softirq

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English

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Etymology

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soft + IRQ

Noun

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softirq (plural softirqs)

  1. (computing) A software interrupt request.
    • 2005, Daniel P. Bovet, Marco Cesati, Understanding the Linux Kernel:
      The second strategy consists of continuously rechecking for pending softirqs.