rust-osdev / rust-osdev/acpi

Add method to create a `pci_routing::Pin` from the PCI interrupt pin field

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Description

This would add some convenience and also reduce confusion since PCI pin starts with 1 is INTA#, while AML starts with 0 is INTA#.

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Research direction

Start by locating pci_routing::Pin and the PCI interrupt pin field handling in the repository. Add the requested conversion convenience and verify that PCI pin 1 maps to INTA# while preserving the AML zero-based convention; run the relevant Rust tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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