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DC GVA: Data Cache set Allocation Tag by VA

Purpose

Write a value to the Allocation Tags of a naturally aligned block of N bytes, where the size of N is identified in DCZID_EL0. The Allocation Tag used is determined by the input address.

Configuration

This instruction is present only when FEAT_MTE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to DC GVA are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

DC GVA is a 64-bit System instruction.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
VA
VA

VA, bits [63:0]

Virtual address to use. There is no alignment restriction on the address within the block of N bytes that is used.

Executing DC GVA

When this instruction is executed, it can generate memory faults or watchpoints which are prioritized in the same way as other memory-related faults or watchpoints. If a synchronous Data Abort fault or a watchpoint is generated, the CM bit in the ESR_ELx.ISS field is not set.

If the memory region being modified is any type of Device memory, this instruction generates an alignment fault that is prioritized in the same way as other alignment faults that are determined by the memory type.

This instruction applies to Normal memory regardless of cacheability attributes.

This instruction behaves as a set of stores to each Allocation Tag within the block being accessed, and so it:

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

DC GVA, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b010b0110b01110b01000b011

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if !ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCTLR_EL1.DZE == '0' then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && HCR_EL2.TDZ == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGITR_EL2.DCZVA == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCTLR_EL2.DZE == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.MemZero(X[t, 64], CacheType_Tag); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TDZ == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGITR_EL2.DCZVA == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.MemZero(X[t, 64], CacheType_Tag); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then AArch64.MemZero(X[t, 64], CacheType_Tag); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then AArch64.MemZero(X[t, 64], CacheType_Tag);