diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irq.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irq.h
index 0e40843..41f13ce 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irq.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/irq.h
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ extern struct thread_info *softirq_ctx[NR_CPUS];
 
 extern void irq_ctx_init(void);
 extern void call_do_softirq(struct thread_info *tp);
-extern int call_handle_irq(int irq, void *p1,
-			   struct thread_info *tp, void *func);
+extern void call_do_irq(struct pt_regs *regs, struct thread_info *tp);
 extern void do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs);
+extern void __do_irq(struct pt_regs *regs);
 
 int irq_choose_cpu(const struct cpumask *mask);
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index c69440c..2234a12 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -441,50 +441,6 @@ void migrate_irqs(void)
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline void handle_one_irq(unsigned int irq)
-{
-	struct thread_info *curtp, *irqtp;
-	unsigned long saved_sp_limit;
-	struct irq_desc *desc;
-
-	desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
-	if (!desc)
-		return;
-
-	/* Switch to the irq stack to handle this */
-	curtp = current_thread_info();
-	irqtp = hardirq_ctx[smp_processor_id()];
-
-	if (curtp == irqtp) {
-		/* We're already on the irq stack, just handle it */
-		desc->handle_irq(irq, desc);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	saved_sp_limit = current->thread.ksp_limit;
-
-	irqtp->task = curtp->task;
-	irqtp->flags = 0;
-
-	/* Copy the softirq bits in preempt_count so that the
-	 * softirq checks work in the hardirq context. */
-	irqtp->preempt_count = (irqtp->preempt_count & ~SOFTIRQ_MASK) |
-			       (curtp->preempt_count & SOFTIRQ_MASK);
-
-	current->thread.ksp_limit = (unsigned long)irqtp +
-		_ALIGN_UP(sizeof(struct thread_info), 16);
-
-	call_handle_irq(irq, desc, irqtp, desc->handle_irq);
-	current->thread.ksp_limit = saved_sp_limit;
-	irqtp->task = NULL;
-
-	/* Set any flag that may have been set on the
-	 * alternate stack
-	 */
-	if (irqtp->flags)
-		set_bits(irqtp->flags, &curtp->flags);
-}
-
 static inline void check_stack_overflow(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACKOVERFLOW
@@ -501,9 +457,9 @@ static inline void check_stack_overflow(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-void do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
+void __do_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
+	struct irq_desc *desc;
 	unsigned int irq;
 
 	irq_enter();
@@ -519,18 +475,64 @@ void do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 */
 	irq = ppc_md.get_irq();
 
-	/* We can hard enable interrupts now */
+	/* We can hard enable interrupts now to allow perf interrupts */
 	may_hard_irq_enable();
 
 	/* And finally process it */
-	if (irq != NO_IRQ)
-		handle_one_irq(irq);
-	else
+	if (unlikely(irq == NO_IRQ))
 		__get_cpu_var(irq_stat).spurious_irqs++;
+	else {
+		desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+		if (likely(desc))
+			desc->handle_irq(irq, desc);
+	}
 
 	trace_irq_exit(regs);
 
 	irq_exit();
+}
+
+void do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	struct pt_regs *old_regs = set_irq_regs(regs);
+	struct thread_info *curtp, *irqtp;
+	unsigned long saved_sp_limit;
+
+	/* Switch to the irq stack to handle this */
+	curtp = current_thread_info();
+	irqtp = hardirq_ctx[raw_smp_processor_id()];
+
+	/* Already there ? */
+	if (unlikely(curtp == irqtp)) {
+		__do_irq(regs);
+		set_irq_regs(old_regs);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Adjust the stack limit */
+	saved_sp_limit = current->thread.ksp_limit;
+	current->thread.ksp_limit = (unsigned long)irqtp +
+		_ALIGN_UP(sizeof(struct thread_info), 16);
+
+
+	/* Prepare the thread_info in the irq stack */
+	irqtp->task = curtp->task;
+	irqtp->flags = 0;
+
+	/* Copy the preempt_count so that the [soft]irq checks work. */
+	irqtp->preempt_count = curtp->preempt_count;
+
+	/* Switch stack and call */
+	call_do_irq(regs, irqtp);
+
+	/* Restore stack limit */
+	current->thread.ksp_limit = saved_sp_limit;
+	irqtp->task = NULL;
+
+	/* Copy back updates to the thread_info */
+	if (irqtp->flags)
+		set_bits(irqtp->flags, &curtp->flags);
+
 	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
 }
 
@@ -592,12 +594,10 @@ void irq_ctx_init(void)
 		memset((void *)softirq_ctx[i], 0, THREAD_SIZE);
 		tp = softirq_ctx[i];
 		tp->cpu = i;
-		tp->preempt_count = 0;
 
 		memset((void *)hardirq_ctx[i], 0, THREAD_SIZE);
 		tp = hardirq_ctx[i];
 		tp->cpu = i;
-		tp->preempt_count = HARDIRQ_OFFSET;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
index 777d999..7da3882 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
@@ -47,13 +47,12 @@ _GLOBAL(call_do_softirq)
 	mtlr	r0
 	blr
 
-_GLOBAL(call_handle_irq)
+_GLOBAL(call_do_irq)
 	mflr	r0
 	stw	r0,4(r1)
-	mtctr	r6
-	stwu	r1,THREAD_SIZE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r5)
-	mr	r1,r5
-	bctrl
+	stwu	r1,THREAD_SIZE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r4)
+	mr	r1,r4
+	bl	__do_irq
 	lwz	r1,0(r1)
 	lwz	r0,4(r1)
 	mtlr	r0
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S
index 971d7e7..e59caf8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_64.S
@@ -40,14 +40,12 @@ _GLOBAL(call_do_softirq)
 	mtlr	r0
 	blr
 
-_GLOBAL(call_handle_irq)
-	ld	r8,0(r6)
+_GLOBAL(call_do_irq)
 	mflr	r0
 	std	r0,16(r1)
-	mtctr	r8
-	stdu	r1,THREAD_SIZE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r5)
-	mr	r1,r5
-	bctrl
+	stdu	r1,THREAD_SIZE-STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD(r4)
+	mr	r1,r4
+	bl	.__do_irq
 	ld	r1,0(r1)
 	ld	r0,16(r1)
 	mtlr	r0
