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diff --git a/Documentation/powerpc/cxl.txt b/Documentation/powerpc/cxl.txt index d5506ba0fef7..c5e8d5098ed3 100644 --- a/Documentation/powerpc/cxl.txt +++ b/Documentation/powerpc/cxl.txt @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Introduction Hardware overview ================= - POWER8 FPGA + POWER8/9 FPGA +----------+ +---------+ | | | | | CPU | | AFU | @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Hardware overview | | CAPP |<------>| | +---+------+ PCIE +---------+ - The POWER8 chip has a Coherently Attached Processor Proxy (CAPP) + The POWER8/9 chip has a Coherently Attached Processor Proxy (CAPP) unit which is part of the PCIe Host Bridge (PHB). This is managed by Linux by calls into OPAL. Linux doesn't directly program the CAPP. @@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ Hardware overview the fault. The context to which this fault is serviced is based on who owns that acceleration function. + POWER8 <-----> PSL Version 8 is compliant to the CAIA Version 1.0. + POWER9 <-----> PSL Version 9 is compliant to the CAIA Version 2.0. + This PSL Version 9 provides new features such as: + * Interaction with the nest MMU on the P9 chip. + * Native DMA support. + * Supports sending ASB_Notify messages for host thread wakeup. + * Supports Atomic operations. + * .... + + Cards with a PSL9 won't work on a POWER8 system and cards with a + PSL8 won't work on a POWER9 system. AFU Modes ========= |