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Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009

Filed:

Dec. 22, 2006
Applicants:

Shashank J. Pandhare, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Thanh N. Nguyen, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);

Ronald M. Mercer, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Ying P. Lok, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);

Inventors:

Shashank J. Pandhare, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Thanh N. Nguyen, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);

Ronald M. Mercer, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Ying P. Lok, Ladera Ranch, CA (US);

Assignee:

QLOGIC, Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Method and system for managing interrupts originating from multiple sources is provided. The method includes assigning interrupt sources to a group; notifying an adapter of interrupt groups; identifying each interrupt group; writing a first interrupt to an interrupt module, where the interrupt occurs from a first source of the multiple sources; monitoring for a second interrupt; suspending the second interrupt until the first interrupt is processed, if the second interrupt is requested from the first source; and processing the second interrupt, if the second interrupt occurs from a source other than the first source.


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