[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: Shared Interrupt handling.

On 5/2/07, k b <k_bisla@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
Can someone explain how the kernel figures out which interrupt handler
to call when the interrupt line is shared.


it doesnt ... it calls all registered interrupt handlers until one of
them returns IRQ_HANDLED

it's up to each individual interrupt handler to decide whether the
generated interrupt is for its device
-mike

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with
"unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ