Memory Map

32430C

 

 

Memory7Map

Figures 7-1,7-2,and 7-3show the system memory. Figure 7-1is the GLIU Descriptor Map, Figure 7-2shows the Core Cache descriptors, and Figure 7-3 on page 32 shows the Core cache region configurations.

Figure 7-4 on page 33 shows the flow of GeodeROM in the GX processor/CS5535 system.

Memory Descriptors

BM - Base Mask

BMO - Base Mask Offset

 

 

R - Range

RO - Range Offset

 

 

SC - Swiss Cheese

No Swiss Cheese Offset

 

 

Figure 7-1. GLIU Descriptor Map

FFFFFFFFh (4 GB)

Frame Buffer Offset

Video Descriptors

(RO, VP + GP + DC)

VSA Offset

Frame Buffer Descriptors (RO, GLMC)

SMM Descriptor (RO, GLMC)

SysTop Descriptor (R, GLMC)

Two Shadow Descriptor (SC, GLMC) A0000h - DFFFFh, E0000h-11FFFh

Two Conv Desc (BM, MC)

0-7FFFFh, 80000h-9FFFFh

ROM

Subtractive to PCI

Subtractive to PCI

Subtractive to PCI

Subtractive to PCI

Memory Mapped Frame Buffer

Memory Mapped Video Registers

Memory Mapped VSA

Subtractive to PCI

Frame Buffer

VSA

Subtractive to PCI

Extended Memory

System and Option ROMs

Conventional Memory

FFFC0000h

50000000h

40400000h subtracted from Extended Memory

Top of DRAM

VSA and Video Memory

Top of System (OS) RAM

A0000h - 100000h (640 KB - 1 MB)

Figure 7-2. CPU Core Cache Descriptors

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