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From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
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Subject: AUTO_EOI_* ?
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  It seems that the AUTO_EOI_* options might speed interupt handling.
I've tried them on some motherboards, and they seem to work ok.  Are these
options recommended?  I've seen some talk that these options should be
eliminated?

Tom