IntrMask (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/5/2010

This global variable array provides the MIPS kernel with information about which nested interrupts are masked while the current interrupt is being handled.

Syntax

extern BYTE IntrMask [];

Parameters

None.

Return Value

None.

Remarks

Because there is no hard-coded priority scheme in MIPS architecture, the kernel uses two structures that provide information about nested interrupts, IntrMask and IntrPriority

The IntrMask table defines how to set the interrupt mask while servicing the interrupt. The pIntrMask member of the OEMGlobal structure points to the IntrMask table.

The IntrMask table tells the kernel which interrupt mask to set in the CPU during execution of the interrupt service routine. A 1 indicates the interrupt at that bit is masked (the value is negated and shifted before programming the status register).

The following code example shows how you use IntrMask.

// OEM Review : Disabled nested interrupts
IntrMask:
.byte   0x3f   // 00 0000   // for spurious interrupt
.byte   0x3f   // 00 0001
.byte   0x3f   // 00 0010
.byte   0x3f   // 00 0100
.byte   0x3f   // 00 1000
.byte   0x3f   // 01 0000
.byte   0x3f   // 10 0000
.byte   0x00   // padding

Requirements

See Also

Reference

Required OAL Variables
IntrPriority
OEMInit