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ARM Architecture Reference Manual ARMv7-A and ARMv7-R edition

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introduce:<br />

<strong>ARM</strong>v4 <strong>and</strong> <strong>ARM</strong>v5 Differences<br />

— a formal memory model, including level 1 cache support <strong>and</strong> revisions to alignment <strong>and</strong> endian<br />

support<br />

— a requirement to provide either a VMSA or a PMSA for memory management<br />

— a formal debug model<br />

— a requirement to support the CP15 System Control coprocessor<br />

— enhanced kernel support, in <strong>ARM</strong>v6K<br />

— the optional Security Extensions<br />

— 32-bit Thumb instructions, in <strong>ARM</strong>v6T2.<br />

For information about the changes between <strong>ARM</strong>v6 <strong>and</strong> <strong>ARM</strong>v7 see Appendix G <strong>ARM</strong>v6 Differences.<br />

<strong>ARM</strong> DDI 0406B Copyright © 1996-1998, 2000, 2004-2008 <strong>ARM</strong> Limited. All rights reserved. AppxH-3

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