diff --git a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
index 0f7ead6..a625f12 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/wakeup.c
@@ -380,6 +380,12 @@ static void wakeup_source_activate(struct wakeup_source *ws)
 {
 	unsigned int cec;
 
+	/*
+	 * active wakeup source should bring the system
+	 * out of PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE state
+	 */
+	freeze_wake();
+
 	ws->active = true;
 	ws->active_count++;
 	ws->last_time = ktime_get();
diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 25d11c7..2ef9558 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LIST_HEAD(cpuidle_detected_devices);
 static int enabled_devices;
 static int off __read_mostly;
 static int initialized __read_mostly;
+static bool use_deepest_state __read_mostly;
 
 int cpuidle_disabled(void)
 {
@@ -103,6 +104,45 @@ int cpuidle_play_dead(void)
 }
 
 /**
+ * cpuidle_use_deepest_state - Enable/disable the "deepest idle" mode.
+ * @enable: Whether enable or disable the feature.
+ *
+ * If the "deepest idle" mode is enabled, cpuidle will ignore the governor and
+ * always use the state with the greatest exit latency (out of the states that
+ * are not disabled).
+ *
+ * This function can only be called after cpuidle_pause() to avoid races.
+ */
+void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
+{
+	use_deepest_state = enable;
+}
+
+/**
+ * cpuidle_find_deepest_state - Find the state of the greatest exit latency.
+ * @drv: cpuidle driver for a given CPU.
+ * @dev: cpuidle device for a given CPU.
+ */
+static int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
+				      struct cpuidle_device *dev)
+{
+	unsigned int latency_req = 0;
+	int i, ret = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START - 1;
+
+	for (i = CPUIDLE_DRIVER_STATE_START; i < drv->state_count; i++) {
+		struct cpuidle_state *s = &drv->states[i];
+
+		if (s->disable || s->exit_latency <= latency_req)
+			continue;
+
+		latency_req = s->exit_latency;
+		ret = i;
+	}
+	printk("[suspend]: entering deepest idle state: %u", ret);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
  * cpuidle_enter_state - enter the state and update stats
  * @dev: cpuidle device for this cpu
  * @drv: cpuidle driver for this cpu
@@ -152,6 +192,9 @@ int cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 	if (!dev || !dev->enabled)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	if (unlikely(use_deepest_state))
+		return cpuidle_find_deepest_state(drv, dev);
+
 #if 0
 	/* shows regressions, re-enable for 2.6.29 */
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index 5ab7183..48808f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ extern int cpuidle_wrap_enter(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 				int (*enter)(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 					struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index));
 extern int cpuidle_play_dead(void);
+extern void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable);
 
 #else
 static inline void disable_cpuidle(void) { }
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ static inline int cpuidle_wrap_enter(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 					struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index))
 { return -ENODEV; }
 static inline int cpuidle_play_dead(void) {return -ENODEV; }
+static inline void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable) {}
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/suspend.h b/include/linux/suspend.h
index cd83059..076cee6 100644
--- a/include/linux/suspend.h
+++ b/include/linux/suspend.h
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ static inline void pm_restore_console(void)
 typedef int __bitwise suspend_state_t;
 
 #define PM_SUSPEND_ON		((__force suspend_state_t) 0)
-#define PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY	((__force suspend_state_t) 1)
+#define PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE	((__force suspend_state_t) 1)
+#define PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY	((__force suspend_state_t) 2)
 #define PM_SUSPEND_MEM		((__force suspend_state_t) 3)
+#define PM_SUSPEND_MIN		PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE
 #define PM_SUSPEND_MAX		((__force suspend_state_t) 4)
 
 enum suspend_stat_step {
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ struct platform_suspend_ops {
  */
 extern void suspend_set_ops(const struct platform_suspend_ops *ops);
 extern int suspend_valid_only_mem(suspend_state_t state);
+extern void freeze_wake(void);
 
 /**
  * arch_suspend_disable_irqs - disable IRQs for suspend
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ extern int pm_suspend(suspend_state_t state);
 
 static inline void suspend_set_ops(const struct platform_suspend_ops *ops) {}
 static inline int pm_suspend(suspend_state_t state) { return -ENOSYS; }
+static inline void freeze_wake(void) {}
 #endif /* !CONFIG_SUSPEND */
 
 /* struct pbe is used for creating lists of pages that should be restored
diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index c64b17c..bab625c 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static suspend_state_t decode_state(const char *buf, size_t n)
 #ifdef CONFIG_EARLYSUSPEND
 	suspend_state_t state = PM_SUSPEND_ON;
 #else
-	suspend_state_t state = PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY;
+	suspend_state_t state = PM_SUSPEND_MIN;
 #endif
 	const char * const *s;
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/power/suspend.c b/kernel/power/suspend.c
index 160d4d2..2f298b7 100644
--- a/kernel/power/suspend.c
+++ b/kernel/power/suspend.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #include <linux/cpu.h>
+#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/syscalls.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
@@ -36,10 +37,38 @@ const char *const pm_states[PM_SUSPEND_MAX] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_EARLYSUSPEND
 	[PM_SUSPEND_ON]		= "on",
 #endif
+	[PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE]	= "freeze",
 	[PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY]	= "standby",
 	[PM_SUSPEND_MEM]	= "mem",
 };
 
+static bool need_suspend_ops(suspend_state_t state)
+{
+	return !!(state > PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE);
+}
+
+static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(suspend_freeze_wait_head);
+static bool suspend_freeze_wake;
+
+static void freeze_begin(void)
+{
+	suspend_freeze_wake = false;
+}
+
+static void freeze_enter(void)
+{
+	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(true);
+	wait_event(suspend_freeze_wait_head, suspend_freeze_wake);
+	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(false);
+}
+
+void freeze_wake(void)
+{
+	suspend_freeze_wake = true;
+	wake_up(&suspend_freeze_wait_head);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(freeze_wake);
+
 static const struct platform_suspend_ops *suspend_ops;
 
 /**
@@ -92,8 +121,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(suspend_set_ops);
 
 bool valid_state(suspend_state_t state)
 {
+	if (state == PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE)
+		return true;
 	/*
-	 * All states need lowlevel support and need to be valid to the lowlevel
+	 * PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY and PM_SUSPEND_MEMORY states need lowlevel
+	 * support and need to be valid to the lowlevel
 	 * implementation, no valid callback implies that none are valid.
 	 */
 	return suspend_ops && suspend_ops->valid && suspend_ops->valid(state);
@@ -131,11 +163,11 @@ static int suspend_test(int level)
  * hibernation).  Run suspend notifiers, allocate the "suspend" console and
  * freeze processes.
  */
-static int suspend_prepare(void)
+static int suspend_prepare(suspend_state_t state)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	if (!suspend_ops || !suspend_ops->enter)
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && (!suspend_ops || !suspend_ops->enter))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	pm_prepare_console();
@@ -179,7 +211,7 @@ static int suspend_enter(suspend_state_t state, bool *wakeup)
 {
 	int error;
 
-	if (suspend_ops->prepare) {
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && suspend_ops->prepare) {
 		error = suspend_ops->prepare();
 		if (error)
 			goto Platform_finish;
@@ -191,12 +223,23 @@ static int suspend_enter(suspend_state_t state, bool *wakeup)
 		goto Platform_finish;
 	}
 
-	if (suspend_ops->prepare_late) {
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && suspend_ops->prepare_late) {
 		error = suspend_ops->prepare_late();
 		if (error)
 			goto Platform_wake;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE equals
+ 	 * frozen processes + suspended devices + idle processors.
+	 * Thus we should invoke freeze_enter() soon after
+	 * all the devices are suspended.
+ 	 */
+	if (state == PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE) {
+		freeze_enter();
+		goto Platform_wake;
+	}
+
 	if (suspend_test(TEST_PLATFORM))
 		goto Platform_wake;
 
@@ -224,13 +267,13 @@ static int suspend_enter(suspend_state_t state, bool *wakeup)
 	enable_nonboot_cpus();
 
  Platform_wake:
-	if (suspend_ops->wake)
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && suspend_ops->wake)
 		suspend_ops->wake();
 
 	dpm_resume_start(PMSG_RESUME);
 
  Platform_finish:
-	if (suspend_ops->finish)
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && suspend_ops->finish)
 		suspend_ops->finish();
 
 	return error;
@@ -245,11 +288,11 @@ int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	int error;
 	bool wakeup = false;
 
-	if (!suspend_ops)
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && !suspend_ops)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
 	trace_machine_suspend(state);
-	if (suspend_ops->begin) {
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && suspend_ops->begin) {
 		error = suspend_ops->begin(state);
 		if (error)
 			goto Close;
@@ -267,7 +310,7 @@ int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 
 	do {
 		error = suspend_enter(state, &wakeup);
-	} while (!error && !wakeup
+	} while (!error && !wakeup && need_suspend_ops(state)
 		&& suspend_ops->suspend_again && suspend_ops->suspend_again());
 
  Resume_devices:
@@ -276,13 +319,13 @@ int suspend_devices_and_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	suspend_test_finish("resume devices");
 	resume_console();
  Close:
-	if (suspend_ops->end)
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && suspend_ops->end)
 		suspend_ops->end();
 	trace_machine_suspend(PWR_EVENT_EXIT);
 	return error;
 
  Recover_platform:
-	if (suspend_ops->recover)
+	if (need_suspend_ops(state) && suspend_ops->recover)
 		suspend_ops->recover();
 	goto Resume_devices;
 }
@@ -318,13 +361,16 @@ static int enter_state(suspend_state_t state)
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&pm_mutex))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	if (state == PM_SUSPEND_FREEZE)
+		freeze_begin();
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "PM: Syncing filesystems ... ");
 	sys_sync();
 	printk("done.\n");
 
 	pr_debug("PM: Preparing system for %s sleep\n", pm_states[state]);
 	suspend_wdset();
-	error = suspend_prepare();
+	error = suspend_prepare(state);
 	suspend_wdclr();
 	if (error)
 		goto Unlock;