> We need to use timer-channel 0, connected to IRQ0 for context-switches
> because it's the highest priority interrupt. However, we could use the
> CMOS timer, which is connected to a lower-priority interrupt, for the
> jiffy-counter and basic time functions. Or the PLL attempt, really
> a frequency-lock, already implemented, could sync to the CMOS timer.
Hey, what's the problem with reprogramming the 8259s so that IRQ8 were
the highest priority interrupt?
-- + Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl, PGP key available +
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