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From: karuna.linux@gmail.com (santhosh kumars)
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 11:40:57 +0530
Subject: Is an IRQ line disabled on local CPU or globally?
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hi Parmenides

On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 4:27 AM, Parmenides <mobile.parmenides@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> ? ? It is said that an IRQ line is disabled when the same IRQ line is
> in process. But, is the IRQ line disabled on the local CPU or all
> CPUs? Another relevant question is that the disable_irq() funciton
> will disable an IRQ line on local CPU or all CPUs.
IRQ is disabled in all processors.
disable_irq() function disables the delivery of the given interrupt to
all processors.Additionally the disable_irq function does not return
until any currently executing handler completes.
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