diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index cc6c53a95bfdd7ca40d5836e25d2a24e23482f83..e7f94a52a5d370687f9c2b7ae2e8d16ba05a3785 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ config APM_ALLOW_INTS
 
 endif # APM
 
-source "arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/cpuidle/Kconfig"
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index 3f0ebe429a01c14e67d252e475f34252fcf0f105..6042981d0309c492bdfb5032312a8e4f7cb0a5d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS)		+= perf_event.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_MCE)			+= mcheck/
 obj-$(CONFIG_MTRR)			+= mtrr/
-obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ)			+= cpufreq/
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC)		+= perfctr-watchdog.o
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index bd54bf67e6fb6fe1a96679a48987e0900dacbb45..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Link order matters. K8 is preferred to ACPI because of firmware bugs in early
-# K8 systems. ACPI is preferred to all other hardware-specific drivers.
-# speedstep-* is preferred over p4-clockmod.
-
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8)		+= powernow-k8.o mperf.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ)		+= acpi-cpufreq.o mperf.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PCC_CPUFREQ)		+= pcc-cpufreq.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6)		+= powernow-k6.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7)		+= powernow-k7.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL)		+= longhaul.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_E_POWERSAVER)		+= e_powersaver.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ELAN_CPUFREQ)		+= elanfreq.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_SC520_CPUFREQ)		+= sc520_freq.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LONGRUN)		+= longrun.o  
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_GX_SUSPMOD)		+= gx-suspmod.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH)		+= speedstep-ich.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_LIB)		+= speedstep-lib.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI)		+= speedstep-smi.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO)	+= speedstep-centrino.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD)		+= p4-clockmod.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2)	+= cpufreq-nforce2.o
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index b78baa547ef537609460fdc4267b1ef71bcb8ad8..9fb84853d8e307d6f0e6f70e14f485c98c8784d3 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
+
 config CPU_FREQ
 	bool "CPU Frequency scaling"
 	help
@@ -177,4 +179,10 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
-endif	# CPU_FREQ
+menu "x86 CPU frequency scaling drivers"
+depends on X86
+source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86"
+endmenu
+
+endif
+endmenu
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
similarity index 97%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
rename to drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
index 870e6cc6ad28bc5d69b292a228992c0f448bb66c..343f84760487b9f5afbe6ea72ba565b69881f20f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86
@@ -1,15 +1,7 @@
 #
-# CPU Frequency scaling
+# x86 CPU Frequency scaling drivers
 #
 
-menu "CPU Frequency scaling"
-
-source "drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig"
-
-if CPU_FREQ
-
-comment "CPUFreq processor drivers"
-
 config X86_PCC_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Processor Clocking Control interface driver"
 	depends on ACPI && ACPI_PROCESSOR
@@ -261,6 +253,3 @@ config X86_SPEEDSTEP_RELAXED_CAP_CHECK
 	  option lets the probing code bypass some of those checks if the
 	  parameter "relaxed_check=1" is passed to the module.
 
-endif	# CPU_FREQ
-
-endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
index 71fc3b4173f10d2d81930ae003445f0037fb1e7d..c7f1a6f16b6e6a6b1faf2dfb2a3c180cea7aec1f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
@@ -13,3 +13,29 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE)	+= cpufreq_conservative.o
 # CPUfreq cross-arch helpers
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_TABLE)		+= freq_table.o
 
+##################################################################################d
+# x86 drivers.
+# Link order matters. K8 is preferred to ACPI because of firmware bugs in early
+# K8 systems. ACPI is preferred to all other hardware-specific drivers.
+# speedstep-* is preferred over p4-clockmod.
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K8)		+= powernow-k8.o mperf.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ)		+= acpi-cpufreq.o mperf.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_PCC_CPUFREQ)		+= pcc-cpufreq.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K6)		+= powernow-k6.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_POWERNOW_K7)		+= powernow-k7.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LONGHAUL)		+= longhaul.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_E_POWERSAVER)		+= e_powersaver.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_ELAN_CPUFREQ)		+= elanfreq.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SC520_CPUFREQ)		+= sc520_freq.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LONGRUN)		+= longrun.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_GX_SUSPMOD)		+= gx-suspmod.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_ICH)		+= speedstep-ich.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_LIB)		+= speedstep-lib.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI)		+= speedstep-smi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_SPEEDSTEP_CENTRINO)	+= speedstep-centrino.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_P4_CLOCKMOD)		+= p4-clockmod.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2)	+= cpufreq-nforce2.o
+
+##################################################################################d
+
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-nforce2.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c b/drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/e_powersaver.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/elanfreq.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c b/drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/gx-suspmod.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.h b/drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longhaul.h
rename to drivers/cpufreq/longhaul.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longrun.c b/drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/longrun.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/longrun.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/mperf.c b/drivers/cpufreq/mperf.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/mperf.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/mperf.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/mperf.h b/drivers/cpufreq/mperf.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/mperf.h
rename to drivers/cpufreq/mperf.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c b/drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/p4-clockmod.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/pcc-cpufreq.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k6.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.h b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k7.h
rename to drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k7.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.h b/drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/powernow-k8.h
rename to drivers/cpufreq/powernow-k8.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/sc520_freq.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-centrino.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-ich.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.c
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.h b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.h
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.h
rename to drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-lib.h
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c b/drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
similarity index 100%
rename from arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/speedstep-smi.c