getpir utility for creation of irq tables.c doubt ?

[Andrew Ip]

> getpir just reads the $PIR table in memory as set by the bios. 
> I am wondering if the bios on your board is one of the defective BIOSes 
> that doesn't have the $PIR entries for all devices. There are many of 
> these. If so, you are going to have to hand-edit that .c file and add the 
> entries yourself. 
> in the case of defective $PIR tables what the BIOS writers do is just set 
> the IRQ line by hand in the pci device.
Sometimes you can just trust the value from stock PIRQ table.  Some
boards come with faulty table.

-Andrew
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