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Posting interrupts to virtual processors

US8843683B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Rajesh Madukkarumukumana · Portland, US
Gilbert Neiger · Portland, US
Ohad Falik · Kfar Sava, IL
Sridhar Muthrasanallur · Tumwater, US
Gideon Gerzon · Jerusalem, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2013
Grant date	Sep 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 15, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for posting interrupts to virtual processors are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes look-up logic and posting logic. The look-up logic is to look-up an entry associated with an interrupt request to a virtual processor in a data structure. The posting logic is to post the interrupt request in a data structure specified by information in the first data structure.

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