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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Kimming SO, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Baobinh N. Truong, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason Leonard, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kimming So, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Baobinh N. Truong, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason Leonard, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for interrupt distribution in a multithread processor are disclosed. A connection between an interrupt and a set of thread processors can be programmed. When the interrupt is executed, the set of thread processors are affected. While executing the thread processor tasks, the connection may be reprogrammed to interrupt another set of thread processors.