diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 8930fb0..29f715e 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -238,11 +238,21 @@
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ */
 
+extern int irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t cpumask);
+extern int irq_can_set_affinity(unsigned int irq);
+
 #else /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 #define move_native_irq(x)
 #define move_masked_irq(x)
 
+static inline int irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t cpumask)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static inline int irq_can_set_affinity(unsigned int irq) { return 0; }
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQBALANCE
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index cd790ad..5597c15 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -38,6 +38,46 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(synchronize_irq);
 
+/**
+ *	irq_can_set_affinity - Check if the affinity of a given irq can be set
+ *	@irq:		Interrupt to check
+ *
+ */
+int irq_can_set_affinity(unsigned int irq)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_desc + irq;
+
+	if (CHECK_IRQ_PER_CPU(desc->status) || !desc->chip ||
+	    !desc->chip->set_affinity)
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ *	irq_set_affinity - Set the irq affinity of a given irq
+ *	@irq:		Interrupt to set affinity
+ *	@cpumask:	cpumask
+ *
+ */
+int irq_set_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t cpumask)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_desc + irq;
+
+	if (!desc->chip->set_affinity)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	set_balance_irq_affinity(irq, cpumask);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
+	set_pending_irq(irq, cpumask);
+#else
+	desc->affinity = cpumask;
+	desc->chip->set_affinity(irq, cpumask);
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/irq/proc.c b/kernel/irq/proc.c
index bb44bc9..2db91eb 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/proc.c
@@ -16,26 +16,6 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ
-void proc_set_irq_affinity(unsigned int irq, cpumask_t mask_val)
-{
-	set_balance_irq_affinity(irq, 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)
-{
-	set_balance_irq_affinity(irq, mask_val);
-	irq_desc[irq].affinity = mask_val;
-	irq_desc[irq].chip->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)
 {
@@ -73,7 +53,7 @@
 		   code to set default SMP affinity. */
 		return select_smp_affinity(irq) ? -EINVAL : full_count;
 
-	proc_set_irq_affinity(irq, new_value);
+	irq_set_affinity(irq, new_value);
 
 	return full_count;
 }