diff --git a/Documentation/power/devices.txt b/Documentation/power/devices.txt
index 8ba6625..c06f0b6 100644
--- a/Documentation/power/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/power/devices.txt
@@ -607,7 +607,16 @@ individually.  Instead, a set of devices sharing a power resource can be put
 into a low-power state together at the same time by turning off the shared
 power resource.  Of course, they also need to be put into the full-power state
 together, by turning the shared power resource on.  A set of devices with this
-property is often referred to as a power domain.
+property is often referred to as a power domain. A power domain may also be
+nested inside another power domain.
+
+Devices, by default, operate in process context and if a device can operate in
+IRQ safe context, has to be explicitly set as IRQ safe. Power domains by
+default, operate in process context but could have devices that are IRQ safe.
+Such power domains cannot be powered on/off during runtime PM. On the other
+hand, an IRQ safe PM domains that have IRQ safe devices may be powered off
+when all the devices are in idle. An IRQ safe domain may only be attached as a
+subdomain to another IRQ safe domain.
 
 Support for power domains is provided through the pm_domain field of struct
 device.  This field is a pointer to an object of type struct dev_pm_domain,
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain.c b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
index 8204615..3c4f675 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/domain.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/domain.c
@@ -75,11 +75,59 @@ static struct genpd_lock_fns irq_lock = {
 	.unlock = genpd_unlock_irq,
 };
 
+static void genpd_lock_nosleep(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
+	__acquires(&genpd->slock)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&genpd->slock, flags);
+	genpd->lock_flags = flags;
+}
+
+static void genpd_lock_nosleep_nested(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
+					int depth)
+	__acquires(&genpd->slock)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave_nested(&genpd->slock, flags, depth);
+	genpd->lock_flags = flags;
+}
+
+static int genpd_lock_nosleep_interruptible(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
+	__acquires(&genpd->slock)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&genpd->slock, flags);
+	genpd->lock_flags = flags;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void genpd_unlock_nosleep(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
+	__releases(&genpd->slock)
+{
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&genpd->slock, genpd->lock_flags);
+}
+
+static struct genpd_lock_fns no_sleep_lock = {
+	.lock = genpd_lock_nosleep,
+	.lock_nested = genpd_lock_nosleep_nested,
+	.lock_interruptible = genpd_lock_nosleep_interruptible,
+	.unlock = genpd_unlock_nosleep,
+};
+
 #define genpd_lock(p)			p->lock_fns->lock(p)
 #define genpd_lock_nested(p, d)		p->lock_fns->lock_nested(p, d)
 #define genpd_lock_interruptible(p)	p->lock_fns->lock_interruptible(p)
 #define genpd_unlock(p)			p->lock_fns->unlock(p)
 
+static inline bool irq_safe_dev_in_no_sleep_domain(struct device *dev,
+		struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
+{
+	return dev->power.irq_safe && !genpd->irq_safe;
+}
+
 /*
  * Get the generic PM domain for a particular struct device.
  * This validates the struct device pointer, the PM domain pointer,
@@ -356,8 +404,17 @@ static int genpd_poweroff(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd, bool is_async)
 		if (stat > PM_QOS_FLAGS_NONE)
 			return -EBUSY;
 
-		if (!pm_runtime_suspended(pdd->dev) || pdd->dev->power.irq_safe)
+		/*
+		 * We do not want to power off the domain if the device is
+		 * not suspended or an IRQ safe device is part of this
+		 * non-IRQ safe domain.
+		 */
+		if (!pm_runtime_suspended(pdd->dev) ||
+			irq_safe_dev_in_no_sleep_domain(pdd->dev, genpd))
 			not_suspended++;
+		WARN_ONCE(irq_safe_dev_in_no_sleep_domain(pdd->dev, genpd),
+				"PM domain %s will not be powered off\n",
+				genpd->name);
 	}
 
 	if (not_suspended > 1 || (not_suspended == 1 && is_async))
@@ -473,10 +530,13 @@ static int pm_genpd_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * If power.irq_safe is set, this routine will be run with interrupts
-	 * off, so it can't use mutexes.
+	 * If power.irq_safe is set, this routine may be run with
+	 * IRQ disabled, so suspend only if the power domain is
+	 * irq_safe.
 	 */
-	if (dev->power.irq_safe)
+	WARN_ONCE(irq_safe_dev_in_no_sleep_domain(dev, genpd),
+			"genpd %s will not be powered off\n", genpd->name);
+	if (irq_safe_dev_in_no_sleep_domain(dev, genpd))
 		return 0;
 
 	genpd_lock(genpd);
@@ -510,8 +570,11 @@ static int pm_genpd_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(genpd))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	/* If power.irq_safe, the PM domain is never powered off. */
-	if (dev->power.irq_safe) {
+	/*
+	 * As we dont power off a non IRQ safe domain, which holds
+	 * an IRQ safe device, we dont need to restore power to it.
+	 */
+	if (dev->power.irq_safe && !genpd->irq_safe) {
 		timed = false;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1296,6 +1359,13 @@ int __pm_genpd_add_device(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd, struct device *dev,
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(genpd) || IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (genpd->irq_safe && !dev->power.irq_safe) {
+		dev_err(dev,
+			"PM Domain %s is IRQ safe; device has to IRQ safe.\n",
+			genpd->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	gpd_data = genpd_alloc_dev_data(dev, genpd, td);
 	if (IS_ERR(gpd_data))
 		return PTR_ERR(gpd_data);
@@ -1394,6 +1464,17 @@ int pm_genpd_add_subdomain(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 	    || genpd == subdomain)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the domain can be powered on/off in an IRQ safe
+	 * context, ensure that the subdomain can also be
+	 * powered on/off in that context.
+	 */
+	if (!genpd->irq_safe && subdomain->irq_safe) {
+		WARN("Parent %s of subdomain %s must be IRQ-safe\n",
+				genpd->name, subdomain->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	link = kzalloc(sizeof(*link), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!link)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1610,6 +1691,19 @@ static int of_genpd_device_parse_states(struct device_node *np,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void genpd_lock_init(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
+{
+	if (genpd->flags & GENPD_FLAG_IRQ_SAFE) {
+		spin_lock_init(&genpd->slock);
+		genpd->irq_safe = true;
+		genpd->lock_fns = &no_sleep_lock;
+	} else {
+		mutex_init(&genpd->mlock);
+		genpd->irq_safe = false;
+		genpd->lock_fns = &irq_lock;
+	}
+}
+
 /**
  * pm_genpd_init - Initialize a generic I/O PM domain object.
  * @genpd: PM domain object to initialize.
@@ -1635,8 +1729,7 @@ void pm_genpd_init(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&genpd->master_links);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&genpd->slave_links);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&genpd->dev_list);
-	mutex_init(&genpd->mlock);
-	genpd->lock_fns = &irq_lock;
+	genpd_lock_init(genpd);
 	genpd->gov = gov;
 	INIT_WORK(&genpd->power_off_work, genpd_power_off_work_fn);
 	atomic_set(&genpd->sd_count, 0);
@@ -2077,7 +2170,8 @@ static int pm_genpd_summary_one(struct seq_file *s,
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(pm_data, &genpd->dev_list, list_node) {
-		kobj_path = kobject_get_path(&pm_data->dev->kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
+		kobj_path = kobject_get_path(&pm_data->dev->kobj,
+				genpd->irq_safe ? GFP_ATOMIC : GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (kobj_path == NULL)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
index ec5523c..3f245d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/notifier.h>
+#include <linux/spinlock.h>
 
 /* Defines used for the flags field in the struct generic_pm_domain */
 #define GENPD_FLAG_PM_CLK	(1U << 0) /* PM domain uses PM clk */
+#define GENPD_FLAG_IRQ_SAFE	(1U << 1) /* PM domain operates in atomic */
 
 enum gpd_status {
 	GPD_STATE_ACTIVE = 0,	/* PM domain is active */
@@ -76,7 +78,14 @@ struct generic_pm_domain {
 	unsigned int state_count; /* number of states */
 	unsigned int state_idx; /* state that genpd will go to when off */
 	struct genpd_lock_fns *lock_fns;
-	struct mutex mlock;
+	bool irq_safe;
+	union {
+		struct mutex mlock;
+		struct {
+			spinlock_t slock;
+			unsigned long lock_flags;
+		};
+	};
 
 };
 
