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 TL 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. Glossary 1.2. Overview 1.3. Features 1.4. Release Information 1.5. Device Family Support 1.6. Performance and Resource Utilization 1.7. IP Core Support Levels
1.2. Overview x
1.2.1. Standards and Specifications Compliance
1.3. Features x
1.3.1. 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. TL 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. TL Bypass Mode x
3.3.1. Overview 3.3.2. Register Settings for the TL Bypass Mode 3.3.3. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface 3.3.4. Avalon® Streaming Interface
3.3.2. Register Settings for the TL 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. Hot Plug Interface 4.3.4. Interrupt Interface 4.3.5. Hard IP Reconfiguration Interface 4.3.6. Error Interface 4.3.7. Completion Timeout Interface 4.3.8. Configuration Intercept Interface 4.3.9. Power Management Interface 4.3.10. Hard IP Status Interface 4.3.11. Page Request Services (PRS) Interface (Endpoint Only) 4.3.12. Function-Level Reset (FLR) Interface (Endpoint Only) 4.3.13. SR-IOV VF Error Flag Interface (Endpoint Only) 4.3.14. 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
4.3.4. Interrupt Interface x
4.3.4.1. Legacy Interrupts 4.3.4.2. MSI 4.3.4.3. MSI-X
4.3.4.3. MSI-X x
4.3.4.3.1. Implementing MSI-X Interrupts
4.3.9. Power Management Interface x
4.3.9.1. D3Hot Entry 4.3.9.2. D3Hot Exit 4.3.9.3. D3Cold Entry 4.3.9.4. D3Cold Exit
4.3.9.2. D3Hot Exit x
4.3.9.2.1. D3Hot Exit Initiated by Host 4.3.9.2.2. 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 5.3. Design Examples
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)
5.3. Design Examples x
5.3.1. Design Example Files 5.3.2. Generated HDL Format 5.3.3. Target Development Kit 5.3.4. Currently Selected Design Example
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 TL Bypass Mode x
D.1. Upstream TL Bypass Mode D.2. Downstream TL 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 TL Bypass Mode
E. Margin Masks for the R-Tile Avalon Streaming Intel FPGA IP for PCI Express

5.2.3.2. VirtIO Parameters

You can enable VirtIO as shown in the screenshot below:

Figure 56. Enable VirtIO Support

Then, you can configure the appropriate VirtIO capability parameters as shown in the screenshot below:

Figure 57. Configure VirtIO Capability Parameters

The next table summarizes the parameters associated with the five VirtIO device configuration structures:

Table 93.  VirtIO Structure PCI Capabilities Parameters
Parameter Description Allowed Range Default Value
PF/VF VirtIO Common Configuration Structure Capability Parameters
PFs 0-7 Common Configuration Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the Common Configuration Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Common Configuration Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the Common Configuration Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 Common Configuration Structure Offset within BAR Indicates starting position of Common Config Structure in a given BAR of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Common Configuration Structure BAR Indicator Indicates starting position of Common Config Structure in a given BAR of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 Common Configuration Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of Common Config Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Common Configuration Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of Common Config Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PF/VF VirtIO Notifications Structure Capability Parameters
PFs 0-7 Notifications Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the Notifications Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Notifications Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the Notifications Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 Notifications Structure Offset within BAR Indicates starting position of Notifications Structure in given BAR of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Notifications Structure BAR Indicator Indicates starting position of Notifications Structure in given BAR of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 Notifications Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of Notifications Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Notifications Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of Notifications Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 Notifications Structure Notify Off Multiplier Indicates multiplier for queue_notify_off in Notifications Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Notifications Structure Notify Off Multiplier Indicates multiplier for queue_notify_off in Notifications Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PF/VF VirtIO ISR Status Structure Capability Parameters
PFs 0-7 ISR Status Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the ISR Status Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 VFs ISR Status Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the ISR Status Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 ISR Status Structure Offset within BAR Indicates starting position of ISR Status Structure in given BAR of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs ISR Status Structure BAR Indicator Indicates starting position of ISR Status Structure in given BAR of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 ISR Status Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of ISR Status Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs ISR Status Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of ISR Status Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PF/VF VirtIO Device-Specific Configuration Structure Capability Parameters
Enable PFs 0-7 VirtIO Device Specific Capability Enable PFs 0-7 VirtIO Device-Specific Configuration Structure Capability. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. True / False False
Enable PFs 0-7 VFs VirtIO Device-Specific Capability Enable VirtIO Device-Specific Configuration Structure Capability of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. True / False False
PFs 0-7 Device-Specific Configuration Structure BAR Indicator

Indicates BAR holding the Device-Specific Configuration Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab.

0-5 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Device-Specific Configuration Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the Device-Specific Configuration Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 Device-Specific Configuration Structure Offset within BAR Indicates starting position of Device-Specific Configuration Structure in given BAR of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Device-Specific Configuration Structure BAR Indicator Indicates starting position of Device-Specific Configuration Structure in given BAR of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 Device-Specific Configuration Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of Device-Specific Configuration Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs Device-Specific Configuration Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of Device-Specific Configuration Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PF/VF VirtIO PCI Configuration Access Structure Capability Parameters
PFs 0-7 PCI Configuration Access Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the PCI Configuration Access Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 VFs PCI Configuration Access Structure BAR Indicator Indicates BAR holding the PCI Configuration Access Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-5 0
PFs 0-7 PCI Configuration Access Structure Offset within BAR Indicates Starting position of PCI Configuration Access Structure in given BAR of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs PCI Configuration Access Structure BAR Indicator Indicates Starting position of PCI Configuration Access Structure in given BAR of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 PCI Configuration Access Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of PCI Configuration Access Structure of PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
PFs 0-7 VFs PCI Configuration Access Structure Length Indicates length in bytes of PCI Configuration Access Structure of VFs associated with PFs 0-7. This parameter is located under the PFn VFs VirtIO Structures tab. 0-536870911 0
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