Hi List,

i read something about priority in PIC
0,1,2(cascade),8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,3,4,5,6,7

? Is this used in linux or is the rotating mode enabled ?

* IRQ 0 has high priority 7 very low.
* if IRQ 7 is running it will be interrupted by all other irqs.
* In linux a incomming IRQ 8 will be acked by sending EOI
* IRQ 8 will be masked in IMR

? Will this running isr now interrupted by IRQ 7 with much lower prio (of cause 
in sti mode) ? 
? will the pic deliver the IRQ 7 just befor we leave the isr with iret ?

? How dose this work on APIC IO-APIC on SMP / UP

Thanks for helping me to understand this basics.

Dirk



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