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  • ARMv8.1-A: Access Flag managed by Hardware
    Hi ! I am currently using the Access Flag with software management, and I recently read about the v8.1 evolution with hardware management. From the reference manual: When the hardware management of...
  • ARMv8.1-A:How to disable the hardware management of the Access flag
    Hi ARM expert, I need do something when dealing with the access flag fault. But in ARMv8.1-A, there is an option of hardware management of the Access flag. Can anybody tell me how to set the option...
  • STRD ATOMIC?
    Hi, I make a software for Cortex-A9 and Cortex-M4 (both uni-processor system). Question. Is 64bit-aligned STRD(64bit memory access) atomic ? (I know tha It is not atomic, but i don't know behavior.) For...
  • Type 2 Hypervisor with Hardware Assisted Virtualization as Cortex A15
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