Digi NS9215 User Manual

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W O R K I N G W I T H T H E C P U

R7:Cache Operations register

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Hardware Reference NS9215

Modified virtual
address format
(MVA)

This is the modified virtual address format for

Rd

for the CP15 R7

MCR

operations.

The tag, set, and word fields define the MVA.

For all cache operations, the word field

SHOULD BE ZERO

.

Set/Way format

This is the Set/Way format for

Rd

for the CP15 R7

MCR

operations.

A and S are the base-two logarithms of the associativity and the number of
sets.

The set, way, and word files define the format.

For all of the cache operations, word

SHOULD BE ZERO

.

Set/Way example

For example, a 16 KB cache, 4-way set associative, 8-word line results in the
following:

A = log

2

associativity = log

2

4 = 2

S = log

2

NSETS where

NSETS = cache size in bytes/associativity/line length in bytes:

NSETS = 16384/4/32 = 128

Result: S = log

2

128 = 7

Test and clean
DCache
instructions

The test and clean DCache instruction provides an efficient way to clean the entire
DCache, using a simple loop. The test and clean DCache instruction tests a number
of lines in the DCache to determine whether any of them are dirty. If any dirty lines
are found, one of those lines is cleaned. The test and clean DCache instruction also
returns the status of the entire DCache in bit 30.

Drain write buffer

SBZ

MCR p15, 0, Rd, c7, c10, 4

Wait for interrupt

SBZ

MCR p15, 0, Rd, c7, c0, 4

Function/operation

Data format

Instruction

31

0

S+4

4

SBZ

Set(=index)

Word

Tag

2 1

5

S+5

31

0

S+4

4

SBZ

Set(=index)

Word

SBZ

2 1

5

S+5

Way

32-A 31-A

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