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PMC.IAF(3)		 BSD Library Functions Manual		    PMC.IAF(3)

NAME
     pmc.iaf — measurement events for Intel fixed function performance coun‐
     ters.

LIBRARY
     Performance Counters Library (libpmc, -lpmc)

SYNOPSIS
     #include <pmc.h>

DESCRIPTION
     Intel fixed-function PMCs are present in CPUs that conform to version 2
     or later of the Intel Performance Measurement Architecture.  Each fixed-
     function PMC measures a specific hardware event.  The number of fixed-
     function PMCs implemented in a CPU can vary.  The number of fixed-func‐
     tion PMCs present can be determined at runtime by using function
     pmc_cpuinfo(3).

     Intel fixed-function PMCs are documented in "Volume 3: System Programming
     Guide", IA-32 Intel(R) Architecture Software Developer's Manual, Order
     Number 253669-027US, Intel Corporation, July 2008.

   PMC Capabilities
     Fixed-function PMCs support the following capabilities:

     Capability		  Support
     PMC_CAP_CASCADE	  No
     PMC_CAP_EDGE	  No
     PMC_CAP_INTERRUPT	  Yes
     PMC_CAP_INVERT	  No
     PMC_CAP_READ	  Yes
     PMC_CAP_PRECISE	  No
     PMC_CAP_SYSTEM	  Yes
     PMC_CAP_TAGGING	  No
     PMC_CAP_THRESHOLD	  No
     PMC_CAP_USER	  Yes
     PMC_CAP_WRITE	  Yes

   Class Name Prefix
     These pmcs are named using a class name prefix of “iaf-”.

   Event Qualifiers (Fixed Function PMCs)
     These PMCs support the following modifiers:

     os	     Configure the PMC to count events occurring at ring level 0.

     usr     Configure the PMC to count events occurring at ring levels 1, 2
	     or 3.

     anythread
	     (Atom CPUs) Configure the PMC to count events on all logical pro‐
	     cessors sharing a processor core.	The default is to count events
	     on the current logical processor.

     If neither of the “os” or “usr” qualifiers are specified, the default is
     to enable both.

   Event Specifiers (Fixed Function PMCs)
     The fixed function PMCs are selectable using the following event names:

     INSTR_RETIRED.ANY
	     (Fixed Function Counter 0) The number of instructions retired.

     CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.CORE
	     (Fixed Function Counter 1) The number of core cycles for which
	     the core is not halted.

     CPU_CLK_UNHALTED.REF
	     (Fixed Function Counter 2) The number of reference cycles for
	     which the core is not halted.

EXAMPLES
     To measure the number of core cycles for which the core was not halted
     use the event specifier "iaf-cpu-clk-unhalted.core".

     To measure the number of user instructions retired use the event speci‐
     fier "iaf-instr-retired.any,usr".

     To measure the number of user instructions retired on all logical proces‐
     sors in an Atom CPU, use the event specifier
     "iaf-instr-retired.any,usr,anythread".

SEE ALSO
     pmc(3), pmc.atom(3), pmc.core(3), pmc.core2(3), pmc.k7(3), pmc.k8(3),
     pmc.p4(3), pmc.p5(3), pmc.p6(3), pmc.tsc(3), pmc_cpuinfo(3), pmclog(3),
     hwpmc(4)

HISTORY
     The pmc library first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.

AUTHORS
     The Performance Counters Library (libpmc, -lpmc) library was written by
     Joseph Koshy ⟨jkoshy@FreeBSD.org⟩.

BSD			       November 14, 2008			   BSD
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