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Orin and PCIe multicast

Mar 04, 2024

I have been trying to get PCIe multicast to work with 3 Orins.


The setup looks like this:

Orin as Root Complex => |=> Orin Endpoint1

=>Orin Endpoint2


I also tested the exact same thing with Intel hosts as root:

Intel PC as RC => | => Orin Endpoint1

\ => Orin Endpoint2


When I use an Intel system (multiple tested) PCIe multicast works.

When we replace the Intel with an Orin multicast fails.


I can share the details and even the tools used to enable PCIe multicasting should someone be interested.


The question for the PCIe Tegra driver developer(s) is if they are aware of any problem or not yet implemented feature that prevents PCIe MC from working.


Something I noticed that is different is that Intel PCs show a single PCIe domain while the Orin will place the BCM bridges of the PCIe expander cards in a new domain: 0005:00:00.0

I don’t know for sure if this causes the problem but I think it’s unlikely.


Why PCIe multicast works with any PC and not with Orin is the question.