diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 8e26c90..331f450 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -625,9 +625,17 @@
 #define SD_WAKE_BALANCE		64	/* Perform balancing at task wakeup */
 #define SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER	128	/* Domain members share cpu power */
 #define SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE	256	/* Balance for power savings */
+#define SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES	512	/* Domain members share cpu pkg resources */
 
-#define BALANCE_FOR_POWER	((sched_mc_power_savings || sched_smt_power_savings) \
-				 ? SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE : 0)
+#define BALANCE_FOR_MC_POWER	\
+	(sched_smt_power_savings ? SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE : 0)
+
+#define BALANCE_FOR_PKG_POWER	\
+	((sched_mc_power_savings || sched_smt_power_savings) ?	\
+	 SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE : 0)
+
+#define test_sd_parent(sd, flag)	((sd->parent &&		\
+					 (sd->parent->flags & flag)) ? 1 : 0)
 
 
 struct sched_group {
diff --git a/include/linux/topology.h b/include/linux/topology.h
index 486bec2..da508d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/topology.h
+++ b/include/linux/topology.h
@@ -115,6 +115,38 @@
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_SMT */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_MC
+/* Common values for MC siblings. for now mostly derived from SD_CPU_INIT */
+#ifndef SD_MC_INIT
+#define SD_MC_INIT (struct sched_domain) {		\
+	.span			= CPU_MASK_NONE,	\
+	.parent			= NULL,			\
+	.child			= NULL,			\
+	.groups			= NULL,			\
+	.min_interval		= 1,			\
+	.max_interval		= 4,			\
+	.busy_factor		= 64,			\
+	.imbalance_pct		= 125,			\
+	.cache_nice_tries	= 1,			\
+	.per_cpu_gain		= 100,			\
+	.busy_idx		= 2,			\
+	.idle_idx		= 1,			\
+	.newidle_idx		= 2,			\
+	.wake_idx		= 1,			\
+	.forkexec_idx		= 1,			\
+	.flags			= SD_LOAD_BALANCE	\
+				| SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE	\
+				| SD_BALANCE_EXEC	\
+				| SD_WAKE_AFFINE	\
+				| SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES\
+				| BALANCE_FOR_MC_POWER,	\
+	.last_balance		= jiffies,		\
+	.balance_interval	= 1,			\
+	.nr_balance_failed	= 0,			\
+}
+#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_SCHED_MC */
+
 /* Common values for CPUs */
 #ifndef SD_CPU_INIT
 #define SD_CPU_INIT (struct sched_domain) {		\
@@ -137,7 +169,7 @@
 				| SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE	\
 				| SD_BALANCE_EXEC	\
 				| SD_WAKE_AFFINE	\
-				| BALANCE_FOR_POWER,	\
+				| BALANCE_FOR_PKG_POWER,\
 	.last_balance		= jiffies,		\
 	.balance_interval	= 1,			\
 	.nr_balance_failed	= 0,			\
@@ -168,15 +200,6 @@
 	.nr_balance_failed	= 0,			\
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_MC
-#ifndef SD_MC_INIT
-/* for now its same as SD_CPU_INIT.
- * TBD: Tune Domain parameters!
- */
-#define SD_MC_INIT   SD_CPU_INIT
-#endif
-#endif
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 #ifndef SD_NODE_INIT
 #error Please define an appropriate SD_NODE_INIT in include/asm/topology.h!!!
diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index 0feeacb..0a5e814 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -2541,8 +2541,14 @@
 	struct rq *busiest;
 	cpumask_t cpus = CPU_MASK_ALL;
 
+	/*
+	 * When power savings policy is enabled for the parent domain, idle
+	 * sibling can pick up load irrespective of busy siblings. In this case,
+	 * let the state of idle sibling percolate up as IDLE, instead of
+	 * portraying it as NOT_IDLE.
+	 */
 	if (idle != NOT_IDLE && sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER &&
-	    !sched_smt_power_savings)
+	    !test_sd_parent(sd, SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE))
 		sd_idle = 1;
 
 	schedstat_inc(sd, lb_cnt[idle]);
@@ -2638,7 +2644,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!nr_moved && !sd_idle && sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER &&
-	    !sched_smt_power_savings)
+	    !test_sd_parent(sd, SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE))
 		return -1;
 	return nr_moved;
 
@@ -2654,7 +2660,7 @@
 		sd->balance_interval *= 2;
 
 	if (!sd_idle && sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER &&
-			!sched_smt_power_savings)
+	    !test_sd_parent(sd, SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE))
 		return -1;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2676,7 +2682,14 @@
 	int sd_idle = 0;
 	cpumask_t cpus = CPU_MASK_ALL;
 
-	if (sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER && !sched_smt_power_savings)
+	/*
+	 * When power savings policy is enabled for the parent domain, idle
+	 * sibling can pick up load irrespective of busy siblings. In this case,
+	 * let the state of idle sibling percolate up as IDLE, instead of
+	 * portraying it as NOT_IDLE.
+	 */
+	if (sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER &&
+	    !test_sd_parent(sd, SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE))
 		sd_idle = 1;
 
 	schedstat_inc(sd, lb_cnt[NEWLY_IDLE]);
@@ -2717,7 +2730,8 @@
 
 	if (!nr_moved) {
 		schedstat_inc(sd, lb_failed[NEWLY_IDLE]);
-		if (!sd_idle && sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER)
+		if (!sd_idle && sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER &&
+		    !test_sd_parent(sd, SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE))
 			return -1;
 	} else
 		sd->nr_balance_failed = 0;
@@ -2727,7 +2741,7 @@
 out_balanced:
 	schedstat_inc(sd, lb_balanced[NEWLY_IDLE]);
 	if (!sd_idle && sd->flags & SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER &&
-					!sched_smt_power_savings)
+	    !test_sd_parent(sd, SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE))
 		return -1;
 	sd->nr_balance_failed = 0;
 
@@ -5400,7 +5414,9 @@
 	if (sd->flags & (SD_LOAD_BALANCE |
 			 SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE |
 			 SD_BALANCE_FORK |
-			 SD_BALANCE_EXEC)) {
+			 SD_BALANCE_EXEC |
+			 SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER |
+			 SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES)) {
 		if (sd->groups != sd->groups->next)
 			return 0;
 	}
@@ -5434,7 +5450,9 @@
 		pflags &= ~(SD_LOAD_BALANCE |
 				SD_BALANCE_NEWIDLE |
 				SD_BALANCE_FORK |
-				SD_BALANCE_EXEC);
+				SD_BALANCE_EXEC |
+				SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER |
+				SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES);
 	}
 	if (~cflags & pflags)
 		return 0;
@@ -6241,12 +6259,65 @@
 #endif
 
 /*
+ * Initialize sched groups cpu_power.
+ *
+ * cpu_power indicates the capacity of sched group, which is used while
+ * distributing the load between different sched groups in a sched domain.
+ * Typically cpu_power for all the groups in a sched domain will be same unless
+ * there are asymmetries in the topology. If there are asymmetries, group
+ * having more cpu_power will pickup more load compared to the group having
+ * less cpu_power.
+ *
+ * cpu_power will be a multiple of SCHED_LOAD_SCALE. This multiple represents
+ * the maximum number of tasks a group can handle in the presence of other idle
+ * or lightly loaded groups in the same sched domain.
+ */
+static void init_sched_groups_power(int cpu, struct sched_domain *sd)
+{
+	struct sched_domain *child;
+	struct sched_group *group;
+
+	WARN_ON(!sd || !sd->groups);
+
+	if (cpu != first_cpu(sd->groups->cpumask))
+		return;
+
+	child = sd->child;
+
+	/*
+	 * For perf policy, if the groups in child domain share resources
+	 * (for example cores sharing some portions of the cache hierarchy
+	 * or SMT), then set this domain groups cpu_power such that each group
+	 * can handle only one task, when there are other idle groups in the
+	 * same sched domain.
+	 */
+	if (!child || (!(sd->flags & SD_POWERSAVINGS_BALANCE) &&
+		       (child->flags &
+			(SD_SHARE_CPUPOWER | SD_SHARE_PKG_RESOURCES)))) {
+		sd->groups->cpu_power = SCHED_LOAD_SCALE;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	sd->groups->cpu_power = 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * add cpu_power of each child group to this groups cpu_power
+	 */
+	group = child->groups;
+	do {
+		sd->groups->cpu_power += group->cpu_power;
+		group = group->next;
+	} while (group != child->groups);
+}
+
+/*
  * Build sched domains for a given set of cpus and attach the sched domains
  * to the individual cpus
  */
 static int build_sched_domains(const cpumask_t *cpu_map)
 {
 	int i;
+	struct sched_domain *sd;
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 	struct sched_group **sched_group_nodes = NULL;
 	struct sched_group *sched_group_allnodes = NULL;
@@ -6456,72 +6527,20 @@
 	/* Calculate CPU power for physical packages and nodes */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_SMT
 	for_each_cpu_mask(i, *cpu_map) {
-		struct sched_domain *sd;
 		sd = &per_cpu(cpu_domains, i);
-		sd->groups->cpu_power = SCHED_LOAD_SCALE;
+		init_sched_groups_power(i, sd);
 	}
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_MC
 	for_each_cpu_mask(i, *cpu_map) {
-		int power;
-		struct sched_domain *sd;
 		sd = &per_cpu(core_domains, i);
-		if (sched_smt_power_savings)
-			power = SCHED_LOAD_SCALE * cpus_weight(sd->groups->cpumask);
-		else
-			power = SCHED_LOAD_SCALE + (cpus_weight(sd->groups->cpumask)-1)
-					    * SCHED_LOAD_SCALE / 10;
-		sd->groups->cpu_power = power;
+		init_sched_groups_power(i, sd);
 	}
 #endif
 
 	for_each_cpu_mask(i, *cpu_map) {
-		struct sched_domain *sd;
-#ifdef CONFIG_SCHED_MC
 		sd = &per_cpu(phys_domains, i);
-		if (i != first_cpu(sd->groups->cpumask))
-			continue;
-
-		sd->groups->cpu_power = 0;
-		if (sched_mc_power_savings || sched_smt_power_savings) {
-			int j;
-
- 			for_each_cpu_mask(j, sd->groups->cpumask) {
-				struct sched_domain *sd1;
- 				sd1 = &per_cpu(core_domains, j);
- 				/*
- 			 	 * for each core we will add once
- 				 * to the group in physical domain
- 			 	 */
-  	 			if (j != first_cpu(sd1->groups->cpumask))
- 					continue;
-
- 				if (sched_smt_power_savings)
-   					sd->groups->cpu_power += sd1->groups->cpu_power;
- 				else
-   					sd->groups->cpu_power += SCHED_LOAD_SCALE;
-   			}
- 		} else
- 			/*
- 			 * This has to be < 2 * SCHED_LOAD_SCALE
- 			 * Lets keep it SCHED_LOAD_SCALE, so that
- 			 * while calculating NUMA group's cpu_power
- 			 * we can simply do
- 			 *  numa_group->cpu_power += phys_group->cpu_power;
- 			 *
- 			 * See "only add power once for each physical pkg"
- 			 * comment below
- 			 */
- 			sd->groups->cpu_power = SCHED_LOAD_SCALE;
-#else
-		int power;
-		sd = &per_cpu(phys_domains, i);
-		if (sched_smt_power_savings)
-			power = SCHED_LOAD_SCALE * cpus_weight(sd->groups->cpumask);
-		else
-			power = SCHED_LOAD_SCALE;
-		sd->groups->cpu_power = power;
-#endif
+		init_sched_groups_power(i, sd);
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA