CNTPS_TVAL_EL1, Counter-timer Physical Secure Timer TimerValue register

The CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 characteristics are:

Purpose

Holds the timer value for the secure physical timer, usually accessible at EL3 but configurably accessible at EL1 in Secure state.

Configuration

There are no configuration notes.

Attributes

CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0
TimerValue

Bits [63:32]

Reserved, RES0.

TimerValue, bits [31:0]

The TimerValue view of the secure physical timer.

On a read of this register:

On a write of this register, CNTPS_CVAL_EL1 is set to (CNTPCT_EL0 + TimerValue), where TimerValue is treated as a signed 32-bit integer.

When CNTPS_CTL_EL1.ENABLE is 1, the timer condition is met when (CNTPCT_EL0 - CNTPS_CVAL_EL1) is greater than or equal to zero. This means that TimerValue acts like a 32-bit downcounter timer. When the timer condition is met:

When CNTPS_CTL_EL1.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.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing CNTPS_TVAL_EL1

Accesses to this register use the following encodings in the System register encoding space:

MRS <Xt>, CNTPS_TVAL_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1110b11100b00100b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then if SCR_EL3.EEL2 == '1' then UNDEFINED; elsif SCR_EL3.ST == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else return CNTPS_TVAL_EL1; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then return CNTPS_TVAL_EL1;

MSR CNTPS_TVAL_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1110b11100b00100b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then if SCR_EL3.EEL2 == '1' then UNDEFINED; elsif SCR_EL3.ST == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 = X[t]; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then CNTPS_TVAL_EL1 = X[t];


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