Re: Need help with writing PCI device driver

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On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:41:14 +0100, Erik Mouw <J.A.K.Mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 02:01:08PM +0100, Olav Torheim wrote:
> > Right now I am working with writing an interrupt routine for my PCI
> > card. The interrupt receives the interrupt signal and schedules the
> > signal handler (the signal handler is running in user space) to run
> > later.
> >
> > So far, so good. But the problem is that the interrupt I'm using is
> > shared with another device. Is there any proper way to make my
> > interrupt routine find out which device caused the interrupt? I want
> > the interrupt routine to only schedule the signal handler when the
> > correct device is interrupting.
> 
> Check your PCI card technical manual, the chip should have a way to
> tell if it had interrupts pending. If there's no interrupt pending, the
> interrupt wasn't for your card and you should exit the interrupt
> handler.

There must be some dedicated register for that..

> 
> Erik
> 
> --
> Erik Mouw
> J.A.K.Mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx  mouw@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
>

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