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Tsi384 User Manual
May 5, 2014
Integrated Device Technology
www.idt.com
8. Interrupt
Handling
Topics discussed include the following:
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8.1
Overview
The Tsi384 supports the two types of interrupts that originate on a PCI/X bus:
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Legacy PCI/X interrupts, PCI_INT[D:A]n
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Message-based interrupts
— Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI)
— Enhanced Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI-X)
The Tsi384’s PCI/X Interface forwards legacy INTx assertion/de-assertions in the form of
Assert_INTx and Deassert_INTx messages on its PCIe link. The Tsi384 handles MSI and MSI-X
transactions as PCI/X memory write transactions. When the bridge receives an MSI/MSI-X transaction
on its PCI/X Interface, it forwards it as a memory write TLP on its PCIe link. Both INTx messages and
MSI/MSI-X transactions flow through the Tsi384’s upstream posted buffer, as displayed in
The Tsi384 does not contain an MSI capability structure. The bridge cannot generate MSIs; it
can only forward them as posted memory writes.
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