diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 34c7a5d395f7..01cce5bab861 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -607,6 +607,8 @@ struct i40e_q_vector {
 	unsigned long hung_detected; /* Set/Reset for hung_detection logic */
 
 	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
+	struct irq_affinity_notify affinity_notify;
+
 	struct rcu_head rcu;	/* to avoid race with update stats on free */
 	char name[I40E_INT_NAME_STR_LEN];
 	bool arm_wb_state;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 83edbe8e3618..9382ba80b70c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -3316,6 +3316,33 @@ static irqreturn_t i40e_msix_clean_rings(int irq, void *data)
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i40e_irq_affinity_notify - Callback for affinity changes
+ * @notify: context as to what irq was changed
+ * @mask: the new affinity mask
+ *
+ * This is a callback function used by the irq_set_affinity_notifier function
+ * so that we may register to receive changes to the irq affinity masks.
+ **/
+static void i40e_irq_affinity_notify(struct irq_affinity_notify *notify,
+				     const cpumask_t *mask)
+{
+	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector =
+		container_of(notify, struct i40e_q_vector, affinity_notify);
+
+	q_vector->affinity_mask = *mask;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40e_irq_affinity_release - Callback for affinity notifier release
+ * @ref: internal core kernel usage
+ *
+ * This is a callback function used by the irq_set_affinity_notifier function
+ * to inform the current notification subscriber that they will no longer
+ * receive notifications.
+ **/
+static void i40e_irq_affinity_release(struct kref *ref) {}
+
 /**
  * i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix - Initialize MSI-X interrupts
  * @vsi: the VSI being configured
@@ -3331,10 +3358,13 @@ static int i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, char *basename)
 	int rx_int_idx = 0;
 	int tx_int_idx = 0;
 	int vector, err;
+	int irq_num;
 
 	for (vector = 0; vector < q_vectors; vector++) {
 		struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = vsi->q_vectors[vector];
 
+		irq_num = pf->msix_entries[base + vector].vector;
+
 		if (q_vector->tx.ring && q_vector->rx.ring) {
 			snprintf(q_vector->name, sizeof(q_vector->name) - 1,
 				 "%s-%s-%d", basename, "TxRx", rx_int_idx++);
@@ -3349,7 +3379,7 @@ static int i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, char *basename)
 			/* skip this unused q_vector */
 			continue;
 		}
-		err = request_irq(pf->msix_entries[base + vector].vector,
+		err = request_irq(irq_num,
 				  vsi->irq_handler,
 				  0,
 				  q_vector->name,
@@ -3359,9 +3389,13 @@ static int i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, char *basename)
 				 "MSIX request_irq failed, error: %d\n", err);
 			goto free_queue_irqs;
 		}
+
+		/* register for affinity change notifications */
+		q_vector->affinity_notify.notify = i40e_irq_affinity_notify;
+		q_vector->affinity_notify.release = i40e_irq_affinity_release;
+		irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, &q_vector->affinity_notify);
 		/* assign the mask for this irq */
-		irq_set_affinity_hint(pf->msix_entries[base + vector].vector,
-				      &q_vector->affinity_mask);
+		irq_set_affinity_hint(irq_num, &q_vector->affinity_mask);
 	}
 
 	vsi->irqs_ready = true;
@@ -3370,10 +3404,10 @@ static int i40e_vsi_request_irq_msix(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, char *basename)
 free_queue_irqs:
 	while (vector) {
 		vector--;
-		irq_set_affinity_hint(pf->msix_entries[base + vector].vector,
-				      NULL);
-		free_irq(pf->msix_entries[base + vector].vector,
-			 &(vsi->q_vectors[vector]));
+		irq_num = pf->msix_entries[base + vector].vector;
+		irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, NULL);
+		irq_set_affinity_hint(irq_num, NULL);
+		free_irq(irq_num, &vsi->q_vectors[vector]);
 	}
 	return err;
 }
@@ -4012,19 +4046,23 @@ static void i40e_vsi_free_irq(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 
 		vsi->irqs_ready = false;
 		for (i = 0; i < vsi->num_q_vectors; i++) {
-			u16 vector = i + base;
+			int irq_num;
+			u16 vector;
+
+			vector = i + base;
+			irq_num = pf->msix_entries[vector].vector;
 
 			/* free only the irqs that were actually requested */
 			if (!vsi->q_vectors[i] ||
 			    !vsi->q_vectors[i]->num_ringpairs)
 				continue;
 
+			/* clear the affinity notifier in the IRQ descriptor */
+			irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, NULL);
 			/* clear the affinity_mask in the IRQ descriptor */
-			irq_set_affinity_hint(pf->msix_entries[vector].vector,
-					      NULL);
-			synchronize_irq(pf->msix_entries[vector].vector);
-			free_irq(pf->msix_entries[vector].vector,
-				 vsi->q_vectors[i]);
+			irq_set_affinity_hint(irq_num, NULL);
+			synchronize_irq(irq_num);
+			free_irq(irq_num, vsi->q_vectors[i]);
 
 			/* Tear down the interrupt queue link list
 			 *
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
index 7d160c9497b7..48e65335373f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1999,12 +1999,25 @@ int i40e_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 
 	/* If work not completed, return budget and polling will return */
 	if (!clean_complete) {
+		const cpumask_t *aff_mask = &q_vector->affinity_mask;
+		int cpu_id = smp_processor_id();
+
+		/* It is possible that the interrupt affinity has changed but,
+		 * if the cpu is pegged at 100%, polling will never exit while
+		 * traffic continues and the interrupt will be stuck on this
+		 * cpu.  We check to make sure affinity is correct before we
+		 * continue to poll, otherwise we must stop polling so the
+		 * interrupt can move to the correct cpu.
+		 */
+		if (likely(cpumask_test_cpu(cpu_id, aff_mask) ||
+			   !(vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED))) {
 tx_only:
-		if (arm_wb) {
-			q_vector->tx.ring[0].tx_stats.tx_force_wb++;
-			i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(vsi, q_vector);
+			if (arm_wb) {
+				q_vector->tx.ring[0].tx_stats.tx_force_wb++;
+				i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(vsi, q_vector);
+			}
+			return budget;
 		}
-		return budget;
 	}
 
 	if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR)
@@ -2012,11 +2025,18 @@ tx_only:
 
 	/* Work is done so exit the polling mode and re-enable the interrupt */
 	napi_complete_done(napi, work_done);
-	if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED) {
-		i40e_update_enable_itr(vsi, q_vector);
-	} else { /* Legacy mode */
+
+	/* If we're prematurely stopping polling to fix the interrupt
+	 * affinity we want to make sure polling starts back up so we
+	 * issue a call to i40e_force_wb which triggers a SW interrupt.
+	 */
+	if (!clean_complete)
+		i40e_force_wb(vsi, q_vector);
+	else if (!(vsi->back->flags & I40E_FLAG_MSIX_ENABLED))
 		i40e_irq_dynamic_enable_icr0(vsi->back, false);
-	}
+	else
+		i40e_update_enable_itr(vsi, q_vector);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
index 75f2a2cdd738..dd8ad6b989db 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40e_txrx.c
@@ -1461,12 +1461,24 @@ int i40evf_napi_poll(struct napi_struct *napi, int budget)
 
 	/* If work not completed, return budget and polling will return */
 	if (!clean_complete) {
+		const cpumask_t *aff_mask = &q_vector->affinity_mask;
+		int cpu_id = smp_processor_id();
+
+		/* It is possible that the interrupt affinity has changed but,
+		 * if the cpu is pegged at 100%, polling will never exit while
+		 * traffic continues and the interrupt will be stuck on this
+		 * cpu.  We check to make sure affinity is correct before we
+		 * continue to poll, otherwise we must stop polling so the
+		 * interrupt can move to the correct cpu.
+		 */
+		if (likely(cpumask_test_cpu(cpu_id, aff_mask))) {
 tx_only:
-		if (arm_wb) {
-			q_vector->tx.ring[0].tx_stats.tx_force_wb++;
-			i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(vsi, q_vector);
+			if (arm_wb) {
+				q_vector->tx.ring[0].tx_stats.tx_force_wb++;
+				i40e_enable_wb_on_itr(vsi, q_vector);
+			}
+			return budget;
 		}
-		return budget;
 	}
 
 	if (vsi->back->flags & I40E_TXR_FLAGS_WB_ON_ITR)
@@ -1474,7 +1486,16 @@ tx_only:
 
 	/* Work is done so exit the polling mode and re-enable the interrupt */
 	napi_complete_done(napi, work_done);
-	i40e_update_enable_itr(vsi, q_vector);
+
+	/* If we're prematurely stopping polling to fix the interrupt
+	 * affinity we want to make sure polling starts back up so we
+	 * issue a call to i40evf_force_wb which triggers a SW interrupt.
+	 */
+	if (!clean_complete)
+		i40evf_force_wb(vsi, q_vector);
+	else
+		i40e_update_enable_itr(vsi, q_vector);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
index c5fd724313c7..fffe4cf2c20b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf.h
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ struct i40e_q_vector {
 	int v_idx;	/* vector index in list */
 	char name[IFNAMSIZ + 9];
 	bool arm_wb_state;
-	cpumask_var_t affinity_mask;
+	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
+	struct irq_affinity_notify affinity_notify;
 };
 
 /* Helper macros to switch between ints/sec and what the register uses.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 777eb29e4ff7..e95e87381962 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -495,6 +495,33 @@ static void i40evf_netpoll(struct net_device *netdev)
 }
 
 #endif
+/**
+ * i40evf_irq_affinity_notify - Callback for affinity changes
+ * @notify: context as to what irq was changed
+ * @mask: the new affinity mask
+ *
+ * This is a callback function used by the irq_set_affinity_notifier function
+ * so that we may register to receive changes to the irq affinity masks.
+ **/
+static void i40evf_irq_affinity_notify(struct irq_affinity_notify *notify,
+				       const cpumask_t *mask)
+{
+	struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector =
+		container_of(notify, struct i40e_q_vector, affinity_notify);
+
+	q_vector->affinity_mask = *mask;
+}
+
+/**
+ * i40evf_irq_affinity_release - Callback for affinity notifier release
+ * @ref: internal core kernel usage
+ *
+ * This is a callback function used by the irq_set_affinity_notifier function
+ * to inform the current notification subscriber that they will no longer
+ * receive notifications.
+ **/
+static void i40evf_irq_affinity_release(struct kref *ref) {}
+
 /**
  * i40evf_request_traffic_irqs - Initialize MSI-X interrupts
  * @adapter: board private structure
@@ -507,6 +534,7 @@ i40evf_request_traffic_irqs(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, char *basename)
 {
 	int vector, err, q_vectors;
 	int rx_int_idx = 0, tx_int_idx = 0;
+	int irq_num;
 
 	i40evf_irq_disable(adapter);
 	/* Decrement for Other and TCP Timer vectors */
@@ -514,6 +542,7 @@ i40evf_request_traffic_irqs(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, char *basename)
 
 	for (vector = 0; vector < q_vectors; vector++) {
 		struct i40e_q_vector *q_vector = &adapter->q_vectors[vector];
+		irq_num = adapter->msix_entries[vector + NONQ_VECS].vector;
 
 		if (q_vector->tx.ring && q_vector->rx.ring) {
 			snprintf(q_vector->name, sizeof(q_vector->name) - 1,
@@ -532,21 +561,23 @@ i40evf_request_traffic_irqs(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, char *basename)
 			/* skip this unused q_vector */
 			continue;
 		}
-		err = request_irq(
-			adapter->msix_entries[vector + NONQ_VECS].vector,
-			i40evf_msix_clean_rings,
-			0,
-			q_vector->name,
-			q_vector);
+		err = request_irq(irq_num,
+				  i40evf_msix_clean_rings,
+				  0,
+				  q_vector->name,
+				  q_vector);
 		if (err) {
 			dev_info(&adapter->pdev->dev,
 				 "Request_irq failed, error: %d\n", err);
 			goto free_queue_irqs;
 		}
+		/* register for affinity change notifications */
+		q_vector->affinity_notify.notify = i40evf_irq_affinity_notify;
+		q_vector->affinity_notify.release =
+						   i40evf_irq_affinity_release;
+		irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, &q_vector->affinity_notify);
 		/* assign the mask for this irq */
-		irq_set_affinity_hint(
-			adapter->msix_entries[vector + NONQ_VECS].vector,
-			q_vector->affinity_mask);
+		irq_set_affinity_hint(irq_num, &q_vector->affinity_mask);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -554,11 +585,10 @@ i40evf_request_traffic_irqs(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter, char *basename)
 free_queue_irqs:
 	while (vector) {
 		vector--;
-		irq_set_affinity_hint(
-			adapter->msix_entries[vector + NONQ_VECS].vector,
-			NULL);
-		free_irq(adapter->msix_entries[vector + NONQ_VECS].vector,
-			 &adapter->q_vectors[vector]);
+		irq_num = adapter->msix_entries[vector + NONQ_VECS].vector;
+		irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, NULL);
+		irq_set_affinity_hint(irq_num, NULL);
+		free_irq(irq_num, &adapter->q_vectors[vector]);
 	}
 	return err;
 }
@@ -599,16 +629,15 @@ static int i40evf_request_misc_irq(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
  **/
 static void i40evf_free_traffic_irqs(struct i40evf_adapter *adapter)
 {
-	int i;
-	int q_vectors;
+	int vector, irq_num, q_vectors;
 
 	q_vectors = adapter->num_msix_vectors - NONQ_VECS;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < q_vectors; i++) {
-		irq_set_affinity_hint(adapter->msix_entries[i+1].vector,
-				      NULL);
-		free_irq(adapter->msix_entries[i+1].vector,
-			 &adapter->q_vectors[i]);
+	for (vector = 0; vector < q_vectors; vector++) {
+		irq_num = adapter->msix_entries[vector + NONQ_VECS].vector;
+		irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, NULL);
+		irq_set_affinity_hint(irq_num, NULL);
+		free_irq(irq_num, &adapter->q_vectors[vector]);
 	}
 }