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PMSCR_EL1: Statistical Profiling Control Register (EL1)

Purpose

Provides EL1 controls for Statistical Profiling.

Configuration

This register is present only when FEAT_SPE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to PMSCR_EL1 are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

PMSCR_EL1 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
RES0
RES0PCTTSPACXRES0E1SPEE0SPE

Bits [63:8]

Reserved, RES0.

PCT, bits [7:6]

When EL2 is implemented:

Physical Timestamp. If timestamp sampling is enabled and the Profiling Buffer is owned by EL1, requests which timestamp counter value is collected.

If FEAT_ECV is implemented, this is a two-bit field as shown. Otherwise, bit[7] is RES0.

PCTMeaningApplies when
0b00

Virtual timestamp. The collected timestamp is the physical counter minus the value of CNTVOFF_EL2.

0b01

Physical timestamp. The collected timestamp is the physical counter.

0b11

Guest physical timestamp. The collected timestamp is the physical counter minus a physical offset. If any of the following are true, the physical offset is zero, otherwise the physical offset is the value of CNTPOFF_EL2:

When FEAT_ECV is implemented

If EL2 is enabled in the current Security state, then the value of PMSCR_EL2.PCT might override or modify the meaning of this field.

This field is ignored by the PE when the Profiling Buffer owning Exception level is EL2.

The reset behavior of this field is:



Otherwise:

Physical Timestamp. Reserved. This field reads as 0b01 and ignores writes. Software should treat this field as UNK/SBZP.

When EL2 is not implemented, the Effective values of CNTVOFF_EL2 and CNTPOFF_EL2 are zero, meaning the virtual counter and physical counter have the same value.

TS, bit [5]

Timestamp enable.

TSMeaning
0b0

Timestamp sampling disabled.

0b1

Timestamp sampling enabled.

This bit is ignored by the PE if EL2 is implemented and the Profiling Buffer is owned by EL2. For more information, see 'Controlling the data that is collected'.

The reset behavior of this field is:

PA, bit [4]

Physical Address sample enable.

PAMeaning
0b0

Physical addresses are not collected.

0b1

Physical addresses are collected.

If EL2 is implemented:

The reset behavior of this field is:

CX, bit [3]

CONTEXTIDR_EL1 sample enable.

CXMeaning
0b0

CONTEXTIDR_EL1 is not collected.

0b1

CONTEXTIDR_EL1 is collected.

If EL2 is implemented and enabled in the current Security state when an operation is sampled:

The reset behavior of this field is:

Bit [2]

Reserved, RES0.

E1SPE, bit [1]

EL1 Statistical Profiling Enable.

E1SPEMeaning
0b0

Sampling disabled at EL1.

0b1

Sampling enabled at EL1.

If EL2 is implemented and enabled in the current Security state, this bit is ignored by the PE when HCR_EL2.TGE == 1.

The reset behavior of this field is:

E0SPE, bit [0]

EL0 Statistical Profiling Enable. Controls sampling at EL0 when HCR_EL2.TGE == 0 or if EL2 is disabled or not implemented.

E0SPEMeaning
0b0

Sampling disabled at EL0.

0b1

Sampling enabled at EL0.

If EL2 is implemented and enabled in the current Security state, this bit is ignored by the PE when HCR_EL2.TGE == 1.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing PMSCR_EL1

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

MRS <Xt>, PMSCR_EL1

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b10010b10010b000

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.PMSCR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2.TPMS == '1' 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() == '111' then X[t, 64] = NVMem[0x828]; else X[t, 64] = PMSCR_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); elsif ELIsInHost(EL2) then X[t, 64] = PMSCR_EL2; else X[t, 64] = PMSCR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = PMSCR_EL1;

MSR PMSCR_EL1, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0000b10010b10010b000

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.PMSCR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && MDCR_EL2.TPMS == '1' 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() == '111' then NVMem[0x828] = X[t, 64]; else PMSCR_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); elsif ELIsInHost(EL2) then PMSCR_EL2 = X[t, 64]; else PMSCR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then PMSCR_EL1 = X[t, 64];

MRS <Xt>, PMSCR_EL12

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1010b10010b10010b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() == '101' then X[t, 64] = NVMem[0x828]; elsif EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if ELIsInHost(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] = PMSCR_EL1; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then X[t, 64] = PMSCR_EL1; else UNDEFINED;

MSR PMSCR_EL12, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b1010b10010b10010b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() == '101' then NVMem[0x828] = 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 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 PMSCR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if ELIsInHost(EL2) then PMSCR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; else UNDEFINED;