genirq: Warn about using IRQF_ONESHOT without a threaded handler

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IRQF_ONESHOT disables the interrupt source until after the threaded
handler completed its work. This is needed to allow the threaded handler
to run - otherwise the CPU will get back to the interrupt handler
because the interrupt source remains active and the threaded handler
will not able to do its work.

Specifying IRQF_ONESHOT without a threaded handler does not make sense.
It could be a leftover if the handler _was_ threaded and changed back to
primary and the flag was not removed. This can be problematic in the
`threadirqs' case because the handler is exempt from forced-threading.
This in turn can become a problem on a PREEMPT_RT system if the handler
attempts to acquire sleeping locks.

Warn about missing threaded handlers with the IRQF_ONESHOT flag.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@ideasonboard.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260112134013.eQWyReHR@linutronix.de

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Sebastian Andrzej Siewior 2026-01-12 14:40:13 +01:00 • committed by Thomas Gleixner

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