.TH LIBPFM 3  "September, 2009" "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"

.SH NAME

pfm_get_event_encoding \- get raw event encoding

.SH SYNOPSIS

.nf

.B #include <perfmon/pfmlib.h>

.sp

.BI "int pfm_get_event_encoding(const char *" str ",int " dfl_plm ", char **" fstr ", int *" idx ", uint64_t *"code ", int *" count ");"

.sp

.SH DESCRIPTION

This function is used to retrieve the raw event encoding corresponding to the event string in \fBstr\fR.

Only one event per call can be encoded. As such, \fBstr\fR can contain only one symbolic event name.

The string may contain unit masks and modifiers. The default privilege level mask is passed in \fBdfl_plm\fR.

It may be used depending on the event.

This function is \fBdeprecated\fR. It is superseded by \fBpfm_get_os_event_encoding()\fR where the OS is set to

\fBPFM_OS_NONE\fR. Encoding is retrieve through the \fBpfm_pmu_encode_arg_t\fR structure.

The following examples illustrates the transition:

.nf

   int i, count = 0;

   uint64_t *codes;

   ret = pfm_get_event_encoding("RETIRED_INSTRUCTIONS", PFM_PLM3, NULL, &codes, &count);

   if (ret != PFM_SUCCESS)

      err(1", cannot get encoding %s", pfm_strerror(ret));

   for(i=0; i < count; i++)

      printf("count[%d]=0x%"PRIx64"\\n", i, codes[i]);

.fi

is equivalent to:

.nf

   pfm_pmu_encode_arg_t arg;

   int i;

   memset(&arg, 0, sizeof(arg));

   arg.size = sizeof(arg);

   ret = pfm_get_os_event_encoding("RETIRED_INSTRUCTIONS", PFM_PLM3, PFM_OS_NONE, &arg;;

   if (ret != PFM_SUCCESS)

      err(1", cannot get encoding %s", pfm_strerror(ret));

   for(i=0; i < arg.count; i++)

      printf("count[%d]=0x%"PRIx64"\\n", i, arg.codes[i]);

   free(arg.codes);

.nf

The encoding may take several 64-bit integers. The function can use the array passed in \fBcode\fR if the number

of entries passed in \fBcount\fR is big enough. However, if both \fB*codes\fR is \fBNULL\fR and \fBcount\fR

is 0, the function allocates the memory necessary to store the encoding. It is up to the caller to

eventually free the memory. The number of 64-bit entries in \fBcodes\fR is reflected in \fB*count\fR upon

return regardless of whether the \fBcodes\fR was allocated or used as is. If the number of 64-bit integers is

greater than one, then the order in which each component is returned is PMU-model specific. Refer to the PMU

specific man page.

The raw encoding means the encoding as mandated by the underlying PMU model. It may not be directly suitable

to pass to a kernel API. You may want to use API-specific library calls to ensure the correct encoding is passed.

If \fBfstr\fR is not NULL, it will point to the fully qualified event string upon successful return. The string

contains the event name, any umask set, and the value of all the modifiers. It reflects what the encoding will

actually measure. The function allocates the memory to store the string. The caller must eventually free the

string.

Here is a example of how this function could be used:

.nf

#include <inttypes.h>

#include <err.h>

#include <perfmon/pfmlib.h>

int main(int argc, char **argv)

{

   uint64_t *codes 0;

   int count = 0;

   int ret;

   ret = pfm_initialize();

   if (ret != PFMLIB_SUCCESS)

      err(1", cannot initialize library %s", pfm_strerror(ret));

   ret = pfm_get_event_encoding("RETIRED_INSTRUCTIONS", PFM_PLM3, NULL, &codes, &count);

   if (ret != PFM_SUCCESS)

      err(1", cannot get encoding %s", pfm_strerror(ret));

   for(i=0; i < count; i++)

      printf("count[%d]=0x%"PRIx64"\\n", i, codes[i]);

   free(codes);

   return 0;

}

.fi

.SH RETURN

The function returns in \fB*codes\fR the encoding of the event and in \fB*count\fR the number

of 64-bit integers to support that encoding. Upon success, \fBPFM_SUCCESS\fR is returned otherwise

a specific error code is returned.

.SH ERRORS

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_TOOSMALL

The \fBcode\fR argument is too small for the encoding.

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_INVAL

The \fBcode\fR or \fBcount\fR argument is \fBNULL\fR or the \fBstr\fR contains more than one symbolic event.

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_NOMEM

Not enough memory.

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_NOTFOUND

Event not found.

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_ATTR

Invalid event attribute (unit mask or modifier)

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_ATTR_VAL

Invalid modifier value.

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_ATTR_SET

attribute already set, cannot be changed.

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_ATTR_UMASK

Missing unit mask.

.TP

.B PFM_ERR_ATTR_FEATCOMB

Unit masks or features cannot be combined into a single event.

.SH AUTHOR

Stephane Eranian <eranian@gmail.com>

.SH SEE ALSO

pfm_get_os_event_encoding(3)