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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

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

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