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TO_R_NCB_MSGQ_CYCLES_FULL
• Title: Cycles System Bound NCB Message Queue Full.
• Category: System Bound Queue
• Event Code: 0x11, Max. Inc/Cyc: 1,
• Definition: Number of cycles in which the header buffer for the selected C-Box, containing NCB mes-
sages heading to a System Agent (through the R-Box), is full. Only one C-Box’s NCB header buffer
should be selected for the buffer full checking to be correct, else the result is undefined.
TO_R_NCB_MSGQ_CYCLES_NE
• Title: Cycles System Bound NCB Message Queue Not Empty
• Category: System Bound Queue
• Event Code: 0x12, Max. Inc/Cyc: 1,
• Definition: Number of cycles in which the header buffer for the selected C-Box, containing NCB mes-
sages heading to a System Agent (through the R-Box), has one or more entries allocated. When more
than one C-Box is selected, the event is asserted when any of the selected C-Box DRS header buffers
are not empty.
TO_R_NCB_MSGQ_OCCUPANCY
• Title: System Bound NCB Message Queue Occupancy
• Category: System Bound Queue
• Event Code: 0x13, Max. Inc/Cyc: 8,
• Definition: Number of entries in the header buffer for the selected C-Box, containing NCB messages
heading to a System Agent (through the R-Box). When more than one C-Box is selected, the queue
occupancy counter counts the total number of occupied entries in all selected C-Box NCB header buff-
ers.
• NOTE: 1 buffer per C-Box, 2 entries each.
Extension
umask
[15:8]
Description
---
b0000
(*nothing will be counted*)
CBOX0_4
bxxx1
CBOX 0 and 4
CBOX1_5
bxx1x
CBOX 1 and 5
CBOX2_6
bx1xx
CBOX 2 and 6
CBOX3_7
b1xxx
CBOX 3 and 7
ALL
b1111
All C-Boxes
Extension
umask
[15:8]
Description
---
b0000
(*nothing will be counted*)
CBOX0_4
bxxx1
CBOX 0 and 4
CBOX1_5
bxx1x
CBOX 1 and 5
CBOX2_6
bx1xx
CBOX 2 and 6
CBOX3_7
b1xxx
CBOX 3 and 7
ALL
b1111
All C-Boxes
Extension
umask
[15:8]
Description
---
b0000
(*nothing will be counted*)
CBOX0_4
bxxx1
CBOX 0 and 4
CBOX1_5
bxx1x
CBOX 1 and 5
CBOX2_6
bx1xx
CBOX 2 and 6