inter-processor interrupt (IPI), also known as a shoulder tap, is a special type of interrupt by which one processor may interrupt another processor in...

computers, an interrupt is a request for the processor to interrupt currently executing code (when permitted), so that the event can be processed in a timely...

increase processor utilization. Lastly, trying to reduce processor utilization may increase interrupt latency and decrease throughput. Minimum interrupt latency...

Mac G5s. Inter-processor interrupt (IPI) Interrupt Interrupt handler Interrupt latency Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) Intel...

In a computer, an interrupt request (or IRQ) is a hardware signal sent to the processor that temporarily stops a running program and allows a special...

needed] Interrupt vector table Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) Inter-processor interrupt (IPI) Interrupt latency Interrupts in 65xx...

vblank interrupts, and setting it enables them. Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) Inter-processor interrupt (IPI) Interrupt Interrupt handler...

notable PIC from Intel OpenPIC and IBM MPIC Inter-processor interrupt (IPI) Interrupt latency Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) IRQL (Windows) "Intel® 64 and IA-32...

describes the patient's respiratory status Inter-processor interrupt, a mechanism used between processors to maintain a sort of synchronization Intelligent...

Ralf Brown's Interrupt List (aka RBIL, x86 Interrupt List, MS-DOS Interrupt List or INTER) is a comprehensive list of interrupts, calls, hooks, interfaces...

signals useful for inter-process communications, as signals are notable for their algorithmic efficiency. Signals are similar to interrupts, the difference...

contrast to the normal processor initialization [which involved the boot-strap-processor (BSP) sending a Start-up Inter-Processor Interrupt (SIPI) to each Application...

Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) OpenPIC and IBM MPIC Inter-processor interrupt (IPI) Interrupt latency Non-maskable interrupt (NMI) IRQL (Windows)...

processors and are never preemptively switched from one processor to another; they are only migrated by the passing of an inter-processor interrupt (IPI)...

WRMSR to the x2APIC ICR (Interrupt Command Register; MSR 830h) is commonly used to produce an IPI (Inter-processor interrupt) - on Intel but not AMD CPUs...

an interrupt storm is an event during which a processor receives an inordinate number of interrupts that consume the majority of the processor's time...

WRMSR to the x2APIC ICR (Interrupt Command Register; MSR 830h) is commonly used to produce an IPI (Inter-processor interrupt) — on Intel 64 but not AMD64...

other digital device. Common tasks performed by control registers include interrupt control, switching the addressing mode, paging control, and coprocessor...

purchase alcohol for him or her Shoulder tap, another term for an inter-processor interrupt on a multiprocessor system It can also refer to: Shoulder tap...

of the processor. This comes at the cost of introducing additional inter-processor interrupts (IPIs); however the number of hardware interrupts will not...

opcode) is a processor supplementary instruction (its name derived from "CPU Identification") allowing software to discover details of the processor. It was...

events occur, an interrupt system can signal the processor to suspend processing the current instruction sequence and to begin an interrupt service routine...

sending output to a printer. This would lead to processor being "idle" (unused). To keep the processor busy at all times, the execution of such a program...

Previously, the entry for the exception or interrupt in the IDT pointed to a task gate, causing the processor to switch to the task that is pointed by the...

process mechanism. What DragonFly does *NOT* do is allow a non-interrupt kernel thread to preempt another non-interrupt kernel thread....

may execute only on the processor on which they are entered, synchronization is only required within the executing processor. This allows critical sections...

Inter-network processors are special-purpose processors which aid in the interconnection of telecommunications networks. Most commonly used inter-network...

some processor control registers (such as the program counter), is replicated. For example, to quickly switch between two threads, the processor is built...

high-performance processor to be used in European space projects. The objectives for the project were to provide an open, portable and non-proprietary processor design...

execution of multiple tasks (also known as processes) over a certain period of time. New tasks can interrupt already started ones before they finish, instead...