diff --git a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
index 0ad09f0..4a98314 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kvm/kvm-ia64.c
@@ -851,8 +851,7 @@ 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));
+		r = kvm_get_ioapic(kvm, &chip->chip.ioapic);
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
@@ -868,9 +867,7 @@ 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));
+		r = kvm_set_ioapic(kvm, &chip->chip.ioapic);
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c b/arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c
index ccc941a..d057c0c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/i8259.c
@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@ static void pic_clear_isr(struct kvm_kpic_state *s, int irq)
 	s->isr_ack |= (1 << irq);
 	if (s != &s->pics_state->pics[0])
 		irq += 8;
+	/*
+	 * We are dropping lock while calling ack notifiers since ack
+	 * notifier callbacks for assigned devices call into PIC recursively.
+	 * Other interrupt may be delivered to PIC while lock is dropped but
+	 * it should be safe since PIC state is already updated at this stage.
+	 */
+	spin_unlock(&s->pics_state->lock);
 	kvm_notify_acked_irq(s->pics_state->kvm, SELECT_PIC(irq), irq);
+	spin_lock(&s->pics_state->lock);
 }
 
 void kvm_pic_clear_isr_ack(struct kvm *kvm)
@@ -176,16 +184,18 @@ int kvm_pic_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 static inline void pic_intack(struct kvm_kpic_state *s, int irq)
 {
 	s->isr |= 1 << irq;
-	if (s->auto_eoi) {
-		if (s->rotate_on_auto_eoi)
-			s->priority_add = (irq + 1) & 7;
-		pic_clear_isr(s, irq);
-	}
 	/*
 	 * We don't clear a level sensitive interrupt here
 	 */
 	if (!(s->elcr & (1 << irq)))
 		s->irr &= ~(1 << irq);
+
+	if (s->auto_eoi) {
+		if (s->rotate_on_auto_eoi)
+			s->priority_add = (irq + 1) & 7;
+		pic_clear_isr(s, irq);
+	}
+
 }
 
 int kvm_pic_read_irq(struct kvm *kvm)
@@ -294,9 +304,9 @@ static void pic_ioport_write(void *opaque, u32 addr, u32 val)
 				priority = get_priority(s, s->isr);
 				if (priority != 8) {
 					irq = (priority + s->priority_add) & 7;
-					pic_clear_isr(s, irq);
 					if (cmd == 5)
 						s->priority_add = (irq + 1) & 7;
+					pic_clear_isr(s, irq);
 					pic_update_irq(s->pics_state);
 				}
 				break;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 23c2176..df8bcb0 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 1687d12..fdf989f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -2038,9 +2038,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_get_irqchip(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqchip *chip)
 			sizeof(struct kvm_pic_state));
 		break;
 	case KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC:
-		memcpy(&chip->chip.ioapic,
-			ioapic_irqchip(kvm),
-			sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+		r = kvm_get_ioapic(kvm, &chip->chip.ioapic);
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
@@ -2070,11 +2068,7 @@ static int kvm_vm_ioctl_set_irqchip(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_irqchip *chip)
 		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);
+		r = kvm_set_ioapic(kvm, &chip->chip.ioapic);
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.c b/virt/kvm/ioapic.c
index 9fe140b..38a2d20 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;
 
+	mutex_lock(&ioapic->lock);
 	if (irq >= 0 && irq < IOAPIC_NUM_PINS) {
 		entry = ioapic->redirtbl[irq];
 		level ^= entry.fields.polarity;
@@ -198,34 +199,51 @@ int kvm_ioapic_set_irq(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int irq, int level)
 		}
 		trace_kvm_ioapic_set_irq(entry.bits, irq, ret == 0);
 	}
+	mutex_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];
 
-	ent = &ioapic->redirtbl[pin];
+		if (ent->fields.vector != vector)
+			continue;
 
-	kvm_notify_acked_irq(ioapic->kvm, KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC, pin);
+		/*
+		 * We are dropping lock while calling ack notifiers because ack
+		 * notifier callbacks for assigned devices call into IOAPIC
+		 * recursively. Since remote_irr is cleared only after call
+		 * to notifiers if the same vector will be delivered while lock
+		 * is dropped it will be put into irr and will be delivered
+		 * after ack notifier returns.
+		 */
+		mutex_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+		kvm_notify_acked_irq(ioapic->kvm, KVM_IRQCHIP_IOAPIC, i);
+		mutex_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+
+		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);
+	mutex_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+	__kvm_ioapic_update_eoi(ioapic, vector, trigger_mode);
+	mutex_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
 }
 
 static inline struct kvm_ioapic *to_ioapic(struct kvm_io_device *dev)
@@ -250,8 +268,8 @@ 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;
+	mutex_lock(&ioapic->lock);
 	switch (addr) {
 	case IOAPIC_REG_SELECT:
 		result = ioapic->ioregsel;
@@ -265,6 +283,8 @@ static int ioapic_mmio_read(struct kvm_io_device *this, gpa_t addr, int len,
 		result = 0;
 		break;
 	}
+	mutex_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+
 	switch (len) {
 	case 8:
 		*(u64 *) val = result;
@@ -277,7 +297,6 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -293,15 +312,15 @@ 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;
+	mutex_lock(&ioapic->lock);
 	switch (addr) {
 	case IOAPIC_REG_SELECT:
 		ioapic->ioregsel = data;
@@ -312,15 +331,14 @@ 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);
+	mutex_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -349,6 +367,7 @@ int kvm_ioapic_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 	ioapic = kzalloc(sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ioapic)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	mutex_init(&ioapic->lock);
 	kvm->arch.vioapic = ioapic;
 	kvm_ioapic_reset(ioapic);
 	kvm_iodevice_init(&ioapic->dev, &ioapic_mmio_ops);
@@ -360,3 +379,26 @@ int kvm_ioapic_init(struct kvm *kvm)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int kvm_get_ioapic(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_ioapic_state *state)
+{
+	struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic = ioapic_irqchip(kvm);
+	if (!ioapic)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+	memcpy(state, ioapic, sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+	mutex_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int kvm_set_ioapic(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_ioapic_state *state)
+{
+	struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic = ioapic_irqchip(kvm);
+	if (!ioapic)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	mutex_lock(&ioapic->lock);
+	memcpy(ioapic, state, sizeof(struct kvm_ioapic_state));
+	mutex_unlock(&ioapic->lock);
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/virt/kvm/ioapic.h b/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
index 6e461ad..419c43b 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
+++ b/virt/kvm/ioapic.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct kvm_ioapic {
 	struct kvm_io_device dev;
 	struct kvm *kvm;
 	void (*ack_notifier)(void *opaque, int irq);
+	struct mutex lock;
 };
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -74,4 +75,7 @@ int kvm_ioapic_set_irq(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic, int irq, int level);
 void kvm_ioapic_reset(struct kvm_ioapic *ioapic);
 int kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_lapic *src,
 		struct kvm_lapic_irq *irq);
+int kvm_get_ioapic(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_ioapic_state *state);
+int kvm_set_ioapic(struct kvm *kvm, struct kvm_ioapic_state *state);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c b/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
index 6c94614..fadf440 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/irq_comm.c
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ static int kvm_set_msi(struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e,
  */
 int kvm_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id, u32 irq, int level)
 {
-	struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e;
-	int ret = -1;
+	struct kvm_kernel_irq_routing_entry *e, irq_set[KVM_NR_IRQCHIPS];
+	int ret = -1, i = 0;
 	struct kvm_irq_routing_table *irq_rt;
 	struct hlist_node *n;
 
@@ -162,14 +162,19 @@ int kvm_set_irq(struct kvm *kvm, int irq_source_id, u32 irq, int level)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	irq_rt = rcu_dereference(kvm->irq_routing);
 	if (irq < irq_rt->nr_rt_entries)
-		hlist_for_each_entry(e, n, &irq_rt->map[irq], link) {
-			int r = e->set(e, kvm, irq_source_id, level);
-			if (r < 0)
-				continue;
-
-			ret = r + ((ret < 0) ? 0 : ret);
-		}
+		hlist_for_each_entry(e, n, &irq_rt->map[irq], link)
+			irq_set[i++] = *e;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	while(i--) {
+		int r;
+		r = irq_set[i].set(&irq_set[i], kvm, irq_source_id, level);
+		if (r < 0)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = r + ((ret < 0) ? 0 : ret);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
