Signal Descriptions
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A.9 ACE and CHI interface signals
Table A-9 shows the interface signals that both ACE and CHI use.
Table A-9 ACE and CHI interface signals
Signal Direction Description
BROADCASTCACHEMAINT
a
Input Enable broadcasting of cache maintenance operations to downstream caches:
0
Cache maintenance operations are not broadcast to downstream
caches.
1
Cache maintenance operations are broadcast to downstream
caches.
This pin is sampled only during reset of the Cortex-A53 processor.
BROADCASTINNER
a
Input Enable broadcasting of Inner Shareable transactions:
0
Inner Shareable transactions are not broadcast externally.
1
Inner Shareable transactions are broadcast externally.
If BROADCASTINNER is tied HIGH, you must also tie BROADCASTOUTER
HIGH.
This pin is sampled only during reset of the Cortex-A53 processor.
BROADCASTOUTER
a
Input Enable broadcasting of outer shareable transactions:
0
Outer Shareable transactions are not broadcast externally.
1
Outer Shareable transactions are broadcast externally.
This pin is sampled only during reset of the Cortex-A53 processor.
a. See Table 7-1 on page 7-3 for more information.