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  <registers>
  
    <register execution_state="AArch32" is_register="True" is_internal="True" is_stub_entry="False">
      <reg_short_name>CNTVCT</reg_short_name>
        
        <reg_long_name>Counter-timer Virtual Count 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-cntvct_el0.xml">CNTVCT_EL0</mapped_name>
  <mapped_type>Architectural</mapped_type>
      <mapped_execution_state>AArch64</mapped_execution_state>
    <mapped_from_startbit>63</mapped_from_startbit>
    <mapped_from_endbit>0</mapped_from_endbit>
    <mapped_to_startbit>63</mapped_to_startbit>
    <mapped_to_endbit>0</mapped_to_endbit>
    <mapped_from_rangeset output="63:0">
      <range>
        <msb>63</msb>
        <lsb>0</lsb>
      </range>
    </mapped_from_rangeset>
    <mapped_to_rangeset output="63:0">
      <range>
        <msb>63</msb>
        <lsb>0</lsb>
      </range>
    </mapped_to_rangeset>

      </reg_mapping>

      </reg_mappings>

        <reg_purpose>
          
    
      <purpose_text>
        <para>Holds the 64-bit virtual count value. The virtual count value is equal to the physical count value minus the virtual offset visible in <register_link state="AArch32" id="AArch32-cntvoff.xml">CNTVOFF</register_link>.</para>
      </purpose_text>

        </reg_purpose>

      <reg_groups>
          <reg_group>Timer</reg_group>
      </reg_groups>
      <reg_configuration>
        
    
      <configuration_text>
        <para>The value of this register is the same as the value of <register_link state="AArch32" id="AArch32-cntpct.xml">CNTPCT</register_link> in the following conditions:</para>

      </configuration_text>
      <configuration_text>
        <list type="unordered">
<listitem><content>When EL2 is not implemented.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content>When the Effective value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-hcr_el2.xml">HCR_EL2</register_link>.{E2H, TGE} is {1, 1}, and this register is read from Non-secure EL0.</content>
</listitem></list>

      </configuration_text>
      <configuration_text>
        <para>All reads to the CNTVCT occur in program order relative to reads to <register_link state="AArch32" id="AArch32-cntvctss.xml">CNTVCTSS</register_link> or CNTVCT.</para>
      </configuration_text>

      </reg_configuration>
      
      
        
      <reg_attributes>
          
    
      <attributes_text>
        <para>CNTVCT is a 64-bit register.</para>
      </attributes_text>

      </reg_attributes>
      <reg_fieldsets>
        






<fields id="fieldset_0" length="64">
  <text_before_fields/>
  <field id="fieldset_0-63_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>VirtualCount</field_name>
    <field_shortdesc>Virtual count value</field_shortdesc>
    <field_msb>63</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>0</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>63:0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Virtual count value.</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="64">
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-63_0" msb="63" lsb="0"/>
</reg_fieldset>


      </reg_fieldsets>

      <access_mechanisms>
          






    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MRRC CNTVCT" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MRRC{&lt;c&gt;}{&lt;q&gt;} &lt;coproc&gt;, {#}&lt;opc1&gt;, &lt;Rt&gt;, &lt;Rt2&gt;, &lt;CRm&gt;</access_instruction>
                
                <enc n="coproc" v="0b1111"/>
                
                <enc n="CRm" v="0b1110"/>
                
                <enc n="opc1" v="0b0001"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MRRC" 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().EL0VCTEN == '0' then
        if EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) &amp;&amp; HCR_EL2().TGE == '1' then
            AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
        else
            AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x04);
        end;
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) &amp;&amp; ELUsingAArch32(EL1) &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, 0x04);
        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().EL0VCTEN == '0' then
        AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2)) &amp;&amp; !ELIsInHost(EL0) &amp;&amp; CNTHCTL_EL2().EL1TVCT == '1' then
        AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    else
        if HaveEL(EL2) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) &amp;&amp; (!EL2Enabled() || !ELIsInHost(EL0)) then
            R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt() - CNTVOFF_EL2();
        elsif HaveEL(EL2) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) &amp;&amp; (!EL2Enabled() || !ELIsInHost(EL0)) then
            R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt() - CNTVOFF();
        elsif HaveEL(EL2) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) &amp;&amp; ELUsingAArch32(EL2) then
            R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt() - CNTVOFF();
        else
            R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt();
        end;
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) &amp;&amp; CNTHCTL_EL2().EL1TVCT == '1' then
        AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    else
        if HaveEL(EL2) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) then
            R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt() - CNTVOFF_EL2();
        elsif HaveEL(EL2) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) &amp;&amp; ELUsingAArch32(EL2) then
            R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt() - CNTVOFF();
        else
            R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt();
        end;
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL2) then
        R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt() - CNTVOFF();
    else
        R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    if HaveEL(EL2) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) then
        R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt() - CNTVOFF_EL2();
    elsif HaveEL(EL2) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) then
        R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt() - CNTVOFF();
    else
        R(t, t2) = PhysicalCountInt();
    end;
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>
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