diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
index 1866cec..c25f73d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/smp.h
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@
 #define PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNC_SINGLE	2
 #define PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK  3
 
+/*
+ * irq controllers that have dedicated ipis per message and don't
+ * need additional code in the action handler may use this
+ */
+extern int smp_request_message_ipi(int virq, int message);
+extern const char *smp_ipi_name[];
+
 void smp_init_iSeries(void);
 void smp_init_pSeries(void);
 void smp_init_cell(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
index ff9f701..a59d8d7 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -123,6 +123,65 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static irqreturn_t call_function_action(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	generic_smp_call_function_interrupt();
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t reschedule_action(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	/* we just need the return path side effect of checking need_resched */
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t call_function_single_action(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	generic_smp_call_function_single_interrupt();
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static irqreturn_t debug_ipi_action(int irq, void *data)
+{
+	smp_message_recv(PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK);
+	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static irq_handler_t smp_ipi_action[] = {
+	[PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNCTION] =  call_function_action,
+	[PPC_MSG_RESCHEDULE] = reschedule_action,
+	[PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNC_SINGLE] = call_function_single_action,
+	[PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK] = debug_ipi_action,
+};
+
+const char *smp_ipi_name[] = {
+	[PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNCTION] =  "ipi call function",
+	[PPC_MSG_RESCHEDULE] = "ipi reschedule",
+	[PPC_MSG_CALL_FUNC_SINGLE] = "ipi call function single",
+	[PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK] = "ipi debugger",
+};
+
+/* optional function to request ipi, for controllers with >= 4 ipis */
+int smp_request_message_ipi(int virq, int msg)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (msg < 0 || msg > PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK) {
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+#if !defined(CONFIG_DEBUGGER) && !defined(CONFIG_KEXEC)
+	if (msg == PPC_MSG_DEBUGGER_BREAK) {
+		return 1;
+	}
+#endif
+	err = request_irq(virq, smp_ipi_action[msg], IRQF_DISABLED|IRQF_PERCPU,
+			  smp_ipi_name[msg], 0);
+	WARN(err < 0, "unable to request_irq %d for %s (rc %d)\n",
+		virq, smp_ipi_name[msg], err);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
 void smp_send_reschedule(int cpu)
 {
 	if (likely(smp_ops))