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BRBIDR0_EL1

BRBIDR0_EL1, Branch Record Buffer ID0 Register

The BRBIDR0_EL1 characteristics are:

Purpose

Indicates the features of the branch buffer unit.

Configuration

This register is present only when FEAT_BRBE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to BRBIDR0_EL1 are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

BRBIDR0_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0
RES0CCFORMATNUMREC

Bits [63:16]

Reserved, RES0.

CC, bits [15:12]

Cycle counter support. Defined values are:

CCMeaning
0b0101

20-bit cycle counter implemented.

All other values are reserved.

Access to this field is RO.

FORMAT, bits [11:8]

Data format of records of the Branch record buffer. Defined values are:

FORMATMeaning
0b0000

Format 0.

All other values are reserved.

Access to this field is RO.

NUMREC, bits [7:0]

Number of records supported.

The value of this field is an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED choice of:

NUMRECMeaning
0x08

8 branch records implemented.

0x10

16 branch records implemented.

0x20

32 branch records implemented.

0x40

64 branch records implemented.

All other values are reserved.

Access to this field is RO.

Accessing BRBIDR0_EL1

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

MRS <Xt>, BRBIDR0_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b100b0010b10010b00100b000

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_BRBE) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then Undefined(); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2().nBRBIDR == '0' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else X{64}(t) = BRBIDR0_EL1(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else X{64}(t) = BRBIDR0_EL1(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X{64}(t) = BRBIDR0_EL1(); end;


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