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PMSELR
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PMSELR, Performance Monitors Event Counter Selection Register

The PMSELR characteristics are:

Purpose

Selects the current event counter PMEVCNTR<n> or the cycle counter PMCCNTR.

Used in conjunction with PMXEVTYPER to determine the event that increments a selected counter, and the modes and states in which the selected counter increments.

Used in conjunction with PMXEVCNTR to determine the value of a selected counter.

Configuration

AArch32 System register PMSELR bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch64 System register PMSELR_EL0[31:0].

This register is present only when FEAT_AA32 is implemented and FEAT_PMUv3 is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to PMSELR are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

PMSELR is a 32-bit register.

Field descriptions

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0SEL

Bits [31:5]

Reserved, RES0.

SEL, bits [4:0]

Event counter select. Selects the counter accessed by subsequent accesses to PMXEVTYPER and PMXEVCNTR.

SELMeaning
0b00000..0b11110

Select event counter PMEVCNTR<n>, where n is the value of this field:

0b11111

Select the cycle counter, PMCCNTR:

For more information about the results of accesses to the event counters, including when PMSELR.SEL is set to the index of an unimplemented or inaccessible event counter, see PMXEVTYPER and PMXEVCNTR.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing PMSELR

Accesses to this register use the following encodings in the System register encoding space:

MRC{<c>}{<q>} <coproc>, {#}<opc1>, <Rt>, <CRn>, <CRm>{, {#}<opc2>}

coprocopc1CRnCRmopc2
0b11110b0000b10010b11000b101

if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3)) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then Undefined(); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL1) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && ((IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3p9) && PMUSERENR_EL0().[UEN,ER,EN] == '000') || (!IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3p9) && PMUSERENR_EL0().[ER,EN] == '00')) then if EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HCR_EL2().TGE == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); else AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x03); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) && ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR().[ER,EN] == '00' then if EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HCR_EL2().TGE == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HCR().TGE == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x00); else Undefined(); end; elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && HSTR_EL2().T9 == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HSTR().T9 == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL1) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL1)) && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2().PMSELR_EL0 == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && MDCR_EL2().TPM == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HDCR().TPM == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03); end; else R(t) = PMSELR(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then Undefined(); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2().T9 == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR().T9 == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2().TPM == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR().TPM == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03); end; else R(t) = PMSELR(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03); end; else R(t) = PMSELR(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then R(t) = PMSELR(); end;

MCR{<c>}{<q>} <coproc>, {#}<opc1>, <Rt>, <CRn>, <CRm>{, {#}<opc2>}

coprocopc1CRnCRmopc2
0b11110b0000b10010b11000b101

if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3)) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then Undefined(); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL1) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && ((IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3p9) && PMUSERENR_EL0().[UEN,ER,EN] == '000') || (!IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3p9) && PMUSERENR_EL0().[ER,EN] == '00')) then if EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HCR_EL2().TGE == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); else AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x03); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) && ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR().[ER,EN] == '00' then if EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HCR_EL2().TGE == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HCR().TGE == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x00); else Undefined(); end; elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && HSTR_EL2().T9 == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HSTR().T9 == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL1) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL1)) && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGWTR_EL2().PMSELR_EL0 == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && MDCR_EL2().TPM == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) && HDCR().TPM == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03); end; else PMSELR() = R(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then Undefined(); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2().T9 == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR().T9 == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2().TPM == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR().TPM == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03); end; else PMSELR() = R(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03); end; else PMSELR() = R(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then PMSELR() = R(t); end;

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