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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kai Chirca, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/38 (2018.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 11/3668 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3867 (2013.01); G06F 9/30101 (2013.01); G06F 9/30116 (2013.01); G06F 9/3853 (2013.01); G06F 9/3854 (2023.08); G06F 9/3858 (2023.08); G06F 9/3861 (2013.01); G06F 9/3863 (2013.01); G06F 9/4812 (2013.01); G06F 9/4843 (2013.01); G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06F 9/544 (2013.01); G06F 11/368 (2013.01); G06F 11/3696 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes asserting a field of an event flag mask register configured to inhibit an event handler. The method also includes, responsive to an event that corresponds to the field of the event flag mask register being triggered: asserting a field of an event flag register associated with the event; and based the field in the event flag register being asserted, taking an action by a task being executed by the data processor core.