R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide

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Document Table of Contents x
1. About the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express 2. IP Architecture and Functional Description 3. Advanced Features 4. Interfaces 5. Parameters 6. Troubleshooting/Debugging 7. R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide Archives 8. Document Revision History for the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide A. Configuration Space Registers B. Root Port Enumeration C. Implementation of Address Translation Services (ATS) in Endpoint Mode D. Packets Forwarded to the User Application in TLP Bypass Mode E. Margin Masks for the R-Tile Avalon Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express
1. About the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express x
1.1. Overview 1.2. Features 1.3. Release Information 1.4. Device Family Support 1.5. Performance and Resource Utilization 1.6. IP Core Support Levels
1.1. Overview x
1.1.1. Standards and Specifications Compliance
1.2. Features x
1.2.1. Multifunction and Virtualization Features
2. IP Architecture and Functional Description x
2.1. Overview 2.2. PCIe Hard IP Mode 2.3. PIPE Direct Mode
2.2. PCIe Hard IP Mode x
2.2.1. Clocking 2.2.2. Reset 2.2.3. PCI Express Protocol Stack
2.2.2. Reset x
2.2.2.1. Single PERST 2.2.2.2. Independent PERST Pins 2.2.2.3. Independent GPIO PERST
2.2.2.2. Independent PERST Pins x
2.2.2.2.1. REFCLK and PERST Guidelines When Using Independent PERST Pins
2.2.2.3. Independent GPIO PERST x
2.2.2.3.1. REFCLK and PERST Guidelines when Using Independent GPIO PERST
2.2.3. PCI Express Protocol Stack x
2.2.3.1. PMA 2.2.3.2. Data Link Layer Overview 2.2.3.3. Transaction Layer Overview
2.2.3.3. Transaction Layer Overview x
2.2.3.3.1. Deferrable Memory Write (DMWr)
2.3. PIPE Direct Mode x
2.3.1. Clocking 2.3.2. Reset 2.3.3. PIPE Layer
2.3.3. PIPE Layer x
2.3.3.1. Preset Mappings
3. Advanced Features x
3.1. PCIe Port Bifurcation and PHY Channel Mapping 3.2. Virtualization Support 3.3. TLP Bypass Mode
3.2. Virtualization Support x
3.2.1. SR-IOV Support 3.2.2. VirtIO Support
3.2.1. SR-IOV Support x
3.2.1.1. SR-IOV Supported Features List 3.2.1.2. Implementation 3.2.1.3. VF to PF Mapping 3.2.1.4. Function Level Reset (FLR)
3.2.1.2. Implementation x
3.2.1.2.1. VF Error Flag Interface (for x16/x8 Cores Only)
3.2.2. VirtIO Support x
3.2.2.1. VirtIO Supported Features List 3.2.2.2. Overview 3.2.2.3. Parameters 3.2.2.4. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Interface 3.2.2.5. Registers
3.2.2.5. Registers x
3.2.2.5.1. VirtIO Common Configuration Capability Register (Address: 0x012) 3.2.2.5.2. VirtIO Common Configuration BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x013) 3.2.2.5.3. VirtIO Common Configuration BAR Offset Register (Address: 0x014) 3.2.2.5.4. VirtIO Common Configuration Structure Length Register (Address 0x015) 3.2.2.5.5. VirtIO Notifications Capability Register (Address: 0x016) 3.2.2.5.6. VirtIO Notifications BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x017) 3.2.2.5.7. VirtIO Notifications BAR Offset Register (Address: 0x018) 3.2.2.5.8. VirtIO Notifications Structure Length Register (Address: 0x019) 3.2.2.5.9. VirtIO Notifications Notify Off Multiplier Register (Address: 0x01A) 3.2.2.5.10. VirtIO ISR Status Capability Register (Address: 0x02F) 3.2.2.5.11. VirtIO ISR Status BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x030) 3.2.2.5.12. VirtIO ISR Status BAR Offset Register (Address: 0x031) 3.2.2.5.13. VirtIO ISR Status Structure Length Register (Address: 0x032) 3.2.2.5.14. VirtIO Device Specific Capability Register (Address: 0x033) 3.2.2.5.15. VirtIO Device Specific BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x034) 3.2.2.5.16. VirtIO Device Specific BAR Offset Register (Address 0x035) 3.2.2.5.17. VirtIO Device Specific Structure Length Register (Address: 0x036) 3.2.2.5.18. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Capability Register (Address: 0x037) 3.2.2.5.19. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access BAR Indicator Register (Address: 0x038) 3.2.2.5.20. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access BAR Offset Register (Address: 0x039) 3.2.2.5.21. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Structure Length Register (Address: 0x03A) 3.2.2.5.22. VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Data Register (Address: 0x03B)
3.3. TLP Bypass Mode x
3.3.1. Overview 3.3.2. Register Settings for the TLP Bypass Mode 3.3.3. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface 3.3.4. Avalon® Streaming Interface
3.3.2. Register Settings for the TLP Bypass Mode x
3.3.2.1. TLPBYPASS_ERR_EN (Address 0x1314) 3.3.2.2. TLPBYPASS_ERR_STATUS (Address 0x1310)
3.3.4. Avalon® Streaming Interface x
3.3.4.1. Configuration TLP 3.3.4.2. Transmit Interface 3.3.4.3. Receive Interface 3.3.4.4. Malformed TLP 3.3.4.5. ECRC
4. Interfaces x
4.1. Clocks and Resets 4.2. Serial Data Interface 4.3. PCI Express Mode 4.4. PIPE Direct Mode
4.1. Clocks and Resets x
4.1.1. Clocks 4.1.2. Resets
4.3. PCI Express Mode x
4.3.1. Avalon® Streaming Interface 4.3.2. Precision Time Measurement (PTM) Interface (Endpoint Only) 4.3.3. Interrupt Interface 4.3.4. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface 4.3.5. Error Interface 4.3.6. Completion Timeout Interface 4.3.7. Configuration Intercept Interface 4.3.8. Power Management Interface 4.3.9. Hard IP Status Interface 4.3.10. Page Request Services (PRS) Interface (Endpoint Only) 4.3.11. Function-Level Reset (FLR) Interface (Endpoint Only) 4.3.12. SR-IOV VF Error Flag Interface (Endpoint Only) 4.3.13. General Purpose VSEC Interface
4.3.1. Avalon® Streaming Interface x
4.3.1.1. TLP Header and Data Alignment for the Avalon® streaming RX and TX Interfaces 4.3.1.2. Credit Control 4.3.1.3. Avalon® Streaming RX Interface 4.3.1.4. Avalon® Streaming TX Interface 4.3.1.5. Tag Allocation
4.3.1.2. Credit Control x
4.3.1.2.1. Credit Interface - Data and Header 4.3.1.2.2. Credit Initialization 4.3.1.2.3. Credit Update/Release 4.3.1.2.4. RX Flow Control Interface 4.3.1.2.5. TX Flow Control Interface
4.3.1.3. Avalon® Streaming RX Interface x
4.3.1.3.1. Application Logic Guidelines for the Avalon Streaming RX Interface
4.3.1.4. Avalon® Streaming TX Interface x
4.3.1.4.1. Application Logic Guidelines for the Avalon Streaming TX Interface 4.3.1.4.2. Avalon® Streaming TX Interface pX_tx_st_ready_o Behavior
4.3.1.5. Tag Allocation x
4.3.1.5.1. Completion Buffer Size
4.3.3. Interrupt Interface x
4.3.3.1. Legacy Interrupts 4.3.3.2. MSI 4.3.3.3. MSI-X
4.3.3.3. MSI-X x
4.3.3.3.1. Implementing MSI-X Interrupts
4.3.8. Power Management Interface x
4.3.8.1. D3Hot Entry 4.3.8.2. D3Hot Exit 4.3.8.3. D3Cold Entry 4.3.8.4. D3Cold Exit
4.3.8.2. D3Hot Exit x
4.3.8.2.1. D3Hot Exit Initiated by Host 4.3.8.2.2. D3Hot Exit Initiated by EP
4.4. PIPE Direct Mode x
4.4.1. Data Signals 4.4.2. Command and Status Signals 4.4.3. Message Bus Signals 4.4.4. Deskew Signals 4.4.5. PIPE Direct Reset Sequence 4.4.6. PIPE Direct Speed Change 4.4.7. PIPE Lane Reset Staggering 4.4.8. Unused Lanes in PIPE Direct Mode
4.4.1. Data Signals x
4.4.1.1. Transmit Signals 4.4.1.2. Receive Signals
4.4.4. Deskew Signals x
4.4.4.1. MAC to PHY (M2P) Signals 4.4.4.2. PHY to MAC (P2M) Signals
5. Parameters x
5.1. Top-Level Settings 5.2. Core Parameters
5.2. Core Parameters x
5.2.1. Avalon Parameters 5.2.2. Base Address Registers 5.2.3. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters
5.2.3. PCI Express and PCI Capabilities Parameters x
5.2.3.1. Device Capabilities 5.2.3.2. VirtIO Parameters 5.2.3.3. Link Capabilities 5.2.3.4. Legacy Interrupt Pin Register 5.2.3.5. MSI Capabilities 5.2.3.6. MSI-X Capabilities 5.2.3.7. Slot Capabilities 5.2.3.8. Latency Tolerance Reporting (LTR) 5.2.3.9. Process Address Space ID (PASID) 5.2.3.10. Device Serial Number Capability 5.2.3.11. Page Request Service (PRS) 5.2.3.12. Access Control Service (ACS) 5.2.3.13. Power Management 5.2.3.14. Vendor Specific Extended Capability (VSEC) Registers 5.2.3.15. TLP Processing Hints (TPH) 5.2.3.16. Address Translation Services (ATS) Capabilities 5.2.3.17. Precision Time Measurement (PTM)
6. Troubleshooting/Debugging x
6.1. Hardware Debug 6.2. Operating System Tools and Utilities 6.3. Signal Tap Logic Analyzer 6.4. Using the Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface for Debugging 6.5. Other Interfaces That Can Be Used for Debug Activities 6.6. Debug Toolkit
6.1. Hardware Debug x
6.1.1. Debugging Link Training Issues 6.1.2. Debugging Device Enumeration Issues 6.1.3. Debugging Data Transfer and Performance Issues
6.1.3. Debugging Data Transfer and Performance Issues x
6.1.3.1. Advanced Error Reporting (AER)
6.2. Operating System Tools and Utilities x
6.2.1. Using lspci Utility to Read Negotiated Link Speed
6.4. Using the Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface for Debugging x
6.4.1. Using the Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface to Enable and Read ECRC and LCRC Error Counts
6.6. Debug Toolkit x
6.6.1. Overview 6.6.2. Enabling the R-Tile Debug Toolkit 6.6.3. Launching the R-Tile Debug Toolkit 6.6.4. Using the R-Tile Debug Toolkit
6.6.4. Using the R-Tile Debug Toolkit x
6.6.4.1. R-Tile Information 6.6.4.2. Event Counters 6.6.4.3. Link Inspector 6.6.4.4. Configuration Space 6.6.4.5. Channel Parameters
6.6.4.5. Channel Parameters x
6.6.4.5.1. General PHY 6.6.4.5.2. Tx Path 6.6.4.5.3. Rx Path 6.6.4.5.4. Lane Margining
C. Implementation of Address Translation Services (ATS) in Endpoint Mode x
C.1. Sending Translated/Untranslated Requests C.2. Sending a Page Request Message from the Endpoint (EP) to the Root Complex (RC) C.3. Invalidating Requests/Completions
D. Packets Forwarded to the User Application in TLP Bypass Mode x
D.1. Upstream TLP Bypass Mode D.2. Downstream TLP Bypass Mode
E. Margin Masks for the R-Tile Avalon Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express x
E.1. Margin Masks Overview E.2. 5x5 Testing Efficiency E.3. Debug Toolkit Margin Methodology
E.2. 5x5 Testing Efficiency x
E.2.1. First Time Testing E.2.2. Spot Check Testing
E.3. Debug Toolkit Margin Methodology x
E.3.1. Debug Toolkit Testing Process
1. About the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express
2. IP Architecture and Functional Description
3. Advanced Features
4. Interfaces
5. Parameters
6. Troubleshooting/Debugging
7. R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel® FPGA IP for PCI Express* User Guide Archives
8. Document Revision History for the R-Tile Avalon® Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express User Guide
A. Configuration Space Registers
B. Root Port Enumeration
C. Implementation of Address Translation Services (ATS) in Endpoint Mode
D. Packets Forwarded to the User Application in TLP Bypass Mode
E. Margin Masks for the R-Tile Avalon Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express

4.3.1.5.1. Completion Buffer Size

R-Tile Hard IP for PCIe implements Completion (Cpl) buffers for header and data for each PCIe core. In Endpoint mode, when Completion credits are infinite, user application needs to manage the number of outstanding requests to prevent overflow and lost Completions.

Table 60.  Completion Buffer Size
Completion Buffer OPNs = AGIx027R29AxxxxR0, AGIx027R29AxxxxR1 Production Devices or Engineering Samples with the following OPNs = AGIx027R29AxxxxR2, AGIx027R29AxxxxR3, AGIx027R29BxxxxR3, AGIx023R18AxxxxR0, AGIx041R29DxxxxR0, AGIx041R29DxxxxR1, AGMx039R47AxxR0
Depth Width Depth Width
Port 0 Cpl header 572 N/A 1444 N/A
Port 0 Cpl data 2016 512 2016 512
Port 1 Cpl header 572 N/A 1144 N/A
Port 1 Cpl data 2016 256 2016 256
Port 2 Cpl header 286 N/A 572 N/A
Port 2 Cpl data 1730 128 2016 128
Port 3 Cpl header 286 N/A 572 N/A
Port 3 Cpl data 1730 128 2016 128

Application Layer should send a request when there are sufficient completion buffer entries. For a Memory Read request, the Completer is allowed to break up the response for a single Read Request into multiple Completions, so the Application Layer needs to account for the maximum possible Completions returned.

Below are a few examples for the amount of Completion buffer entries that would be required based on the Memory Read request size and the Read Completion Boundary (RCB) configuration.

Table 61.  Completion Buffer Entries Examples
Memory Read Request Examples Completion Buffer Entries Required
Port 0 Port 1 Port 2/3
Header Data Header Data Header Data
A Memory Read request with an address of 1_0000h and length of C0h bytes (192 decimal) can be completed by a Root Complex with an RCB value of 64 bytes with one of the following combinations of Completions (bytes):
  • 192
  • 128, 64
  • 64, 128
  • 64, 64, 64 → Maximum number of completions
3 3 3 6 3 12
A Memory Read request with an address of 1_0000h and length of C0h bytes (192 decimal) can be completed by a Root Complex with an RCB value of 128 bytes with one of the following combinations of Completions (bytes):
  • 192
  • 128, 64 → Maximum number of completions
2 3 2 6 2 12
A Memory Read request with an address of 1_0020h and length of 100h bytes (256 decimal) can be completed by a Root Complex with an RCB value of 64 bytes with one of the following combinations of Completions (bytes):
  • 256
  • 32, 224
  • 32, 64, 160
  • 32, 64, 64, 96
  • 32, 64, 64, 64, 32 → Maximum number of completions
  • 32, 64, 128, 32
  • 32, 128, 96
  • 32, 128, 64, 32
  • 96, 160
  • 96, 128, 32
  • 96, 64, 96
  • 96, 64, 64, 32
  • 160, 96
  • 160, 64, 32
  • 224, 32
 5 4 5 8 5 16

Based on the examples from the table above, the Suggested Flow for Application Logic to Track Completion Buffer Entries and Schedule NP Requests to R-Tile IP for PCIe below provides the flow in the Application logic to track the completion buffer entries and based on this, schedule Non-Posted (NP) requests to the R-Tile Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express.

For illustration purposes, Suggested Flow for Application Logic to Track Completion Buffer Entries and Schedule NP Requests to R-Tile IP for PCIe is showing the R-Tile Intel FPGA IP for PCIe express configured in Configuration Mode 0 (1x16), with the Application logic requesting a Memory Read of 192 Bytes and getting a single completion of 192 Bytes in the response from the link partner.

The flow is as follows:
  1. When dl_up signal goes from LOW to HIGH, the Application logic initializes the available completion buffer entries based on CPL buffer size table above (Completion Buffer Size).
  2. When there is an NP request added to transmission queue of the Application logic, the Completion Tracking logic calculates the required completion buffer entries for the request, considering the maximum number of completions that could be received. For this example, it is 3 completions of 64 Bytes. (Refer to the table with the examples provided in Completion Buffer Entries Examples).
  3. The Completion Tracking logic checks the required completion buffer entries against the available completion buffer entries.
  4. If there are sufficient buffer entries available, the Application logic schedules the Memory Read request for transmission.
    1. The Completion Tracking logic updates the available completion header buffer entries.
    2. The Completion Tracking logic updates the available completion data buffer entries.
  5. The R-Tile Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express sends the NP TLP to the link partner.
  6. The link partner responds to the MRd request with a single Completion with a data payload of 192B.
  7. When the Completion packet is received by the Application Layer in its Rx Queue,
    1. The Completion Tracking logic updates the available completion header buffer entries.
    2. The Completion Tracking logic updates the available completion data buffer entries.
  8. The Completion Tracking logic verifies if the original NP request has been fully completed with the Completion received.
    1. If the request has been completed, the Completion Tracking logic adjusts the available completion buffer entries based on the unused entries allocated to the request previously.
    2. In case of multiple Completions for steps 8 and 8a, the Completion Tracking Logic will update the completion buffer entries for each Completion TLP received accordingly.
Figure 34. Suggested Flow for Application Logic to Track Completion Buffer Entries and Schedule NP Requests to R-Tile IP for PCIe

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