PowerPC e500 Core Family Reference Manual, Rev. 1
1-34
Freescale Semiconductor
Core Complex Overview
1.13.5 Reset
Book E–compliant cores do not share a common reset vector with the AIM version of the
PowerPC architecture. Instead, at reset fetching begins at address 0xFFFF_FFFC. In addition to
the Book E reset definition, the EIS and the e500 define specific aspects of the MMU page
translation and protection mechanisms. Unlike the AIM version of the PowerPC core, as soon as
instruction fetching begins, the e500 core is in virtual mode with a hardware-initialized TLB entry.
EIS–defined aspects of the MMU are described in the EREF. Specific details of how the e500 is
initialized are provided in
Section 12.6, “TLB States after Reset
.”
1.13.6 Little-Endian Mode
Unlike the AIM version of the PowerPC architecture, where little-endian mode is controlled on a
system basis, Book E allows control of byte ordering on a memory page basis. In addition, the
little-endian mode used in Book E is true little endian.
Summary of Contents for PowerPC e500 Core
Page 1: ...PowerPC e500 Core Family Reference Manual Supports e500v1 e500v2 E500CORERM Rev 1 4 2005...
Page 36: ...PowerPC e500 Core Family Reference Manual Rev 1 xxxvi Freescale Semiconductor...
Page 38: ...PowerPC e500 Core Family Reference Manual Rev 1 Part I 2 Freescale Semiconductor...
Page 332: ...PowerPC e500 Core Family Reference Manual Rev 1 Part II 2 Freescale Semiconductor...
Page 530: ...Opcode Listings PowerPC e500 Core Family Reference Manual Rev 1 D 50 Freescale Semiconductor...
Page 534: ...PowerPC e500 Core Family Reference Manual Rev 1 E 4 Freescale Semiconductor Revision History...