List of Registers

16.6I2O Registers

This section contains a description of the I2O registers. See Chapter 14 for theory of operation information.

Table 81. I2O Outbound Post_List Status

Byte Offset: 33:30h

Bit

Name

R/W

Description

 

 

 

 

2:0

Reserved

R

Reserved. Read only as 0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflects the status of the Outbound Post_List.

 

 

 

• When 0, the Outbound Post_List is empty. The 21555 deasserts

 

Outbound

 

p_inta_l (unless it is asserted for other reasons).

3

R

• When 1, the Outbound Post_List is not empty. When the Outbound

Post Status

 

 

Post_List Interrupt Mask bit is zero, the 21555 asserts p_inta_l as long

 

 

 

 

 

 

as this status bit is set.

 

 

 

• Reset value is 0

 

 

 

 

31:4

Reserved

R

Reserved. Read only as 0.

 

 

 

 

Table 82. I2O Outbound Post_List Interrupt Mask

Byte Offset: 37:34h

Bit

Name

R/W

Description

 

 

 

 

2:0

Reserved

R

Reserved. Read only as 0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interrupt mask for Outbound Post_List Status.

 

 

 

• When 0, the 21555 asserts p_inta_l when the Outbound

3

Outbound Post

R/W

Post_List Status bit is a 1.

Mask

• When 1, the 21555 does not assert p_inta_l when the

 

 

 

 

 

Outbound Post_List Status bit is a 1.

 

 

 

• Reset value is 1

 

 

 

 

31:4

Reserved

R

Reserved. Read only as 0.

 

 

 

 

Table 83. I2O Inbound Post_List Status

Byte Offset: 3B:38h

Bit

Name

R/W

Description

 

 

 

 

2:0

Reserved

R

Reserved. Read only as 0.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reflects the status of the Inbound Post_List.

 

 

 

• When 0, the Inbound Post_List is empty. The 21555 deasserts

 

Inbound Post

 

s_inta_l (unless it is asserted for other reasons).

3

R

• When 1, the Inbound Post_ List is not empty. When the

Status

 

 

Inbound Post_List Interrupt Mask bit is zero, the 21555 asserts

 

 

 

 

 

 

s_inta_l as long as this status bit is set.

 

 

 

• Reset value is 0

 

 

 

 

31:4

Reserved

R

Reserved. Read only as 0.

 

 

 

 

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