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  <registers>
  
    <register execution_state="AArch32" is_register="True" is_internal="True" is_stub_entry="False">
      <reg_short_name>RVBAR</reg_short_name>
        
        <reg_long_name>Reset Vector Base Address Register</reg_long_name>



      
            <reg_condition otherwise="UNDEFINED">when FEAT_AA32EL1 is implemented</reg_condition>
      




          <reg_reset_value></reg_reset_value>

      <reg_mappings>
        




      </reg_mappings>

        <reg_purpose>
          
    
      <purpose_text>
        <para>If EL3 is not implemented, contains the <arm-defined-word>IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED</arm-defined-word> address that execution starts from after reset when executing in AArch32 state.</para>
      </purpose_text>

        </reg_purpose>

      <reg_groups>
            <reg_group>Reset Management</reg_group>
      </reg_groups>
      <reg_configuration>
        
    
      <configuration_text>
        <para>This register is implemented only if the highest Exception level implemented is capable of using AArch32, and is not EL3.</para>
      </configuration_text>

      </reg_configuration>
      
      
        
      <reg_attributes>
          
    
      <attributes_text>
        <para>RVBAR 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_1" has_partial_fieldset="False" is_linked_to_partial_fieldset="False" is_access_restriction_possible="False" is_variable_length="False" is_constant_value="True" is_partial_field="False" is_conditional_field_name="False">
    <field_name>ResetAddress</field_name>
    <field_msb>31</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>1</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>31:1</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Bits [31:1] of the <arm-defined-word>IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED</arm-defined-word> address that execution starts from after reset when executing in 32-bit state.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_description order="after">
      <para>This field has an <arm-defined-word>IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED</arm-defined-word> value.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_access>
      <field_access_state>
        <field_access_type>RO</field_access_type>
      </field_access_state>
    </field_access>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-0_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" rwtype="RES1">
    <field_msb>0</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>0</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before"/>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Reserved, <arm-defined-word>RES1</arm-defined-word>.</para>
    </field_description>
  </field>
  <text_after_fields/>
</fields>




<reg_fieldset length="32">
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-31_1" msb="31" lsb="1"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-0_0" msb="0" lsb="0"/>
</reg_fieldset>


      </reg_fieldsets>

      <access_mechanisms>
          






    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MRC RVBAR-MVBAR" 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="0b1100"/>
                
                <enc n="CRm" v="0b0000"/>
                
                <enc n="opc2" v="0b001"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MRC" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1) then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if IsHighestEL(EL1) then
        R(t) = RVBAR();
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) &amp;&amp; HSTR_EL2().T12 == '1' then
        AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) &amp;&amp; ELUsingAArch32(EL2) &amp;&amp; HSTR().T12 == '1' then
        AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) &amp;&amp; IsCurrentSecurityState(SS_Secure) then
        AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL3) &amp;&amp; !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) &amp;&amp; IsCurrentSecurityState(SS_Secure) then
        AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03);
    else
        Undefined();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if IsHighestEL(EL2) then
        R(t) = RVBAR();
    else
        Undefined();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    R(t) = MVBAR();
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>