1. NAME▲

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

2. SYNOPSIS ▲

void synchronize_irq(unsigned int  irq );

3. ARGUMENTS ▲

irq
    interrupt number to wait for

4. 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.

5. AUTHORS ▲

Thomas Gleixner <>
    Author.

Ingo Molnar <>
    Author.

6. COPYRIGHT ▲