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thread602-99140 clearing up misconceptions
This post had a lot of advice and some references, but all of them pretty much missed the point about why there are so many interrupt problems lately. First, you need the definition of IRQ [which, apparently, even the chief engineer at Cytrix needs to study]...- Engneer
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- Forum: PC hardware - General discussion
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What is an IRQ?
I have seen so many definitions, and all of them wrong, that I wonder what exactly is being taught at schools around the world. IRQ=Interrupt Request Queue It is a software stack where all interrupts are queued for processing, usually by the I/O, but sometimes with processor intervention. On...- Engneer
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- Forum: PC hardware - Peripheral issues
