Apparatus for reducing interrupt retry attempts
CA 2080956 C · Owner: Keeley, James W. · Inventors: Barlow, George J.; Keeley, James W.
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A multiprocessor computer system having a first processor having a first interrupt mechanism for generating interrupt requests a second processor, having a second interrupt mechanism and a system bus for communicating, interrupt requests from the first processor to the second processor. The second interrupt mechanism is responsive to an interrupt request by generating an acknowledge response on the system bus when the second processor accepts the interrupt request and generating a not acknowledge response on the system bus when the second processor contains a previous and pending interrupt request of higher level and refuses the interrupt request. The second interrupt mechanism is …
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- Filed October 20, 1992 and granted August 19, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 20, 2012.
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