diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 348f51b..c75f778 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -1057,6 +1057,8 @@ static inline int cpu_numa_flags(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+extern int arch_asym_cpu_priority(int cpu);
+
 struct sched_domain_attr {
 	int relax_domain_level;
 };
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 154fd68..d54c6e1 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -6301,7 +6301,22 @@ static void init_sched_groups_capacity(int cpu, struct sched_domain *sd)
 	WARN_ON(!sg);
 
 	do {
+		int cpu, max_cpu = -1;
+
 		sg->group_weight = cpumask_weight(sched_group_cpus(sg));
+
+		if (!(sd->flags & SD_ASYM_PACKING))
+			goto next;
+
+		for_each_cpu(cpu, sched_group_cpus(sg)) {
+			if (max_cpu < 0)
+				max_cpu = cpu;
+			else if (sched_asym_prefer(cpu, max_cpu))
+				max_cpu = cpu;
+		}
+		sg->asym_prefer_cpu = max_cpu;
+
+next:
 		sg = sg->next;
 	} while (sg != sd->groups);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sched/fair.c b/kernel/sched/fair.c
index c242944..af97dc8 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/fair.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/fair.c
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ const_debug unsigned int sysctl_sched_migration_cost = 500000UL;
  */
 unsigned int __read_mostly sysctl_sched_shares_window = 10000000UL;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+/*
+ * For asym packing, by default the lower numbered cpu has higher priority.
+ */
+int __weak arch_asym_cpu_priority(int cpu)
+{
+	return -cpu;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CFS_BANDWIDTH
 /*
  * Amount of runtime to allocate from global (tg) to local (per-cfs_rq) pool
@@ -7113,16 +7124,18 @@ static bool update_sd_pick_busiest(struct lb_env *env,
 	if (env->idle == CPU_NOT_IDLE)
 		return true;
 	/*
-	 * ASYM_PACKING needs to move all the work to the lowest
-	 * numbered CPUs in the group, therefore mark all groups
-	 * higher than ourself as busy.
+	 * ASYM_PACKING needs to move all the work to the highest
+	 * prority CPUs in the group, therefore mark all groups
+	 * of lower priority than ourself as busy.
 	 */
-	if (sgs->sum_nr_running && env->dst_cpu < group_first_cpu(sg)) {
+	if (sgs->sum_nr_running &&
+	    sched_asym_prefer(env->dst_cpu, sg->asym_prefer_cpu)) {
 		if (!sds->busiest)
 			return true;
 
-		/* Prefer to move from highest possible cpu's work */
-		if (group_first_cpu(sds->busiest) < group_first_cpu(sg))
+		/* Prefer to move from lowest priority cpu's work */
+		if (sched_asym_prefer(sds->busiest->asym_prefer_cpu,
+				      sg->asym_prefer_cpu))
 			return true;
 	}
 
@@ -7274,8 +7287,8 @@ static int check_asym_packing(struct lb_env *env, struct sd_lb_stats *sds)
 	if (!sds->busiest)
 		return 0;
 
-	busiest_cpu = group_first_cpu(sds->busiest);
-	if (env->dst_cpu > busiest_cpu)
+	busiest_cpu = sds->busiest->asym_prefer_cpu;
+	if (sched_asym_prefer(busiest_cpu, env->dst_cpu))
 		return 0;
 
 	env->imbalance = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(
@@ -7613,10 +7626,11 @@ static int need_active_balance(struct lb_env *env)
 
 		/*
 		 * ASYM_PACKING needs to force migrate tasks from busy but
-		 * higher numbered CPUs in order to pack all tasks in the
-		 * lowest numbered CPUs.
+		 * lower priority CPUs in order to pack all tasks in the
+		 * highest priority CPUs.
 		 */
-		if ((sd->flags & SD_ASYM_PACKING) && env->src_cpu > env->dst_cpu)
+		if ((sd->flags & SD_ASYM_PACKING) &&
+		    sched_asym_prefer(env->dst_cpu, env->src_cpu))
 			return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -8465,7 +8479,7 @@ static inline bool nohz_kick_needed(struct rq *rq)
 	unsigned long now = jiffies;
 	struct sched_domain_shared *sds;
 	struct sched_domain *sd;
-	int nr_busy, cpu = rq->cpu;
+	int nr_busy, i, cpu = rq->cpu;
 	bool kick = false;
 
 	if (unlikely(rq->idle_balance))
@@ -8516,12 +8530,18 @@ static inline bool nohz_kick_needed(struct rq *rq)
 	}
 
 	sd = rcu_dereference(per_cpu(sd_asym, cpu));
-	if (sd && (cpumask_first_and(nohz.idle_cpus_mask,
-				  sched_domain_span(sd)) < cpu)) {
-		kick = true;
-		goto unlock;
-	}
+	if (sd) {
+		for_each_cpu(i, sched_domain_span(sd)) {
+			if (i == cpu ||
+			    !cpumask_test_cpu(i, nohz.idle_cpus_mask))
+				continue;
 
+			if (sched_asym_prefer(i, cpu)) {
+				kick = true;
+				goto unlock;
+			}
+		}
+	}
 unlock:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	return kick;
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index 055f935..cd3d413 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -539,6 +539,11 @@ struct dl_rq {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
+static inline bool sched_asym_prefer(int a, int b)
+{
+	return arch_asym_cpu_priority(a) > arch_asym_cpu_priority(b);
+}
+
 /*
  * We add the notion of a root-domain which will be used to define per-domain
  * variables. Each exclusive cpuset essentially defines an island domain by
@@ -905,6 +910,7 @@ struct sched_group {
 
 	unsigned int group_weight;
 	struct sched_group_capacity *sgc;
+	int asym_prefer_cpu;		/* cpu of highest priority in group */
 
 	/*
 	 * The CPUs this group covers.
