IFSR32_EL2, Instruction Fault Status Register (EL2)
The IFSR32_EL2 characteristics are:
Purpose
Allows access to the AArch32 IFSR register from AArch64 state only. Its value has no effect on execution in AArch64 state.
Configuration
AArch64 System register IFSR32_EL2 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register IFSR[31:0] .
If EL1 is AArch64 only, this register is UNDEFINED.
If EL2 is not implemented but EL3 is implemented, and EL1 is capable of using AArch32, then this register is not RES0.
This register has no effect if EL2 is not enabled in the current Security state.
RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values.
Attributes
IFSR32_EL2 is a 64-bit register.
Field descriptions
The IFSR32_EL2 bit assignments are:
When TTBCR.EAE == 0:
Bits [63:17]
Reserved, RES0.
FnV, bit [16]
FAR not Valid, for a synchronous External abort other than a synchronous External abort on a translation table walk.
FnV | Meaning |
---|---|
0b0 |
IFAR is valid. |
0b1 |
IFAR is not valid, and holds an UNKNOWN value. |
This field is only valid for a synchronous External abort other than a synchronous External abort on a translation table walk. It is RES0 for all other Prefetch Abort exceptions.
This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Bits [15:13]
Reserved, RES0.
ExT, bit [12]
External abort type. This bit can be used to provide an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED classification of External aborts.
In an implementation that does not provide any classification of External aborts, this bit is RES0.
For aborts other than External aborts this bit always returns 0.
This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Bit [11]
Reserved, RES0.
FS[4], bit [10]
This field is bit[4] of FS[4:0].
Fault Status bits. Bits [10] and [3:0] are interpreted together.
FS | Meaning |
---|---|
0b00001 |
PC alignment fault. |
0b00010 |
Debug exception. |
0b00011 |
Access flag fault, level 1. |
0b00101 |
Translation fault, level 1. |
0b00110 |
Access flag fault, level 2. |
0b00111 |
Translation fault, level 2. |
0b01000 |
Synchronous External abort, not on translation table walk. |
0b01001 |
Domain fault, level 1. |
0b01011 |
Domain fault, level 2. |
0b01100 |
Synchronous External abort, on translation table walk, level 1. |
0b01101 |
Permission fault, level 1. |
0b01110 |
Synchronous External abort, on translation table walk, level 2. |
0b01111 |
Permission fault, level 2. |
0b10000 |
TLB conflict abort. |
0b10100 |
IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED fault (Lockdown fault). |
0b11001 |
Synchronous parity or ECC error on memory access, not on translation table walk. |
0b11100 |
Synchronous parity or ECC error on translation table walk, level 1. |
0b11110 |
Synchronous parity or ECC error on translation table walk, level 2. |
All other values are reserved.
When the RAS Extension is implemented, 0b11001, 0b11100, and 0b11110 are reserved.
The FS field is split as follows:
- FS[4] is IFSR32_EL2[10].
- FS[3:0] is IFSR32_EL2[3:0].
This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
LPAE, bit [9]
On taking a Data Abort exception, this bit is set as follows:
LPAE | Meaning |
---|---|
0b0 |
Using the Short-descriptor translation table formats. |
0b1 |
Using the Long-descriptor translation table formats. |
Hardware does not interpret this bit to determine the behavior of the memory system, and therefore software can set this bit to 0 or 1 without affecting operation.
This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Bits [8:4]
Reserved, RES0.
FS[3:0], bits [3:0]
This field is bits[3:0] of FS[4:0].
See FS[4] for the field description.
When TTBCR.EAE == 1:
Bits [63:17]
Reserved, RES0.
FnV, bit [16]
FAR not Valid, for a synchronous External abort other than a synchronous External abort on a translation table walk.
FnV | Meaning |
---|---|
0b0 |
IFAR is valid. |
0b1 |
IFAR is not valid, and holds an UNKNOWN value. |
This field is only valid for a synchronous External abort other than a synchronous External abort on a translation table walk. It is RES0 for all other Prefetch Abort exceptions.
This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Bits [15:13]
Reserved, RES0.
ExT, bit [12]
External abort type. This bit can be used to provide an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED classification of External aborts.
In an implementation that does not provide any classification of External aborts, this bit is RES0.
For aborts other than External aborts this bit always returns 0.
This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Bits [11:10]
Reserved, RES0.
LPAE, bit [9]
On taking a Data Abort exception, this bit is set as follows:
LPAE | Meaning |
---|---|
0b0 |
Using the Short-descriptor translation table formats. |
0b1 |
Using the Long-descriptor translation table formats. |
Hardware does not interpret this bit to determine the behavior of the memory system, and therefore software can set this bit to 0 or 1 without affecting operation.
This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Bits [8:6]
Reserved, RES0.
STATUS, bits [5:0]
Fault status bits. All encodings not shown below are reserved:
STATUS | Meaning |
---|---|
0b000000 | |
0b000001 |
Address size fault, level 1. |
0b000010 |
Address size fault, level 2. |
0b000011 |
Address size fault, level 3. |
0b000101 |
Translation fault, level 1. |
0b000110 |
Translation fault, level 2. |
0b000111 |
Translation fault, level 3. |
0b001001 |
Access flag fault, level 1. |
0b001010 |
Access flag fault, level 2. |
0b001011 |
Access flag fault, level 3. |
0b001101 |
Permission fault, level 1. |
0b001110 |
Permission fault, level 2. |
0b001111 |
Permission fault, level 3. |
0b010000 |
Synchronous External abort, not on translation table walk. |
0b010101 |
Synchronous External abort, on translation table walk, level 1. |
0b010110 |
Synchronous External abort, on translation table walk, level 2. |
0b010111 |
Synchronous External abort, on translation table walk, level 3. |
0b011000 |
Synchronous parity or ECC error on memory access, not on translation table walk. |
0b011101 |
Synchronous parity or ECC error on memory access on translation table walk, level 1. |
0b011110 |
Synchronous parity or ECC error on memory access on translation table walk, level 2. |
0b011111 |
Synchronous parity or ECC error on memory access on translation table walk, level 3. |
0b100001 |
PC alignment fault. |
0b100010 |
Debug exception. |
0b110000 |
TLB conflict abort. |
All other values are reserved.
When the RAS Extension is implemented, 0b011000, 0b011101, 0b011110, and 0b011111, are reserved.
The lookup level associated with a fault is:
- For a fault generated on a translation table walk, the lookup level of the walk being performed.
- For a Translation fault, the lookup level of the translation table that gave the fault. If a fault occurs because a stage of address translation is disabled, or because the input address is outside the range specified by the appropriate base address register or registers, the fault is reported as a fault at level 1.
- For an Access flag fault, the lookup level of the translation table that gave the fault.
- For a Permission fault, including a Permission fault caused by hierarchical permissions, the lookup level of the final level of translation table accessed for the translation. That is, the lookup level of the translation table that returned a Block or Page descriptor.
This field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.
Accessing the IFSR32_EL2
Accesses to this register use the following encodings:
MRS <Xt>, IFSR32_EL2
op0 | op1 | CRn | CRm | op2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0b11 | 0b100 | 0b0101 | 0b0000 | 0b001 |
if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.NV == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then return IFSR32_EL2; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then return IFSR32_EL2;
MSR IFSR32_EL2, <Xt>
op0 | op1 | CRn | CRm | op2 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0b11 | 0b100 | 0b0101 | 0b0000 | 0b001 |
if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.NV == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then IFSR32_EL2 = X[t]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then IFSR32_EL2 = X[t];