diff --git a/arch/i386/Kconfig b/arch/i386/Kconfig
index 3b3b017..4b7de3e 100644
--- a/arch/i386/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/i386/Kconfig
@@ -1318,6 +1318,11 @@
 	bool
 	default y
 
+config GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
+	bool
+	depends on GENERIC_HARDIRQS && SMP
+	default y
+
 config X86_SMP
 	bool
 	depends on SMP && !X86_VOYAGER
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
index 6578f40..4a59404 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/sysdev.h>
+
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/smp.h>
 #include <asm/desc.h>
@@ -222,13 +223,21 @@
 			clear_IO_APIC_pin(apic, pin);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static void set_ioapic_affinity_irq(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t cpumask)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int pin;
 	struct irq_pin_list *entry = irq_2_pin + irq;
 	unsigned int apicid_value;
+	cpumask_t tmp;
 	
+	cpus_and(tmp, cpumask, cpu_online_map);
+	if (cpus_empty(tmp))
+		tmp = TARGET_CPUS;
+
+	cpus_and(cpumask, tmp, CPU_MASK_ALL);
+
 	apicid_value = cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpumask);
 	/* Prepare to do the io_apic_write */
 	apicid_value = apicid_value << 24;
@@ -242,6 +251,7 @@
 			break;
 		entry = irq_2_pin + entry->next;
 	}
+	set_irq_info(irq, cpumask);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 }
 
@@ -259,7 +269,6 @@
 #  define Dprintk(x...) 
 # endif
 
-cpumask_t __cacheline_aligned pending_irq_balance_cpumask[NR_IRQS];
 
 #define IRQBALANCE_CHECK_ARCH -999
 static int irqbalance_disabled = IRQBALANCE_CHECK_ARCH;
@@ -328,12 +337,7 @@
 	cpus_and(allowed_mask, cpu_online_map, irq_affinity[irq]);
 	new_cpu = move(cpu, allowed_mask, now, 1);
 	if (cpu != new_cpu) {
-		irq_desc_t *desc = irq_desc + irq;
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
-		pending_irq_balance_cpumask[irq] = cpumask_of_cpu(new_cpu);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
+		set_pending_irq(irq, cpumask_of_cpu(new_cpu));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -528,16 +532,12 @@
 	cpus_and(tmp, target_cpu_mask, allowed_mask);
 
 	if (!cpus_empty(tmp)) {
-		irq_desc_t *desc = irq_desc + selected_irq;
-		unsigned long flags;
 
 		Dprintk("irq = %d moved to cpu = %d\n",
 				selected_irq, min_loaded);
 		/* mark for change destination */
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
-		pending_irq_balance_cpumask[selected_irq] =
-					cpumask_of_cpu(min_loaded);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
+		set_pending_irq(selected_irq, cpumask_of_cpu(min_loaded));
+
 		/* Since we made a change, come back sooner to 
 		 * check for more variation.
 		 */
@@ -568,7 +568,8 @@
 	
 	/* push everything to CPU 0 to give us a starting point.  */
 	for (i = 0 ; i < NR_IRQS ; i++) {
-		pending_irq_balance_cpumask[i] = cpumask_of_cpu(0);
+		pending_irq_cpumask[i] = cpumask_of_cpu(0);
+		set_pending_irq(i, cpumask_of_cpu(0));
 	}
 
 	for ( ; ; ) {
@@ -647,20 +648,9 @@
 
 __setup("noirqbalance", irqbalance_disable);
 
-static inline void move_irq(int irq)
-{
-	/* note - we hold the desc->lock */
-	if (unlikely(!cpus_empty(pending_irq_balance_cpumask[irq]))) {
-		set_ioapic_affinity_irq(irq, pending_irq_balance_cpumask[irq]);
-		cpus_clear(pending_irq_balance_cpumask[irq]);
-	}
-}
-
 late_initcall(balanced_irq_init);
-
-#else /* !CONFIG_IRQBALANCE */
-static inline void move_irq(int irq) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_IRQBALANCE */
+#endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 void fastcall send_IPI_self(int vector)
@@ -820,6 +810,7 @@
  * we need to reprogram the ioredtbls to cater for the cpus which have come online
  * so mask in all cases should simply be TARGET_CPUS
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 void __init setup_ioapic_dest(void)
 {
 	int pin, ioapic, irq, irq_entry;
@@ -838,6 +829,7 @@
 
 	}
 }
+#endif
 
 /*
  * EISA Edge/Level control register, ELCR
@@ -1249,6 +1241,7 @@
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 		io_apic_write(apic, 0x11+2*pin, *(((int *)&entry)+1));
 		io_apic_write(apic, 0x10+2*pin, *(((int *)&entry)+0));
+		set_native_irq_info(irq, TARGET_CPUS);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 	}
 	}
@@ -1944,6 +1937,7 @@
 {
 	int irq = vector_to_irq(vector);
 
+	move_irq(vector);
 	ack_edge_ioapic_irq(irq);
 }
 
@@ -1958,6 +1952,7 @@
 {
 	int irq = vector_to_irq(vector);
 
+	move_irq(vector);
 	end_level_ioapic_irq(irq);
 }
 
@@ -1975,14 +1970,17 @@
 	unmask_IO_APIC_irq(irq);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static void set_ioapic_affinity_vector (unsigned int vector,
 					cpumask_t cpu_mask)
 {
 	int irq = vector_to_irq(vector);
 
+	set_native_irq_info(vector, cpu_mask);
 	set_ioapic_affinity_irq(irq, cpu_mask);
 }
 #endif
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Level and edge triggered IO-APIC interrupts need different handling,
@@ -2000,7 +1998,9 @@
 	.disable 	= disable_edge_ioapic,
 	.ack 		= ack_edge_ioapic,
 	.end 		= end_edge_ioapic,
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.set_affinity 	= set_ioapic_affinity,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct hw_interrupt_type ioapic_level_type = {
@@ -2011,7 +2011,9 @@
 	.disable 	= disable_level_ioapic,
 	.ack 		= mask_and_ack_level_ioapic,
 	.end 		= end_level_ioapic,
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.set_affinity 	= set_ioapic_affinity,
+#endif
 };
 
 static inline void init_IO_APIC_traps(void)
@@ -2569,6 +2571,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 	io_apic_write(ioapic, 0x11+2*pin, *(((int *)&entry)+1));
 	io_apic_write(ioapic, 0x10+2*pin, *(((int *)&entry)+0));
+	set_native_irq_info(use_pci_vector() ? entry.vector : irq, TARGET_CPUS);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 3deced6..17b5dbf 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@
 	bool
 	default y
 
+config GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
+	bool
+	depends on GENERIC_HARDIRQS && SMP
+	default y
+
 source "arch/ia64/hp/sim/Kconfig"
 
 source "arch/ia64/oprofile/Kconfig"
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/irq.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/irq.c
index 28f2aad..205d980 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/irq.c
@@ -91,23 +91,8 @@
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-/*
- * This is updated when the user sets irq affinity via /proc
- */
-static cpumask_t __cacheline_aligned pending_irq_cpumask[NR_IRQS];
-static unsigned long pending_irq_redir[BITS_TO_LONGS(NR_IRQS)];
-
 static char irq_redir [NR_IRQS]; // = { [0 ... NR_IRQS-1] = 1 };
 
-/*
- * Arch specific routine for deferred write to iosapic rte to reprogram
- * intr destination.
- */
-void proc_set_irq_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask_val)
-{
-	pending_irq_cpumask[irq] = mask_val;
-}
-
 void set_irq_affinity_info (unsigned int irq, int hwid, int redir)
 {
 	cpumask_t mask = CPU_MASK_NONE;
@@ -116,32 +101,10 @@
 
 	if (irq < NR_IRQS) {
 		irq_affinity[irq] = mask;
+		set_irq_info(irq, mask);
 		irq_redir[irq] = (char) (redir & 0xff);
 	}
 }
-
-
-void move_irq(int irq)
-{
-	/* note - we hold desc->lock */
-	cpumask_t tmp;
-	irq_desc_t *desc = irq_descp(irq);
-	int redir = test_bit(irq, pending_irq_redir);
-
-	if (unlikely(!desc->handler->set_affinity))
-		return;
-
-	if (!cpus_empty(pending_irq_cpumask[irq])) {
-		cpus_and(tmp, pending_irq_cpumask[irq], cpu_online_map);
-		if (unlikely(!cpus_empty(tmp))) {
-			desc->handler->set_affinity(irq | (redir ? IA64_IRQ_REDIRECTED : 0),
-						    pending_irq_cpumask[irq]);
-		}
-		cpus_clear(pending_irq_cpumask[irq]);
-	}
-}
-
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
index 75e52c5..251ce7c 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86_64/Kconfig
@@ -441,6 +441,11 @@
 	bool
 	default y
 
+config GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
+	bool
+	depends on GENERIC_HARDIRQS && SMP
+	default y
+
 menu "Power management options"
 
 source kernel/power/Kconfig
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
index d206d7e..76bcc4e 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/io_apic.c
@@ -78,6 +78,54 @@
 #define vector_to_irq(vector)	(vector)
 #endif
 
+#define __DO_ACTION(R, ACTION, FINAL)					\
+									\
+{									\
+	int pin;							\
+	struct irq_pin_list *entry = irq_2_pin + irq;			\
+									\
+	for (;;) {							\
+		unsigned int reg;					\
+		pin = entry->pin;					\
+		if (pin == -1)						\
+			break;						\
+		reg = io_apic_read(entry->apic, 0x10 + R + pin*2);	\
+		reg ACTION;						\
+		io_apic_modify(entry->apic, reg);			\
+		if (!entry->next)					\
+			break;						\
+		entry = irq_2_pin + entry->next;			\
+	}								\
+	FINAL;								\
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+static void set_ioapic_affinity_irq(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	unsigned int dest;
+	cpumask_t tmp;
+
+	cpus_and(tmp, mask, cpu_online_map);
+	if (cpus_empty(tmp))
+		tmp = TARGET_CPUS;
+
+	cpus_and(mask, tmp, CPU_MASK_ALL);
+
+	dest = cpu_mask_to_apicid(mask);
+
+	/*
+	 * Only the high 8 bits are valid.
+	 */
+	dest = SET_APIC_LOGICAL_ID(dest);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioapic_lock, flags);
+	__DO_ACTION(1, = dest, )
+	set_irq_info(irq, mask);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioapic_lock, flags);
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * The common case is 1:1 IRQ<->pin mappings. Sometimes there are
  * shared ISA-space IRQs, so we have to support them. We are super
@@ -101,26 +149,6 @@
 	entry->pin = pin;
 }
 
-#define __DO_ACTION(R, ACTION, FINAL)					\
-									\
-{									\
-	int pin;							\
-	struct irq_pin_list *entry = irq_2_pin + irq;			\
-									\
-	for (;;) {							\
-		unsigned int reg;					\
-		pin = entry->pin;					\
-		if (pin == -1)						\
-			break;						\
-		reg = io_apic_read(entry->apic, 0x10 + R + pin*2);	\
-		reg ACTION;						\
-		io_apic_modify(entry->apic, reg);			\
-		if (!entry->next)					\
-			break;						\
-		entry = irq_2_pin + entry->next;			\
-	}								\
-	FINAL;								\
-}
 
 #define DO_ACTION(name,R,ACTION, FINAL)					\
 									\
@@ -767,6 +795,7 @@
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 		io_apic_write(apic, 0x11+2*pin, *(((int *)&entry)+1));
 		io_apic_write(apic, 0x10+2*pin, *(((int *)&entry)+0));
+		set_native_irq_info(irq, TARGET_CPUS);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 	}
 	}
@@ -1314,6 +1343,7 @@
  */
 static void ack_edge_ioapic_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
+	move_irq(irq);
 	if ((irq_desc[irq].status & (IRQ_PENDING | IRQ_DISABLED))
 					== (IRQ_PENDING | IRQ_DISABLED))
 		mask_IO_APIC_irq(irq);
@@ -1343,26 +1373,10 @@
 
 static void end_level_ioapic_irq (unsigned int irq)
 {
+	move_irq(irq);
 	ack_APIC_irq();
 }
 
-static void set_ioapic_affinity_irq(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-	unsigned int dest;
-
-	dest = cpu_mask_to_apicid(mask);
-
-	/*
-	 * Only the high 8 bits are valid.
-	 */
-	dest = SET_APIC_LOGICAL_ID(dest);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioapic_lock, flags);
-	__DO_ACTION(1, = dest, )
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioapic_lock, flags);
-}
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI_MSI
 static unsigned int startup_edge_ioapic_vector(unsigned int vector)
 {
@@ -1375,6 +1389,7 @@
 {
 	int irq = vector_to_irq(vector);
 
+	move_native_irq(vector);
 	ack_edge_ioapic_irq(irq);
 }
 
@@ -1389,6 +1404,7 @@
 {
 	int irq = vector_to_irq(vector);
 
+	move_native_irq(vector);
 	end_level_ioapic_irq(irq);
 }
 
@@ -1406,14 +1422,17 @@
 	unmask_IO_APIC_irq(irq);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 static void set_ioapic_affinity_vector (unsigned int vector,
 					cpumask_t cpu_mask)
 {
 	int irq = vector_to_irq(vector);
 
+	set_native_irq_info(vector, cpu_mask);
 	set_ioapic_affinity_irq(irq, cpu_mask);
 }
-#endif
+#endif // CONFIG_SMP
+#endif // CONFIG_PCI_MSI
 
 /*
  * Level and edge triggered IO-APIC interrupts need different handling,
@@ -1432,7 +1451,9 @@
 	.disable 	= disable_edge_ioapic,
 	.ack 		= ack_edge_ioapic,
 	.end 		= end_edge_ioapic,
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.set_affinity = set_ioapic_affinity,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct hw_interrupt_type ioapic_level_type = {
@@ -1443,7 +1464,9 @@
 	.disable 	= disable_level_ioapic,
 	.ack 		= mask_and_ack_level_ioapic,
 	.end 		= end_level_ioapic,
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 	.set_affinity = set_ioapic_affinity,
+#endif
 };
 
 static inline void init_IO_APIC_traps(void)
@@ -1918,6 +1941,7 @@
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 	io_apic_write(ioapic, 0x11+2*pin, *(((int *)&entry)+1));
 	io_apic_write(ioapic, 0x10+2*pin, *(((int *)&entry)+0));
+	set_native_irq_info(use_pci_vector() ?  entry.vector : irq, TARGET_CPUS);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ioapic_lock, flags);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1931,6 +1955,7 @@
  * we need to reprogram the ioredtbls to cater for the cpus which have come online
  * so mask in all cases should simply be TARGET_CPUS
  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 void __init setup_ioapic_dest(void)
 {
 	int pin, ioapic, irq, irq_entry;
@@ -1949,3 +1974,4 @@
 
 	}
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi.c b/drivers/pci/msi.c
index 2b85aa3..532f73b 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/msi.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/msi.c
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
 {
 	struct msi_desc *entry;
 	struct msg_address address;
+	unsigned int irq = vector;
 
 	entry = (struct msi_desc *)msi_desc[vector];
 	if (!entry || !entry->dev)
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
 		entry->msi_attrib.current_cpu = cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpu_mask);
 		pci_write_config_dword(entry->dev, msi_lower_address_reg(pos),
 			address.lo_address.value);
+		set_native_irq_info(irq, cpu_mask);
 		break;
 	}
 	case PCI_CAP_ID_MSIX:
@@ -125,22 +127,13 @@
 			MSI_TARGET_CPU_SHIFT);
 		entry->msi_attrib.current_cpu = cpu_mask_to_apicid(cpu_mask);
 		writel(address.lo_address.value, entry->mask_base + offset);
+		set_native_irq_info(irq, cpu_mask);
 		break;
 	}
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
 }
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_IRQBALANCE
-static inline void move_msi(int vector)
-{
-	if (!cpus_empty(pending_irq_balance_cpumask[vector])) {
-		set_msi_affinity(vector, pending_irq_balance_cpumask[vector]);
-		cpus_clear(pending_irq_balance_cpumask[vector]);
-	}
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_IRQBALANCE */
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 static void mask_MSI_irq(unsigned int vector)
@@ -191,13 +184,13 @@
 
 static void end_msi_irq_wo_maskbit(unsigned int vector)
 {
-	move_msi(vector);
+	move_native_irq(vector);
 	ack_APIC_irq();
 }
 
 static void end_msi_irq_w_maskbit(unsigned int vector)
 {
-	move_msi(vector);
+	move_native_irq(vector);
 	unmask_MSI_irq(vector);
 	ack_APIC_irq();
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pci/msi.h b/drivers/pci/msi.h
index 390f185..402136a 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/msi.h
+++ b/drivers/pci/msi.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define NR_HP_RESERVED_VECTORS 	20
 
 extern int vector_irq[NR_VECTORS];
-extern cpumask_t pending_irq_balance_cpumask[NR_IRQS];
 extern void (*interrupt[NR_IRQS])(void);
 extern int pci_vector_resources(int last, int nr_released);
 
@@ -29,10 +28,6 @@
 #define set_msi_irq_affinity	NULL
 #endif
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_IRQBALANCE
-static inline void move_msi(int vector) {}
-#endif
-
 /*
  * MSI-X Address Register
  */
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h b/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h
index 041ab8c..0cf119b 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/hw_irq.h
@@ -116,13 +116,6 @@
  * and to obtain the irq descriptor for a given irq number.
  */
 
-/* Return a pointer to the irq descriptor for IRQ.  */
-static inline irq_desc_t *
-irq_descp (int irq)
-{
-	return irq_desc + irq;
-}
-
 /* Extract the IA-64 vector that corresponds to IRQ.  */
 static inline ia64_vector
 irq_to_vector (int irq)
diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/irq.h b/include/asm-ia64/irq.h
index bd07d11..5d930fd 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/irq.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/irq.h
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
 extern void enable_irq (unsigned int);
 extern void set_irq_affinity_info (unsigned int irq, int dest, int redir);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-extern void move_irq(int irq);
-#else
-#define move_irq(irq)
-#endif
-
 struct irqaction;
 struct pt_regs;
 int handle_IRQ_event(unsigned int, struct pt_regs *, struct irqaction *);
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 069d3b8..4a362b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -71,16 +71,139 @@
 	unsigned int irq_count;		/* For detecting broken interrupts */
 	unsigned int irqs_unhandled;
 	spinlock_t lock;
+#if defined (CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ) || defined (CONFIG_IRQBALANCE)
+	unsigned int move_irq;		/* Flag need to re-target intr dest*/
+#endif
 } ____cacheline_aligned irq_desc_t;
 
 extern irq_desc_t irq_desc [NR_IRQS];
 
+/* Return a pointer to the irq descriptor for IRQ.  */
+static inline irq_desc_t *
+irq_descp (int irq)
+{
+	return irq_desc + irq;
+}
+
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h> /* the arch dependent stuff */
 
 extern int setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irqaction * new);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
 extern cpumask_t irq_affinity[NR_IRQS];
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+static inline void set_native_irq_info(int irq, cpumask_t mask)
+{
+	irq_affinity[irq] = mask;
+}
+#else
+static inline void set_native_irq_info(int irq, cpumask_t mask)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
+
+#if defined (CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ) || defined (CONFIG_IRQBALANCE)
+extern cpumask_t pending_irq_cpumask[NR_IRQS];
+
+static inline void set_pending_irq(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask)
+{
+	irq_desc_t *desc = irq_desc + irq;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
+	desc->move_irq = 1;
+	pending_irq_cpumask[irq] = mask;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
+}
+
+static inline void
+move_native_irq(int irq)
+{
+	cpumask_t tmp;
+	irq_desc_t *desc = irq_descp(irq);
+
+	if (likely (!desc->move_irq))
+		return;
+
+	desc->move_irq = 0;
+
+	if (likely(cpus_empty(pending_irq_cpumask[irq])))
+		return;
+
+	if (!desc->handler->set_affinity)
+		return;
+
+	/* note - we hold the desc->lock */
+	cpus_and(tmp, pending_irq_cpumask[irq], cpu_online_map);
+
+	/*
+	 * If there was a valid mask to work with, please
+	 * do the disable, re-program, enable sequence.
+	 * This is *not* particularly important for level triggered
+	 * but in a edge trigger case, we might be setting rte
+	 * when an active trigger is comming in. This could
+	 * cause some ioapics to mal-function.
+	 * Being paranoid i guess!
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(!cpus_empty(tmp))) {
+		desc->handler->disable(irq);
+		desc->handler->set_affinity(irq,tmp);
+		desc->handler->enable(irq);
+	}
+	cpus_clear(pending_irq_cpumask[irq]);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PCI_MSI
+/*
+ * Wonder why these are dummies?
+ * For e.g the set_ioapic_affinity_vector() calls the set_ioapic_affinity_irq()
+ * counter part after translating the vector to irq info. We need to perform
+ * this operation on the real irq, when we dont use vector, i.e when
+ * pci_use_vector() is false.
+ */
+static inline void move_irq(int irq)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void set_irq_info(int irq, cpumask_t mask)
+{
+}
+
+#else // CONFIG_PCI_MSI
+
+static inline void move_irq(int irq)
+{
+	move_native_irq(irq);
+}
+
+static inline void set_irq_info(int irq, cpumask_t mask)
+{
+	set_native_irq_info(irq, mask);
+}
+#endif // CONFIG_PCI_MSI
+
+#else	// CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ || CONFIG_IRQBALANCE
+
+#define move_irq(x)
+#define move_native_irq(x)
+#define set_pending_irq(x,y)
+static inline void set_irq_info(int irq, cpumask_t mask)
+{
+	set_native_irq_info(irq, mask);
+}
+
+#endif // CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
+
+#else // CONFIG_SMP
+
+#define move_irq(x)
+#define move_native_irq(x)
+
+#endif // CONFIG_SMP
+
 extern int no_irq_affinity;
 extern int noirqdebug_setup(char *str);
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index ac67009..1cfdb08 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 
 cpumask_t irq_affinity[NR_IRQS] = { [0 ... NR_IRQS-1] = CPU_MASK_ALL };
 
+#if defined (CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ) || defined (CONFIG_IRQBALANCE)
+cpumask_t __cacheline_aligned pending_irq_cpumask[NR_IRQS];
+#endif
+
 /**
  *	synchronize_irq - wait for pending IRQ handlers (on other CPUs)
  *
diff --git a/kernel/irq/proc.c b/kernel/irq/proc.c
index 85d08da..f26e534 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/proc.c
@@ -19,12 +19,22 @@
  */
 static struct proc_dir_entry *smp_affinity_entry[NR_IRQS];
 
-void __attribute__((weak))
-proc_set_irq_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask_val)
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
+void proc_set_irq_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask_val)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Save these away for later use. Re-progam when the
+	 * interrupt is pending
+	 */
+	set_pending_irq(irq, mask_val);
+}
+#else
+void proc_set_irq_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask_val)
 {
 	irq_affinity[irq] = mask_val;
 	irq_desc[irq].handler->set_affinity(irq, mask_val);
 }
+#endif
 
 static int irq_affinity_read_proc(char *page, char **start, off_t off,
 				  int count, int *eof, void *data)