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From: "Alexander Voropay" <a.voropay@orange-ftgroup.ru>
To: <linux-mips@linux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [MIPS] Import updates from i386's i8259.c
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 15:21:55 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <385101c719fa$80448100$e90d11ac@spb.in.rosprint.ru> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20061207094639.GA30260@lst.de

"Christoph Hellwig" <hch@lst.de> wrote:

>> Import many updates from i386's i8259.c, especially genirq transitions.
> 
> Shouldn't we try to share i8259.c over the various architectures that
> use this controller?  With the generic hardirq framework that should be
> possible.

 The "i8259" should be under "ISA" or "EISA" Kconfig option.
AFAIK, all known ISA chipsets contains dual i8259 controllers:
LPC on the PCI-ISA bridge (Cobalt, Malta, ...), 
Intel 82430 EISA Mongoose chipset (Indigo2 IP22, Magnum/Jazz, SNI RM-200, ...)

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From: "Alexander Voropay" <a.voropay@orange-ftgroup.ru>
To: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
Subject: Re: [MIPS] Import updates from i386's i8259.c
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 15:21:55 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <385101c719fa$80448100$e90d11ac@spb.in.rosprint.ru> (raw)
Message-ID: <20061207122155.OMKgXIFISAkTUoRqZPA_54MdsfZ1boavv-9OoXf9JYI@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20061207094639.GA30260@lst.de

"Christoph Hellwig" <hch@lst.de> wrote:

>> Import many updates from i386's i8259.c, especially genirq transitions.
> 
> Shouldn't we try to share i8259.c over the various architectures that
> use this controller?  With the generic hardirq framework that should be
> possible.

 The "i8259" should be under "ISA" or "EISA" Kconfig option.
AFAIK, all known ISA chipsets contains dual i8259 controllers:
LPC on the PCI-ISA bridge (Cobalt, Malta, ...), 
Intel 82430 EISA Mongoose chipset (Indigo2 IP22, Magnum/Jazz, SNI RM-200, ...)

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  reply	other threads:[~2006-12-07 12:23 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <S20037871AbWLFUPw/20061206201552Z+14601@ftp.linux-mips.org>
2006-12-07  9:46 ` [MIPS] Import updates from i386's i8259.c Christoph Hellwig
2006-12-07 12:21   ` Alexander Voropay [this message]
2006-12-07 12:21     ` Alexander Voropay
2006-12-07 13:54     ` Sergei Shtylyov
2006-12-07 12:33   ` Ralf Baechle

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