[2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Shawn Starr]

2.4:
           CPU0
  0:    2576292          XT-PIC  timer
  1:        661          XT-PIC  keyboard
  2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
  3:         10          XT-PIC  serial
  5:    1104824          XT-PIC  soundblaster
  8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
  9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
 10:          7          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
 11:      15167          XT-PIC  usb-uhci, eth0
 14:       7554          XT-PIC  ide0
 15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1

2.5:

           CPU0
  0:      36281          XT-PIC  timer
  1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
  2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
  3:        149          XT-PIC  serial
  5:          0          XT-PIC  soundblaster
  8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
  9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
 10:         20          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
 11:        324          XT-PIC  uhci-hcd, eth0
 12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???
 14:        723          XT-PIC  ide0
 15:          9          XT-PIC  ide1
NMI:          0
LOC:      35547
ERR:          0
MIS:          0

Interesting, why are we using two interrupts for the i8042 (keyboard).

Shawn.

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[David Woodhouse]

On Wed, 2003-02-12 at 15:36, Shawn Starr wrote:

> Interesting, why are we using two interrupts for the i8042 (keyboard).

Because the mouse is connected to the i8042 too.

-- 
dwmw2

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Brian Gerst]

Shawn Starr wrote:
> 2.4:
>            CPU0
>   0:    2576292          XT-PIC  timer
>   1:        661          XT-PIC  keyboard
>   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
>   3:         10          XT-PIC  serial
>   5:    1104824          XT-PIC  soundblaster
>   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
>   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
>  10:          7          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
>  11:      15167          XT-PIC  usb-uhci, eth0
>  14:       7554          XT-PIC  ide0
>  15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1
> 
> 2.5:
> 
>            CPU0
>   0:      36281          XT-PIC  timer
>   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
>   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
>   3:        149          XT-PIC  serial
>   5:          0          XT-PIC  soundblaster
>   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
>   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
>  10:         20          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
>  11:        324          XT-PIC  uhci-hcd, eth0
>  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???
>  14:        723          XT-PIC  ide0
>  15:          9          XT-PIC  ide1
> NMI:          0
> LOC:      35547
> ERR:          0
> MIS:          0
> 
> Interesting, why are we using two interrupts for the i8042 (keyboard).

IRQ12 is for the PS/2 mouse port.

--
				Brian Gerst

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Shawn Starr]

Right, but this wasn't a problem in 2.4? I had a PS/2 mouse before in 2.4
and this didnt have the problem.


On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Brian Gerst wrote:

> Shawn Starr wrote:
> > 2.4:
> >            CPU0
> >   0:    2576292          XT-PIC  timer
> >   1:        661          XT-PIC  keyboard
> >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
> >   3:         10          XT-PIC  serial
> >   5:    1104824          XT-PIC  soundblaster
> >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
> >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
> >  10:          7          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
> >  11:      15167          XT-PIC  usb-uhci, eth0
> >  14:       7554          XT-PIC  ide0
> >  15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1
> >
> > 2.5:
> >
> >            CPU0
> >   0:      36281          XT-PIC  timer
> >   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
> >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
> >   3:        149          XT-PIC  serial
> >   5:          0          XT-PIC  soundblaster
> >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
> >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
> >  10:         20          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
> >  11:        324          XT-PIC  uhci-hcd, eth0
> >  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???
> >  14:        723          XT-PIC  ide0
> >  15:          9          XT-PIC  ide1
> > NMI:          0
> > LOC:      35547
> > ERR:          0
> > MIS:          0
> >
> > Interesting, why are we using two interrupts for the i8042 (keyboard).
>
> IRQ12 is for the PS/2 mouse port.
>
> --
> 				Brian Gerst
>
>
>

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Randy.Dunlap]

(see an answer at bottom)

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:12:02 -0500 (EST)
Shawn Starr <spstarr@sh0n.net> wrote:

| 
| Right, but this wasn't a problem in 2.4? I had a PS/2 mouse before in 2.4
| and this didnt have the problem.
| 
| 
| On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Brian Gerst wrote:
| 
| > Shawn Starr wrote:
| > > 2.4:
| > >            CPU0
| > >   0:    2576292          XT-PIC  timer
| > >   1:        661          XT-PIC  keyboard
| > >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
| > >   3:         10          XT-PIC  serial
| > >   5:    1104824          XT-PIC  soundblaster
| > >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
| > >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
| > >  10:          7          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
| > >  11:      15167          XT-PIC  usb-uhci, eth0
| > >  14:       7554          XT-PIC  ide0
| > >  15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1
| > >
| > > 2.5:
| > >
| > >            CPU0
| > >   0:      36281          XT-PIC  timer
| > >   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
| > >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
| > >   3:        149          XT-PIC  serial
| > >   5:          0          XT-PIC  soundblaster
| > >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
| > >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
| > >  10:         20          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
| > >  11:        324          XT-PIC  uhci-hcd, eth0
| > >  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???
| > >  14:        723          XT-PIC  ide0
| > >  15:          9          XT-PIC  ide1
| > > NMI:          0
| > > LOC:      35547
| > > ERR:          0
| > > MIS:          0
| > >
| > > Interesting, why are we using two interrupts for the i8042 (keyboard).
| >
| > IRQ12 is for the PS/2 mouse port.
| >
| > --
| > 				Brian Gerst

Do you have a PS/2 mouse enabled/configured in 2.4?
I do, and it shows this on 2.4.20:

  0:   78505022          XT-PIC  timer
  1:     305438          XT-PIC  keyboard
  2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
  3:    2013477          XT-PIC  xirc2ps_cs
  5:          0          XT-PIC  usb-uhci
  8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
 10:          4          XT-PIC  i82365
 11:    2188569          XT-PIC  i82365, cs46xx
 12:    1555382          XT-PIC  PS/2 Mouse
 14:     872963          XT-PIC  ide0
 15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1

and the driver code certainly requests IRQ 12 for the PS/2 mouse
when it's configured.

--
~Randy

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Shawn Starr]

hmm, It appears the PS/2 was not on when I built that kernel.

But the fact remains, I'm out of IRQs some how. ;/

Shawn.

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Randy.Dunlap wrote:

> (see an answer at bottom)
>
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:12:02 -0500 (EST)
> Shawn Starr <spstarr@sh0n.net> wrote:
>
> |
> | Right, but this wasn't a problem in 2.4? I had a PS/2 mouse before in 2.4
> | and this didnt have the problem.
> |
> |
> | On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Brian Gerst wrote:
> |
> | > Shawn Starr wrote:
> | > > 2.4:
> | > >            CPU0
> | > >   0:    2576292          XT-PIC  timer
> | > >   1:        661          XT-PIC  keyboard
> | > >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
> | > >   3:         10          XT-PIC  serial
> | > >   5:    1104824          XT-PIC  soundblaster
> | > >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
> | > >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
> | > >  10:          7          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
> | > >  11:      15167          XT-PIC  usb-uhci, eth0
> | > >  14:       7554          XT-PIC  ide0
> | > >  15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1
> | > >
> | > > 2.5:
> | > >
> | > >            CPU0
> | > >   0:      36281          XT-PIC  timer
> | > >   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
> | > >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
> | > >   3:        149          XT-PIC  serial
> | > >   5:          0          XT-PIC  soundblaster
> | > >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
> | > >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
> | > >  10:         20          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
> | > >  11:        324          XT-PIC  uhci-hcd, eth0
> | > >  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???
> | > >  14:        723          XT-PIC  ide0
> | > >  15:          9          XT-PIC  ide1
> | > > NMI:          0
> | > > LOC:      35547
> | > > ERR:          0
> | > > MIS:          0
> | > >
> | > > Interesting, why are we using two interrupts for the i8042 (keyboard).
> | >
> | > IRQ12 is for the PS/2 mouse port.
> | >
> | > --
> | > 				Brian Gerst
>
> Do you have a PS/2 mouse enabled/configured in 2.4?
> I do, and it shows this on 2.4.20:
>
>   0:   78505022          XT-PIC  timer
>   1:     305438          XT-PIC  keyboard
>   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
>   3:    2013477          XT-PIC  xirc2ps_cs
>   5:          0          XT-PIC  usb-uhci
>   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
>  10:          4          XT-PIC  i82365
>  11:    2188569          XT-PIC  i82365, cs46xx
>  12:    1555382          XT-PIC  PS/2 Mouse
>  14:     872963          XT-PIC  ide0
>  15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1
>
> and the driver code certainly requests IRQ 12 for the PS/2 mouse
> when it's configured.
>
> --
> ~Randy
>
>

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Randy.Dunlap]

How are you out of IRQs now?
Were you out of IRQs in 2.4.20 and just didn't notice it?

~Randy


On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 13:07:00 -0500 (EST)
Shawn Starr <spstarr@sh0n.net> wrote:

| 
| hmm, It appears the PS/2 was not on when I built that kernel.
| 
| But the fact remains, I'm out of IRQs some how. ;/
| 
| Shawn.
| 
| On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
| 
| > (see an answer at bottom)
| >
| > On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:12:02 -0500 (EST)
| > Shawn Starr <spstarr@sh0n.net> wrote:
| >
| > |
| > | Right, but this wasn't a problem in 2.4? I had a PS/2 mouse before in 2.4
| > | and this didnt have the problem.
| > |
| > |
| > | On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Brian Gerst wrote:
| > |
| > | > Shawn Starr wrote:
| > | > > 2.4:
| > | > >            CPU0
| > | > >   0:    2576292          XT-PIC  timer
| > | > >   1:        661          XT-PIC  keyboard
| > | > >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
| > | > >   3:         10          XT-PIC  serial
| > | > >   5:    1104824          XT-PIC  soundblaster
| > | > >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
| > | > >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
| > | > >  10:          7          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
| > | > >  11:      15167          XT-PIC  usb-uhci, eth0
| > | > >  14:       7554          XT-PIC  ide0
| > | > >  15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1
| > | > >
| > | > > 2.5:
| > | > >
| > | > >            CPU0
| > | > >   0:      36281          XT-PIC  timer
| > | > >   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
| > | > >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
| > | > >   3:        149          XT-PIC  serial
| > | > >   5:          0          XT-PIC  soundblaster
| > | > >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
| > | > >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
| > | > >  10:         20          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
| > | > >  11:        324          XT-PIC  uhci-hcd, eth0
| > | > >  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???
| > | > >  14:        723          XT-PIC  ide0
| > | > >  15:          9          XT-PIC  ide1
| > | > > NMI:          0
| > | > > LOC:      35547
| > | > > ERR:          0
| > | > > MIS:          0

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Shawn Starr]

well, In 2.4, i wasn't out of IRQs, I had 3 Com ports and the sound
blaster working fine. If I didn't have PS/2 compiled In i don't know if
that would bring me back into the situation that I'm currently in.

Something weird is going on.

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Randy.Dunlap wrote:

> How are you out of IRQs now?
> Were you out of IRQs in 2.4.20 and just didn't notice it?
>
> ~Randy
>
>
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 13:07:00 -0500 (EST)
> Shawn Starr <spstarr@sh0n.net> wrote:
>
> |
> | hmm, It appears the PS/2 was not on when I built that kernel.
> |
> | But the fact remains, I'm out of IRQs some how. ;/
> |
> | Shawn.
> |
> | On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> |
> | > (see an answer at bottom)
> | >
> | > On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:12:02 -0500 (EST)
> | > Shawn Starr <spstarr@sh0n.net> wrote:
> | >
> | > |
> | > | Right, but this wasn't a problem in 2.4? I had a PS/2 mouse before in 2.4
> | > | and this didnt have the problem.
> | > |
> | > |
> | > | On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Brian Gerst wrote:
> | > |
> | > | > Shawn Starr wrote:
> | > | > > 2.4:
> | > | > >            CPU0
> | > | > >   0:    2576292          XT-PIC  timer
> | > | > >   1:        661          XT-PIC  keyboard
> | > | > >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
> | > | > >   3:         10          XT-PIC  serial
> | > | > >   5:    1104824          XT-PIC  soundblaster
> | > | > >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
> | > | > >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
> | > | > >  10:          7          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
> | > | > >  11:      15167          XT-PIC  usb-uhci, eth0
> | > | > >  14:       7554          XT-PIC  ide0
> | > | > >  15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1
> | > | > >
> | > | > > 2.5:
> | > | > >
> | > | > >            CPU0
> | > | > >   0:      36281          XT-PIC  timer
> | > | > >   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
> | > | > >   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
> | > | > >   3:        149          XT-PIC  serial
> | > | > >   5:          0          XT-PIC  soundblaster
> | > | > >   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
> | > | > >   9:          0          XT-PIC  acpi
> | > | > >  10:         20          XT-PIC  aic7xxx
> | > | > >  11:        324          XT-PIC  uhci-hcd, eth0
> | > | > >  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???
> | > | > >  14:        723          XT-PIC  ide0
> | > | > >  15:          9          XT-PIC  ide1
> | > | > > NMI:          0
> | > | > > LOC:      35547
> | > | > > ERR:          0
> | > | > > MIS:          0
>
>

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Bill Davidsen]

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Randy.Dunlap wrote:

> Do you have a PS/2 mouse enabled/configured in 2.4?
> I do, and it shows this on 2.4.20:
> 
>   0:   78505022          XT-PIC  timer
>   1:     305438          XT-PIC  keyboard
>   2:          0          XT-PIC  cascade
>   3:    2013477          XT-PIC  xirc2ps_cs
>   5:          0          XT-PIC  usb-uhci
>   8:          1          XT-PIC  rtc
>  10:          4          XT-PIC  i82365
>  11:    2188569          XT-PIC  i82365, cs46xx
>  12:    1555382          XT-PIC  PS/2 Mouse
>  14:     872963          XT-PIC  ide0
>  15:          3          XT-PIC  ide1
> 
> and the driver code certainly requests IRQ 12 for the PS/2 mouse
> when it's configured.

I would agree that the identification is far more useful in 2.4, but it
still takes the same number of IRQ.

Could I ask why the usage information has been de-clarified without
starting a flame war on the politics of the change? I assume there's a
good reason for not just identifying the usage to those who haven't
memorized the PC interrupt defaults.

-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
  CTO, TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Russell King]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 10:36:16AM -0500, Shawn Starr wrote:
>   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
>  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042
> 
> Interesting, why are we using two interrupts for the i8042 (keyboard).

i8042 != keyboard.

i8042 == keyboard controller + (optionally) PS/2 mouse controller.

IRQ1 = keyboard IRQ
IRQ12 = PS/2 mouse IRQ

-- 
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
             http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Dave Jones]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 10:36:16AM -0500, Shawn Starr wrote:

 >   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042

keyboard.
 
 >  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???

PS2 mouse.
 
		Dave

-- 
| Dave Jones.        http://www.codemonkey.org.uk
| SuSE Labs

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Shawn Starr]

Right but, why does this *not* show up in 2.4? IRQ 12 is free in 2.4 but
not in 2.5 *with* PS/2 mouse enabled?!

Shawn.

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Dave Jones wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 10:36:16AM -0500, Shawn Starr wrote:
>
>  >   1:         15          XT-PIC  i8042
>
> keyboard.
>
>  >  12:         60          XT-PIC  i8042 <--???
>
> PS2 mouse.
>
> 		Dave
>
> --
> | Dave Jones.        http://www.codemonkey.org.uk
> | SuSE Labs
>
>

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Dave Jones]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:14:40AM -0500, Shawn Starr wrote:

 > Right but, why does this *not* show up in 2.4? IRQ 12 is free in 2.4 but
 > not in 2.5 *with* PS/2 mouse enabled?!

At a guess CONFIG_PSMOUSE=n
It works fine here.

		Dave

-- 
| Dave Jones.        http://www.codemonkey.org.uk

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Ducrot Bruno]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:14:40AM -0500, Shawn Starr wrote:
> 
> Right but, why does this *not* show up in 2.4? IRQ 12 is free in 2.4 but
> not in 2.5 *with* PS/2 mouse enabled?!

Because this interrupt is only requested when /dev/psaux is opened in 2.4.

-- 
Ducrot Bruno
http://www.poupinou.org        Page profaissionelle
http://toto.tu-me-saoules.com  Haume page

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Shawn Starr]

I see, wasn't this better behaviour though?

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Ducrot Bruno wrote:

> On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:14:40AM -0500, Shawn Starr wrote:
> >
> > Right but, why does this *not* show up in 2.4? IRQ 12 is free in 2.4 but
> > not in 2.5 *with* PS/2 mouse enabled?!
>
> Because this interrupt is only requested when /dev/psaux is opened in 2.4.
>
> --
> Ducrot Bruno
> http://www.poupinou.org        Page profaissionelle
> http://toto.tu-me-saoules.com  Haume page
>
>

Update on IRQ/DMA conflict w/ 2.5.60 and ISA PnP SB...

[Shawn Starr]

It appears if I disable IBM's OS PnP BIOS support. I get no more conflicts
with the SB card. As for the ISA PnP USRobotics modem, I can't tell if it
works or not.

ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A
ttyS2 at I/O 0x3e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A

We report duplicate IRQs for COM1/COM2 however, the IBM BIOS *REFUSES*
all conflicts and will not allow shared communication ports. This is
bogus.

BIOS has this set:
ttyS0 = IRQ 4
ttyS1 = IRQ 3
-
ttyS2 = Determined by PnP

Shawn.

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Pete Zaitcev]

>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:14:40AM -0500, Shawn Starr wrote:
>> >
>> > Right but, why does this *not* show up in 2.4? IRQ 12 is free in 2.4 but
>> > not in 2.5 *with* PS/2 mouse enabled?!
>>
>> Because this interrupt is only requested when /dev/psaux is opened in 2.4.
> 
> I see, wasn't this better behaviour though?

Not for all hardware. As SMM emulated "software i8042" continue
to spread, the bugs continue to spread as well. Some systems,
notably Dell i5000 simply do not work at all if the IRQ12 is
not serviced (it's actually a little more complicated, but anyway...).

I saw that the counter was at zero for your soundblaster, but
I strongly suspect it had little to do with the PS/2 mouse.
I am surprised it even compiles. I think it was one of the
last drivers converted to proper DMA API, perhaps it just
wasn't done right. I know SB won't interrupt if DMA does not
complete. Why don't you verify that the sound subsystem is
sane in your case? You might be using ALSA and not knowing it.

-- Pete

Re: [2.4.20][2.5.60] /proc/interrupts comparsion - two irqs for i8042?

[Shawn Starr]

It's a new OSS Sound Blaster driver from Paul Laufer along with the new
PnP changes from Adam Belay.

Things are looking better but we still have serious conflicts. I don't
know why i'm out of IRQs so quickly.

The counter is at zero because it was a fresh remote reboot. If i was to
use the soundblaster I would get IRQ/DMA timeout errors. I do hear chunks
of sound though so we've got a conflict of sharing IRQs somewhere.

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Pete Zaitcev wrote:

> >> On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 11:14:40AM -0500, Shawn Starr wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Right but, why does this *not* show up in 2.4? IRQ 12 is free in 2.4 but
> >> > not in 2.5 *with* PS/2 mouse enabled?!
> >>
> >> Because this interrupt is only requested when /dev/psaux is opened in 2.4.
> >
> > I see, wasn't this better behaviour though?
>
> Not for all hardware. As SMM emulated "software i8042" continue
> to spread, the bugs continue to spread as well. Some systems,
> notably Dell i5000 simply do not work at all if the IRQ12 is
> not serviced (it's actually a little more complicated, but anyway...).
>
> I saw that the counter was at zero for your soundblaster, but
> I strongly suspect it had little to do with the PS/2 mouse.
> I am surprised it even compiles. I think it was one of the
> last drivers converted to proper DMA API, perhaps it just
> wasn't done right. I know SB won't interrupt if DMA does not
> complete. Why don't you verify that the sound subsystem is
> sane in your case? You might be using ALSA and not knowing it.
>
> -- Pete
>
>