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<register_page>
  <registers>
  
    <register execution_state="AArch64" is_register="True" is_internal="True" is_stub_entry="False">
      <reg_short_name>PMUACR_EL1</reg_short_name>
        
        <reg_long_name>Performance Monitors User Access Control Register</reg_long_name>



      
            <reg_condition otherwise="UNDEFINED">when FEAT_PMUv3p9 is implemented and FEAT_AA64 is implemented</reg_condition>
      




          <reg_reset_value></reg_reset_value>

      <reg_mappings>
        




      </reg_mappings>

        <reg_purpose>
          
    
      <purpose_text>
        <para>Enables or disables EL0 access to specfic Performance Monitors.</para>
      </purpose_text>

        </reg_purpose>

      <reg_groups>
          <reg_group>PMU</reg_group>
      </reg_groups>
      
      
        
      <reg_attributes>
          
    
      <attributes_text>
        <para>PMUACR_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_33" 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>33</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>63:33</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_0-32_32-1" 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>F0</field_name>
    <field_msb>32</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>32</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>EL0 accesses to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmicntr_el0.xml">PMICNTR_EL0</register_link> enable. With <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN and <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.IR, controls EL0 accesses to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmicntr_el0.xml">PMICNTR_EL0</register_link>.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_description order="after"><para>The controls associated with <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmicntr_el0.xml">PMICNTR_EL0</register_link> that are accessible at EL0 are <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmcntenset_el0.xml">PMCNTENSET_EL0</register_link>.F0, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmcntenclr_el0.xml">PMCNTENCLR_EL0</register_link>.F0, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmovsset_el0.xml">PMOVSSET_EL0</register_link>.F0, and <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmovsclr_el0.xml">PMOVSCLR_EL0</register_link>.F0.</para>
<para>This field is ignored by the PE when any of the following are true:</para>
<list type="unordered">
<listitem><content>EL1 is using AArch32.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content><register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 0.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content>The access generates an exception.</content>
</listitem></list></field_description>
    <field_values impdef="False">
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b0</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>If the Effective value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 1, then EL0 accesses to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmicntr_el0.xml">PMICNTR_EL0</register_link> and associated controls are RAZ/WI, and permitted EL0 writes to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmzr_el0.xml">PMZR_EL0</register_link>.F0 are ignored.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b1</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>If the Effective value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 1, then EL0 accesses to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmicntr_el0.xml">PMICNTR_EL0</register_link> and associated controls are either read-only or read/write, depending on the value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.IR.</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_PMUv3_ICNTR is implemented</fields_condition>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-32_32-2" 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>32</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>32</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>32</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_0-31_31" 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>C</field_name>
    <field_msb>31</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>31</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>31</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>EL0 accesses to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmccntr_el0.xml">PMCCNTR_EL0</register_link> enable. With <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.EN, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN, and <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.CR, controls EL0 accesses to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmccntr_el0.xml">PMCCNTR_EL0</register_link>.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_description order="after"><para>The controls associated with <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmccntr_el0.xml">PMCCNTR_EL0</register_link> that are accessible at EL0 are <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmcntenset_el0.xml">PMCNTENSET_EL0</register_link>.C, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmcntenclr_el0.xml">PMCNTENCLR_EL0</register_link>.C, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmovsset_el0.xml">PMOVSSET_EL0</register_link>.C, and <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmovsclr_el0.xml">PMOVSCLR_EL0</register_link>.C.</para>
<para>This field is ignored by the PE when any of the following are true:</para>
<list type="unordered">
<listitem><content>EL1 is using AArch32.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content><register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 0.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content>The access generates an exception.</content>
</listitem></list></field_description>
    <field_values impdef="False">
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b0</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>If the Effective value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 1, then EL0 accesses to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmccntr_el0.xml">PMCCNTR_EL0</register_link> and associated controls are RAZ/WI, and permitted EL0 writes to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmzr_el0.xml">PMZR_EL0</register_link>.C are ignored.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b1</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>If the Effective value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 1, then EL0 accesses to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmccntr_el0.xml">PMCCNTR_EL0</register_link> and associated controls are either read-only or read/write, depending on the value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.CR.</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>
  </field>
  <field id="fieldset_0-30_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>P&lt;m&gt;</field_name>
    <field_msb>30</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>0</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>30:0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>EL0 accesses to <register_link id="AArch64-pmevcntrn_el0.xml" state="AArch64">PMEVCNTR&lt;m&gt;_EL0</register_link> enable. With <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.EN, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN, and <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.ER, controls EL0 accesses to <register_link id="AArch64-pmevcntrn_el0.xml" state="AArch64">PMEVCNTR&lt;m&gt;_EL0</register_link>.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_description order="after"><para>The controls associated with <register_link id="AArch64-pmevcntrn_el0.xml" state="AArch64">PMEVCNTR&lt;m&gt;_EL0</register_link> that are accessible at EL0 are <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmcntenset_el0.xml">PMCNTENSET_EL0</register_link>.P&lt;m&gt;, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmcntenclr_el0.xml">PMCNTENCLR_EL0</register_link>.P&lt;m&gt;, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmovsset_el0.xml">PMOVSSET_EL0</register_link>.P&lt;m&gt;, and <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmovsclr_el0.xml">PMOVSCLR_EL0</register_link>.P&lt;m&gt;.</para>
<para>This field is ignored by the PE when any of the following are true:</para>
<list type="unordered">
<listitem><content>EL1 is using AArch32.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content><register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 0.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content>The access generates an exception.</content>
</listitem></list></field_description>
    <field_array_indexes index_variable="m" element_size="1" range_specifier="m">
      <field_array_index>
        <field_array_start>30</field_array_start>
        <field_array_end>0</field_array_end>
      </field_array_index>
    </field_array_indexes>
    <field_values impdef="False">
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b0</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>If the Effective value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 1, then EL0 accesses to <register_link id="AArch64-pmevcntrn_el0.xml" state="AArch64">PMEVCNTR&lt;m&gt;_EL0</register_link> and associated controls are RAZ/WI, and permitted EL0 writes to <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmzr_el0.xml">PMZR_EL0</register_link>.P&lt;m&gt; are ignored.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b1</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>If the Effective value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.UEN is 1, then EL0 accesses to <register_link id="AArch64-pmevcntrn_el0.xml" state="AArch64">PMEVCNTR&lt;m&gt;_EL0</register_link> and associated controls are either read-only or read/write, depending on the value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-pmuserenr_el0.xml">PMUSERENR_EL0</register_link>.ER.</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>
    <field_access>
      <field_access_state>
        <field_access_level>When m &gt;= GetNumEventCountersAccessible()</field_access_level>
        <field_access_type>RAZ/WI</field_access_type>
      </field_access_state>
      <field_access_state>
        <field_access_type>RW</field_access_type>
      </field_access_state>
    </field_access>
  </field>
  <text_after_fields/>
</fields>




<reg_fieldset length="64">
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-63_33" msb="63" lsb="33"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-32_32-1" msb="32" lsb="32"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-31_31" msb="31" lsb="31"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P30" msb="30" lsb="30"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P29" msb="29" lsb="29"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P28" msb="28" lsb="28"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P27" msb="27" lsb="27"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P26" msb="26" lsb="26"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P25" msb="25" lsb="25"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P24" msb="24" lsb="24"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P23" msb="23" lsb="23"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P22" msb="22" lsb="22"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P21" msb="21" lsb="21"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P20" msb="20" lsb="20"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P19" msb="19" lsb="19"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P18" msb="18" lsb="18"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P17" msb="17" lsb="17"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P16" msb="16" lsb="16"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P15" msb="15" lsb="15"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P14" msb="14" lsb="14"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P13" msb="13" lsb="13"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P12" msb="12" lsb="12"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P11" msb="11" lsb="11"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P10" msb="10" lsb="10"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P9" msb="9" lsb="9"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P8" msb="8" lsb="8"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P7" msb="7" lsb="7"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P6" msb="6" lsb="6"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P5" msb="5" lsb="5"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P4" msb="4" lsb="4"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P3" msb="3" lsb="3"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P2" msb="2" lsb="2"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P1" msb="1" lsb="1"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-30_0" label="P0" msb="0" lsb="0"/>
</reg_fieldset>


      </reg_fieldsets>

      <access_mechanisms>
          






    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MRS PMUACR_EL1" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MRS &lt;Xt&gt;, PMUACR_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="0b100"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MRS" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3p9) &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().nPMUACR_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) = PMUACR_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) = PMUACR_EL1();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    X{64}(t) = PMUACR_EL1();
end;
                </pstext>
                </ps>
            </access_permission>
        </access_mechanism>
    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MSRregister PMUACR_EL1" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MSR PMUACR_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="0b100"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MSRregister" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_PMUv3p9) &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().nPMUACR_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
        PMUACR_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
        PMUACR_EL1() = X{64}(t);
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    PMUACR_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>