NAME
pmc.ucf – measurement events for Intel uncore fixed function performance counters.
LIBRARY
library “libpmc”
SYNOPSIS
#include <pmc.h>
DESCRIPTION
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-function PMCs present can be determined at runtime by using function pmc_cpuinfo(3).
Intel uncore fixed-function PMCs are documented in “Volume 3B: System Programming Guide, Part 2”, Intel(R) 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developes Manual, Order Number: 253669-033US, Intel Corporation, December 2009.
PMC Capabilities
Fixed-function PMCs support the following capabilities:
| Capability | Support |
| PMC_CAP_CASCADE | No |
| PMC_CAP_EDGE | No |
| PMC_CAP_INTERRUPT | No |
| PMC_CAP_INVERT | No |
| PMC_CAP_READ | Yes |
| PMC_CAP_PRECISE | No |
| PMC_CAP_SYSTEM | No |
| PMC_CAP_TAGGING | No |
| PMC_CAP_THRESHOLD | No |
| PMC_CAP_USER | No |
| PMC_CAP_WRITE | Yes |
Class Name Prefix
These PMCs are named using a class name prefix of “ucf-”.
Event Specifiers (Fixed Function PMCs)
The fixed function PMCs are selectable using the following event names:
- UCLOCK
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(Fixed Function Counter 0) The fixed-function uncore counter increments at the rate of the U-clock. The frequency of the uncore clock domain can be determined from the uncore clock ratio which is available in the PCI configuration space register at offset C0H under device number 0 and Function 0.
SEE ALSO
pmc(3), pmc.amd(3), pmc.atom(3), pmc.core(3), pmc.core2(3), pmc.corei7(3), pmc.corei7uc(3), pmc.iaf(3), pmc.ibs(3), pmc.soft(3), pmc.tsc(3), pmc.westmere(3), pmc.westmereuc(3), pmc_cpuinfo(3), pmclog(3), hwpmc(4)
HISTORY
The pmc library first appeared in FreeBSD 6.0.
AUTHORS
The library “libpmc” library was written by Joseph Koshy ⟨[email protected]⟩.