struct radeon_ps        *boot_ps;
        /* default uvd power state */
        struct radeon_ps        *uvd_ps;
+       struct radeon_ps        hw_ps;
        enum radeon_pm_state_type state;
        enum radeon_pm_state_type user_state;
        u32                     platform_caps;
 
        return NULL;
 }
 
+static void radeon_dpm_update_requested_ps(struct radeon_device *rdev,
+                                          struct radeon_ps *ps)
+{
+       /* copy the ps to the hw ps and point the requested ps
+        * at the hw state in case the driver wants to modify
+        * the state dynamically.
+        */
+       rdev->pm.dpm.hw_ps = *ps;
+       rdev->pm.dpm.requested_ps = &rdev->pm.dpm.hw_ps;
+}
+
 static void radeon_dpm_change_power_state_locked(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
        int i;
 
        ps = radeon_dpm_pick_power_state(rdev, dpm_state);
        if (ps)
-               rdev->pm.dpm.requested_ps = ps;
+               radeon_dpm_update_requested_ps(rdev, ps);
        else
                return;
 
 
        u32 sclk_in_sr = pi->sys_info.min_sclk; /* ??? */
        u32 i;
 
+       /* point to the hw copy since this function will modify the ps */
+       pi->hw_ps = *ps;
+       rdev->pm.dpm.hw_ps.ps_priv = &pi->hw_ps;
+       ps = &pi->hw_ps;
+
        if (rps->class & ATOM_PPLIB_CLASSIFICATION_THERMAL)
                return sumo_patch_thermal_state(rdev, ps, current_ps);