Table 7-2, Level one descriptor bits -7, Table 7-3 – Epson ARM.POWERED ARM720T User Manual
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Level one descriptor bit assignments are shown in Table 7-2.
The two least significant bits of the level one descriptor indicate the descriptor type as shown
Table 7-2 Level one descriptor bits
Bits
Description
Section
Coarse
Fine
31:20
31:10
31:12
These bits form the corresponding bits of the
physical address
19:12
-
-
Should Be Zero
11:10
-
-
Access permission bits. Domain access control on
page 7-17 and Fault checking sequence on page
7-19 show how to interpret the access permission
bits
9
9
11:9
Should Be Zero
8:5
8:5
8:5
Domain control bits
4
4
4
Must be 1
3:2
-
-
These bits, C and B, indicate whether the area of
memory mapped by this page is treated as
cachable or noncachable, and bufferable or
nonbufferable. (The system is always
write-through.)
-
3:2
3:2
Should Be Zero
1:0
1:0
1:0
These bits indicate the page size and validity and
are interpreted as shown in Table 7-3
Table 7-3 Interpreting level one descriptor bits [1:0]
Value
Meaning
Description
0 0
Invalid
Generates a section translation fault
0 1
Coarse page
table
Indicates that this is a coarse page table
descriptor
1 0
Section
Indicates that this is a section descriptor
1 1
Fine page table
Indicates that this is a fine page table
descriptor