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CNTP_TVAL_EL0: Counter-timer Physical Timer TimerValue Register

Purpose

Holds the timer value for the EL1 physical timer.

Configuration

AArch64 System register CNTP_TVAL_EL0 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register CNTP_TVAL[31:0].

Attributes

CNTP_TVAL_EL0 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0
TimerValue

Bits [63:32]

Reserved, RES0.

TimerValue, bits [31:0]

The TimerValue view of the EL1 physical timer.

On a read of this register:

On a write of this register, CNTP_CVAL_EL0 is set to (CNTPCT_EL0 + TimerValue), where TimerValue is treated as a signed 32-bit integer.

When CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE is 1, the timer condition is met when (CNTPCT_EL0 - CNTP_CVAL_EL0) is greater than or equal to zero. This means that TimerValue acts like a 32-bit downcounter timer. When the timer condition is met:

When CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE is 0, the timer condition is not met, but CNTPCT_EL0 continues to count, so the TimerValue view appears to continue to count down.

Note

The value of CNTPCT_EL0 used in these calculations is the value seen at the Exception level that the CNTPCT_EL0 regsiter is being read or written from.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing CNTP_TVAL_EL0

When the Effective value of HCR_EL2.E2H is 1, without explicit synchronization, access from EL3 using the mnemonic CNTP_TVAL_EL0 or CNTP_TVAL_EL02 are not guaranteed to be ordered with respect to accesses using the other mnemonic.

Accesses to this register use the following encodings in the System register encoding space:

MRS <Xt>, CNTP_TVAL_EL0

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0110b11100b00100b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if !ELIsInHost(EL0) && CNTKCTL_EL1.EL0PTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL2) && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '0' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0PTEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SEL2) then if CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2 - PhysicalCountInt(); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then if CNTHP_CTL_EL2.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTHP_CVAL_EL2 - PhysicalCountInt(); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ECV) && EL2Enabled() && SCR_EL3.ECVEn == '1' && CNTHCTL_EL2.ECV == '1' && !ELIsInHost(EL0) then if CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTP_CVAL_EL0 - (PhysicalCountInt() - CNTPOFF_EL2); else if CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTP_CVAL_EL0 - PhysicalCountInt(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL2) && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL2) && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ECV) && EL2Enabled() && SCR_EL3.ECVEn == '1' && CNTHCTL_EL2.ECV == '1' then if CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTP_CVAL_EL0 - (PhysicalCountInt() - CNTPOFF_EL2); else if CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTP_CVAL_EL0 - PhysicalCountInt(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SEL2) then if CNTHPS_CTL_EL2.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2 - PhysicalCountInt(); elsif ELIsInHost(EL2) && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then if CNTHP_CTL_EL2.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTHP_CVAL_EL2 - PhysicalCountInt(); else if CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTP_CVAL_EL0 - PhysicalCountInt(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTP_CVAL_EL0 - PhysicalCountInt();

MSR CNTP_TVAL_EL0, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0110b11100b00100b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if !ELIsInHost(EL0) && CNTKCTL_EL1.EL0PTEN == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL2) && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL2) && HCR_EL2.TGE == '0' && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL0PTEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SEL2) then CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then CNTHP_CVAL_EL2 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ECV) && EL2Enabled() && SCR_EL3.ECVEn == '1' && CNTHCTL_EL2.ECV == '1' && !ELIsInHost(EL0) then CNTP_CVAL_EL0 = (SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt()) - CNTPOFF_EL2; else CNTP_CVAL_EL0 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL2) && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PCEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL2) && CNTHCTL_EL2.EL1PTEN == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ECV) && EL2Enabled() && SCR_EL3.ECVEn == '1' && CNTHCTL_EL2.ECV == '1' then CNTP_CVAL_EL0 = (SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt()) - CNTPOFF_EL2; else CNTP_CVAL_EL0 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) && SCR_EL3.NS == '0' && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SEL2) then CNTHPS_CVAL_EL2 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); elsif ELIsInHost(EL2) && SCR_EL3.NS == '1' then CNTHP_CVAL_EL2 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); else CNTP_CVAL_EL0 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then CNTP_CVAL_EL0 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt();

MRS <Xt>, CNTP_TVAL_EL02

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1010b11100b00100b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then if CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTP_CVAL_EL0 - PhysicalCountInt(); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then if CNTP_CTL_EL0.ENABLE == '0' then X[t, 64] = bits(64) UNKNOWN; else X[t, 64] = CNTP_CVAL_EL0 - PhysicalCountInt(); else UNDEFINED;

MSR CNTP_TVAL_EL02, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1010b11100b00100b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then CNTP_CVAL_EL0 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then CNTP_CVAL_EL0 = SignExtend(X[t, 64]<31:0>, 64) + PhysicalCountInt(); else UNDEFINED;