Delivering interrupts directly to a virtual processor

Embodiments of apparatuses, methods, and systems for delivering an interrupt to a virtual processor are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an interface to receive an interrupt request, delivery logic, and exit logic. The delivery logic is to determine, based on an attribute of the i...

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Main Authors NEIGER GILBERT, COTA-ROBLES ERIK C, MUTHRASANALLUR SRIDHAR, BENNETT STEVEN M, MADUKKARUMUKUMANA RAJESH SANKARAN, STEINBERG UDO, SCHOENBERG SEBASTIAN, ANDERSON ANDREW V, UHLIG RICHARD A
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LanguageEnglish
Published 20.01.2015
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:Embodiments of apparatuses, methods, and systems for delivering an interrupt to a virtual processor are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an interface to receive an interrupt request, delivery logic, and exit logic. The delivery logic is to determine, based on an attribute of the interrupt request, whether the interrupt request is to be delivered to the virtual processor. The exit logic is to transfer control to a host if the delivery logic determines that the interrupt request is not to be delivered to the virtual processor.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213605412