Re: 3com 3c5x9 interrupt misses

Kristofer T. Karas (ktk@bih.harvard.edu)
Sat, 09 Mar 1996 18:56:17 -0500


>... and we're using a 3COM Etherlink III(3c5x9) network card.
> Since version 1.3.68 there have been multiple error messages...
> "eth0: Missed interrupt, status then 2011 now 2011 Tx 00 Rx 3bb2."

Same here, including kernel 1.3.72.
Of possible interest is a message displayed on the console while
booting, something to the effect of,
"el3_interrupt(): unknown interrupt on IRQ5"

Perhaps something funny happening in hooking the right handler to the
right interrupt?

-- ktk