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4FEAT_AMUv1 of the Armv8-A architecture introduces the Activity Monitors
5extension. This extension describes the architecture for the Activity Monitor
6Unit (|AMU|), an optional non-invasive component for monitoring core events
7through a set of 64-bit counters.
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9When the ``ENABLE_AMU=1`` build option is provided, Trusted Firmware-A sets up
10the |AMU| prior to its exit from EL3, and will save and restore architected
11|AMU| counters as necessary upon suspend and resume.
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