B2.102 Vector Base Address Register, EL3
The VBAR_EL3 characteristics are:
Purpose
Holds the exception base address for any exception that is taken to EL3.
Usage constraints
This register is accessible as follows:
EL0
EL1
(NS)
EL1
(S)
EL2
EL3
(SCR.NS = 1)
EL3
(SCR.NS = 0)
- - - - RW RW
Configurations
The VBAR_EL3[31:0] is mapped to the Secure AArch32 VBAR register. See B1.119 Vector
Base Address Register on page B1-354.
Attributes
VBAR_EL3 is a 64-bit register.
63 0
RES0
11 10
Vector base address
Figure B2-73 VBAR_EL3 bit assignments
Vector base address, [63:11]
Base address of the exception vectors for exceptions taken in this exception level.
[10:0]
Reserved, RES0.
To access the VBAR_EL3:
MRS <Xt>, VBAR_EL3 ; Read EL3 Vector Base Address Register
MSR VBAR_EL3, <Xt> ; Write EL3 Vector Base Address Register
Register access is encoded as follows:
Table B2-95 VBAR_EL3 access encoding
op0 op1 CRn CRm op2
11 110 1100 0000 000
B2 AArch64 system registers
B2.102 Vector Base Address Register, EL3
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