Re: IRQ > 15 for Athlon SMP boards

Per Jessen (per@computer.org)
Sun, 12 May 2002 15:18:26 +0200


On Sun, 12 May 2002 12:31:09 +0100, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:

>* Hugh (hugh@nospam.com) wrote:
>
>> /proc/pci on my computer reports the following, which is definitely
>> abnormal:
>
>No, it is definitely normal - my happily working dual Athlon also has
>IRQs above 15. I think this is a consequence of the APICs and stuff on
>newer x86 architectures (?) - but it is nothing to worry about.

Not quite - IRQs > 15 are supported by the PCI spec/bus. I guess the x86
architecture plays into it too, but it is really a PCI matter.

/Per

regards,
Per Jessen, Zurich
http://www.enidan.com - home of the J1 serial console.

Windows 2001: "I'm sorry Dave ... I'm afraid I can't do that."

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