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PMBPTR_EL1: Profiling Buffer Write Pointer Register

Purpose

Defines the current write pointer for the profiling buffer.

Configuration

This register is present only when FEAT_SPE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to PMBPTR_EL1 are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

PMBPTR_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
PTR
PTR

PTR, bits [63:0]

Current write address. Defines the virtual address of the next entry to be written to the buffer.

If PMBIDR_EL1.Align is not zero, then it is IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED whether bits [M-1:0] are RES0 or read/write, where M is an integer between 1 and PMBIDR_EL1.Align inclusive.

The architecture places restrictions on the values software can write to the pointer when the SPU is not in Discard mode. For more information see 'Restrictions on the current write pointer'.

On a management interrupt, PMBPTR_EL1 is frozen.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing PMBPTR_EL1

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

MRS <Xt>, PMBPTR_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b10010b10100b001

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2.PMBPTR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2.E2PB == 'x0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() == '1x1' then X[t, 64] = NVMem[0x810]; else X[t, 64] = PMBPTR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else X[t, 64] = PMBPTR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = PMBPTR_EL1;

MSR PMBPTR_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b10010b10100b001

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HDFGWTR_EL2.PMBPTR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2.E2PB == 'x0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() == '1x1' then NVMem[0x810] = X[t, 64]; else PMBPTR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && (MDCR_EL3.NSPB[0] == '0' || MDCR_EL3.NSPB[1] != SCR_EL3.NS || (IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_RME) && MDCR_EL3.NSPBE != SCR_EL3.NSE)) then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else PMBPTR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then PMBPTR_EL1 = X[t, 64];