struct irq_desc *desc;
        struct irqaction **p;
        unsigned long flags;
+       irqreturn_t (*handler)(int, void *) = NULL;
 
        WARN_ON(in_interrupt());
        if (irq >= NR_IRQS)
 
                        /* Make sure it's not being used on another CPU */
                        synchronize_irq(irq);
+                       if (action->flags & IRQF_SHARED)
+                               handler = action->handler;
                        kfree(action);
                        return;
                }
                spin_unlock_irqrestore(&desc->lock, flags);
                return;
        }
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SHIRQ
+       if (handler) {
+               /*
+                * It's a shared IRQ -- the driver ought to be prepared for it
+                * to happen even now it's being freed, so let's make sure....
+                * We do this after actually deregistering it, to make sure that
+                * a 'real' IRQ doesn't run in parallel with our fake
+                */
+               handler(irq, dev_id);
+       }
+#endif
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(free_irq);
 
 
        select_smp_affinity(irq);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SHIRQ
+       if (irqflags & IRQF_SHARED) {
+               /*
+                * It's a shared IRQ -- the driver ought to be prepared for it
+                * to happen immediately, so let's make sure....
+                * We do this before actually registering it, to make sure that
+                * a 'real' IRQ doesn't run in parallel with our fake
+                */
+               if (irqflags & IRQF_DISABLED) {
+                       unsigned long flags;
+
+                       local_irq_save(flags);
+                       handler(irq, dev_id);
+                       local_irq_restore(flags);
+               } else
+                       handler(irq, dev_id);
+       }
+#endif
+
        retval = setup_irq(irq, action);
        if (retval)
                kfree(action);
 
          Say Y here if you are developing drivers or trying to debug and
          identify kernel problems.
 
+config DEBUG_SHIRQ
+       bool "Debug shared IRQ handlers"
+       depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && GENERIC_HARDIRQS
+       help
+         Enable this to generate a spurious interrupt as soon as a shared
+         interrupt handler is registered, and just before one is deregistered.
+         Drivers ought to be able to handle interrupts coming in at those
+         points; some don't and need to be caught.
+
 config LOG_BUF_SHIFT
        int "Kernel log buffer size (16 => 64KB, 17 => 128KB)" if DEBUG_KERNEL
        range 12 21