diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
index dd4327f09ba4..02309c3eec33 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig
@@ -163,6 +163,30 @@ config SMP
 
 	  If you don't know what to do here, say N.
 
+config CPU_TOPOLOGY
+	bool "Support CPU topology definition"
+	depends on SMP
+	default y
+	help
+	  Support CPU topology definition, based on configuration
+	  provided by the firmware.
+
+config SCHED_MC
+	bool "Multi-core scheduler support"
+	depends on CPU_TOPOLOGY
+	help
+	  Multi-core scheduler support improves the CPU scheduler's decision
+	  making when dealing with multi-core CPU chips at a cost of slightly
+	  increased overhead in some places. If unsure say N here.
+
+config SCHED_SMT
+	bool "SMT scheduler support"
+	depends on CPU_TOPOLOGY
+	help
+	  Improves the CPU scheduler's decision making when dealing with
+	  MultiThreading at a cost of slightly increased overhead in some
+	  places. If unsure say N here.
+
 config NR_CPUS
 	int "Maximum number of CPUs (2-32)"
 	range 2 32
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/topology.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/topology.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f5270c65a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/topology.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#ifndef __ASM_TOPOLOGY_H
+#define __ASM_TOPOLOGY_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_TOPOLOGY
+
+#include <linux/cpumask.h>
+
+struct cpu_topology {
+	int thread_id;
+	int core_id;
+	int socket_id;
+	cpumask_t thread_sibling;
+	cpumask_t core_sibling;
+};
+
+extern struct cpu_topology cpu_topology[NR_CPUS];
+
+#define topology_physical_package_id(cpu)	(cpu_topology[cpu].socket_id)
+#define topology_core_id(cpu)		(cpu_topology[cpu].core_id)
+#define topology_core_cpumask(cpu)	(&cpu_topology[cpu].core_sibling)
+#define topology_thread_cpumask(cpu)	(&cpu_topology[cpu].thread_sibling)
+
+#define mc_capable()	(cpu_topology[0].socket_id != -1)
+#define smt_capable()	(cpu_topology[0].thread_id != -1)
+
+void init_cpu_topology(void);
+void store_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpuid);
+const struct cpumask *cpu_coregroup_mask(int cpu);
+
+#else
+
+static inline void init_cpu_topology(void) { }
+static inline void store_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpuid) { }
+
+#endif
+
+#include <asm-generic/topology.h>
+
+#endif /* _ASM_ARM_TOPOLOGY_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile b/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
index 2d4554b13410..252b62181532 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_HW_BREAKPOINT)+= hw_breakpoint.o
 arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK)	+= early_printk.o
 arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_ARM64_CPU_SUSPEND)	+= sleep.o suspend.o
 arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL)		+= jump_label.o
+arm64-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_TOPOLOGY)	+= topology.o
 
 obj-y					+= $(arm64-obj-y) vdso/
 obj-m					+= $(arm64-obj-m)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
index 1b7617ab499b..40e20efc13e6 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/smp.c
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ int __cpu_up(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void __cpuinit smp_store_cpu_info(unsigned int cpuid)
+{
+	store_cpu_topology(cpuid);
+}
+
 /*
  * This is the secondary CPU boot entry.  We're using this CPUs
  * idle thread stack, but a set of temporary page tables.
@@ -152,6 +157,8 @@ asmlinkage void secondary_start_kernel(void)
 	 */
 	notify_cpu_starting(cpu);
 
+	smp_store_cpu_info(cpu);
+
 	/*
 	 * OK, now it's safe to let the boot CPU continue.  Wait for
 	 * the CPU migration code to notice that the CPU is online
@@ -391,6 +398,11 @@ void __init smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 	int err;
 	unsigned int cpu, ncores = num_possible_cpus();
 
+	init_cpu_topology();
+
+	smp_store_cpu_info(smp_processor_id());
+
+
 	/*
 	 * are we trying to boot more cores than exist?
 	 */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..980019fefeff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * arch/arm64/kernel/topology.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011,2013 Linaro Limited.
+ *
+ * Based on the arm32 version written by Vincent Guittot in turn based on
+ * arch/sh/kernel/topology.c
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public
+ * License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of this archive
+ * for more details.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/cpumask.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/node.h>
+#include <linux/nodemask.h>
+#include <linux/sched.h>
+
+#include <asm/topology.h>
+
+/*
+ * cpu topology table
+ */
+struct cpu_topology cpu_topology[NR_CPUS];
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpu_topology);
+
+const struct cpumask *cpu_coregroup_mask(int cpu)
+{
+	return &cpu_topology[cpu].core_sibling;
+}
+
+static void update_siblings_masks(unsigned int cpuid)
+{
+	struct cpu_topology *cpu_topo, *cpuid_topo = &cpu_topology[cpuid];
+	int cpu;
+
+	/* update core and thread sibling masks */
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		cpu_topo = &cpu_topology[cpu];
+
+		if (cpuid_topo->socket_id != cpu_topo->socket_id)
+			continue;
+
+		cpumask_set_cpu(cpuid, &cpu_topo->core_sibling);
+		if (cpu != cpuid)
+			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &cpuid_topo->core_sibling);
+
+		if (cpuid_topo->core_id != cpu_topo->core_id)
+			continue;
+
+		cpumask_set_cpu(cpuid, &cpu_topo->thread_sibling);
+		if (cpu != cpuid)
+			cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &cpuid_topo->thread_sibling);
+	}
+	smp_wmb();
+}
+
+void store_cpu_topology(unsigned int cpuid)
+{
+	struct cpu_topology *cpuid_topo = &cpu_topology[cpuid];
+
+	/* DT should have been parsed by the time we get here */
+	if (cpuid_topo->core_id == -1)
+		pr_info("CPU%u: No topology information configured\n", cpuid);
+	else
+		update_siblings_masks(cpuid);
+}
+
+/*
+ * init_cpu_topology is called at boot when only one cpu is running
+ * which prevent simultaneous write access to cpu_topology array
+ */
+void __init init_cpu_topology(void)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu;
+
+	/* init core mask and power*/
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
+		struct cpu_topology *cpu_topo = &(cpu_topology[cpu]);
+
+		cpu_topo->thread_id = -1;
+		cpu_topo->core_id =  -1;
+		cpu_topo->socket_id = -1;
+		cpumask_clear(&cpu_topo->core_sibling);
+		cpumask_clear(&cpu_topo->thread_sibling);
+	}
+	smp_wmb();
+}
