System and method for handling an interrupt

Abstract

An interrupt controller, a system and a method for handling an interrupt under a virtualization environment are provided. The system for handling an interrupt, includes: an interrupt controller, a virtual machine, and a hypervisor which controls activation of the virtual machine, the interrupt controller may receive a physical interrupt from the outside and transmit the physical interrupt to the hypervisor or the virtual machine based on a characteristic of the physical interrupt, the hypervisor may convert the physical interrupt into a virtual interrupt to transmit the virtual interrupt to the virtual machine, and the virtual machine may handle the physical interrupt or the virtual interrupt using a first interrupt handler which is included in the virtual machine.

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