@@ -223,28 +223,21 @@ irq_set_chip_handler_name_locked(struct
 	data->chip = chip;
 }
 
+bool irq_check_status_bit(unsigned int irq, unsigned int bitmask);
+
 static inline bool irq_balancing_disabled(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	struct irq_desc *desc;
-
-	desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
-	return desc->status_use_accessors & IRQ_NO_BALANCING_MASK;
+	return irq_check_status_bit(irq, IRQ_NO_BALANCING_MASK);
 }
 
 static inline bool irq_is_percpu(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	struct irq_desc *desc;
-
-	desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
-	return desc->status_use_accessors & IRQ_PER_CPU;
+	return irq_check_status_bit(irq, IRQ_PER_CPU);
 }
 
 static inline bool irq_is_percpu_devid(unsigned int irq)
 {
-	struct irq_desc *desc;
-
-	desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
-	return desc->status_use_accessors & IRQ_PER_CPU_DEVID;
+	return irq_check_status_bit(irq, IRQ_PER_CPU_DEVID);
 }
 
 static inline void
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c

@@ -2769,3 +2769,23 @@ bool irq_has_action(unsigned int irq)
 	return res;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_has_action);
+
+/**
+ * irq_check_status_bit - Check whether bits in the irq descriptor status are set
+ * @irq:	The linux irq number
+ * @bitmask:	The bitmask to evaluate
+ *
+ * Returns: True if one of the bits in @bitmask is set
+ */
+bool irq_check_status_bit(unsigned int irq, unsigned int bitmask)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc;
+	bool res = false;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
+	if (desc)
+		res = !!(desc->status_use_accessors & bitmask);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return res;
+}