diff --git a/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c b/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
index 1f330c8..83e5adb 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/x86_energy_perf_policy/x86_energy_perf_policy.c
@@ -104,9 +104,14 @@ char platform_profile[64];
 #define PATH_SOC_SLIDER_BALANCE "/sys/module/processor_thermal_soc_slider/parameters/slider_balance"
 #define PATH_SOC_SLIDER_OFFSET "/sys/module/processor_thermal_soc_slider/parameters/slider_offset"
 #define PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE "/sys/class/platform-profile/platform-profile-0/profile"
+#define PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE_NAME "/sys/class/platform-profile/platform-profile-0/name"
+#define POWER_SLIDER_NAME "SoC Power Slider"
 
 static int use_android_msr_path;
 
+static unsigned int read_sysfs(const char *, char *, size_t);
+static int sysfs_read_string(const char *, char *, size_t);
+
 /*
  * maintain compatibility with original implementation, but don't document it:
  */
@@ -551,39 +556,91 @@ void print_version(void)
 	printf("x86_energy_perf_policy 2025.11.22 Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>\n");
 }
 
+static int platform_profile_access(int mode)
+{
+	if (access(PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE, mode)) {
+		if (debug)
+			fprintf(stderr, "Can not access %s\n", PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int platform_profile_name_is(char *name)
+{
+	char buf[64];
+
+	if (sysfs_read_string(PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE_NAME, buf, sizeof(buf)) != 0) {
+		if (debug)
+			fprintf(stderr, "Can not read %s\n", PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE_NAME);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (strncmp(buf, name, 16)) {
+		if (debug)
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s does not match '%s'\n", PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE_NAME, name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static int soc_slider_access(int mode)
+{
+	if (!platform_profile_access(R_OK))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!platform_profile_name_is(POWER_SLIDER_NAME))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (access(PATH_SOC_SLIDER_BALANCE, mode)) {
+		if (debug)
+			fprintf(stderr, "Can not access %s\n", PATH_SOC_SLIDER_BALANCE);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (access(PATH_SOC_SLIDER_OFFSET, mode)) {
+		if (debug)
+			fprintf(stderr, "Can not access %s\n", PATH_SOC_SLIDER_OFFSET);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 void cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int opt;
 	int option_index = 0;
 
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
-		{"all",		required_argument,	0, 'a'},
-		{"cpu",		required_argument,	0, 'c'},
-		{"pkg",		required_argument,	0, 'p'},
-		{"debug",	no_argument,		0, 'd'},
-		{"hwp-desired",	required_argument,	0, 'D'},
-		{"epb",	required_argument,	0, 'B'},
-		{"force",	no_argument,	0, 'f'},
-		{"hwp-enable",	no_argument,	0, 'e'},
-		{"help",	no_argument,	0, 'h'},
-		{"hwp-epp",	required_argument,	0, 'P'},
-		{"hwp-min",	required_argument,	0, 'm'},
-		{"hwp-max",	required_argument,	0, 'M'},
-		{"read",	no_argument,		0, 'r'},
-		{"turbo-enable",	required_argument,	0, 't'},
-		{"hwp-use-pkg",	required_argument,	0, 'u'},
-		{"version",	no_argument,		0, 'v'},
-		{"hwp-window",	required_argument,	0, 'w'},
-		{"soc-slider-balance", required_argument, 0, 'S'},
-		{"soc-slider-offset",  required_argument, 0, 'O'},
-		{"platform-profile",   required_argument, 0, 'F'},
-		{0,		0,			0, 0 }
+		{ "all", required_argument, 0, 'a' },
+		{ "cpu", required_argument, 0, 'c' },
+		{ "pkg", required_argument, 0, 'p' },
+		{ "debug", no_argument, 0, 'd' },
+		{ "hwp-desired", required_argument, 0, 'D' },
+		{ "epb", required_argument, 0, 'B' },
+		{ "force", no_argument, 0, 'f' },
+		{ "hwp-enable", no_argument, 0, 'e' },
+		{ "help", no_argument, 0, 'h' },
+		{ "hwp-epp", required_argument, 0, 'P' },
+		{ "hwp-min", required_argument, 0, 'm' },
+		{ "hwp-max", required_argument, 0, 'M' },
+		{ "read", no_argument, 0, 'r' },
+		{ "turbo-enable", required_argument, 0, 't' },
+		{ "hwp-use-pkg", required_argument, 0, 'u' },
+		{ "version", no_argument, 0, 'v' },
+		{ "hwp-window", required_argument, 0, 'w' },
+		{ "soc-slider-balance", required_argument, 0, 'S' },
+		{ "soc-slider-offset", required_argument, 0, 'O' },
+		{ "platform-profile", required_argument, 0, 'F' },
+		{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
 	};
 
 	progname = argv[0];
 
-	while ((opt = getopt_long_only(argc, argv, "+a:c:dD:E:e:f:m:M:rt:u:vw::S:O:F:",
-				long_options, &option_index)) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt_long_only(argc, argv, "+a:c:dD:E:e:f:m:M:rt:u:vw::S:O:F:", long_options, &option_index)) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'a':
 			parse_cmdline_all(optarg);
@@ -613,6 +670,8 @@ void cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'F':
 			if (strlen(optarg) >= sizeof(platform_profile))
 				errx(1, "--platform-profile: value too long");
+			if (!platform_profile_access(W_OK))
+				errx(1, "Can not update platform-profile in '%s'", PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE);
 			strcpy(platform_profile, optarg);
 			update_platform_profile = 1;
 			break;
@@ -625,6 +684,8 @@ void cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'O':
 			if (parse_cmdline_int(optarg, &soc_slider_offset))
 				errx(1, "--soc-slider-offset: invalid value");
+			if (!soc_slider_access(W_OK))
+				errx(1, "Unable to write SOC Slider Offset");
 			update_soc_slider_offset = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'p':
@@ -639,6 +700,8 @@ void cmdline(int argc, char **argv)
 		case 'S':
 			if (parse_cmdline_int(optarg, &soc_slider_balance))
 				errx(1, "--soc-slider-balance: invalid value");
+			if (!soc_slider_access(W_OK))
+				errx(1, "Unable to write SOC Slider-Balance in '%s'", PATH_SOC_SLIDER_BALANCE);
 			update_soc_slider_balance = 1;
 			break;
 		case 't':
@@ -814,7 +877,8 @@ static unsigned int write_sysfs(const char *path, char *buf, size_t buflen)
 
 	numwritten = write(fd, buf, buflen - 1);
 	if (numwritten < 1) {
-		perror("write failed\n");
+		buf[strcspn(buf, "\n")] = '\0';
+		warn("Write '%s' to '%s' failed", buf, path);
 		close(fd);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -972,27 +1036,30 @@ static int set_epb_sysfs(int cpu, int val)
 	return (int)val;
 }
 
-static int soc_slider_available(void)
-{
-	if (access(PATH_SOC_SLIDER_BALANCE, R_OK) &&
-			access(PATH_SOC_SLIDER_OFFSET, R_OK) &&
-			access(PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE, R_OK))
-		return 0;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static void print_soc_slider(void)
 {
 	char buf[64];
 
-	if (!soc_slider_available())
+	if (!soc_slider_access(R_OK))
 		return;
 
 	if (sysfs_read_string(PATH_SOC_SLIDER_BALANCE, buf, sizeof(buf)) == 0)
 		printf("soc-slider-balance: %s\n", buf);
+
 	if (sysfs_read_string(PATH_SOC_SLIDER_OFFSET, buf, sizeof(buf)) == 0)
 		printf("soc-slider-offset: %s\n", buf);
+}
+
+static void print_platform_profile(void)
+{
+	char buf[64];
+
+	if (!platform_profile_access(R_OK))
+		return;
+
+	if (sysfs_read_string(PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE_NAME, buf, sizeof(buf)) == 0)
+		printf("platform-profile-name: %s\n", buf);
+
 	if (sysfs_read_string(PATH_PLATFORM_PROFILE, buf, sizeof(buf)) == 0)
 		printf("platform-profile: %s\n", buf);
 }
@@ -1725,13 +1792,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* display information only, no updates to settings */
-	if (!update_epb && !update_turbo && !hwp_update_enabled() &&
-	    !update_soc_slider_balance && !update_soc_slider_offset &&
-	    !update_platform_profile) {
+	if (!update_epb && !update_turbo && !hwp_update_enabled() && !update_soc_slider_balance && !update_soc_slider_offset && !update_platform_profile) {
 		if (cpu_selected_set)
 			for_all_cpus_in_set(cpu_setsize, cpu_selected_set, print_cpu_msrs);
 
 		print_soc_slider();
+		print_platform_profile();
 
 		if (has_hwp_request_pkg) {
 			if (pkg_selected_set == 0)