EDLAR, External Debug Lock Access Register

The EDLAR characteristics are:

Purpose

Allows or disallows access to the external debug registers through a memory-mapped interface.

The optional Software Lock provides a lock to prevent memory-mapped writes to the debug registers. Use of this lock mechanism reduces the risk of accidental damage to the contents of the debug registers. It does not, and cannot, prevent all accidental or malicious damage.

Configuration

It is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether EDLAR is implemented in the Core power domain or in the Debug power domain.

If ARMv8.4-Debug is implemented, the Software Lock is not implemented.

If ARMv8.3-DoPD is implemented, this register is in the Core power domain. If ARMv8.3-DoPD is not implemented, this register is in the Debug power domain.

Software uses EDLAR to set or clear the lock, and EDLSR to check the current status of the lock.

Attributes

EDLAR is a 32-bit register.

Field descriptions

The EDLAR bit assignments are:

When the Software Lock is implemented.:

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
KEY

KEY, bits [31:0]

Lock Access control. Writing the key value 0xC5ACCE55 to this field unlocks the lock, enabling write accesses to this component's registers through a memory-mapped interface.

Writing any other value to this register locks the lock, disabling write accesses to this component's registers through a memory mapped interface.

Otherwise:

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
RES0

Bits [31:0]

Reserved, RES0.

Accessing the EDLAR

EDLAR can be accessed through the memory-mapped interfaces:

This interface is accessible as follows:

• When ARMv8.3-DoPD is not implemented or IsCorePowered() accesses to this register are WO.
• Otherwise accesses to this register generate an error response.