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Interrupt Structure

Receiving device: Keep interrupt enabled: dev interrupts when data ready.

Transmit device: Enable interrupt when s/w output queue non-empty: dev interrupts when h/w output queue has space.

Enhancement: Vectored interrupt tells processor which device and priority.


21: (C) 2008-11, DJ Greaves, University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory.