> > there's something I don't understand: With IRQBALANCE *enabled* almost > all interrupts are processed on CPU0. This changed in an unexpected way > after disabling IRQBALANCE: now all interrupts are distributed uniformly > to both CPUs. Maybe it's intentional, but it's not what I expect when a > config option named IRQBALANCE is *disabled*. > > Can anybody comment on this?
If you have a Pentium 3 based system, by default they'll round robin. If you turn on IRQbalance, they won't move until the traffic gets high enough load to matter. That's presumably what you're seeing. m. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/