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SubjectRe: IRQ Layout.
In article <Pine.LNX.4.10.9911301346070.2614-100000@chiara.csoma.elte.hu> you wrote:
> The Linux IOAPIC code just
> uses the IRQ layout that is present in the system, we have no influence on
> this.

One day, we may want to change this. For one, on a SMP system with 2 NICs,
one might want each of the NICs delever their interrupt to a separate (but
for each NIC always the same) CPU. (less lock-contention and cache polution).
I don't know if this can cause deadlocks, though.

Greetings,
Arjan van de Ven


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