SYNCHRONIZE_IRQ(9)                  Public Functions Provided                  SYNCHRONIZE_IRQ(9)



NAME
       synchronize_irq - wait for pending IRQ handlers (on other CPUs)

SYNOPSIS
       void synchronize_irq(unsigned int irq);

ARGUMENTS
       irq
           interrupt number to wait for

DESCRIPTION
       This function waits for any pending IRQ handlers for this interrupt to complete before
       returning. If you use this function while holding a resource the IRQ handler may need you
       will deadlock.

       This function may be called - with care - from IRQ context.

AUTHORS
       Thomas Gleixner <tglx AT linutronix.de>
           Author.

       Ingo Molnar <mingo AT elte.hu>
           Author.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                        SYNCHRONIZE_IRQ(9)