extern int irq_can_set_affinity(unsigned int irq);
 extern int irq_select_affinity(unsigned int irq);
 
-extern int irq_set_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m);
+extern int __irq_apply_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m,
+                                    bool setaffinity);
+
+/**
+ * irq_update_affinity_hint - Update the affinity hint
+ * @irq:       Interrupt to update
+ * @m:         cpumask pointer (NULL to clear the hint)
+ *
+ * Updates the affinity hint, but does not change the affinity of the interrupt.
+ */
+static inline int
+irq_update_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m)
+{
+       return __irq_apply_affinity_hint(irq, m, false);
+}
+
+/**
+ * irq_set_affinity_and_hint - Update the affinity hint and apply the provided
+ *                          cpumask to the interrupt
+ * @irq:       Interrupt to update
+ * @m:         cpumask pointer (NULL to clear the hint)
+ *
+ * Updates the affinity hint and if @m is not NULL it applies it as the
+ * affinity of that interrupt.
+ */
+static inline int
+irq_set_affinity_and_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m)
+{
+       return __irq_apply_affinity_hint(irq, m, true);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Deprecated. Use irq_update_affinity_hint() or irq_set_affinity_and_hint()
+ * instead.
+ */
+static inline int irq_set_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m)
+{
+       return irq_set_affinity_and_hint(irq, m);
+}
+
 extern int irq_update_affinity_desc(unsigned int irq,
                                    struct irq_affinity_desc *affinity);
 
 
 static inline int irq_select_affinity(unsigned int irq)  { return 0; }
 
+static inline int irq_update_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq,
+                                          const struct cpumask *m)
+{
+       return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static inline int irq_set_affinity_and_hint(unsigned int irq,
+                                           const struct cpumask *m)
+{
+       return -EINVAL;
+}
+
 static inline int irq_set_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq,
                                        const struct cpumask *m)
 {
 
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_force_affinity);
 
-int irq_set_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m)
+int __irq_apply_affinity_hint(unsigned int irq, const struct cpumask *m,
+                             bool setaffinity)
 {
        unsigned long flags;
        struct irq_desc *desc = irq_get_desc_lock(irq, &flags, IRQ_GET_DESC_CHECK_GLOBAL);
                return -EINVAL;
        desc->affinity_hint = m;
        irq_put_desc_unlock(desc, flags);
-       /* set the initial affinity to prevent every interrupt being on CPU0 */
-       if (m)
+       if (m && setaffinity)
                __irq_set_affinity(irq, m, false);
        return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_set_affinity_hint);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__irq_apply_affinity_hint);
 
 static void irq_affinity_notify(struct work_struct *work)
 {