Method and apparatus for adaptive interrupt servicing in data processing system
US5542076A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/2404
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for adaptive interrupt servicing is disclosed. The number of interrupts occurring within a predetermined time period is counted and stored as a value in an interrupt counter. At the end of each interrupt service, the interrupt counter value is compared to a predefined threshold value. If the value in the interrupt counter equals or exceeds the threshold value, further interrupt servicing is disabled.
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