TRBTRG

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TRBTRG_EL1, Trace Buffer Trigger Counter Register

Purpose

Specifies the number of bytes of trace to capture following a Detected Trigger before a Trigger Event.

Configuration

AArch64 System register TRBTRG_EL1 bits [63:0] are architecturally mapped to External register TRBTRG_EL1[63:0] when FEAT_TRBE_EXT is implemented.

This register is present only when FEAT_TRBE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to TRBTRG_EL1 are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

Field descriptions

Bits [63:32]

TRG, bits [31:0]

Trigger count.

Specifies the number of bytes of trace to capture following a Detected Trigger before a Trigger Event.

TRBTRG_EL1 decrements by 1 for every byte of trace written to the trace buffer when all of the following are true:

TRBTRG_EL1 is nonzero.
TRBSR_EL1.TRG is 1.

The architecture places restrictions on the values that software can write to the counter.

Note

As a result of the restrictions an implementation might treat some of TRG[M:0] as RES0, where M is defined by TRBIDR_EL1.Align.

The reset behavior of this field is:

On a Cold reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.

Accessing TRBTRG_EL1

The PE might ignore a write to TRBTRG_EL1 if any of the following apply:

TRBLIMITR_EL1.E == 0b1, and either FEAT_TRBE_EXT is not implemented or the Trace Buffer Unit is using Self-hosted mode.
TRBLIMITR_EL1.XE == 0b1, FEAT_TRBE_EXT is implemented, and the Trace Buffer Unit is using External mode.

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

MRS <Xt>, TRBTRG_EL1

op0	op1	CRn	CRm	op2
0b11	0b000	0b1001	0b1011	0b110

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CheckMDCR_EL3_NSTBTrap() then Undefined(); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2().TRBTRG_EL1 == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2().E2TB IN {'x0'} then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CheckMDCR_EL3_NSTBTrap() then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRBTRG_EL1(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CheckMDCR_EL3_NSTBTrap() then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CheckMDCR_EL3_NSTBTrap() then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRBTRG_EL1(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRBTRG_EL1(); end; end;

MSR TRBTRG_EL1, <Xt>

op0	op1	CRn	CRm	op2
0b11	0b000	0b1001	0b1011	0b110

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CheckMDCR_EL3_NSTBTrap() then Undefined(); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGWTR_EL2().TRBTRG_EL1 == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2().E2TB IN {'x0'} then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CheckMDCR_EL3_NSTBTrap() then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRBTRG_EL1() = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CheckMDCR_EL3_NSTBTrap() then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CheckMDCR_EL3_NSTBTrap() then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRBTRG_EL1() = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRBTRG_EL1() = X{64}(t); end; end;

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