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<register_page>
  <registers>
  
    <register execution_state="AArch32" is_register="True" is_internal="True" is_stub_entry="False">
      <reg_short_name>CNTFRQ</reg_short_name>
        
        <reg_long_name>Counter-timer Frequency register</reg_long_name>



      
            <reg_condition otherwise="UNDEFINED">when FEAT_AA32 is implemented</reg_condition>
      




          <reg_reset_value></reg_reset_value>

      <reg_mappings>
        



    
      
      <reg_mapping>
        
  

    

  

    <mapped_name filename="AArch64-cntfrq_el0.xml">CNTFRQ_EL0</mapped_name>
  <mapped_type>Architectural</mapped_type>
      <mapped_execution_state>AArch64</mapped_execution_state>
    <mapped_from_startbit>31</mapped_from_startbit>
    <mapped_from_endbit>0</mapped_from_endbit>
    <mapped_to_startbit>31</mapped_to_startbit>
    <mapped_to_endbit>0</mapped_to_endbit>
    <mapped_from_rangeset output="31:0">
      <range>
        <msb>31</msb>
        <lsb>0</lsb>
      </range>
    </mapped_from_rangeset>
    <mapped_to_rangeset output="31:0">
      <range>
        <msb>31</msb>
        <lsb>0</lsb>
      </range>
    </mapped_to_rangeset>

      </reg_mapping>

      </reg_mappings>

        <reg_purpose>
          
    
      <purpose_text>
        <para>This register is provided so that software can discover the <xref linkend="#effective_frequency.aarch32">effective frequency</xref> of the system counter. It must be programmed with this value as part of system initialization. The value of the register is not interpreted by hardware.</para>
      </purpose_text>

        </reg_purpose>

      <reg_groups>
          <reg_group>Timer</reg_group>
      </reg_groups>
      
      
        
      <reg_attributes>
          
    
      <attributes_text>
        <para>CNTFRQ is a 32-bit register.</para>
      </attributes_text>

      </reg_attributes>
      <reg_fieldsets>
        






<fields id="fieldset_0" length="32">
  <text_before_fields/>
  <field id="fieldset_0-31_0" has_partial_fieldset="False" is_linked_to_partial_fieldset="False" is_access_restriction_possible="False" is_variable_length="False" is_constant_value="False" is_partial_field="False" is_conditional_field_name="False">
    <field_name>ClockFreq</field_name>
    <field_shortdesc>Clock frequency</field_shortdesc>
    <field_msb>31</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>0</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>31:0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Clock frequency. Indicates the <xref linkend="#effective_frequency.aarch32">effective frequency</xref> of the system counter, in Hz.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_resets>
      <field_reset reset_type="Warm">
        <field_reset_standard_text>AU</field_reset_standard_text>
      </field_reset>
    </field_resets>
  </field>
  <text_after_fields/>
</fields>




<reg_fieldset length="32">
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-31_0" msb="31" lsb="0"/>
</reg_fieldset>


      </reg_fieldsets>

      <access_mechanisms>
          






    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MRC CNTFRQ" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MRC{&lt;c&gt;}{&lt;q&gt;} &lt;coproc&gt;, {#}&lt;opc1&gt;, &lt;Rt&gt;, &lt;CRn&gt;, &lt;CRm&gt;{, {#}&lt;opc2&gt;}</access_instruction>
                
                <enc n="coproc" v="0b1111"/>
                
                <enc n="opc1" v="0b000"/>
                
                <enc n="CRn" v="0b1110"/>
                
                <enc n="CRm" v="0b0000"/>
                
                <enc n="opc2" v="0b000"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MRC" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32) then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    if IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL1) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) &amp;&amp; !ELIsInHost(EL0) &amp;&amp; CNTKCTL_EL1().[EL0PCTEN,EL0VCTEN] == '00' then
        if EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) &amp;&amp; HCR_EL2().TGE == '1' then
            AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
        else
            AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x03);
        end;
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) &amp;&amp; ELUsingAArch32(EL1) &amp;&amp; CNTKCTL().PL0PCTEN == '0' &amp;&amp; CNTKCTL().PL0VCTEN == '0' then
        if EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) &amp;&amp; HCR_EL2().TGE == '1' then
            AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
        elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) &amp;&amp; ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) &amp;&amp; HCR().TGE == '1' then
            AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x00);
        else
            Undefined();
        end;
    elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) &amp;&amp; (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) &amp;&amp; CNTHCTL_EL2().[EL0PCTEN,EL0VCTEN] == '00' then
        AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    else
        R(t) = CNTFRQ();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    R(t) = CNTFRQ();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    R(t) = CNTFRQ();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    R(t) = CNTFRQ();
end;
                </pstext>
                </ps>
            </access_permission>
        </access_mechanism>
    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MCR CNTFRQ" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MCR{&lt;c&gt;}{&lt;q&gt;} &lt;coproc&gt;, {#}&lt;opc1&gt;, &lt;Rt&gt;, &lt;CRn&gt;, &lt;CRm&gt;{, {#}&lt;opc2&gt;}</access_instruction>
                
                <enc n="coproc" v="0b1111"/>
                
                <enc n="opc1" v="0b000"/>
                
                <enc n="CRn" v="0b1110"/>
                
                <enc n="CRm" v="0b0000"/>
                
                <enc n="opc2" v="0b000"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MCR" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32) then
    Undefined();
elsif IsHighestEL(PSTATE.EL) then
    CNTFRQ() = R(t);
else
    Undefined();
end;
                </pstext>
                </ps>
            </access_permission>
        </access_mechanism>

      </access_mechanisms>

      <arch_variants>
      </arch_variants>
  </register>
</registers>
<timestamp>2026-03-26 20:27:25</timestamp>
<commit_id>2026-03_rel</commit_id>
</register_page>