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.\"      Date: January 2017
.\"    Manual: Public Functions Provided
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.15
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.TH "HANDLE_LEVEL_IRQ" "9" "January 2017" "Kernel Hackers Manual 4\&.8\&." "Public Functions Provided"
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.SH "NAME"
handle_level_irq \- Level type irq handler
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ handle_level_irq('u
.BI "void handle_level_irq(struct\ irq_desc\ *\ " "desc" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIdesc\fR
.RS 4
the interrupt description structure for this irq
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Level type interrupts are active as long as the hardware line has the active level\&. This may require to mask the interrupt and unmask it after the associated handler has acknowledged the device, so the interrupt line is back to inactive\&.
.SH "AUTHORS"
.PP
\fBThomas Gleixner\fR <\&tglx@linutronix.de\&>
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.PP
\fBIngo Molnar\fR <\&mingo@elte.hu\&>
.RS 4
Author.
.RE
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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