diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
index 0ad09f0..dd7ef2d 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
@@ -850,9 +850,16 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_irqchip(struct kvm *kvm,
 
 	r = 0;
 	switch (chip->chip_id) {
-	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC:
-		memcpy(&chip->chip.ioapic, ioapic_irqchip(kvm),
-				sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC: {
+		struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic = ioapic_irqchip(kvm);
+		if (ioapic) {
+			spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+			memcpy(&chip->chip.ioapic, ioapic,
+			       sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+			spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+		} else
+			r = -EINVAL;
+	}
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
@@ -867,10 +874,16 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_irqchip(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqchip *chip)
 
 	r = 0;
 	switch (chip->chip_id) {
-	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC:
-		memcpy(ioapic_irqchip(kvm),
-				&chip->chip.ioapic,
-				sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC: {
+		struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic = ioapic_irqchip(kvm);
+		if (ioapic) {
+			spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+			memcpy(ioapic, &chip->chip.ioapic,
+			       sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+			spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+		} else
+			r = -EINVAL;
+	}
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index e2e2849..61ffcfc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -471,11 +471,8 @@ static void apic_set_eoi(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
 		trigger_mode = IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG;
 	else
 		trigger_mode = IOAPIC_EDGE_TRIG;
-	if (!(apic_get_reg(apic, APIC_SPIV) & APIC_SPIV_DIRECTED_EOI)) {
-		mutex_lock(&apic->vcpu->kvm->irq_lock);
+	if (!(apic_get_reg(apic, APIC_SPIV) & APIC_SPIV_DIRECTED_EOI))
 		kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(apic->vcpu->kvm, vector, trigger_mode);
-		mutex_unlock(&apic->vcpu->kvm->irq_lock);
-	}
 }
 
 static void apic_send_ipi(struct kvm_lapic *apic)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 48567fa..de99b84 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2010,10 +2010,16 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_irqchip(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqchip *chip)
 			&pic_irqchip(kvm)->pics[1],
 			sizeof(struct kvm_pic_state));
 		break;
-	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC:
-		memcpy(&chip->chip.ioapic,
-			ioapic_irqchip(kvm),
-			sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC: {
+		struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic = ioapic_irqchip(kvm);
+		if (ioapic) {
+			spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+			memcpy(&chip->chip.ioapic, ioapic,
+			       sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+			spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+		} else
+			r = -EINVAL;
+	}
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
@@ -2042,12 +2048,16 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_irqchip(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqchip *chip)
 			sizeof(struct kvm_pic_state));
 		spin_unlock(&pic_irqchip(kvm)->lock);
 		break;
-	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC:
-		mutex_lock(&kvm->irq_lock);
-		memcpy(ioapic_irqchip(kvm),
-			&chip->chip.ioapic,
-			sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
-		mutex_unlock(&kvm->irq_lock);
+	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC: {
+		struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic = ioapic_irqchip(kvm);
+		if (ioapic) {
+			spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+			memcpy(ioapic, &chip->chip.ioapic,
+			       sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+			spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+		} else
+			r = -EINVAL;
+	}
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
index fa05f67..300ee3b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ int kvm_ioapic_set_irq(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int irq, int level)
 	union kvm_ioapic_redirect_entry entry;
 	int ret = 1;
 
+	spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
 	if (irq >= 0 && irq < IOAPIC_NUM_PINS) {
 		entry = ioapic->redirtbl[irq];
 		level ^= entry.fields.polarity;
@@ -196,34 +197,44 @@ int kvm_ioapic_set_irq(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int irq, int level)
 		}
 		trace_kvm_ioapic_set_irq(entry.bits, irq, ret == 0);
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void __kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int pin,
-				    int trigger_mode)
+static void __kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int vector,
+				     int trigger_mode)
 {
-	union kvm_ioapic_redirect_entry *ent;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < IOAPIC_NUM_PINS; i++) {
+		union kvm_ioapic_redirect_entry *ent = &ioapic->redirtbl[i];
+
+		if (ent->fields.vector != vector)
+			continue;
 
-	ent = &ioapic->redirtbl[pin];
+		/* ack notifier may call back into ioapic via kvm_set_irq()  */
+		spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+		kvm_notify_acked_irq(ioapic->kvm, KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC, i);
+		spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
 
-	kvm_notify_acked_irq(ioapic->kvm, KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC, pin);
+		if (trigger_mode != IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG)
+			continue;
 
-	if (trigger_mode == IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG) {
 		ASSERT(ent->fields.trig_mode == IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG);
 		ent->fields.remote_irr = 0;
-		if (!ent->fields.mask && (ioapic->irr & (1 << pin)))
-			ioapic_service(ioapic, pin);
+		if (!ent->fields.mask && (ioapic->irr & (1 << i)))
+			ioapic_service(ioapic, i);
 	}
 }
 
 void kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(struct kvm *kvm, int vector, int trigger_mode)
 {
 	struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic = kvm->arch.vioapic;
-	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < IOAPIC_NUM_PINS; i++)
-		if (ioapic->redirtbl[i].fields.vector == vector)
-			__kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(ioapic, i, trigger_mode);
+	spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+	__kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(ioapic, vector, trigger_mode);
+	spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
 }
 
 static inline struct kvm_ioapic *to_ioapic(struct kvm_io_device *dev)
@@ -248,8 +259,8 @@ static int ioapic_mmio_read(struct kvm_io_device *this, gpa_t addr, int len,
 	ioapic_debug("addr %lx\n", (unsigned long)addr);
 	ASSERT(!(addr & 0xf));	/* check alignment */
 
-	mutex_lock(&ioapic->kvm->irq_lock);
 	addr &= 0xff;
+	spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
 	switch (addr) {
 	case IOAPIC_REG_SELECT:
 		result = ioapic->ioregsel;
@@ -263,6 +274,8 @@ static int ioapic_mmio_read(struct kvm_io_device *this, gpa_t addr, int len,
 		result = 0;
 		break;
 	}
+	spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+
 	switch (len) {
 	case 8:
 		*(u64 *) val = result;
@@ -275,7 +288,6 @@ static int ioapic_mmio_read(struct kvm_io_device *this, gpa_t addr, int len,
 	default:
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "ioapic: wrong length %d\n", len);
 	}
-	mutex_unlock(&ioapic->kvm->irq_lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -291,15 +303,15 @@ static int ioapic_mmio_write(struct kvm_io_device *this, gpa_t addr, int len,
 		     (void*)addr, len, val);
 	ASSERT(!(addr & 0xf));	/* check alignment */
 
-	mutex_lock(&ioapic->kvm->irq_lock);
 	if (len == 4 || len == 8)
 		data = *(u32 *) val;
 	else {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING "ioapic: Unsupported size %d\n", len);
-		goto unlock;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	addr &= 0xff;
+	spin_lock(&ioapic->lock);
 	switch (addr) {
 	case IOAPIC_REG_SELECT:
 		ioapic->ioregsel = data;
@@ -310,15 +322,14 @@ static int ioapic_mmio_write(struct kvm_io_device *this, gpa_t addr, int len,
 		break;
 #ifdef	CONFIG_IA64
 	case IOAPIC_REG_EOI:
-		kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(ioapic->kvm, data, IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG);
+		__kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(ioapic, data, IOAPIC_LEVEL_TRIG);
 		break;
 #endif
 
 	default:
 		break;
 	}
-unlock:
-	mutex_unlock(&ioapic->kvm->irq_lock);
+	spin_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -347,6 +358,7 @@ int kvm_ioapic_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 	ioapic = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ioapic)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	spin_lock_init(&ioapic->lock);
 	kvm->arch.vioapic = ioapic;
 	kvm_ioapic_reset(ioapic);
 	kvm_iodevice_init(&ioapic->dev, &ioapic_mmio_ops);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.h b/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
index 7080b71..557107e 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
+++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct kvm_ioapic {
 	struct kvm_io_device dev;
 	struct kvm *kvm;
 	void (*ack_notifier)(void *opaque, int irq);
+	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
