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CNTHVS_CTL_EL2, Counter-timer Secure Virtual Timer Control register (EL2)

The CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 characteristics are:

Purpose

Control register for the Secure EL2 virtual timer.

Configuration

AArch64 System register CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register CNTHVS_CTL[31:0] .

This register is present only when ARMv8.4-SecEL2 is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 are UNDEFINED.

RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values.

Attributes

CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

The CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 bit assignments are:

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00000000000000000000000000000ISTATUSIMASKENABLE
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Bits [63:3]

Reserved, RES0.

ISTATUS, bit [2]

From Armv8.1:

The status of the timer. This bit indicates whether the timer condition is met:

ISTATUSMeaning
0b0

Timer condition is not met.

0b1

Timer condition is met.

When the value of the CNTHVS_CTL_EL2.ENABLE bit is 1, ISTATUS indicates whether the timer condition is met. ISTATUS takes no account of the value of the IMASK bit. If the value of ISTATUS is 1 and the value of IMASK is 0 then the timer interrupt is asserted.

When the value of the ENABLE bit is 0, the ISTATUS field is UNKNOWN.

For more information see 'Operation of the CompareValue views of the timers' and 'Operation of the TimerValue views of the timers' in the Arm® Architecture Reference Manual, Armv8, for Armv8-A architecture profile, chapter D6.

This bit is read-only.


Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

IMASK, bit [1]

From Armv8.1:

Timer interrupt mask bit. Permitted values are:

IMASKMeaning
0b0

Timer interrupt is not masked by the IMASK bit.

0b1

Timer interrupt is masked by the IMASK bit.

For more information, see the description of the CNTHVS_CTL_EL2.ISTATUS bit.

This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.


Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

ENABLE, bit [0]

From Armv8.1:

Enables the timer. Permitted values are:

ENABLEMeaning
0b0

Timer disabled.

0b1

Timer enabled.

Setting this bit to 0 disables the timer output signal, but the timer value accessible from CNTHVS_TVAL_EL2 continues to count down.

Note

Disabling the output signal might be a power-saving option.

This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.


Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

Accessing the CNTHVS_CTL_EL2

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

MRS <Xt>, CNTHVS_CTL_EL2

op0CRnop1op2CRm
0b110b11100b1000b0010b0100
if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    UNDEFINED;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.NV == '1' then
        if SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then
            UNDEFINED;
        else
            AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    else
        UNDEFINED;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then
        UNDEFINED;
    else
        return CNTHVS_CTL_EL2;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    return CNTHVS_CTL_EL2;

MSR CNTHVS_CTL_EL2, <Xt>

op0CRnop1op2CRm
0b110b11100b1000b0010b0100
if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    UNDEFINED;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.NV == '1' then
        if SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then
            UNDEFINED;
        else
            AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    else
        UNDEFINED;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then
        UNDEFINED;
    else
        CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 = X[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 = X[t];

MRS <Xt>, CNTV_CTL_EL0

CRnop0op1op2CRm
0b11100b110b0110b0010b0011
if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    if !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && !(EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11') && CNTKCTL_EL1.EL0VTEN == '0' then
        if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
            AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
        else
            AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0VTEN == '0' then
        AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then
        return CNTHVS_CTL_EL2;
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then
        return CNTHV_CTL_EL2;
    else
        return CNTV_CTL_EL0;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '111' then
        return NVMem[0x170];
    else
        return CNTV_CTL_EL0;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then
        return CNTHVS_CTL_EL2;
    elsif HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then
        return CNTHV_CTL_EL2;
    else
        return CNTV_CTL_EL0;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    return CNTV_CTL_EL0;

MSR CNTV_CTL_EL0, <Xt>

CRnop0op1op2CRm
0b11100b110b0110b0010b0011
if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    if !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && !(EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11') && CNTKCTL_EL1.EL0VTEN == '0' then
        if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
            AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
        else
            AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0VTEN == '0' then
        AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then
        CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 = X[t];
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> == '11' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then
        CNTHV_CTL_EL2 = X[t];
    else
        CNTV_CTL_EL0 = X[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '111' then
        NVMem[0x170] = X[t];
    else
        CNTV_CTL_EL0 = X[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' then
        CNTHVS_CTL_EL2 = X[t];
    elsif HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then
        CNTHV_CTL_EL2 = X[t];
    else
        CNTV_CTL_EL0 = X[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    CNTV_CTL_EL0 = X[t];


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