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VDFSR

VDFSR, Virtual SError Exception Syndrome Register

The VDFSR characteristics are:

Purpose

Provides the syndrome value reported to software on taking a virtual SError exception exception to EL1, or on executing an ESB instruction at EL1.

When the virtual SError exception injected using HCR.VA is taken to EL1 using AArch32, then the syndrome value is reported in DFSR.{AET, ExT} and the remainder of DFSR is set as defined by VMSAv8-32. For more information, see The AArch32 Virtual Memory System Architecture.

If the virtual SError exception injected using HCR.VA is deferred by an ESB instruction, then the syndrome value is written to VDISR.

Configuration

AArch32 System register VDFSR bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch64 System register VSESR_EL2[31:0].

This register is present only when FEAT_RAS is implemented and FEAT_AA32EL1 is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to VDFSR are UNDEFINED.

If EL2 is not implemented, then VDFSR is RES0 from Monitor mode when SCR.NS == 1.

Attributes

VDFSR is a 32-bit register.

Field descriptions

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0AETRES0ExTRES0

Bits [31:16]

Reserved, RES0.

AET, bits [15:14]

When a virtual SError exception is taken to EL1 using AArch32, DFSR[15:14] is set to VDFSR.AET.

When a virtual SError exception is deferred by an ESB instruction, VDISR[15:14] is set to VDFSR.AET.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bit [13]

Reserved, RES0.

ExT, bit [12]

When a virtual SError exception is taken to EL1 using AArch32, DFSR[12] is set to VDFSR.ExT.

When a virtual SError exception is deferred by an ESB instruction, VDISR[12] is set to VDFSR.ExT.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bits [11:0]

Reserved, RES0.

Accessing VDFSR

Direct reads and writes of VDFSR are UNDEFINED if EL3 is implemented and using AArch32 in all Secure privileged modes other than Monitor mode.

If EL2 is not implemented, then VDFSR is RES0 from Monitor mode when SCR.NS == 1.

Accesses to this register use the following encodings in the System register encoding space:

MRC{<c>}{<q>} <coproc>, {#}<opc1>, <Rt>, <CRn>, <CRm>{, {#}<opc2>}

coprocopc1CRnCRmopc2
0b11110b1000b01010b00100b011

if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RAS) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1)) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2().T5 == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR().T5 == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); else Undefined(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then R(t) = VDFSR(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if SCR().NS == '0' then Undefined(); else R(t) = VDFSR(); end; end;

MCR{<c>}{<q>} <coproc>, {#}<opc1>, <Rt>, <CRn>, <CRm>{, {#}<opc2>}

coprocopc1CRnCRmopc2
0b11110b1000b01010b00100b011

if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RAS) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL1)) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64EL2) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2().T5 == '1' then AArch64_AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA32EL2) && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR().T5 == '1' then AArch32_TakeHypTrapException(0x03); else Undefined(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then VDFSR() = R(t); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if SCR().NS == '0' then Undefined(); else VDFSR() = R(t); end; end;


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