diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/Makefile b/drivers/cpuidle/Makefile
index 5634f88..2928d93 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/Makefile
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 # Makefile for cpuidle.
 #
 
-obj-y += cpuidle.o driver.o governor.o sysfs.o governors/
+obj-y += cpuidle.o driver.o governor.o sysfs.o common.o governors/
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/common.c b/drivers/cpuidle/common.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dafa758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/common.c
@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ * Copyright 2011 Linaro Ltd.
+ *
+ * The code contained herein is licensed under the GNU General Public
+ * License. You may obtain a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * Version 2 or later at the following locations:
+ *
+ * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.html
+ * http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This code performs provides some commonly used cpuidle setup functionality
+ * used by many ARM SoC platforms.  Providing this functionality here
+ * reduces the duplication of this code for each ARM platform that uses it.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/io.h>
+#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
+#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <asm/proc-fns.h>
+
+static struct cpuidle_device __percpu * common_cpuidle_devices;
+
+static int (*do_idle[CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX])(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+			       struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index);
+
+int cpuidle_def_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+			       struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+	cpu_do_idle();
+	return index;
+}
+
+static int simple_enter(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+			       struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{
+	ktime_t time_start, time_end;
+
+	local_irq_disable();
+
+	time_start = ktime_get();
+
+	index = do_idle[index](dev, drv, index);
+
+	time_end = ktime_get();
+
+	local_irq_enable();
+
+	dev->last_residency =
+		(int)ktime_to_us(ktime_sub(time_end, time_start));
+
+	return index;
+}
+
+void common_cpuidle_devices_uninit(void)
+{
+	int cpu_id;
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev;
+
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu_id) {
+		dev = per_cpu_ptr(common_cpuidle_devices, cpu_id);
+		cpuidle_unregister_device(dev);
+	}
+
+	free_percpu(common_cpuidle_devices);
+}
+
+/**
+ * common_cpuidle_init() - Provides some commonly used init functionality.
+ * @pdrv		Pointer to your cpuidle_driver object.
+ * @simple		Use the common simple_enter wrapper?
+ * @driver_data_init	Pointer to your platform function to initialize your
+ *			platform specific driver data.  Use NULL if platform
+ *			specific data is not needed.
+ *
+ * Common cpuidle init interface to provide common cpuidle functionality
+ * used by many platforms.
+ */
+int __init common_cpuidle_init(struct cpuidle_driver *pdrv, bool simple,
+			 void (*driver_data_init)(struct cpuidle_device *dev))
+{
+	struct cpuidle_device *dev;
+	struct cpuidle_driver *drv;
+	int i, cpu_id, ret;
+
+	if (!pdrv || pdrv->state_count > CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX) {
+		pr_err("%s: Invalid Input\n", __func__);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	drv = kmalloc(sizeof(struct cpuidle_driver), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!drv) {
+		pr_err("%s: no memory for cpuidle driver\n", __func__);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	*drv = *pdrv;
+
+	for (i = 0; simple && (i < drv->state_count); i++) {
+		do_idle[i] = drv->states[i].enter;
+		drv->states[i].enter = simple_enter;
+	}
+
+	ret = cpuidle_register_driver(drv);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("%s: Failed to register cpuidle driver\n", __func__);
+		goto free_drv;
+	}
+
+	common_cpuidle_devices = alloc_percpu(struct cpuidle_device);
+	if (common_cpuidle_devices == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto unregister_drv;
+	}
+
+	/* initialize state data for each cpuidle_device */
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu_id) {
+		dev = per_cpu_ptr(common_cpuidle_devices, cpu_id);
+		dev->cpu = cpu_id;
+		dev->state_count = drv->state_count;
+
+		if (driver_data_init)
+			driver_data_init(dev);
+
+		ret = cpuidle_register_device(dev);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s: Failed to register cpu %u\n",
+				__func__, cpu_id);
+			goto uninit;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+uninit:
+
+	common_cpuidle_devices_uninit();
+
+unregister_drv:
+
+	cpuidle_unregister_driver(drv);
+
+free_drv:
+
+	kfree(drv);
+
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 712abcc..2aa89db 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ struct cpuidle_state {
 
 #define CPUIDLE_DRIVER_FLAGS_MASK (0xFFFF0000)
 
+/* Common ARM WFI state */
+#define CPUIDLE_ARM_WFI_STATE {\
+	.enter                  = cpuidle_def_idle,\
+	.exit_latency           = 2,\
+	.target_residency       = 1,\
+	.flags                  = CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID,\
+	.name                   = "WFI",\
+	.desc                   = "ARM core clock gating (WFI)",\
+}
+
 /**
  * cpuidle_get_statedata - retrieves private driver state data
  * @st_usage: the state usage statistics
@@ -141,6 +151,13 @@ extern void cpuidle_resume_and_unlock(void);
 extern int cpuidle_enable_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev);
 extern void cpuidle_disable_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev);
 
+/* provide a default idle function */
+extern int cpuidle_def_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+		       struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index);
+extern int common_cpuidle_init(struct cpuidle_driver *drv, bool simple,
+			 void (*driver_data_init)(struct cpuidle_device *dev));
+extern void common_cpuidle_devices_uninit(void);
+
 #else
 static inline void disable_cpuidle(void) { }
 static inline int cpuidle_idle_call(void) { return -ENODEV; }
@@ -157,6 +174,13 @@ static inline void cpuidle_resume_and_unlock(void) { }
 static inline int cpuidle_enable_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 {return -ENODEV; }
 static inline void cpuidle_disable_device(struct cpuidle_device *dev) { }
+static inline int cpuidle_def_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+		       struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index)
+{return -ENODEV; }
+static inline int common_cpuidle_init(struct cpuidle_driver *pdrv,
+	bool simple, void (*driver_data_init)(struct cpuidle_device *dev))
+{return -ENODEV; }
+static inline void common_cpuidle_devices_uninit(void) { }
 
 #endif
 
