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Re: ARM Assabet software interrupts

To: ecos-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
Subject: Re: [ECOS] ARM Assabet software interrupts
From: Chris Morrow <cmorrow at YottaYotta dot com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 17:27:17 -0700
Organization: YottaYotta Inc.
References: <3AC29EDF.BD75AD0E@ee.ucla.edu> <wwtvgosu98d.fsf@masala.cambridge.redhat.com>

Hugo Tyson wrote:
> We don't use SWIs because there is no separation between "OS" and
> "application" - eCos applications are fully linked, and run in a
> priviledged mode throughout.
> 
>         - Huge
This same reasoning applies to the MIPS architecture?

While testing somethings around nested interrupts, I found it
useful to generate software interrupts and have eCos handle them.
This way I could do testing without having to get actual devices
involved.

-- 
Chris Morrow	YottaYotta Inc.
email:		cmorrow@yottayotta.com
phone:		(780) 439 9000 ext 227
web:		http://www.yottayotta.com

References:
- ARM Assabet software interrupts
  - From: Vlasios Tsiatsis
- Re: ARM Assabet software interrupts
  - From: Hugo Tyson

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