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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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)...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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....

A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor, or just processor, is the primary processor in a given computer. Its...

almost no cost. No inter-processor synchronization is required. Only instruction stream synchronization is needed. Most processors provide the required...

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...

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...

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