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Date:      Wed, 23 Jul 1997 23:47:58 -0600
From:      Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
To:        cbrown@aracnet.com
Cc:        freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Lots 'o PCI slots 
Message-ID:  <199707240547.XAA19610@Ilsa.StevesCafe.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 23 Jul 1997 22:22:55 -0800." <33D6F4BF.3FF44FA1@earthling.net> 

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Hi,

>Well, I just thumbed through the I2O spec, and it made no mention of
>APICs or even much about how interrupts with the host system are
>handled.  I am guessing that this is implementation specific.  If I
>find out anything more that I can tell you, I'll let you know.

Indeed it is implementation specific.  However the I2O boards I've noticed
so far use the i960 for that "specific hardware".  I can picture such boards
using the APIC system for interprocessor communications.  I'll try to find
time to go look at the i960 datasheet...
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