Re: [PATCH] add dispatch_i8259_irq() to i8259.c

["Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>]

On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Ralf Baechle wrote:

> > Alternatively, many MIPS systems have a hardware feature which enables
> > them to generate imitation-x86 interrupt acknowledge cycles, so you
> > can keep the 8259s in complete ignorance that they're not being
> > controlled by an x86.  
> 
> Unless the hardware is an RM200 where under special circumstances the
> hardware acknowledge feature may result in loss of some or all i8259
> interrupts until full-reinitialization of the i8259 ...

 Can the hardware acknowledge be disabled?  If so, my proposed code should
work just fine.

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