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BRBTS_EL1

BRBTS_EL1, Branch Record Buffer Timestamp Register

The BRBTS_EL1 characteristics are:

Purpose

Captures the Timestamp value on a BRBE freeze event.

Configuration

This register is present only when FEAT_BRBE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to BRBTS_EL1 are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

BRBTS_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
TS
TS

TS, bits [63:0]

Timestamp value at the time of a BRBE freeze event.

The reset behavior of this field is:

When FEAT_BRBEv1p1 is implemented, Arm recommends that this field is preserved on a Warm reset, but it is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether this field resets to 0 or is preserved.

When FEAT_BRBEv1p1 is implemented, on a Cold reset it is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.

Accessing BRBTS_EL1

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

MRS <Xt>, BRBTS_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b100b0010b10010b00000b010

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_BRBE) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then Undefined(); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2().nBRBDATA == '0' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else X{64}(t) = BRBTS_EL1(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else X{64}(t) = BRBTS_EL1(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X{64}(t) = BRBTS_EL1(); end;

MSR BRBTS_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b100b0010b10010b00000b010

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_BRBE) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then Undefined(); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGWTR_EL2().nBRBDATA == '0' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else BRBTS_EL1() = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else BRBTS_EL1() = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then BRBTS_EL1() = X{64}(t); end;


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