User’s Manual

IBM PowerPC 750GX and 750GL RISC Microprocessor

7.2.11 Processor Status Signals

Processor status signals indicate the state of the processor. They include the memory reservation signal, machine quiesce control signals, time-base enable signal, and TLB Invalidate Synchronize (TLBISYNC) signal.

7.2.11.1 Quiescent Request (QREQ)—Output

State

Asserted

Indicates that the 750GX is requesting all bus activity normally required to be

 

 

snooped to terminate or to pause so the 750GX can enter a quiescent (low

 

 

power) state. When the 750GX has entered a quiescent state, it no longer

 

 

snoops bus activity. See Chapter 10, Power and Thermal Management, on

 

 

page 335.

 

Negated

Indicates that the 750GX is not making a request to enter the quiescent

 

 

state.

Timing

 

 

 

 

Assertion/

Might occur on any cycle.

QREQ

will remain asserted for the duration of the

 

Negation

quiescent state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.2.11.2 Quiescent Acknowledge (QACK)—Input

State

Asserted

Indicates that all bus activity has terminated or paused, and that the 750GX

 

 

might enter nap or sleep mode.

 

Negated

Indicates that the 750GX cannot enter nap or sleep mode, or that it must

 

 

return to doze mode from nap mode in order to snoop.

Timing

 

 

Assertion/

May occur on any cycle following the assertion of

QREQ.

Must be negated

 

Negation

for at least eight bus cycles prior to performing any snoop cycles to ensure

 

 

that the 750GX has returned to doze mode from nap mode.

 

Start-Up

See Table 7-6, Summary of Mode Select Signals, on page 274 for a descrip-

 

 

tion of the start-up function.

7.2.11.3 Reservation (RSRV)—Output

State

Asserted/

Represents the state of the internal reservation coherency bit used by the

 

Negated

lwarx and stwcx. instructions. See Section 8.7.1, Support for the lwarx and

 

 

stwcx. Instruction Pair, on page 319.

Timing

Assertion/

Might occur on any cycle. Will occur immediately following a transition of the

 

Negation

reservation coherency bit.

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