MP系统下的三种中断模式

3.6.2.1 PIC Mode
PIC Mode is software compatible with the PC/AT because it actually employs the same hardware
interrupt configuration. As Figure 3-2 illustrates, the hardware for PIC Mode bypasses the APIC
components by using an interrupt mode configuration register (IMCR). This register controls
whether the interrupt signals that reach the BSP come from the master PIC or from the local APIC.
Before entering Symmetric I/O Mode, either the BIOS or the operating system must switch out of
PIC Mode by changing the IMCR.

 

3.6.2.2 Virtual Wire Mode

In Virtual Wire Mode, as shown in Figure 3-3, the 8259A-equivalent PIC fields all interrupts, and
the local APIC of the BSP becomes a virtual wire, which delivers interrupts from the PIC to the
BSP via the local APIC’s local interrupt 0 (LINTIN0). The LINTIN0 pin of the local APIC is
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