diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
index 1cb2bf5e5e5b626d8adee56ace8ffabea172c111..9c0ade529ec3f8843c491dad5e0a42a5a04b158e 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/events_base.c
@@ -82,22 +82,12 @@ const struct evtchn_ops *evtchn_ops;
  */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(irq_mapping_update_lock);
 
-/*
- * Lock protecting event handling loop against removing event channels.
- * Adding of event channels is no issue as the associated IRQ becomes active
- * only after everything is setup (before request_[threaded_]irq() the handler
- * can't be entered for an event, as the event channel will be unmasked only
- * then).
- */
-static DEFINE_RWLOCK(evtchn_rwlock);
-
 /*
  * Lock hierarchy:
  *
  * irq_mapping_update_lock
- *   evtchn_rwlock
- *     IRQ-desc lock
- *       percpu eoi_list_lock
+ *   IRQ-desc lock
+ *     percpu eoi_list_lock
  */
 
 static LIST_HEAD(xen_irq_list_head);
@@ -191,6 +181,22 @@ struct irq_info *info_for_irq(unsigned irq)
 	return irq_get_handler_data(irq);
 }
 
+static void delayed_free_irq(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct irq_info *info = container_of(to_rcu_work(work), struct irq_info,
+					     rwork);
+	unsigned int irq = info->irq;
+
+	/* Remove the info pointer only now, with no potential users left. */
+	irq_set_handler_data(irq, NULL);
+
+	kfree(info);
+
+	/* Legacy IRQ descriptors are managed by the arch. */
+	if (irq >= nr_legacy_irqs())
+		irq_free_desc(irq);
+}
+
 /* Constructors for packed IRQ information. */
 static int xen_irq_info_common_setup(struct irq_info *info,
 				     unsigned irq,
@@ -474,33 +480,36 @@ static void xen_irq_lateeoi_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	eoi = container_of(to_delayed_work(work), struct lateeoi_work, delayed);
 
-	read_lock_irqsave(&evtchn_rwlock, flags);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	while (true) {
-		spin_lock(&eoi->eoi_list_lock);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&eoi->eoi_list_lock, flags);
 
 		info = list_first_entry_or_null(&eoi->eoi_list, struct irq_info,
 						eoi_list);
 
-		if (info == NULL || now < info->eoi_time) {
-			spin_unlock(&eoi->eoi_list_lock);
+		if (info == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		if (now < info->eoi_time) {
+			mod_delayed_work_on(info->eoi_cpu, system_wq,
+					    &eoi->delayed,
+					    info->eoi_time - now);
 			break;
 		}
 
 		list_del_init(&info->eoi_list);
 
-		spin_unlock(&eoi->eoi_list_lock);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&eoi->eoi_list_lock, flags);
 
 		info->eoi_time = 0;
 
 		xen_irq_lateeoi_locked(info);
 	}
 
-	if (info)
-		mod_delayed_work_on(info->eoi_cpu, system_wq,
-				    &eoi->delayed, info->eoi_time - now);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&eoi->eoi_list_lock, flags);
 
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&evtchn_rwlock, flags);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void xen_cpu_init_eoi(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -515,16 +524,15 @@ static void xen_cpu_init_eoi(unsigned int cpu)
 void xen_irq_lateeoi(unsigned int irq, unsigned int eoi_flags)
 {
 	struct irq_info *info;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	read_lock_irqsave(&evtchn_rwlock, flags);
+	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	info = info_for_irq(irq);
 
 	if (info)
 		xen_irq_lateeoi_locked(info);
 
-	read_unlock_irqrestore(&evtchn_rwlock, flags);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_irq_lateeoi);
 
@@ -543,6 +551,7 @@ static void xen_irq_init(unsigned irq)
 
 	info->type = IRQT_UNBOUND;
 	info->refcnt = -1;
+	INIT_RCU_WORK(&info->rwork, delayed_free_irq);
 
 	irq_set_handler_data(irq, info);
 
@@ -595,31 +604,18 @@ static int __must_check xen_allocate_irq_gsi(unsigned gsi)
 static void xen_free_irq(unsigned irq)
 {
 	struct irq_info *info = irq_get_handler_data(irq);
-	unsigned long flags;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!info))
 		return;
 
-	write_lock_irqsave(&evtchn_rwlock, flags);
-
 	if (!list_empty(&info->eoi_list))
 		lateeoi_list_del(info);
 
 	list_del(&info->list);
 
-	irq_set_handler_data(irq, NULL);
-
 	WARN_ON(info->refcnt > 0);
 
-	write_unlock_irqrestore(&evtchn_rwlock, flags);
-
-	kfree(info);
-
-	/* Legacy IRQ descriptors are managed by the arch. */
-	if (irq < nr_legacy_irqs())
-		return;
-
-	irq_free_desc(irq);
+	queue_rcu_work(system_wq, &info->rwork);
 }
 
 static void xen_evtchn_close(unsigned int port)
@@ -1521,7 +1517,14 @@ static void __xen_evtchn_do_upcall(void)
 	struct evtchn_loop_ctrl ctrl = { 0 };
 	unsigned count;
 
-	read_lock(&evtchn_rwlock);
+	/*
+	 * When closing an event channel the associated IRQ must not be freed
+	 * until all cpus have left the event handling loop. This is ensured
+	 * by taking the rcu_read_lock() while handling events, as freeing of
+	 * the IRQ is handled via queue_rcu_work() _after_ closing the event
+	 * channel.
+	 */
+	rcu_read_lock();
 
 	do {
 		vcpu_info->evtchn_upcall_pending = 0;
@@ -1538,8 +1541,7 @@ static void __xen_evtchn_do_upcall(void)
 	} while (count != 1 || vcpu_info->evtchn_upcall_pending);
 
 out:
-
-	read_unlock(&evtchn_rwlock);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	/*
 	 * Increment irq_epoch only now to defer EOIs only for
diff --git a/drivers/xen/events/events_internal.h b/drivers/xen/events/events_internal.h
index 2cb9c2d2c5c0fc4b633b4a2a671aac09f67c4913..72e13f1638a36c31bf81215f1d89177eafe6b204 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events/events_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/xen/events/events_internal.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 #ifndef __EVENTS_INTERNAL_H__
 #define __EVENTS_INTERNAL_H__
+#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
 
 /* Interrupt types. */
 enum xen_irq_type {
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ enum xen_irq_type {
 struct irq_info {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct list_head eoi_list;
+	struct rcu_work rwork;
 	int refcnt;
 	enum xen_irq_type type;	/* type */
 	unsigned irq;