[PATCH 1/7] genirq: Provide generic_handle_irq_safe().

[Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Provide generic_handle_irq_safe() which can be used can used from any
context.

Suggested-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 include/linux/irqdesc.h |  1 +
 kernel/irq/irqdesc.c    | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 22 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/irqdesc.h b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
index 93d270ca0c567..a77584593f7d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqdesc.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqdesc.h
@@ -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
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c b/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
index 2267e6527db3c..97223df2f460e 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/irqdesc.c
@@ -662,6 +662,27 @@ int generic_handle_irq(unsigned int irq)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(generic_handle_irq);
 
+/**
+ * generic_handle_irq_safe - Invoke the handler for a particular irq
+ * @irq:	The irq number to handle
+ *
+ * Returns:	0 on success, or -EINVAL if conversion has failed
+ *
+ * This function must be called either from an IRQ context with irq regs
+ * initialized or with care from any context.
+ */
+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
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