Method and computer program product for graphically providing interrupt request (IRQ) routing information
AssigneeAmerican Megatrends, Inc.
InventorsIgor Kulchytskyy, Oleksandr Podgorsky
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Abstract
A method and an associated computer program product are provided for obtaining interrupt requests (IRQ) routing information in a more efficient and intuitive manner. In this regard, a graphical representation of the routing of a plurality of IRQs capable of being asserted by respective peripheral devices is constructed. The graphical representation may then be automatically converted into at least one source file containing at least some of the IRQ routing information organized in predefined manner. In this regard, at least one IRQ routing table may be constructed based upon the graphical representation of the IRQ routing.
Claims22
A method of obtaining interrupt request (IRQ) routing information, the method comprising:
- providing a user interface through which user input is received to define the IRQ routing information by constructing a graphical representation that defines the routing of a plurality of IRQs capable of being asserted by respective peripheral devices;
- and
- automatically converting the graphical representation of the IRQ routing into at least one source file containing at least some of the IRQ routing information organized in a predefined manner.
A computer program product for obtaining interrupt request (IRQ) routing information, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- a first executable portion capable of providing a user interface through which user input is received to define the IRQ routing information by creating a graphical representation of the routing of a plurality of IRQs that are assertable by respective peripheral devices;
- and
- a second executable portion capable of automatically converting the graphical representation of the IRQ routing into at least one source file containing at least some of the IRQ routing information organized in a predefined manner.
A method of obtaining interrupt request (IRQ) routing information, the method comprising:
- generating a display of a PCI router with connections and PCI devices for selection;
- receiving a selection of at least one PCI device and displaying the PCI device with connections;
- receiving user input to graphically define PCI device connections linked to PCI router connections;
- and
- automatically converting the graphical display into at least one source file containing at least some of the PCI device connections organized in a predefined manner.
A computer system for obtaining interrupt request (IRQ) routing information, comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a computer program that when executed graphically represents a PCI router and at least one PCI device on the display, receives user input to graphically define links between connections of the PCI router and connections of the at least one PCI device, and automatically converts the graphical representation of links into at least one source file containing at least some of the links organized in a predefined manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.