Registers
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SPRUH82C – April 2013 – Revised September 2016
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Serial ATA (SATA) Controller
28.4.32 Port Serial ATA Notification Register (P0SNTF)
The port serial ATA notification register (POSNTF) is used to determine if asynchronous notification
events have occurred for directly connected devices and devices connected to a Port Multiplier. The
POSNTF is shown in
and described in
Figure 28-32. Port Serial ATA Notification Register (POSNTF)
31
16
Reserved
R-0
15
0
PMN[
n
]
R/W1C-0
LEGEND: R/W = Read/Write; R = Read only; W1C = Write 1 to clear; -
n
= value after reset
Table 28-36. Port Serial ATA Notification Register (POSNTF) Field Description
Bit
Field
Value
Description
31-16
Reserved
0
Reserved.
15-0
PMN[
n
]
0-1
PM Notify. Indicates whether a particular device with the corresponding PM Port number issued a
Set Device Bits FIS to the SATASS Port with the Notification bit set. Individual bits are cleared by
software writing 1s to the corresponding bit
n
positions. This bit field is reset on Global reset, but it
is not reset by Port reset (COMRESET) or software reset.
• PM Port 0 sets bit 0
• PM Port 0 sets bit 1