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4.6.3. MSI-X
The P-Tile IP for PCIe provides a Configuration Output Interface. User soft logic can monitor this interface to get MSI-X Enable and MSI-X function mask related information. User application logic needs to implement the MSI-X tables for all PFs and VFs at the memory space pointed to by the BARs as a part of your Application Layer.
For more details on the MSI-X related information that you can obtain from the Configuration Output Interface, refer to the MSI-X Registers section in the Configuration Space Registers chapter.
MSI-X is an optional feature that allows the user application to support large amount of vectors with independent message data and address for each vector.
When MSI-X is supported, you need to specify the size and the location (BARs and offsets) of the MSI-X table and PBA. MSI-X can support up to 2048 vectors per function versus 32 vectors per function for MSI.
A function is allowed to send MSI-X messages when MSI-X is enabled and the function is not masked. The application uses the Configuration Output Interface (address 0x0C bit[5:4]) or Configuration Intercept Interface to access this information.
When the application needs to generate an MSI-X, it will use the contents of the MSI-X Table (Address and Data) and generate a Memory Write through the Avalon® -ST interface.
You can enable MSI-X interrupts by turning on the Enable MSI-X option under the PCI Express/PCI Capabilities tab in the parameter editor. If you turn on the Enable MSI-X option, you should implement the MSI-X table structures at the memory space pointed to by the BARs as a part of your Application Layer.
The MSI-X Capability Structure contains information about the MSI-X Table and PBA Structure. For example, it contains pointers to the bases of the MSI-X Table and PBA Structure, expressed as offsets from the addresses in the function's BARs. The Message Control register within the MSI-X Capability Structure also contains the MSI-X Enable bit, the Function Mask bit, and the size of the MSI-X Table. For a picture of the MSI-X Capability Structure, refer to .
MSI-X interrupts are standard Memory Writes, therefore Memory Write ordering rules apply.
Example:
MSI-X Vector | MSI-X Upper Address | MSI-X Lower Address | MSI-X Data |
---|---|---|---|
0 | 0x00000001 | 0xAAAA0000 | 0x00000001 |
1 | 0x00000001 | 0xBBBB0000 | 0x00000002 |
2 | 0x00000001 | 0xCCCC0000 | 0x00000003 |
PBA Table | PBA Entries |
---|---|
Offset 0 | 0x0 |
If the application needs to generate an MSI-X interrupt (vector 1), it will read the MSI-X Table information, generate a MWR TLP through the Avalon® -ST interface and assert the corresponding PBA bits (bit[1]) in a similar fashion as for MSI generation.
The generated TLP will be sent to address 0x00000001_BBBB0000 and the data will be 0x00000002. When the MSI-X has been sent, the application can clear the associated PBA bits.