diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci-xtalk-bridge.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci-xtalk-bridge.c
index 3b2552fb7735..5958217861b8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci-xtalk-bridge.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci-xtalk-bridge.c
@@ -627,9 +627,10 @@ static int bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	domain = irq_domain_create_hierarchy(parent, 0, 8, fn,
 					     &bridge_domain_ops, NULL);
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
-	if (!domain)
+	if (!domain) {
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	pci_set_flags(PCI_PROBE_ONLY);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
index ce61e3e7d399..81ffcfbfaef2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/io_apic.c
@@ -2316,12 +2316,12 @@ static int mp_irqdomain_create(int ioapic)
 	ip->irqdomain = irq_domain_create_linear(fn, hwirqs, cfg->ops,
 						 (void *)(long)ioapic);
 
-	/* Release fw handle if it was allocated above */
-	if (!cfg->dev)
-		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
-
-	if (!ip->irqdomain)
+	if (!ip->irqdomain) {
+		/* Release fw handle if it was allocated above */
+		if (!cfg->dev)
+			irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	ip->irqdomain->parent = parent;
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/msi.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/msi.c
index 5cbaca58af95..c2b2911feeef 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/msi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/msi.c
@@ -263,12 +263,13 @@ void __init arch_init_msi_domain(struct irq_domain *parent)
 		msi_default_domain =
 			pci_msi_create_irq_domain(fn, &pci_msi_domain_info,
 						  parent);
-		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 	}
-	if (!msi_default_domain)
+	if (!msi_default_domain) {
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 		pr_warn("failed to initialize irqdomain for MSI/MSI-x.\n");
-	else
+	} else {
 		msi_default_domain->flags |= IRQ_DOMAIN_MSI_NOMASK_QUIRK;
+	}
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_REMAP
@@ -301,7 +302,8 @@ struct irq_domain *arch_create_remap_msi_irq_domain(struct irq_domain *parent,
 	if (!fn)
 		return NULL;
 	d = pci_msi_create_irq_domain(fn, &pci_msi_ir_domain_info, parent);
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
+	if (!d)
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 	return d;
 }
 #endif
@@ -364,7 +366,8 @@ static struct irq_domain *dmar_get_irq_domain(void)
 	if (fn) {
 		dmar_domain = msi_create_irq_domain(fn, &dmar_msi_domain_info,
 						    x86_vector_domain);
-		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
+		if (!dmar_domain)
+			irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 	}
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dmar_lock);
@@ -489,7 +492,10 @@ struct irq_domain *hpet_create_irq_domain(int hpet_id)
 	}
 
 	d = msi_create_irq_domain(fn, domain_info, parent);
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
+	if (!d) {
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
+		kfree(domain_info);
+	}
 	return d;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
index c48be6e1f676..7649da2478d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/vector.c
@@ -446,12 +446,10 @@ static int x86_vector_activate(struct irq_domain *dom, struct irq_data *irqd,
 	trace_vector_activate(irqd->irq, apicd->is_managed,
 			      apicd->can_reserve, reserve);
 
-	/* Nothing to do for fixed assigned vectors */
-	if (!apicd->can_reserve && !apicd->is_managed)
-		return 0;
-
 	raw_spin_lock_irqsave(&vector_lock, flags);
-	if (reserve || irqd_is_managed_and_shutdown(irqd))
+	if (!apicd->can_reserve && !apicd->is_managed)
+		assign_irq_vector_any_locked(irqd);
+	else if (reserve || irqd_is_managed_and_shutdown(irqd))
 		vector_assign_managed_shutdown(irqd);
 	else if (apicd->is_managed)
 		ret = activate_managed(irqd);
@@ -709,7 +707,6 @@ int __init arch_early_irq_init(void)
 	x86_vector_domain = irq_domain_create_tree(fn, &x86_vector_domain_ops,
 						   NULL);
 	BUG_ON(x86_vector_domain == NULL);
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 	irq_set_default_host(x86_vector_domain);
 
 	arch_init_msi_domain(x86_vector_domain);
@@ -775,20 +772,10 @@ void lapic_offline(void)
 static int apic_set_affinity(struct irq_data *irqd,
 			     const struct cpumask *dest, bool force)
 {
-	struct apic_chip_data *apicd = apic_chip_data(irqd);
 	int err;
 
-	/*
-	 * Core code can call here for inactive interrupts. For inactive
-	 * interrupts which use managed or reservation mode there is no
-	 * point in going through the vector assignment right now as the
-	 * activation will assign a vector which fits the destination
-	 * cpumask. Let the core code store the destination mask and be
-	 * done with it.
-	 */
-	if (!irqd_is_activated(irqd) &&
-	    (apicd->is_managed || apicd->can_reserve))
-		return IRQ_SET_MASK_OK;
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!irqd_is_activated(irqd)))
+		return -EIO;
 
 	raw_spin_lock(&vector_lock);
 	cpumask_and(vector_searchmask, dest, cpu_online_mask);
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_irq.c b/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_irq.c
index fc13cbbb2dce..abb6075397f0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/uv/uv_irq.c
@@ -167,9 +167,10 @@ static struct irq_domain *uv_get_irq_domain(void)
 		goto out;
 
 	uv_domain = irq_domain_create_tree(fn, &uv_domain_ops, NULL);
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 	if (uv_domain)
 		uv_domain->parent = x86_vector_domain;
+	else
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&uv_lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c
index 74cca1757172..2f22326ee4df 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/amd/iommu.c
@@ -3985,9 +3985,10 @@ int amd_iommu_create_irq_domain(struct amd_iommu *iommu)
 	if (!fn)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	iommu->ir_domain = irq_domain_create_tree(fn, &amd_ir_domain_ops, iommu);
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
-	if (!iommu->ir_domain)
+	if (!iommu->ir_domain) {
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	iommu->ir_domain->parent = arch_get_ir_parent_domain();
 	iommu->msi_domain = arch_create_remap_msi_irq_domain(iommu->ir_domain,
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/hyperv-iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/hyperv-iommu.c
index 3c0c67a99c7b..8919c1c70b68 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/hyperv-iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/hyperv-iommu.c
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ static int __init hyperv_prepare_irq_remapping(void)
 				0, IOAPIC_REMAPPING_ENTRY, fn,
 				&hyperv_ir_domain_ops, NULL);
 
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
+	if (!ioapic_ir_domain) {
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Hyper-V doesn't provide irq remapping function for
diff --git a/drivers/iommu/intel/irq_remapping.c b/drivers/iommu/intel/irq_remapping.c
index 7f8769800815..9564d23d094f 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/intel/irq_remapping.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/intel/irq_remapping.c
@@ -563,8 +563,8 @@ static int intel_setup_irq_remapping(struct intel_iommu *iommu)
 					    0, INTR_REMAP_TABLE_ENTRIES,
 					    fn, &intel_ir_domain_ops,
 					    iommu);
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 	if (!iommu->ir_domain) {
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 		pr_err("IR%d: failed to allocate irqdomain\n", iommu->seq_id);
 		goto out_free_bitmap;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ioc3.c b/drivers/mfd/ioc3.c
index 02998d4eb74b..74cee7cb0afc 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ioc3.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ioc3.c
@@ -142,10 +142,11 @@ static int ioc3_irq_domain_setup(struct ioc3_priv_data *ipd, int irq)
 		goto err;
 
 	domain = irq_domain_create_linear(fn, 24, &ioc3_irq_domain_ops, ipd);
-	if (!domain)
+	if (!domain) {
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 		goto err;
+	}
 
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 	ipd->domain = domain;
 
 	irq_set_chained_handler_and_data(irq, ioc3_irq_handler, domain);
diff --git a/drivers/pci/controller/vmd.c b/drivers/pci/controller/vmd.c
index e386d4eac407..9a64cf90c291 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/controller/vmd.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/controller/vmd.c
@@ -546,9 +546,10 @@ static int vmd_enable_domain(struct vmd_dev *vmd, unsigned long features)
 
 	vmd->irq_domain = pci_msi_create_irq_domain(fn, &vmd_msi_domain_info,
 						    x86_vector_domain);
-	irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
-	if (!vmd->irq_domain)
+	if (!vmd->irq_domain) {
+		irq_domain_free_fwnode(fn);
 		return -ENODEV;
+	}
 
 	pci_add_resource(&resources, &vmd->resources[0]);
 	pci_add_resource_offset(&resources, &vmd->resources[1], offset[0]);
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 761911168438..2a9fec53e159 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ void irq_set_thread_affinity(struct irq_desc *desc)
 			set_bit(IRQTF_AFFINITY, &action->thread_flags);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
 static void irq_validate_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_IRQ_EFFECTIVE_AFF_MASK
 	const struct cpumask *m = irq_data_get_effective_affinity_mask(data);
 	struct irq_chip *chip = irq_data_get_irq_chip(data);
 
@@ -205,9 +205,19 @@ static void irq_validate_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data)
 		return;
 	pr_warn_once("irq_chip %s did not update eff. affinity mask of irq %u\n",
 		     chip->name, data->irq);
-#endif
 }
 
+static inline void irq_init_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data,
+					       const struct cpumask *mask)
+{
+	cpumask_copy(irq_data_get_effective_affinity_mask(data), mask);
+}
+#else
+static inline void irq_validate_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data) { }
+static inline void irq_init_effective_affinity(struct irq_data *data,
+					       const struct cpumask *mask) { }
+#endif
+
 int irq_do_set_affinity(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *mask,
 			bool force)
 {
@@ -304,6 +314,26 @@ static int irq_try_set_affinity(struct irq_data *data,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static bool irq_set_affinity_deactivated(struct irq_data *data,
+					 const struct cpumask *mask, bool force)
+{
+	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_data_to_desc(data);
+
+	/*
+	 * If the interrupt is not yet activated, just store the affinity
+	 * mask and do not call the chip driver at all. On activation the
+	 * driver has to make sure anyway that the interrupt is in a
+	 * useable state so startup works.
+	 */
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY) || irqd_is_activated(data))
+		return false;
+
+	cpumask_copy(desc->irq_common_data.affinity, mask);
+	irq_init_effective_affinity(data, mask);
+	irqd_set(data, IRQD_AFFINITY_SET);
+	return true;
+}
+
 int irq_set_affinity_locked(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *mask,
 			    bool force)
 {
@@ -314,6 +344,9 @@ int irq_set_affinity_locked(struct irq_data *data, const struct cpumask *mask,
 	if (!chip || !chip->irq_set_affinity)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (irq_set_affinity_deactivated(data, mask, force))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (irq_can_move_pcntxt(data) && !irqd_is_setaffinity_pending(data)) {
 		ret = irq_try_set_affinity(data, mask, force);
 	} else {