Re: Interrupt priority [Was: sys_getpriority()]

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On 20 Dec 2001, Momchil Velikov wrote:

> Ravi>  Intel IA-32 arch. manual only specifies the priority
> Ravi> in which interrupts are serviced in case of multiple
> Ravi> simultaneous interrupts. x86 doesn't provide a direct
> Ravi> way to selectively block some interrupts. (at least I
> Ravi> didn't find any reference in the manual).
>
> It is a feature of the PIC, not the CPU.

Can't you interrupt mask with the local APIC? (on CPU)

Cheers,
	Zwane


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