Re: VIA audio and parport in 2.4.2

[Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>]

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On Tue, Mar 20, 2001 at 11:21:10PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> The current Via-specific parport_pc.c code forces on the best possible
> parallel port modes the chip can handle.  In retrospect, what it should
> be doing is reading the configuration BIOS has set up, and not touching
> it.

Yes, I think you are right.

> I am not sure that I agree, however, that an "irq=none" on the kernel
> cmd line should affect the operation of the Via code.  I would much
> rather fix the Via code as I suggest above.

irq=none should definitely be honoured, or else the user has to reboot
in order to debug problems with printing.  The user's io=, irq= and
dma= settings should always be honoured. IMHO.

When irq=auto, the BIOS settings should be used.

Case in point: until very recently there was a bad problem in the
irq-driven printing path.  But only people with Via chipsets were
reporting it, and it didn't go away with 'irq=none' (which parport.txt
says to do in order to trouble-shoot).  It makes Via chipsets the
exception, and it's confusing IMHO (it confused me, anyhow).

Tim.
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