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From: Sebastien Dugue <sebastien.dugue@bull.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH HACK] powerpc: quick hack to get a functional eHEA with
 hardirq preemption, eHCA is close
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:31:46 +0200
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On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:42:05 +0200 Christoph Raisch <RAISCH@de.ibm.com> wrote:

> 
> Sebastien Dugue <sebastien.dugue@bull.net> wrote on 18.09.2008 11:27:13:
> 
> >
> >   It would be really interresting to know if the eHCA exhibits the same
> > problem under -rt as it's the only other user of the ibmebus.
> > Unfortunately I don't have the hardware to test.
> >
> 
> eHCA is very close from the interrupt generation and handling perspective,
> so yes, could be an issue there as well.

  That's what I was speculating.

  Thanks,

  Sebastien.

> 
> 
> Gruss / Regards
> Christoph Raisch
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