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The interrupt priority level (IPL) is a part of the current system interrupt state, which indicates the interrupt requests that will currently be accepted. The IPL may be indicated in hardware by the registers in a programmable interrupt controller, or in software by a bitmask or integer value and source code of threads. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Interrupt priority levelA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The society of mindThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Priority Inherit Semaphore Mechanism of Interrupt Service Routine Using Hardware Interrupt LevelCited 2 times
- Go sideways: OpenVMSA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Interrupt handlerA closely related topic
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đź“š Books worth reading
The society of mindMarvin Minsky · 1986
Treaty Occupationay ToxicologySuelen Queiroz · 2010
The UNIX operating systemChristian, Kaare, Kaare Christian · 1983
Microcomputer systemsRichard C. Seals · 1993
Introduction to making very big booksUnited States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Pensions · 2011
Operating SystemsWilliam Stallings · 2014
The System of Theatrical Improvisation · 2014
A TOUR OF THE WORLDMalik Mansab Khan, Muhammad Rafique Abdul Aziz · 2025
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