Nandhini Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Can interrupts be interrupted in OS? How can we handle it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghideon Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 23 minutes ago, Nandhini said: Can interrupts be interrupted in OS? Some NMIs can't be masked. If that is what the question means. 24 minutes ago, Nandhini said: How can we handle it? Maybe you could try to formulate a question that has some appropriate context? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sensei Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, Ghideon said: Some NMIs can't be masked. NMI is literal shortcut of non maskable interrupt.. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-maskable_interrupt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghideon Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Sensei said: NMI is literal shortcut of non maskable interrupt. True. I did not bother writing a detailed answer since the question was not very clear. Hoped OP could clarify. Many Interrupts, including some NMIs on some plattforms, can be masked. Masking NMIs may require specific methods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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