Lecture

Adding Interrupts to a CPU

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This lecture covers the process of adding interrupts to a CPU, including the introduction of interrupt signals, special registers, and new instructions. It explains the modifications needed in the datapath and control to support interrupts, as well as the generation of IPENDING and the dispatcher for interrupts. The instructor also discusses the initialization of handlers, stack management, identifying interrupt sources, calling corresponding routines, and returning from the interrupt handler.

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