hvc

Hypervisor Call (Thumb)

HVC #<imm>

Calls the Hypervisor (EL2) from Thumb state.

Details

The Hypervisor Call instruction calls the Hypervisor (EL2) from Thumb state.

Pseudocode Operation

// Exception call; enters privileged mode

Example

HVC #16

Encoding

Binary Layout
1111011111100000
1000
imm4
 
Format Thumb System
Opcode 0xF7E08000
Extension A32 (Virtualization)

Operands

  • imm
    ID