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@@ -374,7 +374,28 @@ When implementing an irqchip inside a GPIO driver, these two functions should
typically be called in the .startup() and .shutdown() callbacks from the
irqchip.
-When using the gpiolib irqchip helpers, these callback are automatically
+When using the gpiolib irqchip helpers, these callbacks are automatically
+assigned.
+
+
+Disabling and enabling IRQs
+---------------------------
+When a GPIO is used as an IRQ signal, then gpiolib also needs to know if
+the IRQ is enabled or disabled. In order to inform gpiolib about this,
+a driver should call::
+
+ void gpiochip_disable_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+
+This allows drivers to drive the GPIO as an output while the IRQ is
+disabled. When the IRQ is enabled again, a driver should call::
+
+ void gpiochip_enable_irq(struct gpio_chip *chip, unsigned int offset)
+
+When implementing an irqchip inside a GPIO driver, these two functions should
+typically be called in the .irq_disable() and .irq_enable() callbacks from the
+irqchip.
+
+When using the gpiolib irqchip helpers, these callbacks are automatically
assigned.
Real-Time compliance for GPIO IRQ chips