> We can also use the $PIR rom table. This gives you a table of the PCI irq
> routing, at least for the primary bus.
> (http://www.microsoft.com/hwdev/busbios/pciirq.htm)
We're already using it :-)) We call the BIOS Get Interrupt Routing Table
service only if $PIR table is not found.
> With ACPI the ACPI database gives a semi-parseable data table (actually its
> a complete horror). [ACPI has turned into such a catastrophe MS Win 98 OSR2
> basically doesnt use it]
I was playing with the idea of using ACPI databases, but after I've looked
at some of them, I returned back to the reality :)
Have a nice fortnight
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