L- and H-Tile Avalon® Streaming and Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. Introduction 2. Quick Start Guide 3. Interface Overview 4. Parameters 5. Designing with the IP Core 6. Block Descriptions 7. Interrupts 8. Registers 9. Testbench and Design Example 10. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link A. PCI Express Core Architecture B. TX Credit Adjustment Sample Code C. Root Port Enumeration D. Document Revision History
1. Introduction x
1.1. Avalon-ST Interface with Optional SR-IOV for PCIe Introduction 1.2. Features 1.3. Release Information 1.4. Device Family Support 1.5. Recommended Fabric Speed Grades 1.6. Performance and Resource Utilization 1.7. Transceiver Tiles 1.8. PCI Express IP Core Package Layout 1.9. Channel Availability
2. Quick Start Guide x
2.1. Design Components 2.2. Hardware and Software Requirements 2.3. Directory Structure 2.4. Generating the Design Example 2.5. Simulating the Design Example 2.6. Compiling the Design Example and Programming the Device 2.7. Installing the Linux Kernel Driver 2.8. Running the Design Example Application
3. Interface Overview x
3.1. Avalon-ST RX Interface 3.2. Avalon-ST TX Interface 3.3. TX Credit Interface 3.4. TX and RX Serial Data 3.5. Clocks 3.6. Function-Level Reset (FLR) Interface 3.7. Control Shadow Interface for SR-IOV 3.8. Configuration Extension Bus Interface 3.9. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface 3.10. Interrupt Interfaces 3.11. Power Management Interface 3.12. Reset 3.13. Transaction Layer Configuration Interface 3.14. PLL Reconfiguration Interface 3.15. PIPE Interface (Simulation Only)
4. Parameters x
4.1. Stratix 10 Avalon-ST Settings 4.2. Multifunction and SR-IOV System Settings 4.3. Base Address Registers 4.4. Device Identification Registers 4.5. TPH/ATS Capabilities 4.6. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters 4.7. Configuration, Debug and Extension Options 4.8. PHY Characteristics 4.9. Example Designs
4.6. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters x
4.6.1. Device Capabilities 4.6.2. Link Capabilities 4.6.3. MSI and MSI-X Capabilities 4.6.4. Slot Capabilities 4.6.5. Power Management 4.6.6. Vendor Specific Extended Capability (VSEC)
5. Designing with the IP Core x
5.1. Generation 5.2. Simulation 5.3. IP Core Generation Output ( Intel® Quartus® Prime Pro Edition) 5.4. Integration and Implementation 5.5. Required Supporting IP Cores 5.6. Channel Layout and PLL Usage
5.2. Simulation x
5.2.1. Selecting Serial or PIPE Simulation
5.4. Integration and Implementation x
5.4.1. Clock Requirements 5.4.2. Reset Requirements
5.5. Required Supporting IP Cores x
5.5.1. Hard Reset Controller 5.5.2. TX PLL
6. Block Descriptions x
6.1. Interfaces 6.2. Errors reported by the Application Layer 6.3. Power Management 6.4. Transaction Ordering 6.5. RX Buffer
6.1. Interfaces x
6.1.1. TLP Header and Data Alignment for the Avalon-ST RX and TX Interfaces 6.1.2. Avalon-ST 256-Bit RX Interface 6.1.3. Avalon-ST 512-Bit RX Interface 6.1.4. Avalon-ST 256-Bit TX Interface 6.1.5. Avalon-ST 512-Bit TX Interface 6.1.6. TX Credit Interface 6.1.7. Interpreting the TX Credit Interface 6.1.8. Clocks 6.1.9. Update Flow Control Timer and Credit Release 6.1.10. Function-Level Reset (FLR) Interface 6.1.11. Resets 6.1.12. Interrupts 6.1.13. Control Shadow Interface for SR-IOV 6.1.14. Transaction Layer Configuration Space Interface 6.1.15. Configuration Extension Bus Interface 6.1.16. Hard IP Status Interface 6.1.17. Hard IP Reconfiguration 6.1.18. Power Management Interface 6.1.19. Serial Data Interface 6.1.20. PIPE Interface 6.1.21. Test Interface 6.1.22. PLL IP Reconfiguration 6.1.23. Message Handling
6.1.2. Avalon-ST 256-Bit RX Interface x
6.1.2.1. Avalon-ST RX Interface Three- and Four-Dword TLPs 6.1.2.2. Avalon-ST RX Interface rx_st_ready Deasserts for the 256-Bit Interface 6.1.2.3. Avalon-ST RX Interface rx_st_valid Deasserts 6.1.2.4. Avalon-ST RX Back-to-Back Transmission 6.1.2.5. Avalon-ST RX Interface Single-Cycle TLPs
6.1.3. Avalon-ST 512-Bit RX Interface x
6.1.3.1. PCIe TLP Layout Using the 512-Bit Interface
6.1.4. Avalon-ST 256-Bit TX Interface x
6.1.4.1. Avalon-ST TX Three- and Four-Dword TLPs 6.1.4.2. Avalon-ST TX Interface tx_st_ready Deassertion 6.1.4.3. Assertion and Deassertion of Avalon-ST TX Interface tx_st_valid
6.1.12. Interrupts x
6.1.12.1. MSI and Legacy Interrupts
6.1.23. Message Handling x
6.1.23.1. Endpoint Received Messages 6.1.23.2. Endpoint Transmitted Messages
6.2. Errors reported by the Application Layer x
6.2.1. Error Handling
6.3. Power Management x
6.3.1. Endpoint D3 Entry 6.3.2. End Point D3 Exit 6.3.3. Exit from D3 hot 6.3.4. Exit from D3 cold 6.3.5. Active State Power Management
6.4. Transaction Ordering x
6.4.1. TX TLP Ordering 6.4.2. RX TLP Ordering
6.5. RX Buffer x
6.5.1. Retry Buffer 6.5.2. Configuration Retry Status
7. Interrupts x
7.1. Interrupts for Endpoints
7.1. Interrupts for Endpoints x
7.1.1. MSI and Legacy Interrupts 7.1.2. MSI-X 7.1.3. Implementing MSI-X Interrupts 7.1.4. Legacy Interrupts
8. Registers x
8.1. Configuration Space Registers
8.1. Configuration Space Registers x
8.1.1. Register Access Definitions 8.1.2. PCI Configuration Header Registers 8.1.3. PCI Express Capability Structures 8.1.4. Intel Defined VSEC Capability Header 8.1.5. General Purpose Control and Status Register 8.1.6. Uncorrectable Internal Error Status Register 8.1.7. Uncorrectable Internal Error Mask Register 8.1.8. Correctable Internal Error Status Register 8.1.9. Correctable Internal Error Mask Register 8.1.10. SR-IOV Virtualization Extended Capabilities Registers Address Map
8.1.4. Intel Defined VSEC Capability Header x
8.1.4.1. Intel Defined Vendor Specific Header 8.1.4.2. Intel Marker 8.1.4.3. JTAG Silicon ID 8.1.4.4. User Configurable Device and Board ID
8.1.10. SR-IOV Virtualization Extended Capabilities Registers Address Map x
8.1.10.1. ARI Enhanced Capability Header 8.1.10.2. SR-IOV Enhanced Capability Registers 8.1.10.3. Initial VFs and Total VFs Registers 8.1.10.4. VF Device ID Register 8.1.10.5. Page Size Registers 8.1.10.6. VF Base Address Registers (BARs) 0-5 8.1.10.7. Secondary PCI Express Extended Capability Header 8.1.10.8. Lane Status Registers 8.1.10.9. Transaction Processing Hints (TPH) Requester Enhanced Capability Header 8.1.10.10. TPH Requester Capability Register 8.1.10.11. TPH Requester Control Register 8.1.10.12. Address Translation Services ATS Enhanced Capability Header 8.1.10.13. ATS Capability Register and ATS Control Register
9. Testbench and Design Example x
9.1. Endpoint Testbench 9.2. Test Driver Module 9.3. Root Port BFM Overview 9.4. BFM Procedures and Functions
9.1. Endpoint Testbench x
9.1.1. Endpoint Testbench for SR-IOV
9.3. Root Port BFM Overview x
9.3.1. BFM Memory Map 9.3.2. Configuration Space Bus and Device Numbering 9.3.3. Configuration of Root Port and Endpoint 9.3.4. Issuing Read and Write Transactions to the Application Layer
9.4. BFM Procedures and Functions x
9.4.1. ebfm_barwr Procedure 9.4.2. ebfm_barwr_imm Procedure 9.4.3. ebfm_barrd_wait Procedure 9.4.4. ebfm_barrd_nowt Procedure 9.4.5. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_wait Procedure 9.4.6. ebfm_cfgwr_imm_nowt Procedure 9.4.7. ebfm_cfgrd_wait Procedure 9.4.8. ebfm_cfgrd_nowt Procedure 9.4.9. BFM Configuration Procedures 9.4.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures 9.4.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures 9.4.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions
9.4.9. BFM Configuration Procedures x
9.4.9.1. ebfm_cfg_rp_ep Procedure 9.4.9.2. ebfm_cfg_decode_bar Procedure
9.4.10. BFM Shared Memory Access Procedures x
9.4.10.1. Shared Memory Constants 9.4.10.2. shmem_write Task 9.4.10.3. shmem_read Function 9.4.10.4. shmem_display Verilog HDL Function 9.4.10.5. shmem_fill Procedure 9.4.10.6. shmem_chk_ok Function
9.4.11. BFM Log and Message Procedures x
9.4.11.1. ebfm_display Verilog HDL Function 9.4.11.2. ebfm_log_stop_sim Verilog HDL Function 9.4.11.3. ebfm_log_set_suppressed_msg_mask Task 9.4.11.4. ebfm_log_set_stop_on_msg_mask Verilog HDL Task 9.4.11.5. ebfm_log_open Verilog HDL Function 9.4.11.6. ebfm_log_close Verilog HDL Function
9.4.12. Verilog HDL Formatting Functions x
9.4.12.1. himage1 9.4.12.2. himage2 9.4.12.3. himage4 9.4.12.4. himage8 9.4.12.5. himage16 9.4.12.6. dimage1 9.4.12.7. dimage2 9.4.12.8. dimage3 9.4.12.9. dimage4 9.4.12.10. dimage5 9.4.12.11. dimage6 9.4.12.12. dimage7
10. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link x
10.1. Troubleshooting 10.2. PCIe Link Inspector Overview
10.1. Troubleshooting x
10.1.1. Simulation Fails To Progress Beyond Polling.Active State 10.1.2. Hardware Bring-Up Issues 10.1.3. Link Training 10.1.4. Link Hangs in L0 State 10.1.5. Use Third-Party PCIe Analyzer
10.2. PCIe Link Inspector Overview x
10.2.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Hardware
10.2.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Hardware x
10.2.1.1. Enabling the PCIe* Link Inspector 10.2.1.2. Launching the PCIe* Link Inspector 10.2.1.3. The PCIe* Link Inspector LTSSM Monitor 10.2.1.4. Accessing the Configuration Space and Transceiver Registers 10.2.1.5. Additional Status Commands
10.2.1.3. The PCIe* Link Inspector LTSSM Monitor x
10.2.1.3.1. LTSSM Monitor Registers 10.2.1.3.2. ltssm_save2file <file_name> 10.2.1.3.3. ltssm_file2console 10.2.1.3.4. ltssm_debug_check 10.2.1.3.5. ltssm_display <num_states> 10.2.1.3.6. ltssm_save_oldstates
10.2.1.4. Accessing the Configuration Space and Transceiver Registers x
10.2.1.4.1. PCIe* Link Inspector Commands 10.2.1.4.2. NPDME PLL and Channel Commands 10.2.1.4.3. Register Address Map
10.2.1.5. Additional Status Commands x
10.2.1.5.1. Displaying PLL Lock and Calibration Status Registers
A. PCI Express Core Architecture x
A.1. Transaction Layer A.2. Data Link Layer A.3. Physical Layer
D. Document Revision History x
D.1. Document Revision History for the Intel® L- and H-Tile Avalon® Streaming and Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) IP for PCI Express* User Guide
1. Introduction
2. Quick Start Guide
3. Interface Overview
4. Parameters
5. Designing with the IP Core
6. Block Descriptions
7. Interrupts
8. Registers
9. Testbench and Design Example
10. Troubleshooting and Observing the Link
A. PCI Express Core Architecture
B. TX Credit Adjustment Sample Code
C. Root Port Enumeration
D. Document Revision History

10.1.4. Link Hangs in L0 State

There are many reasons that link may stop transmitting data. The following table lists some possible causes.

Table 90.  Link Hangs in L0

Possible Causes

Symptoms and Root Causes

Workarounds and Solutions

Avalon‑ST signaling violates Avalon-ST protocol

Avalon‑ST protocol violations include the following errors:

  • More than one tx_st_sop per tx_st_eop.
  • Two or more tx_st_eop’s without a corresponding tx_st_sop.
  • rx_st_valid is not asserted with tx_st_sop or tx_st_eop.

These errors are applicable to both simulation and hardware.

Add logic to detect situations where tx_st_ready remains deasserted for more than 100 cycles. Set post‑triggering conditions to check for the Avalon‑ST signaling of last two TLPs to verify correct tx_st_sop and tx_st_eop signaling.

Incorrect payload size

Determine if the length field of the last TLP transmitted by End Point is greater than the InitFC credit advertised by the link partner. For simulation, refer to the log file and simulation dump. For hardware, use a third‑party logic analyzer trace to capture PCIe transactions.

If the payload is greater than the initFC credit advertised, you must either increase the InitFC of the posted request to be greater than the max payload size or reduce the payload size of the requested TLP to be less than the InitFC value.

Flow control credit overflows

Determine if the credit field associated with the current TLP type in the tx_cred bus is less than the requested credit value. When insufficient credits are available, the core waits for the link partner to release the correct credit type. Sufficient credits may be unavailable if the link partner increments credits more than expected, creating a situation where the Intel L-/H-Tile Avalon-ST for PCI Express IP Core credit calculation is out-of-sync with the link partner.

Add logic to detect conditions where the tx_st_ready signal remains deasserted for more than 100 cycles. Set post‑triggering conditions to check the value of the tx_cred_* and tx_st_* interfaces. Add a FIFO status signal to determine if the TXFIFO is full.

Malformed TLP is transmitted

Refer to the error log file to find the last good packet transmitted on the link. Correlate this packet with TLP sent on Avalon‑ST interface. Determine if the last TLP sent has any of the following errors:

  • The actual payload sent does not match the length field.
  • The format and type fields are incorrectly specified.
  • TD field is asserted, indicating the presence of a TLP digest (ECRC), but the ECRC DWORD is not present at the end of TLP.
  • The payload crosses a 4KByte boundary.

Revise the Application Layer logic to correct the error condition.

Insufficient Posted credits released by Root Port

If a Memory Write TLP is transmitted with a payload greater than the maximum payload size, the Root Port may release an incorrect posted data credit to the Endpoint in simulation. As a result, the Endpoint does not have enough credits to send additional Memory Write Requests.

Make sure Application Layer sends Memory Write Requests with a payload less than or equal the value specified by the maximum payload size.

Missing completion packets or dropped packets

The RX Completion TLP might cause the RX FIFO to overflow. Make sure that the total outstanding read data of all pending Memory Read Requests is smaller than the allocated completion credits in RX buffer.

You must ensure that the data for all outstanding read requests does not exceed the completion credits in the RX buffer.

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