diff --git a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
index 41cc7b3..ffe55ff 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/runtime_pm.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@
 and device class callbacks are referred to as subsystem-level callbacks in what
 follows.
 
+By default, the callbacks are always invoked in process context with interrupts
+enabled.  However, subsystems can use the pm_runtime_irq_safe() helper function
+to tell the PM core that a device's ->runtime_suspend() and ->runtime_resume()
+callbacks should be invoked in atomic context with interrupts disabled
+(->runtime_idle() is still invoked the default way).  This implies that these
+callback routines must not block or sleep, but it also means that the
+synchronous helper functions listed at the end of Section 4 can be used within
+an interrupt handler or in an atomic context.
+
 The subsystem-level suspend callback is _entirely_ _responsible_ for handling
 the suspend of the device as appropriate, which may, but need not include
 executing the device driver's own ->runtime_suspend() callback (from the
@@ -237,6 +246,10 @@
       Section 8); it may be modified only by the pm_runtime_no_callbacks()
       helper function
 
+  unsigned int irq_safe;
+    - indicates that the ->runtime_suspend() and ->runtime_resume() callbacks
+      will be invoked with the spinlock held and interrupts disabled
+
   unsigned int use_autosuspend;
     - indicates that the device's driver supports delayed autosuspend (see
       Section 9); it may be modified only by the
@@ -344,6 +357,10 @@
     - decrement the device's usage counter; if the result is 0 then run
       pm_runtime_idle(dev) and return its result
 
+  int pm_runtime_put_sync_suspend(struct device *dev);
+    - decrement the device's usage counter; if the result is 0 then run
+      pm_runtime_suspend(dev) and return its result
+
   int pm_runtime_put_sync_autosuspend(struct device *dev);
     - decrement the device's usage counter; if the result is 0 then run
       pm_runtime_autosuspend(dev) and return its result
@@ -397,6 +414,11 @@
       PM attributes from /sys/devices/.../power (or prevent them from being
       added when the device is registered)
 
+  void pm_runtime_irq_safe(struct device *dev);
+    - set the power.irq_safe flag for the device, causing the runtime-PM
+      suspend and resume callbacks (but not the idle callback) to be invoked
+      with interrupts disabled
+
   void pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(struct device *dev);
     - set the power.last_busy field to the current time
 
@@ -438,6 +460,15 @@
 pm_runtime_mark_last_busy()
 pm_runtime_autosuspend_expiration()
 
+If pm_runtime_irq_safe() has been called for a device then the following helper
+functions may also be used in interrupt context:
+
+pm_runtime_suspend()
+pm_runtime_autosuspend()
+pm_runtime_resume()
+pm_runtime_get_sync()
+pm_runtime_put_sync_suspend()
+
 5. Run-time PM Initialization, Device Probing and Removal
 
 Initially, the run-time PM is disabled for all devices, which means that the
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index 02c652b..656493a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -250,13 +250,16 @@
 	if (!cb)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	spin_unlock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
+	if (dev->power.irq_safe) {
+		retval = cb(dev);
+	} else {
+		spin_unlock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
 
-	retval = cb(dev);
+		retval = cb(dev);
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
+		spin_lock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
+	}
 	dev->power.runtime_error = retval;
-
 	return retval;
 }
 
@@ -404,7 +407,7 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (parent && !parent->power.ignore_children) {
+	if (parent && !parent->power.ignore_children && !dev->power.irq_safe) {
 		spin_unlock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
 
 		pm_request_idle(parent);
@@ -527,10 +530,13 @@
 
 	if (!parent && dev->parent) {
 		/*
-		 * Increment the parent's resume counter and resume it if
-		 * necessary.
+		 * Increment the parent's usage counter and resume it if
+		 * necessary.  Not needed if dev is irq-safe; then the
+		 * parent is permanently resumed.
 		 */
 		parent = dev->parent;
+		if (dev->power.irq_safe)
+			goto skip_parent;
 		spin_unlock(&dev->power.lock);
 
 		pm_runtime_get_noresume(parent);
@@ -553,6 +559,7 @@
 			goto out;
 		goto repeat;
 	}
+ skip_parent:
 
 	if (dev->power.no_callbacks)
 		goto no_callback;	/* Assume success. */
@@ -584,7 +591,7 @@
 		rpm_idle(dev, RPM_ASYNC);
 
  out:
-	if (parent) {
+	if (parent && !dev->power.irq_safe) {
 		spin_unlock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
 
 		pm_runtime_put(parent);
@@ -1065,7 +1072,6 @@
  * Set the power.no_callbacks flag, which tells the PM core that this
  * device is power-managed through its parent and has no run-time PM
  * callbacks of its own.  The run-time sysfs attributes will be removed.
- *
  */
 void pm_runtime_no_callbacks(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -1078,6 +1084,27 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_runtime_no_callbacks);
 
 /**
+ * pm_runtime_irq_safe - Leave interrupts disabled during callbacks.
+ * @dev: Device to handle
+ *
+ * Set the power.irq_safe flag, which tells the PM core that the
+ * ->runtime_suspend() and ->runtime_resume() callbacks for this device should
+ * always be invoked with the spinlock held and interrupts disabled.  It also
+ * causes the parent's usage counter to be permanently incremented, preventing
+ * the parent from runtime suspending -- otherwise an irq-safe child might have
+ * to wait for a non-irq-safe parent.
+ */
+void pm_runtime_irq_safe(struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev->parent)
+		pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->parent);
+	spin_lock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
+	dev->power.irq_safe = 1;
+	spin_unlock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_runtime_irq_safe);
+
+/**
  * update_autosuspend - Handle a change to a device's autosuspend settings.
  * @dev: Device to handle.
  * @old_delay: The former autosuspend_delay value.
@@ -1199,4 +1226,6 @@
 	/* Change the status back to 'suspended' to match the initial status. */
 	if (dev->power.runtime_status == RPM_ACTIVE)
 		pm_runtime_set_suspended(dev);
+	if (dev->power.irq_safe && dev->parent)
+		pm_runtime_put_sync(dev->parent);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index 40f3f45..61f2066 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@
 	unsigned int		run_wake:1;
 	unsigned int		runtime_auto:1;
 	unsigned int		no_callbacks:1;
+	unsigned int		irq_safe:1;
 	unsigned int		use_autosuspend:1;
 	unsigned int		timer_autosuspends:1;
 	enum rpm_request	request;
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_runtime.h b/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
index d19f1cc..e9cc049 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 extern int pm_generic_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev);
 extern int pm_generic_runtime_resume(struct device *dev);
 extern void pm_runtime_no_callbacks(struct device *dev);
+extern void pm_runtime_irq_safe(struct device *dev);
 extern void __pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(struct device *dev, bool use);
 extern void pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(struct device *dev, int delay);
 extern unsigned long pm_runtime_autosuspend_expiration(struct device *dev);
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
 static inline int pm_generic_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
 static inline int pm_generic_runtime_resume(struct device *dev) { return 0; }
 static inline void pm_runtime_no_callbacks(struct device *dev) {}
+static inline void pm_runtime_irq_safe(struct device *dev) {}
 
 static inline void pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(struct device *dev) {}
 static inline void __pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(struct device *dev,
@@ -196,6 +198,11 @@
 	return __pm_runtime_idle(dev, RPM_GET_PUT);
 }
 
+static inline int pm_runtime_put_sync_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return __pm_runtime_suspend(dev, RPM_GET_PUT);
+}
+
 static inline int pm_runtime_put_sync_autosuspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return __pm_runtime_suspend(dev, RPM_GET_PUT | RPM_AUTO);