A12.1
Bypassing the GIC CPU Interface
The processor optionally implements the GIC CPU Interface. If present, you can disable it by asserting
the
GICCDISABLE
signal HIGH at reset.
If the GIC is enabled, the input pins
nVIRQ
and
nVFIQ
must be tied off to HIGH because the internal
GIC CPU interface generates the virtual interrupt signals to the cores. Software controls the
nIRQ
and
nFIQ
signals, therefore there is no requirement to tie them HIGH. If you disable the GIC CPU interface,
a GIC that is external to the processor can drive the input signals
nVIRQ
and
nVFIQ
.
Asserting the
GICCDISABLE
signal HIGH at reset removes access to the memory-mapped and system
GIC CPU Interface registers.
Related information
B2.54 AArch64 Processor Feature Register 0, EL1
B1.85 Processor Feature Register 1
A12 GIC CPU Interface
A12.1 Bypassing the GIC CPU Interface
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