diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
index 5ae8930..ad8aebb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/fpsimd.c
@@ -218,29 +218,45 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KERNEL_MODE_NEON
 
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct fpsimd_partial_state, hardirq_fpsimdstate);
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct fpsimd_partial_state, softirq_fpsimdstate);
+
 /*
  * Kernel-side NEON support functions
  */
-void kernel_neon_begin(void)
+void kernel_neon_begin_partial(u32 num_regs)
 {
-	/* Avoid using the NEON in interrupt context */
-	BUG_ON(in_interrupt());
-	preempt_disable();
+	if (in_interrupt()) {
+		struct fpsimd_partial_state *s = this_cpu_ptr(
+			in_irq() ? &hardirq_fpsimdstate : &softirq_fpsimdstate);
 
-	/*
-	 * Save the userland FPSIMD state if we have one and if we haven't done
-	 * so already. Clear fpsimd_last_state to indicate that there is no
-	 * longer userland FPSIMD state in the registers.
-	 */
-	if (current->mm && !test_and_set_thread_flag(TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE))
-		fpsimd_save_state(&current->thread.fpsimd_state);
-	this_cpu_write(fpsimd_last_state, NULL);
+		BUG_ON(num_regs > 32);
+		fpsimd_save_partial_state(s, roundup(num_regs, 2));
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Save the userland FPSIMD state if we have one and if we
+		 * haven't done so already. Clear fpsimd_last_state to indicate
+		 * that there is no longer userland FPSIMD state in the
+		 * registers.
+		 */
+		preempt_disable();
+		if (current->mm &&
+		    !test_and_set_thread_flag(TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE))
+			fpsimd_save_state(&current->thread.fpsimd_state);
+		this_cpu_write(fpsimd_last_state, NULL);
+	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_neon_begin);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_neon_begin_partial);
 
 void kernel_neon_end(void)
 {
-	preempt_enable();
+	if (in_interrupt()) {
+		struct fpsimd_partial_state *s = this_cpu_ptr(
+			in_irq() ? &hardirq_fpsimdstate : &softirq_fpsimdstate);
+		fpsimd_load_partial_state(s);
+	} else {
+		preempt_enable();
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_neon_end);