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  <registers>
  
    <register execution_state="AArch64" is_register="True" is_internal="True" is_stub_entry="False">
      <reg_short_name>PMECR_EL1</reg_short_name>
        
        <reg_long_name>Performance Monitors Extended Control Register (EL1)</reg_long_name>



      
            <reg_condition otherwise="UNDEFINED">when (FEAT_EBEP is implemented or FEAT_PMUv3_SS is implemented) and FEAT_AA64 is implemented</reg_condition>
      




          <reg_reset_value></reg_reset_value>

      <reg_mappings>
        




      </reg_mappings>

        <reg_purpose>
          
    
      <purpose_text>
        <para>Provides EL1 configuration options for the Performance Monitors.</para>
      </purpose_text>

        </reg_purpose>

      <reg_groups>
          <reg_group>PMU</reg_group>
      </reg_groups>
      
      
        
      <reg_attributes>
          
    
      <attributes_text>
        <para>PMECR_EL1 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_5" 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="RES0">
    <field_msb>63</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>5</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>63:5</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before"/>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Reserved, <arm-defined-word>RES0</arm-defined-word>.</para>
    </field_description>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-4_3-1" 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" reserved_type="RES0">
    <field_name>SSE</field_name>
    <field_msb>4</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>3</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>1:0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Snapshot Enable. Controls the generation of Capture events.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_description order="after">
      <para>All other values are reserved.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_values impdef="False">
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b00</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Capture events are disabled.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b10</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Capture events are enabled and prohibited.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b11</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Capture events are enabled and allowed.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
    </field_values>
    <field_resets>
      <field_reset reset_type="Cold">
        <field_reset_conditions>
          <field_reset_condition condition="the highest implemented Exception level is EL1">
            <field_reset>
              <field_reset_number>'00'</field_reset_number>
            </field_reset>
          </field_reset_condition>
          <field_reset_condition>
            <field_reset>
              <field_reset_standard_text>AU</field_reset_standard_text>
            </field_reset>
          </field_reset_condition>
        </field_reset_conditions>
      </field_reset>
    </field_resets>
    <fields_condition>When FEAT_PMUv3_SS is implemented</fields_condition>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-4_3-2" 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="RES0">
    <field_msb>4</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>3</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>4:3</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before"/>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Reserved, <arm-defined-word>RES0</arm-defined-word>.</para>
    </field_description>
    <fields_condition>Otherwise</fields_condition>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-2_2-1" 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" reserved_type="RES0">
    <field_name>KPME</field_name>
    <field_msb>2</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>2</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Local (Kernel) PMU Exception Enable. Enables PMU Profiling exceptions taken to the current Exception level.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_values impdef="False">
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b0</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>PMU Profiling exceptions taken to the current Exception level are disabled.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b1</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>PMU Profiling exceptions taken to the current Exception level are not affected by this field.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
    </field_values>
    <field_resets>
      <field_reset reset_type="Warm">
        <field_reset_standard_text>AU</field_reset_standard_text>
      </field_reset>
    </field_resets>
    <fields_condition>When FEAT_EBEP is implemented</fields_condition>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-2_2-2" 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="RES0">
    <field_msb>2</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>2</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>2</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before"/>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Reserved, <arm-defined-word>RES0</arm-defined-word>.</para>
    </field_description>
    <fields_condition>Otherwise</fields_condition>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-1_0-1" 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" reserved_type="RES0">
    <field_name>PMEE</field_name>
    <field_msb>1</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>0</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>1:0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Performance Monitors Exception Enable. Controls the generation of the <signal>PMUIRQ</signal> signal and the PMU Profiling exception at EL0 and EL1.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_description order="after"><para>All other values are reserved.</para>
<para>This field is ignored by the PE when any of the following are true:</para>
<list type="unordered">
<listitem><content>All of the following are true:<list type="unordered">
<listitem><content>EL3 is implemented.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content><register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-mdcr_el3.xml">MDCR_EL3</register_link>.PMEE != <binarynumber>0b01</binarynumber>.</content>
</listitem></list>
</content>
</listitem><listitem><content>All of the following are true:<list type="unordered">
<listitem><content>EL2 is implemented and enabled in the current Security State.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content><register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-mdcr_el2.xml">MDCR_EL2</register_link>.PMEE != <binarynumber>0b01</binarynumber>.</content>
</listitem></list>
</content>
</listitem></list></field_description>
    <field_values impdef="False">
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b00</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>The <signal>PMUIRQ</signal> signal is asserted on a PMU overflow, and the PMU Profiling exception is disabled.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b11</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>The <signal>PMUIRQ</signal> signal is deasserted, and the PMU Profiling exception is enabled.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
    </field_values>
    <field_resets>
      <field_reset reset_type="Warm">
        <field_reset_conditions>
          <field_reset_condition condition="the highest implemented Exception level is EL1">
            <field_reset>
              <field_reset_number>'00'</field_reset_number>
            </field_reset>
          </field_reset_condition>
          <field_reset_condition>
            <field_reset>
              <field_reset_standard_text>AU</field_reset_standard_text>
            </field_reset>
          </field_reset_condition>
        </field_reset_conditions>
      </field_reset>
    </field_resets>
    <fields_condition>When FEAT_EBEP is implemented</fields_condition>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-1_0-2" 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="RES0">
    <field_msb>1</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>0</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>1:0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before"/>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Reserved, <arm-defined-word>RES0</arm-defined-word>.</para>
    </field_description>
    <fields_condition>Otherwise</fields_condition>
  </field>
  <text_after_fields/>
</fields>




<reg_fieldset length="64">
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-63_5" msb="63" lsb="5"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-4_3-1" msb="4" lsb="3"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-2_2-1" msb="2" lsb="2"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-1_0-1" msb="1" lsb="0"/>
</reg_fieldset>


      </reg_fieldsets>

      <access_mechanisms>
          






    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MRS PMECR_EL1" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MRS &lt;Xt&gt;, PMECR_EL1</access_instruction>
                
                <enc n="op0" v="0b11"/>
                
                <enc n="op1" v="0b000"/>
                
                <enc n="CRn" v="0b1001"/>
                
                <enc n="CRm" v="0b1110"/>
                
                <enc n="op2" v="0b101"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MRS" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !((IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_EBEP) || IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3_SS)) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64)) then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().EnPM2 == '0' then
        Undefined();
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then
        Undefined();
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT2) &amp;&amp; ((HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; SCR_EL3().FGTEn2 == '0') || HDFGRTR2_EL2().nPMECR_EL1 == '0') then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL2().TPM == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().EnPM2 == '0' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    else
        X{64}(t) = PMECR_EL1();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().EnPM2 == '0' then
        Undefined();
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then
        Undefined();
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().EnPM2 == '0' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    else
        X{64}(t) = PMECR_EL1();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    X{64}(t) = PMECR_EL1();
end;
                </pstext>
                </ps>
            </access_permission>
        </access_mechanism>
    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MSRregister PMECR_EL1" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MSR PMECR_EL1, &lt;Xt&gt;</access_instruction>
                
                <enc n="op0" v="0b11"/>
                
                <enc n="op1" v="0b000"/>
                
                <enc n="CRn" v="0b1001"/>
                
                <enc n="CRm" v="0b1110"/>
                
                <enc n="op2" v="0b101"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MSRregister" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !((IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_EBEP) || IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3_SS)) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64)) then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().EnPM2 == '0' then
        Undefined();
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then
        Undefined();
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT2) &amp;&amp; ((HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; SCR_EL3().FGTEn2 == '0') || HDFGWTR2_EL2().nPMECR_EL1 == '0') then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL2().TPM == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().EnPM2 == '0' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    else
        PMECR_EL1() = X{64}(t);
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().EnPM2 == '0' then
        Undefined();
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then
        Undefined();
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().EnPM2 == '0' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; MDCR_EL3().TPM == '1' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    else
        PMECR_EL1() = X{64}(t);
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    PMECR_EL1() = X{64}(t);
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>