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TRCEXTINSELR<n>, n = 0 - 3

Trace External Input Select Register <n>

Use this to set, or read, which External Inputs are resources to the trace unit.

The name TRCEXTINSELR is an alias of TRCEXTINSELR0.

Configuration

AArch64 System register TRCEXTINSELR<n> bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to External register TRCEXTINSELR<n>[31:0].

This register is present only when FEAT_ETE is implemented and System register access to the trace unit registers is implemented. Otherwise, direct accesses to TRCEXTINSELR<n> are UNDEFINED.

Attributes

TRCEXTINSELR<n> is a 64-bit register.

Field descriptions

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RES0
RES0evtCount

Bits [63:16]:

Reserved, RES0.

evtCount, bits [15:0]:

PMU event to select.

The event number as defined by the Arm ARM.

Software must program this field with a PMU event that is supported by the PE being programmed.

If evtCount is programmed to a PMU event that is reserved or not supported by the PE, the behavior depends on the PMU event type:

UNPREDICTABLE means the PMU event must not expose privileged information.

Arm recommends that the behavior across a family of implementations is defined such that if a given implementation does not include a PMU event from a set of common IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED PMU events, then no PMU event is counted and the value read back on evtCount is the value written.

The reset behavior of this field is:

Access Instructions

Must be programmed if any of the following is true: TRCRSCTLR<a>.GROUP == 0b0000 and TRCRSCTLR<a>.EXTIN[n] == 1.

If the trace unit is not in the Idle state it is CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE whether writes to this register are ignored.

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

MRS <Xt>, TRCEXTINSELR<m> ; Where m = 0-3

(op0 = 0b10, op1 = 0b001, CRn = 0b0000, CRm = 0b10:m[1:0], op2 = 0b100)

let m:integer = UInt(CRm[1:0]); if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ETE) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRC_SR)) then Undefined(); elsif m >= NUM_TRACE_EXTERNAL_INPUT_SELECTOR_RESOURCES then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !(EffectivelyAtEL0InHost() || EffectivelyAtEL0NotInHost() || PSTATE.EL == EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if CPACR_EL1().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGRTR_EL2().TRC == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRCEXTINSELR(m); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRCEXTINSELR(m); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else X{64}(t) = TRCEXTINSELR(m); end; end;

MSR TRCEXTINSELR<m>, <Xt> ; Where m = 0-3

(op0 = 0b10, op1 = 0b001, CRn = 0b0000, CRm = 0b10:m[1:0], op2 = 0b100)

let m:integer = UInt(CRm[1:0]); if !(IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_ETE) && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRC_SR)) then Undefined(); elsif m >= NUM_TRACE_EXTERNAL_INPUT_SELECTOR_RESOURCES then Undefined(); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && !(EffectivelyAtEL0InHost() || EffectivelyAtEL0NotInHost() || PSTATE.EL == EL3) && EL3SDDUndefPriority() && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL0 then Undefined(); elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if CPACR_EL1().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3().FGTEn == '1') && HDFGWTR_EL2().TRC == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRCEXTINSELR(m) = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if CPTR_EL2().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif HaveEL(EL3) && CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then if EL3SDDUndef() then Undefined(); else AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); end; elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRCEXTINSELR(m) = X{64}(t); end; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if CPTR_EL3().TTA == '1' then AArch64_SystemAccessTrap(EL3, 0x18); elsif IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_TRBE_EXT) && OSLSR_EL1().OSLK == '0' && HaltingAllowed() && EDSCR2().TTA == '1' then Halt(DebugHalt_SoftwareAccess); else TRCEXTINSELR(m) = X{64}(t); end; end;


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