+ raw_spin_lock_irq(&desc->lock);
+
+ /*
+ * Implausible though it may be we need to protect us against
+ * the following scenario:
+ *
+ * The thread is faster done than the hard interrupt handler
+ * on the other CPU. If we unmask the irq line then the
+ * interrupt can come in again and masks the line, leaves due
+ * to IRQ_INPROGRESS and the irq line is masked forever.
+ */
+ if (unlikely(desc->status & IRQ_INPROGRESS)) {
+ raw_spin_unlock_irq(&desc->lock);
+ chip_bus_sync_unlock(irq, desc);
+ cpu_relax();
+ goto again;
+ }
+