Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 12:24:50 -0800
From: Tim Hockin <thockin@hockin.org>
To: Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@drzeus.cx>
Cc: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: APIC, changing level/edge interrupt
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On Sat, Jan 01, 2005 at 04:56:15PM +0100, Pierre Ossman wrote:
> >BIOS should set this up.  Maybe ACPI has a way to do this?

> Should doesn't always mean that it actually does ;)

Of course.  My point was that if it does not, it's a bug in the BIOS.  

> But since BIOS can configure the APIC then the kernel should be able to 

Of course, but the kernel has no way to know whether a device should be
edge or level triggered unless you have a driver for that device.  And
even if you do, I don't know that there is an API in kernel to say
set_irq_mode(IRQ_EDGE) (though there could be).

> What is the default mode and what does the XT-PIC expect? (it works fine 
> with the apic disabled).

I think default is PIC-compatible which is edge by default.  I think.  I
don;t have the book here.

> ACPI might have some functions to configure the APIC correctly but right 
> now the connection between ACPI and drivers is rather weak (non-existant 
> for this driver) so that's not really a viable solution when testing. 
> Might be a good long term solution though.

I know ACPI can get the information with the _PRS and _CRS methods.  The
OSPM core should probably be re-programming the (A)PIC appropriately.  Of
course, that depends on the BIOS vendor getting the ACPI correct, too.
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