VBAR_EL1

AArch64 System register VBAR_EL1 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register VBAR[31:0].

Attributes

Field descriptions

Bits [63:11]

Vector Base Address. Base address of the exception vectors for exceptions taken to EL1.

Note

If the implementation supports FEAT_LVA3, then:

If tagged addresses are not being used, bits [63:56] of VBAR_EL1 must be the same or else the use of the vector address will result in a recursive exception.

Otherwise:

If the implementation supports FEAT_LVA, then:

If tagged addresses are being used, bits [55:52] of VBAR_EL1 must be the same or else the use of the vector address will result in a recursive exception.
If tagged addresses are not being used, bits [63:52] of VBAR_EL1 must be the same or else the use of the vector address will result in a recursive exception.

If the implementation does not support FEAT_LVA, then:

If tagged addresses are being used, bits [55:48] of VBAR_EL1 must be the same or else the use of the vector address will result in a recursive exception.
If tagged addresses are not being used, bits [63:48] of VBAR_EL1 must be the same or else the use of the vector address will result in a recursive exception.

The reset behavior of this field is:

On a Warm reset, this field resets to an architecturally UNKNOWN value.

Bits [10:0]

Accessing VBAR_EL1

When HCR_EL2.E2H is 1, without explicit synchronization, access from EL3 using the mnemonic VBAR_EL1 or VBAR_EL12 are not guaranteed to be ordered with respect to accesses using the other mnemonic.

Accesses to this register use the following encodings in the System register encoding space:

MRS <Xt>, VBAR_EL1

op0	op1	CRn	CRm	op2
0b11	0b000	0b1100	0b0000	0b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '011' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGRTR_EL2.VBAR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '111' then X[t, 64] = NVMem[0x250]; else X[t, 64] = VBAR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' then X[t, 64] = VBAR_EL2; else X[t, 64] = VBAR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = VBAR_EL1;

MSR VBAR_EL1, <Xt>

op0	op1	CRn	CRm	op2
0b11	0b000	0b1100	0b0000	0b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '011' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGWTR_EL2.VBAR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '111' then NVMem[0x250] = X[t, 64]; else VBAR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' then VBAR_EL2 = X[t, 64]; else VBAR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then VBAR_EL1 = X[t, 64];

MRS <Xt>, VBAR_EL12

op0	op1	CRn	CRm	op2
0b11	0b101	0b1100	0b0000	0b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '101' then X[t, 64] = NVMem[0x250]; elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.NV == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' then X[t, 64] = VBAR_EL1; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' then X[t, 64] = VBAR_EL1; else UNDEFINED;

MSR VBAR_EL12, <Xt>

op0	op1	CRn	CRm	op2
0b11	0b101	0b1100	0b0000	0b000

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.<NV2,NV1,NV> == '101' then NVMem[0x250] = X[t, 64]; elsif EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.NV == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then if HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' then VBAR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then if EL2Enabled() && !ELUsingAArch32(EL2) && HCR_EL2.E2H == '1' then VBAR_EL1 = X[t, 64]; else UNDEFINED;

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Vector Base Address
Vector Base Address																					RES0

VBAR_EL1, Vector Base Address Register (EL1)

Purpose

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