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TRCVISSCTLR

TRCVISSCTLR, Trace ViewInst Start/Stop Control Register

The TRCVISSCTLR characteristics are:

Purpose

Use this to select, or read, the Single Address Comparators for the ViewInst start/stop function.

Configuration

AArch64 System register TRCVISSCTLR bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to External register TRCVISSCTLR[31:0].

This register is present only when FEAT_ETE is implemented, System register access to the trace unit registers is implemented, and UInt(TRCIDR4.NUMACPAIRS) > 0. Otherwise, direct accesses to TRCVISSCTLR are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

TRCVISSCTLR is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

6362616059585756555453525150494847464544434241403938373635343332
313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0
STOP[15]STOP[14]STOP[13]STOP[12]STOP[11]STOP[10]STOP[9]STOP[8]STOP[7]STOP[6]STOP[5]STOP[4]STOP[3]STOP[2]STOP[1]STOP[0]START[15]START[14]START[13]START[12]START[11]START[10]START[9]START[8]START[7]START[6]START[5]START[4]START[3]START[2]START[1]START[0]

Bits [63:32]

Reserved, RES0.

STOP[<m>], bit [m+16], for m = 15 to 0

Selects whether Single Address Comparator <m> is used with the ViewInst start/stop function for the purpose of stopping trace.

STOP[<m>]Meaning
0b0

The Single Address Comparator <m> is not selected as a stop resource.

0b1

The Single Address Comparator <m> is selected as a stop resource.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing this field has the following behavior:

START[<m>], bit [m], for m = 15 to 0

Selects whether Single Address Comparator <m> is used with the ViewInst start/stop function for the purpose of starting trace.

START[<m>]Meaning
0b0

The Single Address Comparator <m> is not selected as a start resource.

0b1

The Single Address Comparator <m> is selected as a start resource.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing this field has the following behavior:

Accessing TRCVISSCTLR

Must be programmed if TRCIDR4.NUMACPAIRS > 0b0000.

For any 2 comparators selected for the ViewInst start/stop function, the comparator containing the lower address must be a lower numbered comparator.

Writes are CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE if the trace unit is not in the Idle state.

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

MRS <Xt>, TRCVISSCTLR

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b100b0010b00000b00100b010

if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ETE) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRC_SR) && UInt(TRCIDR4().NUMACPAIRS) > 0) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then Undefined(); elsif CPACR_EL1().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2().TRC == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRCVISSCTLR(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then Undefined(); elsif CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRCVISSCTLR(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRCVISSCTLR(); end; end;

MSR TRCVISSCTLR, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b100b0010b00000b00100b010

if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ETE) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRC_SR) && UInt(TRCIDR4().NUMACPAIRS) > 0) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then Undefined(); elsif CPACR_EL1().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGWTR_EL2().TRC == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRCVISSCTLR() = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then Undefined(); elsif CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRCVISSCTLR() = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRCVISSCTLR() = X{64}(t); end; end;


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