ARM Cortex R4F - Manual (Page 177)

Events and Performance Monitor
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Table 6-7 shows how the bit values correspond with the PMNXSEL Register functions.
Any values programmed in the PMNXSEL Register other than those specified in Table 6-7 are
Unpredictable.
To access the PMNXSEL Register, read or write CP15 with:
MRC p15, 0, <Rd>, c9, c12, 5 ; Read PMNXSEL Register
MCR p15, 0, <Rd>, c9, c12, 5 ; Write PMNXSEL Register
6.3.7 c9, Cycle Count Register
The Cycle CouNT (CCNT) Register counts clock cycles.
The CCNT Register is:
• A read/write register
• Always accessible in Privileged mode. The USEREN Register determines accessibility in
User mode, see c9, User Enable Register on page 6-15.
To access the CCNT read or write CP15 with:
MRC p15, 0, <Rd>, c9, c13, 0 ; Read CCNT Register
MCR p15, 0, <Rd>, c9, c13, 0 ; Write CCNT Register
The Cycle Count Register must be disabled before software can write to it. Any attempt by
software to write to this register when enabled is Unpredictable.
6.3.8 c9, Event Selection Register
There are three Event Selection Registers in the processor, EVTSEL0 to EVTSEL2, each
corresponding to one of the Performance Monitor Count (PMC) Registers, PMC0 to PMC2.
Each register selects the events you want a PMC Register to count. The register to be accessed
is determined by the value in the Performance Counter Selection Register.
The EVTSEL Register is:
• A read/write register
• Always accessible in Privileged mode. The USEREN Register determines accessibility in
User mode, see c9, User Enable Register on page 6-15.
Figure 6-7 on page 6-14 shows the bit arrangement for the EVTSELx Register.
Table 6-7 Performance Counter Selection Register bit functions
Bits Field Function
[31:5] Reserved RAZ on reads, SBZP on writes
[4:0] SEL Counter select:
b00000 = selects counter 0
b00001 = selects counter 1
b00010 = selects counter 2.