A4.8
Power domain states for power modes
The power domains can be controlled independently to give different combinations when powered-up
and powered-down.
However, only some powered-up and powered-down domain combinations are valid and supported. The
following information shows the supported power domain states for the Cortex-A76 core.
The PDCPU power domain supports the power states described in the following table.
Table A4-3 Power state description
Power state Description
Off
Core off. Power to the block is gated.
Ret
Core retention. Logic and RAM retention power only.
On
Core on. Block is active.
Caution
States that are not shown in the following tables are unsupported and must not occur.
The following table describes the power modes, and the corresponding power domain states for
individual cores. The power mode of each core is independent of all other cores in the cluster.
Table A4-4 Supported core power domain states
Power mode
Power domain state Description
Debug recovery
On
Core on.
On
On
Core on.
Core dynamic retention Ret
Core in retention.
Off (emulated)
On
Core on.
Off
Off
Core off.
Deviating from the legal power modes can lead to
UNPREDICTABLE
results. You must comply with the
dynamic power management and powerup and powerdown sequences described in the following
sections.
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