diff --git a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst
index cef6651f1435..10dc802f8d65 100644
--- a/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst
+++ b/Documentation/tools/rtla/common_timerlat_options.rst
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@
         *cyclictest* sets this value to *0* by default, use **--dma-latency** *0* to have
         similar results.
 
+**--deepest-idle-state** *n*
+        Disable idle states higher than *n* for cpus that are running timerlat threads to
+        reduce exit from idle latencies. If *n* is -1, all idle states are disabled.
+        On exit from timerlat, the idle state setting is restored to its original state
+        before running timerlat.
+
+        Requires rtla to be built with libcpupower.
+
 **-k**, **--kernel-threads**
 
         Use timerlat kernel-space threads, in contrast of **-u**.
diff --git a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
index dc819aec43e8..279c70e1bd74 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/rv/rv.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
  * per-task monitor, and so on), and the helper functions that glue the
  * monitor to the system via trace. Generally, a monitor includes some form
  * of trace output as a reaction for event parsing and exceptions,
- * as depicted bellow:
+ * as depicted below:
  *
  * Linux  +----- RV Monitor ----------------------------------+ Formal
  *  Realm |                                                   |  Realm
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile.feature b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
index ffd117135094..2ebfb826dcea 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile.feature
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile.feature
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ FEATURE_TESTS_BASIC :=                  \
         libslang-include-subdir         \
         libtraceevent                   \
         libtracefs                      \
+        libcpupower                     \
         libcrypto                       \
         libunwind                       \
         pthread-attr-setaffinity-np     \
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/Makefile b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
index 1658596188bf..28cdfb11a755 100644
--- a/tools/build/feature/Makefile
+++ b/tools/build/feature/Makefile
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ FILES=                                          \
          test-libslang.bin                      \
          test-libslang-include-subdir.bin       \
          test-libtraceevent.bin                 \
+         test-libcpupower.bin                   \
          test-libtracefs.bin                    \
          test-libcrypto.bin                     \
          test-libunwind.bin                     \
@@ -248,6 +249,9 @@ $(OUTPUT)test-libslang-include-subdir.bin:
 $(OUTPUT)test-libtraceevent.bin:
 	$(BUILD) -ltraceevent
 
+$(OUTPUT)test-libcpupower.bin:
+	$(BUILD) -lcpupower
+
 $(OUTPUT)test-libtracefs.bin:
 	 $(BUILD) $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags libtracefs 2>/dev/null) -ltracefs
 
diff --git a/tools/build/feature/test-libcpupower.c b/tools/build/feature/test-libcpupower.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a346aa332a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/build/feature/test-libcpupower.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#include <cpuidle.h>
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	int rv = cpuidle_state_count(0);
+	return rv;
+}
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
index b5878be36125..a6a7dee16622 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ DOCSRC		:= ../../../Documentation/tools/rtla/
 
 FEATURE_TESTS	:= libtraceevent
 FEATURE_TESTS	+= libtracefs
+FEATURE_TESTS	+= libcpupower
 FEATURE_DISPLAY	:= libtraceevent
 FEATURE_DISPLAY	+= libtracefs
+FEATURE_DISPLAY	+= libcpupower
 
 ifeq ($(V),1)
   Q		=
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile.config b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile.config
index 5f8c286712d4..92a6e12e42d3 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile.config
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/Makefile.config
@@ -43,6 +43,16 @@ else
   $(info libtracefs is missing. Please install libtracefs-dev/libtracefs-devel)
 endif
 
+$(call feature_check,libcpupower)
+ifeq ($(feature-libcpupower), 1)
+  $(call detected,CONFIG_LIBCPUPOWER)
+  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBCPUPOWER_SUPPORT
+  EXTLIBS += -lcpupower
+else
+  $(info libcpupower is missing, building without --deepest-idle-state support.)
+  $(info Please install libcpupower-dev/kernel-tools-libs-devel)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(STOP_ERROR),1)
   $(error Please, check the errors above.)
 endif
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/README.txt b/tools/tracing/rtla/README.txt
index 4af3fd40f171..dd5621038c55 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/README.txt
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/README.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ RTLA depends on the following libraries and tools:
 
  - libtracefs
  - libtraceevent
+ - libcpupower (optional, for --deepest-idle-state)
 
 It also depends on python3-docutils to compile man pages.
 
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ For development, we suggest the following steps for compiling rtla:
   $ make
   $ sudo make install
   $ cd ..
+  $ cd $libcpupower_src
+  $ make
+  $ sudo make install
   $ cd $rtla_src
   $ make
   $ sudo make install
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/sample/timerlat_load.py b/tools/tracing/rtla/sample/timerlat_load.py
index 8cc5eb2d2e69..a819c3588073 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/sample/timerlat_load.py
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/sample/timerlat_load.py
@@ -25,50 +25,54 @@ import sys
 import os
 
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='user-space timerlat thread in Python')
-parser.add_argument("cpu", help='CPU to run timerlat thread')
-parser.add_argument("-p", "--prio", help='FIFO priority')
-
+parser.add_argument("cpu", type=int, help='CPU to run timerlat thread')
+parser.add_argument("-p", "--prio", type=int, help='FIFO priority')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
 try:
-    affinity_mask = { int(args.cpu) }
-except:
-    print("Invalid cpu: " + args.cpu)
-    exit(1)
+    affinity_mask = {args.cpu}
+    os.sched_setaffinity(0, affinity_mask)
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"Error setting affinity: {e}")
+    sys.exit(1)
 
-try:
-    os.sched_setaffinity(0, affinity_mask);
-except:
-    print("Error setting affinity")
-    exit(1)
-
-if (args.prio):
+if args.prio:
     try:
-        param = os.sched_param(int(args.prio))
+        param = os.sched_param(args.prio)
         os.sched_setscheduler(0, os.SCHED_FIFO, param)
-    except:
-        print("Error setting priority")
-        exit(1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error setting priority: {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
 
 try:
-    timerlat_path = "/sys/kernel/tracing/osnoise/per_cpu/cpu" + args.cpu + "/timerlat_fd"
+    timerlat_path = f"/sys/kernel/tracing/osnoise/per_cpu/cpu{args.cpu}/timerlat_fd"
     timerlat_fd = open(timerlat_path, 'r')
-except:
+except PermissionError:
+    print("Permission denied. Please check your access rights.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+except OSError:
     print("Error opening timerlat fd, did you run timerlat -U?")
-    exit(1)
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 try:
-    data_fd = open("/dev/full", 'r');
-except:
-    print("Error opening data fd")
+    data_fd = open("/dev/full", 'r')
+except Exception as e:
+    print(f"Error opening data fd: {e}")
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 while True:
     try:
         timerlat_fd.read(1)
-        data_fd.read(20*1024*1024)
-    except:
+        data_fd.read(20 * 1024 * 1024)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
         print("Leaving")
         break
+    except IOError as e:
+        print(f"I/O error occurred: {e}")
+        break
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Unexpected error: {e}")
+        break
 
 timerlat_fd.close()
 data_fd.close()
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
index 30e3853076a0..45647495ce3b 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/osnoise_top.c
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ osnoise_top_apply_config(struct osnoise_tool *tool, struct osnoise_top_params *p
 		auto_house_keeping(&params->monitored_cpus);
 	}
 
-	if (isatty(1) && !params->quiet)
+	if (isatty(STDOUT_FILENO) && !params->quiet)
 		params->pretty_output = 1;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
index a3907c390d67..8b66387e5f35 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_hist.c
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct timerlat_hist_params {
 	int			entries;
 	int			warmup;
 	int			buffer_size;
+	int			deepest_idle_state;
 };
 
 struct timerlat_hist_cpu {
@@ -62,9 +63,9 @@ struct timerlat_hist_cpu {
 	int			*thread;
 	int			*user;
 
-	int			irq_count;
-	int			thread_count;
-	int			user_count;
+	unsigned long long	irq_count;
+	unsigned long long	thread_count;
+	unsigned long long	user_count;
 
 	unsigned long long	min_irq;
 	unsigned long long	sum_irq;
@@ -304,15 +305,15 @@ timerlat_print_summary(struct timerlat_hist_params *params,
 			continue;
 
 		if (!params->no_irq)
-			trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9d ",
+			trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9llu ",
 					data->hist[cpu].irq_count);
 
 		if (!params->no_thread)
-			trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9d ",
+			trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9llu ",
 					data->hist[cpu].thread_count);
 
 		if (params->user_hist)
-			trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9d ",
+			trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9llu ",
 					 data->hist[cpu].user_count);
 	}
 	trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "\n");
@@ -488,15 +489,15 @@ timerlat_print_stats_all(struct timerlat_hist_params *params,
 		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "count:");
 
 	if (!params->no_irq)
-		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9d ",
+		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9llu ",
 				 sum.irq_count);
 
 	if (!params->no_thread)
-		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9d ",
+		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9llu ",
 				 sum.thread_count);
 
 	if (params->user_hist)
-		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9d ",
+		trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "%9llu ",
 				 sum.user_count);
 
 	trace_seq_printf(trace->seq, "\n");
@@ -655,7 +656,7 @@ static void timerlat_hist_usage(char *usage)
 		"         [-t[file]] [-e sys[:event]] [--filter <filter>] [--trigger <trigger>] [-c cpu-list] [-H cpu-list]\\",
 		"	  [-P priority] [-E N] [-b N] [--no-irq] [--no-thread] [--no-header] [--no-summary] \\",
 		"	  [--no-index] [--with-zeros] [--dma-latency us] [-C[=cgroup_name]] [--no-aa] [--dump-task] [-u|-k]",
-		"	  [--warm-up s]",
+		"	  [--warm-up s] [--deepest-idle-state n]",
 		"",
 		"	  -h/--help: print this menu",
 		"	  -a/--auto: set automatic trace mode, stopping the session if argument in us latency is hit",
@@ -695,6 +696,7 @@ static void timerlat_hist_usage(char *usage)
 		"	  -U/--user-load: enable timerlat for user-defined user-space workload",
 		"	     --warm-up s: let the workload run for s seconds before collecting data",
 		"	     --trace-buffer-size kB: set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB",
+		"	     --deepest-idle-state n: only go down to idle state n on cpus used by timerlat to reduce exit from idle latency",
 		NULL,
 	};
 
@@ -732,6 +734,9 @@ static struct timerlat_hist_params
 	/* disabled by default */
 	params->dma_latency = -1;
 
+	/* disabled by default */
+	params->deepest_idle_state = -2;
+
 	/* display data in microseconds */
 	params->output_divisor = 1000;
 	params->bucket_size = 1;
@@ -772,13 +777,14 @@ static struct timerlat_hist_params
 			{"dump-task",		no_argument,		0, '\1'},
 			{"warm-up",		required_argument,	0, '\2'},
 			{"trace-buffer-size",	required_argument,	0, '\3'},
+			{"deepest-idle-state",	required_argument,	0, '\4'},
 			{0, 0, 0, 0}
 		};
 
 		/* getopt_long stores the option index here. */
 		int option_index = 0;
 
-		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::b:d:e:E:DhH:i:knp:P:s:t::T:uU0123456:7:8:9\1\2:\3",
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:c:C::b:d:e:E:DhH:i:knp:P:s:t::T:uU0123456:7:8:9\1\2:\3:",
 				 long_options, &option_index);
 
 		/* detect the end of the options. */
@@ -960,6 +966,9 @@ static struct timerlat_hist_params
 		case '\3':
 			params->buffer_size = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
 			break;
+		case '\4':
+			params->deepest_idle_state = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
+			break;
 		default:
 			timerlat_hist_usage("Invalid option");
 		}
@@ -1064,7 +1073,7 @@ timerlat_hist_apply_config(struct osnoise_tool *tool, struct timerlat_hist_param
 	 * If the user did not specify a type of thread, try user-threads first.
 	 * Fall back to kernel threads otherwise.
 	 */
-	if (!params->kernel_workload && !params->user_workload) {
+	if (!params->kernel_workload && !params->user_hist) {
 		retval = tracefs_file_exists(NULL, "osnoise/per_cpu/cpu0/timerlat_fd");
 		if (retval) {
 			debug_msg("User-space interface detected, setting user-threads\n");
@@ -1152,6 +1161,7 @@ int timerlat_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int return_value = 1;
 	pthread_t timerlat_u;
 	int retval;
+	int nr_cpus, i;
 
 	params = timerlat_hist_parse_args(argc, argv);
 	if (!params)
@@ -1201,6 +1211,28 @@ int timerlat_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (params->deepest_idle_state >= -1) {
+		if (!have_libcpupower_support()) {
+			err_msg("rtla built without libcpupower, --deepest-idle-state is not supported\n");
+			goto out_free;
+		}
+
+		nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++) {
+			if (params->cpus && !CPU_ISSET(i, &params->monitored_cpus))
+				continue;
+			if (save_cpu_idle_disable_state(i) < 0) {
+				err_msg("Could not save cpu idle state.\n");
+				goto out_free;
+			}
+			if (set_deepest_cpu_idle_state(i, params->deepest_idle_state) < 0) {
+				err_msg("Could not set deepest cpu idle state.\n");
+				goto out_free;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (params->trace_output) {
 		record = osnoise_init_trace_tool("timerlat");
 		if (!record) {
@@ -1332,6 +1364,13 @@ int timerlat_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	timerlat_aa_destroy();
 	if (dma_latency_fd >= 0)
 		close(dma_latency_fd);
+	if (params->deepest_idle_state >= -1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++) {
+			if (params->cpus && !CPU_ISSET(i, &params->monitored_cpus))
+				continue;
+			restore_cpu_idle_disable_state(i);
+		}
+	}
 	trace_events_destroy(&record->trace, params->events);
 	params->events = NULL;
 out_free:
@@ -1340,6 +1379,7 @@ int timerlat_hist_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	osnoise_destroy_tool(record);
 	osnoise_destroy_tool(tool);
 	free(params);
+	free_cpu_idle_disable_states();
 out_exit:
 	exit(return_value);
 }
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
index 210b0f533534..059b468981e4 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/timerlat_top.c
@@ -48,15 +48,16 @@ struct timerlat_top_params {
 	int			pretty_output;
 	int			warmup;
 	int			buffer_size;
+	int			deepest_idle_state;
 	cpu_set_t		hk_cpu_set;
 	struct sched_attr	sched_param;
 	struct trace_events	*events;
 };
 
 struct timerlat_top_cpu {
-	int			irq_count;
-	int			thread_count;
-	int			user_count;
+	unsigned long long	irq_count;
+	unsigned long long	thread_count;
+	unsigned long long	user_count;
 
 	unsigned long long	cur_irq;
 	unsigned long long	min_irq;
@@ -280,7 +281,7 @@ static void timerlat_top_print(struct osnoise_tool *top, int cpu)
 	/*
 	 * Unless trace is being lost, IRQ counter is always the max.
 	 */
-	trace_seq_printf(s, "%3d #%-9d |", cpu, cpu_data->irq_count);
+	trace_seq_printf(s, "%3d #%-9llu |", cpu, cpu_data->irq_count);
 
 	if (!cpu_data->irq_count) {
 		trace_seq_printf(s, "%s %s %s %s |", no_value, no_value, no_value, no_value);
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@ static void timerlat_top_usage(char *usage)
 		"",
 		"  usage: rtla timerlat [top] [-h] [-q] [-a us] [-d s] [-D] [-n] [-p us] [-i us] [-T us] [-s us] \\",
 		"	  [[-t[file]] [-e sys[:event]] [--filter <filter>] [--trigger <trigger>] [-c cpu-list] [-H cpu-list]\\",
-		"	  [-P priority] [--dma-latency us] [--aa-only us] [-C[=cgroup_name]] [-u|-k] [--warm-up s]",
+		"	  [-P priority] [--dma-latency us] [--aa-only us] [-C[=cgroup_name]] [-u|-k] [--warm-up s] [--deepest-idle-state n]",
 		"",
 		"	  -h/--help: print this menu",
 		"	  -a/--auto: set automatic trace mode, stopping the session if argument in us latency is hit",
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@ static void timerlat_top_usage(char *usage)
 		"	  -U/--user-load: enable timerlat for user-defined user-space workload",
 		"	     --warm-up s: let the workload run for s seconds before collecting data",
 		"	     --trace-buffer-size kB: set the per-cpu trace buffer size in kB",
+		"	     --deepest-idle-state n: only go down to idle state n on cpus used by timerlat to reduce exit from idle latency",
 		NULL,
 	};
 
@@ -518,6 +520,9 @@ static struct timerlat_top_params
 	/* disabled by default */
 	params->dma_latency = -1;
 
+	/* disabled by default */
+	params->deepest_idle_state = -2;
+
 	/* display data in microseconds */
 	params->output_divisor = 1000;
 
@@ -550,6 +555,7 @@ static struct timerlat_top_params
 			{"aa-only",		required_argument,	0, '5'},
 			{"warm-up",		required_argument,	0, '6'},
 			{"trace-buffer-size",	required_argument,	0, '7'},
+			{"deepest-idle-state",	required_argument,	0, '8'},
 			{0, 0, 0, 0}
 		};
 
@@ -726,6 +732,9 @@ static struct timerlat_top_params
 		case '7':
 			params->buffer_size = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
 			break;
+		case '8':
+			params->deepest_idle_state = get_llong_from_str(optarg);
+			break;
 		default:
 			timerlat_top_usage("Invalid option");
 		}
@@ -830,7 +839,7 @@ timerlat_top_apply_config(struct osnoise_tool *top, struct timerlat_top_params *
 	 * If the user did not specify a type of thread, try user-threads first.
 	 * Fall back to kernel threads otherwise.
 	 */
-	if (!params->kernel_workload && !params->user_workload) {
+	if (!params->kernel_workload && !params->user_top) {
 		retval = tracefs_file_exists(NULL, "osnoise/per_cpu/cpu0/timerlat_fd");
 		if (retval) {
 			debug_msg("User-space interface detected, setting user-threads\n");
@@ -850,7 +859,7 @@ timerlat_top_apply_config(struct osnoise_tool *top, struct timerlat_top_params *
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (isatty(1) && !params->quiet)
+	if (isatty(STDOUT_FILENO) && !params->quiet)
 		params->pretty_output = 1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -922,6 +931,7 @@ int timerlat_top_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int return_value = 1;
 	char *max_lat;
 	int retval;
+	int nr_cpus, i;
 
 	params = timerlat_top_parse_args(argc, argv);
 	if (!params)
@@ -971,6 +981,28 @@ int timerlat_top_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (params->deepest_idle_state >= -1) {
+		if (!have_libcpupower_support()) {
+			err_msg("rtla built without libcpupower, --deepest-idle-state is not supported\n");
+			goto out_free;
+		}
+
+		nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++) {
+			if (params->cpus && !CPU_ISSET(i, &params->monitored_cpus))
+				continue;
+			if (save_cpu_idle_disable_state(i) < 0) {
+				err_msg("Could not save cpu idle state.\n");
+				goto out_free;
+			}
+			if (set_deepest_cpu_idle_state(i, params->deepest_idle_state) < 0) {
+				err_msg("Could not set deepest cpu idle state.\n");
+				goto out_free;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (params->trace_output) {
 		record = osnoise_init_trace_tool("timerlat");
 		if (!record) {
@@ -1125,6 +1157,13 @@ int timerlat_top_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	timerlat_aa_destroy();
 	if (dma_latency_fd >= 0)
 		close(dma_latency_fd);
+	if (params->deepest_idle_state >= -1) {
+		for (i = 0; i < nr_cpus; i++) {
+			if (params->cpus && !CPU_ISSET(i, &params->monitored_cpus))
+				continue;
+			restore_cpu_idle_disable_state(i);
+		}
+	}
 	trace_events_destroy(&record->trace, params->events);
 	params->events = NULL;
 out_free:
@@ -1134,6 +1173,7 @@ int timerlat_top_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	osnoise_destroy_tool(record);
 	osnoise_destroy_tool(top);
 	free(params);
+	free_cpu_idle_disable_states();
 out_exit:
 	exit(return_value);
 }
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
index 9ac71a66840c..4995d35cf3ec 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.c
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  */
 
 #define _GNU_SOURCE
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCPUPOWER_SUPPORT
+#include <cpuidle.h>
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBCPUPOWER_SUPPORT */
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -211,29 +214,25 @@ long parse_ns_duration(char *val)
 /*
  * This is a set of helper functions to use SCHED_DEADLINE.
  */
-#ifdef __x86_64__
-# define __NR_sched_setattr	314
-# define __NR_sched_getattr	315
-#elif __i386__
-# define __NR_sched_setattr	351
-# define __NR_sched_getattr	352
-#elif __arm__
-# define __NR_sched_setattr	380
-# define __NR_sched_getattr	381
-#elif __aarch64__ || __riscv
-# define __NR_sched_setattr	274
-# define __NR_sched_getattr	275
-#elif __powerpc__
-# define __NR_sched_setattr	355
-# define __NR_sched_getattr	356
-#elif __s390x__
-# define __NR_sched_setattr	345
-# define __NR_sched_getattr	346
+#ifndef __NR_sched_setattr
+# ifdef __x86_64__
+#  define __NR_sched_setattr	314
+# elif __i386__
+#  define __NR_sched_setattr	351
+# elif __arm__
+#  define __NR_sched_setattr	380
+# elif __aarch64__ || __riscv
+#  define __NR_sched_setattr	274
+# elif __powerpc__
+#  define __NR_sched_setattr	355
+# elif __s390x__
+#  define __NR_sched_setattr	345
+# endif
 #endif
 
 #define SCHED_DEADLINE		6
 
-static inline int sched_setattr(pid_t pid, const struct sched_attr *attr,
+static inline int syscall_sched_setattr(pid_t pid, const struct sched_attr *attr,
 				unsigned int flags) {
 	return syscall(__NR_sched_setattr, pid, attr, flags);
 }
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ int __set_sched_attr(int pid, struct sched_attr *attr)
 	int flags = 0;
 	int retval;
 
-	retval = sched_setattr(pid, attr, flags);
+	retval = syscall_sched_setattr(pid, attr, flags);
 	if (retval < 0) {
 		err_msg("Failed to set sched attributes to the pid %d: %s\n",
 			pid, strerror(errno));
@@ -519,6 +518,153 @@ int set_cpu_dma_latency(int32_t latency)
 	return fd;
 }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCPUPOWER_SUPPORT
+static unsigned int **saved_cpu_idle_disable_state;
+static size_t saved_cpu_idle_disable_state_alloc_ctr;
+
+/*
+ * save_cpu_idle_state_disable - save disable for all idle states of a cpu
+ *
+ * Saves the current disable of all idle states of a cpu, to be subsequently
+ * restored via restore_cpu_idle_disable_state.
+ *
+ * Return: idle state count on success, negative on error
+ */
+int save_cpu_idle_disable_state(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned int nr_states;
+	unsigned int state;
+	int disabled;
+	int nr_cpus;
+
+	nr_states = cpuidle_state_count(cpu);
+
+	if (nr_states == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (saved_cpu_idle_disable_state == NULL) {
+		nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+		saved_cpu_idle_disable_state = calloc(nr_cpus, sizeof(unsigned int *));
+		if (!saved_cpu_idle_disable_state)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
+	saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu] = calloc(nr_states, sizeof(unsigned int));
+	if (!saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu])
+		return -1;
+	saved_cpu_idle_disable_state_alloc_ctr++;
+
+	for (state = 0; state < nr_states; state++) {
+		disabled = cpuidle_is_state_disabled(cpu, state);
+		if (disabled < 0)
+			return disabled;
+		saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu][state] = disabled;
+	}
+
+	return nr_states;
+}
+
+/*
+ * restore_cpu_idle_disable_state - restore disable for all idle states of a cpu
+ *
+ * Restores the current disable state of all idle states of a cpu that was
+ * previously saved by save_cpu_idle_disable_state.
+ *
+ * Return: idle state count on success, negative on error
+ */
+int restore_cpu_idle_disable_state(unsigned int cpu)
+{
+	unsigned int nr_states;
+	unsigned int state;
+	int disabled;
+	int result;
+
+	nr_states = cpuidle_state_count(cpu);
+
+	if (nr_states == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!saved_cpu_idle_disable_state)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (state = 0; state < nr_states; state++) {
+		if (!saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu])
+			return -1;
+		disabled = saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu][state];
+		result = cpuidle_state_disable(cpu, state, disabled);
+		if (result < 0)
+			return result;
+	}
+
+	free(saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu]);
+	saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu] = NULL;
+	saved_cpu_idle_disable_state_alloc_ctr--;
+	if (saved_cpu_idle_disable_state_alloc_ctr == 0) {
+		free(saved_cpu_idle_disable_state);
+		saved_cpu_idle_disable_state = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return nr_states;
+}
+
+/*
+ * free_cpu_idle_disable_states - free saved idle state disable for all cpus
+ *
+ * Frees the memory used for storing cpu idle state disable for all cpus
+ * and states.
+ *
+ * Normally, the memory is freed automatically in
+ * restore_cpu_idle_disable_state; this is mostly for cleaning up after an
+ * error.
+ */
+void free_cpu_idle_disable_states(void)
+{
+	int cpu;
+	int nr_cpus;
+
+	if (!saved_cpu_idle_disable_state)
+		return;
+
+	nr_cpus = sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_CONF);
+
+	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
+		free(saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu]);
+		saved_cpu_idle_disable_state[cpu] = NULL;
+	}
+
+	free(saved_cpu_idle_disable_state);
+	saved_cpu_idle_disable_state = NULL;
+}
+
+/*
+ * set_deepest_cpu_idle_state - limit idle state of cpu
+ *
+ * Disables all idle states deeper than the one given in
+ * deepest_state (assuming states with higher number are deeper).
+ *
+ * This is used to reduce the exit from idle latency. Unlike
+ * set_cpu_dma_latency, it can disable idle states per cpu.
+ *
+ * Return: idle state count on success, negative on error
+ */
+int set_deepest_cpu_idle_state(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int deepest_state)
+{
+	unsigned int nr_states;
+	unsigned int state;
+	int result;
+
+	nr_states = cpuidle_state_count(cpu);
+
+	for (state = deepest_state + 1; state < nr_states; state++) {
+		result = cpuidle_state_disable(cpu, state, 1);
+		if (result < 0)
+			return result;
+	}
+
+	return nr_states;
+}
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBCPUPOWER_SUPPORT */
+
 #define _STR(x) #x
 #define STR(x) _STR(x)
 
diff --git a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
index d44513e6c66a..101d4799a009 100644
--- a/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
+++ b/tools/tracing/rtla/src/utils.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ update_sum(unsigned long long *a, unsigned long long *b)
 	*a += *b;
 }
 
+#ifndef SCHED_ATTR_SIZE_VER0
 struct sched_attr {
 	uint32_t size;
 	uint32_t sched_policy;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ struct sched_attr {
 	uint64_t sched_deadline;
 	uint64_t sched_period;
 };
+#endif /* SCHED_ATTR_SIZE_VER0 */
 
 int parse_prio(char *arg, struct sched_attr *sched_param);
 int parse_cpu_set(char *cpu_list, cpu_set_t *set);
@@ -64,6 +66,19 @@ int set_comm_sched_attr(const char *comm_prefix, struct sched_attr *attr);
 int set_comm_cgroup(const char *comm_prefix, const char *cgroup);
 int set_pid_cgroup(pid_t pid, const char *cgroup);
 int set_cpu_dma_latency(int32_t latency);
+#ifdef HAVE_LIBCPUPOWER_SUPPORT
+int save_cpu_idle_disable_state(unsigned int cpu);
+int restore_cpu_idle_disable_state(unsigned int cpu);
+void free_cpu_idle_disable_states(void);
+int set_deepest_cpu_idle_state(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int state);
+static inline int have_libcpupower_support(void) { return 1; }
+#else
+static inline int save_cpu_idle_disable_state(unsigned int cpu) { return -1; }
+static inline int restore_cpu_idle_disable_state(unsigned int cpu) { return -1; }
+static inline void free_cpu_idle_disable_states(void) { }
+static inline int set_deepest_cpu_idle_state(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int state) { return -1; }
+static inline int have_libcpupower_support(void) { return 0; }
+#endif /* HAVE_LIBCPUPOWER_SUPPORT */
 int auto_house_keeping(cpu_set_t *monitored_cpus);
 
 #define ns_to_usf(x) (((double)x/1000))
diff --git a/tools/verification/dot2/automata.py b/tools/verification/dot2/automata.py
index baffeb960ff0..bdeb98baa8b0 100644
--- a/tools/verification/dot2/automata.py
+++ b/tools/verification/dot2/automata.py
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ class Automata:
 
     def __get_model_name(self):
         basename = ntpath.basename(self.__dot_path)
-        if basename.endswith(".dot") == False:
+        if not basename.endswith(".dot") and not basename.endswith(".gv"):
             print("not a dot file")
             raise Exception("not a dot file: %s" % self.__dot_path)
 
-        model_name = basename[0:-4]
+        model_name = ntpath.splitext(basename)[0]
         if model_name.__len__() == 0:
             raise Exception("not a dot file: %s" % self.__dot_path)
 
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ class Automata:
     def __get_cursor_begin_events(self):
         cursor = 0
         while self.__dot_lines[cursor].split()[0] != "{node":
-           cursor += 1
+            cursor += 1
         while self.__dot_lines[cursor].split()[0] == "{node":
-           cursor += 1
+            cursor += 1
         # skip initial state transition
         cursor += 1
         return cursor
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ class Automata:
                 initial_state = state[7:]
             else:
                 states.append(state)
-                if self.__dot_lines[cursor].__contains__("doublecircle") == True:
+                if "doublecircle" in self.__dot_lines[cursor]:
                     final_states.append(state)
                     has_final_states = True
 
-                if self.__dot_lines[cursor].__contains__("ellipse") == True:
+                if "ellipse" in self.__dot_lines[cursor]:
                     final_states.append(state)
                     has_final_states = True
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Automata:
         # Insert the initial state at the bein og the states
         states.insert(0, initial_state)
 
-        if has_final_states == False:
+        if not has_final_states:
             final_states.append(initial_state)
 
         return states, initial_state, final_states
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class Automata:
         cursor = self.__get_cursor_begin_events()
 
         events = []
-        while self.__dot_lines[cursor][1] == '"':
+        while self.__dot_lines[cursor].lstrip()[0] == '"':
             # transitions have the format:
             # "all_fired" -> "both_fired" [ label = "disable_irq" ];
             #  ------------ event is here ------------^^^^^
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class Automata:
         # and we are back! Let's fill the matrix
         cursor = self.__get_cursor_begin_events()
 
-        while self.__dot_lines[cursor][1] == '"':
+        while self.__dot_lines[cursor].lstrip()[0] == '"':
             if self.__dot_lines[cursor].split()[1] == "->":
                 line = self.__dot_lines[cursor].split()
                 origin_state = line[0].replace('"','').replace(',','_')
diff --git a/tools/verification/rv/src/in_kernel.c b/tools/verification/rv/src/in_kernel.c
index f04479ecc96c..f2bbc75a76f4 100644
--- a/tools/verification/rv/src/in_kernel.c
+++ b/tools/verification/rv/src/in_kernel.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static void ikm_print_header(struct trace_seq *s)
  * ikm_event_handler - callback to handle event events
  *
  * Called any time a rv:"monitor"_event events is generated.
- * It parses and print event.
+ * It parses and prints event.
  */
 static int
 ikm_event_handler(struct trace_seq *s, struct tep_record *record,
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ ikm_event_handler(struct trace_seq *s, struct tep_record *record,
  * ikm_error_handler - callback to handle error events
  *
  * Called any time a rv:"monitor"_errors events is generated.
- * It parses and print event.
+ * It parses and prints event.
  */
 static int
 ikm_error_handler(struct trace_seq *s, struct tep_record *record,
diff --git a/tools/verification/rv/src/trace.c b/tools/verification/rv/src/trace.c
index 2c7deed47f8d..1b9f9bfa1893 100644
--- a/tools/verification/rv/src/trace.c
+++ b/tools/verification/rv/src/trace.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void trace_instance_destroy(struct trace_instance *trace)
 }
 
 /**
- * trace_instance_init - create an trace instance
+ * trace_instance_init - create a trace instance
  *
  * It is more than the tracefs instance, as it contains other
  * things required for the tracing, such as the local events and