diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.txt
similarity index 85%
rename from Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.txt
rename to Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.txt
index 366690c..e41c98f 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-Generic CPU0 cpufreq driver
+Generic cpufreq driver
 
-It is a generic cpufreq driver for CPU0 frequency management.  It
-supports both uniprocessor (UP) and symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)
-systems which share clock and voltage across all CPUs.
+It is a generic DT based cpufreq driver for frequency management.  It supports
+both uniprocessor (UP) and symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) systems which share
+clock and voltage across all CPUs.
 
 Both required and optional properties listed below must be defined
 under node /cpus/cpu@0.
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
index fdfda1f..7309988b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/mvebu_v7_defconfig
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ CONFIG_ARM_ATAG_DTB_COMPAT=y
 CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=y
 CONFIG_ARM_MVEBU_V7_CPUIDLE=y
 CONFIG_CPU_FREQ=y
-CONFIG_CPUFREQ_GENERIC=y
+CONFIG_CPUFREQ_DT=y
 CONFIG_VFP=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
 CONFIG_INET=y
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
index 080e66c..dc8f1a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/imx27-dt.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 static void __init imx27_dt_init(void)
 {
-	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-cpu0", };
+	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", };
 
 	mxc_arch_reset_init_dt();
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
index c77deb3..2c5fcaf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-imx51.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void __init imx51_ipu_mipi_setup(void)
 
 static void __init imx51_dt_init(void)
 {
-	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-cpu0", };
+	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", };
 
 	mxc_arch_reset_init_dt();
 	imx51_ipu_mipi_setup();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
index 8a70a51..bbd8664 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pmsu.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static int __init armada_xp_pmsu_cpufreq_init(void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-generic", -1, NULL, 0);
+	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-dt", -1, NULL, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
index 828aee9..58920bc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static inline void omap_init_cpufreq(void)
 	if (!of_have_populated_dt())
 		devinfo.name = "omap-cpufreq";
 	else
-		devinfo.name = "cpufreq-cpu0";
+		devinfo.name = "cpufreq-dt";
 	platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ape6evm-reference.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ape6evm-reference.c
index 2f7723e..0110751 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ape6evm-reference.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/board-ape6evm-reference.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void __init ape6evm_add_standard_devices(void)
 
 	r8a73a4_add_dt_devices();
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
-	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-cpu0", -1, NULL, 0);
+	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-dt", -1, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 static const char *ape6evm_boards_compat_dt[] __initdata = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/cpufreq.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/cpufreq.c
index 8a24b2b..57fbff0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/cpufreq.c
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
 
 int __init shmobile_cpufreq_init(void)
 {
-	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-cpu0", -1, NULL, 0);
+	platform_device_register_simple("cpufreq-dt", -1, NULL, 0);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
index 2c802ae..15b990c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-shmobile/setup-sh73a0.c
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ void __init sh73a0_add_early_devices(void)
 
 void __init sh73a0_add_standard_devices_dt(void)
 {
-	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-cpu0", .id = -1, };
+	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", .id = -1, };
 
 	/* clocks are setup late during boot in the case of DT */
 	sh73a0_clock_init();
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ void __init sh73a0_add_standard_devices_dt(void)
 			     ARRAY_SIZE(sh73a0_devices_dt));
 	of_platform_populate(NULL, of_default_bus_match_table, NULL, NULL);
 
-	/* Instantiate cpufreq-cpu0 */
+	/* Instantiate cpufreq-dt */
 	platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.c
index 31a6fa4..ec03ec4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-zynq/common.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int __init zynq_get_revision(void)
  */
 static void __init zynq_init_machine(void)
 {
-	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-cpu0", };
+	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", };
 	struct soc_device_attribute *soc_dev_attr;
 	struct soc_device *soc_dev;
 	struct device *parent = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
index ffe350f..3489f8f 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
@@ -183,14 +183,14 @@ config CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
-config GENERIC_CPUFREQ_CPU0
-	tristate "Generic CPU0 cpufreq driver"
+config CPUFREQ_DT
+	tristate "Generic DT based cpufreq driver"
 	depends on HAVE_CLK && OF
-	# if CPU_THERMAL is on and THERMAL=m, CPU0 cannot be =y:
+	# if CPU_THERMAL is on and THERMAL=m, CPUFREQ_DT cannot be =y:
 	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL
 	select PM_OPP
 	help
-	  This adds a generic cpufreq driver for CPU0 frequency management.
+	  This adds a generic DT based cpufreq driver for frequency management.
 	  It supports both uniprocessor (UP) and symmetric multiprocessor (SMP)
 	  systems which share clock and voltage across all CPUs.
 
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
index 7364a53..48ed28b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ config ARM_EXYNOS_CPU_FREQ_BOOST_SW
 
 config ARM_HIGHBANK_CPUFREQ
 	tristate "Calxeda Highbank-based"
-	depends on ARCH_HIGHBANK && GENERIC_CPUFREQ_CPU0 && REGULATOR
+	depends on ARCH_HIGHBANK && CPUFREQ_DT && REGULATOR
 	default m
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for Calxeda Highbank SoC
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
index db6d9a2..40c53dc 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_ONDEMAND)	+= cpufreq_ondemand.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_CONSERVATIVE)	+= cpufreq_conservative.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_GOV_COMMON)		+= cpufreq_governor.o
 
-obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_CPUFREQ_CPU0)	+= cpufreq-cpu0.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CPUFREQ_DT)		+= cpufreq-dt.o
 
 ##################################################################################
 # x86 drivers.
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
similarity index 90%
rename from drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
rename to drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
index a5f8c5f..e002650 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-cpu0.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq-dt.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Copyright (C) 2014 Linaro.
  * Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
  *
- * The OPP code in function cpu0_set_target() is reused from
+ * The OPP code in function set_target() is reused from
  * drivers/cpufreq/omap-cpufreq.c
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct private_data {
 	unsigned int voltage_tolerance; /* in percentage */
 };
 
-static int cpu0_set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
+static int set_target(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int index)
 {
 	struct dev_pm_opp *opp;
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table = policy->freq_table;
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static int allocate_resources(int cpu, struct device **cdev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int cpu0_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_frequency_table *freq_table;
 	struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev;
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int cpu0_cpufreq_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int cpu0_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct private_data *priv = policy->driver_data;
 
@@ -301,18 +301,18 @@ static int cpu0_cpufreq_exit(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct cpufreq_driver cpu0_cpufreq_driver = {
+static struct cpufreq_driver dt_cpufreq_driver = {
 	.flags = CPUFREQ_STICKY | CPUFREQ_NEED_INITIAL_FREQ_CHECK,
 	.verify = cpufreq_generic_frequency_table_verify,
-	.target_index = cpu0_set_target,
+	.target_index = set_target,
 	.get = cpufreq_generic_get,
-	.init = cpu0_cpufreq_init,
-	.exit = cpu0_cpufreq_exit,
-	.name = "generic_cpu0",
+	.init = cpufreq_init,
+	.exit = cpufreq_exit,
+	.name = "cpufreq-dt",
 	.attr = cpufreq_generic_attr,
 };
 
-static int cpu0_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int dt_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *cpu_dev;
 	struct regulator *cpu_reg;
@@ -334,30 +334,30 @@ static int cpu0_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!IS_ERR(cpu_reg))
 		regulator_put(cpu_reg);
 
-	ret = cpufreq_register_driver(&cpu0_cpufreq_driver);
+	ret = cpufreq_register_driver(&dt_cpufreq_driver);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(cpu_dev, "failed register driver: %d\n", ret);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int cpu0_cpufreq_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int dt_cpufreq_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	cpufreq_unregister_driver(&cpu0_cpufreq_driver);
+	cpufreq_unregister_driver(&dt_cpufreq_driver);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct platform_driver cpu0_cpufreq_platdrv = {
+static struct platform_driver dt_cpufreq_platdrv = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name	= "cpufreq-cpu0",
+		.name	= "cpufreq-dt",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
-	.probe		= cpu0_cpufreq_probe,
-	.remove		= cpu0_cpufreq_remove,
+	.probe		= dt_cpufreq_probe,
+	.remove		= dt_cpufreq_remove,
 };
-module_platform_driver(cpu0_cpufreq_platdrv);
+module_platform_driver(dt_cpufreq_platdrv);
 
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@linaro.org>");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic CPU0 cpufreq driver");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Generic cpufreq driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos4210-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos4210-cpufreq.c
index 61a5431..843ec82 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos4210-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos4210-cpufreq.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int exynos4210_cpufreq_init(struct exynos_dvfs_info *info)
 	 * dependencies on platform headers. It is necessary to enable
 	 * Exynos multi-platform support and will be removed together with
 	 * this whole driver as soon as Exynos gets migrated to use
-	 * cpufreq-cpu0 driver.
+	 * cpufreq-dt driver.
 	 */
 	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "samsung,exynos4210-clock");
 	if (!np) {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos4x12-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos4x12-cpufreq.c
index 351a207..9e78a85 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos4x12-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos4x12-cpufreq.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ int exynos4x12_cpufreq_init(struct exynos_dvfs_info *info)
 	 * dependencies on platform headers. It is necessary to enable
 	 * Exynos multi-platform support and will be removed together with
 	 * this whole driver as soon as Exynos gets migrated to use
-	 * cpufreq-cpu0 driver.
+	 * cpufreq-dt driver.
 	 */
 	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "samsung,exynos4412-clock");
 	if (!np) {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5250-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5250-cpufreq.c
index c91ce69..3eafdc7 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5250-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/exynos5250-cpufreq.c
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ int exynos5250_cpufreq_init(struct exynos_dvfs_info *info)
 	 * dependencies on platform headers. It is necessary to enable
 	 * Exynos multi-platform support and will be removed together with
 	 * this whole driver as soon as Exynos gets migrated to use
-	 * cpufreq-cpu0 driver.
+	 * cpufreq-dt driver.
 	 */
 	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "samsung,exynos5250-clock");
 	if (!np) {
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/highbank-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/highbank-cpufreq.c
index bf8902a..ec399ad 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/highbank-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/highbank-cpufreq.c
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.
  *
  * This driver provides the clk notifier callbacks that are used when
- * the cpufreq-cpu0 driver changes to frequency to alert the highbank
+ * the cpufreq-dt driver changes to frequency to alert the highbank
  * EnergyCore Management Engine (ECME) about the need to change
  * voltage. The ECME interfaces with the actual voltage regulators.
  */
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static struct notifier_block hb_cpufreq_clk_nb = {
 
 static int hb_cpufreq_driver_init(void)
 {
-	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-cpu0", };
+	struct platform_device_info devinfo = { .name = "cpufreq-dt", };
 	struct device *cpu_dev;
 	struct clk *cpu_clk;
 	struct device_node *np;
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int hb_cpufreq_driver_init(void)
 		goto out_put_node;
 	}
 
-	/* Instantiate cpufreq-cpu0 */
+	/* Instantiate cpufreq-dt */
 	platform_device_register_full(&devinfo);
 
 out_put_node:
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/s5pv210-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/s5pv210-cpufreq.c
index 3f9791f..567caa6 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/s5pv210-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/s5pv210-cpufreq.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static int s5pv210_cpufreq_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * and dependencies on platform headers. It is necessary to enable
 	 * S5PV210 multi-platform support and will be removed together with
 	 * this whole driver as soon as S5PV210 gets migrated to use
-	 * cpufreq-cpu0 driver.
+	 * cpufreq-dt driver.
 	 */
 	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "samsung,s5pv210-clock");
 	if (!np) {
