Processor and interrupt handling method

Details Processor and interrupt handling method Processor and interrupt handling method

2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Myers, Paul R (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Interrupt processing

Processor status

C718S102000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07877535

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are a processor and an interrupt handling method. The processor of the present exemplary embodiments may include a plurality of processing elements and may predict whether a periodic interrupt occurs during a parallel processing mode before entering a mode in which the plurality of processing elements share a single task to process the single task in parallel. The processor may delay entering the parallel processing mode based on the prediction. The processor may reduce overhead that stores a context of the plurality of processing elements when the interrupt occurs.

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