Re: Interrupt-Ack-Cycle required for host bridge?

["Peter Marek" <peter.marek@marekmicro.de>]

No.  IACK cycle is optional.

Regards,

Peter Marek
General Director
MarekMicro GmbH
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Heiner, Andreas" <HeinerA@Becker.de>
To: <pci-sig@znyx.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 4:43 PM
Subject: Interrupt-Ack-Cycle required for host bridge?


> Dear experts,
>
>
> I have just had a discussion with our processor manufacturer.
>
> The processor includes a host pci bridge, but is not capable to generate
> Interrupt-Ack Cycles on the PCI bus.
>
> In the spec is written, that the bus supports an Interrupt Ack cycle. Does
> this means that the host bridge must be capable to generate it to be PCI
> compliant?
>
> Regards,
>
> Andreas Heiner
> Becker Automotive Systems
> Germany
>
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