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CONTEXTIDR_EL1: Context ID Register (EL1)

Purpose

Identifies the current Process Identifier.

The value of the whole of this register is called the Context ID and is used by:

The significance of this register is for debug and trace use only.

Configuration

AArch64 System register CONTEXTIDR_EL1 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register CONTEXTIDR[31:0].

Attributes

CONTEXTIDR_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0
PROCID

Bits [63:32]

Reserved, RES0.

PROCID, bits [31:0]

Process Identifier. This field must be programmed with a unique value that identifies the current process.

Note

In AArch32 state, when TTBCR.EAE is set to 0, CONTEXTIDR.ASID holds the ASID.

In AArch64 state, CONTEXTIDR_EL1 is independent of the ASID, and for the EL1&0 translation regime either TTBR0_EL1 or TTBR1_EL1 holds the ASID.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing CONTEXTIDR_EL1

When the Effective value of HCR_EL2.E2H is 1, without explicit synchronization, access from EL3 using the mnemonic CONTEXTIDR_EL1 or CONTEXTIDR_EL12 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>, CONTEXTIDR_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b11010b00000b001

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TRVM == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGRTR_EL2.CONTEXTIDR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() == '111' then X[t, 64] = NVMem[0x108]; else X[t, 64] = CONTEXTIDR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then X[t, 64] = CONTEXTIDR_EL2; else X[t, 64] = CONTEXTIDR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = CONTEXTIDR_EL1;

MSR CONTEXTIDR_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b11010b00000b001

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TVM == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGWTR_EL2.CONTEXTIDR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() == '111' then NVMem[0x108] = X[t, 64]; else CONTEXTIDR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then CONTEXTIDR_EL2 = X[t, 64]; else CONTEXTIDR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then CONTEXTIDR_EL1 = X[t, 64];

MRS <Xt>, CONTEXTIDR_EL12

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1010b11010b00000b001

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() == '101' then X[t, 64] = NVMem[0x108]; elsif EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then X[t, 64] = CONTEXTIDR_EL1; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then X[t, 64] = CONTEXTIDR_EL1; else UNDEFINED;

MSR CONTEXTIDR_EL12, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1010b11010b00000b001

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() == '101' then NVMem[0x108] = X[t, 64]; elsif EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then CONTEXTIDR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then CONTEXTIDR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; else UNDEFINED;