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PowerPC Specific Information Interrupt Processing

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7.4: Interrupt Processing

  • PowerPC Specific Information Synchronous Versus Asynchronous Exceptions
  • PowerPC Specific Information Vectoring of Interrupt Handler
  • PowerPC Specific Information Interrupt Levels
  • Although RTEMS hides many of the processor dependent details of interrupt processing, it is important to understand how the RTEMS interrupt manager is mapped onto the processor's unique architecture. Discussed in this chapter are the PowerPC's interrupt response and control mechanisms as they pertain to RTEMS.

    RTEMS and associated documentation uses the terms interrupt and vector. In the PowerPC architecture, these terms correspond to exception and exception handler, respectively. The terms will be used interchangeably in this manual.


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