On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 09:12:05PM +0530, Nobin Mathew wrote: > I could not find the definition of acpi_unregister_gsi in i386/x86_64 > code, it is defined only for ia64. Sorry - I was looking at the ia64 branch by mistake. > > Since it is defined as a weak symbol, I feel it is not getting called > (correct if I am wrong, I searched in google for this). You are right. sorry, grant > /* FIXME: implement x86/x86_64 version */ > void __attribute__ ((weak)) acpi_unregister_gsi(u32 i) > { > } > > How this weak symbols work, is it something like > acpi_pci_irq_disable() will not call acpi_unregister_gsi() in some > platforms. > > Thanks > Nobin Mathew. > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Nobin Mathew <nobin.mathew@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Yes USB Virtual Controller has input devices like keyboard and mouse > > (routed through hpilo card (remote console)), so those things stops > > working when we remove hpilo driver. > > > > Thanks > > Nobin Mathew > > > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> * Grant Grundler <grundler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >>> [+ingo - question for you about disable_irq() below] > >> > >>> The same problem exists with disable_irq() : only takes a global > >>> IRQ# and no additional identifying information to prevent disabling > >>> a shared IRQ. So I'm not sure if this is a bug with ACPI or design > >>> flaw in generic IRQ APIs. Ingo? > >> > >> that's how disable_irq() always worked: it disables all handlers on > >> that IRQ#. If the IRQ# is shared, it disables all handlers. > >> > >> Ingo > >> > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-pci" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html