Introduction
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1.2.3
Generic Interrupt Controller architecture
The Cortex-A53 processor implements the
Generic Interrupt Controller
(GIC) v4 architecture.
The Cortex-A53 processor includes only the GIC CPU Interface. See the
ARM
®
Generic
Interrupt Controller Architecture Specification
.
1.2.4
Generic Timer architecture
The Cortex-A53 processor implements the ARM Generic Timer architecture. See the
ARM
®
Architecture Reference Manual ARMv8, for ARMv8-A architecture profile
.
1.2.5
Debug architecture
The Cortex-A53 processor implements the ARMv8 Debug architecture. The CoreSight
Cross
Trigger Interface
(CTI) enables the debug logic, the
Embedded Trace Macrocell
(ETM), and the
Performance Monitor Unit
(PMU), to interact with each other and with other CoreSight
components. For more information, see the:
•
ARM
®
CoreSight
™
Architecture Specification
.
•
ARM
®
Architecture Reference Manual ARMv8, for ARMv8-A architecture profile
.
1.2.6
Embedded Trace Macrocell architecture
The Cortex-A53 processor implements the ETMv4 architecture. See the
ARM
®
ETM
™
Architecture Specification, ETMv4
.