yes the current code has the assumption of 1to1 mapping from vector to
irq, but that's a software limitation.
--Mika
Zwane Mwaikambo wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Apr 2003, Mika Penttilä wrote:
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>>Why can't we use the same vector for multiple ioapic entrys? After all,
>>we are already sharing irqs, and an irq is just a cookie for a vector.
>>What do you mean with "lost irq routing" ?
>>
>>
>
>Each ioredtbl can take a vector, if you assign another ioredtbl with the
>same vector and different IRQ then you collide with the previous entry and
>wipe it from the IDT. Also irq != vector
>
> Zwane
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