VBAR, Vector Base Address Register

The VBAR characteristics are:

Purpose

When high exception vectors are not selected, holds the vector base address for exceptions that are not taken to Monitor mode or to Hyp mode.

Software must program VBAR(NS) with the required initial value as part of the PE boot sequence.

Configuration

AArch32 System register VBAR bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch64 System register VBAR_EL1[31:0] .

Some or all RW fields of this register have defined reset values. These apply only if the PE resets into an Exception level that is using AArch32. If the PE resets into EL3 using AArch32 they apply only to the Secure instance of the register. Otherwise, RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values.

Attributes

VBAR is a 32-bit register.

Field descriptions

The VBAR bit assignments are:

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
Vector Base AddressRES0

Bits [31:5]

Vector Base Address. Bits[31:5] of the base address of the exception vectors for exceptions taken to this Exception level. Bits[4:0] of an exception vector are the exception offset.

This field resets to an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED value.

Bits [4:0]

Reserved, RES0.

Accessing the VBAR

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

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

coprocopc1CRnCRmopc2
0b11110b0000b11000b00000b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2.T12 == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T12 == '1' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then if SCR.NS == '0' then return VBAR_S; else return VBAR_NS; else return VBAR; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then return VBAR_NS; else return VBAR; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if SCR.NS == '0' then return VBAR_S; else return VBAR_NS;

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

coprocopc1CRnCRmopc2
0b11110b0000b11000b00000b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2.T12 == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T12 == '1' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && SCR.NS == '0' && CP15SDISABLE == HIGH then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && SCR.NS == '0' && CP15SDISABLE2 == HIGH then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then if SCR.NS == '0' then VBAR_S = R[t]; else VBAR_NS = R[t]; else VBAR = R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then VBAR_NS = R[t]; else VBAR = R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if SCR.NS == '0' && CP15SDISABLE == HIGH then UNDEFINED; elsif SCR.NS == '0' && CP15SDISABLE2 == HIGH then UNDEFINED; else if SCR.NS == '0' then VBAR_S = R[t]; else VBAR_NS = R[t];




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