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PCIe Link PM State Diagram L0s L0 L2 L1 L2/L3 Ready L3 Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009 3-110

PCIe Power Management Overview n PCIe PM provides the following services l l l l Mechanism to identify power management capabilities of a given function Ability to transition a function into a certain PM state Notification of the current PM state of a function The option to wakeup the system on a specific event n PCIe PM is compatible with the PCI PM l PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification Revision 1.1 and the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) Specification revision 2.0 – Legacy PM software will have to be re-written to take advantage of PCIe PM enhanced capabilities • PCIe PM states are not directly visible to legacy bus driver software Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009 3-111

<strong>PCIe</strong> Power Management Overview<br />

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<strong>PCIe</strong> PM provides the following services<br />

l<br />

l<br />

l<br />

l<br />

Mechanism to identify power management capabilities of a<br />

given function<br />

Ability to transition a function into a certain PM state<br />

Notification of the current PM state of a function<br />

The option to wakeup the system on a specific event<br />

n<br />

<strong>PCIe</strong> PM is compatible with the PCI PM<br />

l PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification Revision<br />

1.1 and the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)<br />

Specification revision 2.0<br />

– Legacy PM software will have to be re-written to<br />

take advantage of <strong>PCIe</strong> PM enhanced capabilities<br />

• <strong>PCIe</strong> PM states are not directly visible to legacy bus driver software<br />

Copyright by Dashcourses, Inc. 2009<br />

3-111

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