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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Susumu Tsuruta, Odawara, JP;
Susumu Tsuruta, Odawara, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An interrupt control system is provided where a signal-line-based interrupt system can be incorporated into interrupt control using MSIs (Message Signal Interrupts). The interrupt control system includes a first PCI interface, a second PCI interface, a PCI bridge serving as a bridge between the first PCI interface and the second PCI interface, and a control circuit for controlling an interrupt signal. The PCI bridge recognizes a message signal interrupt issued from the first PCI interface to the second PCI interface and transfers the message signal interrupt to the control circuit, and the control circuit is provided with an interrupt conversion unit for converting the message signal interrupt into an interrupt signal and outputting it via a signal line.