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From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Adam Belay <ambx1@neo.rr.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Theodore Ts'o" <tytso@mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] PnP Changes for 2.5.72
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 06:55:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030620065547.B7431@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20030619234249.GA31392@neo.rr.com>; from ambx1@neo.rr.com on Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 11:42:49PM +0000

On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 11:42:49PM +0000, Adam Belay wrote:
> I removed avoid_irq_share because the current pnp code, like the previous, does 
> not allow irq sharing.  Also it corrupts the device rule structure by replacing 
> it with modified values that may not apply after devices are disabled etc.
> Is there a set of conditions I could follow to determine if a serial pnp device 
> is capable of irq sharing, and also with which other devices can a capable 
> device share an irq?  If so, I could have the resource manager handle this type 
> of situation when few irqs are available.

The problem is one of a lack of historical information on why it was
added.  The driver itself allows serial ports to share interrupts between
themselves.  Maybe tytso knows why the "Rockwell 56K ACF II Fax+Data+Voice
Modem" is unable to share IRQs?

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


  reply	other threads:[~2003-06-20  5:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-06-18 23:44 [PATCH] PnP Changes for 2.5.72 Adam Belay
2003-06-18 23:44 ` Adam Belay
2003-06-18 23:45 ` Adam Belay
2003-06-18 23:45 ` Adam Belay
2003-06-18 23:45 ` Adam Belay
2003-06-18 23:46 ` Adam Belay
2003-06-18 23:46 ` Adam Belay
2003-06-18 23:47 ` Adam Belay
2003-06-19  8:36 ` Russell King
2003-06-19 23:42   ` Adam Belay
2003-06-20  5:55     ` Russell King [this message]
2003-06-20  6:10       ` Andrey Panin
2003-06-20  7:10         ` Russell King
2003-06-20 10:03           ` Andrey Panin
2003-06-20 18:00         ` Bill Davidsen
2003-06-21 17:53           ` Thorsten Kranzkowski
2003-06-21 20:26             ` Andrey Panin

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