• Runtime detection of CPU features on an ARMv8-A CPU
    In this blog I will cover various methods of runtime feature detection on CPUs implementing ARMv8-A architecture. These methods include using HWCAP on Linux and Android, using NDK on Android and using...
  • Debugging on ARM Base FVP
    Hello, I would like to know how do I attach gdbserver to my ARM Base FVP for debugging. All tutorials online explain using DS-5. I would like to use gdb since I am more comfortable with it. I already...
  • Rowhammer bug on ARMv8
    Hi Everyone, I have been trying exploiting Rowhammer bug on ARMv8 running linux for a university project. The device is a Quad core Cortex-A72 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.5GHz. First i checked the UCI...
  • Issue compiling ARMv8 assembly
    Hi, I am using "gcc-arm-none-eabi-4_9-2015q1" to compile ARMv8 - A53/A57 code and getting following errors while compiling assembly files - I am giving -march='armv8-a' option. I am not sure how to resolve...
  • Download of FVP broken
    Hi, I am trying to download the Base Platform FVP from here https://developer.arm.com/tools-and-software/simulation-models/fixed-virtual-platforms Then I get forwarded to the Silver Platform: https...