Kernel Interrupt

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
KI
Pronunciation
/ˈkərnəl ˌɪntərˈəpt/
Category
Computing
Related Field
General

Examples in Context

  1. Analysis of Linux kernel interrupt
  2. Interrupt HandlingThe kernel's interrupt handling code is almost all microprocessor ( and often platform ) specific.
  3. The OpenBSD kernel uses interrupt information to create a constantly changing entropy pool that provides data to seed cryptographic functions and provide numbers for transaction IDs.
  4. Some of the programs that operate in kernel mode include interrupt handlers and kernel processes.
  5. These changes provide a fully preemptible kernel, threaded interrupt handlers, high-resolution timers, priority inheritance, and robust mutexes.

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