diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 64f6f20..002d87f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ int arch_early_irq_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
+int arch_init_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
 {
 	desc->status |= IRQ_NOREQUEST;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_irq.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_irq.h
index a929c9e..1bc7063 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_irq.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hw_irq.h
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/profile.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <linux/irq.h>
 
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
-#include <asm/irq.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 
 /* Interrupt handlers registered during init_IRQ */
@@ -61,6 +61,15 @@ extern void init_VISWS_APIC_irqs(void);
 extern void setup_IO_APIC(void);
 extern void disable_IO_APIC(void);
 
+extern int x86_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int node);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+extern void x86_copy_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
+				  struct irq_desc *desc, int node);
+extern void x86_free_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
+				  struct irq_desc *desc);
+#endif
+
 struct io_apic_irq_attr {
 	int ioapic;
 	int ioapic_pin;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index e4e0ddc..12e5cf4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static struct irq_cfg *get_one_free_irq_cfg(int node)
 	return cfg;
 }
 
-int arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
+int x86_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
 {
 	struct irq_cfg *cfg;
 
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ static void free_irq_2_pin(struct irq_cfg *old_cfg, struct irq_cfg *cfg)
 	old_cfg->irq_2_pin = NULL;
 }
 
-void arch_init_copy_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
-				 struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
+void x86_copy_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
+			   struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
 {
 	struct irq_cfg *cfg;
 	struct irq_cfg *old_cfg;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static void free_irq_cfg(struct irq_cfg *old_cfg)
 	kfree(old_cfg);
 }
 
-void arch_free_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc, struct irq_desc *desc)
+void x86_free_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc, struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
 	struct irq_cfg *old_cfg, *cfg;
 
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@ struct irq_cfg *irq_cfg(unsigned int irq)
 	return irq < nr_irqs ? irq_cfgx + irq : NULL;
 }
 
+int x86_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #endif
 
 struct io_apic {
@@ -1520,6 +1525,7 @@ static void __init setup_IO_APIC_irqs(void)
 			printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc for %d\n", irq);
 			continue;
 		}
+		x86_init_chip_data(desc, node);
 		cfg = desc->chip_data;
 		add_pin_to_irq_node(cfg, node, apic_id, pin);
 		/*
@@ -1570,6 +1576,7 @@ void setup_IO_APIC_irq_extra(u32 gsi)
 		printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc for %d\n", irq);
 		return;
 	}
+	x86_init_chip_data(desc, node);
 
 	cfg = desc->chip_data;
 	add_pin_to_irq_node(cfg, node, apic_id, pin);
@@ -2739,6 +2746,11 @@ static struct irq_chip ioapic_chip __read_mostly = {
 	.set_affinity	= set_ioapic_affinity_irq,
 #endif
 	.retrigger	= ioapic_retrigger_irq,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct irq_chip ir_ioapic_chip __read_mostly = {
@@ -2754,6 +2766,11 @@ static struct irq_chip ir_ioapic_chip __read_mostly = {
 #endif
 #endif
 	.retrigger	= ioapic_retrigger_irq,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 static inline void init_IO_APIC_traps(void)
@@ -3261,6 +3278,7 @@ unsigned int create_irq_nr(unsigned int irq_want, int node)
 			printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc for %d\n", new);
 			continue;
 		}
+		x86_init_chip_data(desc_new, node);
 		cfg_new = desc_new->chip_data;
 
 		if (cfg_new->vector != 0)
@@ -3466,6 +3484,11 @@ static struct irq_chip msi_chip = {
 	.set_affinity	= set_msi_irq_affinity,
 #endif
 	.retrigger	= ioapic_retrigger_irq,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct irq_chip msi_ir_chip = {
@@ -3479,6 +3502,11 @@ static struct irq_chip msi_ir_chip = {
 #endif
 #endif
 	.retrigger	= ioapic_retrigger_irq,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 /*
@@ -3638,6 +3666,11 @@ static struct irq_chip dmar_msi_type = {
 	.set_affinity = dmar_msi_set_affinity,
 #endif
 	.retrigger = ioapic_retrigger_irq,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 int arch_setup_dmar_msi(unsigned int irq)
@@ -3695,6 +3728,11 @@ static struct irq_chip ir_hpet_msi_type = {
 #endif
 #endif
 	.retrigger = ioapic_retrigger_irq,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 static struct irq_chip hpet_msi_type = {
@@ -3706,6 +3744,11 @@ static struct irq_chip hpet_msi_type = {
 	.set_affinity = hpet_msi_set_affinity,
 #endif
 	.retrigger = ioapic_retrigger_irq,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 int arch_setup_hpet_msi(unsigned int irq, unsigned int id)
@@ -3792,6 +3835,11 @@ static struct irq_chip ht_irq_chip = {
 	.set_affinity	= set_ht_irq_affinity,
 #endif
 	.retrigger	= ioapic_retrigger_irq,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 int arch_setup_ht_irq(unsigned int irq, struct pci_dev *dev)
@@ -3919,6 +3967,7 @@ static int __io_apic_set_pci_routing(struct device *dev, int irq,
 		printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc %d\n", irq);
 		return 0;
 	}
+	x86_init_chip_data(desc, node);
 
 	pin = irq_attr->ioapic_pin;
 	trigger = irq_attr->trigger;
@@ -4313,6 +4362,7 @@ void __init pre_init_apic_IRQ0(void)
 	phys_cpu_present_map = physid_mask_of_physid(boot_cpu_physical_apicid);
 #endif
 	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(0, 0);
+	x86_init_chip_data(desc, 0);
 
 	setup_local_APIC();
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/uv_irq.c b/arch/x86/kernel/uv_irq.c
index ece73d8..df2c6d6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/uv_irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/uv_irq.c
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ struct irq_chip uv_irq_chip = {
 	.eoi		= uv_ack_apic,
 	.end		= uv_noop,
 	.set_affinity	= uv_set_irq_affinity,
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	.copy_chip_data = x86_copy_chip_data,
+	.free_chip_data = x86_free_chip_data,
+#endif
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 75f3f00..cc4cd22 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -611,6 +611,6 @@ struct irq_desc;
 extern int early_irq_init(void);
 extern int arch_probe_nr_irqs(void);
 extern int arch_early_irq_init(void);
-extern int arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int node);
+extern int arch_init_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc, int node);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 707ab12..558bd2d 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ struct irq_chip {
 	void		(*bus_lock)(unsigned int irq);
 	void		(*bus_sync_unlock)(unsigned int irq);
 
+	/* for move_irq_desc */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
+	void 		(*copy_chip_data)(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
+					  struct irq_desc *desc, int node);
+	void		(*free_chip_data)(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
+					  struct irq_desc *desc);
+#endif
+
 	/* Currently used only by UML, might disappear one day.*/
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_RELEASE_METHOD
 	void		(*release)(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id);
@@ -208,10 +216,6 @@ struct irq_desc {
 	const char		*name;
 } ____cacheline_internodealigned_in_smp;
 
-extern void arch_init_copy_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
-					struct irq_desc *desc, int node);
-extern void arch_free_chip_data(struct irq_desc *old_desc, struct irq_desc *desc);
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ
 extern struct irq_desc irq_desc[NR_IRQS];
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/irq/handle.c b/kernel/irq/handle.c
index 76d5a67..168e2f8 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ static void init_one_irq_desc(int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
 		BUG_ON(1);
 	}
 	init_desc_masks(desc);
-	arch_init_chip_data(desc, node);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -228,6 +227,7 @@ struct irq_desc * __ref irq_to_desc_alloc_node(unsigned int irq, int node)
 		BUG_ON(1);
 	}
 	init_one_irq_desc(irq, desc, node);
+	arch_init_irq_desc(desc, node);
 
 	set_irq_desc(irq, desc);
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/numa_migrate.c b/kernel/irq/numa_migrate.c
index 963559d..9ea09c9 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/numa_migrate.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/numa_migrate.c
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ static bool init_copy_one_irq_desc(int irq, struct irq_desc *old_desc,
 	lockdep_set_class(&desc->lock, &irq_desc_lock_class);
 	init_copy_kstat_irqs(old_desc, desc, node, nr_cpu_ids);
 	init_copy_desc_masks(old_desc, desc);
-	arch_init_copy_chip_data(old_desc, desc, node);
+	if (desc->chip->copy_chip_data)
+		desc->chip->copy_chip_data(old_desc, desc, node);
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ static void free_one_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *old_desc, struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
 	free_kstat_irqs(old_desc, desc);
 	free_desc_masks(old_desc, desc);
-	arch_free_chip_data(old_desc, desc);
+	if (desc->chip->free_chip_data)
+		desc->chip->free_chip_data(old_desc, desc);
 }
 
 static struct irq_desc *__real_move_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *old_desc,
@@ -107,9 +109,15 @@ out_unlock:
 
 struct irq_desc *move_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
 {
+
 	/* those static or target node is -1, do not move them */
 	if (desc->irq < NR_IRQS_LEGACY || node == -1)
 		return desc;
+	/* IRQ chip does not support movement */
+	if (desc->chip_data &&
+	    (desc->chip->copy_chip_data == NULL ||
+	     desc->chip->free_chip_data == NULL))
+		return desc;
 
 	if (desc->node != node)
 		desc = __real_move_irq_desc(desc, node);
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 7c1a67e..3f4b80e 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -895,8 +895,7 @@ int __init __weak arch_early_irq_init(void)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
-
-int __weak arch_init_chip_data(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
+int __weak arch_init_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
