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On Wed, Jul 18, 2007 at 04:14:36PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Erik Mouw wrote:
>> When two or more devices share an IRQ line, the kernel calls the first
>> ISR for that line. When the first IRQ returns IRQ_HANDLED, the kernel
>> won't call the ISR for the second device until one ISR returns
>> IRQ_HANDLED.
>
> I'm not quite sure I understand this. I had the impression that if (with 
> shared interrupt lines) one interrupt routine exits with IRQ_HANDLED 
> interrupt is considered handled by the kernel (set aside the procedure to 
> disable the interrupt in the device itself). Only when certain interrupt 
> routine returns IRQ_NONE another interrupt routine can then try to service 
> the same pending interrupt!?!?

That's exactly what I meant, but you put it in a better way :)


Erik

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