diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
index dc07ed0..ca1c1f9 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/bfin_gpio.c
@@ -349,13 +349,13 @@
 void set_gpio_ ## name(unsigned gpio, unsigned short arg) \
 { \
 	unsigned long flags; \
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags); \
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save(); \
 	if (arg) \
 		gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->name |= gpio_bit(gpio); \
 	else \
 		gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->name &= ~gpio_bit(gpio); \
 	AWA_DUMMY_READ(name); \
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags); \
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags); \
 } \
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_gpio_ ## name);
 
@@ -371,14 +371,14 @@
 { \
 	unsigned long flags; \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) \
-		local_irq_save_hw(flags); \
+		flags = hard_local_irq_save(); \
 	if (arg) \
 		gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->name ## _set = gpio_bit(gpio); \
 	else \
 		gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->name ## _clear = gpio_bit(gpio); \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) { \
 		AWA_DUMMY_READ(name); \
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags); \
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags); \
 	} \
 } \
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_gpio_ ## name);
@@ -391,11 +391,11 @@
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323)
-		local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+		flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->toggle = gpio_bit(gpio);
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) {
 		AWA_DUMMY_READ(toggle);
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_gpio_toggle);
@@ -408,11 +408,11 @@
 { \
 	unsigned long flags; \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) \
-		local_irq_save_hw(flags); \
+		flags = hard_local_irq_save(); \
 	gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->name = arg; \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) { \
 		AWA_DUMMY_READ(name); \
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags); \
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags); \
 	} \
 } \
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(set_gpiop_ ## name);
@@ -433,11 +433,11 @@
 	unsigned long flags; \
 	unsigned short ret; \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) \
-		local_irq_save_hw(flags); \
+		flags = hard_local_irq_save(); \
 	ret = 0x01 & (gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->name >> gpio_sub_n(gpio)); \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) { \
 		AWA_DUMMY_READ(name); \
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags); \
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags); \
 	} \
 	return ret; \
 } \
@@ -460,11 +460,11 @@
 	unsigned long flags; \
 	unsigned short ret; \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) \
-		local_irq_save_hw(flags); \
+		flags = hard_local_irq_save(); \
 	ret = (gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->name); \
 	if (ANOMALY_05000311 || ANOMALY_05000323) { \
 		AWA_DUMMY_READ(name); \
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags); \
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags); \
 	} \
 	return ret; \
 } \
@@ -525,14 +525,14 @@
 	if (check_gpio(gpio) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	if (ctrl)
 		reserve(wakeup, gpio);
 	else
 		unreserve(wakeup, gpio);
 
 	set_gpio_maskb(gpio, ctrl);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(ident >= MAX_RESOURCES);
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	/* If a pin can be muxed as either GPIO or peripheral, make
 	 * sure it is not already a GPIO pin when we request it.
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "%s: Peripheral %d is already reserved as GPIO by %s !\n",
 		       __func__, ident, get_label(ident));
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@
 			printk(KERN_ERR
 			       "%s: Peripheral %d function %d is already reserved by %s !\n",
 			       __func__, ident, P_FUNCT2MUX(per), get_label(ident));
-			local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+			hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 			return -EBUSY;
 		}
 	}
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@
 	portmux_setup(per);
 	port_setup(ident, PERIPHERAL_USAGE);
 
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 	set_label(ident, label);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -780,10 +780,10 @@
 	if (!(per & P_DEFINED))
 		return;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	if (unlikely(!is_reserved(peri, ident, 0))) {
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@
 
 	set_label(ident, "free");
 
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(peripheral_free);
 
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@
 	if (check_gpio(gpio) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	/*
 	 * Allow that the identical GPIO can
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
 	 */
 
 	if (cmp_label(gpio, label) == 0) {
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@
 			dump_stack();
 		printk(KERN_ERR "bfin-gpio: GPIO %d is already reserved by %s !\n",
 		       gpio, get_label(gpio));
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(is_reserved(peri, gpio, 1))) {
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "bfin-gpio: GPIO %d is already reserved as Peripheral by %s !\n",
 		       gpio, get_label(gpio));
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(is_reserved(gpio_irq, gpio, 1))) {
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@
 	reserve(gpio, gpio);
 	set_label(gpio, label);
 
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	port_setup(gpio, GPIO_USAGE);
 
@@ -888,13 +888,13 @@
 
 	might_sleep();
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	if (unlikely(!is_reserved(gpio, gpio, 0))) {
 		if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING)
 			dump_stack();
 		gpio_error(gpio);
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
 
 	set_label(gpio, "free");
 
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bfin_gpio_free);
 
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	/*
 	 * Allow that the identical GPIO can
@@ -922,19 +922,19 @@
 	 */
 
 	if (cmp_label(gpio, label) == 0) {
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(is_reserved(special_gpio, gpio, 1))) {
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		printk(KERN_ERR "bfin-gpio: GPIO %d is already reserved by %s !\n",
 		       gpio, get_label(gpio));
 
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(is_reserved(peri, gpio, 1))) {
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "bfin-gpio: GPIO %d is already reserved as Peripheral by %s !\n",
 		       gpio, get_label(gpio));
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@
 	reserve(peri, gpio);
 
 	set_label(gpio, label);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 	port_setup(gpio, GPIO_USAGE);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -959,18 +959,18 @@
 
 	might_sleep();
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	if (unlikely(!is_reserved(special_gpio, gpio, 0))) {
 		gpio_error(gpio);
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	unreserve(special_gpio, gpio);
 	unreserve(peri, gpio);
 	set_label(gpio, "free");
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bfin_special_gpio_free);
 #endif
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@
 	if (check_gpio(gpio) < 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	if (unlikely(is_reserved(peri, gpio, 1))) {
 		if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING)
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@
 		printk(KERN_ERR
 		       "bfin-gpio: GPIO %d is already reserved as Peripheral by %s !\n",
 		       gpio, get_label(gpio));
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(is_reserved(gpio, gpio, 1)))
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@
 	reserve(gpio_irq, gpio);
 	set_label(gpio, label);
 
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	port_setup(gpio, GPIO_USAGE);
 
@@ -1016,13 +1016,13 @@
 	if (check_gpio(gpio) < 0)
 		return;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	if (unlikely(!is_reserved(gpio_irq, gpio, 0))) {
 		if (system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING)
 			dump_stack();
 		gpio_error(gpio);
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@
 
 	set_label(gpio, "free");
 
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 static inline void __bfin_gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio)
@@ -1052,10 +1052,10 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	__bfin_gpio_direction_input(gpio);
 	AWA_DUMMY_READ(inen);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1070,9 +1070,9 @@
 	port_setup(gpio, GPIO_USAGE);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BF54x
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	__bfin_gpio_direction_input(gpio);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	gpio_array[gpio_bank(gpio)]->inen &= ~gpio_bit(gpio);
 	gpio_set_value(gpio, value);
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@
 #endif
 
 	AWA_DUMMY_READ(dir);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1120,11 +1120,11 @@
 
 	if (unlikely(get_gpio_edge(gpio))) {
 		int ret;
-		local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+		flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 		set_gpio_edge(gpio, 0);
 		ret = get_gpio_data(gpio);
 		set_gpio_edge(gpio, 1);
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return ret;
 	} else
 		return get_gpio_data(gpio);
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/cplb-mpu/cplbmgr.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/cplb-mpu/cplbmgr.c
index 87b25b1..8de9229 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/cplb-mpu/cplbmgr.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/cplb-mpu/cplbmgr.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@
 
 	nr_cplb_flush[cpu]++;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	_disable_icplb();
 	for (i = first_switched_icplb; i < MAX_CPLBS; i++) {
 		icplb_tbl[cpu][i].data = 0;
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@
 		bfin_write32(DCPLB_DATA0 + i * 4, 0);
 	}
 	_enable_dcplb();
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 }
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	current_rwx_mask[cpu] = masks;
 
 	if (L2_LENGTH && addr >= L2_START && addr < L2_START + L2_LENGTH) {
@@ -373,5 +373,5 @@
 		addr += PAGE_SIZE;
 	}
 	_enable_dcplb();
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/ipipe.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/ipipe.c
index 1a496cd..3b1da4a 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/ipipe.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/ipipe.c
@@ -219,10 +219,10 @@
 
 	ret = __ipipe_dispatch_event(IPIPE_EVENT_SYSCALL, regs);
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	if (!__ipipe_root_domain_p) {
-		local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+		hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 		return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 	if ((p->irqpend_himask & IPIPE_IRQMASK_VIRT) != 0)
 		__ipipe_sync_pipeline(IPIPE_IRQMASK_VIRT);
 
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	return -ret;
 }
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	return flags;
 }
 
 void ipipe_critical_exit(unsigned long flags)
 {
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 static void __ipipe_no_irqtail(void)
@@ -279,9 +279,9 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 #endif
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	__ipipe_handle_irq(irq, NULL);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
 
 	BUG_ON(irqs_disabled());
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 
 	if (irq_tail_hook)
 		irq_tail_hook();
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 	if (ipipe_root_cpudom_var(irqpend_himask) != 0)
 		__ipipe_sync_pipeline(IPIPE_IRQMASK_ANY);
 
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
 void ___ipipe_sync_pipeline(unsigned long syncmask)
@@ -344,10 +344,10 @@
 {
 	unsigned long *p, flags;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	p = &__ipipe_root_status;
 	__set_bit(IPIPE_STALL_FLAG, p);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ipipe_stall_root);
 
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@
 	unsigned long *p, flags;
 	int x;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	p = &__ipipe_root_status;
 	x = __test_and_set_bit(IPIPE_STALL_FLAG, p);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 
 	return x;
 }
@@ -371,10 +371,10 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int x;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw_smp(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save_smp();
 	p = &__ipipe_root_status;
 	x = test_bit(IPIPE_STALL_FLAG, p);
-	local_irq_restore_hw_smp(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore_smp(flags);
 
 	return x;
 }
@@ -384,10 +384,10 @@
 {
 	unsigned long *p, flags;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	p = &__ipipe_root_status;
 	__set_bit(IPIPE_SYNCDEFER_FLAG, p);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ipipe_lock_root);
 
@@ -395,9 +395,9 @@
 {
 	unsigned long *p, flags;
 
-	local_irq_save_hw(flags);
+	flags = hard_local_irq_save();
 	p = &__ipipe_root_status;
 	__clear_bit(IPIPE_SYNCDEFER_FLAG, p);
-	local_irq_restore_hw(flags);
+	hard_local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ipipe_unlock_root);
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
index 01f98cb..c86a3ed 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/process.c
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPIPE
 	ipipe_suspend_domain();
 #endif
-	local_irq_disable_hw();
+	hard_local_irq_disable();
 	if (!need_resched())
 		idle_with_irq_disabled();
 
-	local_irq_enable_hw();
+	hard_local_irq_enable();
 }
 
 /*