@@ -1908,8 +1908,6 @@ static int _regulator_do_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 
 	trace_regulator_disable_complete(rdev_get_name(rdev));
 
-	_notifier_call_chain(rdev, REGULATOR_EVENT_DISABLE,
-			     NULL);
 	return 0;
 }
 

@@ -1933,6 +1931,8 @@ static int _regulator_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 				rdev_err(rdev, "failed to disable\n");
 				return ret;
 			}
+			_notifier_call_chain(rdev, REGULATOR_EVENT_DISABLE,
+					NULL);
 		}
 
 		rdev->use_count = 0;

@@ -1985,20 +1985,16 @@ static int _regulator_force_disable(struct regulator_dev *rdev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	/* force disable */
-	if (rdev->desc->ops->disable) {
-		/* ah well, who wants to live forever... */
-		ret = rdev->desc->ops->disable(rdev);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			rdev_err(rdev, "failed to force disable\n");
-			return ret;
-		}
-		/* notify other consumers that power has been forced off */
-		_notifier_call_chain(rdev, REGULATOR_EVENT_FORCE_DISABLE |
-			REGULATOR_EVENT_DISABLE, NULL);
+	ret = _regulator_do_disable(rdev);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		rdev_err(rdev, "failed to force disable\n");
+		return ret;
 	}
 
-	return ret;
+	_notifier_call_chain(rdev, REGULATOR_EVENT_FORCE_DISABLE |
+			REGULATOR_EVENT_DISABLE, NULL);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**

@@ -3641,12 +3637,10 @@ int regulator_suspend_finish(void)
 		} else {
 			if (!have_full_constraints())
 				goto unlock;
-			if (!ops->disable)
-				goto unlock;
 			if (!_regulator_is_enabled(rdev))
 				goto unlock;
 
-			error = ops->disable(rdev);
+			error = _regulator_do_disable(rdev);
 			if (error)
 				ret = error;
 		}

@@ -3820,7 +3814,7 @@ static int __init regulator_init_complete(void)
 		ops = rdev->desc->ops;
 		c = rdev->constraints;
 
-		if (!ops->disable || (c && c->always_on))
+		if (c && c->always_on)
 			continue;
 
 		mutex_lock(&rdev->mutex);

@@ -3841,7 +3835,7 @@ static int __init regulator_init_complete(void)
 			/* We log since this may kill the system if it
 			 * goes wrong. */
 			rdev_info(rdev, "disabling\n");
-			ret = ops->disable(rdev);
+			ret = _regulator_do_disable(rdev);
 			if (ret != 0)
 				rdev_err(rdev, "couldn't disable: %d\n", ret);
 		} else {