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Altera_Forum
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21 years ago

Does alt_dcache_flush_all() work right?

Hi:

I want to flush all dcache of niosII/f core, I find a function in kitsv1.1\nios2\components\altera_nios2\HAL\src\alt_dcache_flush_all.c , but I wonder if it is correct. the function is like that:

/*

* alt_dcache_flush_all() is called to flush the entire data cache.

*/

void alt_dcache_flush_all (void)

{# if NIOS2_DCACHE_SIZE > 0

alt_dcache_flush (0, NIOS2_DCACHE_SIZE);# endif

}

I read the src of function alt_dcache_flush (void* start, alt_u32 len) in alt_dcache_flush.c. the first param is an address second is a size. we can invoke it like that alt_dcache_flush(&iVal , sizeof(iVal) ), but what does it mean to pass a zero to it as first param just like alt_dcache_flush_all() does? Is it correct?

I am anxious to know the answer. Who can give me some advice? http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif

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    Altera_Forum
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    21 years ago

    Yes, this is correct.

    The Nios II FLUSHD instruction ignores the tag portion of the memory address (the top bits).

    This means that a FLUSHD to address 0x0000 is the same as a FLUSHD to address 0x1000, 0x2000, 0x3000, etc. for a 4096 byte D-cache.

    +james+
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    Altera_Forum
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    21 years ago

    I got it!thanks !

    I may have read the describtion of flushd and initd instruction, but I ignore the sentence"Ignore the tag,flushd identifies the cache line associated with the computed effective address". because I don&#39;t know what the tag refer to.

    thanks again. http://forum.niosforum.com/work2/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif