Examples of architecture-specific drivers that initialize ... The software that handles interrupts on the master processor and manages interrupt hardware mechanisms (i.e., the interrupt controller) ...

For example, keystroke depressions and mouse movements cause hardware interrupts. See IRQ and interrupt. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

To cope with this problem, traditional kernels exploit hardware facilities that modern CPUs provide for, escalating a program's privilege level in a safe and restricted way. For example, the Linux ...