Intel MultiProcessor manual System Address Space Mapping Entry Fields, Entry Length, Address Type

MultiProcessor Specification

Table 4-14. System Address Space Mapping Entry Fields

	Offset	Length
Field	(in bytes:bits)	(in bits)	Description
ENTRY TYPE	0	8	Entry type 128 identifies a System Address Space
			Mapping Entry.
ENTRY LENGTH	1	8	A value of 20 indicates that an entry of this type is
			twenty bytes long.

BUS ID

2

8

The BUS ID for the bus where the system address space is mapped. This number corresponds to the BUS ID as defined in the base table bus entry for this bus.

ADDRESS TYPE

3

8

System address type used to access bus addresses must be:

0 = I/O address

1 = Memory address

2 = Prefetch address

All other numbers are reserved.

ADDRESS BASE	4	64	Starting address
LENGTH	12	64	Number of addresses which are visible to the bus

If any main memory address is mapped to a software visible bus, such as PCI, it must be explicitly declared using a System Address Space Mapping entry.

In the case of a bus that is directly connected to the main system bus, system address space records and compatibility base address modifiers must be provided as needed to fully describe the complete set of addresses that are mapped to that bus. For example, in Figure 4-10, complete explicit descriptions must be provided for PCI BUS 0 and PCI BUS 1 even if one of the buses is programmed for subtractive decode.

Processor 0				Processor 1
		System Bus
	PCI			PCI
Host Bridge			Host Bridge
PCI Bus 0					PCI Bus 1
EISA Bridge					PCI-to-PCI
					Bridge

Memory

Controller

EISA Bus PCI Bus 2

Figure 4-10. Example System with Multiple Bus Types and Bridge Types

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