1 files changed, 35 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/interrupt.h b/include/linux/interrupt.h
index 0c9cb63e6895..6fc2b720c231 100644
--- a/include/linux/interrupt.h
+++ b/include/linux/interrupt.h
@@ -59,6 +59,16 @@
 #define IRQF_NOBALANCING        0x00000800
 #define IRQF_IRQPOLL            0x00001000
 
+/*
+ * Bits used by threaded handlers:
+ * IRQTF_RUNTHREAD - signals that the interrupt handler thread should run
+ * IRQTF_DIED      - handler thread died
+ */
+enum {
+        IRQTF_RUNTHREAD,
+        IRQTF_DIED,
+};
+
 typedef irqreturn_t (*irq_handler_t)(int, void *);
 
 /**
@@ -71,6 +81,9 @@ typedef irqreturn_t (*irq_handler_t)(int, void *);
  * @next:       pointer to the next irqaction for shared interrupts
  * @irq:        interrupt number
  * @dir:        pointer to the proc/irq/NN/name entry
+ * @thread_fn:  interupt handler function for threaded interrupts
+ * @thread:     thread pointer for threaded interrupts
+ * @thread_flags:       flags related to @thread
  */
 struct irqaction {
         irq_handler_t handler;
@@ -81,11 +94,31 @@ struct irqaction {
         struct irqaction *next;
         int irq;
         struct proc_dir_entry *dir;
+        irq_handler_t thread_fn;
+        struct task_struct *thread;
+        unsigned long thread_flags;
 };
 
 extern irqreturn_t no_action(int cpl, void *dev_id);
-extern int __must_check request_irq(unsigned int, irq_handler_t handler,
-                       unsigned long, const char *, void *);
+
+extern int __must_check
+request_threaded_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler,
+                     irq_handler_t thread_fn,
+                     unsigned long flags, const char *name, void *dev);
+
+static inline int __must_check
+request_irq(unsigned int irq, irq_handler_t handler, unsigned long flags,
+            const char *name, void *dev)
+{
+        return request_threaded_irq(irq, handler, NULL, flags, name, dev);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
+extern void exit_irq_thread(void);
+#else
+static inline void exit_irq_thread(void) { }
+#endif
+
 extern void free_irq(unsigned int, void *);
 
 struct device;