Hi, I dont know if this is the right place to ask this question. I am confused by this explaination of fast and slow handlers.
"A fast handler runs with interrupt reporting disabled in the microprocessor, and the interrupt being serviced is disabled in the interrupt controller. The handler can nonetheless enable reporting in the processor by calling sti. A slow handler runs with interrupt reporting enabled in the processor, and the interrupt being serviced is disabled in the interrupt controller." Is the interrupt controller some special device for handling all interrupts? why is the interrupt being serviced being disabled in it? Thanks, Anshuman - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
