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CHAPTER 8
DATA INTEGRITY
The chapter has been updated from the EBS 3.0 to simplify and clarify the Data Integrity
features of the Pentium Pro processor bus, as well as updating the Pentium Pro processor
implementation.
The Pentium Pro processor and the Pentium Pro processor bus incorporate several advanced data
integrity features to improve error detection, retry, and correction. The Pentium Pro processor
bus includes parity protection for address/request signals, parity or protocol protection on most
control signals, and ECC protection for data signals. The Pentium Pro processor provides the
maximum possible level of error detection by incorporating functional redundancy checking
(FRC) support.
The Pentium Pro processor data integrity features can be categorized as follows:
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Pentium Pro processor internal error detection
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Level 2 (L2) cache and Core-to-L2 cache-interface error detection and limited recovery
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Pentium Pro processor bus error detection and limited recovery
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Pentium Pro processor bus FRC support
In addition, the Pentium Pro processor extends the Pentium processor’s data integrity features
in several ways to form a machine check architecture. Several model specific registers are de-
fined for reporting error status. Hardware corrected errors are reported to registers associated
with the unit reporting the error. Unrecoverable errors cause the INT 18 machine check excep-
tion, as in the Pentium processor.
If machine check is disabled, or an error occurs in a Pentium Pro processor bus agent without
the machine check architecture, the Pentium Pro processor bus defines a bus error reporting
mechanism. The central agent can then be configured to invoke the exception handler via an in-
terrupt (NMI) or soft reset (INIT#).
The terminology used in this chapter is listed below:
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Machine Check Architecture (MCA)
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Machine Check Exception (MCE)
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Machine Check Enable bit (CR4.MCE)
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Machine Check In Progress (MCIP)
Summary of Contents for Pentium Pro Family
Page 17: ...1 Component Introduction ...
Page 26: ...2 Pentium Pro Processor Architecture Overview ...
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Page 36: ...3 Bus Overview ...
Page 62: ...4 Bus Protocol ...
Page 105: ...5 Bus Transactions and Operations ...
Page 126: ...6 Range Registers ...
Page 131: ...7 Cache Protocol ...
Page 135: ...8 Data Integrity ...
Page 148: ...9 Configuration ...
Page 161: ...10 Pentium Pro Processor Test Access Port TAP ...
Page 172: ...11 Electrical Specifications ...
Page 201: ...12 GTL Interface Specification ...
Page 229: ...13 3 3V Tolerant Signal Quality Specifications ...
Page 233: ...14 Thermal Specifications ...
Page 239: ...15 Mechanical Specifications ...
Page 241: ...15 2 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS s Figure 15 1 Package Dimensions Bottom View ...
Page 252: ...16 Tools ...
Page 260: ...16 8 TOOLS Figure 16 4 Generic MP System Layout for Debug Port Connection ...
Page 264: ...17 OverDrive Processor Socket Specification ...
Page 290: ...A Signals Reference ...
Page 320: ...Index ...
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