B2.54 ID_AA64DFR0_EL1, AArch64 Debug Feature Register 0, EL1
Provides top-level information about the debug system in AArch64.
Bit field descriptions
ID_AA64DFR0_EL1 is a 64-bit register, and is part of the Identification registers functional group.
This register is Read Only.
4 38 712 1116 1520 1924 2328 27
063
DebugVerTraceVerPMUVerBRPsWRPsCTX_CMPs
32 31
RES0
Figure B2-39 ID_AA64DFR0_EL1 bit assignments
RES0, [63:32]
RES0 Reserved.
CTX_CMPs, [31:28]
Number of breakpoints that are context-aware, minus 1. These are the highest numbered
breakpoints:
0x1 Two breakpoints are context-aware.
RES0, [27:24]
RES0 Reserved.
WRPs, [23:20]
The number of watchpoints minus 1:
0x3 Four watchpoints.
RES0, [19:16]
RES0 Reserved.
BRPs, [15:12]
The number of breakpoints minus 1:
0x5 Six breakpoints.
PMUVer, [11:8]
Performance Monitors Extension version.
0x4 Performance monitor system registers implemented, PMUv3.
TraceVer, [7:4]
Trace extension:
0x0 Trace system registers not implemented.
DebugVer, [3:0]
Debug architecture version:
0x8 Armv8-A debug architecture implemented.
B2 AArch64 system registers
B2.54 ID_AA64DFR0_EL1, AArch64 Debug Feature Register 0, EL1
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