12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Datasheet Volume 2 of 2
ID | Date | Version | Classification |
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767626 | 07/13/2023 | Public |
Protected Low-Memory Limit Register (PLMLIMIT_REG_0_0_0_VTDBAR) – Offset 6C
Register to set up the limit address of DMA-protected low-memory region below 4GB. This register must be set up before enabling protected memory through PMEN_REG, and must not be updated when protected memory regions are enabled
This register is always treated as RO for implementations not supporting protected low memory region (PLMR field reported as Clear in the Capability register)
The alignment of the protected low memory region limit depends on the number of reserved bits (N:0) of this register. Software may determine N by writing all 1s to this register, and finding most significant zero bit position with 0 in the value read back from the register. Bits N:0 of the limit register is decoded by hardware as all 1s
The Protected low-memory base and limit registers functions as follows:
- Programming the protected low-memory base and limit registers with the same value in bits 31: (N+1) specifies a protected low-memory region of size 2(N+1) bytes
- Programming the protected low-memory limit register with a value less than the protected low-memory base register disables the protected low-memory region
Software must not modify this register when protected memory regions are enabled (PRS field Set in PMEN_REG).
Bit Range | Default | Access | Field Name and Description |
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31:20 | 0x0 | RW | Protected Low-Memory Limit (PLML) This register specifies the last host physical address of the DMA-protected low-memory region in system memory. |
19:0 | 0h | RO | Reserved |