.TH "PAPI_accum_counters" 3 "Mon Dec 18 2017" "Version 5.6.0.0" "PAPI" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
PAPI_accum_counters \- 
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Accumulate and reset counters\&.  

.SH SYNOPSIS
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.SH "Detailed Description"
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@par C Interface:
\#include <papi.h> @n
int PAPI_accum_counters( long long *values, int array_len );

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\fBParameters:\fP
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\fI*values\fP an array to hold the counter values of the counting events 
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\fIarry_len\fP the number of items in the *events array
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\fBPrecondition:\fP
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These calls assume an initialized PAPI library and a properly added event set\&.
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\fBPostcondition:\fP
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The counters are reset and left running after the call\&.
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\fBReturn values:\fP
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\fIPAPI_EINVAL\fP One or more of the arguments is invalid\&. 
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\fIPAPI_ESYS\fP A system or C library call failed inside PAPI, see the errno variable\&.
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\fBPAPI_accum_counters()\fP adds the event counters into the array *values\&.
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do_100events();
if ( PAPI_read_counters( values, num_hwcntrs ) != PAPI_OK )
    handlw_error(1);
// values[0] now equals 100 
do_100events();
if ( PAPI_accum_counters( values, num_hwcntrs ) != PAPI_OK )
    handle_error(1);
// values[0] now equals 200
values[0] = -100;
do_100events();
if ( PAPI_accum_counters(values, num_hwcntrs ) != PAPI_OK )
    handle_error();
// values[0] now equals 0
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\fBSee Also:\fP
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\fBPAPI_set_opt()\fP \fBPAPI_start_counters()\fP 
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