diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/irqflags.h b/include/asm-x86_64/irqflags.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22f3c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/irqflags.h
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * include/asm-x86_64/irqflags.h
+ *
+ * IRQ flags handling
+ *
+ * This file gets included from lowlevel asm headers too, to provide
+ * wrapped versions of the local_irq_*() APIs, based on the
+ * raw_local_irq_*() macros from the lowlevel headers.
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_IRQFLAGS_H
+#define _ASM_IRQFLAGS_H
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+
+/* interrupt control.. */
+#define raw_local_save_flags(x)	do { warn_if_not_ulong(x); __asm__ __volatile__("# save_flags \n\t pushfq ; popq %q0":"=g" (x): /* no input */ :"memory"); } while (0)
+#define raw_local_irq_restore(x) 	__asm__ __volatile__("# restore_flags \n\t pushq %0 ; popfq": /* no output */ :"g" (x):"memory", "cc")
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_VSMP
+/* Interrupt control for VSMP  architecture */
+#define raw_local_irq_disable()	do { unsigned long flags; raw_local_save_flags(flags); raw_local_irq_restore((flags & ~(1 << 9)) | (1 << 18)); } while (0)
+#define raw_local_irq_enable()	do { unsigned long flags; raw_local_save_flags(flags); raw_local_irq_restore((flags | (1 << 9)) & ~(1 << 18)); } while (0)
+
+#define raw_irqs_disabled_flags(flags)	\
+({						\
+	(flags & (1<<18)) || !(flags & (1<<9));	\
+})
+
+/* For spinlocks etc */
+#define raw_local_irq_save(x)	do { raw_local_save_flags(x); raw_local_irq_restore((x & ~(1 << 9)) | (1 << 18)); } while (0)
+#else  /* CONFIG_X86_VSMP */
+#define raw_local_irq_disable() 	__asm__ __volatile__("cli": : :"memory")
+#define raw_local_irq_enable()	__asm__ __volatile__("sti": : :"memory")
+
+#define raw_irqs_disabled_flags(flags)	\
+({						\
+	!(flags & (1<<9));			\
+})
+
+/* For spinlocks etc */
+#define raw_local_irq_save(x) 	do { warn_if_not_ulong(x); __asm__ __volatile__("# raw_local_irq_save \n\t pushfq ; popq %0 ; cli":"=g" (x): /* no input */ :"memory"); } while (0)
+#endif
+
+#define raw_irqs_disabled()			\
+({						\
+	unsigned long flags;			\
+	raw_local_save_flags(flags);		\
+	raw_irqs_disabled_flags(flags);		\
+})
+
+/* used in the idle loop; sti takes one instruction cycle to complete */
+#define raw_safe_halt()	__asm__ __volatile__("sti; hlt": : :"memory")
+/* used when interrupts are already enabled or to shutdown the processor */
+#define halt()			__asm__ __volatile__("hlt": : :"memory")
+
+#else /* __ASSEMBLY__: */
+# define TRACE_IRQS_ON
+# define TRACE_IRQS_OFF
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/asm-x86_64/system.h b/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
index 68e559f..f67f287 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86_64/system.h
@@ -244,43 +244,7 @@
 
 #define warn_if_not_ulong(x) do { unsigned long foo; (void) (&(x) == &foo); } while (0)
 
-/* interrupt control.. */
-#define local_save_flags(x)	do { warn_if_not_ulong(x); __asm__ __volatile__("# save_flags \n\t pushfq ; popq %q0":"=g" (x): /* no input */ :"memory"); } while (0)
-#define local_irq_restore(x) 	__asm__ __volatile__("# restore_flags \n\t pushq %0 ; popfq": /* no output */ :"g" (x):"memory", "cc")
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_VSMP
-/* Interrupt control for VSMP  architecture */
-#define local_irq_disable()	do { unsigned long flags; local_save_flags(flags); local_irq_restore((flags & ~(1 << 9)) | (1 << 18)); } while (0)
-#define local_irq_enable()	do { unsigned long flags; local_save_flags(flags); local_irq_restore((flags | (1 << 9)) & ~(1 << 18)); } while (0)
-
-#define irqs_disabled()					\
-({							\
-	unsigned long flags;				\
-	local_save_flags(flags);			\
-	(flags & (1<<18)) || !(flags & (1<<9));		\
-})
-
-/* For spinlocks etc */
-#define local_irq_save(x)	do { local_save_flags(x); local_irq_restore((x & ~(1 << 9)) | (1 << 18)); } while (0)
-#else  /* CONFIG_X86_VSMP */
-#define local_irq_disable() 	__asm__ __volatile__("cli": : :"memory")
-#define local_irq_enable()	__asm__ __volatile__("sti": : :"memory")
-
-#define irqs_disabled()			\
-({					\
-	unsigned long flags;		\
-	local_save_flags(flags);	\
-	!(flags & (1<<9));		\
-})
-
-/* For spinlocks etc */
-#define local_irq_save(x) 	do { warn_if_not_ulong(x); __asm__ __volatile__("# local_irq_save \n\t pushfq ; popq %0 ; cli":"=g" (x): /* no input */ :"memory"); } while (0)
-#endif
-
-/* used in the idle loop; sti takes one instruction cycle to complete */
-#define safe_halt()		__asm__ __volatile__("sti; hlt": : :"memory")
-/* used when interrupts are already enabled or to shutdown the processor */
-#define halt()			__asm__ __volatile__("hlt": : :"memory")
+#include <linux/irqflags.h>
 
 void cpu_idle_wait(void);