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DCPS2

Debug Change PE State to EL2 allows the debugger to move the PE into EL2 from a lower Exception level.

DCPS2 is undefined if any of:

  • The PE is in Non-debug state.
  • EL2 is not implemented.
  • The PE is in Secure state and any of:
    • Secure EL2 is not implemented.
    • Secure EL2 is implemented and Secure EL2 is disabled.

When the PE executes DCPS2:

  • If EL2 is using AArch32, the PE enters Hyp mode and ELR_hyp, HSR, SPSR_hyp, DLR and DSPSR become UNKNOWN.
  • If EL2 is using AArch64, the PE enters EL2 using AArch64, selects SP_EL2, and ELR_EL2, ESR_EL2, SPSR_EL2, DLR_EL0 and DSPSR_EL0 become UNKNOWN.

For more information on the operation of this instruction, see DCPS.

T1

15141312111098765432101514131211109876543210
11110111100011111000000000000010

T1

DCPS2

if !HaveEL(EL2) then UNDEFINED;

Operation

if !Halted() || IsSecure() then UNDEFINED;

if ELUsingAArch32(EL2) then
    AArch32.WriteMode(M32_Hyp);
    PSTATE.E = HSCTLR.EE;

    ELR_hyp = bits(32) UNKNOWN;
    HSR = bits(32) UNKNOWN;
    SPSR_hyp = bits(32) UNKNOWN;

    DLR = bits(32) UNKNOWN;
    DSPSR = bits(32) UNKNOWN;
else                                        // Targeting EL2 using AArch64
    AArch64.MaybeZeroRegisterUppers();
    MaybeZeroSVEUppers(EL2);
    PSTATE.nRW = '0';
    PSTATE.SP = '1';
    PSTATE.EL = EL2;
    if HavePANExt() && SCTLR_EL2.SPAN == '0' && HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then
        PSTATE.PAN = '1';
    if HaveUAOExt() then PSTATE.UAO = '0';

    ELR_EL2 = bits(64) UNKNOWN;
    ESR_EL2 = bits(32) UNKNOWN;
    SPSR_EL2 = bits(32) UNKNOWN;

    DLR_EL0 = bits(64) UNKNOWN;
    DSPSR_EL0 = bits(32) UNKNOWN;

    // SCTLR_EL2.IESB might be ignored in Debug state.
    if HaveIESB() && SCTLR_EL2.IESB == '1' && !ConstrainUnpredictableBool(Unpredictable_IESBinDebug) then
        SynchronizeErrors();

UpdateEDSCRFields();                        // Update EDSCR PE state flags
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