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SCXTNUM_EL0: EL0 Read/Write Software Context Number

Purpose

Provides a number that can be used to separate out different context numbers with the EL0 exception level, for the purpose of protecting against side-channels using branch prediction and similar resources.

Configuration

This register is present only when FEAT_CSV2_2 is implemented or FEAT_CSV2_1p2 is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to SCXTNUM_EL0 are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

SCXTNUM_EL0 is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
Software Context Number
Software Context Number

Bits [63:0]

Software Context Number. A number to identify the context within the EL0 exception level.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Accessing SCXTNUM_EL0

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

MRS <Xt>, SCXTNUM_EL0

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0110b11010b00000b111

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif !ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCTLR_EL1.TSCXT == '1' then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && HCR_EL2.EnSCXT == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGRTR_EL2.SCXTNUM_EL0 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCTLR_EL2.TSCXT == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else X[t, 64] = SCXTNUM_EL0; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.EnSCXT == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGRTR_EL2.SCXTNUM_EL0 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else X[t, 64] = SCXTNUM_EL0; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else X[t, 64] = SCXTNUM_EL0; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = SCXTNUM_EL0;

MSR SCXTNUM_EL0, <Xt>

op0op1CRnCRmop2
0b110b0110b11010b00000b111

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif !ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCTLR_EL1.TSCXT == '1' then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && HCR_EL2.EnSCXT == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && !ELIsInHost(EL0) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGWTR_EL2.SCXTNUM_EL0 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif ELIsInHost(EL0) && SCTLR_EL2.TSCXT == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else SCXTNUM_EL0 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.EnSCXT == '0' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGWTR_EL2.SCXTNUM_EL0 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else SCXTNUM_EL0 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then UNDEFINED; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && SCR_EL3.EnSCXT == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then UNDEFINED; else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); else SCXTNUM_EL0 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then SCXTNUM_EL0 = X[t, 64];