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The MDCR_EL3 characteristics are:
Provides EL3 configuration options for self-hosted debug and the Performance Monitors Extension.
AArch64 System register MDCR_EL3 bits [31:0] can be mapped to AArch32 System register SDCR[31:0] , but this is not architecturally mandated.
This register is present only when EL3 is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to MDCR_EL3 are UNDEFINED.
MDCR_EL3 is a 64-bit register.
The MDCR_EL3 bit assignments are:
63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
RES0 | EnPMSN | MPMX | MCCD | RES0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
RES0 | MTPME | TDCC | RES0 | SCCD | RES0 | EPMAD | EDAD | TTRF | STE | SPME | SDD | SPD32 | NSPB | RES0 | TDOSA | TDA | RES0 | TPM | RES0 | ||||||||||||
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 |
Reserved, RES0.
Trap accesses to PMSNEVFR_EL1. Controls access to Statistical Profiling PMSNEVFR_EL1 System register from EL2 and EL1.
EnPMSN | Meaning |
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0b0 | Accesses to PMSNEVFR_EL1 at EL2 and EL1 generate a Trap exception to EL3. |
0b1 | Do not trap PMSNEVFR_EL1 to EL3. |
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Reserved, RES0.
Monitor Performance Monitors Extended control. In conjunction with MDCR_EL3.SPME, controls when event counters are disabled at EL3 and in other Secure Exception levels.
MPMX | Meaning |
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0b0 | Event counting is not affected by this bit. |
0b1 | Event counting by some or all event counters is prohibited at EL3. |
If EL2 is implemented, MDCR_EL3.SPME == 0b1, and MDCR_EL2.HPMN is less than PMCR_EL0.N then all the following are true:
If EL2 is not implemented, MDCR_EL3.SPME == 0b0, or MDCR_EL2.HPMN is equal to PMCR_EL0.N then this bit affects the operation of all event counters.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Reserved, RES0.
Monitor Cycle Counter Disable. Prohibits the Cycle Counter, PMCCNTR_EL0, from counting at EL3.
MCCD | Meaning |
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0b0 | Cycle counting by PMCCNTR_EL0 is not affected by this bit. |
0b1 | Cycle counting by PMCCNTR_EL0 is prohibited at EL3. |
This bit does not affect the CPU_CYCLES event or any other event that counts cycles.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Reserved, RES0.
Reserved, RES0.
Multi-threaded PMU Enable. Enables use of the PMEVTYPER<n>_EL0.MT bits.
MTPME | Meaning |
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0b0 | FEAT_MTPMU is disabled. The Effective value of PMEVTYPER<n>_EL0.MT is zero. |
0b1 | PMEVTYPER<n>_EL0.MT bits not affected by this bit. |
If FEAT_MTPMU is disabled for any other PE in the system that has the same level 1 Affinity as the PE, it is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether the PE behaves as if this bit is 0. 0b0.
On a Cold reset, this field resets to 1.
Reserved, RES0.
Trap DCC. Traps use of the Debug Comms Channel at EL2, EL1, and EL0 to EL3.
TDCC | Meaning |
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0b0 | This control does not cause any register accesses to be trapped. |
0b1 | Accesses to the DCC registers at EL2, EL1, and EL0 generate a Trap exception to EL3, unless the access also generates a higher priority exception. Traps on the DCC data transfer registers are ignored when the PE is in Debug state. |
The DCC registers trapped by this control are:
AArch64: OSDTRRX_EL1, OSDTRTX_EL1, MDCCSR_EL0, MDCCINT_EL1, and, when the PE is in Non-debug state, DBGDTR_EL0, DBGDTRRX_EL0, and DBGDTRTX_EL0.
AArch32: DBGDTRRXext, DBGDTRTXext, DBGDSCRint, DBGDCCINT, and, when the PE is in Non-debug state, DBGDTRRXint and DBGDTRTXint.
The traps are reported with EC syndrome value:
0x05 for trapped AArch32 MRC and MCR accesses with coproc == 0b1110.
0x06 for trapped AArch32 LDC to DBGDTRTXint and STC from DBGDTRRXint.
0x18 for trapped AArch64 MRS and MSR accesses.
When the PE is in Debug state, MDCR_EL3.TDCC does not trap any accesses to:
AArch64: DBGDTR_EL0, DBGDTRRX_EL0, and DBGDTRTX_EL0.
AArch32: DBGDTRRXint and DBGDTRTXint.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Reserved, RES0.
Reserved, RES0.
Secure Cycle Counter Disable. Prohibits PMCCNTR_EL0 from counting in Secure state.
SCCD | Meaning |
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0b0 | Cycle counting by PMCCNTR_EL0 is not affected by this bit. |
0b1 | Cycle counting by PMCCNTR_EL0 is prohibited in Secure state. |
This bit does not affect the CPU_CYCLES event or any other event that counts cycles.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Reserved, RES0.
Reserved, RES0.
External Performance Monitors Non-secure Access Disable. Controls Non-secure access to Performance Monitor registers by an external debugger.
EPMAD | Meaning |
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0b0 | Non-secure access to Performance Monitor registers from external debugger is permitted. |
0b1 | Non-secure access to Performance Monitor registers from external debugger is not permitted. |
If the Performance Monitors Extension does not support external debug interface accesses this bit is RES0.
Otherwise, if EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this bit is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
External Performance Monitors Access Disable. Controls access to Performance Monitor registers by an external debugger.
EPMAD | Meaning |
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0b0 | Access to Performance Monitor registers from external debugger is permitted. |
0b1 | Access to Performance Monitor registers from external debugger is not permitted, unless overridden by the IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED authentication interface. |
If the Performance Monitors Extension does not support external debug interface accesses this bit is RES0.
Otherwise, if EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this bit is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Reserved, RES0.
External Debug Non-secure Access Disable. Controls Non-secure access to breakpoint, watchpoint, and OSLAR_EL1 registers by an external debugger.
EDAD | Meaning |
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0b0 | Non-secure access to debug registers from external debugger is permitted. |
0b1 | Non-secure access to breakpoint and watchpoint registers, and OSLAR_EL1 from external debugger is not permitted. |
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this field is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
External Debug Access Disable. Controls access to breakpoint, watchpoint, and OSLAR_EL1 registers by an external debugger.
EDAD | Meaning |
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0b0 | Access to debug registers, and to OSLAR_EL1 from external debugger is permitted. |
0b1 | Access to breakpoint and watchpoint registers, and to OSLAR_EL1 from external debugger is not permitted, unless overridden by the IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED authentication interface. |
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this field is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
External Debug Access disable. Controls access to breakpoint, watchpoint, and optionally OSLAR_EL1 registers by an external debugger.
EDAD | Meaning |
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0b0 | Access to debug registers from external debugger is permitted. |
0b1 | Access to breakpoint and watchpoint registers from an external debugger is not permitted, unless overridden by the IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED authentication interface. It is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether access to the OSLAR_EL1 register from an external debugger is permitted or not permitted. |
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this field is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Trap Trace Filter controls. Traps use of the Trace Filter control registers at EL2 and EL1 to EL3.
The Trace Filter registers trapped by this control are:
TTRF | Meaning |
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0b0 | Accesses to Trace Filter registers at EL2 and EL1 are not affected by this bit. |
0b1 | Accesses to Trace Filter registers at EL2 and EL1 generate a Trap exception to EL3, unless the access generates a higher priority exception. |
Reserved, RES0.
Secure Trace enable. Enables tracing in Secure state.
STE | Meaning |
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0b0 | Trace prohibited in Secure state unless overridden by the IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED authentication interface. |
0b1 | Trace in Secure state is not affected by this bit. |
This bit also controls the level of authentication required by an external debugger to enable external tracing. See 'Register controls to enable self-hosted trace'.
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, the Effective value of this bit is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Reserved, RES0.
Secure Performance Monitors Enable.
Controls event counting in Secure state and EL3.
When MDCR_EL3.MPMX == 0b1, this bit affects the operation of event counters at EL3 only. See MDCR_EL3.MPMX for more information.
SPME | Meaning |
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0b0 | When MDCR_EL3.MPMX == 0b0: Event counting prohibited in Secure state. |
0b1 | When MDCR_EL3.MPMX == 0b0: Event counting in Secure state not affected by this bit. |
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this bit is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Secure Performance Monitors Enable. Controls event counting in Secure state.
SPME | Meaning |
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0b0 | Event counting prohibited in Secure state. |
0b1 | Event counting in Secure state not affected by this bit. |
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this bit is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Secure Performance Monitors Enable. Controls event counting in Secure state.
SPME | Meaning |
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0b0 | Event counting prohibited in Secure state, unless ExternalSecureNoninvasiveDebugEnabled() is TRUE. |
0b1 | Event counting in Secure state not affected by this bit. |
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this bit is 0b1.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to 0.
Reserved, RES0.
AArch64 Secure Self-hosted invasive debug disable. Disables Software debug exceptions in Secure state, other than Breakpoint Instruction exceptions.
SDD | Meaning |
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0b0 | Debug exceptions in Secure state are not affected by this bit. |
0b1 | Debug exceptions, other than Breakpoint Instruction exceptions, are disabled from all Exception levels in Secure state. |
The SDD bit is ignored unless both of the following are true:
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
AArch32 Secure self-hosted privileged debug. Enables or disables debug exceptions from Secure EL1 using AArch32, other than Breakpoint Instruction exceptions.
SPD32 | Meaning |
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0b00 | Legacy mode. Debug exceptions from Secure EL1 are enabled by the IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED authentication interface. |
0b10 | Secure privileged debug disabled. Debug exceptions from Secure EL1 are disabled. |
0b11 | Secure privileged debug enabled. Debug exceptions from Secure EL1 are enabled. |
Other values are reserved, and have the CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE behavior that they must have the same behavior as 0b00. Software must not rely on this property as the behavior of reserved values might change in a future revision of the architecture.
This field has no effect on Breakpoint Instruction exceptions. These are always enabled.
This field is ignored if the PE is either:
If Secure EL1 is using AArch32 then:
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, then the Effective value of this field is 0b11.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Reserved, RES0.
Non-secure Profiling Buffer. ControlsThis field controls the owning translation regime and accesses to Statistical Profiling and Profiling Buffer control registers.
NSPB | Meaning |
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0b00 | Profiling Buffer uses Secure Virtual Addresses.
Statistical Profiling enabled in Secure state and disabled in Non-secure state.
Accesses to Statistical Profiling and Profiling Buffer control registers at EL2 and EL1 in both Security |
0b01 | Profiling Buffer uses Secure Virtual Addresses. Statistical Profiling enabled in Secure state and disabled in Non-secure state. Accesses to Statistical Profiling and Profiling Buffer control registers at EL2 and EL1 in Non-secure state generate Trap exceptions to EL3. |
0b10 | Profiling Buffer uses Non-secure Virtual Addresses.
Statistical Profiling enabled in Non-secure state and disabled in Secure state.
Accesses to Statistical Profiling and Profiling Buffer control registers at EL2 and EL1 in both Security |
0b11 | Profiling Buffer uses Non-secure Virtual Addresses. Statistical Profiling enabled in Non-secure state and disabled in Secure state. Accesses to Statistical Profiling and Profiling Buffer control registers at EL2 and EL1 in Secure state generate Trap exceptions to EL3. |
The Statistical Profiling and Profiling Buffer control registers trapped by this control are:PMBLIMITR_EL1, PMBPTR_EL1, PMBSR_EL1, PMSCR_EL1, PMSCR_EL2, PMSEVFR_EL1, PMSFCR_EL1, PMSICR_EL1, PMSIDR_EL1, PMSIRR_EL1, and PMSLATFR_EL1.
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b1, the Effective value of this field is 0b11.
If EL3 is not implemented and the Effective value of SCR_EL3.NS is 0b0, the Effective value of this field is 0b01.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Reserved, RES0.
Reserved, RES0.
Trap debug OS-related register access. Traps EL2 and EL1 System register accesses to the powerdown debug registers to EL3.
Accesses to the registers are trapped as follows:
TDOSA | Meaning |
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0b0 | This control does not cause any instructions to be trapped. |
0b1 | EL2 and EL1 System register accesses to the powerdown debug registers are trapped to EL3, unless it is trapped by HDCR.TDOSA or MDCR_EL2.TDOSA. |
The powerdown debug registers are not accessible at EL0.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Trap debug OS-related register access. Traps EL2 and EL1 System register accesses to the powerdown debug registers to EL3.
The following registers are affected by this trap:
TDOSA | Meaning |
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0b0 | This control does not cause any instructions to be trapped. |
0b1 | EL2 and EL1 System register accesses to the powerdown debug registers are trapped to EL3, unless it is trapped by HDCR.TDOSA or MDCR_EL2.TDOSA. |
The powerdown debug registers are not accessible at EL0.
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Trap Debug Access. Traps EL2, EL1, and EL0 System register accesses to those debug System registers that cannot be trapped using the MDCR_EL3.TDOSA field.
Accesses to the debug registers are trapped as follows:
TDA | Meaning |
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0b0 | This control does not cause any instructions to be trapped. |
0b1 | EL0, EL1, and EL2 accesses to the debug registers, other than the registers that can be trapped by MDCR_EL3.TDOSA, are trapped to EL3, from both Security states and both Execution states, unless it is trapped by DBGDSCRext.UDCCdis, MDSCR_EL1.TDCC, HDCR.TDA or MDCR_EL2.TDA. |
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Reserved, RES0.
Trap Performance Monitor register accesses. Accesses to all Performance Monitor registers from EL0, EL1 and EL2 to EL3, from both Security states and both Execution states are trapped as follows:
TPM | Meaning |
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0b0 | This control does not cause any instructions to be trapped. |
0b1 | EL2, EL1, and EL0 System register accesses to all Performance Monitor registers are trapped to EL3, unless it is trapped by HDCR.TPM or MDCR_EL2.TPM. |
On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Reserved, RES0.
Reserved, RES0.
Accesses to this register use the following encodings:
op0 | op1 | CRn | CRm | op2 |
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0b11 | 0b110 | 0b0001 | 0b0011 | 0b001 |
if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then return MDCR_EL3;
op0 | op1 | CRn | CRm | op2 |
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0b11 | 0b110 | 0b0001 | 0b0011 | 0b001 |
if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then MDCR_EL3 = X[t];
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