Processor Configuration Registers
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Datasheet, Volume 2
2.21.28 IVA_REG—Invalidate Address Register
This register provides the DMA address whose corresponding IOTLB entry needs to be
invalidated through the corresponding IOTLB Invalidate register. This register is a write
only register.
B/D/F/Type:
0/0/0/VC0PREMAP
Address Offset:
100–107h
Reset Value:
0000000000000000h
Access:
RW
Size:
64 bits
BIOS Optimal Default
00000000h
Bit
Attr
Reset
Value
RST/
PWR
Description
63:39
RO
0h
Reserved
38:12
RW
0000000h
Uncore
Address (ADDR)
Software provides the DMA address that needs to be page-
selectively invalidated. To make a page-selective invalidation
request to hardware, software must first write the appropriate
fields in this register, and then issue the appropriate page-selective
invalidate command through the IOTLB_REG. Hardware ignores
bits 63 : N, where N is the maximum guest address width (MGAW)
supported.
11:7
RO
0h
Reserved
6
RW
0h
Uncore
Invalidation Hint (IH)
The field provides hint to hardware about preserving or flushing
the non-leaf (page-directory) entries that may be cached in
hardware:
0 = Software may have modified both leaf and non-leaf page-
table entries corresponding to mappings specified in the ADDR
and AM fields. On a page-selective invalidation request,
hardware must flush both the cached leaf and non-leaf page-
table entries corresponding to the mappings specified by
ADDR and AM fields.
1 = Software has not modified any non-leaf page-table entries
corresponding to mappings specified in the ADDR and AM
fields. On a page-selective invalidation request, hardware may
preserve the cached non-leaf page-table entries
corresponding to mappings specified by ADDR and AM fields.
5:0
RW
00h
Uncore
Address Mask (AM)
The value in this field specifies the number of low order bits of the
ADDR field that must be masked for the invalidation operation.
This field enables software to request invalidation of contiguous
mappings for size-aligned regions. For example:
Mask
ADDR bits
Pages
Value
Masked
Invalidated
0
None
1
1
12
2
2
13:12
4
3
14:12
8
4
15:12
16
...
.......
.....
When invalidating mappings for super-pages, software must
specify the appropriate mask value. For example, when
invalidating mapping for a 2 MB page, software must specify an
address mask value of at least 9.
Hardware implementations report the maximum supported mask
value through the Capability register.
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