Physical Memory Attributes (PMAs)

Tonight’s @risc_v Tip:

Physical Memory Attributes (PMAs) define the capabilities of a given address range. A range may be mapped to main memory, I/O devices, or may be empty. PMAs include:

  • Access Type
  • Atomicity
  • Memory-Ordering
  • Coherence / Cacheability
  • Idempotency

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