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@ 2011-06-11 10:31 Venkateswarlu P
  2011-06-11 16:03 ` interrupt Greg KH
  2011-06-13  4:40 ` interrupt Kaustubh Ashtekar
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From: Venkateswarlu P @ 2011-06-11 10:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kernelnewbies

Is each key press  is an interrupt ?
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  2011-06-11 10:31 interrupt Venkateswarlu P
@ 2011-06-11 16:03 ` Greg KH
  2011-06-13  4:40 ` interrupt Kaustubh Ashtekar
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From: Greg KH @ 2011-06-11 16:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kernelnewbies

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 04:01:45PM +0530, Venkateswarlu P wrote:
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> Is each key press? is an interrupt ?

Depends on the type of keyboard.

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  2011-06-11 16:03 ` interrupt Greg KH
@ 2011-06-13  4:40 ` Kaustubh Ashtekar
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From: Kaustubh Ashtekar @ 2011-06-13  4:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: kernelnewbies

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> Is each key press  is an interrupt ?
>

Yes, normally.  It is a user event which has to be processed immediately. So
that, for e.g. letters typed on keyboard can be immediately seen in your
editor window.


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