Non-Maskable Interrupts - HP dx7300 Technical Reference Manual

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Maskable Interrupt processing is controlled and monitored through standard AT-type
I/O-mapped registers. These registers are listed in Table 4-8.
I/O Port Register
020h Base Address, Int. Cntlr. 1
021h Initialization Command Word 2-4, Int. Cntlr. 1
0A0h Base Address, Int. Cntlr. 2
0A1h Initialization Command Word 2-4, Int. Cntlr. 2
The initialization and operation of the interrupt control registers follows standard AT-type
protocol.

Non-Maskable Interrupts

Non-maskable interrupts cannot be masked (inhibited) within the microprocessor itself but may
be maskable by software using logic external to the microprocessor. There are two non-maskable
interrupt signals: the NMI- and the SMI-. These signals have service priority over all maskable
interrupts, with the SMI- having top priority over all interrupts including the NMI-.
NMI- Generation
The Non-Maskable Interrupt (NMI-) signal can be generated by one of the following actions:
■
Parity errors detected on a PCI bus (activating SERR- or PERR-).
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Microprocessor internal error (activating IERRA or IERRB)
The SERR- and PERR- signals are routed through the ICH8 component, which in turn activates
the NMI to the microprocessor.
4-14
Table 4-8.
Maskable Interrupt Control Registers
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