中断API之free_irq

const void *free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)用于释放一个之前被request_irq申请的中断.
static int
el3_close(struct net_device *dev)
{
	int ioaddr = dev->base_addr;
	struct el3_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);

	if (el3_debug > 2)
		pr_debug("%s: Shutting down ethercard.\n", dev->name);

	el3_down(dev);

	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
}
正常情况下free_irq 一般用作清理函数或者异常case中.
其源码分析如下：
const void *free_irq(unsigned int irq, void *dev_id)
{
	#通过irq_to_desc拿到中断号irq对应的中断描述符
	struct irq_desc *desc = irq_to_desc(irq);
	struct irqaction *action;
	const char *devname;
	#中断描述符为null 或者中断描述符的成员变量status_use_accessors 包含 _IRQ_PER_CPU_DEVID; 则退出
}
	if (!desc || WARN_ON(irq_settings_is_per_cpu_devid(desc)))
		return NULL;

#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
	if (WARN_ON(desc->affinity_notify))
		desc->affinity_notify = NULL;
#endif
	#得到这个中断号的处理函数
	action = __free_irq(irq, dev_id);
	#中断处理函数为null，则退出
	if (!action)
		return NULL;
	#得到这个处理函数的对应的name
	devname = action->name;
	#释放中断处理函数占用的空间，并返回devname
	kfree(action);
	return devname;
}