.TH "disable_irq_nosync" 9 "disable_irq_nosync" "25 May 1998" "Kernel Hacker's Manual" LINUX .SH NAME disable_irq_nosync \- disable an irq without waiting .SH SYNOPSIS .B "void" disable_irq_nosync .BI "(unsigned int " irq ");" .SH ARGUMENTS .IP "irq" 12 Interrupt to disable .SH "DESCRIPTION" Disable the selected interrupt line. Disables and Enables are nested. Unlike \fBdisable_irq\fP, this function does not ensure existing instances of the IRQ handler have completed before returning. This function may be called from IRQ context.