diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 35e7df1..1ac57e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
  * IRQF_IRQPOLL - Interrupt is used for polling (only the interrupt that is
  *                registered first in an shared interrupt is considered for
  *                performance reasons)
+ * IRQF_ONESHOT - Interrupt is not reenabled after the hardirq handler finished.
+ *                Used by threaded interrupts which need to keep the
+ *                irq line disabled until the threaded handler has been run.
  */
 #define IRQF_DISABLED		0x00000020
 #define IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM	0x00000040
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@
 #define IRQF_PERCPU		0x00000400
 #define IRQF_NOBALANCING	0x00000800
 #define IRQF_IRQPOLL		0x00001000
+#define IRQF_ONESHOT		0x00002000
 
 /*
  * Bits used by threaded handlers:
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index cb2e77a..5e7c6ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 #define IRQ_MOVE_PCNTXT		0x01000000	/* IRQ migration from process context */
 #define IRQ_AFFINITY_SET	0x02000000	/* IRQ affinity was set from userspace*/
 #define IRQ_SUSPENDED		0x04000000	/* IRQ has gone through suspend sequence */
+#define IRQ_ONESHOT		0x08000000	/* IRQ is not unmasked after hardirq */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_PER_CPU
 # define CHECK_IRQ_PER_CPU(var) ((var) & IRQ_PER_CPU)
diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 13c68e7..b08c0d2 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -382,7 +382,10 @@
 
 	spin_lock(&desc->lock);
 	desc->status &= ~IRQ_INPROGRESS;
-	if (!(desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED) && desc->chip->unmask)
+
+	if (unlikely(desc->status & IRQ_ONESHOT))
+		desc->status |= IRQ_MASKED;
+	else if (!(desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED) && desc->chip->unmask)
 		desc->chip->unmask(irq);
 out_unlock:
 	spin_unlock(&desc->lock);
@@ -478,8 +481,13 @@
 	kstat_incr_irqs_this_cpu(irq, desc);
 
 	/* Start handling the irq */
-	if (desc->chip->ack)
-		desc->chip->ack(irq);
+	if (unlikely(desc->status & IRQ_ONESHOT)) {
+		desc->status |= IRQ_MASKED;
+		mask_ack_irq(desc, irq);
+	} else {
+		if (desc->chip->ack)
+			desc->chip->ack(irq);
+	}
 
 	/* Mark the IRQ currently in progress.*/
 	desc->status |= IRQ_INPROGRESS;
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index d222515..d7f7b5f 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -436,6 +436,16 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Default primary interrupt handler for threaded interrupts. Is
+ * assigned as primary handler when request_threaded_irq is called
+ * with handler == NULL. Useful for oneshot interrupts.
+ */
+static irqreturn_t irq_default_primary_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+	return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+}
+
 static int irq_wait_for_interrupt(struct irqaction *action)
 {
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
@@ -451,6 +461,21 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Oneshot interrupts keep the irq line masked until the threaded
+ * handler finished. unmask if the interrupt has not been disabled and
+ * is marked MASKED.
+ */
+static void irq_finalize_oneshot(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
+	if (!(desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED) && (desc->status & IRQ_MASKED)) {
+		desc->status &= ~IRQ_MASKED;
+		desc->chip->unmask(irq);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 /*
  * Check whether we need to change the affinity of the interrupt thread.
@@ -492,7 +517,7 @@
 	struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = MAX_USER_RT_PRIO/2, };
 	struct irqaction *action = data;
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(action->irq);
-	int wake;
+	int wake, oneshot = desc->status & IRQ_ONESHOT;
 
 	sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &param);
 	current->irqaction = action;
@@ -518,6 +543,9 @@
 			spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
 
 			action->thread_fn(action->irq, action->dev_id);
+
+			if (oneshot)
+				irq_finalize_oneshot(action->irq, desc);
 		}
 
 		wake = atomic_dec_and_test(&desc->threads_active);
@@ -590,6 +618,10 @@
 		rand_initialize_irq(irq);
 	}
 
+	/* Oneshot interrupts are not allowed with shared */
+	if ((new->flags & IRQF_ONESHOT) && (new->flags & IRQF_SHARED))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/*
 	 * Threaded handler ?
 	 */
@@ -663,9 +695,12 @@
 			desc->status |= IRQ_PER_CPU;
 #endif
 
-		desc->status &= ~(IRQ_AUTODETECT | IRQ_WAITING |
+		desc->status &= ~(IRQ_AUTODETECT | IRQ_WAITING | IRQ_ONESHOT |
 				  IRQ_INPROGRESS | IRQ_SPURIOUS_DISABLED);
 
+		if (new->flags & IRQF_ONESHOT)
+			desc->status |= IRQ_ONESHOT;
+
 		if (!(desc->status & IRQ_NOAUTOEN)) {
 			desc->depth = 0;
 			desc->status &= ~IRQ_DISABLED;
@@ -878,6 +913,8 @@
  *	@irq: Interrupt line to allocate
  *	@handler: Function to be called when the IRQ occurs.
  *		  Primary handler for threaded interrupts
+ *		  If NULL and thread_fn != NULL the default
+ *		  primary handler is installed
  *	@thread_fn: Function called from the irq handler thread
  *		    If NULL, no irq thread is created
  *	@irqflags: Interrupt type flags
@@ -957,8 +994,12 @@
 
 	if (desc->status & IRQ_NOREQUEST)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!handler)
-		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!handler) {
+		if (!thread_fn)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		handler = irq_default_primary_handler;
+	}
 
 	action = kzalloc(sizeof(struct irqaction), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!action)