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ARM DDI 0363E
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Note
If the EmbeddedICE-RT logic is configured into Halt debug-mode, a breakpoint instruction
causes the processor to enter debug state. See
Halting debug-mode debugging
on page 11-3.
2.8.8
Exception vectors
You can configure the location of the exception vector addresses by setting the V bit in CP15 c1
System Control Register to enable HIVECS, as Table 2-5 shows.
Table 2-6 shows the exception vector addresses and entry conditions for the different exception
types.
Table 2-5 Configuration of exception vector address locations
Value of V bit
Exception vector
base location
0
0x00000000
1 (HIVECS)
0xFFFF0000
Table 2-6 Exception vectors
Exception
Offset from
vector base
Mode on entry
A bit on entry
F bit on entry
I bit on entry
Reset
0x00
Supervisor
Set
Set
Set
Undefined instruction
0x04
Undefined
Unchanged
Unchanged
Set
Software interrupt
0x08
Supervisor Unchanged
Unchanged
Set
Abort (prefetch)
0x0C
Abort
Set
Unchanged
Set
Abort (data)
0x10
Abort
Set
Unchanged
Set
IRQ
0x18
IRQ Set
Unchanged
Set
FIQ
0x1C
FIQ
Set
Set
Set