diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
index b961f3a3b580..99ebe14a7223 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/amd-pstate.c
@@ -808,19 +808,16 @@ static void amd_pstate_init_prefcore(struct amd_cpudata *cpudata)
 	sched_set_itmt_core_prio((int)READ_ONCE(cpudata->prefcore_ranking), cpudata->cpu);
 }
 
-static void amd_pstate_update_limits(unsigned int cpu)
+static void amd_pstate_update_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy __free(put_cpufreq_policy) = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
 	struct amd_cpudata *cpudata;
 	u32 prev_high = 0, cur_high = 0;
 	bool highest_perf_changed = false;
+	unsigned int cpu = policy->cpu;
 
 	if (!amd_pstate_prefcore)
 		return;
 
-	if (!policy)
-		return;
-
 	if (amd_get_highest_perf(cpu, &cur_high))
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index f45ded62b0e0..21fa733a2fe8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -255,51 +255,6 @@ void cpufreq_cpu_put(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_cpu_put);
 
-/**
- * cpufreq_cpu_release - Unlock a policy and decrement its usage counter.
- * @policy: cpufreq policy returned by cpufreq_cpu_acquire().
- */
-void cpufreq_cpu_release(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
-{
-	if (WARN_ON(!policy))
-		return;
-
-	lockdep_assert_held(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-}
-
-/**
- * cpufreq_cpu_acquire - Find policy for a CPU, mark it as busy and lock it.
- * @cpu: CPU to find the policy for.
- *
- * Call cpufreq_cpu_get() to get a reference on the cpufreq policy for @cpu and
- * if the policy returned by it is not NULL, acquire its rwsem for writing.
- * Return the policy if it is active or release it and return NULL otherwise.
- *
- * The policy returned by this function has to be released with the help of
- * cpufreq_cpu_release() in order to release its rwsem and balance its usage
- * counter properly.
- */
-struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_acquire(unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-
-	if (!policy)
-		return NULL;
-
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	if (policy_is_inactive(policy)) {
-		cpufreq_cpu_release(policy);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	return policy;
-}
-
 /*********************************************************************
  *            EXTERNALLY AFFECTING FREQUENCY CHANGES                 *
  *********************************************************************/
@@ -636,6 +591,22 @@ static ssize_t show_local_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, char *buf)
 	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", policy->boost_enabled);
 }
 
+static int policy_set_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, bool enable)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (policy->boost_enabled == enable)
+		return 0;
+
+	policy->boost_enabled = enable;
+
+	ret = cpufreq_driver->set_boost(policy, enable);
+	if (ret)
+		policy->boost_enabled = !policy->boost_enabled;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static ssize_t store_local_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 				 const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
@@ -651,21 +622,14 @@ static ssize_t store_local_boost(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	if (!policy->boost_supported)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (policy->boost_enabled == enable)
-		return count;
-
-	policy->boost_enabled = enable;
-
 	cpus_read_lock();
-	ret = cpufreq_driver->set_boost(policy, enable);
+	ret = policy_set_boost(policy, enable);
 	cpus_read_unlock();
 
-	if (ret) {
-		policy->boost_enabled = !policy->boost_enabled;
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (!ret)
+		return count;
 
-	return count;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static struct freq_attr local_boost = __ATTR(boost, 0644, show_local_boost, store_local_boost);
@@ -1025,17 +989,16 @@ static ssize_t show(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = to_policy(kobj);
 	struct freq_attr *fattr = to_attr(attr);
-	ssize_t ret = -EBUSY;
 
 	if (!fattr->show)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	down_read(&policy->rwsem);
-	if (likely(!policy_is_inactive(policy)))
-		ret = fattr->show(policy, buf);
-	up_read(&policy->rwsem);
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_read)(policy);
 
-	return ret;
+	if (likely(!policy_is_inactive(policy)))
+		return fattr->show(policy, buf);
+
+	return -EBUSY;
 }
 
 static ssize_t store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
@@ -1043,17 +1006,16 @@ static ssize_t store(struct kobject *kobj, struct attribute *attr,
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = to_policy(kobj);
 	struct freq_attr *fattr = to_attr(attr);
-	ssize_t ret = -EBUSY;
 
 	if (!fattr->store)
 		return -EIO;
 
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-	if (likely(!policy_is_inactive(policy)))
-		ret = fattr->store(policy, buf, count);
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_write)(policy);
 
-	return ret;
+	if (likely(!policy_is_inactive(policy)))
+		return fattr->store(policy, buf, count);
+
+	return -EBUSY;
 }
 
 static void cpufreq_sysfs_release(struct kobject *kobj)
@@ -1211,7 +1173,8 @@ static int cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cp
 	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, policy->cpus))
 		return 0;
 
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_write)(policy);
+
 	if (has_target())
 		cpufreq_stop_governor(policy);
 
@@ -1222,7 +1185,7 @@ static int cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cp
 		if (ret)
 			pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor\n", __func__);
 	}
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1242,9 +1205,10 @@ static void handle_update(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct cpufreq_policy, update);
 
 	pr_debug("handle_update for cpu %u called\n", policy->cpu);
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_write)(policy);
+
 	refresh_frequency_limits(policy);
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 }
 
 static int cpufreq_notifier_min(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long freq,
@@ -1270,11 +1234,11 @@ static void cpufreq_policy_put_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	struct kobject *kobj;
 	struct completion *cmp;
 
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-	cpufreq_stats_free_table(policy);
-	kobj = &policy->kobj;
-	cmp = &policy->kobj_unregister;
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	scoped_guard(cpufreq_policy_write, policy) {
+		cpufreq_stats_free_table(policy);
+		kobj = &policy->kobj;
+		cmp = &policy->kobj_unregister;
+	}
 	kobject_put(kobj);
 
 	/*
@@ -1350,7 +1314,6 @@ static struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_policy_alloc(unsigned int cpu)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&policy->transition_wait);
 	INIT_WORK(&policy->update, handle_update);
 
-	policy->cpu = cpu;
 	return policy;
 
 err_min_qos_notifier:
@@ -1419,35 +1382,17 @@ static void cpufreq_policy_free(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	kfree(policy);
 }
 
-static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
+static int cpufreq_policy_online(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+				 unsigned int cpu, bool new_policy)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
-	bool new_policy;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int j;
 	int ret;
 
-	pr_debug("%s: bringing CPU%u online\n", __func__, cpu);
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_write)(policy);
 
-	/* Check if this CPU already has a policy to manage it */
-	policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
-	if (policy) {
-		WARN_ON(!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus));
-		if (!policy_is_inactive(policy))
-			return cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(policy, cpu);
-
-		/* This is the only online CPU for the policy.  Start over. */
-		new_policy = false;
-		down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-		policy->cpu = cpu;
-		policy->governor = NULL;
-	} else {
-		new_policy = true;
-		policy = cpufreq_policy_alloc(cpu);
-		if (!policy)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-		down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-	}
+	policy->cpu = cpu;
+	policy->governor = NULL;
 
 	if (!new_policy && cpufreq_driver->online) {
 		/* Recover policy->cpus using related_cpus */
@@ -1470,7 +1415,7 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_debug("%s: %d: initialization failed\n", __func__,
 				 __LINE__);
-			goto out_free_policy;
+			goto out_clear_policy;
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -1621,33 +1566,6 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 		goto out_destroy_policy;
 	}
 
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	kobject_uevent(&policy->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
-
-	/* Callback for handling stuff after policy is ready */
-	if (cpufreq_driver->ready)
-		cpufreq_driver->ready(policy);
-
-	/* Register cpufreq cooling only for a new policy */
-	if (new_policy && cpufreq_thermal_control_enabled(cpufreq_driver))
-		policy->cdev = of_cpufreq_cooling_register(policy);
-
-	/* Let the per-policy boost flag mirror the cpufreq_driver boost during init */
-	if (cpufreq_driver->set_boost && policy->boost_supported &&
-	    policy->boost_enabled != cpufreq_boost_enabled()) {
-		policy->boost_enabled = cpufreq_boost_enabled();
-		ret = cpufreq_driver->set_boost(policy, policy->boost_enabled);
-		if (ret) {
-			/* If the set_boost fails, the online operation is not affected */
-			pr_info("%s: CPU%d: Cannot %s BOOST\n", __func__, policy->cpu,
-				str_enable_disable(policy->boost_enabled));
-			policy->boost_enabled = !policy->boost_enabled;
-		}
-	}
-
-	pr_debug("initialization complete\n");
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_destroy_policy:
@@ -1662,14 +1580,72 @@ static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
 		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
 
-out_free_policy:
+out_clear_policy:
 	cpumask_clear(policy->cpus);
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 
-	cpufreq_policy_free(policy);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int cpufreq_online(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	bool new_policy;
+	int ret;
+
+	pr_debug("%s: bringing CPU%u online\n", __func__, cpu);
+
+	/* Check if this CPU already has a policy to manage it */
+	policy = per_cpu(cpufreq_cpu_data, cpu);
+	if (policy) {
+		WARN_ON(!cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, policy->related_cpus));
+		if (!policy_is_inactive(policy))
+			return cpufreq_add_policy_cpu(policy, cpu);
+
+		/* This is the only online CPU for the policy.  Start over. */
+		new_policy = false;
+	} else {
+		new_policy = true;
+		policy = cpufreq_policy_alloc(cpu);
+		if (!policy)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	ret = cpufreq_policy_online(policy, cpu, new_policy);
+	if (ret) {
+		cpufreq_policy_free(policy);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	kobject_uevent(&policy->kobj, KOBJ_ADD);
+
+	/* Callback for handling stuff after policy is ready */
+	if (cpufreq_driver->ready)
+		cpufreq_driver->ready(policy);
+
+	/* Register cpufreq cooling only for a new policy */
+	if (new_policy && cpufreq_thermal_control_enabled(cpufreq_driver))
+		policy->cdev = of_cpufreq_cooling_register(policy);
+
+	/*
+	 * Let the per-policy boost flag mirror the cpufreq_driver boost during
+	 * initialization for a new policy. For an existing policy, maintain the
+	 * previous boost value unless global boost is disabled.
+	 */
+	if (cpufreq_driver->set_boost && policy->boost_supported &&
+	    (new_policy || !cpufreq_boost_enabled())) {
+		ret = policy_set_boost(policy, cpufreq_boost_enabled());
+		if (ret) {
+			/* If the set_boost fails, the online operation is not affected */
+			pr_info("%s: CPU%d: Cannot %s BOOST\n", __func__, policy->cpu,
+				str_enable_disable(cpufreq_boost_enabled()));
+		}
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("initialization complete\n");
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * cpufreq_add_dev - the cpufreq interface for a CPU device.
  * @dev: CPU device.
@@ -1757,11 +1733,10 @@ static int cpufreq_offline(unsigned int cpu)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_write)(policy);
 
 	__cpufreq_offline(cpu, policy);
 
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1778,33 +1753,29 @@ static void cpufreq_remove_dev(struct device *dev, struct subsys_interface *sif)
 	if (!policy)
 		return;
 
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
+	scoped_guard(cpufreq_policy_write, policy) {
+		if (cpu_online(cpu))
+			__cpufreq_offline(cpu, policy);
 
-	if (cpu_online(cpu))
-		__cpufreq_offline(cpu, policy);
+		remove_cpu_dev_symlink(policy, cpu, dev);
 
-	remove_cpu_dev_symlink(policy, cpu, dev);
+		if (!cpumask_empty(policy->real_cpus))
+			return;
 
-	if (!cpumask_empty(policy->real_cpus)) {
-		up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-		return;
+		/*
+		 * Unregister cpufreq cooling once all the CPUs of the policy
+		 * are removed.
+		 */
+		if (cpufreq_thermal_control_enabled(cpufreq_driver)) {
+			cpufreq_cooling_unregister(policy->cdev);
+			policy->cdev = NULL;
+		}
+
+		/* We did light-weight exit earlier, do full tear down now */
+		if (cpufreq_driver->offline && cpufreq_driver->exit)
+			cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Unregister cpufreq cooling once all the CPUs of the policy are
-	 * removed.
-	 */
-	if (cpufreq_thermal_control_enabled(cpufreq_driver)) {
-		cpufreq_cooling_unregister(policy->cdev);
-		policy->cdev = NULL;
-	}
-
-	/* We did light-weight exit earlier, do full tear down now */
-	if (cpufreq_driver->offline && cpufreq_driver->exit)
-		cpufreq_driver->exit(policy);
-
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
 	cpufreq_policy_free(policy);
 }
 
@@ -1874,27 +1845,26 @@ static unsigned int cpufreq_verify_current_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, b
  */
 unsigned int cpufreq_quick_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
-	unsigned int ret_freq = 0;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy __free(put_cpufreq_policy) = NULL;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	read_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver && cpufreq_driver->setpolicy && cpufreq_driver->get) {
-		ret_freq = cpufreq_driver->get(cpu);
+		unsigned int ret_freq = cpufreq_driver->get(cpu);
+
 		read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
+
 		return ret_freq;
 	}
 
 	read_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 
 	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-	if (policy) {
-		ret_freq = policy->cur;
-		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-	}
+	if (policy)
+		return policy->cur;
 
-	return ret_freq;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_quick_get);
 
@@ -1906,15 +1876,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_quick_get);
  */
 unsigned int cpufreq_quick_get_max(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-	unsigned int ret_freq = 0;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy __free(put_cpufreq_policy);
 
-	if (policy) {
-		ret_freq = policy->max;
-		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-	}
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	if (policy)
+		return policy->max;
 
-	return ret_freq;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_quick_get_max);
 
@@ -1926,15 +1894,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_quick_get_max);
  */
 __weak unsigned int cpufreq_get_hw_max_freq(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-	unsigned int ret_freq = 0;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy __free(put_cpufreq_policy);
 
-	if (policy) {
-		ret_freq = policy->cpuinfo.max_freq;
-		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-	}
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	if (policy)
+		return policy->cpuinfo.max_freq;
 
-	return ret_freq;
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_get_hw_max_freq);
 
@@ -1954,19 +1920,18 @@ static unsigned int __cpufreq_get(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
  */
 unsigned int cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-	unsigned int ret_freq = 0;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy __free(put_cpufreq_policy);
 
-	if (policy) {
-		down_read(&policy->rwsem);
-		if (cpufreq_driver->get)
-			ret_freq = __cpufreq_get(policy);
-		up_read(&policy->rwsem);
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
+	if (!policy)
+		return 0;
 
-		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-	}
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_read)(policy);
 
-	return ret_freq;
+	if (cpufreq_driver->get)
+		return __cpufreq_get(policy);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_get);
 
@@ -2025,9 +1990,9 @@ void cpufreq_suspend(void)
 
 	for_each_active_policy(policy) {
 		if (has_target()) {
-			down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-			cpufreq_stop_governor(policy);
-			up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+			scoped_guard(cpufreq_policy_write, policy) {
+				cpufreq_stop_governor(policy);
+			}
 		}
 
 		if (cpufreq_driver->suspend && cpufreq_driver->suspend(policy))
@@ -2068,9 +2033,9 @@ void cpufreq_resume(void)
 			pr_err("%s: Failed to resume driver: %s\n", __func__,
 				cpufreq_driver->name);
 		} else if (has_target()) {
-			down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-			ret = cpufreq_start_governor(policy);
-			up_write(&policy->rwsem);
+			scoped_guard(cpufreq_policy_write, policy) {
+				ret = cpufreq_start_governor(policy);
+			}
 
 			if (ret)
 				pr_err("%s: Failed to start governor for CPU%u's policy\n",
@@ -2438,15 +2403,9 @@ int cpufreq_driver_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 			  unsigned int target_freq,
 			  unsigned int relation)
 {
-	int ret;
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_write)(policy);
 
-	down_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	ret = __cpufreq_driver_target(policy, target_freq, relation);
-
-	up_write(&policy->rwsem);
-
-	return ret;
+	return __cpufreq_driver_target(policy, target_freq, relation);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_driver_target);
 
@@ -2618,31 +2577,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_unregister_governor);
  *                          POLICY INTERFACE                         *
  *********************************************************************/
 
-/**
- * cpufreq_get_policy - get the current cpufreq_policy
- * @policy: struct cpufreq_policy into which the current cpufreq_policy
- *	is written
- * @cpu: CPU to find the policy for
- *
- * Reads the current cpufreq policy.
- */
-int cpufreq_get_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu)
-{
-	struct cpufreq_policy *cpu_policy;
-	if (!policy)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	cpu_policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
-	if (!cpu_policy)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	memcpy(policy, cpu_policy, sizeof(*policy));
-
-	cpufreq_cpu_put(cpu_policy);
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_get_policy);
-
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpufreq_pressure);
 
 /**
@@ -2793,6 +2727,21 @@ static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void cpufreq_policy_refresh(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_write)(policy);
+
+	/*
+	 * BIOS might change freq behind our back
+	 * -> ask driver for current freq and notify governors about a change
+	 */
+	if (cpufreq_driver->get && has_target() &&
+	    (cpufreq_suspended || WARN_ON(!cpufreq_verify_current_freq(policy, false))))
+		return;
+
+	refresh_frequency_limits(policy);
+}
+
 /**
  * cpufreq_update_policy - Re-evaluate an existing cpufreq policy.
  * @cpu: CPU to re-evaluate the policy for.
@@ -2804,23 +2753,13 @@ static int cpufreq_set_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
  */
 void cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_acquire(cpu);
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy __free(put_cpufreq_policy);
 
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpu);
 	if (!policy)
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * BIOS might change freq behind our back
-	 * -> ask driver for current freq and notify governors about a change
-	 */
-	if (cpufreq_driver->get && has_target() &&
-	    (cpufreq_suspended || WARN_ON(!cpufreq_verify_current_freq(policy, false))))
-		goto unlock;
-
-	refresh_frequency_limits(policy);
-
-unlock:
-	cpufreq_cpu_release(policy);
+	cpufreq_policy_refresh(policy);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_update_policy);
 
@@ -2829,7 +2768,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_update_policy);
  * @cpu: CPU to update the policy limits for.
  *
  * Invoke the driver's ->update_limits callback if present or call
- * cpufreq_update_policy() for @cpu.
+ * cpufreq_policy_refresh() for @cpu.
  */
 void cpufreq_update_limits(unsigned int cpu)
 {
@@ -2840,9 +2779,9 @@ void cpufreq_update_limits(unsigned int cpu)
 		return;
 
 	if (cpufreq_driver->update_limits)
-		cpufreq_driver->update_limits(cpu);
+		cpufreq_driver->update_limits(policy);
 	else
-		cpufreq_update_policy(cpu);
+		cpufreq_policy_refresh(policy);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_update_limits);
 
@@ -2876,8 +2815,10 @@ static int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled == state)
-		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Don't compare 'cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled' with 'state' here to
+	 * make sure all policies are in sync with global boost flag.
+	 */
 
 	write_lock_irqsave(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
 	cpufreq_driver->boost_enabled = state;
@@ -2888,12 +2829,9 @@ static int cpufreq_boost_trigger_state(int state)
 		if (!policy->boost_supported)
 			continue;
 
-		policy->boost_enabled = state;
-		ret = cpufreq_driver->set_boost(policy, state);
-		if (ret) {
-			policy->boost_enabled = !policy->boost_enabled;
+		ret = policy_set_boost(policy, state);
+		if (ret)
 			goto err_reset_state;
-		}
 	}
 	cpus_read_unlock();
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
index ba9bf06f1c77..25830e5d76e8 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/intel_pstate.c
@@ -1356,9 +1356,11 @@ static void intel_pstate_update_policies(void)
 		cpufreq_update_policy(cpu);
 }
 
-static void __intel_pstate_update_max_freq(struct cpudata *cpudata,
-					   struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static void __intel_pstate_update_max_freq(struct cpufreq_policy *policy,
+					   struct cpudata *cpudata)
 {
+	guard(cpufreq_policy_write)(policy);
+
 	if (hwp_active)
 		intel_pstate_get_hwp_cap(cpudata);
 
@@ -1368,42 +1370,34 @@ static void __intel_pstate_update_max_freq(struct cpudata *cpudata,
 	refresh_frequency_limits(policy);
 }
 
-static void intel_pstate_update_limits(unsigned int cpu)
+static bool intel_pstate_update_max_freq(struct cpudata *cpudata)
 {
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_acquire(cpu);
-	struct cpudata *cpudata;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy __free(put_cpufreq_policy);
 
+	policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(cpudata->cpu);
 	if (!policy)
-		return;
+		return false;
 
-	cpudata = all_cpu_data[cpu];
+	__intel_pstate_update_max_freq(policy, cpudata);
 
-	__intel_pstate_update_max_freq(cpudata, policy);
+	return true;
+}
 
-	/* Prevent the driver from being unregistered now. */
-	mutex_lock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
+static void intel_pstate_update_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct cpudata *cpudata = all_cpu_data[policy->cpu];
 
-	cpufreq_cpu_release(policy);
+	__intel_pstate_update_max_freq(policy, cpudata);
 
 	hybrid_update_capacity(cpudata);
-
-	mutex_unlock(&intel_pstate_driver_lock);
 }
 
 static void intel_pstate_update_limits_for_all(void)
 {
 	int cpu;
 
-	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
-		struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_acquire(cpu);
-
-		if (!policy)
-			continue;
-
-		__intel_pstate_update_max_freq(all_cpu_data[cpu], policy);
-
-		cpufreq_cpu_release(policy);
-	}
+	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
+		intel_pstate_update_max_freq(all_cpu_data[cpu]);
 
 	mutex_lock(&hybrid_capacity_lock);
 
@@ -1843,13 +1837,8 @@ static void intel_pstate_notify_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct cpudata *cpudata =
 		container_of(to_delayed_work(work), struct cpudata, hwp_notify_work);
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy = cpufreq_cpu_acquire(cpudata->cpu);
-
-	if (policy) {
-		__intel_pstate_update_max_freq(cpudata, policy);
-
-		cpufreq_cpu_release(policy);
 
+	if (intel_pstate_update_max_freq(cpudata)) {
 		/*
 		 * The driver will not be unregistered while this function is
 		 * running, so update the capacity without acquiring the driver
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 7a5b391dcc01..7bb760031dd7 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -170,6 +170,12 @@ struct cpufreq_policy {
 	struct notifier_block nb_max;
 };
 
+DEFINE_GUARD(cpufreq_policy_write, struct cpufreq_policy *,
+	     down_write(&_T->rwsem), up_write(&_T->rwsem))
+
+DEFINE_GUARD(cpufreq_policy_read, struct cpufreq_policy *,
+	     down_read(&_T->rwsem), up_read(&_T->rwsem))
+
 /*
  * Used for passing new cpufreq policy data to the cpufreq driver's ->verify()
  * callback for sanitization.  That callback is only expected to modify the min
@@ -235,9 +241,6 @@ void disable_cpufreq(void);
 
 u64 get_cpu_idle_time(unsigned int cpu, u64 *wall, int io_busy);
 
-struct cpufreq_policy *cpufreq_cpu_acquire(unsigned int cpu);
-void cpufreq_cpu_release(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
-int cpufreq_get_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu);
 void refresh_frequency_limits(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 void cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu);
 void cpufreq_update_limits(unsigned int cpu);
@@ -395,7 +398,7 @@ struct cpufreq_driver {
 	unsigned int	(*get)(unsigned int cpu);
 
 	/* Called to update policy limits on firmware notifications. */
-	void		(*update_limits)(unsigned int cpu);
+	void		(*update_limits)(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 
 	/* optional */
 	int		(*bios_limit)(int cpu, unsigned int *limit);