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On Wed, 17 Dec 1997, Khetan Gajjar wrote:

> Hi.
> 
> I was browing through LINT and noticed this AUTO_EOI feature.
> 
> I've read the description in LINT, but I'm not sure if I can use it.

Just try it; if the machine crashes, use the old kernel.  (``make
install'' copies the current kernel to /kernel.old.)

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major