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[ts-7000] Re: IRQ 7 by the zillions ?

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Subject: [ts-7000] Re: IRQ 7 by the zillions ?
From: "Clark" <>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:03:24 -0000
Excuse me, I meant IRQ7 aka IRQ40!!

--- In  "Clark" <> wrote:
>
> We have 2.6.29-ts, and notice that the IRQ counts in /proc/interrupt go 
> absolutely wild when we attempt to insert a 0.2 second, TTL/CMOS level signal 
> onto pin A21 of the PC104 connector of the TS-7260.
> 
> When the square wave voltage goes high, the system load goes up so much that 
> the shell freezes until the voltage drops, at which time the count in 
> /proc/interrupts has jumped like it does each time the voltage goes to 5, by 
> about 397,000 in 0.2 seconds!!
> 
> First place I looked was into Matthieu's patch set release notes, where I 
> find these curious words:
> 
> "2.6.29 suppress one more patch "ep93xx_debounce_irq". It does not add much 
> compared to 2.6.28.x
> DMA engine is not included yet."
> 
> "debounce ?!?"  Is that why we get so many interrupts in a row?  Some kind of 
> contact bounce?  Are we missing a driver we need from the set built by 
> Matthieu's chipset?  Does this mean we can't have DMA at 2.6.29, or not at 
> all?  Any wise words would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
>




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