Arria V Avalon-MM Interface for PCIe Solutions: User Guide

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Date 5/21/2017
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6. Interrupts for Endpoints

The PCI Express Avalon-MM bridge supports MSI or legacy interrupts. The completer only single dword variant includes an interrupt handler that implements both INTX and MSI interrupts. Support requires instantiation of the CRA slave module where the interrupt registers and control logic are implemented.

The PCI Express Avalon‑MM bridge supports the Avalon‑MM individual requests interrupt scheme: multiple input signals indicate incoming interrupt requests, and software must determine priorities for servicing simultaneous interrupts.

The RX master module port has up to 16 Avalon‑MM interrupt input signals (RXmirq_irq[ <n> :0], where <n> ≤15). Each interrupt signal indicates a distinct interrupt source. Assertion of any of these signals, or a PCI Express mailbox register write access, sets a bit in the Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status register. Multiple bits can be set at the same time; Application Layer software on the host side determines priorities for servicing simultaneous incoming interrupt requests. Each set bit in the Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status register generates a PCI Express interrupt, if enabled, when software determines its turn. Software can enable the individual interrupts by writing to the Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Enable Register through the CRA slave.

When any interrupt input signal is asserted, the corresponding bit is written in the Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status Register. Software reads this register and decides priority on servicing requested interrupts.

After servicing the interrupt, software must clear the appropriate serviced interrupt status bit and ensure that no other interrupts are pending. For interrupts caused by Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status Register mailbox writes, the status bits should be cleared in the Avalon-MM to PCI Express Interrupt Status Register. For interrupts due to the incoming interrupt signals on the Avalon‑MM interface, the interrupt status should be cleared in the Avalon‑MM component that sourced the interrupt. This sequence prevents interrupt requests from being lost during interrupt servicing.

Figure 28. Avalon-MM Interrupt Propagation to the PCI Express Link