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minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoit’s an interrupt of sorts, isn’t it? if the OS has frozen all other threads but the mouse is still operable, sending repeated clicks/IRQs could saturate the CPU’s limited interrupt buffer and force it to pause or kill the hanging process
it’s an interrupt of sorts, isn’t it? if the OS has frozen all other threads but the mouse is still operable, sending repeated clicks/IRQs could saturate the CPU’s limited interrupt buffer and force it to pause or kill the hanging process