Changes between Version 19 and Version 20 of kernel_interrupts

Timestamp:

Mar 27, 2015, 10:28:40 AM (9 years ago)

Author:

alain

Comment:

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kernel_interrupts

@@ -54 +54 @@
 
  === void '''_isr_wakup'''( unsigned int irq_type,  unsigned int irq_id,  unsigned int channel ) ===
-This ISR can only be executed after a WTI (IPI) awake an idle processor, or to force a context switch
-on a remote processor. The context switch is only executed if the current task is the IDLE_TASK, or if the value written in the mailbox is non zero.
+This ISR is executed after a WTI WAKUP (Inter Processor Interrupt). It is used to awake a processor in ''wait'' mode (low-power mode), or to force a context switch on a remote processor. The context switch is only executed if the current task is the IDLE_TASK, or if the value written in the mailbox is non zero.
 
  === void '''_isr_tick'''( unsigned int irq_type,  unsigned int irq_id,  unsigned int channel ) ===
-This ISR is in charge of context switch, and handles the IRQs generated by
-// the "system" timers. It can be PTI in case of XCU, or it can be HWI generated
-// by an external timer in case of ICU.
-// The ISR acknowledges the IRQ, and calls the _ctx_switch() function.
+This ISR is in charge of context switch, and handles the PTI IRQs generated by the XCU timers. 
+The ISR acknowledges the IRQ, and calls the _ctx_switch() function.
 
  === void '''_isr_default'''() ===
@@ -69 +66 @@
 
  === void '''_ext_irq_init'''() ===
-This function is only used when the architecture contains an external IOPIC component. It initializes the _ext_irq_index[isr][channel] array,
-defining the IRQ index associated to an (isr_type/isr_channel) couple, as specified in the mapping.
-This array is used by the kernel for dynamic routing of external IRQs.
+This function is only used when the architecture contains an external IOPIC component. It initializes the ''_ext_irq_index[isr][channel]'' kernel array. This array defines the IRQ index (i.e. the IOPIC input index) associated to an (isr_type / isr_channel) couple, as specified in the mapping. It is used by the kernel for dynamic routing of external IRQs.
 
  === void '''_ext_irq_alloc( unsigned int isr_type , unsigned int isr_channel , unsigned int* wti_index ) ===
-This function is used when the architecture contains an external IOPIC component. It dynamically allocates an external IRQ signaling completion of an I/O operation to the processor P[x,y,p] running the calling task. The two (isr_type, isr_channel) arguments define actually the external IRQ to be routed.
+This function is used when the architecture contains an external IOPIC component. It dynamically allocates an external IRQ signaling completion of an I/O operation to the processor P[x,y,p] running the calling task. The two (isr_type / isr_channel) arguments define actually the external IRQ to be routed.
  * '''isr_type''' : type of ISR 
  * '''isr_channel''' : ISR channel (for multi-channels peripherals)