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# CNTHPS_TVAL, Counter-timer Secure Physical Timer TimerValue Register (EL2)

The CNTHPS_TVAL characteristics are:

## Purpose

Provides AArch32 access to the timer 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_TVAL bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch64 System register CNTHPS_TVAL_EL2[31:0] .

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

RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values.

## Attributes

CNTHPS_TVAL is a 32-bit register.

## Field descriptions

The CNTHPS_TVAL bit assignments are:

31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0
TimerValue

#### TimerValue, bits [31:0]

The TimerValue view of the EL2 physical timer.

On a read of this register:

- If CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.ENABLE is 0, the value returned is UNKNOWN.
- If CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.ENABLE is 1, the value returned is (CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2 - CNTPCT_EL0).

On a write of this register, CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2 is set to (CNTPCT_EL0 + TimerValue), where TimerValue is treated as a signed 32-bit integer.

When CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.ENABLE is 1, the timer condition is met when (CNTPCT_EL0 - CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2) is greater than or equal to zero. This means that TimerValue acts like a 32-bit downcounter timer. When the timer condition is met:

- CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.ISTATUS is set to 1.
- If CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.IMASK is 0, an interrupt is generated.

When CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.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 CNTHPS_TVAL

This register is accessed using the encoding for CNTP_TVAL.

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

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

coproc | opc1 | CRn | CRm | opc2
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
0b1111 | 0b000 | 0b1110 | 0b0010 | 0b000

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, 0x03); else AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x03); elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && CNTKCTL.PL0PTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); 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, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '10' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && CNTHCTL.PL1PCEN == '0' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then return CNTHPS_TVAL_EL2; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then return CNTHP_TVAL_EL2; else return CNTP_TVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '0' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && CNTHCTL.PL1PCEN == '0' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then if SCR.NS == '0' then return CNTP_TVAL_S; else return CNTP_TVAL_NS; else return CNTP_TVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then return CNTP_TVAL_NS; else return CNTP_TVAL; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if SCR.NS == '0' then return CNTP_TVAL_S; else return CNTP_TVAL_NS;

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

coproc | opc1 | CRn | CRm | opc2
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
0b1111 | 0b000 | 0b1110 | 0b0010 | 0b000

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, 0x03); else AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x03); elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && CNTKCTL.PL0PTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); 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, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '10' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && CNTHCTL.PL1PCEN == '0' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then CNTHPS_TVAL_EL2 = R[t]; elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then CNTHP_TVAL_EL2 = R[t]; else CNTP_TVAL = R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '0' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03); elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && CNTHCTL.PL1PCEN == '0' then AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then if SCR.NS == '0' then CNTP_TVAL_S = R[t]; else CNTP_TVAL_NS = R[t]; else CNTP_TVAL = R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && ELUsingAArch32(EL3) then CNTP_TVAL_NS = R[t]; else CNTP_TVAL = R[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if SCR.NS == '0' then CNTP_TVAL_S = R[t]; else CNTP_TVAL_NS = R[t];

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