Re: [PATCH] Add SATA device to VIA IRQ quirk fixup list

From: Sergio Monteiro Basto
Date: Wed Jul 26 2006 - 10:05:39 EST


On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 14:59 +0100, Daniel Drake wrote:
> Sergio Monteiro Basto wrote:
> > I want put here something like: if ( dev->irq != XT-PIC) return and
> > don't quirk this dev.
>
> I can't explain why, but this is not sufficient. Gentoo now have 2
> completely separate bug reports where the quirk is *only* needed when
> ACPI/APIC are enabled.
>

No, Quirks are only need when interrupts are in XT-PIC. (is my bet).
When APIC and ACPI is enabled (and working) we don't need quirks.

Someone said on XT-PIC VIA system, don't need, to boot, quirks when ACPI
is disabled, but this statement don't prove that the quirk aren't need
it .

--
SÃrgio M. B.


> http://bugs.gentoo.org/138036
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/141082
>
> I'm not disputing that there are other systems where the opposite is
> true, but at least with our current level of understanding we cannot
> apply the quirk on an irq-type basis.
>
> Daniel
>

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