PMBPTR_EL1, Profiling Buffer Write Pointer Register

The PMBPTR_EL1 characteristics are:

Purpose

Defines the current write pointer for the profiling buffer.

Configuration

This register is present only when FEAT_SPE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to PMBPTR_EL1 are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

PMBPTR_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
PTR
PTR

PTR, bits [63:0]

Current write address. Defines the virtual address of the next entry to be written to the buffer.

The architecture places restrictions on the values software can write to the pointer. For more information see 'Restrictions on the current write pointer'.

Note

As a result, an implementation might treat some of bits[M:0], where M is defined by PMBIDR_EL1.Align, as RES0.

On a management interrupt, PMBPTR_EL1 is frozen.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing PMBPTR_EL1

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

MRS <Xt>, PMBPTR_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b10010b10100b001

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if Halted() && HaveEL(EL3) && EDSCR.SDD == '1' && boolean IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED "EL3 trap priority when SDD == '1'" && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2.PMBPTR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2.E2PB == 'x0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then if Halted() && EDSCR.SDD == '1' then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV> == '11' then X[t, 64] = NVMem[0x810]; else X[t, 64] = PMBPTR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if Halted() && HaveEL(EL3) && EDSCR.SDD == '1' && boolean IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED "EL3 trap priority when SDD == '1'" && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then if Halted() && EDSCR.SDD == '1' then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else X[t, 64] = PMBPTR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = PMBPTR_EL1;

MSR PMBPTR_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b10010b10100b001

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if Halted() && HaveEL(EL3) && EDSCR.SDD == '1' && boolean IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED "EL3 trap priority when SDD == '1'" && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HDFGWTR_EL2.PMBPTR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2.E2PB == 'x0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then if Halted() && EDSCR.SDD == '1' then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV> == '11' then NVMem[0x810] = X[t, 64]; else PMBPTR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if Halted() && HaveEL(EL3) && EDSCR.SDD == '1' && boolean IMPLEMENTATION_DEFINED "EL3 trap priority when SDD == '1'" && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then if Halted() && EDSCR.SDD == '1' then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else PMBPTR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then PMBPTR_EL1 = X[t, 64];


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