Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Jorge Boncompte (DTI2)" <> | Subject | RE: Fwd: ACPI & I4L irq confilct: bug reporting on kernel 2.4.0-test8-pre4 | Date | Thu, 7 Sep 2000 12:26:41 +0200 |
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I have several systems (Siemens Scenic PRO D6 - P-II 233 - 64MB) running with 4 asus (type 36) in the same irq. I had to modify the code to add the shareable flag. No problem at all.
Regards.
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----- Mensaje original ----- De: "Werner Cornelius" <Cornelius@isdn-development.de> Para: "Guido Trentalancia" <guido.trentalancia@tin.it> CC: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; <linux-net@vger.kernel.org> Enviado: jueves, 07 de septiembre de 2000 9:58 Asunto: Re: Fwd: ACPI & I4L irq confilct: bug reporting on kernel 2.4.0-test8-pre4
> > > Guido Trentalancia schrieb: > > > > On Wed, 06 Sep 2000, you wrote: > > > Guido Trentalancia schrieb: > > > > > > Hello Guido, > > > > > > > >Hi ! > > > > >This is a bug reporting, included are the output of various /proc file > > > > > on my system: > > > > >Motherboard: ASUS P2B-F with the latest bios bx2f113.awd (microcode > > > > > update) ISDN: Winbond based card (Hisax type=36) > > > > >Distribution: based on updated SuSE 6.4 > > > > > > > > > >The problem is that if I compile the kernel (2.4.0-test8 > > > > > pre1,pre2,pre3,pre4) with both ACPI support and ISDN support there is a > > > > > conflict in irq 9. I think ACPI first get irq 9 and then Hisax can't > > > > > get it. Consequentially Hisax doesn't work if ACPI support is enabled. > > > > >With ACPI turned off, everything works fine as with previous kernel > > > > > test6 and test5 and .... > > > > >Many thanx. > > > > > > > > after further testing the problem seems to be in IRQ SHARING. > > > > in fact, with acpi disabled, once the hisax has got irq 9 (it is not > > > > possible for card type 36 to change the irq), i can load the ethernet > > > > modules 8390 and ne2k-pci for my ethernet PCI NE2000 card, but the > > > > ne2k-pci driver also set its irq=9, so everytime i try to do: > > > > > > > > ifconfig eth0 up > > > > > > > > i get: > > > > > > > > SIOCSIFFLAGS: resource temporarily unavailable > > > > > > > > why don't add the irq parameter to the hisax winbond driver and to the > > > > ne2k-pci driver ? > > > > > > there is no need or even sense to add such parameter, as irqs are > > > assigned by the bios or OS for PCI type cards. The driver is supplied > > > with the selected irq which is normally assigned during boot by the > > > systems bios. > > > You should change the bios PCI/Pnp setup to reflect your needs. > > > I don't know if the Winbond driver supports IRQ-sharing, but other i4l > > > drivers like the HFC-PCI which I maintain allow irq sharing without any > > > problems even if 3 cards share it. > > > So please setup your bios correctly and everything will work fine. > > > > > > > p.s. > > > > my motherboard has pci slot 4 and slot 5 condivided and the isdn card is > > > > on slot 4 while ethernet on slot 5.... so one may say "change your > > > > motherboard", but everything worked fine with previous kernels (ACPI, > > > > Hisax, ethernet).... > > > > > > > > Please help me. > > > > Many thanx. > > > > Please answer only via email: guido.trentalancia@tin.it > > > > -- > > > > bye, > > > > Guido Trentalancia > > > > > > Werner > > > > the problems seems to be in the winbond driver (driver/isdn/hisax/w6692.[ch]) > > i tried to contact the author but the email address doen't exists anymore > > (petr.novac@i.cz) could you help me ? > > I will have a look at the driver. > Petrs Mail address should be petr.novak@i.cz > Petr wrote the driver and handed them to the i4l crew. > As far as I can recognize the driver doesn't set the shareable flag for > the interrupt. > I might change this and send it to you for a test. If it works we may > take it into CVS. > > > > ACPI and NE2000 seems to be ok... > > many thanx. > > -- > > -- > > bye, > > Guido Trentalancia > > please reply via email > > > > Werner > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >
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