External Interrupt Slow to Respond

Posted on April 01, 2014 at 17:23

I've got an external interrupt configured for an IO pin. It is configured for rising edge:

  /* Select the EXTI Line7 as the GPIO pin source */

  SYSCFG_EXTILineConfig(EXTI_PortSourceGPIOB, EXTI_PinSource7);

  EXTI_InitStructure.EXTI_Mode = EXTI_Mode_Interrupt;

  EXTI_InitStructure.EXTI_Trigger = EXTI_Trigger_Rising;

  EXTI_InitStructure.EXTI_Line = EXTI_Line7;

  EXTI_InitStructure.EXTI_LineCmd = NewState;

  EXTI_Init(&EXTI_InitStructure);                    

  EXTI->PR = EXTI_Line7;

Further, it as set up as the highest priority:

  /* EXTI INT needs to preempt the SPI INTs, so must be higher priority */

  NVIC_InitStructure.NVIC_IRQChannel = EXTI9_5_IRQn;

  NVIC_InitStructure.NVIC_IRQChannelPreemptionPriority = 1;            

  NVIC_InitStructure.NVIC_IRQChannelSubPriority = 0;

  NVIC_InitStructure.NVIC_IRQChannelCmd = ENABLE;

  NVIC_Init(&NVIC_InitStructure);

However, by toggling an IO line high when I enter the ISR for this interrupt, I can see that frequently it is taking almost 60uS to respond. I have captured this on the scope: CH3 shows the event that should trigger the ISR, while CH1 shows the GPIO getting toggled high as soon as I enter the ISR. The first event triggers an almost immediate response (under 2uS), while the second takes around 60uS. Anyone have any idea why this interrupt is taking so long?

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