Merge branch 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip

* 'irq-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip:
  genirq: Force MSI irq handlers to run with interrupts disabled

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 398fda155f6e..704e488730a5 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -757,6 +757,16 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
                 if (new->flags & IRQF_ONESHOT)
                         desc->status |= IRQ_ONESHOT;
 
+                /*
+                 * Force MSI interrupts to run with interrupts
+                 * disabled. The multi vector cards can cause stack
+                 * overflows due to nested interrupts when enough of
+                 * them are directed to a core and fire at the same
+                 * time.
+                 */
+                if (desc->msi_desc)
+                        new->flags |= IRQF_DISABLED;
+
                 if (!(desc->status & IRQ_NOAUTOEN)) {
                         desc->depth = 0;
                         desc->status &= ~IRQ_DISABLED;