diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
index d360b56..74ca34b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-
 /*
- *   (c) 2003-2006 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
+ *   (c) 2003-2010 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  *  Your use of this code is subject to the terms and conditions of the
  *  GNU general public license version 2. See "COPYING" or
  *  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
@@ -54,6 +53,10 @@
 
 static int cpu_family = CPU_OPTERON;
 
+/* core performance boost */
+static bool cpb_capable, cpb_enabled;
+static struct msr __percpu *msrs;
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 static inline const struct cpumask *cpu_core_mask(int cpu)
 {
@@ -1393,8 +1396,77 @@
 	return khz;
 }
 
+static void _cpb_toggle_msrs(bool t)
+{
+	int cpu;
+
+	get_online_cpus();
+
+	rdmsr_on_cpus(cpu_online_mask, MSR_K7_HWCR, msrs);
+
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_online_mask) {
+		struct msr *reg = per_cpu_ptr(msrs, cpu);
+		if (t)
+			reg->l &= ~BIT(25);
+		else
+			reg->l |= BIT(25);
+	}
+	wrmsr_on_cpus(cpu_online_mask, MSR_K7_HWCR, msrs);
+
+	put_online_cpus();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Switch on/off core performance boosting.
+ *
+ * 0=disable
+ * 1=enable.
+ */
+static void cpb_toggle(bool t)
+{
+	if (!cpb_capable)
+		return;
+
+	if (t && !cpb_enabled) {
+		cpb_enabled = true;
+		_cpb_toggle_msrs(t);
+		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Core Boosting enabled.\n");
+	} else if (!t && cpb_enabled) {
+		cpb_enabled = false;
+		_cpb_toggle_msrs(t);
+		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Core Boosting disabled.\n");
+	}
+}
+
+static ssize_t store_cpb(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, const char *buf,
+				 size_t count)
+{
+	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	unsigned long val = 0;
+
+	ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 10, &val);
+	if (!ret && (val == 0 || val == 1) && cpb_capable)
+		cpb_toggle(val);
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+static ssize_t show_cpb(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
+{
+	return sprintf(buf, "%u\n", cpb_enabled);
+}
+
+#define define_one_rw(_name) \
+static struct freq_attr _name = \
+__ATTR(_name, 0644, show_##_name, store_##_name)
+
+define_one_rw(cpb);
+
 static struct freq_attr *powernow_k8_attr[] = {
 	&cpufreq_freq_attr_scaling_available_freqs,
+	&cpb,
 	NULL,
 };
 
@@ -1410,10 +1482,51 @@
 	.attr		= powernow_k8_attr,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Clear the boost-disable flag on the CPU_DOWN path so that this cpu
+ * cannot block the remaining ones from boosting. On the CPU_UP path we
+ * simply keep the boost-disable flag in sync with the current global
+ * state.
+ */
+static int __cpuinit cpb_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
+				void *hcpu)
+{
+	unsigned cpu = (long)hcpu;
+	u32 lo, hi;
+
+	switch (action) {
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE:
+	case CPU_UP_PREPARE_FROZEN:
+
+		if (!cpb_enabled) {
+			rdmsr_on_cpu(cpu, MSR_K7_HWCR, &lo, &hi);
+			lo |= BIT(25);
+			wrmsr_on_cpu(cpu, MSR_K7_HWCR, lo, hi);
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
+	case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE_FROZEN:
+		rdmsr_on_cpu(cpu, MSR_K7_HWCR, &lo, &hi);
+		lo &= ~BIT(25);
+		wrmsr_on_cpu(cpu, MSR_K7_HWCR, lo, hi);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_OK;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block __cpuinitdata cpb_nb = {
+	.notifier_call		= cpb_notify,
+};
+
 /* driver entry point for init */
 static int __cpuinit powernowk8_init(void)
 {
-	unsigned int i, supported_cpus = 0;
+	unsigned int i, supported_cpus = 0, cpu;
 
 	for_each_online_cpu(i) {
 		int rc;
@@ -1422,15 +1535,36 @@
 			supported_cpus++;
 	}
 
-	if (supported_cpus == num_online_cpus()) {
-		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Found %d %s "
-			"processors (%d cpu cores) (" VERSION ")\n",
-			num_online_nodes(),
-			boot_cpu_data.x86_model_id, supported_cpus);
-		return cpufreq_register_driver(&cpufreq_amd64_driver);
+	if (supported_cpus != num_online_cpus())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Found %d %s (%d cpu cores) (" VERSION ")\n",
+		num_online_nodes(), boot_cpu_data.x86_model_id, supported_cpus);
+
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CPB)) {
+
+		cpb_capable = true;
+
+		register_cpu_notifier(&cpb_nb);
+
+		msrs = msrs_alloc();
+		if (!msrs) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error allocating msrs!\n", __func__);
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+
+		rdmsr_on_cpus(cpu_online_mask, MSR_K7_HWCR, msrs);
+
+		for_each_cpu(cpu, cpu_online_mask) {
+			struct msr *reg = per_cpu_ptr(msrs, cpu);
+			cpb_enabled |= !(!!(reg->l & BIT(25)));
+		}
+
+		printk(KERN_INFO PFX "Core Performance Boosting: %s.\n",
+			(cpb_enabled ? "on" : "off"));
 	}
 
-	return -ENODEV;
+	return cpufreq_register_driver(&cpufreq_amd64_driver);
 }
 
 /* driver entry point for term */
@@ -1438,6 +1572,13 @@
 {
 	dprintk("exit\n");
 
+	if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_CPB)) {
+		msrs_free(msrs);
+		msrs = NULL;
+
+		unregister_cpu_notifier(&cpb_nb);
+	}
+
 	cpufreq_unregister_driver(&cpufreq_amd64_driver);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.h
index 02ce824..df3529b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  *  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
  */
 
-
 enum pstate {
 	HW_PSTATE_INVALID = 0xff,
 	HW_PSTATE_0 = 0,
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@
 	struct cpumask *available_cores;
 };
 
-
 /* processor's cpuid instruction support */
 #define CPUID_PROCESSOR_SIGNATURE	1	/* function 1 */
 #define CPUID_XFAM			0x0ff00000	/* extended family */