diff --git a/arch/arm/common/sharpsl_pm.c b/arch/arm/common/sharpsl_pm.c
index a9bc5b52218f..4cb895d4ae5b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/common/sharpsl_pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/common/sharpsl_pm.c
@@ -766,7 +766,6 @@ static void sharpsl_apm_get_power_status(struct apm_power_info *info)
 }
 
 static struct pm_ops sharpsl_pm_ops = {
-	.pm_disk_mode	= PM_DISK_FIRMWARE,
 	.prepare	= pxa_pm_prepare,
 	.enter		= corgi_pxa_pm_enter,
 	.finish		= pxa_pm_finish,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/pm.c
index b49bfda53d7f..ff8db29e989e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/pm.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ static int at91_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 
 
 static struct pm_ops at91_pm_ops ={
-	.pm_disk_mode	= 0,
 	.valid		= at91_pm_valid_state,
 	.prepare	= at91_pm_prepare,
 	.enter		= at91_pm_enter,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/pm.c
index 49efe903dacd..4248117e5e3f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/pm.c
@@ -698,7 +698,6 @@ static struct irqaction omap_wakeup_irq = {
 
 
 static struct pm_ops omap_pm_ops ={
-	.pm_disk_mode	= 0,
 	.prepare	= omap_pm_prepare,
 	.enter		= omap_pm_enter,
 	.finish		= omap_pm_finish,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
index d7eee99b7e3f..3e9a128feea1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ static int omap2_pm_finish(suspend_state_t state)
 }
 
 static struct pm_ops omap_pm_ops = {
-	.pm_disk_mode	= 0,
 	.prepare	= omap2_pm_prepare,
 	.enter		= omap2_pm_enter,
 	.finish		= omap2_pm_finish,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pm.c
index b4d8276d6050..0a99ef43b36f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pm.c
@@ -223,11 +223,7 @@ int pxa_pm_finish(suspend_state_t state)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pxa_pm_finish);
 
-/*
- * Set to PM_DISK_FIRMWARE so we can quickly veto suspend-to-disk.
- */
 static struct pm_ops pxa_pm_ops = {
-	.pm_disk_mode	= PM_DISK_FIRMWARE,
 	.prepare	= pxa_pm_prepare,
 	.enter		= pxa_pm_enter,
 	.finish		= pxa_pm_finish,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/pm.c
index 786c8534231f..b0837113b2aa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sa1100/pm.c
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ static int sa11x0_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	unsigned long gpio, sleep_save[SLEEP_SAVE_SIZE];
 	struct timespec delta, rtc;
 
-	if (state != PM_SUSPEND_MEM)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* preserve current time */
 	rtc.tv_sec = RCNR;
 	rtc.tv_nsec = 0;
@@ -134,11 +131,7 @@ unsigned long sleep_phys_sp(void *sp)
 	return virt_to_phys(sp);
 }
 
-/*
- * Set to PM_DISK_FIRMWARE so we can quickly veto suspend-to-disk.
- */
 static struct pm_ops sa11x0_pm_ops = {
-	.pm_disk_mode	= PM_DISK_FIRMWARE,
 	.enter		= sa11x0_pm_enter,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/pm.c b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/pm.c
index ecf68d611904..d6af3082af30 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/pm.c
@@ -511,11 +511,6 @@ static int s3c2410_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (state != PM_SUSPEND_MEM) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "error: only PM_SUSPEND_MEM supported\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/* check if we have anything to wake-up with... bad things seem
 	 * to happen if you suspend with no wakeup (system will often
 	 * require a full power-cycle)
@@ -633,11 +628,7 @@ static int s3c2410_pm_finish(suspend_state_t state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Set to PM_DISK_FIRMWARE so we can quickly veto suspend-to-disk.
- */
 static struct pm_ops s3c2410_pm_ops = {
-	.pm_disk_mode	= PM_DISK_FIRMWARE,
 	.prepare	= s3c2410_pm_prepare,
 	.enter		= s3c2410_pm_enter,
 	.finish		= s3c2410_pm_finish,
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/hp6xx/pm.c b/arch/sh/boards/hp6xx/pm.c
index d1947732fb3e..4b2f29a4bde9 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/hp6xx/pm.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/hp6xx/pm.c
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ static int hp6x0_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	u16 hd64461_stbcr;
 #endif
 
-	if (state != PM_SUSPEND_MEM)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_HD64461_ENABLER
 	outb(0, HD64461_PCC1CSCIER);
 
@@ -70,11 +67,7 @@ static int hp6x0_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Set to PM_DISK_FIRMWARE so we can quickly veto suspend-to-disk.
- */
 static struct pm_ops hp6x0_pm_ops = {
-	.pm_disk_mode	= PM_DISK_FIRMWARE,
 	.enter		= hp6x0_pm_enter,
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index 9bd86db4d395..dfced9188bdc 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ typedef int __bitwise suspend_state_t;
 
 typedef int __bitwise suspend_disk_method_t;
 
+/* invalid must be 0 so struct pm_ops initialisers can leave it out */
+#define PM_DISK_INVALID		((__force suspend_disk_method_t) 0)
 #define	PM_DISK_FIRMWARE	((__force suspend_disk_method_t) 1)
 #define	PM_DISK_PLATFORM	((__force suspend_disk_method_t) 2)
 #define	PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN	((__force suspend_disk_method_t) 3)
@@ -137,17 +139,16 @@ typedef int __bitwise suspend_disk_method_t;
  * @finish: Called when the system has left the given state and all devices
  *	are resumed. The return value is ignored.
  *
- * @pm_disk_mode: Set to the disk method that the user should be able to
- *	configure for suspend-to-disk. Since %PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN,
- *	%PM_DISK_REBOOT, %PM_DISK_TEST and %PM_DISK_TESTPROC
- *	are always allowed, currently only %PM_DISK_PLATFORM
- *	makes sense. If the user then choses %PM_DISK_PLATFORM,
- *	the @prepare call will be called before suspending to disk
- *	(if present), the @enter call should be present and will
- *	be called after all state has been saved and the machine
- *	is ready to be shut down/suspended/..., and the @finish
- *	callback is called after state has been restored. All
- *	these calls are called with %PM_SUSPEND_DISK as the state.
+ * @pm_disk_mode: The generic code always allows one of the shutdown methods
+ *	%PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN, %PM_DISK_REBOOT, %PM_DISK_TEST and
+ *	%PM_DISK_TESTPROC. If this variable is set, the mode it is set
+ *	to is allowed in addition to those modes and is also made default.
+ *	When this mode is sent selected, the @prepare call will be called
+ *	before suspending to disk (if present), the @enter call should be
+ *	present and will be called after all state has been saved and the
+ *	machine is ready to be powered off; the @finish callback is called
+ *	after state has been restored. All these calls are called with
+ *	%PM_SUSPEND_DISK as the state.
  */
 struct pm_ops {
 	int (*valid)(suspend_state_t state);
diff --git a/kernel/power/disk.c b/kernel/power/disk.c
index aec19b063e3f..4de2f69fe095 100644
--- a/kernel/power/disk.c
+++ b/kernel/power/disk.c
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ static inline int platform_prepare(void)
 {
 	int error = 0;
 
-	if (pm_disk_mode == PM_DISK_PLATFORM) {
+	switch (pm_disk_mode) {
+	case PM_DISK_TEST:
+	case PM_DISK_TESTPROC:
+	case PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN:
+	case PM_DISK_REBOOT:
+		break;
+	default:
 		if (pm_ops && pm_ops->prepare)
 			error = pm_ops->prepare(PM_SUSPEND_DISK);
 	}
@@ -48,40 +54,48 @@ static inline int platform_prepare(void)
 
 /**
  *	power_down - Shut machine down for hibernate.
- *	@mode:		Suspend-to-disk mode
  *
- *	Use the platform driver, if configured so, and return gracefully if it
- *	fails.
- *	Otherwise, try to power off and reboot. If they fail, halt the machine,
- *	there ain't no turning back.
+ *	Use the platform driver, if configured so; otherwise try
+ *	to power off or reboot.
  */
 
-static void power_down(suspend_disk_method_t mode)
+static void power_down(void)
 {
-	switch(mode) {
-	case PM_DISK_PLATFORM:
-		if (pm_ops && pm_ops->enter) {
-			kernel_shutdown_prepare(SYSTEM_SUSPEND_DISK);
-			pm_ops->enter(PM_SUSPEND_DISK);
-			break;
-		}
+	switch (pm_disk_mode) {
+	case PM_DISK_TEST:
+	case PM_DISK_TESTPROC:
+		break;
 	case PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN:
 		kernel_power_off();
 		break;
 	case PM_DISK_REBOOT:
 		kernel_restart(NULL);
 		break;
+	default:
+		if (pm_ops && pm_ops->enter) {
+			kernel_shutdown_prepare(SYSTEM_SUSPEND_DISK);
+			pm_ops->enter(PM_SUSPEND_DISK);
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	kernel_halt();
-	/* Valid image is on the disk, if we continue we risk serious data corruption
-	   after resume. */
+	/*
+	 * Valid image is on the disk, if we continue we risk serious data
+	 * corruption after resume.
+	 */
 	printk(KERN_CRIT "Please power me down manually\n");
 	while(1);
 }
 
 static inline void platform_finish(void)
 {
-	if (pm_disk_mode == PM_DISK_PLATFORM) {
+	switch (pm_disk_mode) {
+	case PM_DISK_TEST:
+	case PM_DISK_TESTPROC:
+	case PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN:
+	case PM_DISK_REBOOT:
+		break;
+	default:
 		if (pm_ops && pm_ops->finish)
 			pm_ops->finish(PM_SUSPEND_DISK);
 	}
@@ -166,7 +180,7 @@ int pm_suspend_disk(void)
 		pr_debug("PM: writing image.\n");
 		error = swsusp_write();
 		if (!error)
-			power_down(pm_disk_mode);
+			power_down();
 		else {
 			swsusp_free();
 			goto Thaw;
@@ -338,10 +352,14 @@ static ssize_t disk_store(struct subsystem * s, const char * buf, size_t n)
 		}
 	}
 	if (mode) {
-		if (mode == PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN || mode == PM_DISK_REBOOT ||
-		     mode == PM_DISK_TEST || mode == PM_DISK_TESTPROC) {
+		switch (mode) {
+		case PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN:
+		case PM_DISK_REBOOT:
+		case PM_DISK_TEST:
+		case PM_DISK_TESTPROC:
 			pm_disk_mode = mode;
-		} else {
+			break;
+		default:
 			if (pm_ops && pm_ops->enter &&
 			    (mode == pm_ops->pm_disk_mode))
 				pm_disk_mode = mode;
diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index 3062e940d1fa..053c0a7d7f57 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 DEFINE_MUTEX(pm_mutex);
 
 struct pm_ops *pm_ops;
-suspend_disk_method_t pm_disk_mode = PM_DISK_PLATFORM;
+suspend_disk_method_t pm_disk_mode = PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN;
 
 /**
  *	pm_set_ops - Set the global power method table. 
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ void pm_set_ops(struct pm_ops * ops)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&pm_mutex);
 	pm_ops = ops;
+	if (ops && ops->pm_disk_mode != PM_DISK_INVALID) {
+		pm_disk_mode = ops->pm_disk_mode;
+	} else
+		pm_disk_mode = PM_DISK_SHUTDOWN;
 	mutex_unlock(&pm_mutex);
 }