diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/irqflags.h b/include/asm-powerpc/irqflags.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7970cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/irqflags.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * include/asm-powerpc/irqflags.h
+ *
+ * IRQ flags handling
+ *
+ * This file gets included from lowlevel asm headers too, to provide
+ * wrapped versions of the local_irq_*() APIs, based on the
+ * raw_local_irq_*() macros from the lowlevel headers.
+ */
+#ifndef _ASM_IRQFLAGS_H
+#define _ASM_IRQFLAGS_H
+
+/*
+ * Get definitions for raw_local_save_flags(x), etc.
+ */
+#include <asm-powerpc/hw_irq.h>
+
+/*
+ * Do the CPU's IRQ-state tracing from assembly code. We call a
+ * C function, so save all the C-clobbered registers:
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+
+#error No support on PowerPC yet for CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+
+#else
+# define TRACE_IRQS_ON
+# define TRACE_IRQS_OFF
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/hardirq.h b/include/linux/hardirq.h
index 114ae58..b1d4332 100644
--- a/include/linux/hardirq.h
+++ b/include/linux/hardirq.h
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@
 # define synchronize_irq(irq)	barrier()
 #endif
 
-#define nmi_enter()		irq_enter()
-#define nmi_exit()		sub_preempt_count(HARDIRQ_OFFSET)
-
 struct task_struct;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING
@@ -97,12 +94,35 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * It is safe to do non-atomic ops on ->hardirq_context,
+ * because NMI handlers may not preempt and the ops are
+ * always balanced, so the interrupted value of ->hardirq_context
+ * will always be restored.
+ */
 #define irq_enter()					\
 	do {						\
 		account_system_vtime(current);		\
 		add_preempt_count(HARDIRQ_OFFSET);	\
+		trace_hardirq_enter();			\
 	} while (0)
 
+/*
+ * Exit irq context without processing softirqs:
+ */
+#define __irq_exit()					\
+	do {						\
+		trace_hardirq_exit();			\
+		account_system_vtime(current);		\
+		sub_preempt_count(HARDIRQ_OFFSET);	\
+	} while (0)
+
+/*
+ * Exit irq context and process softirqs if needed:
+ */
 extern void irq_exit(void);
 
+#define nmi_enter()		irq_enter()
+#define nmi_exit()		__irq_exit()
+
 #endif /* LINUX_HARDIRQ_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/init_task.h b/include/linux/init_task.h
index 1b7bb37..444a3ae 100644
--- a/include/linux/init_task.h
+++ b/include/linux/init_task.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/file.h>
 #include <linux/rcupdate.h>
+#include <linux/irqflags.h>
 
 #define INIT_FDTABLE \
 {							\
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
 	.cpu_timers	= INIT_CPU_TIMERS(tsk.cpu_timers),		\
 	.fs_excl	= ATOMIC_INIT(0),				\
 	.pi_lock	= SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED,				\
+	INIT_TRACE_IRQFLAGS						\
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 73463fb..d5afee9 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/irqreturn.h>
 #include <linux/hardirq.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/irqflags.h>
 #include <asm/atomic.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
@@ -199,13 +200,11 @@
 #define save_and_cli(x)	save_and_cli(&x)
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
-/* SoftIRQ primitives.  */
-#define local_bh_disable() \
-		do { add_preempt_count(SOFTIRQ_OFFSET); barrier(); } while (0)
-#define __local_bh_enable() \
-		do { barrier(); sub_preempt_count(SOFTIRQ_OFFSET); } while (0)
-
+extern void local_bh_disable(void);
+extern void __local_bh_enable(void);
+extern void _local_bh_enable(void);
 extern void local_bh_enable(void);
+extern void local_bh_enable_ip(unsigned long ip);
 
 /* PLEASE, avoid to allocate new softirqs, if you need not _really_ high
    frequency threaded job scheduling. For almost all the purposes
diff --git a/include/linux/irqflags.h b/include/linux/irqflags.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..412e025
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/irqflags.h
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * include/linux/irqflags.h
+ *
+ * IRQ flags tracing: follow the state of the hardirq and softirq flags and
+ * provide callbacks for transitions between ON and OFF states.
+ *
+ * This file gets included from lowlevel asm headers too, to provide
+ * wrapped versions of the local_irq_*() APIs, based on the
+ * raw_local_irq_*() macros from the lowlevel headers.
+ */
+#ifndef _LINUX_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_H
+#define _LINUX_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_H
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+  extern void trace_hardirqs_on(void);
+  extern void trace_hardirqs_off(void);
+  extern void trace_softirqs_on(unsigned long ip);
+  extern void trace_softirqs_off(unsigned long ip);
+# define trace_hardirq_context(p)	((p)->hardirq_context)
+# define trace_softirq_context(p)	((p)->softirq_context)
+# define trace_hardirqs_enabled(p)	((p)->hardirqs_enabled)
+# define trace_softirqs_enabled(p)	((p)->softirqs_enabled)
+# define trace_hardirq_enter()	do { current->hardirq_context++; } while (0)
+# define trace_hardirq_exit()	do { current->hardirq_context--; } while (0)
+# define trace_softirq_enter()	do { current->softirq_context++; } while (0)
+# define trace_softirq_exit()	do { current->softirq_context--; } while (0)
+# define INIT_TRACE_IRQFLAGS	.softirqs_enabled = 1,
+#else
+# define trace_hardirqs_on()		do { } while (0)
+# define trace_hardirqs_off()		do { } while (0)
+# define trace_softirqs_on(ip)		do { } while (0)
+# define trace_softirqs_off(ip)		do { } while (0)
+# define trace_hardirq_context(p)	0
+# define trace_softirq_context(p)	0
+# define trace_hardirqs_enabled(p)	0
+# define trace_softirqs_enabled(p)	0
+# define trace_hardirq_enter()		do { } while (0)
+# define trace_hardirq_exit()		do { } while (0)
+# define trace_softirq_enter()		do { } while (0)
+# define trace_softirq_exit()		do { } while (0)
+# define INIT_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
+
+#include <asm/irqflags.h>
+
+#define local_irq_enable() \
+	do { trace_hardirqs_on(); raw_local_irq_enable(); } while (0)
+#define local_irq_disable() \
+	do { raw_local_irq_disable(); trace_hardirqs_off(); } while (0)
+#define local_irq_save(flags) \
+	do { raw_local_irq_save(flags); trace_hardirqs_off(); } while (0)
+
+#define local_irq_restore(flags)				\
+	do {							\
+		if (raw_irqs_disabled_flags(flags)) {		\
+			raw_local_irq_restore(flags);		\
+			trace_hardirqs_off();			\
+		} else {					\
+			trace_hardirqs_on();			\
+			raw_local_irq_restore(flags);		\
+		}						\
+	} while (0)
+#else /* !CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT */
+/*
+ * The local_irq_*() APIs are equal to the raw_local_irq*()
+ * if !TRACE_IRQFLAGS.
+ */
+# define raw_local_irq_disable()	local_irq_disable()
+# define raw_local_irq_enable()		local_irq_enable()
+# define raw_local_irq_save(flags)	local_irq_save(flags)
+# define raw_local_irq_restore(flags)	local_irq_restore(flags)
+#endif /* CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS_SUPPORT
+#define safe_halt()						\
+	do {							\
+		trace_hardirqs_on();				\
+		raw_safe_halt();				\
+	} while (0)
+
+#define local_save_flags(flags)		raw_local_save_flags(flags)
+
+#define irqs_disabled()						\
+({								\
+	unsigned long flags;					\
+								\
+	raw_local_save_flags(flags);				\
+	raw_irqs_disabled_flags(flags);				\
+})
+
+#define irqs_disabled_flags(flags)	raw_irqs_disabled_flags(flags)
+#endif		/* CONFIG_X86 */
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/sched.h b/include/linux/sched.h
index bdabeee..ad7a890 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched.h
@@ -871,6 +871,21 @@
 	/* mutex deadlock detection */
 	struct mutex_waiter *blocked_on;
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_IRQFLAGS
+	unsigned int irq_events;
+	int hardirqs_enabled;
+	unsigned long hardirq_enable_ip;
+	unsigned int hardirq_enable_event;
+	unsigned long hardirq_disable_ip;
+	unsigned int hardirq_disable_event;
+	int softirqs_enabled;
+	unsigned long softirq_disable_ip;
+	unsigned int softirq_disable_event;
+	unsigned long softirq_enable_ip;
+	unsigned int softirq_enable_event;
+	int hardirq_context;
+	int softirq_context;
+#endif
 
 /* journalling filesystem info */
 	void *journal_info;