__disable_fiq intrinsic

int __disable_fiq(void);

void __disable_fiq(void);

int __disable_fiq(void); disables fast interrupts and returns the value the FIQ interrupt mask has in the PSR prior to the disabling of interrupts.

void __disable_fiq(void); disables fast interrupts.

int __disable_fiq(void); returns the value the FIQ interrupt mask has in the PSR prior to the disabling of FIQ interrupts.

int __disable_fiq(void); is not supported when compiling with --cpu=7. This is because of the difference between the generic ARMv7 architecture and the ARMv7 R and M-profiles in the exception handling model. This means that when you compile with --cpu=7, the compiler is unable to generate an instruction sequence that works on all ARMv7 processors and therefore int __disable_fiq(void); is not supported. You can use the void __disable_fiq(void); function prototype with --cpu=7.

The __disable_fiq intrinsic can only be executed in privileged modes, that is, in non-user modes. In User mode this intrinsic does not change the interrupt flags in the CPSR.

void foo(void)
{
    int was_masked = __disable_fiq();
    /* ... */
    if (!was_masked)
        __enable_fiq();
}