diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index a171fef..0206889 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -102,6 +102,15 @@ config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 	  Be aware that not all cpufreq drivers support the conservative
 	  governor. If unsure have a look at the help section of the
 	  driver. Fallback governor will be the performance governor.
+
+config CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_SCHED
+	bool "sched"
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHED
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
+	help
+	  Use the CPUfreq governor 'sched' as default. This scales
+	  cpu frequency from the scheduler as per-entity load tracking
+	  statistics are updated.
 endchoice
 
 config CPU_FREQ_GOV_PERFORMANCE
@@ -183,6 +192,21 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
+config CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHED
+	tristate "'sched' cpufreq governor"
+	depends on CPU_FREQ
+	select CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON
+	help
+	  'sched' - this governor scales cpu frequency from the
+	  scheduler as a function of cpu capacity utilization. It does
+	  not evaluate utilization on a periodic basis (as ondemand
+	  does) but instead is invoked from the completely fair
+	  scheduler when updating per-entity load tracking statistics.
+	  Latency to respond to changes in load is improved over polling
+	  governors due to its event-driven design.
+
+	  If in doubt, say N.
+
 comment "CPU frequency scaling drivers"
 
 config CPUFREQ_DT
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 1f2c9a1..30241c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_ondemand;
 #elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_CONSERVATIVE)
 extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_conservative;
 #define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR	(&cpufreq_gov_conservative)
+#elif defined(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_SCHED_GOV)
+extern struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_sched_gov;
+#define CPUFREQ_DEFAULT_GOVERNOR	(&cpufreq_gov_sched)
 #endif
 
 /*********************************************************************
diff --git a/kernel/sched/Makefile b/kernel/sched/Makefile
index 46be870..f04386c 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/sched/Makefile
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SCHED_AUTOGROUP) += auto_group.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCHEDSTATS) += stats.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG) += debug.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CGROUP_CPUACCT) += cpuacct.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHED) += cpufreq_sched.o
diff --git a/kernel/sched/cpufreq_sched.c b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_sched.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5020f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/sched/cpufreq_sched.c
@@ -0,0 +1,308 @@
+/*
+ *  Copyright (C)  2015 Michael Turquette <mturquette@linaro.org>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/cpufreq.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kthread.h>
+#include <linux/percpu.h>
+#include <linux/irq_work.h>
+
+#include "sched.h"
+
+#define THROTTLE_NSEC		50000000 /* 50ms default */
+
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, pcpu_capacity);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpufreq_policy *, pcpu_policy);
+
+/**
+ * gov_data - per-policy data internal to the governor
+ * @throttle: next throttling period expiry. Derived from throttle_nsec
+ * @throttle_nsec: throttle period length in nanoseconds
+ * @task: worker thread for dvfs transition that may block/sleep
+ * @irq_work: callback used to wake up worker thread
+ * @freq: new frequency stored in *_sched_update_cpu and used in *_sched_thread
+ *
+ * struct gov_data is the per-policy cpufreq_sched-specific data structure. A
+ * per-policy instance of it is created when the cpufreq_sched governor receives
+ * the CPUFREQ_GOV_START condition and a pointer to it exists in the gov_data
+ * member of struct cpufreq_policy.
+ *
+ * Readers of this data must call down_read(policy->rwsem). Writers must
+ * call down_write(policy->rwsem).
+ */
+struct gov_data {
+	ktime_t throttle;
+	unsigned int throttle_nsec;
+	struct task_struct *task;
+	struct irq_work irq_work;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	unsigned int freq;
+};
+
+static void cpufreq_sched_try_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int freq)
+{
+	struct gov_data *gd = policy->governor_data;
+
+	/* avoid race with cpufreq_sched_stop */
+	if (!down_write_trylock(&policy->rwsem))
+		return;
+
+	__cpufreq_driver_target(policy, freq, CPUFREQ_RELATION_L);
+
+	gd->throttle = ktime_add_ns(ktime_get(), gd->throttle_nsec);
+	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+}
+
+/*
+ * we pass in struct cpufreq_policy. This is safe because changing out the
+ * policy requires a call to __cpufreq_governor(policy, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP),
+ * which tears down all of the data structures and __cpufreq_governor(policy,
+ * CPUFREQ_GOV_START) will do a full rebuild, including this kthread with the
+ * new policy pointer
+ */
+static int cpufreq_sched_thread(void *data)
+{
+	struct sched_param param;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	struct gov_data *gd;
+	int ret;
+
+	policy = (struct cpufreq_policy *) data;
+	if (!policy) {
+		pr_warn("%s: missing policy\n", __func__);
+		do_exit(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	gd = policy->governor_data;
+	if (!gd) {
+		pr_warn("%s: missing governor data\n", __func__);
+		do_exit(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	param.sched_priority = 50;
+	ret = sched_setscheduler_nocheck(gd->task, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_warn("%s: failed to set SCHED_FIFO\n", __func__);
+		do_exit(-EINVAL);
+	} else {
+		pr_debug("%s: kthread (%d) set to SCHED_FIFO\n",
+				__func__, gd->task->pid);
+	}
+
+	ret = set_cpus_allowed_ptr(gd->task, policy->related_cpus);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_warn("%s: failed to set allowed ptr\n", __func__);
+		do_exit(-EINVAL);
+	}
+
+	/* main loop of the per-policy kthread */
+	do {
+		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		schedule();
+		if (kthread_should_stop())
+			break;
+
+		cpufreq_sched_try_driver_target(policy, gd->freq);
+	} while (!kthread_should_stop());
+
+	do_exit(0);
+}
+
+static void cpufreq_sched_irq_work(struct irq_work *irq_work)
+{
+	struct gov_data *gd;
+
+	gd = container_of(irq_work, struct gov_data, irq_work);
+	if (!gd) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	wake_up_process(gd->task);
+}
+
+/**
+ * cpufreq_sched_set_capacity - interface to scheduler for changing capacity values
+ * @cpu: cpu whose capacity utilization has recently changed
+ * @capacity: the new capacity requested by cpu
+ *
+ * cpufreq_sched_sched_capacity is an interface exposed to the scheduler so
+ * that the scheduler may inform the governor of updates to capacity
+ * utilization and make changes to cpu frequency. Currently this interface is
+ * designed around PELT values in CFS. It can be expanded to other scheduling
+ * classes in the future if needed.
+ *
+ * cpufreq_sched_set_capacity raises an IPI. The irq_work handler for that IPI
+ * wakes up the thread that does the actual work, cpufreq_sched_thread.
+ *
+ * This functions bails out early if either condition is true:
+ * 1) this cpu did not the new maximum capacity for its frequency domain
+ * 2) no change in cpu frequency is necessary to meet the new capacity request
+ */
+void cpufreq_sched_set_cap(int cpu, unsigned long capacity)
+{
+	unsigned int freq_new, cpu_tmp;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	struct gov_data *gd;
+	unsigned long capacity_max = 0;
+
+	/* update per-cpu capacity request */
+	__this_cpu_write(pcpu_capacity, capacity);
+
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(policy)) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!policy->governor_data)
+		goto out;
+
+	gd = policy->governor_data;
+
+	/* bail early if we are throttled */
+	if (ktime_before(ktime_get(), gd->throttle))
+		goto out;
+
+	/* find max capacity requested by cpus in this policy */
+	for_each_cpu(cpu_tmp, policy->cpus)
+		capacity_max = max(capacity_max, per_cpu(pcpu_capacity, cpu_tmp));
+
+	/*
+	 * We only change frequency if this cpu's capacity request represents a
+	 * new max. If another cpu has requested a capacity greater than the
+	 * previous max then we rely on that cpu to hit this code path and make
+	 * the change. IOW, the cpu with the new max capacity is responsible
+	 * for setting the new capacity/frequency.
+	 *
+	 * If this cpu is not the new maximum then bail
+	 */
+	if (capacity_max > capacity)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* Convert the new maximum capacity request into a cpu frequency */
+	freq_new = capacity * policy->max >> SCHED_CAPACITY_SHIFT;
+
+	/* No change in frequency? Bail and return current capacity. */
+	if (freq_new == policy->cur)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* store the new frequency and perform the transition */
+	gd->freq = freq_new;
+
+	if (cpufreq_driver_might_sleep())
+		irq_work_queue_on(&gd->irq_work, cpu);
+	else
+		cpufreq_sched_try_driver_target(policy, freq_new);
+
+out:
+	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
+	return;
+}
+
+static int cpufreq_sched_start(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct gov_data *gd;
+	int cpu;
+
+	/* prepare per-policy private data */
+	gd = kzalloc(sizeof(*gd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!gd) {
+		pr_debug("%s: failed to allocate private data\n", __func__);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* initialize per-cpu data */
+	for_each_cpu(cpu, policy->cpus) {
+		per_cpu(pcpu_capacity, cpu) = 0;
+		per_cpu(pcpu_policy, cpu) = policy;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Don't ask for freq changes at an higher rate than what
+	 * the driver advertises as transition latency.
+	 */
+	gd->throttle_nsec = policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency ?
+			    policy->cpuinfo.transition_latency :
+			    THROTTLE_NSEC;
+	pr_debug("%s: throttle threshold = %u [ns]\n",
+		  __func__, gd->throttle_nsec);
+
+	if (cpufreq_driver_might_sleep()) {
+		/* init per-policy kthread */
+		gd->task = kthread_run(cpufreq_sched_thread, policy, "kcpufreq_sched_task");
+		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(gd->task)) {
+			pr_err("%s: failed to create kcpufreq_sched_task thread\n", __func__);
+			goto err;
+		}
+		init_irq_work(&gd->irq_work, cpufreq_sched_irq_work);
+	}
+
+	policy->governor_data = gd;
+	gd->policy = policy;
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	kfree(gd);
+	return -ENOMEM;
+}
+
+static int cpufreq_sched_stop(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct gov_data *gd = policy->governor_data;
+
+	if (cpufreq_driver_might_sleep()) {
+		kthread_stop(gd->task);
+	}
+
+	policy->governor_data = NULL;
+
+	/* FIXME replace with devm counterparts? */
+	kfree(gd);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int cpufreq_sched_setup(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int event)
+{
+	switch (event) {
+		case CPUFREQ_GOV_START:
+			/* Start managing the frequency */
+			return cpufreq_sched_start(policy);
+
+		case CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP:
+			return cpufreq_sched_stop(policy);
+
+		case CPUFREQ_GOV_LIMITS:	/* unused */
+		case CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_INIT:	/* unused */
+		case CPUFREQ_GOV_POLICY_EXIT:	/* unused */
+			break;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_SCHED
+static
+#endif
+struct cpufreq_governor cpufreq_gov_sched = {
+	.name			= "sched",
+	.governor		= cpufreq_sched_setup,
+	.owner			= THIS_MODULE,
+};
+
+static int __init cpufreq_sched_init(void)
+{
+	return cpufreq_register_governor(&cpufreq_gov_sched);
+}
+
+static void __exit cpufreq_sched_exit(void)
+{
+	cpufreq_unregister_governor(&cpufreq_gov_sched);
+}
+
+/* Try to make this the default governor */
+fs_initcall(cpufreq_sched_init);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
diff --git a/kernel/sched/sched.h b/kernel/sched/sched.h
index e0e1299..25a1b85 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/sched.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/sched.h
@@ -1396,6 +1396,13 @@ unsigned long arch_scale_freq_capacity(struct sched_domain *sd, int cpu)
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_SCHED
+void cpufreq_sched_set_cap(int cpu, unsigned long util);
+#else
+static inline void cpufreq_sched_set_cap(int cpu, unsigned long util)
+{ }
+#endif
+
 static inline void sched_rt_avg_update(struct rq *rq, u64 rt_delta)
 {
 	rq->rt_avg += rt_delta * arch_scale_freq_capacity(NULL, cpu_of(rq));
@@ -1404,6 +1411,7 @@ static inline void sched_rt_avg_update(struct rq *rq, u64 rt_delta)
 #else
 static inline void sched_rt_avg_update(struct rq *rq, u64 rt_delta) { }
 static inline void sched_avg_update(struct rq *rq) { }
+static inline void gov_cfs_update_cpu(int cpu) {}
 #endif
 
 extern void start_bandwidth_timer(struct hrtimer *period_timer, ktime_t period);
