diff --git a/drivers/xen/events.c b/drivers/xen/events.c
index 002283e01749..6782251e4029 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/events.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/events.c
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ struct irq_info
 #define PIRQ_NEEDS_EOI	(1 << 0)
 #define PIRQ_SHAREABLE	(1 << 1)
 
-static int *pirq_to_irq;
-
 static int *evtchn_to_irq;
 
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(unsigned long [NR_EVENT_CHANNELS/BITS_PER_LONG],
@@ -196,8 +194,6 @@ static void xen_irq_info_pirq_init(unsigned irq,
 	info->u.pirq.gsi = gsi;
 	info->u.pirq.vector = vector;
 	info->u.pirq.flags = flags;
-
-	pirq_to_irq[pirq] = irq;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -247,16 +243,6 @@ static unsigned pirq_from_irq(unsigned irq)
 	return info->u.pirq.pirq;
 }
 
-static unsigned gsi_from_irq(unsigned irq)
-{
-	struct irq_info *info = info_for_irq(irq);
-
-	BUG_ON(info == NULL);
-	BUG_ON(info->type != IRQT_PIRQ);
-
-	return info->u.pirq.gsi;
-}
-
 static enum xen_irq_type type_from_irq(unsigned irq)
 {
 	return info_for_irq(irq)->type;
@@ -653,12 +639,6 @@ int xen_bind_pirq_gsi_to_irq(unsigned gsi,
 
 	spin_lock(&irq_mapping_update_lock);
 
-	if (pirq > nr_irqs) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "xen_map_pirq_gsi: pirq %d > nr_irqs %d!\n",
-		       pirq, nr_irqs);
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	irq = find_irq_by_gsi(gsi);
 	if (irq != -1) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "xen_map_pirq_gsi: returning irq %d for gsi %u\n",
@@ -758,7 +738,6 @@ int xen_destroy_irq(int irq)
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}
-	pirq_to_irq[info->u.pirq.pirq] = -1;
 
 	xen_free_irq(irq);
 
@@ -769,7 +748,24 @@ out:
 
 int xen_irq_from_pirq(unsigned pirq)
 {
-	return pirq_to_irq[pirq];
+	int irq;
+
+	struct irq_info *info;
+
+	spin_lock(&irq_mapping_update_lock);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(info, &xen_irq_list_head, list) {
+		if (info == NULL || info->type != IRQT_PIRQ)
+			continue;
+		irq = info->irq;
+		if (info->u.pirq.pirq == pirq)
+			goto out;
+	}
+	irq = -1;
+out:
+	spin_lock(&irq_mapping_update_lock);
+
+	return irq;
 }
 
 int bind_evtchn_to_irq(unsigned int evtchn)
@@ -1269,15 +1265,18 @@ static void restore_pirqs(void)
 {
 	int pirq, rc, irq, gsi;
 	struct physdev_map_pirq map_irq;
+	struct irq_info *info;
 
-	for (pirq = 0; pirq < nr_irqs; pirq++) {
-		irq = pirq_to_irq[pirq];
-		if (irq == -1)
+	list_for_each_entry(info, &xen_irq_list_head, list) {
+		if (info->type != IRQT_PIRQ)
 			continue;
 
+		pirq = info->u.pirq.pirq;
+		gsi = info->u.pirq.gsi;
+		irq = info->irq;
+
 		/* save/restore of PT devices doesn't work, so at this point the
 		 * only devices present are GSI based emulated devices */
-		gsi = gsi_from_irq(irq);
 		if (!gsi)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1291,7 +1290,6 @@ static void restore_pirqs(void)
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "xen map irq failed gsi=%d irq=%d pirq=%d rc=%d\n",
 					gsi, irq, pirq, rc);
 			xen_free_irq(irq);
-			pirq_to_irq[pirq] = -1;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1512,13 +1510,6 @@ void __init xen_init_IRQ(void)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	/* We are using nr_irqs as the maximum number of pirq available but
-	 * that number is actually chosen by Xen and we don't know exactly
-	 * what it is. Be careful choosing high pirq numbers. */
-	pirq_to_irq = kcalloc(nr_irqs, sizeof(*pirq_to_irq), GFP_KERNEL);
-	for (i = 0; i < nr_irqs; i++)
-		pirq_to_irq[i] = -1;
-
 	evtchn_to_irq = kcalloc(NR_EVENT_CHANNELS, sizeof(*evtchn_to_irq),
 				    GFP_KERNEL);
 	for (i = 0; i < NR_EVENT_CHANNELS; i++)