CNTHPS_CVAL, Counter-timer Secure Physical Timer CompareValue Register (EL2)

The CNTHPS_CVAL characteristics are:

Purpose

Provides AArch32 access to the compare value for the Secure EL2 physical 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 CNTHPS_CVAL bits [63:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch64 System register CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2[63:0] .

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

RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values.

Attributes

CNTHPS_CVAL is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

The CNTHPS_CVAL bit assignments are:

6362616059585756555453525150494847464544434241403938373635343332
CompareValue
CompareValue
313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210

CompareValue, bits [63:0]

Holds the EL2 physical timer CompareValue.

When CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.ENABLE is 1, the timer condition is met when (CNTPCT_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 CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.ENABLE is 0, the timer condition is not met, but CNTPCT_EL0 continues to count.

This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.

Accessing the CNTHPS_CVAL

This register is accessed using the encoding for CNTP_CVAL.

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

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

coprocCRmopc1
0b11110b11100b0010

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && !(EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11') && CNTKCTL_EL1.EL0PTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); else AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x04); elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && CNTKCTL.PL0PTEN == '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 == '0' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '10' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && CNTHCTL.PL1PCEN == '0' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then return CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then return CNTHP_CVAL_EL2; else return CNTP_CVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '0' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && CNTHCTL.PL1PCEN == '0' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then if SCR.NS == '0' then return CNTP_CVAL_S; else return CNTP_CVAL_NS; else return CNTP_CVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then return CNTP_CVAL_NS; else return CNTP_CVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if SCR.NS == '0' then return CNTP_CVAL_S; else return CNTP_CVAL_NS;

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

coprocCRmopc1
0b11110b11100b0010

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && !(EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11') && CNTKCTL_EL1.EL0PTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); else AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x04); elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && CNTKCTL.PL0PTEN == '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 == '0' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '10' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && CNTHCTL.PL1PCEN == '0' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2 = R[t2]:R[t]; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then CNTHP_CVAL_EL2 = R[t2]:R[t]; else CNTP_CVAL = R[t2]:R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '0' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && CNTHCTL.PL1PCEN == '0' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then if SCR.NS == '0' then CNTP_CVAL_S = R[t2]:R[t]; else CNTP_CVAL_NS = R[t2]:R[t]; else CNTP_CVAL = R[t2]:R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then CNTP_CVAL_NS = R[t2]:R[t]; else CNTP_CVAL = R[t2]:R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if SCR.NS == '0' then CNTP_CVAL_S = R[t2]:R[t]; else CNTP_CVAL_NS = R[t2]:R[t];




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