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HANDLE_LEVEL_IRQ(9) Public Functions Provided HANDLE_LEVEL_IRQ(9)

NAME

handle_level_irq - Level type irq handler

SYNOPSIS

void handle_level_irq(struct irq_desc * desc);

ARGUMENTS

desc
the interrupt description structure for this irq

DESCRIPTION

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.

AUTHORS

Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Author.
Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Author.

COPYRIGHT

January 2017 Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.