diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 75f3f00ac1e5..d7e7a7660c6c 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -77,6 +77,18 @@ enum {
 	IRQTF_AFFINITY,
 };
 
+/**
+ * These values can be returned by request_any_context_irq() and
+ * describe the context the interrupt will be run in.
+ *
+ * IRQC_IS_HARDIRQ - interrupt runs in hardirq context
+ * IRQC_IS_NESTED - interrupt runs in a nested threaded context
+ */
+enum {
+	IRQC_IS_HARDIRQ	= 0,
+	IRQC_IS_NESTED,
+};
+
 typedef irqreturn_t (*irq_handler_t)(int, void *);
 
 /**
@@ -120,6 +132,10 @@ request_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler, unsigned long flags,
 	return request_threaded_irq(irq, handler, NULL, flags, name, dev);
 }
 
+extern int __must_check
+request_any_context_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
+			unsigned long flags, const char *name, void *dev_id);
+
 extern void exit_irq_thread(void);
 #else
 
@@ -141,6 +157,13 @@ request_threaded_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
 	return request_irq(irq, handler, flags, name, dev);
 }
 
+static inline int __must_check
+request_any_context_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
+			unsigned long flags, const char *name, void *dev_id)
+{
+	return request_irq(irq, handler, flags, name, dev_id);
+}
+
 static inline void exit_irq_thread(void) { }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 704e488730a5..84f32278ff1f 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -1120,3 +1120,40 @@ int request_threaded_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_threaded_irq);
+
+/**
+ *	request_any_context_irq - allocate an interrupt line
+ *	@irq: Interrupt line to allocate
+ *	@handler: Function to be called when the IRQ occurs.
+ *		  Threaded handler for threaded interrupts.
+ *	@flags: Interrupt type flags
+ *	@name: An ascii name for the claiming device
+ *	@dev_id: A cookie passed back to the handler function
+ *
+ *	This call allocates interrupt resources and enables the
+ *	interrupt line and IRQ handling. It selects either a
+ *	hardirq or threaded handling method depending on the
+ *	context.
+ *
+ *	On failure, it returns a negative value. On success,
+ *	it returns either IRQC_IS_HARDIRQ or IRQC_IS_NESTED.
+ */
+int request_any_context_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
+			    unsigned long flags, const char *name, void *dev_id)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!desc)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (desc->status & IRQ_NESTED_THREAD) {
+		ret = request_threaded_irq(irq, NULL, handler,
+					   flags, name, dev_id);
+		return !ret ? IRQC_IS_NESTED : ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = request_irq(irq, handler, flags, name, dev_id);
+	return !ret ? IRQC_IS_HARDIRQ : ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(request_any_context_irq);