FUJITSU Implementation Supplement Fujitsu SPARC64 V - Manual (Page 161)

150 SPARC JPS1 Implementation Supplement: Fujitsu SPARC64 V • Release 1.0, 1 July 2002
When the CPU detects the fatal error, the CPU enters FATAL error_state and
reports the fatal error occurrence to the system controller. The system controller
transfers the entire system state to the FATAL state and stops the system. After the
system stops, a FATAL reset, which is a type of power-on reset, will be issued to the
whole system.
P.1.2 error_state Transition Error
An error_state transition error is a serious error that prevents the CPU from
reporting the error by generating a trap. However, any damage caused by the error
is limited to within the CPU.
When the CPU detects an error_state transition error, it enters error_state .
The CPU exits error_state by causing a watchdog reset, entering RED_state ,
and starting instruction execution at the watchdog reset trap handler.
P.1.3 Urgent Error
An urgent error ( UGE ) is an error that requires immediate processing by privileged
software, which is reported by an error trap. The types of urgent errors are listed
below and then described in further detail.
■ Instruction-obstructing error
■ I_UGE : Instruction urgent error
■ IAE : Instruction access error
■ DAE : Data access error
■
Urgent error that is independent of the instruction execution
■ A_UGE : Autonomous urgent error
Instruction-Obstructing Error
An instruction-obstructing error is one that is detected by instruction execution and
results in the instruction being unable to complete.
When the instruction-obstructing error is detected while
ASI_ERROR_CONTROL.WEAK_ED = 0 (as set by privileged software for a normal
program execution environment), then an exception is generated to report the error.
This trap is nonmaskable.
Otherwise, when ASI_ERROR_CONTROL.WEAK_ED = 1, as with multiple errors or a
POST/OBP reset routine, one of the following actions occurs:
■ Whenever possible, the CPU writes an unpredictable value to the target of the
damaged instruction and the instruction ends.