diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.h
index 2003297..e6af370 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.h
@@ -7,8 +7,48 @@
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 //
-// This file provides a MachineSchedRegistry for registering alternative machine
-// schedulers. A Target may provide an alternative scheduler implementation by
+// This file provides an interface for customizing the standard MachineScheduler
+// pass. Note that the entire pass may be replaced as follows:
+//
+// <Target>TargetMachine::createPassConfig(PassManagerBase &PM) {
+//   PM.substitutePass(&MachineSchedulerID, &CustomSchedulerPassID);
+//   ...}
+//
+// The MachineScheduler pass is only responsible for choosing the regions to be
+// scheduled. Targets can override the DAG builder and scheduler without
+// replacing the pass as follows:
+//
+// ScheduleDAGInstrs *<Target>PassConfig::
+// createMachineScheduler(MachineSchedContext *C) {
+//   return new CustomMachineScheduler(C);
+// }
+//
+// The default scheduler, ScheduleDAGMI, builds the DAG and drives list
+// scheduling while updating the instruction stream, register pressure, and live
+// intervals. Most targets don't need to override the DAG builder and list
+// schedulier, but subtargets that require custom scheduling heuristics may
+// plugin an alternate MachineSchedStrategy. The strategy is responsible for
+// selecting the highest priority node from the list:
+//
+// ScheduleDAGInstrs *<Target>PassConfig::
+// createMachineScheduler(MachineSchedContext *C) {
+//   return new ScheduleDAGMI(C, CustomStrategy(C));
+// }
+//
+// The DAG builder can also be customized in a sense by adding DAG mutations
+// that will run after DAG building and before list scheduling. DAG mutations
+// can adjust dependencies based on target-specific knowledge or add weak edges
+// to aid heuristics:
+//
+// ScheduleDAGInstrs *<Target>PassConfig::
+// createMachineScheduler(MachineSchedContext *C) {
+//   ScheduleDAGMI *DAG = new ScheduleDAGMI(C, CustomStrategy(C));
+//   DAG->addMutation(new CustomDependencies(DAG->TII, DAG->TRI));
+//   return DAG;
+// }
+//
+// A target that supports alternative schedulers can use the
+// MachineSchedRegistry to allow command line selection. This can be done by
 // implementing the following boilerplate:
 //
 // static ScheduleDAGInstrs *createCustomMachineSched(MachineSchedContext *C) {
@@ -18,9 +58,19 @@
 // SchedCustomRegistry("custom", "Run my target's custom scheduler",
 //                     createCustomMachineSched);
 //
-// Inside <Target>PassConfig:
-//   enablePass(&MachineSchedulerID);
-//   MachineSchedRegistry::setDefault(createCustomMachineSched);
+//
+// Finally, subtargets that don't need to implement custom heuristics but would
+// like to configure the GenericScheduler's policy for a given scheduler region,
+// including scheduling direction and register pressure tracking policy, can do
+// this:
+//
+// void <SubTarget>Subtarget::
+// overrideSchedPolicy(MachineSchedPolicy &Policy,
+//                     MachineInstr *begin,
+//                     MachineInstr *end,
+//                     unsigned NumRegionInstrs) const {
+//   Policy.<Flag> = true;
+// }
 //
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
 
@@ -85,15 +135,6 @@
   static MachineSchedRegistry *getList() {
     return (MachineSchedRegistry *)Registry.getList();
   }
-  static ScheduleDAGCtor getDefault() {
-    return (ScheduleDAGCtor)Registry.getDefault();
-  }
-  static void setDefault(ScheduleDAGCtor C) {
-    Registry.setDefault((MachinePassCtor)C);
-  }
-  static void setDefault(StringRef Name) {
-    Registry.setDefault(Name);
-  }
   static void setListener(MachinePassRegistryListener *L) {
     Registry.setListener(L);
   }
diff --git a/include/llvm/CodeGen/Passes.h b/include/llvm/CodeGen/Passes.h
index 9b6f61e..4e9180c 100644
--- a/include/llvm/CodeGen/Passes.h
+++ b/include/llvm/CodeGen/Passes.h
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 
   class FunctionPass;
   class MachineFunctionPass;
+  struct MachineSchedContext;
   class PassInfo;
   class PassManagerBase;
+  class ScheduleDAGInstrs;
   class TargetLoweringBase;
   class TargetLowering;
   class TargetRegisterClass;
@@ -204,6 +206,20 @@
   /// Fully developed targets will not generally override this.
   virtual void addMachinePasses();
 
+  /// createTargetScheduler - Create an instance of ScheduleDAGInstrs to be run
+  /// within the standard MachineScheduler pass for this function and target at
+  /// the current optimization level.
+  ///
+  /// This can also be used to plug a new MachineSchedStrategy into an instance
+  /// of the standard ScheduleDAGMI:
+  ///   return new ScheduleDAGMI(C, new MyStrategy(C))
+  ///
+  /// Return NULL to select the default (generic) machine scheduler.
+  virtual ScheduleDAGInstrs *
+  createMachineScheduler(MachineSchedContext *C) const {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
 protected:
   // Helper to verify the analysis is really immutable.
   void setOpt(bool &Opt, bool Val);
diff --git a/lib/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.cpp b/lib/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.cpp
index e7a0e6e..8dcb58e 100644
--- a/lib/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.cpp
+++ b/lib/CodeGen/MachineScheduler.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
   virtual void print(raw_ostream &O, const Module* = 0) const;
 
   static char ID; // Class identification, replacement for typeinfo
+
+protected:
+  ScheduleDAGInstrs *createMachineScheduler();
 };
 } // namespace
 
@@ -202,6 +205,22 @@
       &*nextIfDebug(MachineBasicBlock::const_iterator(I), End)));
 }
 
+/// Instantiate a ScheduleDAGInstrs that will be owned by the called.
+ScheduleDAGInstrs *MachineScheduler::createMachineScheduler() {
+  // Select the scheduler, or set the default.
+  MachineSchedRegistry::ScheduleDAGCtor Ctor = MachineSchedOpt;
+  if (Ctor != useDefaultMachineSched)
+    return Ctor(this);
+
+  // Get the default scheduler set by the target for this function.
+  ScheduleDAGInstrs *Scheduler = PassConfig->createMachineScheduler(this);
+  if (Scheduler)
+    return Scheduler;
+
+  // Default to GenericScheduler.
+  return createGenericSched(this);
+}
+
 /// Top-level MachineScheduler pass driver.
 ///
 /// Visit blocks in function order. Divide each block into scheduling regions
@@ -237,18 +256,9 @@
   }
   RegClassInfo->runOnMachineFunction(*MF);
 
-  // Select the scheduler, or set the default.
-  MachineSchedRegistry::ScheduleDAGCtor Ctor = MachineSchedOpt;
-  if (Ctor == useDefaultMachineSched) {
-    // Get the default scheduler set by the target.
-    Ctor = MachineSchedRegistry::getDefault();
-    if (!Ctor) {
-      Ctor = createGenericSched;
-      MachineSchedRegistry::setDefault(Ctor);
-    }
-  }
-  // Instantiate the selected scheduler.
-  OwningPtr<ScheduleDAGInstrs> Scheduler(Ctor(this));
+  // Instantiate the selected scheduler for this target, function, and
+  // optimization level.
+  OwningPtr<ScheduleDAGInstrs> Scheduler(createMachineScheduler());
 
   // Visit all machine basic blocks.
   //
diff --git a/lib/Target/Hexagon/HexagonTargetMachine.cpp b/lib/Target/Hexagon/HexagonTargetMachine.cpp
index cd96b58..bb950a0 100644
--- a/lib/Target/Hexagon/HexagonTargetMachine.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/Hexagon/HexagonTargetMachine.cpp
@@ -102,17 +102,25 @@
 public:
   HexagonPassConfig(HexagonTargetMachine *TM, PassManagerBase &PM)
     : TargetPassConfig(TM, PM) {
-    // Enable MI scheduler.
-    if (!DisableHexagonMISched) {
+    // FIXME: Rather than calling enablePass(&MachineSchedulerID) below, define
+    // HexagonSubtarget::enableMachineScheduler() { return true; }.
+    // That will bypass the SelectionDAG VLIW scheduler, which is probably just
+    // hurting compile time and will be removed eventually anyway.
+    if (DisableHexagonMISched)
+      disablePass(&MachineSchedulerID);
+    else
       enablePass(&MachineSchedulerID);
-      MachineSchedRegistry::setDefault(createVLIWMachineSched);
-    }
   }
 
   HexagonTargetMachine &getHexagonTargetMachine() const {
     return getTM<HexagonTargetMachine>();
   }
 
+  virtual ScheduleDAGInstrs *
+  createMachineScheduler(MachineSchedContext *C) const {
+    return createVLIWMachineSched(C);
+  }
+
   virtual bool addInstSelector();
   virtual bool addPreRegAlloc();
   virtual bool addPostRegAlloc();
diff --git a/lib/Target/R600/AMDGPUSubtarget.h b/lib/Target/R600/AMDGPUSubtarget.h
index 8c65096..0e8b58a 100644
--- a/lib/Target/R600/AMDGPUSubtarget.h
+++ b/lib/Target/R600/AMDGPUSubtarget.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
   bool hasHWFP64() const;
   bool hasCaymanISA() const;
 
+  virtual bool enableMachineScheduler() const {
+    return getGeneration() <= NORTHERN_ISLANDS;
+  }
+
   // Helper functions to simplify if statements
   bool isTargetELF() const;
   std::string getDataLayout() const;
diff --git a/lib/Target/R600/AMDGPUTargetMachine.cpp b/lib/Target/R600/AMDGPUTargetMachine.cpp
index d77cddd..2119ed3 100644
--- a/lib/Target/R600/AMDGPUTargetMachine.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/R600/AMDGPUTargetMachine.cpp
@@ -80,17 +80,20 @@
 class AMDGPUPassConfig : public TargetPassConfig {
 public:
   AMDGPUPassConfig(AMDGPUTargetMachine *TM, PassManagerBase &PM)
-    : TargetPassConfig(TM, PM) {
-    const AMDGPUSubtarget &ST = TM->getSubtarget<AMDGPUSubtarget>();
-    if (ST.getGeneration() <= AMDGPUSubtarget::NORTHERN_ISLANDS) {
-      enablePass(&MachineSchedulerID);
-      MachineSchedRegistry::setDefault(createR600MachineScheduler);
-    }
-  }
+    : TargetPassConfig(TM, PM) {}
 
   AMDGPUTargetMachine &getAMDGPUTargetMachine() const {
     return getTM<AMDGPUTargetMachine>();
   }
+
+  virtual ScheduleDAGInstrs *
+  createMachineScheduler(MachineSchedContext *C) const {
+    const AMDGPUSubtarget &ST = TM->getSubtarget<AMDGPUSubtarget>();
+    if (ST.getGeneration() <= AMDGPUSubtarget::NORTHERN_ISLANDS)
+      return createR600MachineScheduler(C);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   virtual bool addPreISel();
   virtual bool addInstSelector();
   virtual bool addPreRegAlloc();
@@ -186,4 +189,3 @@
 
   return false;
 }
-