EDECR, External Debug Execution Control Register

The EDECR characteristics are:

Purpose

Controls Halting debug events.

Configuration

It is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether EDECR is implemented in the Core power domain or in the Debug power domain. Some or all RW fields of this register have defined reset values, and:

If ARMv8.3-DoPD is implemented, this register is in the Core power domain. If ARMv8.3-DoPD is not implemented, this register is in the Debug power domain.

Attributes

EDECR is a 32-bit register.

Field descriptions

The EDECR bit assignments are:

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RES0SSRES0RES0

Bits [31:3]

Reserved, RES0.

SS, bit [2]

Halting step enable. Possible values of this field are:

SSMeaning
0b0

Halting step debug event disabled.

0b1

Halting step debug event enabled.

If the value of EDECR.SS is changed when the PE is in Non-debug state, behavior is CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE as described in 'Changing the value of EDECR.SS when not in Debug state' in the Arm® Architecture Reference Manual, Armv8, for Armv8-A architecture profile.

The following resets apply:

Bit [1]

When ARMv8.3-DoPD is implemented:

Reserved, RES0.


Otherwise:

Reset Catch Enable.

RCEMeaning
0b0

Reset Catch debug event disabled.

0b1

Reset Catch debug event enabled.

On a External debug reset, this field resets to 0.

Bit [0]

When ARMv8.3-DoPD is implemented:

Reserved, RES0.


Otherwise:

OS Unlock Catch Enable.

OSUCEMeaning
0b0

OS Unlock Catch debug event disabled.

0b1

OS Unlock Catch debug event enabled.

On a External debug reset, this field resets to 0.

Accessing the EDECR

EDECR can be accessed through the external debug interface:

ComponentOffsetInstance
Debug0x024EDECR

This interface is accessible as follows:




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