hpmcounter12

User-mode Hardware Performance Counter 9

Alias for M-mode CSR mhpmcounter12.

Privilege mode access is controlled with mcounteren.HPM12 , scounteren.HPM12 , and hcounteren.HPM12 as follows:

mcounteren.HPM12

scounteren.HPM12

hcounteren.HPM12

hpmcounter12 behavior

S-mode

U-mode

VS-mode

VU-mode

0

-

-

IllegalInstruction

IllegalInstruction

IllegalInstruction

IllegalInstruction

1

0

0

read-only

IllegalInstruction

VirtualInstruction

VirtualInstruction

1

1

0

read-only

read-only

VirtualInstruction

VirtualInstruction

1

0

1

read-only

IllegalInstruction

read-only

VirtualInstruction

1

1

1

read-only

read-only

read-only

read-only

Attributes

CSR Address

0xc0c

Defining extension

  • Zihpm, version >= 0

Length

64-bit

Privilege Mode

U

Format

hpmcounter12 format
Figure 1. hpmcounter12 format

Field Summary

Name Location Type Reset Value

COUNT

63:0

RO-H

UNDEFINED_LEGAL

Fields

COUNT

Location

hpmcounter12[63:0]

Description

Alias of mhpmcounter12.COUNT.

Type

RO-H

Read-Only with Hardware update

Writes are ignored. Reads reflect a value dynamically generated by hardware.
Reset value

UNDEFINED_LEGAL

Software read

This CSR may return a value that is different from what is stored in hardware.

  • Pruned

  • Original

if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::S) {
  raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::U) {
  raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::VS) {
  if (true && CSR[mcounteren] == 1'b1) {
    raise(ExceptionCode::VirtualInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
  } else {
    raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
  }
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::VU) {
  raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
}
return read_hpm_counter(12);
if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::S) {
  if (CSR[mcounteren].HPM12 == 1'b0) {
    raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
  }
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::U) {
  if (CSR[misa].S == 1'b1) {
    if ((CSR[mcounteren].HPM12 & CSR[scounteren].HPM12) == 1'b0) {
      raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
    }
  } else if (CSR[mcounteren].HPM12 == 1'b0) {
    raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
  }
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::VS) {
  if (CSR[hcounteren].HPM12 == 1'b0 && CSR[mcounteren] == 1'b1) {
    raise(ExceptionCode::VirtualInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
  } else if (CSR[mcounteren].HPM12 == 1'b0) {
    raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
  }
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::VU) {
  if (CSR[hcounteren].HPM12 & CSR[scounteren].HPM12) == 1'b0) && (CSR[mcounteren].HPM12 == 1'b1 {
    raise(ExceptionCode::VirtualInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
  } else if (CSR[mcounteren].HPM12 == 1'b0) {
    raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
  }
}
return read_hpm_counter(12);