CNTHV_CVAL_EL2, Counter-timer Virtual Timer CompareValue register (EL2)

The CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 characteristics are:

Purpose

Holds the compare value for the EL2 virtual timer.

Configuration

AArch64 System register CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 bits [63:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register CNTHV_CVAL[63:0] .

This register is present only when ARMv8.1-VHE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 are UNDEFINED.

If EL2 is not implemented, this register is RES0 from EL3.

RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values.

Attributes

CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

The CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 bit assignments are:

6362616059585756555453525150494847464544434241403938373635343332
CompareValue
CompareValue
313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210

CompareValue, bits [63:0]

From Armv8.1:

Holds the EL2 virtual timer CompareValue.

When CNTHV_CTL_EL2.ENABLE is 1, the timer condition is met when (CNTVCT_EL0 - 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 CNTHV_CTL_EL2.ENABLE is 0, the timer condition is not met, but CNTVCT_EL0 continues to count.

This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.


Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

Accessing the CNTHV_CVAL_EL2

When HCR_EL2.E2H is 1, without explicit synchronization, access from EL2 using the mnemonic CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 or CNTV_CVAL_EL0 are not guaranteed to be ordered with respect to accesses using the other mnemonic.

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

MRS <Xt>, CNTHV_CVAL_EL2

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1000b11100b00110b010

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.NV == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then return CNTHV_CVAL_EL2; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then return CNTHV_CVAL_EL2;

MSR CNTHV_CVAL_EL2, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1000b11100b00110b010

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.NV == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 = X[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 = X[t];

MRS <Xt>, CNTV_CVAL_EL0

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0110b11100b00110b010

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.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0VTEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); 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_EL0; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '111' then return NVMem[0x168]; else return CNTV_CVAL_EL0; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then return CNTHVS_CVAL_EL2; elsif HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then return CNTHV_CVAL_EL2; else return CNTV_CVAL_EL0; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then return CNTV_CVAL_EL0;

MSR CNTV_CVAL_EL0, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0110b11100b00110b010

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.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0VTEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then CNTHVS_CVAL_EL2 = X[t]; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 = X[t]; else CNTV_CVAL_EL0 = X[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '111' then NVMem[0x168] = X[t]; else CNTV_CVAL_EL0 = X[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then CNTHVS_CVAL_EL2 = X[t]; elsif HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then CNTHV_CVAL_EL2 = X[t]; else CNTV_CVAL_EL0 = X[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then CNTV_CVAL_EL0 = X[t];




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