linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.23-rc7 - _random

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Message-ID: <46FAFF7A.5070208@gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:55:22 +0900
From:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
To:	Paul Rolland <rol@...917.net>
CC:	David Newall <david@...idnewall.com>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	IDE/ATA development list <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	rol@...be.net
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc7 - _random_ IRQ23 : nobody cared

Paul Rolland wrote:
> Hi David,
> 
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 23:56:59 +0930
> David Newall <david@...idnewall.com> wrote:
> 
>> Paul Rolland "(???????) wrote:
>>> Hell, IRQ 23 is shared between libata and my modem !!!
>>>   
>> Tried using the modem?
> 
> When no problem is reported, both the libata part and the modem are OK.
> When the problem is reported, at that time, only libata is handling IRQ23
> (the modem is a WinModem, and the driver is an out-kernel module), this 
> is still kernel boot time, and the disabling of the IRQ makes my machine
> unable to complete the boot process (too many disk timeout).
> 
> It could be good to be able to delay the disabling of an IRQ something long
> enough to allow all the modules to be loaded...

Can you change driver load order such that the driver for the modem is
loaded first?

-- 
tejun

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