Chapter 49. Pentium® 4 FSB Request Phase
The Previous Chapter
This chapter described the mechanism that permits FSB agents to limit the number of transactions that can be injected into the FSB. It included:
Assert BNR# When One Entry Remains.
BNR# Can Be Used by a Debug Tool.
Who Monitors BNR#.
BNR# is a Shared Signal.
The Stalled/Throttled/Free Indicator.
Initial Entry to the Stalled State.
The Throttled State.
The Free State.
As an Agent Approaches Full, It Signals BNR# to Stall Everyone.
BNR# Behavior at Powerup.
BNR# Behavior During Runtime.
This Chapter
This chapters provides a detailed description of the Request Phase of a FSB transaction. It includes:
Introduction to the Request Phase.
The Source Synchronous Strobes.
The Request Phase Parity.
Request ...
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