Re: QUESTION: Network hangs with BP6 and 2.4.x kernels, hardware

[Alan Cox]

> interrupt controllers (io-apic definitely included).  Drivers would
> generally be better off if they disabled their own chip from sending
> interrupts, rather than disabling the interrupt line the chip is on. 

That doesn't work very well because the device irq can arrive a measurable
number of clocks after you disable it on the source and there is no way to
say 'and be sure the stupid thing has propogated the apic bus'

Alan