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CSSELR_EL1: Cache Size Selection Register

Purpose

Selects the current Cache Size ID Register, CCSIDR_EL1, by specifying the required cache level and the cache type (either instruction or data cache).

Configuration

AArch64 System register CSSELR_EL1 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register CSSELR[31:0].

Attributes

CSSELR_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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RES0
RES0TnDLevelInD

Bits [63:5]

Reserved, RES0.

TnD, bit [4]

When FEAT_MTE2 is implemented:

Allocation Tag not Data bit.

TnDMeaning
0b0

Data, Instruction or Unified cache.

0b1

Separate Allocation Tag cache.

When CSSELR_EL1.InD == 1, this bit is RES0.

If CSSELR_EL1.{TnD, Level, InD} is programmed to a cache level that is not implemented, then the value for this field on a read of CSSELR_EL1 is UNKNOWN.

The reset behavior of this field is:



Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

Level, bits [3:1]

Cache level of required cache.

LevelMeaning
0b000

Level 1 cache.

0b001

Level 2 cache.

0b010

Level 3 cache.

0b011

Level 4 cache.

0b100

Level 5 cache.

0b101

Level 6 cache.

0b110

Level 7 cache.

All other values are reserved.

If CSSELR_EL1.{TnD, Level, InD} is programmed to a cache level that is not implemented, then the value for this field on a read of CSSELR_EL1 is UNKNOWN.

The reset behavior of this field is:

InD, bit [0]

Instruction not Data bit.

InDMeaning
0b0

Data or unified cache.

0b1

Instruction cache.

If CSSELR_EL1.{TnD, Level, InD} is programmed to a cache level that is not implemented, then a read of CSSELR_EL1 is CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE, and returns UNKNOWN values for CSSELR_EL1.{Level, InD}.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing CSSELR_EL1

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

MRS <Xt>, CSSELR_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0100b00000b00000b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TID2 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TID4 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGRTR_EL2.CSSELR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else X[t, 64] = CSSELR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then X[t, 64] = CSSELR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = CSSELR_EL1;

MSR CSSELR_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0100b00000b00000b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TID2 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TID4 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGWTR_EL2.CSSELR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else CSSELR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then CSSELR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then CSSELR_EL1 = X[t, 64];