[Qemu-discuss] Triggering an PowerPC Interrupt

[Wu, Michael Y [US] (MS)]

Hi everyone,

I've been working on an interrupt controller for powerpc-based bare metal code 
program. I have been unable to successfully set off an external interrupt. In 
my interrupt controller, the function qemu_irq_raise() is called to set off the 
interrupt. When my bare metal program sets off the interrupt, I confirmed 
qemu_irq_raise() is called. The internal qemu handlers ppc6xx_set_irq() and 
ppc_set_irq() are called as well after qemu_rq_raise().  The code however does 
not jump to the desired interrupt address (0xfff00500) but rather continues on 
executing as if the interrupt has never occurred.

I was wondering if I am missing any important concepts with getting an external 
interrupt to occur. My bare metal program updates the MSR to enable external 
interrupts before an interrupt occurs. I also confirmed that the MSR is set 
correctly by viewing the register contents through GDB. I think there is an 
issue with the interrupt controller I developed that I might have missed.

Any pointers or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks!