diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
index 6c3704f51d0d..87f0a1436bf9 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ void __init arch_init_irq(void)
 				NULL))
 			pr_err("Failed to register fpu interrupt\n");
 		desc_fpu = irq_to_desc(irq_fpu);
-		fpu_kstat_irq = this_cpu_ptr(desc_fpu->kstat_irqs);
+		fpu_kstat_irq = this_cpu_ptr(&desc_fpu->kstat_irqs->cnt);
 	}
 	if (dec_interrupt[DEC_IRQ_CASCADE] >= 0) {
 		if (request_irq(dec_interrupt[DEC_IRQ_CASCADE], no_action,
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
index 444154271f23..800eb64e91ad 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/smp.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int smp_boot_one_cpu(int cpuid, struct task_struct *idle)
 		struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(i);
 
 		if (desc && desc->kstat_irqs)
-			*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, cpuid) = 0;
+			*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, cpuid) = (struct irqstat) { };
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_xics.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_xics.c
index e42984878503..f2636414d82a 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_xics.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s_hv_rm_xics.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ static inline void this_cpu_inc_rm(unsigned int __percpu *addr)
  */
 static void kvmppc_rm_handle_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
-	this_cpu_inc_rm(desc->kstat_irqs);
+	this_cpu_inc_rm(&desc->kstat_irqs->cnt);
 	__this_cpu_inc(kstat.irqs_sum);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/irqdesc.h b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
index d9451d456a73..fd091c35d572 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqdesc.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ struct irq_desc;
 struct irq_domain;
 struct pt_regs;
 
+/**
+ * struct irqstat - interrupt statistics
+ * @cnt:	real-time interrupt count
+ * @ref:	snapshot of interrupt count
+ */
+struct irqstat {
+	unsigned int	cnt;
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_STAT_SNAPSHOT
+	unsigned int	ref;
+#endif
+};
+
 /**
  * struct irq_desc - interrupt descriptor
  * @irq_common_data:	per irq and chip data passed down to chip functions
@@ -55,7 +67,7 @@ struct pt_regs;
 struct irq_desc {
 	struct irq_common_data	irq_common_data;
 	struct irq_data		irq_data;
-	unsigned int __percpu	*kstat_irqs;
+	struct irqstat __percpu	*kstat_irqs;
 	irq_flow_handler_t	handle_irq;
 	struct irqaction	*action;	/* IRQ action list */
 	unsigned int		status_use_accessors;
@@ -119,7 +131,7 @@ extern struct irq_desc irq_desc[NR_IRQS];
 static inline unsigned int irq_desc_kstat_cpu(struct irq_desc *desc,
 					      unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	return desc->kstat_irqs ? *per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, cpu) : 0;
+	return desc->kstat_irqs ? per_cpu(desc->kstat_irqs->cnt, cpu) : 0;
 }
 
 static inline struct irq_desc *irq_data_to_desc(struct irq_data *data)
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel_stat.h b/include/linux/kernel_stat.h
index 9935f7ecbfb9..9c042c6384bb 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel_stat.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel_stat.h
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ static inline unsigned int kstat_cpu_softirqs_sum(int cpu)
 	return sum;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_STAT_SNAPSHOT
+extern void kstat_snapshot_irqs(void);
+extern unsigned int kstat_get_irq_since_snapshot(unsigned int irq);
+#else
+static inline void kstat_snapshot_irqs(void) { }
+static inline unsigned int kstat_get_irq_since_snapshot(unsigned int irq) { return 0; }
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Number of interrupts per specific IRQ source, since bootup
  */
diff --git a/kernel/irq/Kconfig b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
index 2531f3496ab6..529adb1f5859 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/irq/Kconfig
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ config GENERIC_IRQ_MATRIX_ALLOCATOR
 config GENERIC_IRQ_RESERVATION_MODE
 	bool
 
+# Snapshot for interrupt statistics
+config GENERIC_IRQ_STAT_SNAPSHOT
+	bool
+
 # Support forced irq threading
 config IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
        bool
diff --git a/kernel/irq/internals.h b/kernel/irq/internals.h
index bcc7f21db9ee..1d92532c2aae 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/internals.h
+++ b/kernel/irq/internals.h
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static inline void irq_state_set_masked(struct irq_desc *desc)
 
 static inline void __kstat_incr_irqs_this_cpu(struct irq_desc *desc)
 {
-	__this_cpu_inc(*desc->kstat_irqs);
+	__this_cpu_inc(desc->kstat_irqs->cnt);
 	__this_cpu_inc(kstat.irqs_sum);
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c b/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
index 27ca1c866f29..44e187763384 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static void desc_set_defaults(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, int node,
 	desc->name = NULL;
 	desc->owner = owner;
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
-		*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, cpu) = 0;
+		*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, cpu) = (struct irqstat) { };
 	desc_smp_init(desc, node, affinity);
 }
 
@@ -418,8 +418,8 @@ static struct irq_desc *alloc_desc(int irq, int node, unsigned int flags,
 	desc = kzalloc_node(sizeof(*desc), GFP_KERNEL, node);
 	if (!desc)
 		return NULL;
-	/* allocate based on nr_cpu_ids */
-	desc->kstat_irqs = alloc_percpu(unsigned int);
+
+	desc->kstat_irqs = alloc_percpu(struct irqstat);
 	if (!desc->kstat_irqs)
 		goto err_desc;
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int __init early_irq_init(void)
 	count = ARRAY_SIZE(irq_desc);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		desc[i].kstat_irqs = alloc_percpu(unsigned int);
+		desc[i].kstat_irqs = alloc_percpu(struct irqstat);
 		alloc_masks(&desc[i], node);
 		raw_spin_lock_init(&desc[i].lock);
 		lockdep_set_class(&desc[i].lock, &irq_desc_lock_class);
@@ -952,8 +952,7 @@ unsigned int kstat_irqs_cpu(unsigned int irq, int cpu)
 {
 	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
 
-	return desc && desc->kstat_irqs ?
-			*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, cpu) : 0;
+	return desc && desc->kstat_irqs ? per_cpu(desc->kstat_irqs->cnt, cpu) : 0;
 }
 
 static bool irq_is_nmi(struct irq_desc *desc)
@@ -975,10 +974,35 @@ static unsigned int kstat_irqs(unsigned int irq)
 		return data_race(desc->tot_count);
 
 	for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
-		sum += data_race(*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, cpu));
+		sum += data_race(per_cpu(desc->kstat_irqs->cnt, cpu));
 	return sum;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_STAT_SNAPSHOT
+
+void kstat_snapshot_irqs(void)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc;
+	unsigned int irq;
+
+	for_each_irq_desc(irq, desc) {
+		if (!desc->kstat_irqs)
+			continue;
+		this_cpu_write(desc->kstat_irqs->ref, this_cpu_read(desc->kstat_irqs->cnt));
+	}
+}
+
+unsigned int kstat_get_irq_since_snapshot(unsigned int irq)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+
+	if (!desc || !desc->kstat_irqs)
+		return 0;
+	return this_cpu_read(desc->kstat_irqs->cnt) - this_cpu_read(desc->kstat_irqs->ref);
+}
+
+#endif
+
 /**
  * kstat_irqs_usr - Get the statistics for an interrupt from thread context
  * @irq:	The interrupt number
diff --git a/kernel/irq/proc.c b/kernel/irq/proc.c
index 623b8136e9af..6954e0a02047 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/proc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/proc.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ int show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, void *v)
 
 	if (desc->kstat_irqs) {
 		for_each_online_cpu(j)
-			any_count |= data_race(*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, j));
+			any_count |= data_race(per_cpu(desc->kstat_irqs->cnt, j));
 	}
 
 	if ((!desc->action || irq_desc_is_chained(desc)) && !any_count)
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@ int show_interrupts(struct seq_file *p, void *v)
 
 	seq_printf(p, "%*d: ", prec, i);
 	for_each_online_cpu(j)
-		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", desc->kstat_irqs ?
-					*per_cpu_ptr(desc->kstat_irqs, j) : 0);
+		seq_printf(p, "%10u ", desc->kstat_irqs ? per_cpu(desc->kstat_irqs->cnt, j) : 0);
 
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&desc->lock, flags);
 	if (desc->irq_data.chip) {
diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/interrupts.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/interrupts.py
index ef478e273791..7e50f3b9dfad 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/interrupts.py
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/interrupts.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def show_irq_desc(prec, irq):
     any_count = 0
     if desc['kstat_irqs']:
         for cpu in cpus.each_online_cpu():
-            any_count += cpus.per_cpu(desc['kstat_irqs'], cpu)
+            any_count += cpus.per_cpu(desc['kstat_irqs'], cpu)['cnt']
 
     if (desc['action'] == 0 or irq_desc_is_chained(desc)) and any_count == 0:
         return text;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def show_irq_desc(prec, irq):
     text += "%*d: " % (prec, irq)
     for cpu in cpus.each_online_cpu():
         if desc['kstat_irqs']:
-            count = cpus.per_cpu(desc['kstat_irqs'], cpu)
+            count = cpus.per_cpu(desc['kstat_irqs'], cpu)['cnt']
         else:
             count = 0
         text += "%10u" % (count)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def arm_common_show_interrupts(prec):
         if desc == 0:
             continue
         for cpu in cpus.each_online_cpu():
-            text += "%10u" % (cpus.per_cpu(desc['kstat_irqs'], cpu))
+            text += "%10u" % (cpus.per_cpu(desc['kstat_irqs'], cpu)['cnt'])
         text += "      %s" % (ipi_types[ipi].string())
         text += "\n"
     return text
