On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 11:17:00AM +0200, Jarek Poplawski wrote:
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> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've still some doubts about these irq handlers and I hope somebody
> could explain some of these (despite my problems with earlier such
> explanations, sorry...):
> 
> 1. According to some well-known Intel's manual (vol.3A page 8-41)
> lapic can interrupt irq handler dispatching higher-priority irq; it
> seems, such an event is possible during handle_IRQ_event, and would
> be treated by "common" handlers with IRQ_INPROGRESS; but:

OOPS!!! Of course, I got this wrong again: this IRQ_INPROGRESS is
for another irq... Sorry!

But, then, it seems such IRQ_INPROGRESS shouldn't be possible at all
with properly working lapic? Or do I miss something...

Jarek P. 
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