Interrupt coalescing

Interrupt coalescing is like a game where your mom asks you to clean your room. Instead of interrupting you every minute to ask if you're done yet, she waits until you have finished several tasks on your own. This makes it easier for you to focus on one thing at a time, and less frustrating to be constantly interrupted.

In computer terms, "interrupts" are signals that tell the processor to stop what it's doing and pay attention to something else. This can happen a lot, especially in busy networks or servers that are handling a lot of requests. However, each interrupt requires some processing power which can slow the system down. Interrupt coalescing groups together several signals into one, so that the processor only has to handle one interrupt instead of many. This makes the system run more efficiently and helps to prevent overload.

Think of it like your mom only checking in on your progress when you finish cleaning up a whole area instead of every time you pick up a toy. It’s more efficient, and both you and the processor can focus on what’s most important.