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Interrupt storm

In operating systems, an interrupt storm is an event during which a processor receives an inordinate number of interrupts that consume the majority of the processor's time. Interrupt storms are typically caused by hardware devices that do not support interrupt rate limiting.

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PacketsInterrupt latency
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Interrupt mitigating

NAPIInterrupt handler
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Interrupt storm

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples16
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
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Interrupt storm

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related to background · 7
Interrupt storm → An, Because, Common, In, The, This, To
related to Interrupt mitigating · 6
Interrupt storm → For, FreeBSD, Interrupt, NAPI, The, There
related to history · 2
Interrupt storm → Apollo, Perhaps
is a · 1
Interrupt storm → event during which a processor receives an inordinate number of interrupts that consume the majority of the processor's time

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interrupt storm interrupts operating hardware system rate device mode event number limiting polling driver systems time processing user state one

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Interrupt stormis aevent during which a processor receives an inordinate number of interrupts that consume the majority of the processor's time0.90text
Interrupt stormrelated to backgroundBecause0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to backgroundThis0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to backgroundIn0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to backgroundTo0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to backgroundAn0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to backgroundCommon0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to backgroundThe0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to historyPerhaps0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to historyApollo0.60section
Interrupt stormrelated to Interrupt mitigatingThere0.60section
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