diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 8d328186f774b81cfdd1eabf5c01d244f50115be..bc1088d9b379a97843c58b050f046b8b0df023f5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -364,10 +364,12 @@ static ssize_t store_##file_name					\
 	if (ret != 1)							\
 		return -EINVAL;						\
 									\
+	lock_cpu_hotplug();						\
 	mutex_lock(&policy->lock);					\
 	ret = __cpufreq_set_policy(policy, &new_policy);		\
 	policy->user_policy.object = policy->object;			\
 	mutex_unlock(&policy->lock);					\
+	unlock_cpu_hotplug();						\
 									\
 	return ret ? ret : count;					\
 }
@@ -1197,20 +1199,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_unregister_notifier);
  *********************************************************************/
 
 
+/* Must be called with lock_cpu_hotplug held */
 int __cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			    unsigned int target_freq,
 			    unsigned int relation)
 {
 	int retval = -EINVAL;
 
-	lock_cpu_hotplug();
 	dprintk("target for CPU %u: %u kHz, relation %u\n", policy->cpu,
 		target_freq, relation);
 	if (cpu_online(policy->cpu) && cpufreq_driver->target)
 		retval = cpufreq_driver->target(policy, target_freq, relation);
 
-	unlock_cpu_hotplug();
-
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__cpufreq_driver_target);
@@ -1225,17 +1225,23 @@ int cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	if (!policy)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	lock_cpu_hotplug();
 	mutex_lock(&policy->lock);
 
 	ret = __cpufreq_driver_target(policy, target_freq, relation);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&policy->lock);
+	unlock_cpu_hotplug();
 
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_driver_target);
 
+/*
+ * Locking: Must be called with the lock_cpu_hotplug() lock held
+ * when "event" is CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS
+ */
 
 static int __cpufreq_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int event)
 {
@@ -1257,24 +1263,6 @@ static int __cpufreq_governor(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int event)
 }
 
 
-int cpufreq_governor(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int event)
-{
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-
-	if (!policy)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	mutex_lock(&policy->lock);
-	ret = __cpufreq_governor(policy, event);
-	mutex_unlock(&policy->lock);
-
-	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-	return ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_governor);
-
-
 int cpufreq_register_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_governor *t;
@@ -1342,6 +1330,9 @@ int cpufreq_get_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_get_policy);
 
 
+/*
+ * Locking: Must be called with the lock_cpu_hotplug() lock held
+ */
 static int __cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *data, struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -1436,6 +1427,8 @@ int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	if (!data)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	lock_cpu_hotplug();
+
 	/* lock this CPU */
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 
@@ -1446,6 +1439,8 @@ int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	data->user_policy.governor = data->governor;
 
 	mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
+
+	unlock_cpu_hotplug();
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(data);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -1469,6 +1464,7 @@ int cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (!data)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	lock_cpu_hotplug();
 	mutex_lock(&data->lock);
 
 	dprintk("updating policy for CPU %u\n", cpu);
@@ -1494,7 +1490,7 @@ int cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu)
 	ret = __cpufreq_set_policy(data, &policy);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&data->lock);
-
+	unlock_cpu_hotplug();
 	cpufreq_cpu_put(data);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index b3ebc8f019753db87d072914b1d699e9f36c85eb..c4c578defabfa0e5df0251d430fde58fee7d45ab 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		break;
 
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS:
-		lock_cpu_hotplug();
 		mutex_lock(&dbs_mutex);
 		if (policy->max < this_dbs_info->cur_policy->cur)
 			__cpufreq_driver_target(
@@ -536,7 +535,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 					this_dbs_info->cur_policy,
 				       	policy->min, CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
 		mutex_unlock(&dbs_mutex);
-		unlock_cpu_hotplug();
 		break;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
index 178f0c547eb7ac928fcdce0d0f0edd3da73c4c70..52cf1f02182591f64f527144e1e3a1394ee9a050 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_ondemand.c
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ static void do_dbs_timer(void *data)
 	if (!dbs_info->enable)
 		return;
 
+	lock_cpu_hotplug();
 	dbs_check_cpu(dbs_info);
+	unlock_cpu_hotplug();
 	queue_delayed_work_on(cpu, kondemand_wq, &dbs_info->work,
 			usecs_to_jiffies(dbs_tuners_ins.sampling_rate));
 }
@@ -412,7 +414,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 		break;
 
 	case CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS:
-		lock_cpu_hotplug();
 		mutex_lock(&dbs_mutex);
 		if (policy->max < this_dbs_info->cur_policy->cur)
 			__cpufreq_driver_target(this_dbs_info->cur_policy,
@@ -423,7 +424,6 @@ static int cpufreq_governor_dbs(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			                        policy->min,
 			                        CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
 		mutex_unlock(&dbs_mutex);
-		unlock_cpu_hotplug();
 		break;
 	}
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
index 44ae5e5b94cf4a30f4d1ab18287f72ec28caadb1..a06c204589cdf7c9f8e0e68e38c337f1535ace66 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_userspace.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/sysfs.h>
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ static int cpufreq_set(unsigned int freq, struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
 	dprintk("cpufreq_set for cpu %u, freq %u kHz\n", policy->cpu, freq);
 
+	lock_cpu_hotplug();
 	mutex_lock(&userspace_mutex);
 	if (!cpu_is_managed[policy->cpu])
 		goto err;
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ static int cpufreq_set(unsigned int freq, struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 
  err:
 	mutex_unlock(&userspace_mutex);
+	unlock_cpu_hotplug();
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 35e137636b0b4c6dc44cdfc04ef53ec787ffadfd..4ea39fee99c7938e4bd9dfec951773b025ada1a7 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -172,9 +172,6 @@ extern int __cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				   unsigned int relation);
 
 
-/* pass an event to the cpufreq governor */
-int cpufreq_governor(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int event);
-
 int cpufreq_register_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor);
 void cpufreq_unregister_governor(struct cpufreq_governor *governor);