diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 91b9d32..0fbf3e5 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -978,6 +978,29 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_down);
 #endif /*CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU*/
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_SMT
+enum cpuhp_smt_control cpu_smt_control __read_mostly = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
+
+static int __init smt_cmdline_disable(char *str)
+{
+	cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_DISABLED;
+	if (str && !strcmp(str, "force")) {
+		pr_info("SMT: Force disabled\n");
+		cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+early_param("nosmt", smt_cmdline_disable);
+
+static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	return cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_ENABLED ||
+		topology_is_primary_thread(cpu);
+}
+#else
+static inline bool cpu_smt_allowed(unsigned int cpu) { return true; }
+#endif
+
 /**
  * notify_cpu_starting(cpu) - Invoke the callbacks on the starting CPU
  * @cpu: cpu that just started
@@ -1096,6 +1119,10 @@
 		err = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	if (!cpu_smt_allowed(cpu)) {
+		err = -EPERM;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	err = _cpu_up(cpu, 0, target);
 out:
@@ -1842,10 +1869,153 @@
 	NULL
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_SMT
+
+static const char *smt_states[] = {
+	[CPU_SMT_ENABLED]		= "on",
+	[CPU_SMT_DISABLED]		= "off",
+	[CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED]	= "forceoff",
+	[CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED]		= "notsupported",
+};
+
+static ssize_t
+show_smt_control(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE - 2, "%s\n", smt_states[cpu_smt_control]);
+}
+
+static void cpuhp_offline_cpu_device(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	struct device *dev = get_cpu_device(cpu);
+
+	dev->offline = true;
+	/* Tell user space about the state change */
+	kobject_uevent(&dev->kobj, KOBJ_OFFLINE);
+}
+
+static int cpuhp_smt_disable(enum cpuhp_smt_control ctrlval)
+{
+	int cpu, ret = 0;
+
+	cpu_maps_update_begin();
+	for_each_online_cpu(cpu) {
+		if (topology_is_primary_thread(cpu))
+			continue;
+		ret = cpu_down_maps_locked(cpu, CPUHP_OFFLINE);
+		if (ret)
+			break;
+		/*
+		 * As this needs to hold the cpu maps lock it's impossible
+		 * to call device_offline() because that ends up calling
+		 * cpu_down() which takes cpu maps lock. cpu maps lock
+		 * needs to be held as this might race against in kernel
+		 * abusers of the hotplug machinery (thermal management).
+		 *
+		 * So nothing would update device:offline state. That would
+		 * leave the sysfs entry stale and prevent onlining after
+		 * smt control has been changed to 'off' again. This is
+		 * called under the sysfs hotplug lock, so it is properly
+		 * serialized against the regular offline usage.
+		 */
+		cpuhp_offline_cpu_device(cpu);
+	}
+	if (!ret)
+		cpu_smt_control = ctrlval;
+	cpu_maps_update_done();
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void cpuhp_smt_enable(void)
+{
+	cpu_maps_update_begin();
+	cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
+	cpu_maps_update_done();
+}
+
+static ssize_t
+store_smt_control(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+		  const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+	int ctrlval, ret;
+
+	if (sysfs_streq(buf, "on"))
+		ctrlval = CPU_SMT_ENABLED;
+	else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "off"))
+		ctrlval = CPU_SMT_DISABLED;
+	else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "forceoff"))
+		ctrlval = CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED;
+	else
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED)
+		return -EPERM;
+
+	if (cpu_smt_control == CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	ret = lock_device_hotplug_sysfs();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (ctrlval != cpu_smt_control) {
+		switch (ctrlval) {
+		case CPU_SMT_ENABLED:
+			cpuhp_smt_enable();
+			break;
+		case CPU_SMT_DISABLED:
+		case CPU_SMT_FORCE_DISABLED:
+			ret = cpuhp_smt_disable(ctrlval);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	unlock_device_hotplug();
+	return ret ? ret : count;
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(control, 0644, show_smt_control, store_smt_control);
+
+static ssize_t
+show_smt_active(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+	bool active = topology_max_smt_threads() > 1;
+
+	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE - 2, "%d\n", active);
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR(active, 0444, show_smt_active, NULL);
+
+static struct attribute *cpuhp_smt_attrs[] = {
+	&dev_attr_control.attr,
+	&dev_attr_active.attr,
+	NULL
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group cpuhp_smt_attr_group = {
+	.attrs = cpuhp_smt_attrs,
+	.name = "smt",
+	NULL
+};
+
+static int __init cpu_smt_state_init(void)
+{
+	if (!topology_smt_supported())
+		cpu_smt_control = CPU_SMT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+
+	return sysfs_create_group(&cpu_subsys.dev_root->kobj,
+				  &cpuhp_smt_attr_group);
+}
+
+#else
+static inline int cpu_smt_state_init(void) { return 0; }
+#endif
+
 static int __init cpuhp_sysfs_init(void)
 {
 	int cpu, ret;
 
+	ret = cpu_smt_state_init();
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	ret = sysfs_create_group(&cpu_subsys.dev_root->kobj,
 				 &cpuhp_cpu_root_attr_group);
 	if (ret)