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From: Steve Passe <smp@csn.net>
To: vanmaren@fast.cs.utah.edu (Kevin Van Maren)
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Subject: Re: make locking more generic? 
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Hi,

> My main point is that you wouldn't be limited to 16 IRQ lines.

I understand, I'm just pointing out that *1* IO APIC provides 24 IRQs,
and that most MBs ignore most or all of the additional 8 that are available!

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