diff --git a/drivers/regulator/anatop-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/anatop-regulator.c
index 4f730af70e7c..542d14ed48bb 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/anatop-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/anatop-regulator.c
@@ -283,6 +283,19 @@ static int anatop_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			sreg->sel = 0;
 			sreg->bypass = true;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * In case vddpu was disabled by the bootloader, we need to set
+		 * a sane default until imx6-cpufreq was probed and changes the
+		 * voltage to the correct value. In this case we set 1.25V.
+		 */
+		if (!sreg->sel && !strcmp(sreg->name, "vddpu"))
+			sreg->sel = 22;
+
+		if (!sreg->sel) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to read a valid default voltage selector.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 	} else {
 		rdesc->ops = &anatop_rops;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/arizona-ldo1.c b/drivers/regulator/arizona-ldo1.c
index 4c9db589f6c1..559e7ea9dcf3 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/arizona-ldo1.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/arizona-ldo1.c
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ static int arizona_ldo1_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			ret = arizona_ldo1_of_get_pdata(arizona, &config);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
+
+			config.ena_gpio_initialized = true;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/core.c b/drivers/regulator/core.c
index 47a455cfe04f..e225711bb8bc 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/core.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/core.c
@@ -1978,9 +1978,18 @@ static int _regulator_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 
 		/* we are last user */
 		if (_regulator_can_change_status(rdev)) {
+			ret = _notifier_call_chain(rdev,
+						   REGULATOR_EVENT_PRE_DISABLE,
+						   NULL);
+			if (ret & NOTIFY_STOP_MASK)
+				return -EINVAL;
+
 			ret = _regulator_do_disable(rdev);
 			if (ret < 0) {
 				rdev_err(rdev, "failed to disable\n");
+				_notifier_call_chain(rdev,
+						REGULATOR_EVENT_ABORT_DISABLE,
+						NULL);
 				return ret;
 			}
 			_notifier_call_chain(rdev, REGULATOR_EVENT_DISABLE,
@@ -2037,9 +2046,16 @@ static int _regulator_force_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	ret = _notifier_call_chain(rdev, REGULATOR_EVENT_FORCE_DISABLE |
+			REGULATOR_EVENT_PRE_DISABLE, NULL);
+	if (ret & NOTIFY_STOP_MASK)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = _regulator_do_disable(rdev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		rdev_err(rdev, "failed to force disable\n");
+		_notifier_call_chain(rdev, REGULATOR_EVENT_FORCE_DISABLE |
+				REGULATOR_EVENT_ABORT_DISABLE, NULL);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -3652,7 +3668,8 @@ regulator_register(const struct regulator_desc *regulator_desc,
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(&rdev->dev, rdev);
 
-	if (config->ena_gpio && gpio_is_valid(config->ena_gpio)) {
+	if ((config->ena_gpio || config->ena_gpio_initialized) &&
+	    gpio_is_valid(config->ena_gpio)) {
 		ret = regulator_ena_gpio_request(rdev, config);
 		if (ret != 0) {
 			rdev_err(rdev, "Failed to request enable GPIO%d: %d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/dummy.c b/drivers/regulator/dummy.c
index 2436db9e2ca3..7aef9e4c6fbf 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/dummy.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/dummy.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static struct regulator_init_data dummy_initdata = {
 
 static struct regulator_ops dummy_ops;
 
-static struct regulator_desc dummy_desc = {
+static const struct regulator_desc dummy_desc = {
 	.name = "regulator-dummy",
 	.id = -1,
 	.type = REGULATOR_VOLTAGE,
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/fixed.c b/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
index 354105eff1f8..709fba19e596 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/fixed.c
@@ -157,8 +157,11 @@ static int reg_fixed_voltage_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	drvdata->desc.fixed_uV = config->microvolts;
 
-	if (config->gpio >= 0)
+	if (gpio_is_valid(config->gpio)) {
 		cfg.ena_gpio = config->gpio;
+		if (pdev->dev.of_node)
+			cfg.ena_gpio_initialized = true;
+	}
 	cfg.ena_gpio_invert = !config->enable_high;
 	if (config->enabled_at_boot) {
 		if (config->enable_high)
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
index 989b23b377c0..b42c7ec0017f 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/gpio-regulator.c
@@ -162,34 +162,41 @@ of_get_gpio_regulator_config(struct device *dev, struct device_node *np)
 
 	config->enable_gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "enable-gpio", 0);
 
-	/* Fetch GPIOs. */
-	config->nr_gpios = of_gpio_count(np);
+	/* Fetch GPIOs. - optional property*/
+	ret = of_gpio_count(np);
+	if ((ret < 0) && (ret != -ENOENT))
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-	config->gpios = devm_kzalloc(dev,
-				sizeof(struct gpio) * config->nr_gpios,
-				GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!config->gpios)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		config->nr_gpios = ret;
+		config->gpios = devm_kzalloc(dev,
+					sizeof(struct gpio) * config->nr_gpios,
+					GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!config->gpios)
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	proplen = of_property_count_u32_elems(np, "gpios-states");
-	/* optional property */
-	if (proplen < 0)
-		proplen = 0;
+		proplen = of_property_count_u32_elems(np, "gpios-states");
+		/* optional property */
+		if (proplen < 0)
+			proplen = 0;
 
-	if (proplen > 0 && proplen != config->nr_gpios) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "gpios <-> gpios-states mismatch\n");
-		proplen = 0;
-	}
+		if (proplen > 0 && proplen != config->nr_gpios) {
+			dev_warn(dev, "gpios <-> gpios-states mismatch\n");
+			proplen = 0;
+		}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < config->nr_gpios; i++) {
-		gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "gpios", i);
-		if (gpio < 0)
-			break;
-		config->gpios[i].gpio = gpio;
-		if (proplen > 0) {
-			of_property_read_u32_index(np, "gpios-states", i, &ret);
-			if (ret)
-				config->gpios[i].flags = GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH;
+		for (i = 0; i < config->nr_gpios; i++) {
+			gpio = of_get_named_gpio(np, "gpios", i);
+			if (gpio < 0)
+				break;
+			config->gpios[i].gpio = gpio;
+			if (proplen > 0) {
+				of_property_read_u32_index(np, "gpios-states",
+							   i, &ret);
+				if (ret)
+					config->gpios[i].flags =
+							   GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -261,13 +268,23 @@ static int gpio_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	drvdata->gpios = kmemdup(config->gpios,
-				 config->nr_gpios * sizeof(struct gpio),
-				 GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (drvdata->gpios == NULL) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to allocate gpio data\n");
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto err_name;
+	if (config->nr_gpios != 0) {
+		drvdata->gpios = kmemdup(config->gpios,
+					 config->nr_gpios * sizeof(struct gpio),
+					 GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (drvdata->gpios == NULL) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Failed to allocate gpio data\n");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err_name;
+		}
+
+		drvdata->nr_gpios = config->nr_gpios;
+		ret = gpio_request_array(drvdata->gpios, drvdata->nr_gpios);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+			"Could not obtain regulator setting GPIOs: %d\n", ret);
+			goto err_memstate;
+		}
 	}
 
 	drvdata->states = kmemdup(config->states,
@@ -301,14 +318,6 @@ static int gpio_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_memgpio;
 	}
 
-	drvdata->nr_gpios = config->nr_gpios;
-	ret = gpio_request_array(drvdata->gpios, drvdata->nr_gpios);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-		   "Could not obtain regulator setting GPIOs: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_memstate;
-	}
-
 	/* build initial state from gpio init data. */
 	state = 0;
 	for (ptr = 0; ptr < drvdata->nr_gpios; ptr++) {
@@ -322,8 +331,10 @@ static int gpio_regulator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	cfg.driver_data = drvdata;
 	cfg.of_node = np;
 
-	if (config->enable_gpio >= 0)
+	if (gpio_is_valid(config->enable_gpio)) {
 		cfg.ena_gpio = config->enable_gpio;
+		cfg.ena_gpio_initialized = true;
+	}
 	cfg.ena_gpio_invert = !config->enable_high;
 	if (config->enabled_at_boot) {
 		if (config->enable_high)
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8952.c b/drivers/regulator/max8952.c
index f7f9efcfedb7..dec57fb9cd1c 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8952.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8952.c
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ static int max8952_pmic_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	config.of_node = client->dev.of_node;
 
 	config.ena_gpio = pdata->gpio_en;
+	if (client->dev.of_node)
+		config.ena_gpio_initialized = true;
 	if (pdata->reg_data->constraints.boot_on)
 		config.ena_gpio_flags |= GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH;
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c b/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
index adab82d5279f..b4ae022091eb 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/s2mps11.c
@@ -886,6 +886,7 @@ common_reg:
 	config.regmap = iodev->regmap_pmic;
 	config.driver_data = s2mps11;
 	config.ena_gpio_flags = GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH;
+	config.ena_gpio_initialized = true;
 	for (i = 0; i < s2mps11->rdev_num; i++) {
 		struct regulator_dev *regulator;
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c b/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
index 0ab5cbeeb797..4225df68dd4d 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/s5m8767.c
@@ -950,6 +950,7 @@ static int s5m8767_pmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		config.of_node = pdata->regulators[i].reg_node;
 		config.ena_gpio = -EINVAL;
 		config.ena_gpio_flags = 0;
+		config.ena_gpio_initialized = true;
 		if (gpio_is_valid(pdata->regulators[i].ext_control_gpio))
 			s5m8767_regulator_config_ext_control(s5m8767,
 					&pdata->regulators[i], &config);
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/tps65090-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/tps65090-regulator.c
index d5df1e9ad1da..f1df4423d361 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/tps65090-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/tps65090-regulator.c
@@ -312,7 +312,11 @@ static void tps65090_configure_regulator_config(
 			gpio_flag = GPIOF_OUT_INIT_HIGH;
 
 		config->ena_gpio = tps_pdata->gpio;
+		config->ena_gpio_initialized = true;
 		config->ena_gpio_flags = gpio_flag;
+	} else {
+		config->ena_gpio = -EINVAL;
+		config->ena_gpio_initialized = false;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/wm8994-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/wm8994-regulator.c
index c24346db8a71..88f5064e412b 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/wm8994-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/wm8994-regulator.c
@@ -145,10 +145,12 @@ static int wm8994_ldo_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	config.driver_data = ldo;
 	config.regmap = wm8994->regmap;
 	config.init_data = &ldo->init_data;
-	if (pdata)
+	if (pdata) {
 		config.ena_gpio = pdata->ldo[id].enable;
-	else if (wm8994->dev->of_node)
+	} else if (wm8994->dev->of_node) {
 		config.ena_gpio = wm8994->pdata.ldo[id].enable;
+		config.ena_gpio_initialized = true;
+	}
 
 	/* Use default constraints if none set up */
 	if (!pdata || !pdata->ldo[id].init_data || wm8994->dev->of_node) {
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
index f540b1496e2f..4cfaaf222304 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/consumer.h
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ struct regmap;
  *                      Data passed is "struct pre_voltage_change_data"
  * ABORT_VOLTAGE_CHANGE Regulator voltage change failed for some reason.
  *                      Data passed is old voltage cast to (void *).
+ * PRE_DISABLE    Regulator is about to be disabled
+ * ABORT_DISABLE  Regulator disable failed for some reason
  *
  * NOTE: These events can be OR'ed together when passed into handler.
  */
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ struct regmap;
 #define REGULATOR_EVENT_DISABLE 		0x80
 #define REGULATOR_EVENT_PRE_VOLTAGE_CHANGE	0x100
 #define REGULATOR_EVENT_ABORT_VOLTAGE_CHANGE	0x200
+#define REGULATOR_EVENT_PRE_DISABLE		0x400
+#define REGULATOR_EVENT_ABORT_DISABLE		0x800
 
 /**
  * struct pre_voltage_change_data - Data sent with PRE_VOLTAGE_CHANGE event
diff --git a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
index fc0ee0ce8325..28da08e4671f 100644
--- a/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
+++ b/include/linux/regulator/driver.h
@@ -301,6 +301,9 @@ struct regulator_desc {
  *           NULL).
  * @regmap: regmap to use for core regmap helpers if dev_get_regulator() is
  *          insufficient.
+ * @ena_gpio_initialized: GPIO controlling regulator enable was properly
+ *                        initialized, meaning that >= 0 is a valid gpio
+ *                        identifier and < 0 is a non existent gpio.
  * @ena_gpio: GPIO controlling regulator enable.
  * @ena_gpio_invert: Sense for GPIO enable control.
  * @ena_gpio_flags: Flags to use when calling gpio_request_one()
@@ -312,6 +315,7 @@ struct regulator_config {
 	struct device_node *of_node;
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 
+	bool ena_gpio_initialized;
 	int ena_gpio;
 	unsigned int ena_gpio_invert:1;
 	unsigned int ena_gpio_flags;