Virtual Memory System Architecture (VMSA)
This is part of the 2022 A-Profile Architecture extensions and adds support for
the following:
- Translation Hardening Extension (FEAT_THE)
- 128-bit Page Table Descriptors (FEAT_D128)
- 56-bit Virtual Address (FEAT_LVA3)
- Support for 128-bit System Registers (FEAT_SYSREG128)
- System Instructions that can take 128-bit inputs (FEAT_SYSINSTR128)
- 128-bit Atomic Instructions (FEAT_LSE128)
- Permission Indirection Extension (FEAT_S1PIE, FEAT_S2PIE)
- Permission Overlay Extension (FEAT_S1POE, FEAT_S2POE)
- Memory Attribute Index Enhancement (FEAT_AIE)
New instructions added:
- FEAT_SYSREG128 adds MRRS and MSRR.
- FEAT_SYSINSTR128 adds the SYSP instruction and TLBIP aliases.
- FEAT_LSE128 adds LDCLRP, LDSET, and SWPP instructions.
- FEAT_THE adds the set of RCW* instructions.
Specs for individual instructions can be found here:
https://developer.arm.com/documentation/ddi0602/2022-09/Base-Instructions/
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