diff --git a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
index 002f092..da2ce08 100644
--- a/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
+++ b/include/kvm/arm_vgic.h
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ struct vgic_irq {
 					 */
 
 	u32 intid;			/* Guest visible INTID */
-	bool pending;
 	bool line_level;		/* Level only */
-	bool soft_pending;		/* Level only */
+	bool pending_latch;		/* The pending latch state used to calculate
+					 * the pending state for both level
+					 * and edge triggered IRQs. */
 	bool active;			/* not used for LPIs */
 	bool enabled;
 	bool hw;			/* Tied to HW IRQ */
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
index 8c2b3cd..7170a00 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-its.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int its_sync_lpi_pending_table(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 		irq = vgic_get_irq(vcpu->kvm, NULL, intids[i]);
 		spin_lock(&irq->irq_lock);
-		irq->pending = pendmask & (1U << bit_nr);
+		irq_set_pending_latch(irq, pendmask & (1U << bit_nr));
 		vgic_queue_irq_unlock(vcpu->kvm, irq);
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
 	}
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int vgic_its_trigger_msi(struct kvm *kvm, struct vgic_its *its,
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	spin_lock(&itte->irq->irq_lock);
-	itte->irq->pending = true;
+	irq_set_pending_latch(itte->irq, true);
 	vgic_queue_irq_unlock(kvm, itte->irq);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ static int vgic_its_cmd_handle_clear(struct kvm *kvm, struct vgic_its *its,
 	if (!itte)
 		return E_ITS_CLEAR_UNMAPPED_INTERRUPT;
 
-	itte->irq->pending = false;
+	irq_set_pending_latch(itte->irq, false);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio-v2.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio-v2.c
index 78e34bc..6b07fa9 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio-v2.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio-v2.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void vgic_mmio_write_sgir(struct kvm_vcpu *source_vcpu,
 		irq = vgic_get_irq(source_vcpu->kvm, vcpu, intid);
 
 		spin_lock(&irq->irq_lock);
-		irq->pending = true;
+		irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 		irq->source |= 1U << source_vcpu->vcpu_id;
 
 		vgic_queue_irq_unlock(source_vcpu->kvm, irq);
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static void vgic_mmio_write_sgipendc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 		irq->source &= ~((val >> (i * 8)) & 0xff);
 		if (!irq->source)
-			irq->pending = false;
+			irq_set_pending_latch(irq, false);
 
 		spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static void vgic_mmio_write_sgipends(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		irq->source |= (val >> (i * 8)) & 0xff;
 
 		if (irq->source) {
-			irq->pending = true;
+			irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 			vgic_queue_irq_unlock(vcpu->kvm, irq);
 		} else {
 			spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio-v3.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio-v3.c
index 50f42f0..7300ec4 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio-v3.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio-v3.c
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ void vgic_v3_dispatch_sgi(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 reg)
 		irq = vgic_get_irq(vcpu->kvm, c_vcpu, sgi);
 
 		spin_lock(&irq->irq_lock);
-		irq->pending = true;
+		irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 
 		vgic_queue_irq_unlock(vcpu->kvm, irq);
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
index ebe1b9f..0dfd306 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-mmio.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ unsigned long vgic_mmio_read_pending(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	for (i = 0; i < len * 8; i++) {
 		struct vgic_irq *irq = vgic_get_irq(vcpu->kvm, vcpu, intid + i);
 
-		if (irq->pending)
+		if (irq_is_pending(irq))
 			value |= (1U << i);
 
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@ void vgic_mmio_write_spending(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		struct vgic_irq *irq = vgic_get_irq(vcpu->kvm, vcpu, intid + i);
 
 		spin_lock(&irq->irq_lock);
-		irq->pending = true;
-		if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_LEVEL)
-			irq->soft_pending = true;
+		irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 
 		vgic_queue_irq_unlock(vcpu->kvm, irq);
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
@@ -152,12 +150,7 @@ void vgic_mmio_write_cpending(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 
 		spin_lock(&irq->irq_lock);
 
-		if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_LEVEL) {
-			irq->soft_pending = false;
-			irq->pending = irq->line_level;
-		} else {
-			irq->pending = false;
-		}
+		irq_set_pending_latch(irq, false);
 
 		spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
@@ -359,12 +352,10 @@ void vgic_mmio_write_config(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		irq = vgic_get_irq(vcpu->kvm, vcpu, intid + i);
 		spin_lock(&irq->irq_lock);
 
-		if (test_bit(i * 2 + 1, &val)) {
+		if (test_bit(i * 2 + 1, &val))
 			irq->config = VGIC_CONFIG_EDGE;
-		} else {
+		else
 			irq->config = VGIC_CONFIG_LEVEL;
-			irq->pending = irq->line_level | irq->soft_pending;
-		}
 
 		spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
 		vgic_put_irq(vcpu->kvm, irq);
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
index 834137e..a29cf33 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v2.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ void vgic_v2_fold_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		/* Edge is the only case where we preserve the pending bit */
 		if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_EDGE &&
 		    (val & GICH_LR_PENDING_BIT)) {
-			irq->pending = true;
+			irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 
 			if (vgic_irq_is_sgi(intid)) {
 				u32 cpuid = val & GICH_LR_PHYSID_CPUID;
@@ -120,9 +120,7 @@ void vgic_v2_fold_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		 */
 		if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_LEVEL) {
 			if (!(val & GICH_LR_PENDING_BIT))
-				irq->soft_pending = false;
-
-			irq->pending = irq->line_level || irq->soft_pending;
+				irq_set_pending_latch(irq, false);
 		}
 
 		spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
@@ -145,11 +143,11 @@ void vgic_v2_populate_lr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vgic_irq *irq, int lr)
 {
 	u32 val = irq->intid;
 
-	if (irq->pending) {
+	if (irq_is_pending(irq)) {
 		val |= GICH_LR_PENDING_BIT;
 
 		if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_EDGE)
-			irq->pending = false;
+			irq_set_pending_latch(irq, false);
 
 		if (vgic_irq_is_sgi(irq->intid)) {
 			u32 src = ffs(irq->source);
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ void vgic_v2_populate_lr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vgic_irq *irq, int lr)
 			val |= (src - 1) << GICH_LR_PHYSID_CPUID_SHIFT;
 			irq->source &= ~(1 << (src - 1));
 			if (irq->source)
-				irq->pending = true;
+				irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
index e6b03fd..76d7d75 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void vgic_v3_fold_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		/* Edge is the only case where we preserve the pending bit */
 		if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_EDGE &&
 		    (val & ICH_LR_PENDING_BIT)) {
-			irq->pending = true;
+			irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 
 			if (vgic_irq_is_sgi(intid) &&
 			    model == KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2) {
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ void vgic_v3_fold_lr_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		 */
 		if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_LEVEL) {
 			if (!(val & ICH_LR_PENDING_BIT))
-				irq->soft_pending = false;
-
-			irq->pending = irq->line_level || irq->soft_pending;
+				irq_set_pending_latch(irq, false);
 		}
 
 		spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
@@ -127,11 +125,11 @@ void vgic_v3_populate_lr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vgic_irq *irq, int lr)
 	u32 model = vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.vgic_model;
 	u64 val = irq->intid;
 
-	if (irq->pending) {
+	if (irq_is_pending(irq)) {
 		val |= ICH_LR_PENDING_BIT;
 
 		if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_EDGE)
-			irq->pending = false;
+			irq_set_pending_latch(irq, false);
 
 		if (vgic_irq_is_sgi(irq->intid) &&
 		    model == KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2) {
@@ -141,7 +139,7 @@ void vgic_v3_populate_lr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vgic_irq *irq, int lr)
 			val |= (src - 1) << GICH_LR_PHYSID_CPUID_SHIFT;
 			irq->source &= ~(1 << (src - 1));
 			if (irq->source)
-				irq->pending = true;
+				irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
index 6440b56..ac978b4 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static struct kvm_vcpu *vgic_target_oracle(struct vgic_irq *irq)
 	 * If the distributor is disabled, pending interrupts shouldn't be
 	 * forwarded.
 	 */
-	if (irq->enabled && irq->pending) {
+	if (irq->enabled && irq_is_pending(irq)) {
 		if (unlikely(irq->target_vcpu &&
 			     !irq->target_vcpu->kvm->arch.vgic.enabled))
 			return NULL;
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ static int vgic_irq_cmp(void *priv, struct list_head *a, struct list_head *b)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	penda = irqa->enabled && irqa->pending;
-	pendb = irqb->enabled && irqb->pending;
+	penda = irqa->enabled && irq_is_pending(irqa);
+	pendb = irqb->enabled && irq_is_pending(irqb);
 
 	if (!penda || !pendb) {
 		ret = (int)pendb - (int)penda;
@@ -371,12 +371,10 @@ static int vgic_update_irq_pending(struct kvm *kvm, int cpuid,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_LEVEL) {
+	if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_LEVEL)
 		irq->line_level = level;
-		irq->pending = level || irq->soft_pending;
-	} else {
-		irq->pending = true;
-	}
+	else
+		irq_set_pending_latch(irq, true);
 
 	vgic_queue_irq_unlock(kvm, irq);
 	vgic_put_irq(kvm, irq);
@@ -689,7 +687,7 @@ int kvm_vgic_vcpu_pending_irq(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(irq, &vgic_cpu->ap_list_head, ap_list) {
 		spin_lock(&irq->irq_lock);
-		pending = irq->pending && irq->enabled;
+		pending = irq_is_pending(irq) && irq->enabled;
 		spin_unlock(&irq->irq_lock);
 
 		if (pending)
diff --git a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.h b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.h
index 859f65c..70c7e40 100644
--- a/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.h
+++ b/virt/kvm/arm/vgic/vgic.h
@@ -30,6 +30,19 @@
 
 #define vgic_irq_is_sgi(intid) ((intid) < VGIC_NR_SGIS)
 
+static inline bool irq_is_pending(struct vgic_irq *irq)
+{
+	if (irq->config == VGIC_CONFIG_EDGE)
+		return irq->pending_latch;
+	else
+		return irq->pending_latch || irq->line_level;
+}
+
+static inline void irq_set_pending_latch(struct vgic_irq *irq, bool val)
+{
+	irq->pending_latch = val;
+}
+
 struct vgic_vmcr {
 	u32	ctlr;
 	u32	abpr;
