.TH "disable_irq" 9 "disable_irq" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
disable_irq \-  disable an irq and wait for completion
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B "void" disable_irq
.BI "(unsigned int " irq ");"
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "irq" 12
 Interrupt to disable
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Disable the selected interrupt line.  Enables and Disables are
nested.
This function waits for any pending IRQ handlers for this interrupt
to complete before returning. If you use this function while
holding a resource the IRQ handler may need you will deadlock.

This function may be called - with care - from IRQ context.