hpmcounter8h
User-mode Hardware Performance Counter 5, high half
Alias for M-mode CSR mhpmcounter8h.
Privilege mode access is controlled with mcounteren.HPM8, scounteren.HPM8, and hcounteren.HPM8 as follows:
hpmcounter8h behavior |
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S-mode |
U-mode |
VS-mode |
VU-mode |
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0 |
- |
- |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
read-only |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
read-only |
read-only |
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1 |
0 |
1 |
read-only |
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read-only |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
read-only |
read-only |
read-only |
read-only |
Attributes
Defining Extension |
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CSR Address |
0xc88 |
Length |
64-bit |
Privilege Mode |
U |
Software read
This CSR may return a value that is different from what is stored in hardware.
if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::S) {
if (CSR[mcounteren].HPM8 == 1'b0) {
raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
}
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::U) {
if (CSR[misa].S == 1'b1) {
if ((CSR[mcounteren].HPM8 & CSR[scounteren].HPM8) == 1'b0) {
raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
}
} else if (CSR[mcounteren].HPM8 == 1'b0) {
raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
}
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::VS) {
if (CSR[hcounteren].HPM8 == 1'b0 && CSR[mcounteren] == 1'b1) {
raise(ExceptionCode::VirtualInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
} else if (CSR[mcounteren].HPM8 == 1'b0) {
raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
}
} else if (mode() == PrivilegeMode::VU) {
if (CSR[hcounteren].HPM8 & CSR[scounteren].HPM8) == 1'b0) && (CSR[mcounteren].HPM8 == 1'b1 {
raise(ExceptionCode::VirtualInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
} else if (CSR[mcounteren].HPM8 == 1'b0) {
raise(ExceptionCode::IllegalInstruction, mode(), $encoding);
}
}
return read_hpm_counter(8)[63:32];