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SPSEL

64-bitTrap

Which exception bank to use at EL2 or EL3: 0 for SP_ELx, 1 for SP_Elx. The upper bank is not used for normal exception entry, which is a distinction that costs people an afternoon the first time they meet it.

Field layout

RES0[63:1]63:1
0
byte 7
byte 6
byte 5
byte 4
byte 3
byte 2
byte 1
byte 0

Current value hover a field to locate it

B7
B6
B5
B4
B3
B2
B1
B0

Fields

BitsFieldBitsValueDescription
63:1RES0[63:1]630x0 (0)

Reserved.

0SP[0]10x0

Clear selects the dedicated SP_ELx bank; set selects the general SP_Elx bank.