diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events.c
index da70f5c..a758bc1 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events.c
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@
 	if (irq < 0)
 		return irq;
 
-	irqflags |= IRQF_NO_SUSPEND | IRQF_FORCE_RESUME;
+	irqflags |= IRQF_NO_SUSPEND | IRQF_FORCE_RESUME | IRQF_EARLY_RESUME;
 	retval = request_irq(irq, handler, irqflags, devname, dev_id);
 	if (retval != 0) {
 		unbind_from_irq(irq);
diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 664544f..a64b00e 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
  * IRQF_NO_SUSPEND - Do not disable this IRQ during suspend
  * IRQF_FORCE_RESUME - Force enable it on resume even if IRQF_NO_SUSPEND is set
  * IRQF_NO_THREAD - Interrupt cannot be threaded
+ * IRQF_EARLY_RESUME - Resume IRQ early during syscore instead of at device
+ *                resume time.
  */
 #define IRQF_DISABLED		0x00000020
 #define IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM	0x00000040
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@
 #define IRQF_NO_SUSPEND		0x00004000
 #define IRQF_FORCE_RESUME	0x00008000
 #define IRQF_NO_THREAD		0x00010000
+#define IRQF_EARLY_RESUME	0x00020000
 
 #define IRQF_TIMER		(__IRQF_TIMER | IRQF_NO_SUSPEND | IRQF_NO_THREAD)
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/pm.c b/kernel/irq/pm.c
index f76fc00..15e53b1 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/pm.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/pm.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/irq.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
 
 #include "internals.h"
 
@@ -39,25 +40,58 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(suspend_device_irqs);
 
-/**
- * resume_device_irqs - enable interrupt lines disabled by suspend_device_irqs()
- *
- * Enable all interrupt lines previously disabled by suspend_device_irqs() that
- * have the IRQS_SUSPENDED flag set.
- */
-void resume_device_irqs(void)
+static void resume_irqs(bool want_early)
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc;
 	int irq;
 
 	for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) {
 		unsigned long flags;
+		bool is_early = desc->action &&
+			desc->action->flags & IRQF_EARLY_RESUME;
+
+		if (is_early != want_early)
+			continue;
 
 		raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
 		__enable_irq(desc, irq, true);
 		raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * irq_pm_syscore_ops - enable interrupt lines early
+ *
+ * Enable all interrupt lines with %IRQF_EARLY_RESUME set.
+ */
+static void irq_pm_syscore_resume(void)
+{
+	resume_irqs(true);
+}
+
+static struct syscore_ops irq_pm_syscore_ops = {
+	.resume		= irq_pm_syscore_resume,
+};
+
+static int __init irq_pm_init_ops(void)
+{
+	register_syscore_ops(&irq_pm_syscore_ops);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+device_initcall(irq_pm_init_ops);
+
+/**
+ * resume_device_irqs - enable interrupt lines disabled by suspend_device_irqs()
+ *
+ * Enable all non-%IRQF_EARLY_RESUME interrupt lines previously
+ * disabled by suspend_device_irqs() that have the IRQS_SUSPENDED flag
+ * set as well as those with %IRQF_FORCE_RESUME.
+ */
+void resume_device_irqs(void)
+{
+	resume_irqs(false);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(resume_device_irqs);
 
 /**