@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ static inline void generic_handle_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc)
int handle_irq_desc(struct irq_desc *desc);
int generic_handle_irq(unsigned int irq);
+int generic_handle_irq_safe(unsigned int irq);
#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN
/*
@@ -662,6 +662,29 @@ int generic_handle_irq(unsigned int irq)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(generic_handle_irq);
+/**
+ * generic_handle_irq_safe - Invoke the handler for a particular irq from any
+ * context.
+ * @irq: The irq number to handle
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, a negative value on error.
+ *
+ * This function can be called any context (IRQ or process context). It will
+ * report an error if not invoked from IRQ context and the irq has been marked
+ * to enforce IRQ-contex only.
+ */
+int generic_handle_irq_safe(unsigned int irq)
+{
+ unsigned long flags;
+ int ret;
+
+ local_irq_save(flags);
+ ret = handle_irq_desc(irq_to_desc(irq));
+ local_irq_restore(flags);
+ return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(generic_handle_irq_safe);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_IRQ_DOMAIN
/**
* generic_handle_domain_irq - Invoke the handler for a HW irq belonging