--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.4.17/include/linux/interrupt.h	2001-11-22 19:46:19.000000000 +0000
+++ sangam-fb-322/linux-2.4.17/include/linux/interrupt.h	2004-11-24 13:21:48.000000000 +0000
@@ -55,12 +55,21 @@
 
 enum
 {
-	HI_SOFTIRQ=0,
+        RUN_TIMER_LIST=0,
+        HI_SOFTIRQ,
 	NET_TX_SOFTIRQ,
 	NET_RX_SOFTIRQ,
 	TASKLET_SOFTIRQ
+       
 };
 
+/*
+ * The ALWAYS_SOFTIRQ tasks will always be called repeatedly (until the pending
+ * bit stays cleared) each time do_softirq is called.
+ */
+#define ALWAYS_SOFTIRQ (1 << RUN_TIMER_LIST)
+
+
 /* softirq mask and active fields moved to irq_cpustat_t in
  * asm/hardirq.h to get better cache usage.  KAO
  */
@@ -71,6 +80,8 @@
 	void	*data;
 };
 
+extern void timer_softirq(struct softirq_action* a);
+
 asmlinkage void do_softirq(void);
 extern void open_softirq(int nr, void (*action)(struct softirq_action*), void *data);
 extern void softirq_init(void);
@@ -152,6 +163,14 @@
 #define tasklet_unlock(t) do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+#if 0
+static inline void trigger_softirq(void)
+{
+        if(softirq_pending(smp_processor_id())) 
+            do_softirq();         
+}
+#endif
+
 extern void FASTCALL(__tasklet_schedule(struct tasklet_struct *t));
 
 static inline void tasklet_schedule(struct tasklet_struct *t)