diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c
index 99a7f4a..01024a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_cmdbuf.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ struct vmw_cmdbuf_context {
  * Internal protection.
  * @dheaders: Pool of DMA memory for device command buffer headers with trailing
  * space for inline data. Internal protection.
- * @tasklet: Tasklet struct for irq processing. Immutable.
  * @alloc_queue: Wait queue for processes waiting to allocate command buffer
  * space.
  * @idle_queue: Wait queue for processes waiting for command buffer idle.
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ struct vmw_cmdbuf_man {
 	spinlock_t lock;
 	struct dma_pool *headers;
 	struct dma_pool *dheaders;
-	struct tasklet_struct tasklet;
 	wait_queue_head_t alloc_queue;
 	wait_queue_head_t idle_queue;
 	bool irq_on;
@@ -278,9 +276,9 @@ void vmw_cmdbuf_header_free(struct vmw_cmdbuf_header *header)
 		vmw_cmdbuf_header_inline_free(header);
 		return;
 	}
-	spin_lock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	__vmw_cmdbuf_header_free(header);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&man->lock);
 }
 
 
@@ -468,20 +466,17 @@ static void vmw_cmdbuf_ctx_add(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 }
 
 /**
- * vmw_cmdbuf_man_tasklet - The main part of the command buffer interrupt
- * handler implemented as a tasklet.
+ * vmw_cmdbuf_irqthread - The main part of the command buffer interrupt
+ * handler implemented as a threaded irq task.
  *
- * @data: Tasklet closure. A pointer to the command buffer manager cast to
- * an unsigned long.
+ * @man: Pointer to the command buffer manager.
  *
- * The bottom half (tasklet) of the interrupt handler simply calls into the
+ * The bottom half of the interrupt handler simply calls into the
  * command buffer processor to free finished buffers and submit any
  * queued buffers to hardware.
  */
-static void vmw_cmdbuf_man_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+void vmw_cmdbuf_irqthread(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man)
 {
-	struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man = (struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *) data;
-
 	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	vmw_cmdbuf_man_process(man);
 	spin_unlock(&man->lock);
@@ -504,7 +499,7 @@ static void vmw_cmdbuf_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	uint32_t dummy;
 	bool restart = false;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, next, &man->error, list) {
 		restart = true;
 		DRM_ERROR("Command buffer error.\n");
@@ -513,7 +508,7 @@ static void vmw_cmdbuf_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 		__vmw_cmdbuf_header_free(entry);
 		wake_up_all(&man->idle_queue);
 	}
-	spin_unlock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&man->lock);
 
 	if (restart && vmw_cmdbuf_startstop(man, true))
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed restarting command buffer context 0.\n");
@@ -536,7 +531,7 @@ static bool vmw_cmdbuf_man_idle(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 	bool idle = false;
 	int i;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	vmw_cmdbuf_man_process(man);
 	for_each_cmdbuf_ctx(man, i, ctx) {
 		if (!list_empty(&ctx->submitted) ||
@@ -548,7 +543,7 @@ static bool vmw_cmdbuf_man_idle(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 	idle = list_empty(&man->error);
 
 out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&man->lock);
 
 	return idle;
 }
@@ -571,7 +566,7 @@ static void __vmw_cmdbuf_cur_flush(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man)
 	if (!cur)
 		return;
 
-	spin_lock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	if (man->cur_pos == 0) {
 		__vmw_cmdbuf_header_free(cur);
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -580,7 +575,7 @@ static void __vmw_cmdbuf_cur_flush(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man)
 	man->cur->cb_header->length = man->cur_pos;
 	vmw_cmdbuf_ctx_add(man, man->cur, SVGA_CB_CONTEXT_0);
 out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&man->lock);
 	man->cur = NULL;
 	man->cur_pos = 0;
 }
@@ -673,14 +668,14 @@ static bool vmw_cmdbuf_try_alloc(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 		return true;
  
 	memset(info->node, 0, sizeof(*info->node));
-	spin_lock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	ret = drm_mm_insert_node(&man->mm, info->node, info->page_size);
 	if (ret) {
 		vmw_cmdbuf_man_process(man);
 		ret = drm_mm_insert_node(&man->mm, info->node, info->page_size);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&man->lock);
 	info->done = !ret;
 
 	return info->done;
@@ -802,9 +797,9 @@ static int vmw_cmdbuf_space_pool(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 	return 0;
 
 out_no_cb_header:
-	spin_lock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	drm_mm_remove_node(&header->node);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&man->lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1025,18 +1020,6 @@ void vmw_cmdbuf_commit(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man, size_t size,
 	vmw_cmdbuf_cur_unlock(man);
 }
 
-/**
- * vmw_cmdbuf_tasklet_schedule - Schedule the interrupt handler bottom half.
- *
- * @man: The command buffer manager.
- */
-void vmw_cmdbuf_tasklet_schedule(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man)
-{
-	if (!man)
-		return;
-
-	tasklet_schedule(&man->tasklet);
-}
 
 /**
  * vmw_cmdbuf_send_device_command - Send a command through the device context.
@@ -1061,9 +1044,9 @@ static int vmw_cmdbuf_send_device_command(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 	memcpy(cmd, command, size);
 	header->cb_header->length = size;
 	header->cb_context = SVGA_CB_CONTEXT_DEVICE;
-	spin_lock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_lock(&man->lock);
 	status = vmw_cmdbuf_header_submit(header);
-	spin_unlock_bh(&man->lock);
+	spin_unlock(&man->lock);
 	vmw_cmdbuf_header_free(header);
 
 	if (status != SVGA_CB_STATUS_COMPLETED) {
@@ -1228,8 +1211,6 @@ struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *vmw_cmdbuf_man_create(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
 	spin_lock_init(&man->lock);
 	mutex_init(&man->cur_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&man->space_mutex);
-	tasklet_init(&man->tasklet, vmw_cmdbuf_man_tasklet,
-		     (unsigned long) man);
 	man->default_size = VMW_CMDBUF_INLINE_SIZE;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&man->alloc_queue);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&man->idle_queue);
@@ -1299,7 +1280,6 @@ void vmw_cmdbuf_man_destroy(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man)
 
 	vmw_generic_waiter_remove(man->dev_priv, SVGA_IRQFLAG_ERROR,
 				  &man->dev_priv->error_waiters);
-	tasklet_kill(&man->tasklet);
 	(void) cancel_work_sync(&man->work);
 	dma_pool_destroy(man->dheaders);
 	dma_pool_destroy(man->headers);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
index 204bf18..586e968 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.c
@@ -1520,6 +1520,7 @@ static struct drm_driver driver = {
 	.irq_postinstall = vmw_irq_postinstall,
 	.irq_uninstall = vmw_irq_uninstall,
 	.irq_handler = vmw_irq_handler,
+	.irq_thread_fn = vmw_thread_fn,
 	.get_vblank_counter = vmw_get_vblank_counter,
 	.enable_vblank = vmw_enable_vblank,
 	.disable_vblank = vmw_disable_vblank,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index 4b948fb..1ba3ea8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ struct vmw_otable_batch {
 	struct ttm_buffer_object *otable_bo;
 };
 
+enum {
+	VMW_IRQTHREAD_FENCE,
+	VMW_IRQTHREAD_CMDBUF,
+	VMW_IRQTHREAD_MAX
+};
+
 struct vmw_private {
 	struct ttm_bo_device bdev;
 	struct ttm_bo_global_ref bo_global_ref;
@@ -529,6 +535,7 @@ struct vmw_private {
 	struct vmw_otable_batch otable_batch;
 
 	struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *cman;
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(irqthread_pending, VMW_IRQTHREAD_MAX);
 };
 
 static inline struct vmw_surface *vmw_res_to_srf(struct vmw_resource *res)
@@ -561,24 +568,21 @@ static inline struct vmw_master *vmw_master(struct drm_master *master)
 static inline void vmw_write(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 			     unsigned int offset, uint32_t value)
 {
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->hw_lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&dev_priv->hw_lock);
 	outl(offset, dev_priv->io_start + VMWGFX_INDEX_PORT);
 	outl(value, dev_priv->io_start + VMWGFX_VALUE_PORT);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->hw_lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->hw_lock);
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t vmw_read(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 				unsigned int offset)
 {
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	u32 val;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->hw_lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&dev_priv->hw_lock);
 	outl(offset, dev_priv->io_start + VMWGFX_INDEX_PORT);
 	val = inl(dev_priv->io_start + VMWGFX_VALUE_PORT);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->hw_lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&dev_priv->hw_lock);
 
 	return val;
 }
@@ -848,6 +852,7 @@ extern int vmw_validate_single_buffer(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
  */
 
 extern irqreturn_t vmw_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg);
+extern irqreturn_t vmw_thread_fn(int irq, void *arg);
 extern int vmw_wait_seqno(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, bool lazy,
 			  uint32_t seqno, bool interruptible,
 			  unsigned long timeout);
@@ -1150,13 +1155,13 @@ extern void *vmw_cmdbuf_reserve(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man, size_t size,
 extern void vmw_cmdbuf_commit(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man, size_t size,
 			      struct vmw_cmdbuf_header *header,
 			      bool flush);
-extern void vmw_cmdbuf_tasklet_schedule(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man);
 extern void *vmw_cmdbuf_alloc(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 			      size_t size, bool interruptible,
 			      struct vmw_cmdbuf_header **p_header);
 extern void vmw_cmdbuf_header_free(struct vmw_cmdbuf_header *header);
 extern int vmw_cmdbuf_cur_flush(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man,
 				bool interruptible);
+extern void vmw_cmdbuf_irqthread(struct vmw_cmdbuf_man *man);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
index 6b2708b..e83841a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_fence.c
@@ -114,12 +114,11 @@ static void vmw_fence_obj_destroy(struct dma_fence *f)
 		container_of(f, struct vmw_fence_obj, base);
 
 	struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&fman->lock);
 	list_del_init(&fence->head);
 	--fman->num_fence_objects;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&fman->lock);
 	fence->destroy(fence);
 }
 
@@ -176,7 +175,6 @@ static long vmw_fence_wait(struct dma_fence *f, bool intr, signed long timeout)
 	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = fman->dev_priv;
 	struct vmwgfx_wait_cb cb;
 	long ret = timeout;
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 
 	if (likely(vmw_fence_obj_signaled(fence)))
 		return timeout;
@@ -184,7 +182,7 @@ static long vmw_fence_wait(struct dma_fence *f, bool intr, signed long timeout)
 	vmw_fifo_ping_host(dev_priv, SVGA_SYNC_GENERIC);
 	vmw_seqno_waiter_add(dev_priv);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(f->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(f->lock);
 
 	if (intr && signal_pending(current)) {
 		ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
@@ -204,11 +202,11 @@ static long vmw_fence_wait(struct dma_fence *f, bool intr, signed long timeout)
 			__set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		else
 			__set_current_state(TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(f->lock, irq_flags);
+		spin_unlock(f->lock);
 
 		ret = schedule_timeout(ret);
 
-		spin_lock_irqsave(f->lock, irq_flags);
+		spin_lock(f->lock);
 		if (ret > 0 && intr && signal_pending(current))
 			ret = -ERESTARTSYS;
 	}
@@ -218,7 +216,7 @@ static long vmw_fence_wait(struct dma_fence *f, bool intr, signed long timeout)
 	__set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
 out:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(f->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(f->lock);
 
 	vmw_seqno_waiter_remove(dev_priv);
 
@@ -305,15 +303,14 @@ struct vmw_fence_manager *vmw_fence_manager_init(struct vmw_private *dev_priv)
 
 void vmw_fence_manager_takedown(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
 {
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	bool lists_empty;
 
 	(void) cancel_work_sync(&fman->work);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&fman->lock);
 	lists_empty = list_empty(&fman->fence_list) &&
 		list_empty(&fman->cleanup_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&fman->lock);
 
 	BUG_ON(!lists_empty);
 	kfree(fman);
@@ -323,7 +320,6 @@ static int vmw_fence_obj_init(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman,
 			      struct vmw_fence_obj *fence, u32 seqno,
 			      void (*destroy) (struct vmw_fence_obj *fence))
 {
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	dma_fence_init(&fence->base, &vmw_fence_ops, &fman->lock,
@@ -331,7 +327,7 @@ static int vmw_fence_obj_init(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fence->seq_passed_actions);
 	fence->destroy = destroy;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&fman->lock);
 	if (unlikely(fman->fifo_down)) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out_unlock;
@@ -340,7 +336,7 @@ static int vmw_fence_obj_init(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman,
 	++fman->num_fence_objects;
 
 out_unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&fman->lock);
 	return ret;
 
 }
@@ -489,11 +485,9 @@ static void __vmw_fences_update(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
 
 void vmw_fences_update(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
 {
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&fman->lock);
 	__vmw_fences_update(fman);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&fman->lock);
 }
 
 bool vmw_fence_obj_signaled(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence)
@@ -693,11 +687,9 @@ void vmw_fence_fifo_down(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
 
 void vmw_fence_fifo_up(struct vmw_fence_manager *fman)
 {
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&fman->lock);
 	fman->fifo_down = false;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&fman->lock);
 }
 
 
@@ -851,13 +843,12 @@ static void vmw_event_fence_action_seq_passed(struct vmw_fence_action *action)
 	struct drm_device *dev = eaction->dev;
 	struct drm_pending_event *event = eaction->event;
 	struct drm_file *file_priv;
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 
 	if (unlikely(event == NULL))
 		return;
 
 	file_priv = event->file_priv;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&dev->event_lock);
 
 	if (likely(eaction->tv_sec != NULL)) {
 		struct timeval tv;
@@ -869,7 +860,7 @@ static void vmw_event_fence_action_seq_passed(struct vmw_fence_action *action)
 
 	drm_send_event_locked(dev, eaction->event);
 	eaction->event = NULL;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&dev->event_lock);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -904,11 +895,10 @@ static void vmw_fence_obj_add_action(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence,
 			      struct vmw_fence_action *action)
 {
 	struct vmw_fence_manager *fman = fman_from_fence(fence);
-	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	bool run_update = false;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fman->goal_irq_mutex);
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_lock(&fman->lock);
 
 	fman->pending_actions[action->type]++;
 	if (dma_fence_is_signaled_locked(&fence->base)) {
@@ -927,7 +917,7 @@ static void vmw_fence_obj_add_action(struct vmw_fence_obj *fence,
 		run_update = vmw_fence_goal_check_locked(fence);
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fman->lock, irq_flags);
+	spin_unlock(&fman->lock);
 
 	if (run_update) {
 		if (!fman->goal_irq_on) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_irq.c
index 0c7e172..cda6a5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_irq.c
@@ -30,11 +30,56 @@
 
 #define VMW_FENCE_WRAP (1 << 24)
 
+/**
+ * vmw_thread_fn - Deferred (process context) irq handler
+ *
+ * @irq: irq number
+ * @arg: Closure argument. Pointer to a struct drm_device cast to void *
+ *
+ * This function implements the deferred part of irq processing.
+ * The function is guaranteed to run at least once after the
+ * vmw_irq_handler has returned with IRQ_WAKE_THREAD.
+ *
+ */
+irqreturn_t vmw_thread_fn(int irq, void *arg)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = (struct drm_device *)arg;
+	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = vmw_priv(dev);
+	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_NONE;
+
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(VMW_IRQTHREAD_FENCE,
+			       dev_priv->irqthread_pending)) {
+		vmw_fences_update(dev_priv->fman);
+		wake_up_all(&dev_priv->fence_queue);
+		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
+
+	if (test_and_clear_bit(VMW_IRQTHREAD_CMDBUF,
+			       dev_priv->irqthread_pending)) {
+		vmw_cmdbuf_irqthread(dev_priv->cman);
+		ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * vmw_irq_handler irq handler
+ *
+ * @irq: irq number
+ * @arg: Closure argument. Pointer to a struct drm_device cast to void *
+ *
+ * This function implements the quick part of irq processing.
+ * The function performs fast actions like clearing the device interrupt
+ * flags and also reasonably quick actions like waking processes waiting for
+ * FIFO space. Other IRQ actions are deferred to the IRQ thread.
+ */
 irqreturn_t vmw_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = (struct drm_device *)arg;
 	struct vmw_private *dev_priv = vmw_priv(dev);
 	uint32_t status, masked_status;
+	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 
 	status = inl(dev_priv->io_start + VMWGFX_IRQSTATUS_PORT);
 	masked_status = status & READ_ONCE(dev_priv->irq_mask);
@@ -45,20 +90,21 @@ irqreturn_t vmw_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 	if (!status)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
 
-	if (masked_status & (SVGA_IRQFLAG_ANY_FENCE |
-			     SVGA_IRQFLAG_FENCE_GOAL)) {
-		vmw_fences_update(dev_priv->fman);
-		wake_up_all(&dev_priv->fence_queue);
-	}
-
 	if (masked_status & SVGA_IRQFLAG_FIFO_PROGRESS)
 		wake_up_all(&dev_priv->fifo_queue);
 
-	if (masked_status & (SVGA_IRQFLAG_COMMAND_BUFFER |
-			     SVGA_IRQFLAG_ERROR))
-		vmw_cmdbuf_tasklet_schedule(dev_priv->cman);
+	if ((masked_status & (SVGA_IRQFLAG_ANY_FENCE |
+			      SVGA_IRQFLAG_FENCE_GOAL)) &&
+	    !test_and_set_bit(VMW_IRQTHREAD_FENCE, dev_priv->irqthread_pending))
+		ret = IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
+
+	if ((masked_status & (SVGA_IRQFLAG_COMMAND_BUFFER |
+			      SVGA_IRQFLAG_ERROR)) &&
+	    !test_and_set_bit(VMW_IRQTHREAD_CMDBUF,
+			      dev_priv->irqthread_pending))
+		ret = IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
 
-	return IRQ_HANDLED;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static bool vmw_fifo_idle(struct vmw_private *dev_priv, uint32_t seqno)
