Practice Deferred Interrupt Processing (the Top-half/bottom-half Paradigm) (6.4.2)
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Deferred Interrupt Processing (The Top-Half/Bottom-Half Paradigm)

Practice - Deferred Interrupt Processing (The Top-Half/Bottom-Half Paradigm)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of the top half in deferred interrupt processing?

💡 Hint: Think about quick responses needed for hardware events.

Question 2 Easy

What does the bottom half do in the interrupt handling process?

💡 Hint: Consider tasks that require more processing time.

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Question 1

What does the term 'Top Half' refer to in RTOS?

The ISR that performs minimal tasks
Data processing tasks
Notification signaling

💡 Hint: Think about the role of the ISR.

Question 2

True or False: The bottom half can use any standard RTOS API.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider ISR context limitations.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Design a simple embedded system that needs to handle multiple interrupts simultaneously. Illustrate how the top-half/bottom-half paradigm would be implemented.

💡 Hint: Consider the order of operations for handling interrupts.

Challenge 2 Hard

Evaluate the performance impact of a poorly designed ISR that tries to execute too much work instead of deferring tasks. Discuss the potential system issues.

💡 Hint: Think about responsiveness in real-time systems.

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