MPIDR_EL1

AArch64 System register MPIDR_EL1 bits [31:0] are architecturally mapped to AArch32 System register MPIDR[31:0].

In a uniprocessor system, Arm recommends that each Aff<n> field of this register returns a value of 0.

Attributes

Field descriptions

Bits [63:40]

Aff3, bits [39:32]

Affinity level 3. See the description of Aff0 for more information.

Aff3 is not supported in AArch32 state.

This field has an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED value.

Access to this field is RO.

Bit [31]

U, bit [30]

Indicates a Uniprocessor system, as distinct from PE 0 in a multiprocessor system.

The value of this field is an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED choice of:

U	Meaning
0b0	Processor is part of a multiprocessor system.
0b1	Processor is part of a uniprocessor system.

Access to this field is RO.

Bits [29:25]

MT, bit [24]

Indicates whether the lowest level of affinity consists of logical PEs that are implemented using an interdependent approach, such as multithreading. See the description of Aff0 for more information about affinity levels.

The value of this field is an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED choice of:

MT	Meaning
0b0	Performance of PEs with different affinity level 0 values, and the same values for affinity level 1 and higher, is largely independent.
0b1	Performance of PEs with different affinity level 0 values, and the same values for affinity level 1 and higher, is very interdependent.

Note

This field does not indicate that multithreading is implemented and does not indicate that PEs with different affinity level 0 values, and the same values for affinity level 1 and higher are implemented.

Access to this field is RO.

Aff2, bits [23:16]

Affinity level 2. See the description of Aff0 for more information.

This field has an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED value.

Access to this field is RO.

Aff1, bits [15:8]

Affinity level 1. See the description of Aff0 for more information.

This field has an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED value.

Access to this field is RO.

Aff0, bits [7:0]

Affinity level 0. The value of the MPIDR.{Aff2, Aff1, Aff0} or MPIDR_EL1.{Aff3, Aff2, Aff1, Aff0} set of fields of each PE must be unique within the system as a whole.

This field has an IMPLEMENTATION DEFINED value.

Access to this field is RO.

Accessing MPIDR_EL1

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

MRS <Xt>, MPIDR_EL1

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

if PSTATE.EL == EL0 then if IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_IDST) then if EL2Enabled() && HCR_EL2.TGE == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); else AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL1, 0x18); else UNDEFINED; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL1 then if EL2Enabled() && IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_FGT) && (!HaveEL(EL3) || SCR_EL3.FGTEn == '1') && HFGRTR_EL2.MPIDR_EL1 == '1' then AArch64.SystemAccessTrap(EL2, 0x18); elsif EL2Enabled() then X[t, 64] = VMPIDR_EL2; else X[t, 64] = MPIDR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL2 then X[t, 64] = MPIDR_EL1; elsif PSTATE.EL == EL3 then X[t, 64] = MPIDR_EL1;

63	62	61	60	59	58	57	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	43	42	41	40	39	38	37	36	35	34	33	32
31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
RES0																								Aff3
RES1	U	RES0					MT	Aff2								Aff1								Aff0

MPIDR_EL1, Multiprocessor Affinity Register

Purpose

Configuration

Attributes

Field descriptions

Bits [63:40]

Aff3, bits [39:32]

Bit [31]

U, bit [30]

Bits [29:25]

MT, bit [24]

Aff2, bits [23:16]

Aff1, bits [15:8]

Aff0, bits [7:0]

Accessing MPIDR_EL1

MRS <Xt>, MPIDR_EL1