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Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 15:44:10 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: userspace irq balancer
From: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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   From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
   Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 13:24:26 -0400 (EDT)

   > You have to install new modutils to even use modules with the 2.5.x
   > kernel, given that why are we even talking about the "inconvenience"
   > of installing the usermode IRQ balancer as being a blocker for
   > ripping out the in-kernel stuff?
   
   But you don't have to use modules at all, while running without
   interrupts isn't an option.
   
Interrupts WORK without the IRQ balancing.

Come one people, get real already.