Subject: Re: patch for generic software interrupts
To: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
From: Mauricio <raub@kudria.com>
List: port-newsmips
Date: 04/30/2003 16:15:43
At 2:49 AM +0900 4/30/03, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
>In article <a05100301bad4324149f7@[10.0.0.10]>
>raub@kudria.com wrote:
>
>>	Since I am yet to install netbsd in my box, all I can say is:
>>  if it works, I am happy.  Do let me know when I can try a new
>>  snapshot! =)
>
>The generic softintr patch would not help serial console problem
>on NWS-3xx0, but it seems that the problem occurs when both
>TX and RX interrupts happen at the same time.
>Then I guess the workaround is to avoid pressing any keys
>when screen is being drawed on the terminal.

	Unfortunately, in my case once the screen "hiccups" after the 
message saying the hard drive had not been initialized, I can leave 
the machine on for hours and it will not continue.  If I keep holding 
the space bar, the screen is then redrawn, one character for every 
time I press the space bar. =(

>Only NWS-3xx0 has the problem and NWS-5000 works fine
>so I wonder which source has the problem..
>
>Does anyone see the similar problem on the other ports which use
>MI z8530sc driver?
>---
>Izumi Tsutsui
>tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp