diff --git a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt
index b045fe5..14f4e63 100644
--- a/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cpu-freq/cpu-drivers.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Contents:
 1.4  target/target_index or setpolicy?
 1.5  target/target_index
 1.6  setpolicy
+1.7  get_intermediate and target_intermediate
 2.   Frequency Table Helpers
 
 
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@ cpufreq_driver.attr -		A pointer to a NULL-terminated list of
 				"struct freq_attr" which allow to
 				export values to sysfs.
 
+cpufreq_driver.get_intermediate
+and target_intermediate		Used to switch to stable frequency while
+				changing CPU frequency.
+
 
 1.2 Per-CPU Initialization
 --------------------------
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@ Some cpufreq-capable processors switch the frequency between certain
 limits on their own. These shall use the ->setpolicy call
 
 
-1.4. target/target_index
+1.5. target/target_index
 -------------
 
 The target_index call has two arguments: struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
@@ -160,6 +165,9 @@ and unsigned int index (into the exposed frequency table).
 The CPUfreq driver must set the new frequency when called here. The
 actual frequency must be determined by freq_table[index].frequency.
 
+It should always restore to earlier frequency (i.e. policy->restore_freq) in
+case of errors, even if we switched to intermediate frequency earlier.
+
 Deprecated:
 ----------
 The target call has three arguments: struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
@@ -179,7 +187,7 @@ Here again the frequency table helper might assist you - see section 2
 for details.
 
 
-1.5 setpolicy
+1.6 setpolicy
 ---------------
 
 The setpolicy call only takes a struct cpufreq_policy *policy as
@@ -190,6 +198,23 @@ setting when policy->policy is CPUFREQ_POLICY_PERFORMANCE, and a
 powersaving-oriented setting when CPUFREQ_POLICY_POWERSAVE. Also check
 the reference implementation in drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
 
+1.7 get_intermediate and target_intermediate
+--------------------------------------------
+
+Only for drivers with target_index() and CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION unset.
+
+get_intermediate should return a stable intermediate frequency platform wants to
+switch to, and target_intermediate() should set CPU to to that frequency, before
+jumping to the frequency corresponding to 'index'. Core will take care of
+sending notifications and driver doesn't have to handle them in
+target_intermediate() or target_index().
+
+Drivers can return '0' from get_intermediate() in case they don't wish to switch
+to intermediate frequency for some target frequency. In that case core will
+directly call ->target_index().
+
+NOTE: ->target_index() should restore to policy->restore_freq in case of
+failures as core would send notifications for that.
 
 
 2. Frequency Table Helpers
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index ae11dd5..a72c4d5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1816,20 +1816,55 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_unregister_notifier);
  *                              GOVERNORS                            *
  *********************************************************************/
 
+/* Must set freqs->new to intermediate frequency */
+static int __target_intermediate(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				 struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs, int index)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	freqs->new = cpufreq_driver->get_intermediate(policy, index);
+
+	/* We don't need to switch to intermediate freq */
+	if (!freqs->new)
+		return 0;
+
+	pr_debug("%s: cpu: %d, switching to intermediate freq: oldfreq: %u, intermediate freq: %u\n",
+		 __func__, policy->cpu, freqs->old, freqs->new);
+
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, freqs);
+	ret = cpufreq_driver->target_intermediate(policy, index);
+	cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, freqs, ret);
+
+	if (ret)
+		pr_err("%s: Failed to change to intermediate frequency: %d\n",
+		       __func__, ret);
+	else
+		/* Set old freq to intermediate */
+		freqs->old = freqs->new;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int __target_index(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			  struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table, int index)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_freqs freqs;
+	struct cpufreq_freqs freqs = {.old = policy->cur, .flags = 0};
+	unsigned int intermediate_freq = 0;
 	int retval = -EINVAL;
 	bool notify;
 
 	notify = !(cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION);
-
 	if (notify) {
-		freqs.old = policy->cur;
-		freqs.new = freq_table[index].frequency;
-		freqs.flags = 0;
+		/* Handle switching to intermediate frequency */
+		if (cpufreq_driver->get_intermediate) {
+			retval = __target_intermediate(policy, &freqs, index);
+			if (retval)
+				return retval;
 
+			intermediate_freq = freqs.new;
+		}
+
+		freqs.new = freq_table[index].frequency;
 		pr_debug("%s: cpu: %d, oldfreq: %u, new freq: %u\n",
 			 __func__, policy->cpu, freqs.old, freqs.new);
 
@@ -1841,9 +1876,23 @@ static int __target_index(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		pr_err("%s: Failed to change cpu frequency: %d\n", __func__,
 		       retval);
 
-	if (notify)
+	if (notify) {
 		cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, retval);
 
+		/*
+		 * Failed after setting to intermediate freq? Driver should have
+		 * reverted back to initial frequency and so should we. Check
+		 * here for intermediate_freq instead of get_intermediate, in
+		 * case we have't switched to intermediate freq at all.
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(retval && intermediate_freq)) {
+			freqs.old = intermediate_freq;
+			freqs.new = policy->restore_freq;
+			cpufreq_freq_transition_begin(policy, &freqs);
+			cpufreq_freq_transition_end(policy, &freqs, retval);
+		}
+	}
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -1875,6 +1924,9 @@ int __cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	if (target_freq == policy->cur)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Save last value to restore later on errors */
+	policy->restore_freq = policy->cur;
+
 	if (cpufreq_driver->target)
 		retval = cpufreq_driver->target(policy, target_freq, relation);
 	else if (cpufreq_driver->target_index) {
@@ -2361,7 +2413,8 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 	    !(driver_data->setpolicy || driver_data->target_index ||
 		    driver_data->target) ||
 	     (driver_data->setpolicy && (driver_data->target_index ||
-		    driver_data->target)))
+		    driver_data->target)) ||
+	     (!!driver_data->get_intermediate != !!driver_data->target_intermediate))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pr_debug("trying to register driver %s\n", driver_data->name);
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 3f45889..ec4112d 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
 	unsigned int		max;    /* in kHz */
 	unsigned int		cur;    /* in kHz, only needed if cpufreq
 					 * governors are used */
+	unsigned int		restore_freq; /* = policy->cur before transition */
 	unsigned int		suspend_freq; /* freq to set during suspend */
 
 	unsigned int		policy; /* see above */
@@ -221,11 +222,35 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
 
 	/* define one out of two */
 	int	(*setpolicy)	(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
+
+	/*
+	 * On failure, should always restore frequency to policy->restore_freq
+	 * (i.e. old freq).
+	 */
 	int	(*target)	(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,	/* Deprecated */
 				 unsigned int target_freq,
 				 unsigned int relation);
 	int	(*target_index)	(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				 unsigned int index);
+	/*
+	 * Only for drivers with target_index() and CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION
+	 * unset.
+	 *
+	 * get_intermediate should return a stable intermediate frequency
+	 * platform wants to switch to and target_intermediate() should set CPU
+	 * to to that frequency, before jumping to the frequency corresponding
+	 * to 'index'. Core will take care of sending notifications and driver
+	 * doesn't have to handle them in target_intermediate() or
+	 * target_index().
+	 *
+	 * Drivers can return '0' from get_intermediate() in case they don't
+	 * wish to switch to intermediate frequency for some target frequency.
+	 * In that case core will directly call ->target_index().
+	 */
+	unsigned int (*get_intermediate)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+					 unsigned int index);
+	int	(*target_intermediate)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				       unsigned int index);
 
 	/* should be defined, if possible */
 	unsigned int	(*get)	(unsigned int cpu);
