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<instructionsection id="HLT" title="HLT -- A64" type="instruction">
  <docvars>
    <docvar key="instr-class" value="system"/>
    <docvar key="isa" value="A64"/>
    <docvar key="mnemonic" value="HLT"/>
  </docvars>
  <heading>HLT</heading>
  <desc>
    <brief>
      <para>Halt instruction</para>
    </brief>
    <authored>
      <para>This instruction can generate a Halt Instruction debug
event, which causes entry into Debug state.</para>
      <para>Within a guarded memory region, while <xref linkend="ARMARM_PSTATE">PSTATE</xref>.BTYPE
!= <binarynumber>0b00</binarynumber>, an <instruction>HLT</instruction> instruction that would cause entry into
Debug state will not generate a Branch Target exception and will cause entry
into Debug state as normal. For more information, see
<xref linkend="ARMARM_MDSec.PSTATE_BTYPE">PSTATE.BTYPE</xref>.</para>
    </authored>
  </desc>
  <alias_list howmany="0"/>
  <classes>
    <iclass name="System" oneof="1" id="iclass_system" no_encodings="1" isa="A64">
      <docvars>
        <docvar key="instr-class" value="system"/>
        <docvar key="isa" value="A64"/>
        <docvar key="mnemonic" value="HLT"/>
      </docvars>
      <iclassintro count="1"/>
      <regdiagram form="32" psname="A64.control.exception.HLT_EX_exception" tworows="1">
        <box hibit="31" width="3" settings="3">
          <c>1</c>
          <c>1</c>
          <c>0</c>
        </box>
        <box hibit="28" width="3" settings="3">
          <c>1</c>
          <c>0</c>
          <c>1</c>
        </box>
        <box hibit="25" width="2" settings="2">
          <c>0</c>
          <c>0</c>
        </box>
        <box hibit="23" width="3" name="opc" usename="1" settings="3" psbits="xxx">
          <c>0</c>
          <c>1</c>
          <c>0</c>
        </box>
        <box hibit="20" width="16" name="imm16" usename="1">
          <c colspan="16"/>
        </box>
        <box hibit="4" width="3" name="op2" usename="1" settings="3" psbits="xxx">
          <c>0</c>
          <c>0</c>
          <c>0</c>
        </box>
        <box hibit="1" width="2" name="LL" usename="1" settings="2" psbits="xx">
          <c>0</c>
          <c>0</c>
        </box>
      </regdiagram>
      <encoding name="HLT_EX_exception" oneofinclass="1" oneof="1" label="">
        <docvars>
          <docvar key="instr-class" value="system"/>
          <docvar key="isa" value="A64"/>
          <docvar key="mnemonic" value="HLT"/>
        </docvars>
        <asmtemplate><text>HLT  #</text><a hover="Is a 16-bit unsigned immediate, in the range 0 to 65535, encoded in the &quot;imm16&quot; field." link="imm">&lt;imm&gt;</a></asmtemplate>
      </encoding>
      <ps_section howmany="1">
        <ps name="A64.control.exception.HLT_EX_exception" sections="1" secttype="noheading">
          <pstext mayhavelinks="1" section="Decode" rep_section="decode">if EDSCR().HDE == '0' || !HaltingAllowed() then
    EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF);
elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_BTI) then
    SetBTypeCompatible(TRUE);
end;</pstext></ps>
      </ps_section>
    </iclass>
  </classes>
  <explanations scope="all">
    <explanation enclist="HLT_EX_exception" symboldefcount="1">
      <symbol link="imm">&lt;imm&gt;</symbol>
      <account encodedin="imm16">
        <intro>
          <para>Is a 16-bit unsigned immediate, in the range 0 to 65535, encoded in the "imm16" field.</para>
        </intro>
      </account>
    </explanation>
  </explanations>
  <ps_section howmany="1">
    <ps name="A64.control.exception.HLT_EX_exception" sections="1" secttype="Operation">
      <pstext mayhavelinks="1" section="Execute" rep_section="execute">let is_async : boolean = FALSE;
let fault : FaultRecord = NoFault();
Halt(DebugHalt_HaltInstruction, is_async, fault);</pstext></ps>
  </ps_section>
  <timestamp>2026-03-12 12:23:09</timestamp>
  <commit_id>2025-09_rel_asl1</commit_id>
</instructionsection>
