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PEB383 User Manual
July 25, 2011
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
Confidential - NDA Required
8. Interrupt
Handling
Topics discussed include the following:
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8.1
Overview
The PEB383 supports the two types of interrupts that originate on a PCI bus:
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Legacy PCI interrupts, PCI_INT[D:A]n
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Message-based interrupts
— Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI)
— Enhanced Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI-X)
The PEB383’s PCI Interface forwards legacy INTx assertion/de-assertions in the form of Assert_INTx
and Deassert_INTx messages on its PCIe link. The PEB383 handles MSI and MSI-X transactions as
PCI memory write transactions. When the bridge receives an MSI/MSI-X transaction on its
PCI Interface, it forwards it as a memory write TLP on its PCIe link. Both INTx messages and
MSI/MSI-X transactions flow through the PEB383’s upstream posted buffer, as displayed in
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Figure 21: Interrupt Handling Diagram
Upstream
Posted
Buffer
PCI Target
Interface
PCI_INT
An
PCI_INTBn
PCI_INTCn
PCI_INTDn
Interrupt
Message
Generation