Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:33:28 -0400 | | From | Dmitry Torokhov <> | | Subject | Re: 2.6.25-rc5.git4 regression PS/2 mouse not detected/working | |
Hi Blaji,
On Wed, Apr 02, 2008 at 08:38:33PM +0530, Balaji Rao wrote:
>
> Coincidentally even I hit upon this bug a couple of days ago after enabling
> HPET in my BIOS. A quick check told me that IRQ 12 which the patch assigns to
> the HPET device is used by the PS/2 mouse as well. This makes the mouse
> inactive.
>
> I am working on this.. I am not sure if the PS/2 code is misbehaving though..
>
Normally IRQ12 can not be shared on X86 if PS/2 mouse is present.
If PCI side tries to grab the IRQ then ISA (legacy) side will never
see its interrupts coming.
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Dmitry
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