2 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 1f97e3d92639..19782350dcc8 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@
 #define SA_TRIGGER_RISING       IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING
 #define SA_TRIGGER_MASK         IRQF_TRIGGER_MASK
 
+typedef irqreturn_t (*irq_handler_t)(int, void *, struct pt_regs *);
+
 struct irqaction {
-        irqreturn_t (*handler)(int, void *, struct pt_regs *);
+        irq_handler_t handler;
         unsigned long flags;
         cpumask_t mask;
         const char *name;
@@ -76,8 +78,7 @@ struct irqaction {
 };
 
 extern irqreturn_t no_action(int cpl, void *dev_id, struct pt_regs *regs);
-extern int request_irq(unsigned int,
-                       irqreturn_t (*handler)(int, void *, struct pt_regs *),
+extern int request_irq(unsigned int, irq_handler_t handler,
                        unsigned long, const char *, void *);
 extern void free_irq(unsigned int, void *);
 
diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 92be519eff26..6879202afe9a 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -427,8 +427,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_irq);
  *      IRQF_SAMPLE_RANDOM      The interrupt can be used for entropy
  *
  */
-int request_irq(unsigned int irq,
-                irqreturn_t (*handler)(int, void *, struct pt_regs *),
+int request_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
                 unsigned long irqflags, const char *devname, void *dev_id)
 {
         struct irqaction *action;
@@ -475,4 +474,3 @@ int request_irq(unsigned int irq,
         return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(request_irq);
-