Reset Management Register (EL2)
When this register is implemented:
AArch64 System register RMR_EL2 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register HRMR[31:0] when the highest implemented Exception level is EL2.
This register is present only when the highest implemented Exception level is EL2 and FEAT_AA64 is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to RMR_EL2 are UNDEFINED.
When EL2 is the highest implemented Exception level:
If EL2 is not implemented, this register is RES0 from EL3.
RMR_EL2 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 |
| 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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Reserved, RES0.
Reset Request. Setting this bit to 1 requests a Warm reset.
The reset behavior of this field is:
Determines which Execution state the PE boots into after a Warm reset:
| AA64 | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0b0 |
AArch32. |
| 0b1 |
AArch64. |
On coming out of the Warm reset, execution starts at the IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED reset vector address of the specified Execution state.
The reset behavior of this field is:
Reserved, RAO/WI.
Accesses to this register use the following encodings in the System register encoding space:
MRS <Xt>, RMR_EL2
(op0 = 0b11, op1 = 0b100, CRn = 0b1100, CRm = 0b0000, op2 = 0b010)
if !(IsHighestEL(EL2) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64)) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 && IsHighestEL(EL2) && EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 && IsHighestEL(EL2) then X{64}(t) = RMR_EL2(); else Undefined(); end;
MSR RMR_EL2, <Xt>
(op0 = 0b11, op1 = 0b100, CRn = 0b1100, CRm = 0b0000, op2 = 0b010)
if !(IsHighestEL(EL2) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_AA64)) then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 && IsHighestEL(EL2) && EffectiveHCR_EL2_NVx() IN {'xx1'} then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 && IsHighestEL(EL2) then RMR_EL2() = X{64}(t); else Undefined(); end;
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