static struct iosapic_intr_info {
        struct list_head rtes;          /* RTEs using this vector (empty =>
                                         * not an IOSAPIC interrupt) */
-       int             count;          /* # of RTEs that shares this vector */
+       int             count;          /* # of registered RTEs */
        u32             low32;          /* current value of low word of
                                         * Redirection table entry */
        unsigned int    dest;           /* destination CPU physical ID */
        int rte_index;
        struct iosapic_rte_info *rte;
 
-       if (list_empty(&iosapic_intr_info[irq].rtes))
+       if (!iosapic_intr_info[irq].count)
                return;                 /* not an IOSAPIC interrupt! */
 
        /* set only the mask bit */
        int rte_index;
        struct iosapic_rte_info *rte;
 
-       if (list_empty(&iosapic_intr_info[irq].rtes))
+       if (!iosapic_intr_info[irq].count)
                return;                 /* not an IOSAPIC interrupt! */
 
        low32 = iosapic_intr_info[irq].low32 &= ~IOSAPIC_MASK;
 
        dest = cpu_physical_id(first_cpu(mask));
 
-       if (list_empty(&iosapic_intr_info[irq].rtes))
+       if (!iosapic_intr_info[irq].count)
                return;                 /* not an IOSAPIC interrupt */
 
        set_irq_affinity_info(irq, dest, redir);
 {
        int new_irq;
 
-       if (!list_empty(&iosapic_intr_info[irq].rtes)) {
+       if (iosapic_intr_info[irq].count) {
                new_irq = create_irq();
                if (new_irq < 0)
                        panic("%s: out of interrupt vectors!\n", __FUNCTION__);
         * In case of vector shared by multiple RTEs, all RTEs that
         * share the vector need to use the same destination CPU.
         */
-       if (!list_empty(&iosapic_intr_info[irq].rtes))
+       if (iosapic_intr_info[irq].count)
                return iosapic_intr_info[irq].dest;
 
        /*