Hard Processor System Technical Reference Manual: Agilex™ 5 SoCs

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Date 4/01/2024
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3.5.3.11.1. Uncorrected Errors and Data Poisoning

When an error is detected, the correction mechanism is triggered. However, if the error is a 2-bit error in a RAM protected by ECC, then the error is not correctable.

The behavior on an uncorrected error depends on the type of RAM:
  • Uncorrected error detected in a data RAM:
    • When an uncorrected error is detected in a data RAM, the chunk of data with the error is marked as poisoned. This poison information is then transferred with the data and stored in the cache if the data is allocated into another cache. The poisoned information is stored per 64 bits of data, except in the L1 data cache where it is stored per 32 bits of data.
  • Uncorrected error detected in a tag RAM:
    • When an uncorrected error is detected in a tag RAM, either the address or coherency state of the line is not known, and the corresponding data cannot be poisoned. In this case, the line is invalidated, and an error recovery interrupt is generated to notify software that the data has potentially been lost.