Hi, My apologies for asking such a basic question. Could anyone enlighten me regarding linux x86 interrupt handling mechanism. Basically how does the kernel get notified about interrupt. The role of interrupt controller etc... thanks in advance. George -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs