Interrupt mailbox in host memory

Details Interrupt mailbox in host memory Interrupt mailbox in host memory

2006-12-27

2010-06-22

Phan, Raymond N (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Interrupt processing

Interrupt queuing

C710S268000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07743195

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of an interrupt mailbox in host memory are described herein. In an implementation, a device connected to a host writes interrupt data corresponding to an interrupt generated by the device to host memory. Then, the host, when processing the interrupt, accesses the interrupt data from the host memory.

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