CNTHVS_CVAL, Counter-timer Secure Virtual Timer CompareValue Register (EL2)

The CNTHVS_CVAL characteristics are:

Purpose

Provides AArch32 access to the compare value for the Secure EL2 virtual timer.

Note

The Secure EL2 timer is implemented by ARMv8.4-SecEL2. It is only accessible from AArch32 state when EL2 is using AArch64 and the value of SCR_EL3.{EEL2, NS} is {1, 0}.

Configuration

AArch32 System register CNTHVS_CVAL bits [63:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch64 System register CNTHVS_CVAL_EL2[63:0] .

This register is present only when ARMv8.4-SecEL2 is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to CNTHVS_CVAL are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

CNTHVS_CVAL is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

The CNTHVS_CVAL bit assignments are:

6362616059585756555453525150494847464544434241403938373635343332
CompareValue
CompareValue
313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210

CompareValue, bits [63:0]

Holds the EL2 virtual timer CompareValue.

When CNTHVS_CTL.ENABLE is 1, the timer condition is met when (CNTVCT - CompareValue) is greater than or equal to zero. This means that CompareValue acts like a 64-bit upcounter timer. When the timer condition is met:

When CNTHVS_CTL.ENABLE is 0, the timer condition is not met, but CNTVCT continues to count.

Accessing the CNTHVS_CVAL

This register is accessed using the encoding for CNTV_CVAL.

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

MRRC{<c>}{<q>} <coproc>, {#}<opc1>, <Rt>, <Rt2>, <CRm>

coprocCRmopc1
0b11110b11100b0011

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && !(EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11') && CNTKCTL_EL1.EL0VTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); else AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x04); elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && CNTKCTL.PL0VTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR.TGE == '1' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x00); else UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0VTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then return CNTHVS_CVAL_EL2; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then return CNTHV_CVAL_EL2; else return CNTV_CVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then return CNTV_CVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then return CNTV_CVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then return CNTV_CVAL;

MCRR{<c>}{<q>} <coproc>, {#}<opc1>, <Rt>, <Rt2>, <CRm>

coprocCRmopc1
0b11110b11100b0011

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && !(EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11') && CNTKCTL_EL1.EL0VTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); else AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x04); elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && CNTKCTL.PL0VTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR.TGE == '1' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x00); else UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0VTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then CNTHVS_CVAL_EL2 = R[t2]:R[t]; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 = R[t2]:R[t]; else CNTV_CVAL = R[t2]:R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then CNTV_CVAL = R[t2]:R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then CNTV_CVAL = R[t2]:R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then CNTV_CVAL = R[t2]:R[t];




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