2 files changed, 21 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c b/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
index 3336cef9605a..16b491703967 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ fastcall unsigned int do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
         }
 #endif
 
+        if (!irq_desc[irq].handle_irq) {
+                __do_IRQ(irq, regs);
+                goto out_exit;
+        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_4KSTACKS
 
         curctx = (union irq_ctx *) current_thread_info();
@@ -121,6 +125,7 @@ fastcall unsigned int do_IRQ(struct pt_regs *regs)
 #endif
                 __do_IRQ(irq, regs);
 
+out_exit:
         irq_exit();
 
         return 1;
diff --git a/include/linux/irq.h b/include/linux/irq.h
index 437f2c635db6..b40771dd114a 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq.h
@@ -176,17 +176,6 @@ typedef struct irq_desc		irq_desc_t;
  */
 #include <asm/hw_irq.h>
 
-/*
- * Architectures call this to let the generic IRQ layer
- * handle an interrupt:
- */
-static inline void generic_handle_irq(unsigned int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
-{
-        struct irq_desc *desc = irq_desc + irq;
-
-        desc->handle_irq(irq, desc, regs);
-}
-
 extern int setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irqaction *new);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
@@ -324,6 +313,22 @@ handle_irq_name(void fastcall (*handle)(unsigned int, struct irq_desc *,
  */
 extern fastcall unsigned int __do_IRQ(unsigned int irq, struct pt_regs *regs);
 
+/*
+ * Architectures call this to let the generic IRQ layer
+ * handle an interrupt. If the descriptor is attached to an
+ * irqchip-style controller then we call the ->handle_irq() handler,
+ * and it calls __do_IRQ() if it's attached to an irqtype-style controller.
+ */
+static inline void generic_handle_irq(unsigned int irq, struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+        struct irq_desc *desc = irq_desc + irq;
+
+        if (likely(desc->handle_irq))
+                desc->handle_irq(irq, desc, regs);
+        else
+                __do_IRQ(irq, regs);
+}
+
 /* Handling of unhandled and spurious interrupts: */
 extern void note_interrupt(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc,
                            int action_ret, struct pt_regs *regs);