RE: HP Vectra XU 5/90 interrupt problems

Dunlap, Randy (randy.dunlap@intel.com)
Sat, 10 Mar 2001 15:42:55 -0800


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John William [mailto:jw2357@hotmail.com]
>
> I'm having a problem with kernel 2.4.2-SMP on my HP Vectra XU
> 5/90. This is an old dual-pentium (Neptune chipset) machine.
>
...
>
> OR
>
> If PCI interrupts are shared, force them to be level
> triggered? Can shared
> PCI interrupts be edge triggered? If not, then wouldn't this
> be the correct
> solution? This isn't specific to the Vectra, but could
> possibly prevent problems on any machine with a broken BIOS?

PCI interrupts are defined as "level sensitive" and must
be shareable.

~Randy

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