Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Processing method, chip set and controller for supporting message signaled interrupt
- Patent Title (中): 处理方法,芯片组和控制器支持消息信号中断
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Application No.: US09826784Application Date: 2001-04-04
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Publication No.: US06941398B2Publication Date: 2005-09-06
- Inventor: Jiin Lai , Chau-Chad Tsai , Sheng-Chang Peng , Min-Hung Chen , Meng-Cheng Ku , Huei-Li Chou
- Applicant: Jiin Lai , Chau-Chad Tsai , Sheng-Chang Peng , Min-Hung Chen , Meng-Cheng Ku , Huei-Li Chou
- Applicant Address: TW Taipei Hsien
- Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Via Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: TW Taipei Hsien
- Agency: J.C. Patents
- Priority: TW90100010A 20010102
- Main IPC: G06F13/24
- IPC: G06F13/24 ; G06F13/14

Abstract:
A processing method, a chip set and a controller for supporting message signaled interrupt. A memory write transaction on a PCI bus is monitored. When the address of the system memory specified in the interrupt message of the write transaction is located at a range of a reserved interrupt address, the interrupting service sequence is performed. The reserved interrupt address is located in an address of a system memory. Thus, the data to be processed and the system-specified message are written in the buffer and arranged in sequence. The problem of “write buffer latency” is resolved, and is irrelevant to the level of the PCI bus. Many system specified messages can be stored in the system memory, so that multiple system message signaled interrupts issue from different peripheral components can be processed in the same interrupt service routine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20010032287A1 Processing method, chip set and controller for supporting message signaled interrupt Public/Granted day:2001-10-18
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