diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cpuidle.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cpuidle.h
index e210a83eb196..574b0ce1d671 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cpuidle.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/cpuidle.h
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@ struct stop_sprs {
 	u64 mmcra;
 };
 
+#define PNV_IDLE_NAME_LEN    16
+struct pnv_idle_states_t {
+	char name[PNV_IDLE_NAME_LEN];
+	u32 latency_ns;
+	u32 residency_ns;
+	u64 psscr_val;
+	u64 psscr_mask;
+	u32 flags;
+	bool valid;
+};
+
 extern u32 pnv_fastsleep_workaround_at_entry[];
 extern u32 pnv_fastsleep_workaround_at_exit[];
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
index 1c5d0675b43c..7cf71b3e03a1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/idle.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #define P9_STOP_SPR_PSSCR      855
 
 static u32 supported_cpuidle_states;
+struct pnv_idle_states_t *pnv_idle_states;
+int nr_pnv_idle_states;
 
 /*
  * The default stop state that will be used by ppc_md.power_save
@@ -622,48 +624,10 @@ int validate_psscr_val_mask(u64 *psscr_val, u64 *psscr_mask, u32 flags)
  * @dt_idle_states: Number of idle state entries
  * Returns 0 on success
  */
-static int __init pnv_power9_idle_init(struct device_node *np, u32 *flags,
-					int dt_idle_states)
+static int __init pnv_power9_idle_init(void)
 {
-	u64 *psscr_val = NULL;
-	u64 *psscr_mask = NULL;
-	u32 *residency_ns = NULL;
 	u64 max_residency_ns = 0;
-	int rc = 0, i;
-
-	psscr_val = kcalloc(dt_idle_states, sizeof(*psscr_val), GFP_KERNEL);
-	psscr_mask = kcalloc(dt_idle_states, sizeof(*psscr_mask), GFP_KERNEL);
-	residency_ns = kcalloc(dt_idle_states, sizeof(*residency_ns),
-			       GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (!psscr_val || !psscr_mask || !residency_ns) {
-		rc = -1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (of_property_read_u64_array(np,
-		"ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr",
-		psscr_val, dt_idle_states)) {
-		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr in DT\n");
-		rc = -1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (of_property_read_u64_array(np,
-				       "ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr-mask",
-				       psscr_mask, dt_idle_states)) {
-		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr-mask in DT\n");
-		rc = -1;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	if (of_property_read_u32_array(np,
-				       "ibm,cpu-idle-state-residency-ns",
-					residency_ns, dt_idle_states)) {
-		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-residency-ns in DT\n");
-		rc = -1;
-		goto out;
-	}
+	int i;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set pnv_first_deep_stop_state, pnv_deepest_stop_psscr_{val,mask},
@@ -679,33 +643,36 @@ static int __init pnv_power9_idle_init(struct device_node *np, u32 *flags,
 	 * the shallowest (OPAL_PM_STOP_INST_FAST) loss-less stop state.
 	 */
 	pnv_first_deep_stop_state = MAX_STOP_STATE;
-	for (i = 0; i < dt_idle_states; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_pnv_idle_states; i++) {
 		int err;
-		u64 psscr_rl = psscr_val[i] & PSSCR_RL_MASK;
+		struct pnv_idle_states_t *state = &pnv_idle_states[i];
+		u64 psscr_rl = state->psscr_val & PSSCR_RL_MASK;
 
-		if ((flags[i] & OPAL_PM_LOSE_FULL_CONTEXT) &&
-		     (pnv_first_deep_stop_state > psscr_rl))
+		if ((state->flags & OPAL_PM_LOSE_FULL_CONTEXT) &&
+		    pnv_first_deep_stop_state > psscr_rl)
 			pnv_first_deep_stop_state = psscr_rl;
 
-		err = validate_psscr_val_mask(&psscr_val[i], &psscr_mask[i],
-					      flags[i]);
+		err = validate_psscr_val_mask(&state->psscr_val,
+					      &state->psscr_mask,
+					      state->flags);
 		if (err) {
-			report_invalid_psscr_val(psscr_val[i], err);
+			state->valid = false;
+			report_invalid_psscr_val(state->psscr_val, err);
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (max_residency_ns < residency_ns[i]) {
-			max_residency_ns = residency_ns[i];
-			pnv_deepest_stop_psscr_val = psscr_val[i];
-			pnv_deepest_stop_psscr_mask = psscr_mask[i];
-			pnv_deepest_stop_flag = flags[i];
+		if (max_residency_ns < state->residency_ns) {
+			max_residency_ns = state->residency_ns;
+			pnv_deepest_stop_psscr_val = state->psscr_val;
+			pnv_deepest_stop_psscr_mask = state->psscr_mask;
+			pnv_deepest_stop_flag = state->flags;
 			deepest_stop_found = true;
 		}
 
 		if (!default_stop_found &&
-		    (flags[i] & OPAL_PM_STOP_INST_FAST)) {
-			pnv_default_stop_val = psscr_val[i];
-			pnv_default_stop_mask = psscr_mask[i];
+		    (state->flags & OPAL_PM_STOP_INST_FAST)) {
+			pnv_default_stop_val = state->psscr_val;
+			pnv_default_stop_mask = state->psscr_mask;
 			default_stop_found = true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -728,11 +695,8 @@ static int __init pnv_power9_idle_init(struct device_node *np, u32 *flags,
 
 	pr_info("cpuidle-powernv: Requested Level (RL) value of first deep stop = 0x%llx\n",
 		pnv_first_deep_stop_state);
-out:
-	kfree(psscr_val);
-	kfree(psscr_mask);
-	kfree(residency_ns);
-	return rc;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -740,50 +704,146 @@ static int __init pnv_power9_idle_init(struct device_node *np, u32 *flags,
  */
 static void __init pnv_probe_idle_states(void)
 {
-	struct device_node *np;
-	int dt_idle_states;
-	u32 *flags = NULL;
 	int i;
 
+	if (nr_pnv_idle_states < 0) {
+		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: no idle states found in the DT\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_300)) {
+		if (pnv_power9_idle_init())
+			return;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_pnv_idle_states; i++)
+		supported_cpuidle_states |= pnv_idle_states[i].flags;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function parses device-tree and populates all the information
+ * into pnv_idle_states structure. It also sets up nr_pnv_idle_states
+ * which is the number of cpuidle states discovered through device-tree.
+ */
+
+static int pnv_parse_cpuidle_dt(void)
+{
+	struct device_node *np;
+	int nr_idle_states, i;
+	int rc = 0;
+	u32 *temp_u32;
+	u64 *temp_u64;
+	const char **temp_string;
+
 	np = of_find_node_by_path("/ibm,opal/power-mgt");
 	if (!np) {
 		pr_warn("opal: PowerMgmt Node not found\n");
-		goto out;
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
-	dt_idle_states = of_property_count_u32_elems(np,
-			"ibm,cpu-idle-state-flags");
-	if (dt_idle_states < 0) {
-		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: no idle states found in the DT\n");
+	nr_idle_states = of_property_count_u32_elems(np,
+						"ibm,cpu-idle-state-flags");
+
+	pnv_idle_states = kcalloc(nr_idle_states, sizeof(*pnv_idle_states),
+				  GFP_KERNEL);
+	temp_u32 = kcalloc(nr_idle_states, sizeof(u32),  GFP_KERNEL);
+	temp_u64 = kcalloc(nr_idle_states, sizeof(u64),  GFP_KERNEL);
+	temp_string = kcalloc(nr_idle_states, sizeof(char *),  GFP_KERNEL);
+
+	if (!(pnv_idle_states && temp_u32 && temp_u64 && temp_string)) {
+		pr_err("Could not allocate memory for dt parsing\n");
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	flags = kcalloc(dt_idle_states, sizeof(*flags),  GFP_KERNEL);
-
-	if (of_property_read_u32_array(np,
-			"ibm,cpu-idle-state-flags", flags, dt_idle_states)) {
+	/* Read flags */
+	if (of_property_read_u32_array(np, "ibm,cpu-idle-state-flags",
+				       temp_u32, nr_idle_states)) {
 		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-flags in DT\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_idle_states; i++)
+		pnv_idle_states[i].flags = temp_u32[i];
+
+	/* Read latencies */
+	if (of_property_read_u32_array(np, "ibm,cpu-idle-state-latencies-ns",
+				       temp_u32, nr_idle_states)) {
+		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-latencies-ns in DT\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_idle_states; i++)
+		pnv_idle_states[i].latency_ns = temp_u32[i];
+
+	/* Read residencies */
+	if (of_property_read_u32_array(np, "ibm,cpu-idle-state-residency-ns",
+				       temp_u32, nr_idle_states)) {
+		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-latencies-ns in DT\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_idle_states; i++)
+		pnv_idle_states[i].residency_ns = temp_u32[i];
 
+	/* For power9 */
 	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_ARCH_300)) {
-		if (pnv_power9_idle_init(np, flags, dt_idle_states))
+		/* Read pm_crtl_val */
+		if (of_property_read_u64_array(np, "ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr",
+					       temp_u64, nr_idle_states)) {
+			pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr in DT\n");
+			rc = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_idle_states; i++)
+			pnv_idle_states[i].psscr_val = temp_u64[i];
+
+		/* Read pm_crtl_mask */
+		if (of_property_read_u64_array(np, "ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr-mask",
+					       temp_u64, nr_idle_states)) {
+			pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-psscr-mask in DT\n");
+			rc = -EINVAL;
 			goto out;
+		}
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_idle_states; i++)
+			pnv_idle_states[i].psscr_mask = temp_u64[i];
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < dt_idle_states; i++)
-		supported_cpuidle_states |= flags[i];
+	/*
+	 * power8 specific properties ibm,cpu-idle-state-pmicr-mask and
+	 * ibm,cpu-idle-state-pmicr-val were never used and there is no
+	 * plan to use it in near future. Hence, not parsing these properties
+	 */
 
+	if (of_property_read_string_array(np, "ibm,cpu-idle-state-names",
+					  temp_string, nr_idle_states) < 0) {
+		pr_warn("cpuidle-powernv: missing ibm,cpu-idle-state-names in DT\n");
+		rc = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_idle_states; i++)
+		strncpy(pnv_idle_states[i].name, temp_string[i],
+			PNV_IDLE_NAME_LEN);
+	nr_pnv_idle_states = nr_idle_states;
+	rc = 0;
 out:
-	kfree(flags);
+	kfree(temp_u32);
+	kfree(temp_u64);
+	kfree(temp_string);
+	return rc;
 }
+
 static int __init pnv_init_idle_states(void)
 {
-
+	int rc = 0;
 	supported_cpuidle_states = 0;
 
+	/* In case we error out nr_pnv_idle_states will be zero */
+	nr_pnv_idle_states = 0;
 	if (cpuidle_disable != IDLE_NO_OVERRIDE)
 		goto out;
-
+	rc = pnv_parse_cpuidle_dt();
+	if (rc)
+		return rc;
 	pnv_probe_idle_states();
 
 	if (!(supported_cpuidle_states & OPAL_PM_SLEEP_ENABLED_ER1)) {
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
index d29e4f041efe..7ab613d4dca1 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-powernv.c
@@ -414,15 +414,8 @@ static int powernv_add_idle_states(void)
 		else
 			target_residency = 0;
 
-		if (has_stop_states) {
-			int err = validate_psscr_val_mask(&psscr_val[i],
-							  &psscr_mask[i],
-							  flags[i]);
-			if (err) {
-				report_invalid_psscr_val(psscr_val[i], err);
-				continue;
-			}
-		}
+		if (has_stop_states && !(state->valid))
+			continue;
 
 		if (flags[i] & OPAL_PM_TIMEBASE_STOP)
 			stops_timebase = true;
