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<register_page>
  <registers>
  
    <register execution_state="AArch64" is_register="True" is_internal="True" is_stub_entry="False">
      <reg_short_name>SP_EL3</reg_short_name>
        
        <reg_long_name>Stack Pointer (EL3)</reg_long_name>



      
            <reg_condition otherwise="UNDEFINED">when EL3 is implemented and FEAT_AA64 is implemented</reg_condition>
      




          <reg_reset_value></reg_reset_value>

      <reg_mappings>
        




      </reg_mappings>

        <reg_purpose>
          
    
      <purpose_text>
        <para>Holds the stack pointer associated with EL3. The value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-spsel.xml">SPSel</register_link>.SP determines the current stack pointer.</para>
      </purpose_text>

        </reg_purpose>

      <reg_groups>
          <reg_group>Special</reg_group>
      </reg_groups>
      
      
        
      <reg_attributes>
          
    
      <attributes_text>
        <para>SP_EL3 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>StackPointer</field_name>
    <field_shortdesc>Stack pointer</field_shortdesc>
    <field_msb>63</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>0</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>63:0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Stack pointer.</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_permission_text>
        <para>This register is not accessible using MRS and MSR instructions.</para>

      </access_permission_text>
      <access_permission_text>
        <para>When the value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-spsel.xml">SPSel</register_link>.SP is 1, this register is accessible at EL3 as the current stack pointer.</para>

      </access_permission_text>
      <access_permission_text>
        <note><para>When the value of <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-spsel.xml">SPSel</register_link>.SP is 0, <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-sp_el0.xml">SP_EL0</register_link> is used as the current stack pointer at all Exception levels.</para></note>
      </access_permission_text>






      </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>