}
 
        if (i < NR_IRQS) {
+               unsigned any_count = 0;
+
                spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_desc[i].lock, flags);
+#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
+               any_count = kstat_irqs(i);
+#else
+               for_each_online_cpu(j)
+                       any_count |= kstat_cpu(j).irqs[i];
+#endif
                action = irq_desc[i].action;
-               if (!action)
+               if (!action && !any_count)
                        goto skip;
                seq_printf(p, "%3d: ",i);
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
 #endif
                seq_printf(p, " %8s", irq_desc[i].chip->name);
                seq_printf(p, "-%-8s", irq_desc[i].name);
-               seq_printf(p, "  %s", action->name);
 
-               for (action=action->next; action; action = action->next)
-                       seq_printf(p, ", %s", action->name);
+               if (action) {
+                       seq_printf(p, "  %s", action->name);
+                       while ((action = action->next) != NULL)
+                               seq_printf(p, ", %s", action->name);
+               }
 
                seq_putc(p, '\n');
 skip:
 
        }
 
        if (i < NR_IRQS) {
+               unsigned any_count = 0;
+
                spin_lock_irqsave(&irq_desc[i].lock, flags);
+#ifndef CONFIG_SMP
+               any_count = kstat_irqs(i);
+#else
+               for_each_online_cpu(j)
+                       any_count |= kstat_cpu(j).irqs[i];
+#endif
                action = irq_desc[i].action;
-               if (!action) 
+               if (!action && !any_count)
                        goto skip;
                seq_printf(p, "%3d: ",i);
 #ifndef CONFIG_SMP
                seq_printf(p, " %8s", irq_desc[i].chip->name);
                seq_printf(p, "-%-8s", irq_desc[i].name);
 
-               seq_printf(p, "  %s", action->name);
-               for (action=action->next; action; action = action->next)
-                       seq_printf(p, ", %s", action->name);
+               if (action) {
+                       seq_printf(p, "  %s", action->name);
+                       while ((action = action->next) != NULL)
+                               seq_printf(p, ", %s", action->name);
+               }
                seq_putc(p, '\n');
 skip:
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&irq_desc[i].lock, flags);