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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
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Subject: Re: protected type interrupts
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 21:11:16 +0100
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"REH" <spamjunk@stny.rr.com> writes:

> With newer versions of their compiler, the computer resets.  They
> say it is because they are calling the entry at the interrupt level,
> and not the task level (we process this in a task because we have to
> do things you cannot do in a interrupt).  They say the LRM allows
> them to do this.

So why do they support POs as interrupt handlers at all? what do they
expect you to do?