diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 726abbe6c6d8..cfe4d6ea258d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ ENTRY(__switch_to_asm)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR
 	movq	TASK_stack_canary(%rsi), %rbx
-	movq	%rbx, PER_CPU_VAR(irq_stack_union)+stack_canary_offset
+	movq	%rbx, PER_CPU_VAR(fixed_percpu_data) + stack_canary_offset
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_RETPOLINE
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ END(irq_entries_start)
 	 * it before we actually move ourselves to the IRQ stack.
 	 */
 
-	movq	\old_rsp, PER_CPU_VAR(irq_stack_union + IRQ_STACK_SIZE - 8)
+	movq	\old_rsp, PER_CPU_VAR(irq_stack_backing_store + IRQ_STACK_SIZE - 8)
 	movq	PER_CPU_VAR(hardirq_stack_ptr), %rsp
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_ENTRY
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
index 5e3dd4e2136d..7e99ef67bff0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -367,6 +367,13 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU_PAGE_ALIGNED(struct tss_struct, cpu_tss_rw);
 #define __KERNEL_TSS_LIMIT	\
 	(IO_BITMAP_OFFSET + IO_BITMAP_BYTES + sizeof(unsigned long) - 1)
 
+/* Per CPU interrupt stacks */
+struct irq_stack {
+	char		stack[IRQ_STACK_SIZE];
+} __aligned(IRQ_STACK_SIZE);
+
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct irq_stack *, hardirq_stack_ptr);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpu_current_top_of_stack);
 #else
@@ -375,28 +382,24 @@ DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned long, cpu_current_top_of_stack);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-union irq_stack_union {
-	char irq_stack[IRQ_STACK_SIZE];
+struct fixed_percpu_data {
 	/*
 	 * GCC hardcodes the stack canary as %gs:40.  Since the
 	 * irq_stack is the object at %gs:0, we reserve the bottom
 	 * 48 bytes of the irq stack for the canary.
 	 */
-	struct {
-		char gs_base[40];
-		unsigned long stack_canary;
-	};
+	char		gs_base[40];
+	unsigned long	stack_canary;
 };
 
-DECLARE_PER_CPU_FIRST(union irq_stack_union, irq_stack_union) __visible;
-DECLARE_INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_union);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU_FIRST(struct fixed_percpu_data, fixed_percpu_data) __visible;
+DECLARE_INIT_PER_CPU(fixed_percpu_data);
 
 static inline unsigned long cpu_kernelmode_gs_base(int cpu)
 {
-	return (unsigned long)per_cpu(irq_stack_union.gs_base, cpu);
+	return (unsigned long)per_cpu(fixed_percpu_data.gs_base, cpu);
 }
 
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(char *, hardirq_stack_ptr);
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, irq_count);
 extern asmlinkage void ignore_sysret(void);
 
@@ -418,14 +421,7 @@ struct stack_canary {
 };
 DECLARE_PER_CPU_ALIGNED(struct stack_canary, stack_canary);
 #endif
-/*
- * per-CPU IRQ handling stacks
- */
-struct irq_stack {
-	char			stack[IRQ_STACK_SIZE];
-} __aligned(IRQ_STACK_SIZE);
-
-DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct irq_stack *, hardirq_stack_ptr);
+/* Per CPU softirq stack pointer */
 DECLARE_PER_CPU(struct irq_stack *, softirq_stack_ptr);
 #endif	/* X86_64 */
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/stackprotector.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/stackprotector.h
index 8ec97a62c245..91e29b6a86a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/stackprotector.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/stackprotector.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * On x86_64, %gs is shared by percpu area and stack canary.  All
  * percpu symbols are zero based and %gs points to the base of percpu
  * area.  The first occupant of the percpu area is always
- * irq_stack_union which contains stack_canary at offset 40.  Userland
+ * fixed_percpu_data which contains stack_canary at offset 40.  Userland
  * %gs is always saved and restored on kernel entry and exit using
  * swapgs, so stack protector doesn't add any complexity there.
  *
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static __always_inline void boot_init_stack_canary(void)
 	u64 tsc;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(union irq_stack_union, stack_canary) != 40);
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct fixed_percpu_data, stack_canary) != 40);
 #endif
 	/*
 	 * We both use the random pool and the current TSC as a source
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static __always_inline void boot_init_stack_canary(void)
 
 	current->stack_canary = canary;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	this_cpu_write(irq_stack_union.stack_canary, canary);
+	this_cpu_write(fixed_percpu_data.stack_canary, canary);
 #else
 	this_cpu_write(stack_canary.canary, canary);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
index f5281567e28e..d3d075226c0a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_64.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int main(void)
 	BLANK();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR
-	DEFINE(stack_canary_offset, offsetof(union irq_stack_union, stack_canary));
+	DEFINE(stack_canary_offset, offsetof(struct fixed_percpu_data, stack_canary));
 	BLANK();
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 1222080838da..801c6f040faa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -1498,9 +1498,9 @@ static __init int setup_clearcpuid(char *arg)
 __setup("clearcpuid=", setup_clearcpuid);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-DEFINE_PER_CPU_FIRST(union irq_stack_union,
-		     irq_stack_union) __aligned(PAGE_SIZE) __visible;
-EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_stack_union);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU_FIRST(struct fixed_percpu_data,
+		     fixed_percpu_data) __aligned(PAGE_SIZE) __visible;
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(fixed_percpu_data);
 
 /*
  * The following percpu variables are hot.  Align current_task to
@@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct task_struct *, current_task) ____cacheline_aligned =
 	&init_task;
 EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL(current_task);
 
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(char *, hardirq_stack_ptr);
+DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct irq_stack *, hardirq_stack_ptr);
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned int, irq_count) __visible = -1;
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, __preempt_count) = INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index d1dbe8e4eb82..bcd206c8ac90 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ ENDPROC(start_cpu0)
 	GLOBAL(initial_code)
 	.quad	x86_64_start_kernel
 	GLOBAL(initial_gs)
-	.quad	INIT_PER_CPU_VAR(irq_stack_union)
+	.quad	INIT_PER_CPU_VAR(fixed_percpu_data)
 	GLOBAL(initial_stack)
 	/*
 	 * The SIZEOF_PTREGS gap is a convention which helps the in-kernel
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
index c0bea0d7d76a..c0f89d136b80 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/irq_64.c
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <asm/io_apic.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 
+DEFINE_PER_CPU_PAGE_ALIGNED(struct irq_stack, irq_stack_backing_store) __visible;
+DECLARE_INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_backing_store);
+
 int sysctl_panic_on_stackoverflow;
 
 /*
@@ -90,7 +93,7 @@ bool handle_irq(struct irq_desc *desc, struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 static int map_irq_stack(unsigned int cpu)
 {
-	void *va = per_cpu_ptr(irq_stack_union.irq_stack, cpu);
+	void *va = per_cpu_ptr(&irq_stack_backing_store, cpu);
 
 	per_cpu(hardirq_stack_ptr, cpu) = va + IRQ_STACK_SIZE;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
index 657343ecc2da..86663874ef04 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_percpu.c
@@ -244,11 +244,6 @@ void __init setup_per_cpu_areas(void)
 		per_cpu(x86_cpu_to_logical_apicid, cpu) =
 			early_per_cpu_map(x86_cpu_to_logical_apicid, cpu);
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-		per_cpu(hardirq_stack_ptr, cpu) =
-			per_cpu(irq_stack_union.irq_stack, cpu) +
-			IRQ_STACK_SIZE;
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 		per_cpu(x86_cpu_to_node_map, cpu) =
 			early_per_cpu_map(x86_cpu_to_node_map, cpu);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index bad8c51fee6e..a5af9a7c4be4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ SECTIONS
  */
 #define INIT_PER_CPU(x) init_per_cpu__##x = ABSOLUTE(x) + __per_cpu_load
 INIT_PER_CPU(gdt_page);
-INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_union);
+INIT_PER_CPU(fixed_percpu_data);
+INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_backing_store);
 
 /*
  * Build-time check on the image size:
@@ -412,8 +413,8 @@ INIT_PER_CPU(irq_stack_union);
 	   "kernel image bigger than KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-. = ASSERT((irq_stack_union == 0),
-           "irq_stack_union is not at start of per-cpu area");
+. = ASSERT((fixed_percpu_data == 0),
+           "fixed_percpu_data is not at start of per-cpu area");
 #endif
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_X86_32 */
diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
index b629f6992d9f..efa483205e43 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ static void percpu_init(void)
  *	__per_cpu_load
  *
  * The "gold" linker incorrectly associates:
- *	init_per_cpu__irq_stack_union
+ *	init_per_cpu__fixed_percpu_data
  *	init_per_cpu__gdt_page
  */
 static int is_percpu_sym(ElfW(Sym) *sym, const char *symname)
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
index 5077ead5e59c..c1d8b90aa4e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ ENTRY(startup_xen)
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	/* Set up %gs.
 	 *
-	 * The base of %gs always points to the bottom of the irqstack
-	 * union.  If the stack protector canary is enabled, it is
-	 * located at %gs:40.  Note that, on SMP, the boot cpu uses
-	 * init data section till per cpu areas are set up.
+	 * The base of %gs always points to fixed_percpu_data.  If the
+	 * stack protector canary is enabled, it is located at %gs:40.
+	 * Note that, on SMP, the boot cpu uses init data section until
+	 * the per cpu areas are set up.
 	 */
 	movl	$MSR_GS_BASE,%ecx
-	movq	$INIT_PER_CPU_VAR(irq_stack_union),%rax
+	movq	$INIT_PER_CPU_VAR(fixed_percpu_data),%rax
 	cdq
 	wrmsr
 #endif