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6.1 KiB
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6.1 KiB
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.\" Copyright 1996 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 26, 1996
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.Dt PERFMON 4 i386
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm perfmon
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.Nd CPU performance-monitoring interface
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Cd cpu I586_CPU
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.Cd cpu I686_CPU
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.Cd options PERFMON
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides access to the internal performance-monitoring
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capabilities of the
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.Tn Intel
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.Tn Pentium
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and
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.Tn "Pentium Pro"
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CPUs.
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These processors implement two internal counters which can be
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configured to measure a variety of events for either count or duration
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(in CPU cycles), as well as a cycle counter which counts clock cycles.
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The
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.Nm
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driver provides a device-style interface to these capabilities.
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.Pp
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All access to the performance-monitoring counters is performed through
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the special device file
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.Dq Pa /dev/perfmon .
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This device supports a number of
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.Xr ioctl 2
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requests, defined in
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.In machine/perfmon.h
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along with the definitions of the various counters for both
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.Tn Pentium
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and
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.Tn "Pentium Pro"
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processors.
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.Pp
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.Sy NOTA BENE :
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The set of available events differs from processor to processor.
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It
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is the responsibility of the programmer to ensure that the event
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numbers used are the correct ones for the CPU type being measured.
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.Pp
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The following
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.Xr ioctl 2
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requests are defined:
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.Bl -tag -width PMIOTSTAMP
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.It Dv PMIOSETUP
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.Pq Li "struct pmc"
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Set up a counter with parameters and flags defined in the structure.
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The following fields are defined in
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.Li struct pmc :
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.Bl -tag -width "u_char pmc_eventx"
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.It Li "int pmc_num"
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the number of the counter in question; must be less than
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.Dv NPMC
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(currently 2).
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.It Li "u_char pmc_event"
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the particular event number to be monitored, as defined in
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.In machine/perfmon.h .
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.It Li "u_char pmc_unit"
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the unit mask value, specific to the event type (see the
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.Tn Intel
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documentation).
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.It Li "u_char pmc_flags"
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flags modifying the operation of the counter (see below).
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.It Li "u_char pmc_mask"
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the counter mask value; essentially, this is a threshold used to
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restrict the count to events lasting more (or less) than the specified
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number of clocks.
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.El
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.Pp
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The following
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.Li pmc_flags
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values are defined:
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.Bl -tag -compact -width PMCF_USRxx
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.It Dv PMCF_USR
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count events in user mode
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.It Dv PMCF_OS
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count events in kernel mode
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.It Dv PMCF_E
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count number of events rather than their duration
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.It Dv PMCF_INV
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invert the sense of the counter mask comparison
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.El
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.It Dv PMIOGET
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.Pq Li "struct pmc"
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returns the current configuration of the specified counter.
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.It Dv PMIOSTART
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.It Dv PMIOSTOP
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.Pq Li int
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starts (stops) the specified counter.
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Due to hardware deficiencies,
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counters must be started and stopped in numerical order.
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(That is to
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say, counter 0 can never be stopped without first stopping counter 1.)
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The driver will
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.Em not
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enforce this restriction (since it may not be present in future CPUs).
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.It Dv PMIORESET
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.Pq Li int
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reset the specified counter to zero.
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The counter should be stopped
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with
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.Dv PMIOSTOP
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before it is reset.
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All counters are automatically reset by
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.Dv PMIOSETUP .
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.It Dv PMIOREAD
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.Pq Li "struct pmc_data"
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get the current value of the counter.
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The
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.Li pmc_data
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structure defines two fields:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -compact -width "quad_t pmcd_value"
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.It Li "int pmcd_num"
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the number of the counter to read
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.It Li "quad_t pmcd_value"
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the resulting value as a 64-bit signed integer
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.El
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.Pp
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In the future, it may be possible to use the
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.Li RDPMC
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instruction on
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.Tn "Pentium Pro"
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processors to read the counters directly.
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.It Dv PMIOTSTAMP
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.Pq Li "struct pmc_tstamp"
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read the time stamp counter.
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The
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.Li pmc_tstamp
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structure defines two fields:
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.Pp
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.Bl -tag -compact -width "quad_t pmct_value"
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.It Li "int pmct_rate"
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the approximate rate of the counter, in MHz
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.It Li "quad_t pmct_value"
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the current value of the counter as a 64-bit integer
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.El
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.Pp
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It is important to note that the counter rate, as provided in the
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.Li pmct_rate
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field, is often incorrect because of calibration difficulties and
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non-integral clock rates.
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This field should be considered more of a
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hint or sanity-check than an actual representation of the rate of
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clock ticks.
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -compact -width "/usr/include/machine/perfmon.h"
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.It Pa /dev/perfmon
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character device interface to counters
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.It Pa /usr/include/machine/perfmon.h
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include file with definitions of structures and event types
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.It Pa /usr/share/examples/perfmon
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sample source code demonstrating use of all the
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.Fn ioctl
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commands
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr ioctl 2 ,
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.Xr hwpmc 4
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.Rs
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.%A Intel Corporation
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.%B Pentium Pro Family Developer's Manual
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.%D January 1996
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.%V vol. 3
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.%O Operating System Writer's Manual
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.Re
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm
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device first appeared in
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.Fx 2.2 .
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.Sh AUTHORS
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The
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.Nm
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driver was written by
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.An Garrett A. Wollman ,
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MIT Laboratory for Computer Science.
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