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Re: Interrupt Handling

To: sanjayk <tousanjay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Interrupt Handling
From: Clemens Buchacher <drizzd@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:17:34 +0200
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On Thu, Sep 09, 2004 at 03:28:53PM -0000, sanjayk wrote:
> -IS APIC support selected by default for SMP kernel.

Yes, see arch/i386/Kconfig

> -I get the feeling that without smp support, arch/i386/kernel/i8259.c
> file is used for interrupt handling(if APIC support not selected),
> while for SMP aware kernel arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c is the file used

I think of the APIC as an 8259 extension, so I believe i8259.c is always
used (for i386).

Regards,
Clemens

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