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AR# 35034 Design Assistant for PCI Express - Completion Timeouts Cause the System to Freeze

Description

This article discusses that completion timeouts may result in system hangs.

Note: This Answer Record is a part of the Xilinx Solution Center for PCI Express(Xilinx Answer 34536) TheXilinx Solution Center for PCI Express is available to address all questions related to PCIe. Whether you are starting a new design with PCIe or troubleshooting a problem, use the Solution Center for PCIeto guide you to the right information.

Solution

The most common cause of a system hang or freeze is due to a completion timeout occurring on the host. In other words, the root complex issued a read to the endpoint and the endpoint does not return a completion.

The user needs to ensure the application is draining incoming packets and returning completions for any Non-Posted packets. In most cases these will be memory reads.

If a completion timeout is expected, use ChipScope analyzer on the user application interface to ensure completions are being returned for received memory reads.

Revision History
08/13/2010 - Initial Release

Linked Answer Records

Associated Answer Records

Answer Number Answer Title Version Found Version Resolved
34085 Design Assistant for PCI Express - Hardware Debug N/A N/A
35033 Design Assistant for PCI Express - Device is recognized by system, but problems occur N/A N/A
35000 Design Assistant for PCI Express - What happens if the power if the FPGA is re-configured, power is removed, or card removed during normal operation of the link N/A N/A
34538 Xilinx Solution Center for PCI Express - Design Assistant N/A N/A

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AR# 35034
Date Created 08/06/2010
Last Updated 12/15/2012
Status Active
Type General Article
Devices
  • Spartan-6 LXT
  • Virtex-5 FXT
  • Virtex-5 LXT
  • More
  • Virtex-5 SXT
  • Virtex-5 TXT
  • Virtex-6 CXT
  • Virtex-6 HXT
  • Virtex-6 LXT
  • Virtex-6 SXT
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IP
  • Endpoint Block Plus Wrapper for PCI Express
  • Virtex-6 FPGA Integrated Block for PCI Express ( PCIe )
  • Spartan-6 FPGA Integrated Endpoint Block for PCI Express ( PCIe )
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