diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index d7efdfe0c12c..08ca8c9f41cd 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -352,6 +352,33 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_notify_post_transition);
 /*********************************************************************
  *                          SYSFS INTERFACE                          *
  *********************************************************************/
+ssize_t show_boost(struct kobject *kobj,
+				 struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	return sprintf(buf, "%d\n", cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled);
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_boost(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
+				  const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int ret, enable;
+
+	ret = sscanf(buf, "%d", &enable);
+	if (ret != 1 || enable < 0 || enable > 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(enable)) {
+		pr_err("%s: Cannot %s BOOST!\n", __func__,
+		       enable ? "enable" : "disable");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("%s: cpufreq BOOST %s\n", __func__,
+		 enable ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+
+	return count;
+}
+define_one_global_rw(boost);
 
 static struct cpufreq_governor *__find_governor(const char *str_governor)
 {
@@ -2183,6 +2210,73 @@ static struct notifier_block __refdata cpufreq_cpu_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = cpufreq_cpu_callback,
 };
 
+/*********************************************************************
+ *               BOOST						     *
+ *********************************************************************/
+static int cpufreq_boost_set_sw(int state)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(policy, &cpufreq_policy_list, policy_list) {
+		freq_table = cpufreq_frequency_get_table(policy->cpu);
+		if (freq_table) {
+			ret = cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(policy,
+							freq_table);
+			if (ret) {
+				pr_err("%s: Policy frequency update failed\n",
+				       __func__);
+				break;
+			}
+			policy->user_policy.max = policy->max;
+			__cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled == state)
+		return 0;
+
+	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+	cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled = state;
+	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+
+	ret = cpufreq_driver->set_boost(state);
+	if (ret) {
+		write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+		cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled = !state;
+		write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+
+		pr_err("%s: Cannot %s BOOST\n", __func__,
+		       state ? "enable" : "disable");
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int cpufreq_boost_supported(void)
+{
+	if (likely(cpufreq_driver))
+		return cpufreq_driver->boost_supported;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_boost_supported);
+
+int cpufreq_boost_enabled(void)
+{
+	return cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_boost_enabled);
+
 /*********************************************************************
  *               REGISTER / UNREGISTER CPUFREQ DRIVER                *
  *********************************************************************/
@@ -2223,9 +2317,25 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 	cpufreq_driver = driver_data;
 	write_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
+	if (cpufreq_boost_supported()) {
+		/*
+		 * Check if driver provides function to enable boost -
+		 * if not, use cpufreq_boost_set_sw as default
+		 */
+		if (!cpufreq_driver->set_boost)
+			cpufreq_driver->set_boost = cpufreq_boost_set_sw;
+
+		ret = cpufreq_sysfs_create_file(&boost.attr);
+		if (ret) {
+			pr_err("%s: cannot register global BOOST sysfs file\n",
+				__func__);
+			goto err_null_driver;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ret = subsys_interface_register(&cpufreq_interface);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_null_driver;
+		goto err_boost_unreg;
 
 	if (!(cpufreq_driver->flags & CPUFREQ_STICKY)) {
 		int i;
@@ -2252,6 +2362,9 @@ int cpufreq_register_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver_data)
 	return 0;
 err_if_unreg:
 	subsys_interface_unregister(&cpufreq_interface);
+err_boost_unreg:
+	if (cpufreq_boost_supported())
+		cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(&boost.attr);
 err_null_driver:
 	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 	cpufreq_driver = NULL;
@@ -2278,6 +2391,9 @@ int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 	pr_debug("unregistering driver %s\n", driver->name);
 
 	subsys_interface_unregister(&cpufreq_interface);
+	if (cpufreq_boost_supported())
+		cpufreq_sysfs_remove_file(&boost.attr);
+
 	unregister_hotcpu_notifier(&cpufreq_cpu_notifier);
 
 	down_write(&cpufreq_rwsem);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
index a8ac0427fbfe..8e54f97899ba 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/freq_table.c
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ int cpufreq_frequency_table_cpuinfo(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (!cpufreq_boost_enabled()
+		    && table[i].driver_data == CPUFREQ_BOOST_FREQ)
+			continue;
+
 		pr_debug("table entry %u: %u kHz, %u driver_data\n",
 					i, freq, table[i].driver_data);
 		if (freq < min_freq)
@@ -204,7 +208,8 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpufreq_frequency_table *, cpufreq_show_table);
 /**
  * show_available_freqs - show available frequencies for the specified CPU
  */
-static ssize_t show_available_freqs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
+static ssize_t show_available_freqs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf,
+				    bool show_boost)
 {
 	unsigned int i = 0;
 	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
@@ -219,6 +224,20 @@ static ssize_t show_available_freqs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 	for (i = 0; (table[i].frequency != CPUFREQ_TABLE_END); i++) {
 		if (table[i].frequency == CPUFREQ_ENTRY_INVALID)
 			continue;
+		/*
+		 * show_boost = true and driver_data = BOOST freq
+		 * display BOOST freqs
+		 *
+		 * show_boost = false and driver_data = BOOST freq
+		 * show_boost = true and driver_data != BOOST freq
+		 * continue - do not display anything
+		 *
+		 * show_boost = false and driver_data != BOOST freq
+		 * display NON BOOST freqs
+		 */
+		if (show_boost ^ (table[i].driver_data == CPUFREQ_BOOST_FREQ))
+			continue;
+
 		count += sprintf(&buf[count], "%d ", table[i].frequency);
 	}
 	count += sprintf(&buf[count], "\n");
@@ -227,16 +246,39 @@ static ssize_t show_available_freqs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 
 }
 
-struct freq_attr cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_available_freqs = {
-	.attr = { .name = "scaling_available_frequencies",
-		  .mode = 0444,
-		},
-	.show = show_available_freqs,
-};
+#define cpufreq_attr_available_freq(_name)	  \
+struct freq_attr cpufreq_freq_attr_##_name##_freqs =     \
+__ATTR_RO(_name##_frequencies)
+
+/**
+ * show_scaling_available_frequencies - show available normal frequencies for
+ * the specified CPU
+ */
+static ssize_t scaling_available_frequencies_show(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+						  char *buf)
+{
+	return show_available_freqs(policy, buf, false);
+}
+cpufreq_attr_available_freq(scaling_available);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_available_freqs);
 
+/**
+ * show_available_boost_freqs - show available boost frequencies for
+ * the specified CPU
+ */
+static ssize_t scaling_boost_frequencies_show(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+					      char *buf)
+{
+	return show_available_freqs(policy, buf, true);
+}
+cpufreq_attr_available_freq(scaling_boost);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_boost_freqs);
+
 struct freq_attr *cpufreq_generic_attr[] = {
 	&cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_available_freqs,
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
+	&cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_boost_freqs,
+#endif
 	NULL,
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_generic_attr);
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 422f10561e0b..4d89e0e6f9cc 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -227,6 +227,11 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
 	int	(*suspend)	(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 	int	(*resume)	(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 	struct freq_attr	**attr;
+
+	/* platform specific boost support code */
+	bool                    boost_supported;
+	bool                    boost_enabled;
+	int     (*set_boost)    (int state);
 };
 
 /* flags */
@@ -435,6 +440,7 @@ extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_conservative;
 
 #define CPUFREQ_ENTRY_INVALID ~0
 #define CPUFREQ_TABLE_END     ~1
+#define CPUFREQ_BOOST_FREQ    ~2
 
 struct cpufreq_frequency_table {
 	unsigned int	driver_data; /* driver specific data, not used by core */
@@ -460,6 +466,24 @@ int cpufreq_frequency_table_get_index(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 void cpufreq_frequency_table_update_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 ssize_t cpufreq_show_cpus(const struct cpumask *mask, char *buf);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
+int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state);
+int cpufreq_boost_supported(void);
+int cpufreq_boost_enabled(void);
+#else
+static inline int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline int cpufreq_boost_supported(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline int cpufreq_boost_enabled(void)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 /* the following funtion is for cpufreq core use only */
 struct cpufreq_frequency_table *cpufreq_frequency_get_table(unsigned int cpu);