Electronic control device

A vehicle control device comprising:

• a memory storing first control software and second control software;
• a CPU that executes the first control software and the second control software;
• and
• a peripheral circuit used by the first control software and the second control software, wherein
• the memory further includes a first buffer and a second buffer,
• the CPU is configured to execute:
• first storage processing of storing first peripheral transmission information in the first buffer, the first peripheral transmission information being transmission information from the first control software to the peripheral circuit;
• second storage processing of storing second peripheral transmission information in the second buffer, the second peripheral transmission information being transmission information from the second control software to the peripheral circuit;
• first output processing of outputting the first peripheral transmission information from the first buffer to the peripheral circuit;
• and
• second output processing of outputting the second peripheral transmission information from the second buffer to the peripheral circuit, and
• the CPU interrupts at least one of the first storage processing or the first output processing, in a specific situation where an abnormality related to the first control software has occurred, and
• continues the second storage processing and the second output processing.