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Source core interrupt steering

US8321615B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2009
Grant dateNov 27, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/4812
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An embodiment of the invention includes (i) receiving a core identifier that corresponds with a processor source core; (ii) receiving an input/output request, produced from the source core, that is associated with the core identifier; (iii) and directing an interrupt, which corresponds to the request, to the source core based on the core identifier. Other embodiments are described herein.

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