The following table describes the signals that comprise the completion side band signals for the Avalon-ST interface. The Stratix V Hard IP for PCI Express provides a completion error interface that the Application Layer can use to report errors, such as programming model errors. When the Application Layer detects an error, it can assert the appropriate cpl_err bit to indicate what kind of error to log. If separate requests result in two errors, both are logged. The Hard IP sets the appropriate status bits for the errors in the Configuration Space, and automatically sends error messages in accordance with the PCI Express Base Specification. Note that the Application Layer is responsible for sending the completion with the appropriate completion status value for non-posted requests. Refer to Error Handling for information on errors that are automatically detected and handled by the Hard IP.
For a description of the completion rules, the completion header format, and completion status field values, refer to Section 2.2.9 of the PCI Express Base Specification.
Table 30. Completion Signals for the Avalon-ST Interface
Signal |
Direction |
Description |
cpl_err[6:0] |
Input |
Completion error. This signal reports completion errors to the Configuration Space. When an error occurs, the appropriate signal is asserted for one cycle.
- cpl_err[0]: Completion timeout error with recovery. This signal should be asserted when a master-like interface has performed a non-posted request that never receives a corresponding completion transaction after the 50 ms timeout period when the error is correctable. The Hard IP automatically generates an advisory error message that is sent to the Root Complex.
- cpl_err[1]: Completion timeout error without recovery. This signal should be asserted when a master-like interface has performed a non-posted request that never receives a corresponding completion transaction after the 50 ms time-out period when the error is not correctable. The Hard IP automatically generates a non-advisory error message that is sent to the Root Complex.
- cpl_err[2]: Completer abort error. The Application Layer asserts this signal to respond to a non-posted request with a Completer Abort (CA) completion. The Application Layer generates and sends a completion packet with Completer Abort (CA) status to the requestor and then asserts this error signal to the Hard IP. The Hard IP automatically sets the error status bits in the Configuration Space register and sends error messages in accordance with the PCI Express Base Specification.
- cpl_err[3]: Unexpected completion error. This signal must be asserted when an Application Layer master block detects an unexpected completion transaction. Many cases of unexpected completions are detected and reported internally by the Transaction Layer. For a list of these cases, refer to Transaction Layer Errors.
- cpl_err[4]: Unsupported Request (UR) error for posted TLP. The Application Layer asserts this signal to treat a posted request as an Unsupported Request. The Hard IP automatically sets the error status bits in the Configuration Space register and sends error messages in accordance with the PCI Express Base Specification. Many cases of Unsupported Requests are detected and reported internally by the Transaction Layer. For a list of these cases, refer to Transaction Layer Errors.
- cpl_err[5]: Unsupported Request error for non-posted TLP. The Application Layer asserts this signal to respond to a non-posted request with an Request (UR) completion. In this case, the Application Layer sends a completion packet with the Unsupported Request status back to the requestor, and asserts this error signal. The Hard IP automatically sets the error status bits in the Configuration Space Register and sends error messages in accordance with the PCI Express Base Specification. Many cases of Unsupported Requests are detected and reported internally by the Transaction Layer. For a list of these cases, refer to Transaction Layer Errors.
- cpl_err[6]: Log header. If header logging is required, this bit must be set in the every cycle in which any of cpl_err[2], cpl_err[3], cpl_err[4], or cpl_err[5]is set. The Application Layer presents the header to the Hard IP by writing the following values to the following 4 registers using LMI before asserting cpl_err[6]:. The Application Layer presents the header to the Hard IP by writing the following values to the following 4 registers using LMI before asserting cpl_err[6]:
- lmi_addr: 12'h81C, lmi_din: err_desc_func0[127:96]
- lmi_addr: 12'h820, lmi_din: err_desc_func0[95:64]
- lmi_addr: 12'h824, lmi_din: err_desc_func0[63:32]
- lmi_addr: 12'h828, lmi_din: err_desc_func0[31:0]
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cpl_pending |
Input |
Completion pending. The Application Layer must assert this signal when a master block is waiting for completion, for example, when a Non-Posted Request is pending. The state of this input is reflected by the Transactions Pending bit of the Device Status Register as defined in Section 7.8.5 of the PCI Express Base Specification. |