Re: v2399p6: IRQ conflict

Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Thu, 27 Apr 2000 04:58:18 -0400

Tim Waugh wrote:
>
> On Thu, Apr 27, 2000 at 08:37:39AM +0200, Meino Christian Cramer wrote:
>
> > 0x378: FIFO is 16 bytes
> > 0x378: writeIntrThreshold is 8
> > 0x378: readIntrThreshold is 8
> > 0x378: PWord is 8 bits
> > 0x378: Interrupts are ISA-Pulses
> > 0x378: possible IRQ conflict! <<<<<<<<!!!!!!
>
> This is just reporting what the port hardware is telling us. There is
> a bit in one of the registers that returns the value on the ISA irq
> line.
>
> I get that on one of the machines here too, and it seems to be
> harmless/a lie.

My Via support code triggers this message. AFAICS, it is indeed
harmless. Interrupt-driven printing works here (feedback otherwise is
welcome).

I looked into fixing it, and narrowed it down to some values read from
an ECP port.. didn't look around for the specs, so I dropped it there..
:)

Jeff

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Building 1024            | realization that it's time to get up.
MandrakeSoft, Inc.       |        -- random fortune


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