acpi_processor_unregister_performance(policy->cpu);
 }
-
 #else
 static inline void intel_pstate_init_acpi_perf_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 }
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(fops_pid_param, pid_param_get, pid_param_set, "%llu\n");
 
+static struct dentry *debugfs_parent;
+
 struct pid_param {
        char *name;
        void *value;
+       struct dentry *dentry;
 };
 
 static struct pid_param pid_files[] = {
-       {"sample_rate_ms", &pid_params.sample_rate_ms},
-       {"d_gain_pct", &pid_params.d_gain_pct},
-       {"i_gain_pct", &pid_params.i_gain_pct},
-       {"deadband", &pid_params.deadband},
-       {"setpoint", &pid_params.setpoint},
-       {"p_gain_pct", &pid_params.p_gain_pct},
-       {NULL, NULL}
+       {"sample_rate_ms", &pid_params.sample_rate_ms, },
+       {"d_gain_pct", &pid_params.d_gain_pct, },
+       {"i_gain_pct", &pid_params.i_gain_pct, },
+       {"deadband", &pid_params.deadband, },
+       {"setpoint", &pid_params.setpoint, },
+       {"p_gain_pct", &pid_params.p_gain_pct, },
+       {NULL, NULL, }
 };
 
-static void __init intel_pstate_debug_expose_params(void)
+static void intel_pstate_debug_expose_params(void)
 {
-       struct dentry *debugfs_parent;
-       int i = 0;
+       int i;
 
        debugfs_parent = debugfs_create_dir("pstate_snb", NULL);
        if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(debugfs_parent))
                return;
-       while (pid_files[i].name) {
-               debugfs_create_file(pid_files[i].name, 0660,
-                                   debugfs_parent, pid_files[i].value,
-                                   &fops_pid_param);
-               i++;
+
+       for (i = 0; pid_files[i].name; i++) {
+               struct dentry *dentry;
+
+               dentry = debugfs_create_file(pid_files[i].name, 0660,
+                                            debugfs_parent, pid_files[i].value,
+                                            &fops_pid_param);
+               if (!IS_ERR(dentry))
+                       pid_files[i].dentry = dentry;
+       }
+}
+
+static void intel_pstate_debug_hide_params(void)
+{
+       int i;
+
+       if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(debugfs_parent))
+               return;
+
+       for (i = 0; pid_files[i].name; i++) {
+               debugfs_remove(pid_files[i].dentry);
+               pid_files[i].dentry = NULL;
        }
+
+       debugfs_remove(debugfs_parent);
+       debugfs_parent = NULL;
 }
 
 /************************** debugfs end ************************/
                return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", limits->object);            \
        }
 
+static ssize_t intel_pstate_show_status(char *buf);
+static int intel_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size);
+
+static ssize_t show_status(struct kobject *kobj,
+                          struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+       ssize_t ret;
+
+       mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
+       ret = intel_pstate_show_status(buf);
+       mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_status(struct kobject *a, struct attribute *b,
+                           const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+       char *p = memchr(buf, '\n', count);
+       int ret;
+
+       mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
+       ret = intel_pstate_update_status(buf, p ? p - buf : count);
+       mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
+
+       return ret < 0 ? ret : count;
+}
+
 static ssize_t show_turbo_pct(struct kobject *kobj,
                                struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 show_one(max_perf_pct, max_perf_pct);
 show_one(min_perf_pct, min_perf_pct);
 
+define_one_global_rw(status);
 define_one_global_rw(no_turbo);
 define_one_global_rw(max_perf_pct);
 define_one_global_rw(min_perf_pct);
 define_one_global_ro(num_pstates);
 
 static struct attribute *intel_pstate_attributes[] = {
+       &status.attr,
        &no_turbo.attr,
        &turbo_pct.attr,
        &num_pstates.attr,
 
 static struct cpufreq_driver *intel_pstate_driver = &intel_pstate;
 
+static void intel_pstate_driver_cleanup(void)
+{
+       unsigned int cpu;
+
+       get_online_cpus();
+       for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+               if (all_cpu_data[cpu]) {
+                       if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate)
+                               intel_pstate_clear_update_util_hook(cpu);
+
+                       kfree(all_cpu_data[cpu]);
+                       all_cpu_data[cpu] = NULL;
+               }
+       }
+       put_online_cpus();
+}
+
+static int intel_pstate_register_driver(void)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       ret = cpufreq_register_driver(intel_pstate_driver);
+       if (ret) {
+               intel_pstate_driver_cleanup();
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
+       driver_registered = true;
+       mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
+
+       if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate && !hwp_active &&
+           pstate_funcs.get_target_pstate != get_target_pstate_use_cpu_load)
+               intel_pstate_debug_expose_params();
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int intel_pstate_unregister_driver(void)
+{
+       if (hwp_active)
+               return -EBUSY;
+
+       if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate && !hwp_active &&
+           pstate_funcs.get_target_pstate != get_target_pstate_use_cpu_load)
+               intel_pstate_debug_hide_params();
+
+       mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
+       driver_registered = false;
+       mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_limits_lock);
+
+       cpufreq_unregister_driver(intel_pstate_driver);
+       intel_pstate_driver_cleanup();
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t intel_pstate_show_status(char *buf)
+{
+       if (!driver_registered)
+               return sprintf(buf, "off\n");
+
+       return sprintf(buf, "%s\n", intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate ?
+                                       "active" : "passive");
+}
+
+static int intel_pstate_update_status(const char *buf, size_t size)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (size == 3 && !strncmp(buf, "off", size))
+               return driver_registered ?
+                       intel_pstate_unregister_driver() : -EINVAL;
+
+       if (size == 6 && !strncmp(buf, "active", size)) {
+               if (driver_registered) {
+                       if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate)
+                               return 0;
+
+                       ret = intel_pstate_unregister_driver();
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+               }
+
+               intel_pstate_driver = &intel_pstate;
+               return intel_pstate_register_driver();
+       }
+
+       if (size == 7 && !strncmp(buf, "passive", size)) {
+               if (driver_registered) {
+                       if (intel_pstate_driver != &intel_pstate)
+                               return 0;
+
+                       ret = intel_pstate_unregister_driver();
+                       if (ret)
+                               return ret;
+               }
+
+               intel_pstate_driver = &intel_cpufreq;
+               return intel_pstate_register_driver();
+       }
+
+       return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static int no_load __initdata;
 static int no_hwp __initdata;
 static int hwp_only __initdata;
 
 static int __init intel_pstate_init(void)
 {
-       int cpu, rc = 0;
        const struct x86_cpu_id *id;
        struct cpu_defaults *cpu_def;
+       int rc = 0;
 
        if (no_load)
                return -ENODEV;
        if (intel_pstate_platform_pwr_mgmt_exists())
                return -ENODEV;
 
+       if (!hwp_active && hwp_only)
+               return -ENOTSUPP;
+
        pr_info("Intel P-state driver initializing\n");
 
        all_cpu_data = vzalloc(sizeof(void *) * num_possible_cpus());
        if (!all_cpu_data)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       if (!hwp_active && hwp_only)
-               goto out;
-
        intel_pstate_request_control_from_smm();
 
        intel_pstate_sysfs_expose_params();
 
-       rc = cpufreq_register_driver(intel_pstate_driver);
-       if (rc)
-               goto out;
-
        mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
-       driver_registered = true;
+       rc = intel_pstate_register_driver();
        mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
-
-       if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate && !hwp_active &&
-           pstate_funcs.get_target_pstate != get_target_pstate_use_cpu_load)
-               intel_pstate_debug_expose_params();
+       if (rc)
+               return rc;
 
        if (hwp_active)
                pr_info("HWP enabled\n");
 
-       return rc;
-out:
-       get_online_cpus();
-       for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
-               if (all_cpu_data[cpu]) {
-                       if (intel_pstate_driver == &intel_pstate)
-                               intel_pstate_clear_update_util_hook(cpu);
-
-                       kfree(all_cpu_data[cpu]);
-               }
-       }
-
-       put_online_cpus();
-       vfree(all_cpu_data);
-       return -ENODEV;
+       return 0;
 }
 device_initcall(intel_pstate_init);