diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 64f6f20..dc5a8c1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ static int irq_setup_virq(struct irq_host *host, unsigned int virq,
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc;
 
-	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(virq, 0);
+	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(virq, 0, NULL);
 	if (!desc) {
 		pr_debug("irq: -> allocating desc failed\n");
 		goto error;
@@ -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/sh/kernel/cpu/irq/ipr.c b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/irq/ipr.c
index 9282d96..cf31454 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/irq/ipr.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/cpu/irq/ipr.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void register_ipr_controller(struct ipr_desc *desc)
 		BUG_ON(p->ipr_idx >= desc->nr_offsets);
 		BUG_ON(!desc->ipr_offsets[p->ipr_idx]);
 
-		irq_desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(p->irq, numa_node_id());
+		irq_desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(p->irq, numa_node_id(), NULL);
 		if (unlikely(!irq_desc)) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc for %d\n",
 			       p->irq);
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..035b6d2 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 {
@@ -1515,7 +1520,7 @@ static void __init setup_IO_APIC_irqs(void)
 				apic->multi_timer_check(apic_id, irq))
 			continue;
 
-		desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, node);
+		desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, node, x86_init_chip_data);
 		if (!desc) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc for %d\n", irq);
 			continue;
@@ -1565,7 +1570,7 @@ void setup_IO_APIC_irq_extra(u32 gsi)
 	if (desc)
 		return;
 #endif
-	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, node);
+	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, node, x86_init_chip_data);
 	if (!desc) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc for %d\n", irq);
 		return;
@@ -2739,6 +2744,11 @@ 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 +2764,11 @@ 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)
@@ -3256,7 +3271,8 @@ unsigned int create_irq_nr(unsigned int irq_want, int node)
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&vector_lock, flags);
 	for (new = irq_want; new < nr_irqs; new++) {
-		desc_new = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(new, node);
+		desc_new = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(new, node,
+						  x86_init_chip_data);
 		if (!desc_new) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc for %d\n", new);
 			continue;
@@ -3466,6 +3482,11 @@ 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 +3500,11 @@ 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 +3664,11 @@ 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 +3726,11 @@ 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 +3742,11 @@ 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 +3833,11 @@ 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)
@@ -3914,7 +3960,7 @@ static int __io_apic_set_pci_routing(struct device *dev, int irq,
 	else
 		node = cpu_to_node(boot_cpu_id);
 
-	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, node);
+	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, node, x86_init_chip_data);
 	if (!desc) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "can not get irq_desc %d\n", irq);
 		return 0;
@@ -4312,7 +4358,7 @@ void __init pre_init_apic_IRQ0(void)
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 	phys_cpu_present_map = physid_mask_of_physid(boot_cpu_physical_apicid);
 #endif
-	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(0, 0);
+	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(0, 0, x86_init_chip_data);
 
 	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/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c b/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
index 7e59dc1..659241a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lguest/boot.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static void __init lguest_init_IRQ(void)
  */
 void lguest_setup_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, 0);
+	irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, 0, NULL);
 	set_irq_chip_and_handler_name(irq, &lguest_irq_controller,
 				      handle_level_irq, "level");
 }
diff --git a/drivers/sh/intc.c b/drivers/sh/intc.c
index 3a5a17d..99f89dd 100644
--- a/drivers/sh/intc.c
+++ b/drivers/sh/intc.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ void __init register_intc_controller(struct intc_desc *desc)
 		if (!vect->enum_id)
 			continue;
 
-		irq_desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, numa_node_id());
+		irq_desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, numa_node_id(), NULL);
 		if (unlikely(!irq_desc)) {
 			pr_info("can't get irq_desc for %d\n", irq);
 			continue;
@@ -890,7 +890,8 @@ void __init register_intc_controller(struct intc_desc *desc)
 			 * IRQ support, each vector still needs to have
 			 * its own backing irq_desc.
 			 */
-			irq_desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq2, numa_node_id());
+			irq_desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq2, numa_node_id(),
+							  NULL);
 			if (unlikely(!irq_desc)) {
 				pr_info("can't get irq_desc for %d\n", irq2);
 				continue;
@@ -1012,7 +1013,7 @@ unsigned int create_irq_nr(unsigned int irq_want, int node)
 		__set_bit(new, intc_irq_map);
 	}
 
-	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(new, node);
+	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(new, node, NULL);
 	if (unlikely(!desc)) {
 		pr_info("can't get irq_desc for %d\n", new);
 		goto out_unlock;
diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events.c
index 2f84137..0d4f0d3 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ static int find_unbound_irq(void)
 	if (irq == nr_irqs)
 		panic("No available IRQ to bind to: increase nr_irqs!\n");
 
-	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, 0);
+	desc = irq_to_desc_alloc_node(irq, 0, NULL);
 	if (WARN_ON(desc == NULL))
 		return -1;
 
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..e262ca0 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
@@ -225,7 +229,9 @@ static inline struct irq_desc *move_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
 }
 #endif
 
-extern struct irq_desc *irq_to_desc_alloc_node(unsigned int irq, int node);
+typedef int (*init_chip_data_fn)(struct irq_desc *, int node);
+extern struct irq_desc *irq_to_desc_alloc_node(unsigned int irq, int node,
+					       init_chip_data_fn fn);
 
 /*
  * Pick up the arch-dependent methods:
diff --git a/kernel/irq/handle.c b/kernel/irq/handle.c
index 76d5a67..eb060e1 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/handle.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/handle.c
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ void __ref init_kstat_irqs(struct irq_desc *desc, int node, int nr)
 	}
 }
 
-static void init_one_irq_desc(int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, int node)
+static void init_one_irq_desc(int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, int node,
+			      init_chip_data_fn init_chip_data)
 {
 	memcpy(desc, &irq_desc_init, sizeof(struct irq_desc));
 
@@ -120,7 +121,9 @@ 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);
+	arch_init_irq_desc(desc, node);
+	if (init_chip_data)
+		init_chip_data(desc, node);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -198,7 +201,8 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
 	return arch_early_irq_init();
 }
 
-struct irq_desc * __ref irq_to_desc_alloc_node(unsigned int irq, int node)
+struct irq_desc * __ref irq_to_desc_alloc_node(unsigned int irq, int node,
+					       init_chip_data_fn init_chip_data)
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -227,7 +231,7 @@ struct irq_desc * __ref irq_to_desc_alloc_node(unsigned int irq, int node)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "can not alloc irq_desc\n");
 		BUG_ON(1);
 	}
-	init_one_irq_desc(irq, desc, node);
+	init_one_irq_desc(irq, desc, node, init_chip_data);
 
 	set_irq_desc(irq, desc);
 
@@ -277,7 +281,8 @@ struct irq_desc *irq_to_desc(unsigned int irq)
 	return (irq < NR_IRQS) ? irq_desc + irq : NULL;
 }
 
-struct irq_desc *irq_to_desc_alloc_node(unsigned int irq, int node)
+struct irq_desc *irq_to_desc_alloc_node(unsigned int irq, int node,
+					init_chip_data_fn init_chip_data)
 {
 	return irq_to_desc(irq);
 }
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;
 }
