Re: Don't want to share interrupts

[Jeff Garzik]

gin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have been trying to get some platforms to work with a quad port
> Ethernet card.
> Some hardware is OK, others...well, not so OK.
>
> An IBM x335 works OK under Linux (2.4.9) and Win2K3

methinks this is a vendor kernel, not vanilla 2.4.9.  As such, who knows 
what's in there...


> An IBM x365 Does not work under Linux.
>
> Looks like Linux shares an IRQ between all 4 ports whereas win2k3
> doesn't .... each is assigned it's own IRQ.  Is there anyway to
> duplicate this behavior under Linux? (i.e. have an IRQ assigned to each
> port instead of sharing one for the whole card?).

IRQs are assigned by firmware.  Try turning on/off io-apic or ACPI.

But regardless, you'll need to provide a lot more information.  See 
REPORTING-BUGS in the kernel tree.

	Jeff


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