diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
index 44ae39f2b47a..62226fadc02d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle.c
@@ -100,19 +100,19 @@ static int find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 
 /**
  * cpuidle_use_deepest_state - Set/clear governor override flag.
- * @enable: New value of the flag.
+ * @latency_limit_ns: A latency limit constraint
  *
- * Set/unset the current CPU to use the deepest idle state (override governors
- * going forward if set).
+ * Set/unset the current CPU to use the deepest idle state with the exit
+ * latency within @latency_limit_ns
  */
-void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
+void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(u64 latency_limit_ns)
 {
 	struct cpuidle_device *dev;
 
 	preempt_disable();
 	dev = cpuidle_get_device();
 	if (dev)
-		dev->use_deepest_state = enable;
+		dev->forced_idle_latency_limit_ns = latency_limit_ns;
 	preempt_enable();
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/cpu.h b/include/linux/cpu.h
index d0633ebdaa9c..4c9694e209a5 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpu.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpu.h
@@ -179,7 +179,11 @@ void arch_cpu_idle_dead(void);
 int cpu_report_state(int cpu);
 int cpu_check_up_prepare(int cpu);
 void cpu_set_state_online(int cpu);
-void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us);
+void play_idle_precise(u64 duration_ns, u64 latency_ns);
+static inline void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
+{
+	play_idle_precise(duration_us * NSEC_PER_USEC, U64_MAX);
+}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
 bool cpu_wait_death(unsigned int cpu, int seconds);
diff --git a/include/linux/cpuidle.h b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
index d23a3b1ddcf6..1f3f4dd01e48 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpuidle.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpuidle.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ struct cpuidle_driver_kobj;
 struct cpuidle_device {
 	unsigned int		registered:1;
 	unsigned int		enabled:1;
-	unsigned int		use_deepest_state:1;
 	unsigned int		poll_time_limit:1;
 	unsigned int		cpu;
 	ktime_t			next_hrtimer;
@@ -91,6 +90,7 @@ struct cpuidle_device {
 	int			last_state_idx;
 	int			last_residency;
 	u64			poll_limit_ns;
+	u64			forced_idle_latency_limit_ns;
 	struct cpuidle_state_usage	states_usage[CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX];
 	struct cpuidle_state_kobj *kobjs[CPUIDLE_STATE_MAX];
 	struct cpuidle_driver_kobj *kobj_driver;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ extern int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 				      struct cpuidle_device *dev);
 extern int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 				struct cpuidle_device *dev);
-extern void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable);
+extern void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(u64 latency_limit_ns);
 #else
 static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 					     struct cpuidle_device *dev)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static inline int cpuidle_find_deepest_state(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 static inline int cpuidle_enter_s2idle(struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 				       struct cpuidle_device *dev)
 {return -ENODEV; }
-static inline void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(bool enable)
+static inline void cpuidle_use_deepest_state(u64 latency_limit_ns)
 {
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/sched/idle.c b/kernel/sched/idle.c
index 8dad5aa600ea..0a817e907192 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/idle.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/idle.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static void cpuidle_idle_call(void)
 	 * until a proper wakeup interrupt happens.
 	 */
 
-	if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() || dev->use_deepest_state) {
+	if (idle_should_enter_s2idle() || dev->forced_idle_latency_limit_ns) {
 		if (idle_should_enter_s2idle()) {
 			rcu_idle_enter();
 
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart idle_inject_timer_fn(struct hrtimer *timer)
 	return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 }
 
-void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
+void play_idle_precise(u64 duration_ns, u64 latency_ns)
 {
 	struct idle_timer it;
 
@@ -323,29 +323,29 @@ void play_idle(unsigned long duration_us)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(current->nr_cpus_allowed != 1);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(current->flags & PF_KTHREAD));
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!(current->flags & PF_NO_SETAFFINITY));
-	WARN_ON_ONCE(!duration_us);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!duration_ns);
 
 	rcu_sleep_check();
 	preempt_disable();
 	current->flags |= PF_IDLE;
-	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(true);
+	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(latency_ns);
 
 	it.done = 0;
 	hrtimer_init_on_stack(&it.timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 	it.timer.function = idle_inject_timer_fn;
-	hrtimer_start(&it.timer, ns_to_ktime(duration_us * NSEC_PER_USEC),
+	hrtimer_start(&it.timer, ns_to_ktime(duration_ns),
 		      HRTIMER_MODE_REL_PINNED);
 
 	while (!READ_ONCE(it.done))
 		do_idle();
 
-	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(false);
+	cpuidle_use_deepest_state(0);
 	current->flags &= ~PF_IDLE;
 
 	preempt_fold_need_resched();
 	preempt_enable();
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(play_idle);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(play_idle_precise);
 
 void cpu_startup_entry(enum cpuhp_state state)
 {
