RVBAR, Reset Vector Base Address Register

The RVBAR characteristics are:

Purpose

If EL3 is not implemented, contains the IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED address that execution starts from after reset when executing in AArch32 state.

Configuration

This register is only implemented if the highest Exception level implemented is capable of using AArch32, and is not EL3.

Attributes

RVBAR is a 32-bit register.

Field descriptions

The RVBAR bit assignments are:

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
Reset Address[31:1]1

Bits [31:1]

Reset Address[31:1]. Bits [31:1] of the IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED address that execution starts from after reset when executing in 32-bit state.

Bit [0]

Reserved, RES1.

Accessing the RVBAR

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

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

opc1opc2CRncoprocCRm
0b0000b0010b11000b11110b0000

if PSTATE.EL IN {EL2, EL1} && IsHighestEL(PSTATE.EL) then return RVBAR; else UNDEFINED;




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