C10.2 Performance Monitors Control Register
The PMCR characteristics are:
Purpose
Provides details of the Performance Monitors implementation, including the number of counters
implemented, and configures and controls the counters.
Usage constraints
This register is accessible as follows:
EL0
(NS)
EL0
(S)
EL1
(NS)
EL1
(S)
EL2
EL3
(SCR.NS = 1)
EL3
(SCR.NS = 0)
Config Config RW RW RW RW RW
This register is accessible at EL0 when PMUSERENR_EL0.EN is set to 1.
Configurations
PMCR is architecturally mapped to AArch64 PMCR_EL0 register. See C10.6 Performance
Monitors Control Register, EL0 on page C10-704.
PMCR[6:0] is architecturally mapped to external PMCR_EL0 register.
There is one copy of this register that is used in both Secure and Non-secure states.
Attributes
PMCR is a 32-bit register.
E
31 24 23 16 15 11 10 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
IMP IDCODE N RES0 DP X D C PLC
7
Figure C10-1 PMCR bit assignments
IMP, [31:24]
Implementer code:
0x41 Arm.
This is a read-only field.
IDCODE, [23:16]
Identification code:
0x0A Cortex‑A35.
This is a read-only field.
N, [15:11]
Number of event counters.
0b00110 Six counters.
[10:7]
Reserved, RES0.
LC, [6]
C10 PMU registers
C10.2 Performance Monitors Control Register
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