PCIE传输层验证测试点（part 1）

本文列举出了pcie 传输层（pcie transaction layer）的测试要点：

1. Data Integrity and Packet Structure:

   - Packet Structure: Verify that TLPs are correctly formed and adhere to the PCIe packet structure, including the header, data payload, and CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check).

   - CRC Check: Ensure that received TLPs have a valid CRC, indicating data integrity.

   - Sequence Numbering: Test the proper sequencing and ordering of TLPs to ensure data integrity and reliability.

2. Flow Control and Credit Management:

   - Flow Control Credit: Verify that endpoints properly manage and exchange flow control credits to prevent overflows and underflows.

   - Credit Return: Test the timely return of credits by the receiver.

3. Reliable Data Transfer:

    - ACK/NACK Handling: Check the handling of ACK (Acknowledgment) and NACK (Negative Acknowledgment) responses to ensure reliable data transfer.(Not sure!)

   - Reordering: Test the endpoint's ability to reorder TLPs if they arrive out of order.

4. Error Handling:

    - Error Injection: Introduce errors (e.g., data corruption, CRC errors) into TLPs to verify that error detection and correction mechanisms work as expected.

   - Error Reporting: Verify that error reporting mechanisms (e.g., ECRC, Poisoned TLPs) function correctly.

5. Power Management and Link Training:

   -L1/L2 Substrates: Verify that endpoints can enter and exit L1 and L2 power-saving substrates appropriately.

   - Link Training: Test link training sequences to ensure stable link establishment and maintenance.

6. Interrupts and Message Signaling:

   - Interrupt Delivery: Confirm that interrupts and messages are correctly generated, transmitted, and received.

   - Message Ordering: Ensure that ordered sets and messages are properly sequenced.

7. Payload Size and Maximum Payload Size Negotiation:

   - Payload Size Negotiation: Validate that endpoints negotiate the maximum payload size correctly and that TLPs conform to the negotiated size.

   - Split Transactions: Test the handling of split transactions and ensure that data is correctly reassembled.

8. Latency Tolerance Reporting (LTR):

   - LTR Support:  Verify that endpoints correctly support LTR mechanisms for managing latency tolerance.

9. Atomic Operations and Transaction Ordering:

   - Atomic Operations: Test the handling of atomic operations to ensure data integrity and ordering.

   - Transaction Ordering: Confirm that transactions are ordered correctly, especially for transactions that depend on each other.

10. Security Features:

    - Access Control: Test access control mechanisms to ensure secure data transfer and protection.

    - Data Encryption: Verify that encryption and decryption of sensitive data are performed correctly if encryption features are used.

11. Compliance Testing:

    - PCIe Compliance Testing: Perform compliance testing using industry-standard compliance test equipment to ensure adherence to PCIe specifications and standards.

These test cases are essential for verifying the robustness, reliability, and compliance of the Transaction Layer Packet (TLP) layer in PCIe interfaces. Engineers responsible for PCIe verification and testing use a combination of test scenarios and tools to ensure that the TLP layer operates as expected in various scenarios.