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IBM PowerPC 750GX and 750GL RISC Microprocessor
gx_02.fm.(1.2)
March 27, 2006
Programming Model
Page 119 of 377
2.3.6.3 Memory Control Instructions—OEA
Memory control instructions include the following.
• Cache-management instructions (supervisor-level and user-level).
• Segment register manipulation instructions.
• Translation-lookaside-buffer management instructions.
This section describes supervisor-level memory control instructions. Section 2.3.5.3, Memory Control Instruc-
tions—VEA, on page 115 describes user-level memory control instructions.
Supervisor-Level Cache-Management Instruction—(OEA)
Table 2-43 lists the only supervisor-level cache-management instruction.
See User-Level Cache Instructions—VEA on page 115 for cache instructions that provide user-level
programs the ability to manage the on-chip caches. If the effective address references a direct-store
segment, then the instruction is treated as a no-op.
Segment Register Manipulation Instructions (OEA)
The instructions listed in Table 2-44 provide access to the Segment Registers for 32-bit implementations.
These instructions operate completely independently of the MSR[IR] and MSR[DR] bit settings. See
“Synchronization Requirements for Special Registers and for Lookaside Buffers” in Chapter 2, “PowerPC
Register Set” of the PowerPC Microprocessor Family: The Programming Environments Manual for serializa-
tion requirements and other recommended precautions to observe when manipulating the Segment Regis-
ters. Be sure to execute an isync after execution of an mtsr instruction.
Table 2-43. Supervisor-Level Cache-Management Instruction
Name Mnemonic Syntax Implementation Notes
Data Cache Block
Invalidate
dcbi rA,rB
The EA is computed, translated, and checked for protection violations. For cache hits, the
cache block is marked invalid (I) regardless of whether it was marked exclusive unmodified
(E) or exclusive modified (M). A dcbi is not broadcast unless HID0[ABE] = 1, regardless of
WIMG settings. The instruction acts like a store with respect to address translation and
memory protection. It executes regardless of whether the cache is disabled or locked.
The exception priorities (from highest to lowest) for dcbi are as follows:
1 BAT protection violation—DSI exception.
2 TLB protection violation—DSI exception.
Table 2-44. Segment Register Manipulation Instructions
Name Mnemonic Syntax Implementation Notes
Move-to Segment Register mtsr SR,rS Execute isync after mtsr.
Move-to Segment Register Indirect mtsrin rS,rBExecute isync after mtsrin.
Move-from Segment Register mfsr rD,SR
The shadow SRs in the instruction MMU can be read by setting
HID0[RISEG] before executing mfsr.
Move-from Segment Register Indirect mfsrin rD,rB—