diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index 447261cd23ba..711ea303f4c7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
  * @bucket_id:		clamp bucket corresponding to the "requested" value
  * @effective:		clamp value and bucket actually "assigned" to the se
  * @active:		the se is currently refcounted in a rq's bucket
+ * @user_defined:	the requested clamp value comes from user-space
  *
  * Both bucket_id and effective::bucket_id are the index of the clamp bucket
  * matching the corresponding clamp value which are pre-computed and stored to
@@ -594,12 +595,20 @@ struct sched_dl_entity {
  * The active bit is set whenever a task has got an effective::value assigned,
  * which can be different from the user requested clamp value. This allows to
  * know a task is actually refcounting the rq's effective::bucket_id bucket.
+ *
+ * The user_defined bit is set whenever a task has got a task-specific clamp
+ * value requested from userspace, i.e. the system defaults apply to this task
+ * just as a restriction. This allows to relax default clamps when a less
+ * restrictive task-specific value has been requested, thus allowing to
+ * implement a "nice" semantic. For example, a task running with a 20%
+ * default boost can still drop its own boosting to 0%.
  */
 struct uclamp_se {
 	/* Clamp value "requested" by a scheduling entity */
 	unsigned int value		: bits_per(SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE);
 	unsigned int bucket_id		: bits_per(UCLAMP_BUCKETS);
 	unsigned int active		: 1;
+	unsigned int user_defined	: 1;
 	/*
 	 * Clamp value "obtained" by a scheduling entity.
 	 *
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sched.h b/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
index 075c610adf45..d2c65617a4a4 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/sched.h
@@ -53,10 +53,20 @@
 #define SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM		0x02
 #define SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN		0x04
 #define SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY		0x08
+#define SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_PARAMS		0x10
+#define SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN	0x20
+#define SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MAX	0x40
+
+#define SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_ALL 	(SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY | \
+				 SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_PARAMS)
+
+#define SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP	(SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN | \
+				 SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MAX)
 
 #define SCHED_FLAG_ALL	(SCHED_FLAG_RESET_ON_FORK	| \
 			 SCHED_FLAG_RECLAIM		| \
 			 SCHED_FLAG_DL_OVERRUN		| \
-			 SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_POLICY)
+			 SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_ALL		| \
+			 SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP)
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_SCHED_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h b/include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h
index 10fbb8031930..01439e07507c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/sched/types.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct sched_param {
 };
 
 #define SCHED_ATTR_SIZE_VER0	48	/* sizeof first published struct */
+#define SCHED_ATTR_SIZE_VER1	56	/* add: util_{min,max} */
 
 /*
  * Extended scheduling parameters data structure.
@@ -21,8 +22,33 @@ struct sched_param {
  * the tasks may be useful for a wide variety of application fields, e.g.,
  * multimedia, streaming, automation and control, and many others.
  *
- * This variant (sched_attr) is meant at describing a so-called
- * sporadic time-constrained task. In such model a task is specified by:
+ * This variant (sched_attr) allows to define additional attributes to
+ * improve the scheduler knowledge about task requirements.
+ *
+ * Scheduling Class Attributes
+ * ===========================
+ *
+ * A subset of sched_attr attributes specifies the
+ * scheduling policy and relative POSIX attributes:
+ *
+ *  @size		size of the structure, for fwd/bwd compat.
+ *
+ *  @sched_policy	task's scheduling policy
+ *  @sched_nice		task's nice value      (SCHED_NORMAL/BATCH)
+ *  @sched_priority	task's static priority (SCHED_FIFO/RR)
+ *
+ * Certain more advanced scheduling features can be controlled by a
+ * predefined set of flags via the attribute:
+ *
+ *  @sched_flags	for customizing the scheduler behaviour
+ *
+ * Sporadic Time-Constrained Tasks Attributes
+ * ==========================================
+ *
+ * A subset of sched_attr attributes allows to describe a so-called
+ * sporadic time-constrained task.
+ *
+ * In such model a task is specified by:
  *  - the activation period or minimum instance inter-arrival time;
  *  - the maximum (or average, depending on the actual scheduling
  *    discipline) computation time of all instances, a.k.a. runtime;
@@ -34,14 +60,8 @@ struct sched_param {
  * than the runtime and must be completed by time instant t equal to
  * the instance activation time + the deadline.
  *
- * This is reflected by the actual fields of the sched_attr structure:
+ * This is reflected by the following fields of the sched_attr structure:
  *
- *  @size		size of the structure, for fwd/bwd compat.
- *
- *  @sched_policy	task's scheduling policy
- *  @sched_flags	for customizing the scheduler behaviour
- *  @sched_nice		task's nice value      (SCHED_NORMAL/BATCH)
- *  @sched_priority	task's static priority (SCHED_FIFO/RR)
  *  @sched_deadline	representative of the task's deadline
  *  @sched_runtime	representative of the task's runtime
  *  @sched_period	representative of the task's period
@@ -53,6 +73,28 @@ struct sched_param {
  * As of now, the SCHED_DEADLINE policy (sched_dl scheduling class) is the
  * only user of this new interface. More information about the algorithm
  * available in the scheduling class file or in Documentation/.
+ *
+ * Task Utilization Attributes
+ * ===========================
+ *
+ * A subset of sched_attr attributes allows to specify the utilization
+ * expected for a task. These attributes allow to inform the scheduler about
+ * the utilization boundaries within which it should schedule tasks. These
+ * boundaries are valuable hints to support scheduler decisions on both task
+ * placement and frequency selection.
+ *
+ *  @sched_util_min	represents the minimum utilization
+ *  @sched_util_max	represents the maximum utilization
+ *
+ * Utilization is a value in the range [0..SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE]. It
+ * represents the percentage of CPU time used by a task when running at the
+ * maximum frequency on the highest capacity CPU of the system. For example, a
+ * 20% utilization task is a task running for 2ms every 10ms.
+ *
+ * A task with a min utilization value bigger than 0 is more likely scheduled
+ * on a CPU with a capacity big enough to fit the specified value.
+ * A task with a max utilization value smaller than 1024 is more likely
+ * scheduled on a CPU with no more capacity than the specified value.
  */
 struct sched_attr {
 	__u32 size;
@@ -70,6 +112,11 @@ struct sched_attr {
 	__u64 sched_runtime;
 	__u64 sched_deadline;
 	__u64 sched_period;
+
+	/* Utilization hints */
+	__u32 sched_util_min;
+	__u32 sched_util_max;
+
 };
 
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_SCHED_TYPES_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 26c5ede8ebca..070caa1f72eb 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,50 @@ int sysctl_sched_uclamp_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	return result;
 }
 
+static int uclamp_validate(struct task_struct *p,
+			   const struct sched_attr *attr)
+{
+	unsigned int lower_bound = p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MIN].value;
+	unsigned int upper_bound = p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MAX].value;
+
+	if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN)
+		lower_bound = attr->sched_util_min;
+	if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MAX)
+		upper_bound = attr->sched_util_max;
+
+	if (lower_bound > upper_bound)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (upper_bound > SCHED_CAPACITY_SCALE)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __setscheduler_uclamp(struct task_struct *p,
+				  const struct sched_attr *attr)
+{
+	if (likely(!(attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP)))
+		return;
+
+	if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MIN) {
+		unsigned int lower_bound = attr->sched_util_min;
+
+		p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MIN].user_defined = true;
+		p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MIN].value = lower_bound;
+		p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MIN].bucket_id =
+			uclamp_bucket_id(lower_bound);
+	}
+
+	if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP_MAX) {
+		unsigned int upper_bound =  attr->sched_util_max;
+
+		p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MAX].user_defined = true;
+		p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MAX].value = upper_bound;
+		p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MAX].bucket_id =
+			uclamp_bucket_id(upper_bound);
+	}
+}
+
 static void uclamp_fork(struct task_struct *p)
 {
 	unsigned int clamp_id;
@@ -1073,6 +1117,13 @@ static void __init init_uclamp(void)
 #else /* CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK */
 static inline void uclamp_rq_inc(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) { }
 static inline void uclamp_rq_dec(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p) { }
+static inline int uclamp_validate(struct task_struct *p,
+				  const struct sched_attr *attr)
+{
+	return -ENODEV;
+}
+static void __setscheduler_uclamp(struct task_struct *p,
+				  const struct sched_attr *attr) { }
 static inline void uclamp_fork(struct task_struct *p) { }
 static inline void init_uclamp(void) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK */
@@ -4441,6 +4492,13 @@ static void __setscheduler_params(struct task_struct *p,
 static void __setscheduler(struct rq *rq, struct task_struct *p,
 			   const struct sched_attr *attr, bool keep_boost)
 {
+	/*
+	 * If params cannot change we don't allow scheduling class
+	 * changes too.
+	 */
+	if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_KEEP_PARAMS)
+		return;
+
 	__setscheduler_params(p, attr);
 
 	/*
@@ -4578,6 +4636,13 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 			return retval;
 	}
 
+	/* Update task specific "requested" clamps */
+	if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP) {
+		retval = uclamp_validate(p, attr);
+		if (retval)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure no PI-waiters arrive (or leave) while we are
 	 * changing the priority of the task:
@@ -4607,6 +4672,8 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 			goto change;
 		if (dl_policy(policy) && dl_param_changed(p, attr))
 			goto change;
+		if (attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP)
+			goto change;
 
 		p->sched_reset_on_fork = reset_on_fork;
 		task_rq_unlock(rq, p, &rf);
@@ -4687,7 +4754,9 @@ static int __sched_setscheduler(struct task_struct *p,
 		put_prev_task(rq, p);
 
 	prev_class = p->sched_class;
+
 	__setscheduler(rq, p, attr, pi);
+	__setscheduler_uclamp(p, attr);
 
 	if (queued) {
 		/*
@@ -4863,6 +4932,10 @@ static int sched_copy_attr(struct sched_attr __user *uattr, struct sched_attr *a
 	if (ret)
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	if ((attr->sched_flags & SCHED_FLAG_UTIL_CLAMP) &&
+	    size < SCHED_ATTR_SIZE_VER1)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/*
 	 * XXX: Do we want to be lenient like existing syscalls; or do we want
 	 * to be strict and return an error on out-of-bounds values?
@@ -4939,10 +5012,15 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sched_setattr, pid_t, pid, struct sched_attr __user *, uattr,
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	retval = -ESRCH;
 	p = find_process_by_pid(pid);
-	if (p != NULL)
-		retval = sched_setattr(p, &attr);
+	if (likely(p))
+		get_task_struct(p);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
+	if (likely(p)) {
+		retval = sched_setattr(p, &attr);
+		put_task_struct(p);
+	}
+
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -5093,6 +5171,11 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(sched_getattr, pid_t, pid, struct sched_attr __user *, uattr,
 	else
 		attr.sched_nice = task_nice(p);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_UCLAMP_TASK
+	attr.sched_util_min = p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MIN].value;
+	attr.sched_util_max = p->uclamp[UCLAMP_MAX].value;
+#endif
+
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	retval = sched_read_attr(uattr, &attr, size);
