diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 3c1c96786248..b0bcc1561d3d 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ enum irqchip_irq_state;
  *				  it from the spurious interrupt detection
  *				  mechanism and from core side polling.
  * IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY		- Disable lazy irq disable
+ * IRQ_AFFINITY_MANAGED		- Affinity is auto-managed by the kernel
  */
 enum {
 	IRQ_TYPE_NONE		= 0x00000000,
@@ -99,13 +100,14 @@ enum {
 	IRQ_PER_CPU_DEVID	= (1 << 17),
 	IRQ_IS_POLLED		= (1 << 18),
 	IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY	= (1 << 19),
+	IRQ_AFFINITY_MANAGED	= (1 << 21),
 };
 
 #define IRQF_MODIFY_MASK	\
 	(IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK | IRQ_NOPROBE | IRQ_NOREQUEST | \
 	 IRQ_NOAUTOEN | IRQ_MOVE_PCNTXT | IRQ_LEVEL | IRQ_NO_BALANCING | \
 	 IRQ_PER_CPU | IRQ_NESTED_THREAD | IRQ_NOTHREAD | IRQ_PER_CPU_DEVID | \
-	 IRQ_IS_POLLED | IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY)
+	 IRQ_IS_POLLED | IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY | IRQ_AFFINITY_MANAGED)
 
 #define IRQ_NO_BALANCING_MASK	(IRQ_PER_CPU | IRQ_NO_BALANCING)
 
@@ -191,6 +193,7 @@ struct irq_data {
  * IRQD_IRQ_INPROGRESS		- In progress state of the interrupt
  * IRQD_WAKEUP_ARMED		- Wakeup mode armed
  * IRQD_FORWARDED_TO_VCPU	- The interrupt is forwarded to a VCPU
+ * IRQD_AFFINITY_MANAGED	- Affinity is auto-managed by the kernel
  */
 enum {
 	IRQD_TRIGGER_MASK		= 0xf,
@@ -206,6 +209,7 @@ enum {
 	IRQD_IRQ_INPROGRESS		= (1 << 18),
 	IRQD_WAKEUP_ARMED		= (1 << 19),
 	IRQD_FORWARDED_TO_VCPU		= (1 << 20),
+	IRQD_AFFINITY_MANAGED		= (1 << 21),
 };
 
 #define __irqd_to_state(d)		((d)->common->state_use_accessors)
@@ -299,6 +303,11 @@ static inline void irqd_clr_forwarded_to_vcpu(struct irq_data *d)
 	__irqd_to_state(d) &= ~IRQD_FORWARDED_TO_VCPU;
 }
 
+static inline bool irqd_affinity_is_managed(struct irq_data *d)
+{
+	return __irqd_to_state(d) & IRQD_AFFINITY_MANAGED;
+}
+
 static inline irq_hw_number_t irqd_to_hwirq(struct irq_data *d)
 {
 	return d->hwirq;
diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index 15206453b12a..9812d9c0d483 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -836,7 +836,8 @@ void irq_modify_status(unsigned int irq, unsigned long clr, unsigned long set)
 	irq_settings_clr_and_set(desc, clr, set);
 
 	irqd_clear(&desc->irq_data, IRQD_NO_BALANCING | IRQD_PER_CPU |
-		   IRQD_TRIGGER_MASK | IRQD_LEVEL | IRQD_MOVE_PCNTXT);
+		   IRQD_TRIGGER_MASK | IRQD_LEVEL | IRQD_MOVE_PCNTXT |
+		   IRQD_AFFINITY_MANAGED);
 	if (irq_settings_has_no_balance_set(desc))
 		irqd_set(&desc->irq_data, IRQD_NO_BALANCING);
 	if (irq_settings_is_per_cpu(desc))
@@ -845,6 +846,8 @@ void irq_modify_status(unsigned int irq, unsigned long clr, unsigned long set)
 		irqd_set(&desc->irq_data, IRQD_MOVE_PCNTXT);
 	if (irq_settings_is_level(desc))
 		irqd_set(&desc->irq_data, IRQD_LEVEL);
+	if (irq_settings_has_affinity_managed_set(desc))
+		irqd_set(&desc->irq_data, IRQD_AFFINITY_MANAGED);
 
 	irqd_set(&desc->irq_data, irq_settings_get_trigger_mask(desc));
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/internals.h b/kernel/irq/internals.h
index fcab63c66905..56afc0be6289 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/internals.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/internals.h
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ static inline void unregister_handler_proc(unsigned int irq,
 					   struct irqaction *action) { }
 #endif
 
+extern bool irq_can_set_affinity_usr(unsigned int irq);
+
 extern int irq_select_affinity_usr(unsigned int irq, struct cpumask *mask);
 
 extern void irq_set_thread_affinity(struct irq_desc *desc);
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 5cb153a8474a..e5c70dcb7f8e 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -115,12 +115,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(synchronize_irq);
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 cpumask_var_t irq_default_affinity;
 
-static int __irq_can_set_affinity(struct irq_desc *desc)
+static bool __irq_can_set_affinity(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
 	if (!desc || !irqd_can_balance(&desc->irq_data) ||
 	    !desc->irq_data.chip || !desc->irq_data.chip->irq_set_affinity)
-		return 0;
-	return 1;
+		return false;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -133,6 +133,21 @@ int irq_can_set_affinity(unsigned int irq)
 	return __irq_can_set_affinity(irq_to_desc(irq));
 }
 
+/**
+ * irq_can_set_affinity_usr - Check if affinity of a irq can be set from user space
+ * @irq:	Interrupt to check
+ *
+ * Like irq_can_set_affinity() above, but additionally checks for the
+ * AFFINITY_MANAGED flag.
+ */
+bool irq_can_set_affinity_usr(unsigned int irq)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+
+	return __irq_can_set_affinity(desc) &&
+		!irqd_affinity_is_managed(&desc->irq_data);
+}
+
 /**
  *	irq_set_thread_affinity - Notify irq threads to adjust affinity
  *	@desc:		irq descriptor which has affitnity changed
diff --git a/kernel/irq/proc.c b/kernel/irq/proc.c
index a2c02fd5d6d0..a24c5b909047 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/proc.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static ssize_t write_irq_affinity(int type, struct file *file,
 	cpumask_var_t new_value;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!irq_can_set_affinity(irq) || no_irq_affinity)
+	if (!irq_can_set_affinity_usr(irq) || no_irq_affinity)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (!alloc_cpumask_var(&new_value, GFP_KERNEL))
diff --git a/kernel/irq/settings.h b/kernel/irq/settings.h
index 320579d89091..f0964f058521 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/settings.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/settings.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum {
 	_IRQ_IS_POLLED		= IRQ_IS_POLLED,
 	_IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY	= IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY,
 	_IRQF_MODIFY_MASK	= IRQF_MODIFY_MASK,
+	_IRQ_AFFINITY_MANAGED	= IRQ_AFFINITY_MANAGED,
 };
 
 #define IRQ_PER_CPU		GOT_YOU_MORON
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ enum {
 #define IRQ_DISABLE_UNLAZY	GOT_YOU_MORON
 #undef IRQF_MODIFY_MASK
 #define IRQF_MODIFY_MASK	GOT_YOU_MORON
+#define IRQ_AFFINITY_MANAGED	GOT_YOU_MORON
 
 static inline void
 irq_settings_clr_and_set(struct irq_desc *desc, u32 clr, u32 set)
@@ -65,6 +67,16 @@ static inline bool irq_settings_has_no_balance_set(struct irq_desc *desc)
 	return desc->status_use_accessors & _IRQ_NO_BALANCING;
 }
 
+static inline void irq_settings_set_affinity_managed(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	desc->status_use_accessors |= _IRQ_AFFINITY_MANAGED;
+}
+
+static inline bool irq_settings_has_affinity_managed_set(struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	return desc->status_use_accessors & _IRQ_AFFINITY_MANAGED;
+}
+
 static inline u32 irq_settings_get_trigger_mask(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
 	return desc->status_use_accessors & IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK;