B.3
Load/Store accesses crossing page boundaries
The Cortex
‑
A35 processor implements a set of behaviors for load or store accesses that cross page
boundaries.
Crossing a page boundary with different memory types or shareability attributes
The
Arm
®
Architecture Reference Manual Armv8, for Armv8-A architecture profile
, states that a
memory access from a load or store instruction that crosses a page boundary to a memory
location that has a different memory type or shareability attribute results in
CONSTRAINED
UNPREDICTABLE
behavior.
Crossing a 4KB boundary with a Device access
The
Arm
®
Architecture Reference Manual Armv8, for Armv8-A architecture profile
, states that a
memory access from a load or store instruction to Device memory that crosses a 4KB boundary
results in
CONSTRAINED UNPREDICTABLE
behavior.
Implementation (for both page boundary specifications)
For an access that crosses a page boundary, the Cortex
‑
A35 processor implements the following
behaviors:
• Store crossing a page boundary:
— No alignment fault.
— The access is split into two stores.
— Each store uses the memory type and shareability attributes associated with its own
address.
• Load crossing a page boundary (Device to Device and Normal to Normal):
— No alignment fault.
— The access is split into two loads.
— Each load uses the memory type and shareability attributes associated with its own
address.
• Load crossing a page boundary (Device to Normal and Normal to Device):
— The instruction might generate an alignment fault.
— If no fault is generated, the access is split into two loads.
— Each load uses the memory type and shareability attributes associated with its own
address.
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B.3 Load/Store accesses crossing page boundaries
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