diff --git a/kernel/irq_work.c b/kernel/irq_work.c
index 64eddd5..b3c113a 100644
--- a/kernel/irq_work.c
+++ b/kernel/irq_work.c
@@ -99,6 +99,17 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_work_queue);
 
+bool irq_work_needs_cpu(void)
+{
+	struct llist_head *this_list;
+
+	this_list = &__get_cpu_var(irq_work_list);
+	if (llist_empty(this_list))
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /*
  * Run the irq_work entries on this cpu. Requires to be ran from hardirq
  * context with local IRQs disabled.