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Date:      Fri, 09 Apr 1999 15:37:04 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Michael Robinson <robinson@netrinsics.com>
Cc:        freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PCIC (was Re: Any success) 
Message-ID:  <199904092237.PAA00799@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 09 Apr 1999 11:04:57 %2B0800." <199904090304.LAA47682@netrinsics.com> 

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> Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> writes:
> >However, the IRQ should not need to be set.  It should be automatically 
> >determined.  Arguing about how to set it is wrong.
> 
> I'm not quite clear on this.  Do you mean:
> 
> "There is no theoretical reason why a user should have to set a PCIC IRQ."
> 
> or:
> 
> "There exists a foolproof method for automatically determining the proper
> PCIC IRQ on all hardware supported by FreeBSD, and someone should implement
> that method."

Both.  

The "automatic" method may require user help in the form of parametric 
information, but it should in no way be pcic-specific.

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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