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.\"    Manual: Hardware Interfaces
.\"    Source: Kernel Hackers Manual 3.16.56
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.TH "SYNCHRONIZE_IRQ" "9" "May 2018" "Kernel Hackers Manual 3\&.16\&" "Hardware Interfaces"
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.SH "NAME"
synchronize_irq \- wait for pending IRQ handlers (on other CPUs)
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'void\ synchronize_irq('u
.BI "void synchronize_irq(unsigned\ int\ " "irq" ");"
.SH "ARGUMENTS"
.PP
\fIirq\fR
.RS 4
interrupt number to wait for
.RE
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
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\&.
.PP
This function may be called \- with care \- from IRQ context\&.
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
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