static DEFINE_MUTEX(regulator_list_mutex);
 static LIST_HEAD(regulator_list);
 static LIST_HEAD(regulator_map_list);
+static int has_full_constraints;
 
 /*
  * struct regulator_map
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_suspend_prepare);
 
+/**
+ * regulator_has_full_constraints - the system has fully specified constraints
+ *
+ * Calling this function will cause the regulator API to disable all
+ * regulators which have a zero use count and don't have an always_on
+ * constraint in a late_initcall.
+ *
+ * The intention is that this will become the default behaviour in a
+ * future kernel release so users are encouraged to use this facility
+ * now.
+ */
+void regulator_has_full_constraints(void)
+{
+       has_full_constraints = 1;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(regulator_has_full_constraints);
+
 /**
  * rdev_get_drvdata - get rdev regulator driver data
  * @rdev: regulator
 
 /* init early to allow our consumers to complete system booting */
 core_initcall(regulator_init);
+
+static int __init regulator_init_complete(void)
+{
+       struct regulator_dev *rdev;
+       struct regulator_ops *ops;
+       struct regulation_constraints *c;
+       int enabled, ret;
+       const char *name;
+
+       mutex_lock(®ulator_list_mutex);
+
+       /* If we have a full configuration then disable any regulators
+        * which are not in use or always_on.  This will become the
+        * default behaviour in the future.
+        */
+       list_for_each_entry(rdev, ®ulator_list, list) {
+               ops = rdev->desc->ops;
+               c = rdev->constraints;
+
+               if (c->name)
+                       name = c->name;
+               else if (rdev->desc->name)
+                       name = rdev->desc->name;
+               else
+                       name = "regulator";
+
+               if (!ops->disable || c->always_on)
+                       continue;
+
+               mutex_lock(&rdev->mutex);
+
+               if (rdev->use_count)
+                       goto unlock;
+
+               /* If we can't read the status assume it's on. */
+               if (ops->is_enabled)
+                       enabled = ops->is_enabled(rdev);
+               else
+                       enabled = 1;
+
+               if (!enabled)
+                       goto unlock;
+
+               if (has_full_constraints) {
+                       /* We log since this may kill the system if it
+                        * goes wrong. */
+                       printk(KERN_INFO "%s: disabling %s\n",
+                              __func__, name);
+                       ret = ops->disable(rdev);
+                       if (ret != 0) {
+                               printk(KERN_ERR
+                                      "%s: couldn't disable %s: %d\n",
+                                      __func__, name, ret);
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       /* The intention is that in future we will
+                        * assume that full constraints are provided
+                        * so warn even if we aren't going to do
+                        * anything here.
+                        */
+                       printk(KERN_WARNING
+                              "%s: incomplete constraints, leaving %s on\n",
+                              __func__, name);
+               }
+
+unlock:
+               mutex_unlock(&rdev->mutex);
+       }
+
+       mutex_unlock(®ulator_list_mutex);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+late_initcall(regulator_init_complete);