Apparatus and a method for handling nested faults including the steps of determining whether a fault is a first level fault, responding to a determination of a first level fault by saving a first amount of state sufficient to handle a first level fault, and responding to a determination of a nested fault...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6829719?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6829719 - Method and apparatus for handling nested faults