CNTPS_TVAL_EL1, Counter-timer Physical Secure Timer TimerValue register

The CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 characteristics are:

Purpose

Holds the timer value for the secure physical timer, usually accessible at EL3 but configurably accessible at EL1 in Secure state.

Configuration

RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values.

Attributes

CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

The CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 bit assignments are:

6362616059585756555453525150494847464544434241403938373635343332
RES0
TimerValue
313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210

Bits [63:32]

Reserved, RES0.

TimerValue, bits [31:0]

The TimerValue view of the secure physical timer.

On a read of this register:

On a write of this register, CNTPS_CVAL_EL1 is set to (CNTPCT_EL0 + TimerValue), where TimerValue is treated as a signed 32-bit integer.

When CNTPS_CTL_EL1.ENABLE is 1, the timer condition is met when (CNTPCT_EL0 - CNTPS_CVAL_EL1) is greater than or equal to zero. This means that TimerValue acts like a 32-bit downcounter timer. When the timer condition is met:

When CNTPS_CTL_EL1.ENABLE is 0, the timer condition is not met, but CNTPCT_EL0 continues to count, so the TimerValue view appears to continue to count down.

This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.

Accessing the CNTPS_TVAL_EL1

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

MRS <Xt>, CNTPS_TVAL_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1110b11100b00100b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then if SCR_EL3.EEL2 == '1' then UNDEFINED; elsif SCR_EL3.ST == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else return CNTPS_TVAL_EL1; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then return CNTPS_TVAL_EL1;

MSR CNTPS_TVAL_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1110b11100b00100b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then if SCR_EL3.EEL2 == '1' then UNDEFINED; elsif SCR_EL3.ST == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 = X[t]; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 = X[t];




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