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RVA23 Profile

RVA23 Profile

About

The RVA23 profiles are intended to be used for 64-bit application processors that will run rich OS stacks from standard binary OS distributions and with a substantial number of third-party binary user applications that will be supported over a considerable length of time in the field. The approach is to provide a large guaranteed set of features that can safely be exploited by third-party developers to ship binaries that will provide a better experience across a large number of alternative implementations over time. It is explicitly a non-goal of RVA23 to allow more hardware implementation flexibility by supporting only a minimal set of features.

Only user-mode (RVA23U64) and supervisor-mode (RVA23S64) profiles are specified in this family.

Refer, https://github.com/riscv/riscv-profiles/releases/download/rva23-rvb23-v0.7-ratification-vote/rva23-profile-ratification-vote-20241007.pdf

Status

Profile Ext. Name

Supervisor Detection

Kernel HWPROBE

KVM ONE_REG

Kernel Version

KVM Version

Comments

Profile Ext. Name

Supervisor Detection

Kernel HWPROBE

KVM ONE_REG

Kernel Version

KVM Version

Comments

RVA22U64 Mandatory

M

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-5.x

Linux-5.x

 

A

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-5.x

Linux-5.x

 

F

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-5.x

Linux-5.x

 

D

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-5.x

Linux-5.x

 

C

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-5.x

Linux-5.x

 

B

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

Bundle of extensions: Zba, Zbb, and Zbs

Zicsr

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.6

Implied by F

Zicntr

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.6

Mandatory for Linux RISC-V

Zihpm

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.6

Separate ioctl() available for user-space HPM access

Ziccif

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Does this need HWPROBE support ?

Ziccrse

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.14

Does this need HWPROBE support ?

Ziccamoa

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Does this need HWPROBE support ?

Zicclsm

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Does this need HWPROBE support ?

Za64rs

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

 

Zihintpause

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.10

Linux-6.1

 

Zba

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.5

Linux-6.6

Implied by B

Zbb

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.3

Linux-6.4

Implied by B

Zbs

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.5

Linux-6.6

Implied by B

Zic64b

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

HWPROBE and KVM ONE_REG will have separate attributes for Zicbom, Zicbop, and Zicboz block size

Zicbom

ISA String

status:TBD

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.1

 

Zicbop

ISA String

status:TBD

status:TBD

 

 

 

Zicboz

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.7

Linux-6.4

 

Zfhmin

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zkt

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

RVA23U64 Mandatory

V

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.5

Linux-6.5

 

Zvfhmin

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zvbb

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zvkt

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zihintntl

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zicond

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.7

 

Zimop

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.11

Linux-6.11

 

Zcmop

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.11

Linux-6.11

 

Zcb

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.11

Linux-6.11

 

Zfa

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zawrs

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.11

Linux-6.11

 

Supm

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:NA

Linux-6.13

 

 

RVA23U64 Optional (Localized)

Zvkng

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

Bundle of extensions: Zvkn and Zvkg

Zvksg

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

Bundle of extensions: Zvks and Zvkg

Zvkn

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

Implied by Zvkng
Bundle of extensions: Zvkned, Zvknhb, Zvkb and Zvkt

Zvks

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

Implied by Zvksg
Bundle of extensions: Zvksed, Zvksh, Zvkb, and Zvkt

Zvkned

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

Implied by Zvkn

Zvknhb

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

Implied by Zvkn

Zvkb

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

Implied by Zvkn

Zvkt

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

Implied by Zvkn and Zvks

Zvkg

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

Implied by Zvkng and Zvksg

Zvksed

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

Implied by Zvks

Zvksh

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

Implied by Zvks

Zvkb

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

Implied by Zvks

RVA23U64 Optional (Development)

Zabha

ISA String

status:TBD

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.14

 

Zacas

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.9

 

Ziccamoc

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

 

Zvbc

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zama16b

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

 

RVA23U64 Optional (Expansion)

Zfh

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zbc

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zicfilp

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

Zicfiss

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

Zvfh

ISA String

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.8

Linux-6.8

 

Zfbfmin

ISA String

status:TBD

status:TBD

 

 

 

Zvfbfmin

ISA String

status:TBD

status:TBD

 

 

 

Zvfbfwma

ISA String

status:TBD

status:TBD

 

 

 

RVA22S64 Mandatory

Svbare

DeviceTree or ACPI

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.6

 

Sv39

DeviceTree or ACPI

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.11

Linux-6.6

HWPROBE Key HIGHEST_VIRT_ADDRESS

Svade

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.13

 

Ssccptr

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

Does this need HWPROBE and KVM ONE_REG support ?

Sstvecd

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

Sstvala

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

Sscounterenw

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

Svpbmt

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-5.20

 

Svinval

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.1

 

RVA23S64 Mandatory

Zifencei

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.6

HWPROBE not required because mandatory for Linux

Ss1p13

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

Does this need HWPROBE and KVM ONE_REG support ?

Svnapot

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.5

 

Sstc

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.0

 

Sscofpmf

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.10

 

Ssnpm

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.13

 

Ssu64xl

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

Sha

ISA String

status:NA

status:NA

 

 

The augmented hypervisor extension.
Bundle of extensions: H, Sstateen, Shcounterenw, Shvstvala, Shtvala, Shvstvecd, Shvsatpa, and Shgatpa

H

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

 

Implied by Sha

Sstateen

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Implied by Sha

Shcounterenw

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Implied by Sha

Shvstvala

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Implied by Sha

Shtvala

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Implied by Sha

Shvstvecd

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Implied by Sha

Shvsatpa

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Implied by Sha

Shgatpa

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

Implied by Sha

RVA22S64 Optional (Expansion)

Sv48

DeviceTree or ACPI

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.11

Linux-6.6

HWPROBE Key HIGHEST_VIRT_ADDRESS

Sv57

DeviceTree or ACPI

status:COMPLETED

status:COMPLETED

Linux-6.11

Linux-6.6

HWPROBE Key HIGHEST_VIRT_ADDRESS

Zkr

ISA String

status:TBD

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.8

 

RVA23S64 Optional (Expansion)

Svadu

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.13

 

Sdtrig

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

Ssstrict

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

Svvptc

ISA String

status:NA

status:COMPLETED

 

Linux-6.14

 

Sspm

ISA String

status:NA

status:TBD

 

 

 

 

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