u8 ch = hwif->channel;
        struct pci_dev *pdev = hwif->pci_dev;
 
-       if (!hwif->irq)
-               hwif->irq = ch ? 15 : 14;
-
        hwif->set_pio_mode = &atiixp_set_pio_mode;
        hwif->set_dma_mode = &atiixp_set_dma_mode;
        hwif->drives[0].autotune = 1;
                .name           = "ATIIXP",
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_atiixp,
                .enablebits     = {{0x48,0x01,0x00}, {0x48,0x08,0x00}},
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA5,
                .name           = "SB600_PATA",
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_atiixp,
                .enablebits     = {{0x48,0x01,0x00}, {0x00,0x00,0x00}},
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE | IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS |
+                                 IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA5,
 
 
 static void __devinit init_hwif_piix(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_IA64
-       if (!hwif->irq)
-               hwif->irq = hwif->channel ? 15 : 14;
-#endif /* CONFIG_IA64 */
-
-       if (hwif->pci_dev->device == PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_82371MX) {
-               /* This is a painful system best to let it self tune for now */
-               return;
-       }
-
        hwif->set_pio_mode = &piix_set_pio_mode;
        hwif->set_dma_mode = &piix_set_dma_mode;
 
                hwif->ide_dma_clear_irq = &piix_dma_clear_irq;
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_IA64
+ #define IDE_HFLAGS_PIIX (IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE)
+#else
+ #define IDE_HFLAGS_PIIX IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE
+#endif
+
 #define DECLARE_PIIX_DEV(name_str, udma) \
        {                                               \
                .name           = name_str,             \
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_piix,       \
                .enablebits     = {{0x41,0x80,0x80}, {0x43,0x80,0x80}}, \
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,   \
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAGS_PIIX,      \
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,             \
                .swdma_mask     = ATA_SWDMA2_ONLY,      \
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA12_ONLY,     \
                .init_chipset   = init_chipset_ich, \
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_ich, \
                .enablebits     = {{0x41,0x80,0x80}, {0x43,0x80,0x80}}, \
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE, \
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAGS_PIIX, \
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4, \
                .swdma_mask     = ATA_SWDMA2_ONLY, \
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA12_ONLY, \
                 * of the bit 14 of the IDETIM register at offset 0x6c
                 */
                .name           = "MPIIX",
-               .init_hwif      = init_hwif_piix,
                .enablebits     = {{0x6d,0xc0,0x80}, {0x6d,0xc0,0xc0}},
                .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_ISA_PORTS | IDE_HFLAG_NO_DMA |
-                                 IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+                                 IDE_HFLAGS_PIIX,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
+               /* This is a painful system best to let it self tune for now */
        },
 
        /*  3 */ DECLARE_PIIX_DEV("PIIX3",      0x00),  /* no udma */
 
 
 static void __devinit init_hwif_svwks (ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 {
-       if (!hwif->irq)
-               hwif->irq = hwif->channel ? 15 : 14;
-
        hwif->set_pio_mode = &svwks_set_pio_mode;
        hwif->set_dma_mode = &svwks_set_dma_mode;
        hwif->udma_filter = &svwks_udma_filter;
                .name           = "SvrWks OSB4",
                .init_chipset   = init_chipset_svwks,
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_svwks,
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = 0x00, /* UDMA is problematic on OSB4 */
                .name           = "SvrWks CSB5",
                .init_chipset   = init_chipset_svwks,
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_svwks,
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA5,
                .name           = "SvrWks CSB6",
                .init_chipset   = init_chipset_svwks,
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_svwks,
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA5,
                .name           = "SvrWks CSB6",
                .init_chipset   = init_chipset_svwks,
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_svwks,
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE |
+                                 IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA5,
                .name           = "SvrWks HT1000",
                .init_chipset   = init_chipset_svwks,
                .init_hwif      = init_hwif_svwks,
-               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+               .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_SINGLE |
+                                 IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
                .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
                .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
                .udma_mask      = ATA_UDMA5,
 
 {
        u8 udma_rates[] = { 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0x1f, 0x3f, 0x3f, 0x7f, 0x7f };
 
-       if (!hwif->irq)
-               hwif->irq = hwif->channel ? 15 : 14;
-
        hwif->set_pio_mode = &sis_set_pio_mode;
        hwif->set_dma_mode = &sis_set_dma_mode;
 
        .init_chipset   = init_chipset_sis5513,
        .init_hwif      = init_hwif_sis5513,
        .enablebits     = {{0x4a,0x02,0x02}, {0x4a,0x04,0x04}},
-       .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_NO_AUTODMA | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+       .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_NO_AUTODMA |
+                         IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
        .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
        .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA2,
 };
 
        u8 reg47 = 0;
        u8 mask = hwif->channel ? 0x01 : 0x02;  /* bit0:Primary */
 
-       if (!hwif->irq)
-               hwif->irq = hwif->channel ? 15 : 14;
-
        hwif->set_pio_mode = &slc90e66_set_pio_mode;
        hwif->set_dma_mode = &slc90e66_set_dma_mode;
 
        .name           = "SLC90E66",
        .init_hwif      = init_hwif_slc90e66,
        .enablebits     = {{0x41,0x80,0x80}, {0x43,0x80,0x80}},
-       .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
+       .host_flags     = IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS | IDE_HFLAG_BOOTABLE,
        .pio_mask       = ATA_PIO4,
        .swdma_mask     = ATA_SWDMA2_ONLY,
        .mwdma_mask     = ATA_MWDMA12_ONLY,
 
                if ((d->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_NO_DMA) == 0)
                        ide_hwif_setup_dma(dev, d, hwif);
 
+               if ((d->host_flags & IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS) && hwif->irq == 0)
+                       hwif->irq = port ? 15 : 14;
+
                hwif->host_flags = d->host_flags;
                hwif->pio_mask = d->pio_mask;
 
 
        IDE_HFLAG_ERROR_STOPS_FIFO      = (1 << 19),
        /* serialize ports */
        IDE_HFLAG_SERIALIZE             = (1 << 20),
+       /* use legacy IRQs */
+       IDE_HFLAG_LEGACY_IRQS           = (1 << 21),
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_OFFBOARD