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RISC-V pmpaddr2 CSR Register

Address 0x3B2Privilege MachineAccess RW / XLENMachine physical memory protection CSRs

pmpaddr2 is a PMP address CSR holding address-matching information for a physical memory protection entry.

Related Search Terms
pmpaddr2 CSRpmpaddr2 0x3B2PMP address 2PMP address matchingpmpcfg0 relationPMP region base
Bit Overview
bit 3 = only bit 3; bits 12..11 = bits 12 down to 11
MSBLSB
ADDR63:0RW
Field Map

Understand pmpaddr2 By Bit Fields

1 key fields
XLEN-1:0

ADDR

RW

PMP address encoding; interpretation depends on the A field in the corresponding pmpcfg entry.

ADDR (bits XLEN-1:0) — PMP address encoding; interpretation depends on the A field in the corresponding pmpcfg entry.

What This Field Controls

  • - PMP address encoding; interpretation depends on the A field in the corresponding pmpcfg entry.

Common Values

This field is better understood together with surrounding context than as a fixed memorized enumeration.

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Official Basis & Search Notes

pmpaddr2 is a RW CSR in machine physical memory protection csrs at 0x3B2. Check privilege and implemented extensions before interpreting its bit fields.

pmpaddr2 address, lowest access privilege, and access class are checked against the official CSR table: 0x3B2, Machine, RW.
pmpaddr2 belongs to the physical-memory-protection path; read it with adjacent pmpcfg/pmpaddr entries rather than as an isolated field.
Modify only target fields and preserve unchanged bits; interpret WPRI and reserved fields only as the official specification and implementation define them.
RISC-V Privileged Architecture ManualRISC-V Unprivileged ISA Manual

What To Check First When Reading This CSR

  • - First confirm that the current hart implements pmpaddr2; unimplemented or insufficiently privileged accesses raise an illegal-instruction exception.
  • - Use address 0x3B2 and the lowest access privilege (Machine) to decide whether software may read it directly.
  • - Do not assume fixed values for reserved, WARL, or WLRL bits; interpret the value according to the specification and implementation.

Risk Checks Before Writing

  • - Preserve bits that are not being changed so reserved or implementation-defined fields are not written with invalid values.
  • - Prefer CSRRS/CSRRC for local set/clear operations to avoid CSRRW overwriting concurrently updated status bits.

Put It Back Into A Real Flow

1

During initialization or the relevant privileged flow, software reads pmpaddr2 to observe the current state.

2

Modify only the target fields while preserving all other bits.

3

Read back the CSR or validate through later trap, interrupt, or context-switch behavior that the setting took effect.

FAQ

Can pmpaddr2 be accessed from any privilege level?

Do not decide from the CSR name alone. The official CSR address encoding and tables define the lowest access privilege; this entry records pmpaddr2 as Machine. Access with insufficient privilege or to an unimplemented CSR raises an illegal-instruction exception.

What is easiest to miss when writing pmpaddr2?

Do not overwrite the whole CSR as if it were an ordinary integer. Modify only target fields, preserve unchanged bits, and follow the specification for WARL, WLRL, WPRI, or reserved fields.