> > In case its relevant this is slackware 2.3.0 linux 1.2.8 HP Vectra 386/33U,
> > /proc/interrupts shows:
> > 0: 866007 timer
> > 5: 42555849 EATM Interface
>
> You are processing 5000 interrupts per second on a 386/33?
> Congratulations...
>
> No wonder the clocks gets bogged down -- from here, it looks like the
> system is severely overloaded.
>
> Why can't you poll the card?
OTOH think of this as a wonderful interrupt stress test. Anything that
improves Linux' ability to handle system stress is probably a useful
thing....
lilo