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<register_page>
  <registers>
  
    <register execution_state="AArch64" is_register="True" is_internal="True" is_stub_entry="False">
      <reg_short_name>TRCSYNCPR</reg_short_name>
        
        <reg_long_name>Trace Synchronization Period Register</reg_long_name>



      
            <reg_condition otherwise="UNDEFINED">when FEAT_ETE is implemented and System register access to the trace unit registers is implemented</reg_condition>
      




          <reg_reset_value></reg_reset_value>

      <reg_mappings>
        



    
      
      <reg_mapping>
        
  

    

  

    <mapped_name filename="ext-trcsyncpr.xml">TRCSYNCPR</mapped_name>
  <mapped_type>Architectural</mapped_type>
      <mapped_execution_state>External</mapped_execution_state>
    <mapped_from_startbit>31</mapped_from_startbit>
    <mapped_from_endbit>0</mapped_from_endbit>
    <mapped_to_startbit>31</mapped_to_startbit>
    <mapped_to_endbit>0</mapped_to_endbit>
    <mapped_from_rangeset output="31:0">
      <range>
        <msb>31</msb>
        <lsb>0</lsb>
      </range>
    </mapped_from_rangeset>
    <mapped_to_rangeset output="31:0">
      <range>
        <msb>31</msb>
        <lsb>0</lsb>
      </range>
    </mapped_to_rangeset>

      </reg_mapping>

      </reg_mappings>

        <reg_purpose>
          
    
      <purpose_text>
        <para>Controls how often trace protocol synchronization requests occur.</para>
      </purpose_text>

        </reg_purpose>

      <reg_groups>
          <reg_group>Trace</reg_group>
      </reg_groups>
      
      
        
      <reg_attributes>
          
    
      <attributes_text>
        <para>TRCSYNCPR 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_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>PERIOD</field_name>
    <field_msb>4</field_msb>
    <field_lsb>0</field_lsb>
    <rel_range>4:0</rel_range>
    <field_description order="before">
      <para>Defines the number of bytes of trace between each periodic trace protocol synchronization request.</para>
    </field_description>
    <field_description order="after"><para>Other values are reserved. If a reserved value is programmed into PERIOD, then the behavior of the synchronization period counter is <arm-defined-word>CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE</arm-defined-word> and one of the following behaviors occurs:</para>
<list type="unordered">
<listitem><content>No trace protocol synchronization requests are generated by this counter.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content>Trace protocol synchronization requests occur at the specified period.</content>
</listitem><listitem><content>Trace protocol synchronization requests occur at some other <arm-defined-word>UNKNOWN</arm-defined-word> period which can vary.</content>
</listitem></list></field_description>
    <field_values impdef="False">
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b00000</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization is disabled.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b01000</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>8</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b01001</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>9</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b01010</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>10</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b01011</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>11</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b01100</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>12</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b01101</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>13</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b01110</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>14</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b01111</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>15</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b10000</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>16</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b10001</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>17</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b10010</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>18</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b10011</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>19</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
      <field_value_instance>
        <field_value>0b10100</field_value>
        <field_value_description>
          <para>Trace protocol synchronization request occurs after 2<sup>20</sup> bytes of trace.</para>
        </field_value_description>
      </field_value_instance>
    </field_values>
    <field_resets>
      <field_reset reset_type="Trace unit">
        <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_5" msb="63" lsb="5"/>
  <fieldat id="fieldset_0-4_0" msb="4" lsb="0"/>
</reg_fieldset>


      </reg_fieldsets>

      <access_mechanisms>
          


  
    
      <access_permission_text>
        <para>Must be programmed if <register_link state="AArch64" id="AArch64-trcidr3.xml">TRCIDR3</register_link>.SYNCPR == 0.</para>

      </access_permission_text>
      <access_permission_text>
        <para>Writes are <arm-defined-word>CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE</arm-defined-word> if the trace unit is not in the Idle state.</para>
      </access_permission_text>





    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MRS TRCSYNCPR" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MRS &lt;Xt&gt;, TRCSYNCPR</access_instruction>
                
                <enc n="op0" v="0b10"/>
                
                <enc n="op1" v="0b001"/>
                
                <enc n="CRn" v="0b0000"/>
                
                <enc n="CRm" v="0b1101"/>
                
                <enc n="op2" v="0b000"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MRS" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ETE) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRC_SR)) then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        Undefined();
    elsif CPACR_EL1().TTA == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) &amp;&amp; (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') &amp;&amp; HDFGRTR_EL2().TRC == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) &amp;&amp; OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' &amp;&amp; HaltingAllowed() &amp;&amp; EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        X{64}(t) = TRCSYNCPR();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        Undefined();
    elsif CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) &amp;&amp; OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' &amp;&amp; HaltingAllowed() &amp;&amp; EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        X{64}(t) = TRCSYNCPR();
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    if CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) &amp;&amp; OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' &amp;&amp; HaltingAllowed() &amp;&amp; EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        X{64}(t) = TRCSYNCPR();
    end;
end;
                </pstext>
                </ps>
            </access_permission>
        </access_mechanism>
    
        
        <access_mechanism accessor="MSRregister TRCSYNCPR" type="SystemAccessor">
            <encoding>
            <access_instruction>MSR TRCSYNCPR, &lt;Xt&gt;</access_instruction>
                
                <enc n="op0" v="0b10"/>
                
                <enc n="op1" v="0b001"/>
                
                <enc n="CRn" v="0b0000"/>
                
                <enc n="CRm" v="0b1101"/>
                
                <enc n="op2" v="0b000"/>
            </encoding>
            <access_permission>
                <ps name="MSRregister" sections="1" secttype="access_permission">
                <pstext>
if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ETE) &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRC_SR)) then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    Undefined();
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        Undefined();
    elsif CPACR_EL1().TTA == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() &amp;&amp; IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) &amp;&amp; (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') &amp;&amp; HDFGWTR_EL2().TRC == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) &amp;&amp; OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' &amp;&amp; HaltingAllowed() &amp;&amp; EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        TRCSYNCPR() = X{64}(t);
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; EL3SDDUndefPriority() &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        Undefined();
    elsif CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) &amp;&amp; CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        if EL3SDDUndef() then
            Undefined();
        else
            AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
        end;
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) &amp;&amp; OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' &amp;&amp; HaltingAllowed() &amp;&amp; EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        TRCSYNCPR() = X{64}(t);
    end;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    if CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then
        AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
    elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) &amp;&amp; OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' &amp;&amp; HaltingAllowed() &amp;&amp; EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        TRCSYNCPR() = X{64}(t);
    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>
</register_page>