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iv SA-1100 Developer’s Manual
5.2.11 Registers 10 – 12 RESERVED............................................................. 5-6
5.2.12 Register 13 – Process ID Virtual Address Mapping.............................. 5-7
5.2.13 Register 14 – Debug Support (Breakpoints)......................................... 5-8
5.2.14 Register 15 – Test, Clock, and Idle Control.......................................... 5-9
6 Caches, Write Buffer, and Read Buffer...........................................................................6-1
6.1 Instruction Cache (Icache)................................................................................. 6-1
6.1.1 Icache Operation .................................................................................. 6-1
6.1.2 Icache Validity ...................................................................................... 6-1
6.1.2.1 Software Icache Flush ............................................................. 6-1
6.1.3 Icache Enable/Disable and Reset ........................................................ 6-2
6.1.3.1 Enabling the Icache ................................................................. 6-2
6.1.3.2 Disabling the Icache ................................................................ 6-2
6.2 Data Caches (Dcaches) .................................................................................... 6-2
6.2.1 Cacheable Bit – C................................................................................. 6-3
6.2.1.1 Cacheable Reads – C = 1 ....................................................... 6-3
6.2.1.2 Noncacheable Reads – C = 0.................................................. 6-3
6.2.2 Bufferable Bit – B.................................................................................. 6-3
6.2.3 Software Dcache Flush ........................................................................ 6-4
6.2.3.1 Doubly Mapped Space ............................................................ 6-4
6.2.4 Dcaches Enable/Disable and Reset ..................................................... 6-4
6.2.4.1 Enabling the Dcaches.............................................................. 6-5
6.2.4.2 Disabling the Dcaches............................................................. 6-5
6.3 Write Buffer (WB) .............................................................................................. 6-5
6.3.1 Bufferable Bit ........................................................................................ 6-5
6.3.2 Write Buffer Operation.......................................................................... 6-5
6.3.2.1 Writes to a Bufferable and Cacheable Location (B=1,C=1)..... 6-5
6.3.2.2 Writes to a Bufferable and Noncacheable Location (B=1,C=0)6-6
6.3.2.3 Unbufferable Writes (B=0)....................................................... 6-6
6.3.3 Enabling the Write Buffer...................................................................... 6-6
6.3.3.1 Disabling the Write Buffer........................................................ 6-6
6.4 Read Buffer (RB) ............................................................................................... 6-6
7 Memory-Management Unit (MMU)..................................................................................7-1
7.1 Overview............................................................................................................ 7-1
7.1.1 MMU Registers..................................................................................... 7-1
7.2 MMU Faults and CPU Aborts ............................................................................ 7-1
7.3 Data Aborts........................................................................................................ 7-1
7.3.1 Cacheable Reads (Linefetches) ........................................................... 7-2
7.3.2 Buffered Writes..................................................................................... 7-2
7.4 Interaction of the MMU, Icache, Dcache, and Write Buffer ............................... 7-2
7.5 Mini Data Cache ................................................................................................ 7-3
8 Clocks .............................................................................................................................8-1
8.1 SA-1100 Crystal Oscillators............................................................................... 8-1
8.2 Core Clock Configuration Register .................................................................... 8-2
8.2.1 Restrictions on Changing the Core Clock Configuration ...................... 8-2
8.3 Driving SA-1100 Crystal Pins from an External Source .................................... 8-3
8.4 Clocking During Test ......................................................................................... 8-4