A4.5
L2 Wait for Interrupt
When all the cores are in WFI low-power state, the shared L2 memory system logic that is common to all
the cores can also enter a WFI low-power state.
Entry into L2 WFI low-power state can occur only if specific requirements are met and the following
sequence applied:
• All cores are in WFI low-power state and therefore, the
STANDBYWFI
output for each core is
asserted. Assertion of all the cores
STANDBYWFI
outputs guarantees that all the cores are in idle
and low-power state. All clocks in the cores, with the exception of a small amount of clock wakeup
logic, are disabled.
• If configured with ACE, the SoC asserts the input pin
ACINACTM
to idle the AXI master interface.
It indicates that no snoop requests will be made from the external memory system.
• If configured with a CHI interface, the SoC asserts the input pin
SINACT
to idle the CHI master
interface. It indicates that no snoop requests will be made from the external memory system.
• If configured with an ACP interface, the SoC asserts the
AINACTS
input pin to idle the ACP
interface. It indicates that the SoC sends no more transactions on the ACP interface.
When the L2 memory system completes the outstanding transactions for AXI, ACE, or CHI interfaces, it
can then enter the L2 WFI low-power state. On entry into L2 WFI low-power state,
STANDBYWFIL2
is asserted. Assertion of
STANDBYWFIL2
guarantees that the L2 memory system is idle and does not
accept new transactions.
Exit from L2 WFI low-power state occurs on one of the following events:
• A physical IRQ or FIQ interrupt.
• A debug event.
• Powerup or warm reset.
When a core exits permanently from WFI low-power state,
STANDBYWFI
for that core is deasserted.
When the L2 memory system logic exits from WFI low-power state,
STANDBYWFIL2
is deasserted.
The SoC must continue to assert
ACINACTM
or
SINACT
until
STANDBYWFIL2
has deasserted.
The following figure shows the L2 WFI timing for a 4-core configuration.
CLKIN
STANDBYWFI[3:0]
ACINACTM
STANDBYWFIL2
nIRQ
AINACTS
Figure A4-3 L2 Wait For Interrupt timing
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