Re: Don't want to share interrupts

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik_at_pobox.com)
Date: 06/22/04

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    Date:	Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:15:04 -0400
    To: gin@ginandtonic.ca
    
    

    gin@ginandtonic.ca 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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