Table 11-49.PAL Cache and Memory Procedures (Continued)
Procedure
PAL_CACHE_PROT_INFO
PAL_CACHE_SHARED_INFO
PAL_CACHE_SUMMARY
PAL_MEM_ATTRIB
PAL_PREFETCH_VISIBILITY
PAL_PTCE_INFO
PAL_VM_INFO
PAL_VM_PAGE_SIZE
PAL_VM_SUMMARY
PAL_VM_TR_READ
a. Calling this procedure may affect resources on multiple processors. Please refer to implementation-specific reference manuals
for details.
Table 11-50.PAL Processor Identification, Features, and Configuration Procedures
Procedure
PAL_BRAND_INFO
PAL_BUS_GET_FEATURES
PAL_BUS_SET_FEATURES
PAL_DEBUG_INFO
PAL_FIXED_ADDR
PAL_FREQ_BASE
PAL_FREQ_RATIOS
PAL_GET_HW_POLICY
PAL_LOGICAL_TO_PHYSICAL
PAL_PERF_MON_INFO
a
PAL_PLATFORM_ADDR
PAL_PROC_GET_FEATURES
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Idx
Class
Conv.
38
Req.
Static
43
Opt.
Static
4
Req.
Static
5
Req.
Static
41
Req.
Static
6
Req.
Static
7
Req.
Static
34
Req.
Static
8
Req.
Static
261 Req.
Stacked
Idx
Class
Conv.
274 Opt.
Stacked
9
Req.
Static
a
10
Req.
Static
11
Req.
Static
12
Req.
Static
13
Opt.
Static
14
Req.
Static
48
Opt.
Static
42
Opt.
Static
15
Req.
Static
16
Req.
Static
17
Req.
Static
Mode
Buffer
Both
No
Return instruction or data cache protection
information.
Both
No
Returns information on which logical processors
share caches.
Both
No
Return a summary of the cache hierarchy.
Both
No
Return a list of supported memory attributes.
Both
No
Used in architected sequence to transition
pages from a cacheable, speculative attribute to
an uncacheable attribute. See
"Physical Addressing Attribute Transition –
Disabling Prefetch/Speculation and Removing
Cacheability" on page
Both
No
Return information needed for ptc.e
instruction to purge entire TC.
Both
No
Return detailed information about virtual
memory features supported in the processor.
Both
No
Return virtual memory TC and hardware walker
page sizes supported in the processor.
Both
No
Return summary information about virtual
memory features supported in the processor.
Phys.
No
Read contents of a translation register.
Mode
Buffer
Both
No
Provides processor branding information.
Phys.
No
Return configurable processor bus interface
features and their current settings.
Phys.
No
Enable or disable configurable features in
processor bus interface.
Both
No
Return the number of instruction and data
breakpoint registers.
Both
No
Return the fixed component of a processor's
directed address.
Both
No
Return the frequency of the output clock for use
by the platform, if generated by the processor.
Both
No
Return ratio of processor, bus, and interval time
counter to processor input clock or output clock
for platform use, if generated by the processor.
Both
Dep.
Get current hardware resource sharing policy.
Both
No
Return information on which logical processors
map to a physical processor package.
Both
No
Return the number and type of performance
monitors.
Both
No
Specify processor interrupt block address and
I/O port space address.
Phys.
No
Return configurable processor features and
their current setting.
Description
Section 4.4.11.2,
2:90.
Description
2:355
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