diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/irq.c b/arch/metag/kernel/irq.c
index 2a2c9d5..3b4b7f6 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/irq.c
@@ -159,44 +159,30 @@
 
 extern asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void);
 
-asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
+void do_softirq_own_stack(void)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct thread_info *curctx;
 	union irq_ctx *irqctx;
 	u32 *isp;
 
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
+	curctx = current_thread_info();
+	irqctx = softirq_ctx[smp_processor_id()];
+	irqctx->tinfo.task = curctx->task;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	/* build the stack frame on the softirq stack */
+	isp = (u32 *) ((char *)irqctx + sizeof(struct thread_info));
 
-	if (local_softirq_pending()) {
-		curctx = current_thread_info();
-		irqctx = softirq_ctx[smp_processor_id()];
-		irqctx->tinfo.task = curctx->task;
-
-		/* build the stack frame on the softirq stack */
-		isp = (u32 *) ((char *)irqctx + sizeof(struct thread_info));
-
-		asm volatile (
-			"MOV   D0.5,%0\n"
-			"SWAP  A0StP,D0.5\n"
-			"CALLR D1RtP,___do_softirq\n"
-			"MOV   A0StP,D0.5\n"
-			:
-			: "r" (isp)
-			: "memory", "cc", "D1Ar1", "D0Ar2", "D1Ar3", "D0Ar4",
-			  "D1Ar5", "D0Ar6", "D0Re0", "D1Re0", "D0.4", "D1RtP",
-			  "D0.5"
-			);
-		/*
-		 * Shouldn't happen, we returned above if in_interrupt():
-		 */
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count());
-	}
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	asm volatile (
+		"MOV   D0.5,%0\n"
+		"SWAP  A0StP,D0.5\n"
+		"CALLR D1RtP,___do_softirq\n"
+		"MOV   A0StP,D0.5\n"
+		:
+		: "r" (isp)
+		: "memory", "cc", "D1Ar1", "D0Ar2", "D1Ar3", "D0Ar4",
+		  "D1Ar5", "D0Ar6", "D0Re0", "D1Re0", "D0.4", "D1RtP",
+		  "D0.5"
+		);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
index 2e6443b..ef59276 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -499,22 +499,9 @@
 	*irq_stack_in_use = 1;
 }
 
-asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
+void do_softirq_own_stack(void)
 {
-	__u32 pending;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-
-	pending = local_softirq_pending();
-
-	if (pending)
-		execute_on_irq_stack(__do_softirq, 0);
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	execute_on_irq_stack(__do_softirq, 0);
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_IRQSTACKS */
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 57d286a..5c4adfc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void do_softirq_onstack(void)
+void do_softirq_own_stack(void)
 {
 	struct thread_info *curtp, *irqtp;
 
@@ -611,21 +611,6 @@
 		set_bits(irqtp->flags, &curtp->flags);
 }
 
-void do_softirq(void)
-{
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-
-	if (local_softirq_pending())
-		do_softirq_onstack();
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-}
-
 irq_hw_number_t virq_to_hw(unsigned int virq)
 {
 	struct irq_data *irq_data = irq_get_irq_data(virq);
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c b/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
index 8ac2097..bb27a26 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
@@ -157,39 +157,29 @@
 /*
  * Switch to the asynchronous interrupt stack for softirq execution.
  */
-asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
+void do_softirq_own_stack(void)
 {
-	unsigned long flags, old, new;
+	unsigned long old, new;
 
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-
-	if (local_softirq_pending()) {
-		/* Get current stack pointer. */
-		asm volatile("la %0,0(15)" : "=a" (old));
-		/* Check against async. stack address range. */
-		new = S390_lowcore.async_stack;
-		if (((new - old) >> (PAGE_SHIFT + THREAD_ORDER)) != 0) {
-			/* Need to switch to the async. stack. */
-			new -= STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
-			((struct stack_frame *) new)->back_chain = old;
-
-			asm volatile("   la    15,0(%0)\n"
-				     "   basr  14,%2\n"
-				     "   la    15,0(%1)\n"
-				     : : "a" (new), "a" (old),
-				         "a" (__do_softirq)
-				     : "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "14",
-				       "cc", "memory" );
-		} else {
-			/* We are already on the async stack. */
-			__do_softirq();
-		}
+	/* Get current stack pointer. */
+	asm volatile("la %0,0(15)" : "=a" (old));
+	/* Check against async. stack address range. */
+	new = S390_lowcore.async_stack;
+	if (((new - old) >> (PAGE_SHIFT + THREAD_ORDER)) != 0) {
+		/* Need to switch to the async. stack. */
+		new -= STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
+		((struct stack_frame *) new)->back_chain = old;
+		asm volatile("   la    15,0(%0)\n"
+			     "   basr  14,%2\n"
+			     "   la    15,0(%1)\n"
+			     : : "a" (new), "a" (old),
+			         "a" (__do_softirq)
+			     : "0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "14",
+			       "cc", "memory" );
+	} else {
+		/* We are already on the async stack. */
+		__do_softirq();
 	}
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
index 063af10..0833736 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
@@ -149,47 +149,32 @@
 	hardirq_ctx[cpu] = NULL;
 }
 
-asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
+void do_softirq_own_stack(void)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct thread_info *curctx;
 	union irq_ctx *irqctx;
 	u32 *isp;
 
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
+	curctx = current_thread_info();
+	irqctx = softirq_ctx[smp_processor_id()];
+	irqctx->tinfo.task = curctx->task;
+	irqctx->tinfo.previous_sp = current_stack_pointer;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	/* build the stack frame on the softirq stack */
+	isp = (u32 *)((char *)irqctx + sizeof(*irqctx));
 
-	if (local_softirq_pending()) {
-		curctx = current_thread_info();
-		irqctx = softirq_ctx[smp_processor_id()];
-		irqctx->tinfo.task = curctx->task;
-		irqctx->tinfo.previous_sp = current_stack_pointer;
-
-		/* build the stack frame on the softirq stack */
-		isp = (u32 *)((char *)irqctx + sizeof(*irqctx));
-
-		__asm__ __volatile__ (
-			"mov	r15, r9		\n"
-			"jsr	@%0		\n"
-			/* switch to the softirq stack */
-			" mov	%1, r15		\n"
-			/* restore the thread stack */
-			"mov	r9, r15		\n"
-			: /* no outputs */
-			: "r" (__do_softirq), "r" (isp)
-			: "memory", "r0", "r1", "r2", "r3", "r4",
-			  "r5", "r6", "r7", "r8", "r9", "r15", "t", "pr"
-		);
-
-		/*
-		 * Shouldn't happen, we returned above if in_interrupt():
-		 */
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count());
-	}
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	__asm__ __volatile__ (
+		"mov	r15, r9		\n"
+		"jsr	@%0		\n"
+		/* switch to the softirq stack */
+		" mov	%1, r15		\n"
+		/* restore the thread stack */
+		"mov	r9, r15		\n"
+		: /* no outputs */
+		: "r" (__do_softirq), "r" (isp)
+		: "memory", "r0", "r1", "r2", "r3", "r4",
+		  "r5", "r6", "r7", "r8", "r9", "r15", "t", "pr"
+	);
 }
 #else
 static inline void handle_one_irq(unsigned int irq)
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/irq_64.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/irq_64.c
index d4840ce..666193f 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/irq_64.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/irq_64.c
@@ -698,30 +698,19 @@
 	set_irq_regs(old_regs);
 }
 
-void do_softirq(void)
+void do_softirq_own_stack(void)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
+	void *orig_sp, *sp = softirq_stack[smp_processor_id()];
 
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
+	sp += THREAD_SIZE - 192 - STACK_BIAS;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-
-	if (local_softirq_pending()) {
-		void *orig_sp, *sp = softirq_stack[smp_processor_id()];
-
-		sp += THREAD_SIZE - 192 - STACK_BIAS;
-
-		__asm__ __volatile__("mov %%sp, %0\n\t"
-				     "mov %1, %%sp"
-				     : "=&r" (orig_sp)
-				     : "r" (sp));
-		__do_softirq();
-		__asm__ __volatile__("mov %0, %%sp"
-				     : : "r" (orig_sp));
-	}
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	__asm__ __volatile__("mov %%sp, %0\n\t"
+			     "mov %1, %%sp"
+			     : "=&r" (orig_sp)
+			     : "r" (sp));
+	__do_softirq();
+	__asm__ __volatile__("mov %0, %%sp"
+			     : : "r" (orig_sp));
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
index b077f4c..083da7c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@
 	.previous
 
 /* Call softirq on interrupt stack. Interrupts are off. */
-ENTRY(call_softirq)
+ENTRY(do_softirq_own_stack)
 	CFI_STARTPROC
 	pushq_cfi %rbp
 	CFI_REL_OFFSET rbp,0
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@
 	decl PER_CPU_VAR(irq_count)
 	ret
 	CFI_ENDPROC
-END(call_softirq)
+END(do_softirq_own_stack)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN
 zeroentry xen_hypervisor_callback xen_do_hypervisor_callback
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
index 4186755..8a5bb01 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_32.c
@@ -149,35 +149,21 @@
 	       cpu, per_cpu(hardirq_ctx, cpu),  per_cpu(softirq_ctx, cpu));
 }
 
-asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
+void do_softirq_own_stack(void)
 {
-	unsigned long flags;
 	struct thread_info *curctx;
 	union irq_ctx *irqctx;
 	u32 *isp;
 
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
+	curctx = current_thread_info();
+	irqctx = __this_cpu_read(softirq_ctx);
+	irqctx->tinfo.task = curctx->task;
+	irqctx->tinfo.previous_esp = current_stack_pointer;
 
-	local_irq_save(flags);
+	/* build the stack frame on the softirq stack */
+	isp = (u32 *) ((char *)irqctx + sizeof(*irqctx));
 
-	if (local_softirq_pending()) {
-		curctx = current_thread_info();
-		irqctx = __this_cpu_read(softirq_ctx);
-		irqctx->tinfo.task = curctx->task;
-		irqctx->tinfo.previous_esp = current_stack_pointer;
-
-		/* build the stack frame on the softirq stack */
-		isp = (u32 *) ((char *)irqctx + sizeof(*irqctx));
-
-		call_on_stack(__do_softirq, isp);
-		/*
-		 * Shouldn't happen, we returned above if in_interrupt():
-		 */
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count());
-	}
-
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
+	call_on_stack(__do_softirq, isp);
 }
 
 bool handle_irq(unsigned irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
index d04d3ecd..4d1c746 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
@@ -87,24 +87,3 @@
 	generic_handle_irq_desc(irq, desc);
 	return true;
 }
-
-
-extern void call_softirq(void);
-
-asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
-{
-	__u32 pending;
-	unsigned long flags;
-
-	if (in_interrupt())
-		return;
-
-	local_irq_save(flags);
-	pending = local_softirq_pending();
-	/* Switch to interrupt stack */
-	if (pending) {
-		call_softirq();
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count());
-	}
-	local_irq_restore(flags);
-}
diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 5e865b5..c9e831d 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
+#include <asm/irq.h>
 
 /*
  * These correspond to the IORESOURCE_IRQ_* defines in
@@ -374,6 +375,16 @@
 
 asmlinkage void do_softirq(void);
 asmlinkage void __do_softirq(void);
+
+#ifdef __ARCH_HAS_DO_SOFTIRQ
+void do_softirq_own_stack(void);
+#else
+static inline void do_softirq_own_stack(void)
+{
+	__do_softirq();
+}
+#endif
+
 extern void open_softirq(int nr, void (*action)(struct softirq_action *));
 extern void softirq_init(void);
 extern void __raise_softirq_irqoff(unsigned int nr);
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index d7d498d..26ee727 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/irq.h>
 
-#include <asm/irq.h>
 /*
    - No shared variables, all the data are CPU local.
    - If a softirq needs serialization, let it serialize itself
@@ -283,7 +282,7 @@
 	tsk_restore_flags(current, old_flags, PF_MEMALLOC);
 }
 
-#ifndef __ARCH_HAS_DO_SOFTIRQ
+
 
 asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
 {
@@ -298,13 +297,12 @@
 	pending = local_softirq_pending();
 
 	if (pending)
-		__do_softirq();
+		do_softirq_own_stack();
 
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count());
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Enter an interrupt context.
  */