Branch Record Buffer ID0 Register
Indicates the features of the branch buffer unit.
This register is present only when FEAT_BRBE is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to BRBIDR0_EL1 are UNDEFINED.
BRBIDR0_EL1 is a 64-bit register.
| 63 | 62 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
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| RES0 | CC | FORMAT | NUMREC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reserved, RES0.
Cycle counter support. Defined values are:
| CC | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0b0101 |
20-bit cycle counter implemented. |
All other values are reserved.
Access to this field is RO.
Data format of records of the Branch record buffer. Defined values are:
| FORMAT | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0b0000 |
Format 0. |
All other values are reserved.
Access to this field is RO.
Number of records supported.
The value of this field is an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED choice of:
| NUMREC | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0x08 |
8 branch records implemented. |
| 0x10 |
16 branch records implemented. |
| 0x20 |
32 branch records implemented. |
| 0x40 |
64 branch records implemented. |
All other values are reserved.
Access to this field is RO.
Accesses to this register use the following encodings in the System register encoding space:
MRS <Xt>, BRBIDR0_EL1
(op0 = 0b10, op1 = 0b001, CRn = 0b1001, CRm = 0b0010, op2 = 0b000)
if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_BRBE) then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !(EffectivelyAtEL0InHost() || EffectivelyAtEL0NotInHost() || PSTATE.EL == EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !(EffectivelyAtEL0InHost() || EffectivelyAtEL0NotInHost() || PSTATE.EL == EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2().nBRBIDR == '0' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else X{64}(t) = BRBIDR0_EL1(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE != '11' && SCR_EL3().NS == '0' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif HaveEL(EL3) && MDCR_EL3().SBRBE IN {'x0'} && SCR_EL3().NS == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; else X{64}(t) = BRBIDR0_EL1(); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X{64}(t) = BRBIDR0_EL1(); end;
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