12th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Datasheet Volume 2 of 2
ID | Date | Version | Classification |
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767626 | 07/13/2023 | Public |
Software SCI (SWSCI_0_2_0_PCI) – Offset E8
This register serves 2 purposes:1) Support selection of SMI or SCI event source (SMISCISEL - bit15)2) SCI Event trigger (GSSCIE - bit 0). To generate a SW SCI event, software should program bit 15 (SMISCISEL) to 1. This is typically programmed once (assuming SMIs are never triggered). On a '0' to '1' subsequent transition in bit 0 of this register (caused by a software write operation), a SCI message will be sent to cause the TCOSCI_STS bit in GPE0 register to be set to 1. The corresponding SCI event handler in BIOS is to be defined as a _Lxx method, indicating level trigger to the operating system. Once written as 1, software must write a '0' to this bit to clear it, and all other write transitions (1-0, 0-0, 1-1) will not cause a SCI message to be sent. To generate a SW SMI event, software should program bit 15 to 0 and trigger SMI via writes to SWSMI register (See SWSMI register for programming details).
Bit Range | Default | Access | Field Name and Description |
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15 | 0x0 | RW | SMI Or SCI Event Select (SMISCISEL) 0 = SMI (default)1 = SCI If selected event source is SMI, SMI trigger and associated scratch bits accesses are performed via SWSMI register. If SCI event source is selected, the rest of the bits in this register provide SCI trigger capability and associated SW scratch pad area. |
14:1 | 0x0 | RW | Software Scratch Bits (SCISB) Read/write bits not used by hardware. |
0 | 0x0 | RW | Software SCI Event (GSSCIE) If SCI event is selected (SMISCISEL = 1), on a 0 to 1 transition of GSSCIE bit, a SCI message will be sent to cause the TCOSCI_STS bit in GPE0 register to be set to 1. Software must write a 0 to clear this bit. |