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PMECR_EL1: Performance Monitors Extended Control Register (EL1)

Purpose

Provides EL1 configuration options for the Performance Monitors.

Configuration

This register is present only when FEAT_EBEP is implemented or FEAT_PMUv3_SS is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to PMECR_EL1 are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

PMECR_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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RES0
RES0SSEKPMEPMEE

Bits [63:5]

Reserved, RES0.

SSE, bits [4:3]

When FEAT_PMUv3_SS is implemented:

Snapshot Enable. Controls the generation of Capture events.

SSEMeaning
0b00

Capture events are disabled.

0b10

Capture events are enabled and prohibited.

0b11

Capture events are enabled and allowed.

All other values are reserved.

The reset behavior of this field is:



Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

KPME, bit [2]

When FEAT_EBEP is implemented:

Local (Kernel) PMU Exception Enable. Enables PMU exceptions taken to the current Exception level.

KPMEMeaning
0b0

PMU exceptions taken to the current Exception level are disabled.

0b1

PMU exceptions taken to the current Exception level are not affected by this field.

The reset behavior of this field is:



Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

PMEE, bits [1:0]

When FEAT_EBEP is implemented:

Performance Monitors Exception Enable. Controls the generation of PMUIRQ signal and PMU exception at EL0 and EL1.

PMEEMeaning
0b00

PMUIRQ signal is enabled, and PMU exception is disabled.

0b10

PMUIRQ signal is disabled, and PMU exception is disabled.

0b11

PMUIRQ signal is disabled, and PMU exception is enabled.

All other values are reserved.

This field is ignored by the PE when any of the following are true:

The reset behavior of this field is:



Otherwise:

Reserved, RES0.

Accessing PMECR_EL1

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

MRS <Xt>, PMECR_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b10010b11100b101

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3.EnPM2 == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT2) && ((HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.FGTEn2 == '0') || HDFGRTR2_EL2.nPMECR_EL1 == '0') then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.EnPM2 == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else X[t, 64] = PMECR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3.EnPM2 == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.EnPM2 == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else X[t, 64] = PMECR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = PMECR_EL1;

MSR PMECR_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b10010b11100b101

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3.EnPM2 == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT2) && ((HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.FGTEn2 == '0') || HDFGWTR2_EL2.nPMECR_EL1 == '0') then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2.TPM == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.EnPM2 == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else PMECR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3.EnPM2 == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.EnPM2 == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3.TPM == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else PMECR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then PMECR_EL1 = X[t, 64];