Intel
®
81341 and 81342 I/O Processors
December 2007
Developer’s Manual
Order Number: 315037-002US
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Address Translation Unit (PCI Express)—Intel
®
81341 and 81342
3.10
PCI Express* Hot-Plug Support
The PCI Express architecture is designed to natively support both Hot-Plug and hot
remove of devices. This section defines the usage model defined for all the ATU.
ATU supports the receipt and generation of Hot-Plug messages via the Inbound/
Outbound message header registers. When a Hot-Plug message is received, the core
can then utilize the GPIOs to change the indicator lights, or conversely sample the
switch status and generate a message as appropriate.