Clemens Ladisch wrote: > Mark Knecht wrote: > >>The priority, as I understand it, is driven by the highest vector >>number. > > > Actually, lower vector numbers have higher priorities. The priority > level is determined by the upper four bits of the vector number. Thanks for setting the record straight. <SNIP> >>Unfortunately I know of no method to tune the system interrupt >>priorities other than move cards ... > > > The kernel must be configured to assign different vector numbers to > specific interrupts. The standard kernel cannot do this, but, as it > happens, I've just written a patch which adds this capability. See > <http://www.informatik.uni-halle.de/~ladischc/linux_interrupt_priorities.html>. Very interesting. Thanks.
