Can mhpmevent16h be accessed from any privilege level?
No. The official CSR table lists mhpmevent16h as a Machine-mode MRW CSR; it exists only on RV32 when Sscofpmf is implemented.
CSR Bit Fields
RISC-V mhpmevent16h CSR Register
Address 0x730Privilege MachineAccess RW / RV32 high-half / 32-bitMachine counters and performance-monitoring CSRs
mhpmevent16h at 0x730 is the RV32 high-half CSR for bits 63:32 of mhpmevent16, provided with Sscofpmf.
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Understand mhpmevent16h By Bit Fields
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Official Basis & Search Notes
mhpmevent16h is not an independent event selector; it is the RV32 access window for the upper 32 bits of mhpmevent16. It carries Sscofpmf OF and mode-filtering fields.
Sscofpmf standardizes mhpmevent16[63:58] as OF and xINH fields.
mhpmevent16h[31:26] correspond to those standardized upper bits.
The upper event-selector bits remain part of the platform-defined event encoding.
What To Check First When Reading This CSR
- - mhpmevent16h is an RV32-only high-half CSR provided with Sscofpmf.
- - Reading it is equivalent to reading bits 63:32 of mhpmevent16.
- - If Supervisor mode is implemented, the OF bit can also be observed through the corresponding read-only shadow bit in scountovf.
Risk Checks Before Writing
- - Preserve WPRI bits, and do not change EVENT_HI without knowing the platform event encoding.
- - Writing mhpmevent16h changes the upper 32 bits of mhpmevent16, including OF and xINH controls.
Put It Back Into A Real Flow
1
On RV32, read mhpmevent16h to inspect the upper-half state of mhpmevent16.
2
Handle OF or mode-filtering bits as needed.
3
If Supervisor mode is implemented, check overflow state together with mhpmcounter16 readings and scountovf.
FAQ
Should mhpmevent16h and mhpmevent16 be written together?
On RV32, mhpmevent16h reads and writes bits 63:32 of mhpmevent16; accesses to the low-half CSR affect only bits 31:0.