Re: Don't want to share interrupts

From: Robert Hancock
Date: Tue Jun 22 2004 - 21:45:13 EST


Only reason I can see for the IRQ allocation to be different is that one OS
is using APIC and the other is not..



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Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 7:38 AM
Subject: Don't want to share interrupts


> 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
> 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?).
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Garreth-
>
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