Linux Interrupt Context maps to ARM CPSR.mode = IRQ

Mj Embd mj.embd at gmail.com
Fri May 2 08:34:53 EDT 2014


Adding Marc to comment
Marc Please clarify the doubt



On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Mj Embd <mj.embd at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> As per a lot of linux documentation some components work in process
> context and some work in interrupt context.
>
> If we try to map these contexts to ARM processor modes then is it
> safely to assume that
> Process Context : CPSR.mode = SVC
> Interrupt Context : CPSR.mode = IRQ
>
> If not how to define interrupt context properly. Confusing at times.
>
> --
> -mj



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-mj



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