diff --git a/kernel/irq/chip.c b/kernel/irq/chip.c
index b08c0d2..f856330 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/chip.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/chip.c
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@
 		desc->chip = &dummy_irq_chip;
 	}
 
+	chip_bus_lock(irq, desc);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
 
 	/* Uninstall? */
@@ -599,6 +600,7 @@
 		desc->chip->startup(irq);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
+	chip_bus_sync_unlock(irq, desc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__set_irq_handler);
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/internals.h b/kernel/irq/internals.h
index e70ed55..1b5d742 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/internals.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/internals.h
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@
 
 extern void irq_set_thread_affinity(struct irq_desc *desc);
 
+/* Inline functions for support of irq chips on slow busses */
+static inline void chip_bus_lock(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	if (unlikely(desc->chip->bus_lock))
+		desc->chip->bus_lock(irq);
+}
+
+static inline void chip_bus_sync_unlock(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
+{
+	if (unlikely(desc->chip->bus_sync_unlock))
+		desc->chip->bus_sync_unlock(irq);
+}
+
 /*
  * Debugging printout:
  */
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index d7f7b5f..0a3fd5b 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -230,9 +230,11 @@
 	if (!desc)
 		return;
 
+	chip_bus_lock(irq, desc);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
 	__disable_irq(desc, irq, false);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
+	chip_bus_sync_unlock(irq, desc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(disable_irq_nosync);
 
@@ -294,7 +296,8 @@
  *	matches the last disable, processing of interrupts on this
  *	IRQ line is re-enabled.
  *
- *	This function may be called from IRQ context.
+ *	This function may be called from IRQ context only when
+ *	desc->chip->bus_lock and desc->chip->bus_sync_unlock are NULL !
  */
 void enable_irq(unsigned int irq)
 {
@@ -304,9 +307,11 @@
 	if (!desc)
 		return;
 
+	chip_bus_lock(irq, desc);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
 	__enable_irq(desc, irq, false);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
+	chip_bus_sync_unlock(irq, desc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(enable_irq);
 
@@ -468,12 +473,14 @@
  */
 static void irq_finalize_oneshot(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
+	chip_bus_lock(irq, desc);
 	spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
 	if (!(desc->status & IRQ_DISABLED) && (desc->status & IRQ_MASKED)) {
 		desc->status &= ~IRQ_MASKED;
 		desc->chip->unmask(irq);
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
+	chip_bus_sync_unlock(irq, desc);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -904,7 +911,14 @@
  */
 void free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+
+	if (!desc)
+		return;
+
+	chip_bus_lock(irq, desc);
 	kfree(__free_irq(irq, dev_id));
+	chip_bus_sync_unlock(irq, desc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_irq);
 
@@ -1011,7 +1025,10 @@
 	action->name = devname;
 	action->dev_id = dev_id;
 
+	chip_bus_lock(irq, desc);
 	retval = __setup_irq(irq, desc, action);
+	chip_bus_sync_unlock(irq, desc);
+
 	if (retval)
 		kfree(action);