LIBPFM(3) Linux Programmer's ManualLIBPFM(3)libpfm_intel_ivb_unc - support for Intel Ivy Bridge uncore PMU
#include <perfmon/pfmlib.h>PMU name: ivb_unc_cbo0, ivb_unc_cbo1, ivb_unc_cbo2, ivb_unc_cbo3PMU desc: Intel Ivy Bridge C-box uncore
The library supports the Intel Ivy Bridge client part (model 58) uncore PMU. The support is currently limited to the Coherency Box, so called C-Box for up to 4 physical cores. Each physical core has an associated C-Box which it uses to communicate with the L3 cache. The C-boxes all support the same set of events. However, Core 0 C-box (snb_unc_cbo0) supports an additional uncore clock ticks event:UNC_CLOCKTICKS.
The following modifiers are supported on Intel Ivy Bridge C-Box uncore PMU:iInvert the meaning of the event. The counter will now count cycles in which the event isnotoccurring. This is a boolean modifiereEnable edge detection, i.e., count only when there is a state transition from no occurrence of the event to at least one occurrence. This modifier must be combined with a counter mask modifier (m) with a value greater or equal to one. This is a boolean modifier.cSet the counter mask value. The mask acts as a threshold. The counter will count the number of cycles in which the number of occurrences of the event is greater or equal to the threshold. This is an integer modifier with values in the range [0:255]. Both theUNC_CBO_CACHE_LOOKUPandUNC_CBO_XSNP_RESPONSErequires two umasks to be valid. ForUNC_CBO_CACHE_LOOKUPthe first umask must be one of the MESI state umasks, the second has to be one of the filters. ForUNC_CBO_XSNP_RESPONSEthe first umask must be one of the snoop types, the second has to be one of the filters.
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