GT-64260A Design Guide
Doc. No. MV-S300165-00, Rev. A
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Copyright © 2002 Marvell
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Note
More than one unit can generate an interrupt concurrently. The software’s must set the priorities of the
pending interrupts and handle them in the correct order.
11.1 Using External Interrupt Controller
The GT-64260A interrupt controller can be connected to an external interrupt controller. This configuration is use-
ful when the software must be backward compatible to previous designs.
is an example of a system that
uses an external interrupt controller.
Figure 39: External Interrupt Controller
CPU
External
Interrupt
Controller
INT#
Interrupt#
INT0#
INT1#
GPP output from internal
interrupt controller.
MCP#
External
Devices
Interrupts
External
Devices
Error Report
Choose
only one
of the four
interrupts.
High
Cause
Reg
Low
Cause
Reg
GPP inputs
to internal
interrupt
controller
CPU Mask
register
PCI0
Mask
Reg
PCI1
Mask
Reg