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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:14:43 +0100 (MET)
From: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>
To: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz>
cc: Jim Studt <jim@federated.com>, Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Problem with ServerWorks CNB20LE and lost interrupts
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:

> Alan Cox pointed out this problem to me and hinted that it was an IRQ
> routing problem, i'm not sure wether it is possible to code workarounds
> which don't break normal systems though. Anyone want to use Jim as a
> guinea ping? ;)

 Why to code complicated workarounds for broken firmware?  It's so easy to
fix, so either bother the vendor for a fix or replace the system with a
sane one.  Reading and understanding the Intel's MP spec is a day or at
most two worth of man's work.  I wouldn't trust the vendor that refuses to
invest in a product even that little.

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+  Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland   +
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