diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
index cf33de5..d89ac2b 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/kernel.rst
@@ -1182,7 +1182,8 @@ automatically on platforms where it can run (that is,
 platforms with asymmetric CPU topologies and having an Energy
 Model available). If your platform happens to meet the
 requirements for EAS but you do not want to use it, change
-this value to 0.
+this value to 0. On Non-EAS platforms, write operation fails and
+read doesn't return anything.
 
 task_delayacct
 ===============
diff --git a/kernel/sched/topology.c b/kernel/sched/topology.c
index fcda3f0..4cbbdac 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/topology.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/topology.c
@@ -212,6 +212,70 @@ static unsigned int sysctl_sched_energy_aware = 1;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(sched_energy_mutex);
 static bool sched_energy_update;
 
+extern struct cpufreq_governor schedutil_gov;
+static bool sched_is_eas_possible(const struct cpumask *cpu_mask)
+{
+	bool any_asym_capacity = false;
+	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
+	struct cpufreq_governor *gov;
+	int i;
+
+	/* EAS is enabled for asymmetric CPU capacity topologies. */
+	for_each_cpu(i, cpu_mask) {
+		if (rcu_access_pointer(per_cpu(sd_asym_cpucapacity, i))) {
+			any_asym_capacity = true;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	if (!any_asym_capacity) {
+		if (sched_debug()) {
+			pr_info("rd %*pbl: Checking EAS, CPUs do not have asymmetric capacities\n",
+				cpumask_pr_args(cpu_mask));
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* EAS definitely does *not* handle SMT */
+	if (sched_smt_active()) {
+		if (sched_debug()) {
+			pr_info("rd %*pbl: Checking EAS, SMT is not supported\n",
+				cpumask_pr_args(cpu_mask));
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!arch_scale_freq_invariant()) {
+		if (sched_debug()) {
+			pr_info("rd %*pbl: Checking EAS: frequency-invariant load tracking not yet supported",
+				cpumask_pr_args(cpu_mask));
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/* Do not attempt EAS if schedutil is not being used. */
+	for_each_cpu(i, cpu_mask) {
+		policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(i);
+		if (!policy) {
+			if (sched_debug()) {
+				pr_info("rd %*pbl: Checking EAS, cpufreq policy not set for CPU: %d",
+					cpumask_pr_args(cpu_mask), i);
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+		gov = policy->governor;
+		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
+		if (gov != &schedutil_gov) {
+			if (sched_debug()) {
+				pr_info("rd %*pbl: Checking EAS, schedutil is mandatory\n",
+					cpumask_pr_args(cpu_mask));
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 void rebuild_sched_domains_energy(void)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&sched_energy_mutex);
@@ -230,6 +294,15 @@ static int sched_energy_aware_handler(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	if (write && !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	if (!sched_is_eas_possible(cpu_active_mask)) {
+		if (write) {
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		} else {
+			*lenp = 0;
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
 	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	if (!ret && write) {
 		state = static_branch_unlikely(&sched_energy_present);
@@ -351,61 +424,24 @@ static void sched_energy_set(bool has_eas)
  *    4. schedutil is driving the frequency of all CPUs of the rd;
  *    5. frequency invariance support is present;
  */
-extern struct cpufreq_governor schedutil_gov;
 static bool build_perf_domains(const struct cpumask *cpu_map)
 {
 	int i;
 	struct perf_domain *pd = NULL, *tmp;
 	int cpu = cpumask_first(cpu_map);
 	struct root_domain *rd = cpu_rq(cpu)->rd;
-	struct cpufreq_policy *policy;
-	struct cpufreq_governor *gov;
 
 	if (!sysctl_sched_energy_aware)
 		goto free;
 
-	/* EAS is enabled for asymmetric CPU capacity topologies. */
-	if (!per_cpu(sd_asym_cpucapacity, cpu)) {
-		if (sched_debug()) {
-			pr_info("rd %*pbl: CPUs do not have asymmetric capacities\n",
-					cpumask_pr_args(cpu_map));
-		}
-		goto free;
-	}
-
-	/* EAS definitely does *not* handle SMT */
-	if (sched_smt_active()) {
-		pr_warn("rd %*pbl: Disabling EAS, SMT is not supported\n",
-			cpumask_pr_args(cpu_map));
-		goto free;
-	}
-
-	if (!arch_scale_freq_invariant()) {
-		if (sched_debug()) {
-			pr_warn("rd %*pbl: Disabling EAS: frequency-invariant load tracking not yet supported",
-				cpumask_pr_args(cpu_map));
-		}
+	if (!sched_is_eas_possible(cpu_map))
 		goto free;
-	}
 
 	for_each_cpu(i, cpu_map) {
 		/* Skip already covered CPUs. */
 		if (find_pd(pd, i))
 			continue;
 
-		/* Do not attempt EAS if schedutil is not being used. */
-		policy = cpufreq_cpu_get(i);
-		if (!policy)
-			goto free;
-		gov = policy->governor;
-		cpufreq_cpu_put(policy);
-		if (gov != &schedutil_gov) {
-			if (rd->pd)
-				pr_warn("rd %*pbl: Disabling EAS, schedutil is mandatory\n",
-						cpumask_pr_args(cpu_map));
-			goto free;
-		}
-
 		/* Create the new pd and add it to the local list. */
 		tmp = pd_init(i);
 		if (!tmp)
