mhpmcounter18

Machine Hardware Performance Counter 18

Programmable hardware performance counter.

Attributes

Defining Extension

  • Smhpm, version >= 0

CSR Address

0xb12

Length

64-bit

Privilege Mode

M

Format

mhpmcounter18 format
Figure 1. mhpmcounter18 format

Field Summary

Name Location Type Reset Value

mhpmcounter18.COUNT

63:0

[when,"HPM_COUNTER_EN[18]"] RW-H

[when,"!(HPM_COUNTER_EN[18])"] RO

[when,"HPM_COUNTER_EN[18]"] UNDEFINED_LEGAL

[when,"!(HPM_COUNTER_EN[18])"] 0

Fields

COUNT

Location

63:0

Description

Performance counter for event selected in mhpmevent18.EVENT.

Increments every time event occurs unless:

  • mcountinhibit.HPM18 <%- if ext?(:Smcdeleg) -%>or its alias scountinhibit.HPM18<%- end -%> is set <%- if ext?(:Sscofpmf) -%>

  • mhpmevent18.MINH is set and the current privilege level is M <%- if ext?(:S) -%>

  • mhpmevent18.SINH <%- if ext?(:Ssccfg) -%>or its alias hpmevent18..SINH<%- end -%> is set and the current privilege level is (H)S <%- end -%> <%- if ext?(:U) -%>

  • mhpmevent18.UINH <%- if ext?(:Ssccfg) -%>or its alias hpmevent18.SINH<%- end -%> is set and the current privilege level is U <%- end -%> <%- if ext?(:H) -%>

  • mhpmevent18.VSINH <%- if ext?(:Ssccfg) -%>or its alias hpmevent18.SINH<%- end -%> is set and the current privilege level is VS

  • mhpmevent18.VUINH <%- if ext?(:Ssccfg) -%>or its alias hpmevent18.SINH<%- end -%> is set and the current privilege level is VU <%- end -%> <%- end -%>

Unimplemented performance counter. Must be read-only 0 (access does not cause trap).

Type
RW-H
RO
Reset value
UNDEFINED_LEGAL
0

Software read

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

if (HPM_COUNTER_EN[18]) {
  return read_hpm_counter(18);
} else {
  return 0;
}