diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 79dc02b..3cb2983 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -223,11 +223,16 @@
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_data_to_desc(data);
 	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip(data);
+	const struct cpumask  *prog_mask;
 	int ret;
 
+	static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(tmp_mask_lock);
+	static struct cpumask tmp_mask;
+
 	if (!chip || !chip->irq_set_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	raw_spin_lock(&tmp_mask_lock);
 	/*
 	 * If this is a managed interrupt and housekeeping is enabled on
 	 * it check whether the requested affinity mask intersects with
@@ -249,24 +254,34 @@
 	 */
 	if (irqd_affinity_is_managed(data) &&
 	    housekeeping_enabled(HK_FLAG_MANAGED_IRQ)) {
-		const struct cpumask *hk_mask, *prog_mask;
-
-		static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(tmp_mask_lock);
-		static struct cpumask tmp_mask;
+		const struct cpumask *hk_mask;
 
 		hk_mask = housekeeping_cpumask(HK_FLAG_MANAGED_IRQ);
 
-		raw_spin_lock(&tmp_mask_lock);
 		cpumask_and(&tmp_mask, mask, hk_mask);
 		if (!cpumask_intersects(&tmp_mask, cpu_online_mask))
 			prog_mask = mask;
 		else
 			prog_mask = &tmp_mask;
-		ret = chip->irq_set_affinity(data, prog_mask, force);
-		raw_spin_unlock(&tmp_mask_lock);
 	} else {
-		ret = chip->irq_set_affinity(data, mask, force);
+		prog_mask = mask;
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Make sure we only provide online CPUs to the irqchip,
+	 * unless we are being asked to force the affinity (in which
+	 * case we do as we are told).
+	 */
+	cpumask_and(&tmp_mask, prog_mask, cpu_online_mask);
+	if (!force && !cpumask_empty(&tmp_mask))
+		ret = chip->irq_set_affinity(data, &tmp_mask, force);
+	else if (force)
+		ret = chip->irq_set_affinity(data, mask, force);
+	else
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+
+	raw_spin_unlock(&tmp_mask_lock);
+
 	switch (ret) {
 	case IRQ_SET_MASK_OK:
 	case IRQ_SET_MASK_OK_DONE:
@@ -1149,6 +1164,31 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Internal function to notify that a interrupt thread is ready.
+ */
+static void irq_thread_set_ready(struct irq_desc *desc,
+				 struct irqaction *action)
+{
+	set_bit(IRQTF_READY, &action->thread_flags);
+	wake_up(&desc->wait_for_threads);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Internal function to wake up a interrupt thread and wait until it is
+ * ready.
+ */
+static void wake_up_and_wait_for_irq_thread_ready(struct irq_desc *desc,
+						  struct irqaction *action)
+{
+	if (!action || !action->thread)
+		return;
+
+	wake_up_process(action->thread);
+	wait_event(desc->wait_for_threads,
+		   test_bit(IRQTF_READY, &action->thread_flags));
+}
+
+/*
  * Interrupt handler thread
  */
 static int irq_thread(void *data)
@@ -1159,6 +1199,8 @@
 	irqreturn_t (*handler_fn)(struct irq_desc *desc,
 			struct irqaction *action);
 
+	irq_thread_set_ready(desc, action);
+
 	if (force_irqthreads && test_bit(IRQTF_FORCED_THREAD,
 					&action->thread_flags))
 		handler_fn = irq_forced_thread_fn;
@@ -1583,8 +1625,6 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!shared) {
-		init_waitqueue_head(&desc->wait_for_threads);
-
 		/* Setup the type (level, edge polarity) if configured: */
 		if (new->flags & IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK) {
 			ret = __irq_set_trigger(desc,
@@ -1674,14 +1714,8 @@
 
 	irq_setup_timings(desc, new);
 
-	/*
-	 * Strictly no need to wake it up, but hung_task complains
-	 * when no hard interrupt wakes the thread up.
-	 */
-	if (new->thread)
-		wake_up_process(new->thread);
-	if (new->secondary)
-		wake_up_process(new->secondary->thread);
+	wake_up_and_wait_for_irq_thread_ready(desc, new);
+	wake_up_and_wait_for_irq_thread_ready(desc, new->secondary);
 
 	register_irq_proc(irq, desc);
 	new->dir = NULL;