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What is context switch ? Describe the actions taken by a kernel to context switch between processes
written 6.9 years ago by gravatar for snehalb snehalb • 910 modified 5.7 years ago by gravatar for prashantsaini prashantsaini • 0
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written 6.6 years ago by gravatar for teamques10 teamques10 ★ 70k •   modified 6.6 years ago

  • Interrupt causes the operating system to change a CPU from its current task and to run a kernel routine.

  • When an interrupt occurs, the system need to save the current context of the process running on the CPU, so that it can later restore when needed.

  • Switching the CPU to …

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