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4.3.6. Revision ID Register

The REVIDR characteristics are:

Purpose

Provides implementation-specific minor revision information that can only be interpreted in conjunction with the MIDR.

Usage constraints

The REVIDR is:

  • a read-only register

  • Common to the Secure and Non-secure states

  • only accessible from PL1 or higher.

Configurations

Available in all configurations.

Attributes

See the register summary in Table 4.2.

Figure 4.5 shows the REVIDR bit assignments.

Figure 4.5. REVIDR bit assignments

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Table 4.33 shows the REVIDR bit assignments.

Table 4.33. REVIDR bit assignments

BitsNameFunction
[31:0]ID number

Implementation-specific revision information. The reset value is determined by the specific Cortex-A15 implementation.


To access the REVIDR, read the CP15 register with:

MRC p15, 0, <Rt>, c0, c0, 6; Read Revision ID Register
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