diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 2d5d575e889d..75d293eeb3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -1113,6 +1113,8 @@ static int __cpufreq_remove_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 	unsigned int cpu = sys_dev->id;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct cpufreq_policy *data;
+	struct kobject *kobj;
+	struct completion *cmp;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	struct sys_device *cpu_sys_dev;
 	unsigned int j;
@@ -1141,10 +1143,11 @@ static int __cpufreq_remove_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 		dprintk("removing link\n");
 		cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, data->cpus);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&cpufreq_driver_lock, flags);
-		sysfs_remove_link(&sys_dev->kobj, "cpufreq");
+		kobj = &sys_dev->kobj;
 		cpufreq_cpu_put(data);
 		cpufreq_debug_enable_ratelimit();
 		unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
+		sysfs_remove_link(kobj, "cpufreq");
 		return 0;
 	}
 #endif
@@ -1181,7 +1184,10 @@ static int __cpufreq_remove_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 				data->governor->name, CPUFREQ_NAME_LEN);
 #endif
 			cpu_sys_dev = get_cpu_sysdev(j);
-			sysfs_remove_link(&cpu_sys_dev->kobj, "cpufreq");
+			kobj = &cpu_sys_dev->kobj;
+			unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
+			sysfs_remove_link(kobj, "cpufreq");
+			lock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
 			cpufreq_cpu_put(data);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1192,19 +1198,22 @@ static int __cpufreq_remove_dev(struct sys_device *sys_dev)
 	if (cpufreq_driver->target)
 		__cpufreq_governor(data, CPUFREQ_GOV_STOP);
 
-	kobject_put(&data->kobj);
+	kobj = &data->kobj;
+	cmp = &data->kobj_unregister;
+	unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
+	kobject_put(kobj);
 
 	/* we need to make sure that the underlying kobj is actually
 	 * not referenced anymore by anybody before we proceed with
 	 * unloading.
 	 */
 	dprintk("waiting for dropping of refcount\n");
-	wait_for_completion(&data->kobj_unregister);
+	wait_for_completion(cmp);
 	dprintk("wait complete\n");
 
+	lock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
 	if (cpufreq_driver->exit)
 		cpufreq_driver->exit(data);
-
 	unlock_policy_rwsem_write(cpu);
 
 	free_cpumask_var(data->related_cpus);
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
index 599a40b25cb0..3a147874a465 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_conservative.c
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ static struct attribute_group dbs_attr_group_old = {
 static void dbs_check_cpu(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *this_dbs_info)
 {
 	unsigned int load = 0;
+	unsigned int max_load = 0;
 	unsigned int freq_target;
 
 	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
@@ -501,6 +502,9 @@ static void dbs_check_cpu(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *this_dbs_info)
 			continue;
 
 		load = 100 * (wall_time - idle_time) / wall_time;
+
+		if (load > max_load)
+			max_load = load;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -511,7 +515,7 @@ static void dbs_check_cpu(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *this_dbs_info)
 		return;
 
 	/* Check for frequency increase */
-	if (load > dbs_tuners_ins.up_threshold) {
+	if (max_load > dbs_tuners_ins.up_threshold) {
 		this_dbs_info->down_skip = 0;
 
 		/* if we are already at full speed then break out early */
@@ -538,7 +542,7 @@ static void dbs_check_cpu(struct cpu_dbs_info_s *this_dbs_info)
 	 * can support the current CPU usage without triggering the up
 	 * policy. To be safe, we focus 10 points under the threshold.
 	 */
-	if (load < (dbs_tuners_ins.down_threshold - 10)) {
+	if (max_load < (dbs_tuners_ins.down_threshold - 10)) {
 		freq_target = (dbs_tuners_ins.freq_step * policy->max) / 100;
 
 		this_dbs_info->requested_freq -= freq_target;