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 -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/