Techniques for processing custom events

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving an interrupt to cause a system event on a platform processing device from a device not operative to directly cause the system event on the platform processing device;
• generating a generic event message having information based on the interrupt and in response to receiving the interrupt;
• generating a defined event message having information based on the information in the generic event message;
• and
• interrupting an operating system of the platform processing device to cause the system event on the platform processing device based on information in the defined event message.

An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing a plurality of instructions that when executed enable a processor component to:

• receive an interrupt to cause a system event on a platform processing device from a device not operative to directly cause the system event on the platform processing device;
• generate a generic event message having information based on the interrupt and in response to receiving the interrupt;
• generate a defined event message having information based on the information in the generic event message;
• and
• interrupt an operating system of the platform processing device to cause the system event on the platform processing device based on information in the defined event message.