e024141af887362c7e650695b..5bd03b59887fb41416e2a343f9314e0c62c79a2e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scmi-cpufreq.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int scmi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
static struct cpufreq_driver scmi_cpufreq_driver = {
.name = "scmi",
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
index e5140ad63db8369ab53c8aa3c096e7e98b818f57..d6a698a1b5d119760b4f6a7b4483f134f3eb9364 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/scpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int scpi_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
static struct cpufreq_driver scpi_cpufreq_driver = {
.name = "scpi-cpufreq",
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK |
CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
index 73bd8dc47074200dd90472089a4fd928440e5b7e..7d0d62a06bf3f6cdcc01c069a2e77edfbd6e174a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/spear-cpufreq.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int spear_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
static struct cpufreq_driver spear_cpufreq_driver = {
.name = "cpufreq-spear",
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = spear_cpufreq_target,
.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
index e566ea298b59f84e4e59d77b2097e5fb3bf3cec3..5d1943e787b0c14c9094b1fd6cd9806b7f53c359 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra186-cpufreq.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static unsigned int tegra186_cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
static struct cpufreq_driver tegra186_cpufreq_driver = {
.name = "tegra186",
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.get = tegra186_cpufreq_get,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra194-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra194-cpufreq.c
index 6a67f36f3b807b9918bbaf971d7fa2b2d3c49563..a9620e4489aea6e3ece397277d0abd7f74eb4527 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/tegra194-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/tegra194-cpufreq.c
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ static int tegra194_cpufreq_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
static struct cpufreq_driver tegra194_cpufreq_driver = {
.name = "tegra194",
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS |
- CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = tegra194_cpufreq_set_target,
.get = tegra194_get_speed,
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/vexpress-spc-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/vexpress-spc-cpufreq.c
index f711d8eaea6a25793080a27f2de1b27f539f347e..51dfa9ae6cf557bab34bd09817354ef9d272650a 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/vexpress-spc-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/vexpress-spc-cpufreq.c
@@ -486,8 +486,7 @@ static void ve_spc_cpufreq_ready(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
static struct cpufreq_driver ve_spc_cpufreq_driver = {
.name = "vexpress-spc",
- .flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY |
- CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
+ .flags = CPUFREQ_HAVE_GOVERNOR_PER_POLICY |
CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
.target_index = ve_spc_cpufreq_set_target,
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 9c8b7437b6cd377275d9c79920d57e737664ee62..c8e40e91fe9b4023c1793f6a74a3612af20d43ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -387,8 +387,13 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
/* flags */
-/* driver isn't removed even if all ->init() calls failed */
-#define CPUFREQ_STICKY BIT(0)
+/*
+ * Set by drivers that need to update internale upper and lower boundaries along
+ * with the target frequency and so the core and governors should also invoke
+ * the diver if the target frequency does not change, but the policy min or max
+ * may have changed.
+ */
+#define CPUFREQ_NEED_UPDATE_LIMITS BIT(0)
/* loops_per_jiffy or other kernel "constants" aren't affected by frequency transitions */
#define CPUFREQ_CONST_LOOPS BIT(1)
@@ -432,14 +437,6 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
*/
#define CPUFREQ_IS_COOLING_DEV BIT(7)
-/*
- * Set by drivers that need to update internale upper and lower boundaries along
- * with the target frequency and so the core and governors should also invoke
- * the diver if the target frequency does not change, but the policy min or max
- * may have changed.
- */
-#define CPUFREQ_NEED_UPDATE_LIMITS BIT(8)
-
int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);
int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data);