why inter-changing pci slot works?

From: Himanshu Chauhan <hs.chauhan@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:24:08 +0530

Hello group!

Sometime it happens that two adjacent PCI cards don't work. But as you
interchange their slots. The pair starts working. Why is it so?

Is it related to the priority of the IRQs?

Thanks

regards
--Himanshu
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