Operating System Design, 2nd Edition

Chapter Contents

• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 The Advantage Of Interrupts
• 12.3 Interrupt Processing
• 12.4 Vectored Interrupts
• 12.5 Integration Of Interrupts And Exceptions
• 12.6 ARM Exception Vectors Using Code
• 12.7 Assignment Of Device Interrupt Vector Numbers
• 12.8 Interrupt Dispatching
• 12.9 The Structure Of Interrupt Software
• 12.10 Disabling Interrupts
• 12.11 Constraints On Functions That Interrupt Code Invokes
• 12.12 The Need To Reschedule During An Interrupt
• 12.13 Rescheduling During An Interrupt
• 12.14 Perspective
• 12.15 Summary

12 Interrupt Processing

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— Leonard Bernstein

12.1 Introduction

Previous chapters focus on processor and memory management. The chapters on processor management ...