Practice Interrupt Nesting - 9.8.1 | 9. Interrupt Mechanisms | System on Chip
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Question 1

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What is interrupt nesting?

💡 Hint: Think about how an urgent task can interrupt a current task.

Question 2

Easy

Why is stack management important during interrupt nesting?

💡 Hint: Consider what happens to a task if it's interrupted.

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Question 1

What does interrupt nesting enable?

  • Higher-priority ISRs can preempt lower-priority ISRs
  • Lower-priority ISRs can preempt higher-priority ISRs
  • ISRs cannot be interrupted

💡 Hint: Think about the prioritization of tasks.

Question 2

True or False: Stack management is essential for allowing nested interrupts.

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Remember what happens to the current task during interruptions.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Design an ISR that utilizes interrupt nesting effectively within a real-time system that processes multiple inputs.

💡 Hint: Consider the hierarchy and urgency of each task's processing.

Question 2

Discuss potential pitfalls of interrupt nesting and how they can be mitigated in system design.

💡 Hint: Think about what happens when multiple tasks conflict.

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