Variable cycle interrupt disabling

Details Variable cycle interrupt disabling Variable cycle interrupt disabling

2006-01-10

2006-01-10

Beausoliel, Robert (Department: 2111)

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/

Interrupt processing

Interrupt inhibiting or masking

C710S260000, C712S244000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06985986

ABSTRACT:
A processor processes a variable cycle interrupt disable instruction DISI X is provided. The instruction disables interrupt processing for a variable number of processor cycles corresponding to the value specified by the instruction operand X. The DISI X instruction may be strategically used by programmers to prevent interrupts from being taken during certain intervals within a program.

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