HANDLE_SIMPLE_IRQ

Section: Internal Functions Provided (9)
Updated: February 2011
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NAME

handle_simple_irq - Simple and software-decoded IRQs.  

SYNOPSIS

void handle_simple_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc * desc);
 

ARGUMENTS

irq

the interrupt number

desc

the interrupt description structure for this irq
 

DESCRIPTION

Simple interrupts are either sent from a demultiplexing interrupt handler or come from hardware, where no interrupt hardware control is necessary.  

NOTE

The caller is expected to handle the ack, clear, mask and unmask issues if necessary.  

AUTHORS

Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>

Author.

Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>

Author.
 

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