---
name: "__do_IRQ"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-2.6.32"
version: "2.6.32-48squeeze6"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/__do_IRQ"
---

# \_\_do\_IRQ(9)

original all in one highlevel IRQ handler

## NAME

\_\_do\_IRQ - original all in one highlevel IRQ handler

## SYNOPSIS

**unsigned int \_\_do\_IRQ(unsigned int** *irq***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*irq*

the interrupt number

## DESCRIPTION

\_\_do\_IRQ handles all normal device IRQ's (the special SMP cross-CPU interrupts have their own specific handlers).

This is the original x86 implementation which is used for every interrupt type.

## AUTHORS

**Thomas Gleixner** \<tglx@linutronix.de\>

Author.

**Ingo Molnar** \<mingo@elte.hu\>

Author.

## COPYRIGHT
