1 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/irq/manage.c b/kernel/irq/manage.c
index 0a3fd5b524c9..e485cea04bf1 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/manage.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/manage.c
@@ -451,6 +451,16 @@ static irqreturn_t irq_default_primary_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
         return IRQ_WAKE_THREAD;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Primary handler for nested threaded interrupts. Should never be
+ * called.
+ */
+static irqreturn_t irq_nested_primary_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+        WARN(1, "Primary handler called for nested irq %d\n", irq);
+        return IRQ_NONE;
+}
+
 static int irq_wait_for_interrupt(struct irqaction *action)
 {
         while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
@@ -600,7 +610,7 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
         struct irqaction *old, **old_ptr;
         const char *old_name = NULL;
         unsigned long flags;
-        int shared = 0;
+        int nested, shared = 0;
         int ret;
 
         if (!desc)
@@ -630,9 +640,27 @@ __setup_irq(unsigned int irq, struct irq_desc *desc, struct irqaction *new)
                 return -EINVAL;
 
         /*
-         * Threaded handler ?
+         * Check whether the interrupt nests into another interrupt
+         * thread.
+         */
+        nested = desc->status & IRQ_NESTED_THREAD;
+        if (nested) {
+                if (!new->thread_fn)
+                        return -EINVAL;
+                /*
+                 * Replace the primary handler which was provided from
+                 * the driver for non nested interrupt handling by the
+                 * dummy function which warns when called.
+                 */
+                new->handler = irq_nested_primary_handler;
+        }
+
+        /*
+         * Create a handler thread when a thread function is supplied
+         * and the interrupt does not nest into another interrupt
+         * thread.
          */
-        if (new->thread_fn) {
+        if (new->thread_fn && !nested) {
                 struct task_struct *t;
 
                 t = kthread_create(irq_thread, new, "irq/%d-%s", irq,