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PMCCNTR, Performance Monitors Cycle Count Register

The PMCCNTR characteristics are:

Purpose

Holds the value of the processor Cycle Counter, CCNT, that counts processor clock cycles. See 'Time as measured by the Performance Monitors cycle counter' in the Arm® Architecture Reference Manual, Armv8, for Armv8-A architecture profile for more information.

PMCCFILTR determines the modes and states in which the PMCCNTR can increment.

Configuration

AArch32 System register PMCCNTR bits [63:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch64 System register PMCCNTR_EL0[63:0] .

AArch32 System register PMCCNTR bits [63:0] are architecturally mapped to External register PMCCNTR_EL0[63:0] .

All counters are subject to any changes in clock frequency, including clock stopping caused by the WFI and WFE instructions. This means that it is CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE whether or not PMCCNTR continues to increment when clocks are stopped by WFI and WFE instructions.

This register is in the Warm reset domain. On a Warm or Cold reset RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values.

Attributes

PMCCNTR is a 64-bit register that can also be accessed as a 32-bit value. If it is accessed as a 32-bit register, accesses read and write bits [31:0] and do not modify bits [63:32].

Field descriptions

The PMCCNTR 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
CCNT
CCNT
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

CCNT, bits [63:0]

Cycle count. Depending on the values of PMCR.{LC,D}, this field increments in one of the following ways:

Every processor clock cycle.
Every 64th processor clock cycle.

Writing 1 to PMCR.C sets this field to 0.

On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.

Accessing the PMCCNTR

Accesses to this register use the following encodings:

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

coproc	opc1	CRn	CRm	opc2
0b1111	0b000	0b1001	0b1101	0b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> != '11' && HSTR_EL2.T9 == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T9 == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR_EL0.<CR,EN> == '00' then
        if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
        else
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x03);
    elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR.<CR,EN> == '00' 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) && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR.TPM == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03);
    else
        return PMCCNTR<31:0>;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2.T9 == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T9 == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR.TPM == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03);
    else
        return PMCCNTR<31:0>;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03);
    else
        return PMCCNTR<31:0>;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    return PMCCNTR<31:0>;

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

coproc	opc1	CRn	CRm	opc2
0b1111	0b000	0b1001	0b1101	0b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> != '11' && HSTR_EL2.T9 == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T9 == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR_EL0.EN == '0' then
        if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
        else
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x03);
    elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR.EN == '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) && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR.TPM == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03);
    else
        PMCCNTR = ZeroExtend(R[t]);
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2.T9 == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T9 == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x03);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR.TPM == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x03);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03);
    else
        PMCCNTR = ZeroExtend(R[t]);
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x03);
    else
        PMCCNTR = ZeroExtend(R[t]);
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    PMCCNTR = ZeroExtend(R[t]);

MRRC{<c>}{<q>} <coproc>, {#}<opc1>, <Rt>, <Rt2>, <CRm>

coproc	CRm	opc1
0b1111	0b1001	0b0000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> != '11' && HSTR_EL2.T9 == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T9 == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04);
    elsif !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR_EL0.<CR,EN> == '00' then
        if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
        else
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x04);
    elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR.<CR,EN> == '00' then
        if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
        elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR.TGE == '1' then
            AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x00);
        else
            UNDEFINED;
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR.TPM == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x04);
    else
        return PMCCNTR;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2.T9 == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T9 == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR.TPM == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x04);
    else
        return PMCCNTR;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x04);
    else
        return PMCCNTR;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    return PMCCNTR;

MCRR{<c>}{<q>} <coproc>, {#}<opc1>, <Rt>, <Rt2>, <CRm>

coproc	CRm	opc1
0b1111	0b1001	0b0000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.<E2H,TGE> != '11' && HSTR_EL2.T9 == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T9 == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04);
    elsif !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR_EL0.EN == '0' then
        if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
        else
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x04);
    elsif ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && PMUSERENR.EN == '0' then
        if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
            AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
        elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR.TGE == '1' then
            AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x00);
        else
            UNDEFINED;
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR.TPM == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x04);
    else
        PMCCNTR = R[t2]:R[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR_EL2.T9 == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HSTR.T9 == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x04);
    elsif EL2Enabled() && ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HDCR.TPM == '1' then
        AArch32.TakeHypTrapException(0x04);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x04);
    else
        PMCCNTR = R[t2]:R[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then
        AArch64.AArch32SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x04);
    else
        PMCCNTR = R[t2]:R[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    PMCCNTR = R[t2]:R[t];

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