diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
index 49573c7..77d8c0f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ static void __report_tpr_access(struct kvm_lapic *apic, bool write)
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = apic->vcpu;
 	struct kvm_run *run = vcpu->run;
 
-	set_bit(KVM_REQ_REPORT_TPR_ACCESS, &vcpu->requests);
+	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_REPORT_TPR_ACCESS, vcpu);
 	run->tpr_access.rip = kvm_rip_read(vcpu);
 	run->tpr_access.is_write = write;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
index 8668689..fa5189d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ static struct kvm_mmu_page *kvm_mmu_get_page(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 		mmu_page_add_parent_pte(vcpu, sp, parent_pte);
 		if (sp->unsync_children) {
-			set_bit(KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC, &vcpu->requests);
+			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC, vcpu);
 			kvm_mmu_mark_parents_unsync(sp);
 		} else if (sp->unsync)
 			kvm_mmu_mark_parents_unsync(sp);
@@ -2137,7 +2137,7 @@ static int mmu_check_root(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, gfn_t root_gfn)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!kvm_is_visible_gfn(vcpu->kvm, root_gfn)) {
-		set_bit(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, &vcpu->requests);
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -2335,7 +2335,7 @@ static int nonpaging_init_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 void kvm_mmu_flush_tlb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	++vcpu->stat.tlb_flush;
-	set_bit(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, &vcpu->requests);
+	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, vcpu);
 }
 
 static void paging_new_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
index f7a6fdc..587b99d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ static void svm_handle_mce(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 		 */
 		pr_err("KVM: Guest triggered AMD Erratum 383\n");
 
-		set_bit(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, &svm->vcpu.requests);
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, &svm->vcpu);
 
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/timer.c b/arch/x86/kvm/timer.c
index 564548f..e16a0db 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/timer.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/timer.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static int __kvm_timer_fn(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_timer *ktimer)
 	if (ktimer->reinject || !atomic_read(&ktimer->pending)) {
 		atomic_inc(&ktimer->pending);
 		/* FIXME: this code should not know anything about vcpus */
-		set_bit(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, &vcpu->requests);
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER, vcpu);
 	}
 
 	if (waitqueue_active(q))
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 6c81f0e..e565689 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ static void vmx_vcpu_load(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int cpu)
 		unsigned long sysenter_esp;
 
 		kvm_migrate_timers(vcpu);
-		set_bit(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, &vcpu->requests);
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, vcpu);
 		local_irq_disable();
 		list_add(&vmx->local_vcpus_link,
 			 &per_cpu(vcpus_on_cpu, cpu));
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 33156a3..b785ef4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static void kvm_multiple_exception(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	prev_nr = vcpu->arch.exception.nr;
 	if (prev_nr == DF_VECTOR) {
 		/* triple fault -> shutdown */
-		set_bit(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, &vcpu->requests);
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
 		return;
 	}
 	class1 = exception_class(prev_nr);
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ static int kvm_request_guest_time_update(struct kvm_vcpu *v)
 
 	if (!vcpu->time_page)
 		return 0;
-	set_bit(KVM_REQ_KVMCLOCK_UPDATE, &v->requests);
+	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_KVMCLOCK_UPDATE, v);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ static int kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_set_mce(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "kvm: set_mce: "
 			       "injects mce exception while "
 			       "previous one is in progress!\n");
-			set_bit(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, &vcpu->requests);
+			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
 			return 0;
 		}
 		if (banks[1] & MCI_STATUS_VAL)
@@ -4751,7 +4751,7 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		vcpu->run->request_interrupt_window;
 
 	if (vcpu->requests)
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, &vcpu->requests))
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD, vcpu))
 			kvm_mmu_unload(vcpu);
 
 	r = kvm_mmu_reload(vcpu);
@@ -4759,26 +4759,25 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (vcpu->requests) {
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_MIGRATE_TIMER, &vcpu->requests))
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_MIGRATE_TIMER, vcpu))
 			__kvm_migrate_timers(vcpu);
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_KVMCLOCK_UPDATE, &vcpu->requests))
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_KVMCLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu))
 			kvm_write_guest_time(vcpu);
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC, &vcpu->requests))
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_MMU_SYNC, vcpu))
 			kvm_mmu_sync_roots(vcpu);
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, &vcpu->requests))
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_TLB_FLUSH, vcpu))
 			kvm_x86_ops->tlb_flush(vcpu);
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_REPORT_TPR_ACCESS,
-				       &vcpu->requests)) {
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_REPORT_TPR_ACCESS, vcpu)) {
 			vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_TPR_ACCESS;
 			r = 0;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, &vcpu->requests)) {
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu)) {
 			vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN;
 			r = 0;
 			goto out;
 		}
-		if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_DEACTIVATE_FPU, &vcpu->requests)) {
+		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_DEACTIVATE_FPU, vcpu)) {
 			vcpu->fpu_active = 0;
 			kvm_x86_ops->fpu_deactivate(vcpu);
 		}
@@ -4907,7 +4906,7 @@ static int __vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 			srcu_read_unlock(&kvm->srcu, vcpu->srcu_idx);
 			kvm_vcpu_block(vcpu);
 			vcpu->srcu_idx = srcu_read_lock(&kvm->srcu);
-			if (test_and_clear_bit(KVM_REQ_UNHALT, &vcpu->requests))
+			if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_UNHALT, vcpu))
 			{
 				switch(vcpu->arch.mp_state) {
 				case KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED:
@@ -5389,7 +5388,7 @@ void kvm_put_guest_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	vcpu->guest_fpu_loaded = 0;
 	fpu_save_init(&vcpu->arch.guest_fpu);
 	++vcpu->stat.fpu_reload;
-	set_bit(KVM_REQ_DEACTIVATE_FPU, &vcpu->requests);
+	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_DEACTIVATE_FPU, vcpu);
 	trace_kvm_fpu(0);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/kvm_host.h b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
index 2d96555..e706c1e 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm_host.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm_host.h
@@ -630,5 +630,20 @@ static inline long kvm_vm_ioctl_assigned_device(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned ioctl,
 
 #endif
 
+static inline void kvm_make_request(int req, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	set_bit(req, &vcpu->requests);
+}
+
+static inline bool kvm_make_check_request(int req, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return test_and_set_bit(req, &vcpu->requests);
+}
+
+static inline bool kvm_check_request(int req, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	return test_and_clear_bit(req, &vcpu->requests);
+}
+
 #endif
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 84a0906..b89526c 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static bool make_all_cpus_request(struct kvm *kvm, unsigned int req)
 	raw_spin_lock(&kvm->requests_lock);
 	me = smp_processor_id();
 	kvm_for_each_vcpu(i, vcpu, kvm) {
-		if (test_and_set_bit(req, &vcpu->requests))
+		if (kvm_make_check_request(req, vcpu))
 			continue;
 		cpu = vcpu->cpu;
 		if (cpus != NULL && cpu != -1 && cpu != me)
@@ -1222,7 +1222,7 @@ void kvm_vcpu_block(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		prepare_to_wait(&vcpu->wq, &wait, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
 		if (kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable(vcpu)) {
-			set_bit(KVM_REQ_UNHALT, &vcpu->requests);
+			kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_UNHALT, vcpu);
 			break;
 		}
 		if (kvm_cpu_has_pending_timer(vcpu))
