diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
index 8e48c5d..88ea02d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/acpi-cpufreq.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/cpufreq.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/dmi.h>
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <acpi/processor.h>
@@ -391,6 +392,7 @@
 	unsigned int next_perf_state = 0; /* Index into perf table */
 	unsigned int i;
 	int result = 0;
+	struct power_trace it;
 
 	dprintk("acpi_cpufreq_target %d (%d)\n", target_freq, policy->cpu);
 
@@ -427,6 +429,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	trace_power_mark(&it, POWER_PSTATE, next_perf_state);
+
 	switch (data->cpu_feature) {
 	case SYSTEM_INTEL_MSR_CAPABLE:
 		cmd.type = SYSTEM_INTEL_MSR_CAPABLE;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index c622772..c27af49 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
 #include <linux/clockchips.h>
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
 unsigned long idle_halt;
@@ -100,6 +101,9 @@
 void default_idle(void)
 {
 	if (hlt_use_halt()) {
+		struct power_trace it;
+
+		trace_power_start(&it, POWER_CSTATE, 1);
 		current_thread_info()->status &= ~TS_POLLING;
 		/*
 		 * TS_POLLING-cleared state must be visible before we
@@ -112,6 +116,7 @@
 		else
 			local_irq_enable();
 		current_thread_info()->status |= TS_POLLING;
+		trace_power_end(&it);
 	} else {
 		local_irq_enable();
 		/* loop is done by the caller */
@@ -154,24 +159,31 @@
  */
 void mwait_idle_with_hints(unsigned long ax, unsigned long cx)
 {
+	struct power_trace it;
+
+	trace_power_start(&it, POWER_CSTATE, (ax>>4)+1);
 	if (!need_resched()) {
 		__monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
 		smp_mb();
 		if (!need_resched())
 			__mwait(ax, cx);
 	}
+	trace_power_end(&it);
 }
 
 /* Default MONITOR/MWAIT with no hints, used for default C1 state */
 static void mwait_idle(void)
 {
+	struct power_trace it;
 	if (!need_resched()) {
+		trace_power_start(&it, POWER_CSTATE, 1);
 		__monitor((void *)&current_thread_info()->flags, 0, 0);
 		smp_mb();
 		if (!need_resched())
 			__sti_mwait(0, 0);
 		else
 			local_irq_enable();
+		trace_power_end(&it);
 	} else
 		local_irq_enable();
 }
@@ -183,9 +195,13 @@
  */
 static void poll_idle(void)
 {
+	struct power_trace it;
+
+	trace_power_start(&it, POWER_CSTATE, 0);
 	local_irq_enable();
 	while (!need_resched())
 		cpu_relax();
+	trace_power_end(&it);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/ftrace.h b/include/linux/ftrace.h
index 7854d87..0df2886 100644
--- a/include/linux/ftrace.h
+++ b/include/linux/ftrace.h
@@ -311,6 +311,35 @@
 		   unsigned long *start, unsigned long *end) { }
 #endif
 
+enum {
+	POWER_NONE = 0,
+	POWER_CSTATE = 1,
+	POWER_PSTATE = 2,
+};
+
+struct power_trace {
+#ifdef CONFIG_POWER_TRACER
+	ktime_t			stamp;
+	ktime_t			end;
+	int			type;
+	int			state;
+#endif
+};
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_POWER_TRACER
+extern void trace_power_start(struct power_trace *it, unsigned int type,
+					unsigned int state);
+extern void trace_power_mark(struct power_trace *it, unsigned int type,
+					unsigned int state);
+extern void trace_power_end(struct power_trace *it);
+#else
+static inline void trace_power_start(struct power_trace *it, unsigned int type,
+					unsigned int state) { }
+static inline void trace_power_mark(struct power_trace *it, unsigned int type,
+					unsigned int state) { }
+static inline void trace_power_end(struct power_trace *it) { }
+#endif
+
 
 /*
  * Structure that defines a return function trace.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 620fead..d151aab 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -217,6 +217,17 @@
 
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
+config POWER_TRACER
+	bool "Trace power consumption behavior"
+	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
+	depends on X86
+	select TRACING
+	help
+	  This tracer helps developers to analyze and optimize the kernels
+	  power management decisions, specifically the C-state and P-state
+	  behavior.
+
+
 config STACK_TRACER
 	bool "Trace max stack"
 	depends on HAVE_FUNCTION_TRACER
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index cef4bcb..acaa065 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUNCTION_RET_TRACER) += trace_functions_return.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_BRANCH_PROFILING) += trace_branch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_BTS_TRACER) += trace_bts.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_POWER_TRACER) += trace_power.o
 
 libftrace-y := ftrace.o
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.h b/kernel/trace/trace.h
index 3abd645..4c45377 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/trace.h
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	TRACE_FN_RET,
 	TRACE_USER_STACK,
 	TRACE_BTS,
+	TRACE_POWER,
 
 	__TRACE_LAST_TYPE
 };
@@ -160,6 +161,11 @@
 	unsigned long		to;
 };
 
+struct trace_power {
+	struct trace_entry	ent;
+	struct power_trace	state_data;
+};
+
 /*
  * trace_flag_type is an enumeration that holds different
  * states when a trace occurs. These are:
@@ -266,6 +272,7 @@
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct trace_branch, TRACE_BRANCH); \
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct ftrace_ret_entry, TRACE_FN_RET);\
 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct bts_entry, TRACE_BTS);\
+ 		IF_ASSIGN(var, ent, struct trace_power, TRACE_POWER); \
 		__ftrace_bad_type();					\
 	} while (0)
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_power.c b/kernel/trace/trace_power.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7172a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/trace_power.c
@@ -0,0 +1,179 @@
+/*
+ * ring buffer based C-state tracer
+ *
+ * Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Intel Corporation
+ *
+ * Much is borrowed from trace_boot.c which is
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/debugfs.h>
+#include <linux/ftrace.h>
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
+#include "trace.h"
+
+static struct trace_array *power_trace;
+static int __read_mostly trace_power_enabled;
+
+
+static void start_power_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	trace_power_enabled = 1;
+}
+
+static void stop_power_trace(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	trace_power_enabled = 0;
+}
+
+
+static int power_trace_init(struct trace_array *tr)
+{
+	int cpu;
+	power_trace = tr;
+
+	trace_power_enabled = 1;
+
+	for_each_cpu_mask(cpu, cpu_possible_map)
+		tracing_reset(tr, cpu);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static enum print_line_t power_print_line(struct trace_iterator *iter)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct trace_entry *entry = iter->ent;
+	struct trace_power *field ;
+	struct power_trace *it;
+	struct trace_seq *s = &iter->seq;
+	struct timespec stamp;
+	struct timespec duration;
+
+	trace_assign_type(field, entry);
+	it = &field->state_data;
+	stamp = ktime_to_timespec(it->stamp);
+	duration = ktime_to_timespec(ktime_sub(it->end, it->stamp));
+
+	if (entry->type == TRACE_POWER) {
+		if (it->type == POWER_CSTATE)
+			ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "[%5ld.%09ld] CSTATE: Going to C%i on cpu %i for %ld.%09ld\n",
+					  stamp.tv_sec,
+					  stamp.tv_nsec,
+					  it->state, iter->cpu,
+					  duration.tv_sec,
+					  duration.tv_nsec);
+		if (it->type == POWER_PSTATE)
+			ret = trace_seq_printf(s, "[%5ld.%09ld] PSTATE: Going to P%i on cpu %i\n",
+					  stamp.tv_sec,
+					  stamp.tv_nsec,
+					  it->state, iter->cpu);
+		if (!ret)
+			return TRACE_TYPE_PARTIAL_LINE;
+		return TRACE_TYPE_HANDLED;
+	}
+	return TRACE_TYPE_UNHANDLED;
+}
+
+static struct tracer power_tracer __read_mostly =
+{
+	.name		= "power",
+	.init		= power_trace_init,
+	.start		= start_power_trace,
+	.stop		= stop_power_trace,
+	.reset		= stop_power_trace,
+	.print_line	= power_print_line,
+};
+
+static int init_power_trace(void)
+{
+	return register_tracer(&power_tracer);
+}
+device_initcall(init_power_trace);
+
+void trace_power_start(struct power_trace *it, unsigned int type,
+			 unsigned int level)
+{
+	if (!trace_power_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	memset(it, 0, sizeof(struct power_trace));
+	it->state = level;
+	it->type = type;
+	it->stamp = ktime_get();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_power_start);
+
+
+void trace_power_end(struct power_trace *it)
+{
+	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
+	struct trace_power *entry;
+	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+	struct trace_array *tr = power_trace;
+
+	if (!trace_power_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	preempt_disable();
+	it->end = ktime_get();
+	data = tr->data[smp_processor_id()];
+
+	event = ring_buffer_lock_reserve(tr->buffer, sizeof(*entry),
+					 &irq_flags);
+	if (!event)
+		goto out;
+	entry	= ring_buffer_event_data(event);
+	tracing_generic_entry_update(&entry->ent, 0, 0);
+	entry->ent.type = TRACE_POWER;
+	entry->state_data = *it;
+	ring_buffer_unlock_commit(tr->buffer, event, irq_flags);
+
+	trace_wake_up();
+
+ out:
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_power_end);
+
+void trace_power_mark(struct power_trace *it, unsigned int type,
+			 unsigned int level)
+{
+	struct ring_buffer_event *event;
+	struct trace_power *entry;
+	struct trace_array_cpu *data;
+	unsigned long irq_flags;
+	struct trace_array *tr = power_trace;
+
+	if (!trace_power_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	memset(it, 0, sizeof(struct power_trace));
+	it->state = level;
+	it->type = type;
+	it->stamp = ktime_get();
+	preempt_disable();
+	it->end = it->stamp;
+	data = tr->data[smp_processor_id()];
+
+	event = ring_buffer_lock_reserve(tr->buffer, sizeof(*entry),
+					 &irq_flags);
+	if (!event)
+		goto out;
+	entry	= ring_buffer_event_data(event);
+	tracing_generic_entry_update(&entry->ent, 0, 0);
+	entry->ent.type = TRACE_POWER;
+	entry->state_data = *it;
+	ring_buffer_unlock_commit(tr->buffer, event, irq_flags);
+
+	trace_wake_up();
+
+ out:
+	preempt_enable();
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(trace_power_mark);
diff --git a/scripts/trace/power.pl b/scripts/trace/power.pl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f729b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/trace/power.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+# Copyright 2008, Intel Corporation
+#
+# This file is part of the Linux kernel
+#
+# This program file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+# Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+# for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program in a file named COPYING; if not, write to the
+# Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor,
+# Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+#
+# Authors:
+# 	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>
+
+
+#
+# This script turns a cstate ftrace output into a SVG graphic that shows
+# historic C-state information
+#
+#
+# 	cat /sys/kernel/debug/tracing/trace | perl power.pl > out.svg
+#
+
+my @styles;
+my $base = 0;
+
+my @pstate_last;
+my @pstate_level;
+
+$styles[0] = "fill:rgb(0,0,255);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+$styles[1] = "fill:rgb(0,255,0);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+$styles[2] = "fill:rgb(255,0,20);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+$styles[3] = "fill:rgb(255,255,20);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+$styles[4] = "fill:rgb(255,0,255);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+$styles[5] = "fill:rgb(0,255,255);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+$styles[6] = "fill:rgb(0,128,255);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+$styles[7] = "fill:rgb(0,255,128);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+$styles[8] = "fill:rgb(0,25,20);fill-opacity:0.5;stroke-width:1;stroke:rgb(0,0,0)";
+
+
+print "<?xml version=\"1.0\" standalone=\"no\"?> \n";
+print "<svg width=\"10000\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\">\n";
+
+my $scale = 30000.0;
+while (<>) {
+	my $line = $_;
+	if ($line =~ /([0-9\.]+)\] CSTATE: Going to C([0-9]) on cpu ([0-9]+) for ([0-9\.]+)/) {
+		if ($base == 0) {
+			$base = $1;
+		}
+		my $time = $1 - $base;
+		$time = $time * $scale;
+		my $C = $2;
+		my $cpu = $3;
+		my $y = 400 * $cpu;
+		my $duration = $4 * $scale;
+		my $msec = int($4 * 100000)/100.0;
+		my $height = $C * 20;
+		$style = $styles[$C];
+
+		$y = $y + 140 - $height;
+
+		$x2 = $time + 4;
+		$y2 = $y + 4;
+
+
+		print "<rect x=\"$time\" width=\"$duration\" y=\"$y\" height=\"$height\" style=\"$style\"/>\n";
+		print "<text transform=\"translate($x2,$y2) rotate(90)\">C$C $msec</text>\n";
+	}
+	if ($line =~ /([0-9\.]+)\] PSTATE: Going to P([0-9]) on cpu ([0-9]+)/) {
+		my $time = $1 - $base;
+		my $state = $2;
+		my $cpu = $3;
+
+		if (defined($pstate_last[$cpu])) {
+			my $from = $pstate_last[$cpu];
+			my $oldstate = $pstate_state[$cpu];
+			my $duration = ($time-$from) * $scale;
+
+			$from = $from * $scale;
+			my $to = $from + $duration;
+			my $height = 140 - ($oldstate * (140/8));
+
+			my $y = 400 * $cpu + 200 + $height;
+			my $y2 = $y+4;
+			my $style = $styles[8];
+
+			print "<rect x=\"$from\" y=\"$y\" width=\"$duration\" height=\"5\" style=\"$style\"/>\n";
+			print "<text transform=\"translate($from,$y2)\">P$oldstate (cpu $cpu)</text>\n";
+		};
+
+		$pstate_last[$cpu] = $time;
+		$pstate_state[$cpu] = $state;
+	}
+}
+
+
+print "</svg>\n";