DBGBVR<n>_EL1, Debug Breakpoint Value Registers, n = 0 - 15

The DBGBVR<n>_EL1 characteristics are:

Purpose

Holds a virtual address, or a VMID and/or a context ID, for use in breakpoint matching. Forms breakpoint n together with control register DBGBCR<n>_EL1.

Configuration

AArch64 System register DBGBVR<n>_EL1 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register DBGBVR<n>[31:0] .

AArch64 System register DBGBVR<n>_EL1 bits [63:32] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register DBGBXVR<n>[31:0] .

AArch64 System register DBGBVR<n>_EL1 bits [63:0] are architecturally mapped to External register DBGBVR<n>_EL1[63:0] .

If breakpoint n is not implemented then accesses to this register are UNDEFINED.

This register is in the Cold reset domain. On a Cold reset RW fields in this register reset to architecturally UNKNOWN values. The register is not affected by a Warm reset.

Attributes

How this register is interpreted depends on the value of DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT.

• When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT is 0b000x, this register holds a virtual address.
• When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT is 0b001x, 0b011x, or 0b110x, this register holds a Context ID.
• When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT is 0b100x, this register holds a VMID.
• When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT is 0b101x, this register holds a VMID and a Context ID.
• When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT is 0b111x, this register holds two Context ID values.

For other values of DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT, this register is RES0.

Field descriptions

The DBGBVR<n>_EL1 bit assignments are:

When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT == 0b000x:

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RESS[14:4]											VA[52:49]				VA[48:2]
VA[48:2]																														RES0

RESS[14:4], bits [63:53]

Reserved, Sign extended. Software must treat this field as RES0 if the most significant bit of VA is 0 or RES0, and as RES1 if the most significant bit of VA is 1.

It is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether:

• Reads return the value of the most significant bit of the VA for every bit in this field.
• Reads return the last value written.

The PE ignores this field.

VA[52:49], bits [52:49]

When ARMv8.2-LVA is implemented:

Extension to VA[48:2]. See VA[48:2] for more details.

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

Otherwise:

Extension to RESS[14:4]. See RESS[14:4] for more details.

VA[48:2], bits [48:2]

Bits[48:2] of the address value for comparison.

When ARMv8.2-LVA is implemented, VA[52:49] forms the upper part of the address value. Otherwise, VA[52:49] are RESS.

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

Bits [1:0]

Reserved, RES0.

When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT == 0b001x:

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RES0
ContextID

Bits [63:32]

Reserved, RES0.

ContextID, bits [31:0]

Context ID value for comparison.

The value is compared against CONTEXTIDR_EL2 when ARMv8.1-VHE is implemented, HCR_EL2.E2H is 1, and either:

• The PE is executing at EL2.
• HCR_EL2.TGE is 1, the PE is executing at EL0, and EL2 is enabled in the current Security state.

Otherwise, the value is compared against CONTEXTIDR_EL1.

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

When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT == 0b011x:

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RES0
ContextID

Bits [63:32]

Reserved, RES0.

ContextID, bits [31:0]

Context ID value for comparison against CONTEXTIDR_EL1.

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

When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT == 0b100x and HaveEL(EL2):

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RES0																VMID[15:8]								VMID[7:0]
RES0

Bits [63:48]

Reserved, RES0.

VMID[15:8], bits [47:40]

When ARMv8.1-VMID16 is implemented:

Extension to VMID[7:0]. See VMID[7:0] for more details.

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

Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

VMID[7:0], bits [39:32]

VMID value for comparison.

The VMID is 8 bits in the following cases.

• EL2 is using AArch32.
• ARMv8.1-VMID16 is not implemented.

When ARMv8.1-VMID16 is implemented and EL2 is using AArch64, it is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether the VMID is 8 bits or 16 bits.

VMID[15:8] is RES0 if any of the following applies:

• The implementation has an 8-bit VMID.
• VTCR_EL2.VS has a value of 0.
• EL2 is using AArch32.

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

Bits [31:0]

Reserved, RES0.

When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT == 0b101x and HaveEL(EL2):

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RES0																VMID[15:8]								VMID[7:0]
ContextID

Bits [63:48]

Reserved, RES0.

VMID[15:8], bits [47:40]

When ARMv8.1-VMID16 is implemented:

Extension to VMID[7:0]. See VMID[7:0] for more details.

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

Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

VMID[7:0], bits [39:32]

VMID value for comparison.

The VMID is 8 bits in the following cases.

• EL2 is using AArch32.
• ARMv8.1-VMID16 is not implemented.

When ARMv8.1-VMID16 is implemented and EL2 is using AArch64, it is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether the VMID is 8 bits or 16 bits.

VMID[15:8] is RES0 if any of the following applies:

• The implementation has an 8-bit VMID.
• VTCR_EL2.VS has a value of 0.
• EL2 is using AArch32.

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

ContextID, bits [31:0]

Context ID value for comparison against CONTEXTIDR_EL1.

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

When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT == 0b110x and HaveEL(EL2):

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ContextID2
RES0

ContextID2, bits [63:32]

When ARMv8.1-VHE is implemented:

Context ID value for comparison against CONTEXTIDR_EL2.

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

Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

Bits [31:0]

Reserved, RES0.

When DBGBCR<n>_EL1.BT == 0b111x, HaveEL(EL2) and ARMv8.1-VHE is implemented:

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ContextID2
ContextID
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ContextID2, bits [63:32]

When ARMv8.1-VHE is implemented:

Context ID value for comparison against CONTEXTIDR_EL2.

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

Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

ContextID, bits [31:0]

Context ID value for comparison against CONTEXTIDR_EL1.

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

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    UNDEFINED;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2.<TDE,TDA> != '00' then
        AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TDA == '1' then
        AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
    elsif !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && OSLSR_EL1.OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR.TDA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        return DBGBVR_EL1[UInt(CRm<3:0>)];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TDA == '1' then
        AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
    elsif !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && OSLSR_EL1.OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR.TDA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        return DBGBVR_EL1[UInt(CRm<3:0>)];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    if !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && OSLSR_EL1.OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR.TDA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        return DBGBVR_EL1[UInt(CRm<3:0>)];
              

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then
    UNDEFINED;
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then
    if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && MDCR_EL2.<TDE,TDA> != '00' then
        AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18);
    elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TDA == '1' then
        AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
    elsif !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && OSLSR_EL1.OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR.TDA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        DBGBVR_EL1[UInt(CRm<3:0>)] = X[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then
    if HaveEL(EL3) && !ELUsingAArch32(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TDA == '1' then
        AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18);
    elsif !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && OSLSR_EL1.OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR.TDA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        DBGBVR_EL1[UInt(CRm<3:0>)] = X[t];
elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then
    if !ELUsingAArch32(EL1) && OSLSR_EL1.OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR.TDA == '1' then
        Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess);
    else
        DBGBVR_EL1[UInt(CRm<3:0>)] = X[t];