Intel 41210 User Manual

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Initiator Disconnect or Satisfaction of Byte Count

As a PCI-X master, the 41210 uses normal termination (initiator disconnect or satisfaction of 
byte count) if DEVSEL# is returned by the target within six clock cycles after address phase. 
The 41210 terminates a transaction when one of the following conditions are met:

— Initiator disconnect occurs when all write data indicated in the byte count of the write 

transaction is transferred from the 41210 data buffers to the target. The 41210 does not 
perform an initiator disconnect on a write before the byte count size has been satisfied.

— Initiator disconnect at the next ADB on a split read completion because the 41210 data 

buffer has run dry.

— Initiator disconnect occurs at the next ADB when the master latency timer expires and the 

bus grant of the 41210 is de-asserted.

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Master Abort Termination

When a transaction initiated by the 41210 does not receive a DEVSEL# response within six 
clocks after address phase, the 41210 terminates the transaction with a master abort. The 
41210 sets the received master abort bit in the secondary status register. Read requests 
(configuration, I/O, memory) that receive master abort termination are sent back to PCI 
Express*/peer PCI with a master abort status. Delayed write requests that receive master abort 
are sent back to PCI Express* with a master abort status.

When the 41210 performs a Type 1 to special cycle translation, a master abort is the expected 
termination for the special cycle on the target bus. In this case, the master abort received bit is not 
set, and the Type 1 configuration transaction is disconnected after the first data phase.

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Target Abort

When the 41210 receives a target abort, and the cycle requires completion on PCI Express*, 
the 41210 returns the target abort status to PCI Express*. The 41210 sets the received target 
abort status bit in the secondary status register for all target aborts it receives on the PCI bus. 
Target abort can happen on any data phase of a PCI-X transaction. A read completion packet to 
PCI Express*/peer PCI that incurs a target abort in the middle of the packet returns valid data 
to the point of target abort, all 1s for the reminder of the length, and a target abort completion 
status for the entire packet.

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Disconnect and Retry

When the 41210 receives a disconnect response (single data phase or at next ADB) from a 
target, it re-initiates the transfer with the remaining length. When the 41210 receives a retry, it 
waits at least two PCI clocks before it retries the transaction. When the retried transaction is a 
write, the 41210 retries the write until it completes normally or with a target or master abort. 
When the retried transaction is a delayed read or delayed write transaction, the 41210 allows 
memory reads, split completions, and writes to pass the transaction. Refer to 

 for details on the kinds of reordering allowed. Retry is not 

considered an error condition, so there is no error logging or reporting done on a retry.

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Split Response

The 41210 can receive split response for memory reads, and I/O and configuration read and 
write transactions.