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DBGVCR32_EL2

DBGVCR32_EL2, Debug Vector Catch Register

The DBGVCR32_EL2 characteristics are:

Purpose

Allows access to the AArch32 register DBGVCR from AArch64 state only. Its value has no effect on execution in AArch64 state.

Configuration

AArch64 System register DBGVCR32_EL2 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register DBGVCR[31:0].

This register is present only when FEAT_AA32EL1 is implemented and FEAT_AA64 is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to DBGVCR32_EL2 are UNDEFINED.

If EL2 is not implemented but EL3 is implemented, and EL1 is capable of using AArch32, then this register is not RES0.

Attributes

DBGVCR32_EL2 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

When EL3 is implemented:

6362616059585756555453525150494847464544434241403938373635343332
313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0
NSFNSIRES0NSDNSPNSSNSURES0SFSIRES0SDSPSSSURES0

Bits [63:32]

Reserved, RES0.

NSF, bit [31]

FIQ vector catch enable in Non-secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x1C.

The reset behavior of this field is:

NSI, bit [30]

IRQ vector catch enable in Non-secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x18.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bit [29]

Reserved, RES0.

NSD, bit [28]

Data Abort exception vector catch enable in Non-secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x10.

The reset behavior of this field is:

NSP, bit [27]

Prefetch Abort vector catch enable in Non-secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x0C.

The reset behavior of this field is:

NSS, bit [26]

Supervisor Call (SVC) vector catch enable in Non-secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x08.

The reset behavior of this field is:

NSU, bit [25]

Undefined Instruction vector catch enable in Non-secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x04.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bits [24:8]

Reserved, RES0.

SF, bit [7]

FIQ vector catch enable in Secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x1C.

The reset behavior of this field is:

SI, bit [6]

IRQ vector catch enable in Secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x18.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bit [5]

Reserved, RES0.

SD, bit [4]

Data Abort exception vector catch enable in Secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x10.

The reset behavior of this field is:

SP, bit [3]

Prefetch Abort vector catch enable in Secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x0C.

The reset behavior of this field is:

SS, bit [2]

Supervisor Call (SVC) vector catch enable in Secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x08.

The reset behavior of this field is:

SU, bit [1]

Undefined Instruction vector catch enable in Secure state.

The exception vector offset is 0x04.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bit [0]

Reserved, RES0.

When EL3 is not implemented:

6362616059585756555453525150494847464544434241403938373635343332
313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0
RES0FIRES0DPSURES0

Bits [63:8]

Reserved, RES0.

F, bit [7]

FIQ vector catch enable.

The exception vector offset is 0x1C.

The reset behavior of this field is:

I, bit [6]

IRQ vector catch enable.

The exception vector offset is 0x18.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bit [5]

Reserved, RES0.

D, bit [4]

Data Abort exception vector catch enable.

The exception vector offset is 0x10.

The reset behavior of this field is:

P, bit [3]

Prefetch Abort vector catch enable.

The exception vector offset 0x0C.

The reset behavior of this field is:

S, bit [2]

Supervisor Call (SVC) vector catch enable.

The exception vector offset is 0x08.

The reset behavior of this field is:

U, bit [1]

Undefined Instruction vector catch enable.

The exception vector offset is 0x04.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bit [0]

Reserved, RES0.

Accessing DBGVCR32_EL2

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

MRS <Xt>, DBGVCR32_EL2

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b100b1000b00000b01110b000

if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64)) then Undefined(); elsif !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else Undefined(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().TDA == '1' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TDA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else X{64}(t) = DBGVCR32_EL2(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X{64}(t) = DBGVCR32_EL2(); end;

MSR DBGVCR32_EL2, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b100b1000b00000b01110b000

if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64)) then Undefined(); elsif !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else Undefined(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().TDA == '1' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().TDA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else DBGVCR32_EL2() = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then DBGVCR32_EL2() = X{64}(t); end;


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