Intel IA-32 User Manual

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Vol. 3A 8-23

ADVANCED PROGRAMMABLE INTERRUPT CONTROLLER (APIC)

The ICR consists of the following fields.

Vector

The vector number of the interrupt being sent.

Delivery Mode

Specifies the type of IPI to be sent. This field is also know as the IPI
message type field.

000 (Fixed)

Delivers the interrupt specified in the vector field
to the target processor or processors.

001 (Lowest Priority)

Same as fixed mode, except that the interrupt is
delivered to the processor executing at the lowest
priority among the set of processors specified in
the destination field. The ability for a processor to

Figure 8-12. Interrupt Command Register (ICR)

31

0

Reserved

7

Vector

Destination Shorthand

8

10

Delivery Mode
000: Fixed
001: Lowest Priority

1

00: No Shorthand

01: Self

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

10: All Including Self

11: All Excluding Self

010: SMI
011: Reserved
100: NMI
101: INIT
110: Start Up
111: Reserved

Destination Mode
0: Physical
1: Logical

Delivery Status
0: Idle
1: Send Pending

Level
0 = De-assert
1 = Assert

Trigger Mode
0: Edge
1: Level

63

32

Reserved

Destination Field

56

Address: FEE0 0300H (0 - 31)

Value after Reset: 0H

Reserved

20

55

FEE0 0310H (32 - 63)

NOTE:
1. The ability of a processor to send Lowest Priority IPI is model specific.

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